Switcher Status

The status menus show information for various components of the frame.

General

  • Click Navigation Menu > Status


  • Software Version — the current version of the software running on the switcher.
  • Engine Type — the model of switcher.
  • Switcher Mode — the current mode the switcher is operating in.
  • Switcher IP Address — the IP address of the switcher.
  • Video Mode — the video format that the switcher is operating in.
  • Video Reference Source — the source of video reference to the switcher (internal/external).
  • External Reference — the video format of the external reference, if connected.
  • Reference — status of whether the switcher has locked to the reference format.
  • Field Dominance — the switching field.
  • Ancillary Mode — how ancillary data is handled (strip or pass).
  • Timecode — the current timecode being received by the switcher.
  • Main Panel DashBoard Port — the local and NAT network port that the switcher is listening on for the main panel.
  • Satellite 1 DashBoard Port — the local and NAT network port that the switcher is listening on for the satellite 1 panel.
  • Satellite 2 DashBoard Port — the local and NAT network port that the switcher is listening on for the satellite 2 panel.
  • SoftPanel DashBoard Port — the local and NAT network port that the switcher is listening on for the SoftPanel.
  • RossTalk Server Port — the network port that the switcher is listening on for RossTalk commands.
  • TSL UMD 3.1 Server Port — the network port that the switcher is listening on for TSL UMD commands.
  • TSL UMD 5 Server Port — the network port that the switcher is listening on for TSL UMD commands.
  • Temperature — status of the ambient temperature in the frame.
  • CPU Temperature (C) — the temperature of the frame CPU in degrees Celsius.
  • VP FPGA Temperature (C) — the temperature of the frame video processor FPGA in degrees Celsius.
  • IO FPGA Temperature (C) — the temperature of the frame I/O processor FPGA in degrees Celsius.
  • Allocated DVEs — where DVE channels are allocated in the switcher.
  • DashBoard Connections — the IP addresses of all the DashBoard connections to the switcher, including panels. The port number after the IP address indicates the role each DashBoard connection is filling. Refer to MultiPanel for more information.
    Note: The frame supports a maximum of DashBoard connections at any one time. If there are already the maximum number of connections to a frame you will not be able to connect to it.