Sony XVS-G1

Chapter
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External Devices
External Device Control
You can control operations on the following types of
external device.
• P-Bus (Peripheral Bus II protocol) devices
• GPI devices
• VTRs (Sony 9-pin VTR protocol)
• Disk recorders (video disk communications protocol,
Ode
tics protocol)
• AMP (Advanced Media Protocol) compatible
devi
ces
1)
1) Unless otherwise specifically stated in this document, “disk recorder”
includes AMP compatible devices.
You can also operate external devices controlled by other
protocols over a network using general-purpose TCP/IP
connection settings.
For details about the devices that can be connected,
co
nsult your Sony representative.
Control of GPI devices
Operate an external device usin
g a GPI output port.
Control of P-Bus devices, VTRs, and disk
recorders
Operate an external device usin
g a serial port or network
port.
• The maximum number of ports that can be used,
in
cluding serial ports and network ports, is 40.
• A serial port can be used when
an XKS-G1700 Legacy
Interface Board (option) is installed.
• Control of P-Bus compatible devices, AMP compatible
devi
ces, and TCP/IP connected devices is supported on
network ports.
• Control of AMP compatible devices is not supported on
serial ports.
• The connection ports must be configured in order to
operat
e devices connected to serial ports or network
ports.
For details, see “Setting the Connection Port of
External Devices” (page 423).
• To use a disk recorder, the target file from the file list
must be loaded.
For details, see “Disk Recorder File Operations”
(page 225).
Remote camera control
You can recall presets and apply pan/tilt/zoom settings
for remote cameras connected to the switcher system
network.
For details about remote cameras tha
t can be controlled,
consult your Sony representative.
Effect timelines
You can register external device control data on an effect
timeline.
Effect timeline registers
The maximum number of registers that
can be used in an
external device region is given below.
Device 1 to Device 12: 250 per device
P-Bus: 250
GPI: 99
• Actions configured on an effect
timeline are executed
only when the effect timeline is operating in the normal
direction.
• The following actions cannot be set.
– Keyframe loop
– Effect timeline loop
– Reverse direction execution
– Normal/reverse direc
tion execution
– Keyframe path
• External devices connected
via general-purpose TCP/
IP connection and remote cameras cannot be operated
using an effect timeline.
Control of routers
You can select destinations and switch sources using the
menu or AUX bus control block (router operation mode).
Notes
Notes