DashBoard

The DashBoard control system allows remote access to multiple pieces of Ross Video equipment, including OpenGear® cards, Carbonite production switchers, and BlackStorm™ video servers. From the DashBoard client you can control the various cards in your OpenGear® frame, load media into a channel on BlackStorm™ , or set up a Chroma Key on Carbonite.

Download and install the latest version of DashBoard from http://www.opengear.tv/. Review the documentation that comes with DashBoard for information on installing and launching DashBoard.

Note: If you are using Carbonite eXtreme, you must use DashBoard 6.0 BETA, or higher.

Tip: For detailed instructions on using DashBoard with Carbonite, navigate to the online help at help.rossvideo.com/carbonite.

Connecting to the Switcher

You must manually connect DashBoard to the switcher to establish communications. Once connected, DashBoard will remember the connection until you remove it.

To Manually Connect to Carbonite from DashBoard

You need the IP address of your switcher to connect to it manually from DashBoard.

1. Click File > New > TCP/IP openGear

Frame. 2. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of the switcher frame.

Tip: The IP address can be found by pressing MENU > SYSTEM > NEXT > NEXT > IP Addr.

3. In the Display Name field, enter the name you want to appear in the Tree View. 4. On the Port list, select 5253. 5. Click Finish. The frame appears in the Tree View.

Status

The Status node provides a read only overview of the state of a number of important switcher components and equipment. The following items are available on the Status node: • Software Version — the current version of the software running on the switcher • Serial Number — the serial number of the frame • Video Mode — the video format that the switcher is operating in • Video Reference Source — the source of video reference to the switcher • 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) • Temperature— status of the ambient temperature in the frame • CPU Temperature (C) — the temperature of the frame CPU in degrees Celsius • FPGA Temperature (C) — the temperature of the frame FPGA in degrees Celsius • Fan #1 — status of fan 1 in the frame (left fan) • Fan #2 — status of fan 2 in the frame (right fan) • Timecode — the current timecode being received by the switcher

Configuration

The Configuration node provides a graphical interface to switcher settings such as Reference, Inputs, Outputs, and MultiViewer. You can switch between the different by selecting the tabs at the bottom of the DashBoard window.

Note: Carbonite Configuration in DashBoard requires a screen resolution of 1920×1080.

Live Assist

The Live Assist node provides a graphical interface to functions such as keying, transition, and memory settings of the switcher. You can switch between the different settings by selecting the tabs at the bottom of the DashBoard window.

PaneLINK

Live Assist can be set to either mirror actions on the switcher control panel, or only show actions on the currently selected ME and Keyer on the current tab. For example, with PaneLINK turned on, pressing KEY 1 SEL, WIPE, and then SELF KEY causes Live Assist to show the Keyers tab, the Trans tab, and then the Keyers tab again. With PaneLINK turned off, Live Assist does not switch between tabs. The PaneLINK button is located at the bottom right corner of the window.

Custom Controls

The Custom Control node provides a graphics interface for recording, editing, and running custom controls.

MediaManager

The MediaManager node allows you to connect to the MediaManager web interface from within DashBoard.

Tip: You can either launch the MediaManager directly using the switcher IP address, or you can access it using the MediaManager node in DashBoard. If you are logging into MediaManager from DashBoard, you must have Internet Explorer® 10, or higher, installed.