Machine Control : Control of External Device
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Pyramix can control and be controlled by a wide variety of external hardware. This chapter, Machine Control
deals with situations where Pyramix is controlling and external machine or machines.
Control of External Device
If Pyramix is controlling another machine, (with the exception of GPO control) this device must be set up as an
External Machine.
External Machines
9-pin (Sony P2 protocol)
9-pin Control of External Machine
If you wish to control a 9-pin slave machine from Pyramix the target machine must be set up as an external
machine. If you wish to control Pyramix as a slave from an external 9-pin controller / synchronizer then the exter-
nal controller must be set up as a Remote Controller in Pyramix.
Please see: Control by External Device on
page 517
Connection for the Sony 9-Pin protocol
Please see: Appendix V 9 - Pin connection on page 738 for a description of the physical connection between
the PC's COM port and the RS-422 connector of the external machine.
Setting up an external machine
• Select the Settings > All Settings > Remote Control > Machine page.
•Click the
Add button.
• Enter a suitable name for the external machine in the
Name field, such as “Betacam”.
• Choose the
Driver for the machine from the drop-down list. Sony 9-pin
•Check the Enable field.
• Adjust the Driver Properties, the Port Properties and the Settings according to your needs.
Please
see: Sony 9-Pin Protocol Configuration (Machine) on page 704
.
•Click
OK to confirm all the entries and to add the new machine to the list.
Note: Since Merging Technologies products are based on hard disk and computer technology
they do not need to take account of the color framing sequence. (Used to produce ‘legal’ picture
edits). Therefore Sony P2 devices must have their Color Framing mode disabled (2F), in order to
synchronize correctly. Please see the device manufacturer’s documentation for the correct pro-
cedure to do this.
Sony P2 Protocol Over IP
Pyramix and VCube either both in one machine (PyraCube) or Pyramix and VCube or multiple Pyramix worksta-
tions in separate machines can be synchronized using the Sony P2 protocol using IP. This offers enhanced reliabil-
ity and simpler configuration. This method is also applicable to a Pyramix controlling one or more other Pyramixs.
Note: Both Machine Control and Remote Control authorization keys are required to use P2
over IP.
Pre-requisites
1. Check that File and Printer Sharing is activated:
WIn XP Windows Control Panel > Network Connections ~select your LAN card/adap-
tor~
Right-click and choose Properties
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