Generic Pro-Bel SW-P-02 Compatible Router Integration Configuration

Caution

Compatibility Note: This information is a general guide and may be incomplete, may not match a specific project implementation, and is subject to change as supported products and versions evolve. Confirm the exact implementation and requirements for each project with Riedel and the relevant equipment vendor, then validate the required functions end to end in the target environment before deployment.

Configuration Overview

Each Node controls one matrix with one signal type. SW-P-02 messages carry no level, and hi does not read the matrix size from the router. Set the signal type and the counts at creation.

Configuration	What hi Sees	Use When
Video Matrix	One video matrix with the configured counts.	hi must control a video matrix over SW-P-02.
Audio Matrix	One audio matrix with the configured counts.	hi must control an audio matrix over SW-P-02.

Caution

Signal Type, Input Count, and Output Count are available only at creation. To change them, delete the Node and create it again.

Before You Begin

Use Node admin and open Inventory > Nodes. See Manage Nodes.
Confirm the license and minimum hi version in Required Configuration.
Use the router configuration software to read the controller address, the SW-P-02 Port, the matrix that the port controls, and its Source and Destination counts.
Record the signal type of the matrix that the port controls.
Confirm that the SW-P-02 protocol options that the controller requires are set on the controller.
Confirm the network access in Network Requirements.
SW-P-02 has no authentication. Anyone who can reach the Port can route. Keep the controller on a routing-control network.

Configure Video Matrix

Device Configuration

Enable SW-P-02 over IP on the controller. On a Nucleus 2450, the INI_ENABLE setting in the [02overIP] section of the Config.ini file on the compact flash card enables it, and it is on by default. On the SC12 and SC13 controllers, including Babel Fish, edit the CHIP.INI file with the SC12 configuration program. The TCP server uses the TCP_IP_PORT setting, which defaults to 2000. Grass Valley iControl Router also uses 2000 as the default SW-P-02 over IP Port, which can be changed. Port 2001 is the default UDP Port for Snell multicast connected messages, not the TCP control Port. The hi template default is 2001, so enter the TCP Port that the controller uses, normally 2000.
Confirm that the controller accepts another TCP client. These Snell controllers accept up to eight concurrent TCP clients.
Confirm that the hi server can reach the controller on the SW-P-02 Port.

hi Configuration

Add the Probel SW-P-02 Compatible Router integration (manufacturer Generic) in Inventory.
Enter the controller address. The template default Port is 2001. Enter the Port that the controller uses when it differs.
Keep Signal Type at Video.
Enter Input Count and Output Count in the Port Settings group. The template defaults are 16 and 16.
Create the Node. hi creates the Sources and Destinations and interrogates each Destination.
When an operator disconnect must route a specific Source, open the Node and enter that Source number in Video disconnect in the Options group. This setting is available only after the Node is created.

Configure Audio Matrix

Device Configuration

Complete the same device steps as for a video matrix.

hi Configuration

Add the Probel SW-P-02 Compatible Router integration in Inventory, and enter the controller address and Port.
Set Signal Type to Audio.
Enter Input Count and Output Count for the audio matrix, then create the Node.
To route video and audio on the same router, create one Node for each matrix, each with its own Signal Type and counts.

Settings Summary

Setting	Device Side	hi Side
Address	Router controller address	Controller address
Port	SW-P-02 TCP server Port default `2000` on Snell controllers and iControl Router	Port default `2001` enter the controller Port
Matrix size	Sources and Destinations of the controlled matrix	Input Count and Output Count set at creation
Signal type	Signal type of the controlled matrix	Signal Type set at creation

Common Checks

Symptom	Check
The Node does not connect.	Confirm the Port, and confirm that the controller has a free TCP client slot.
Synchronization fails.	Confirm that the controller port uses SW-P-02 and not another protocol mode, then check the network path from the hi server to the controller.
Sources or Destinations are missing.	Confirm Input Count and Output Count against the router. They are available only at creation.
A route from hi lands on the wrong Source or Destination.	hi numbers from `1`. Compare the numbers with the router configuration, and confirm that hi does not route to a Snell monitor row.

Verify the Configuration

Wait for hi to finish interrogating the Destinations. Compare several Crosspoints with the router control panel. Route a noncritical Destination from hi and confirm the change on the router. Then change a Crosspoint from a router panel and confirm that hi shows the change.