Grass Valley K-Frame Series

Grass Valley K-Frame Series

Minimum hi Version: v1.2.1

Overview

The Grass Valley^® K-Frame^™ integration receives program, preview, and key Tally states, dynamic Source labels, and ME bus status through GV Ethernet Tally.

Network Requirements

• Connection Model: Outbound from hi

• Multicast / Unicast: Unicast only

• Bandwidth: Control traffic only.

• IP Version: IPv4 (IPv6 support varies by vendor - verify before relying on it)

• Firewall: Allow outbound TCP connections from hi to the configured GV Ethernet Tally Port on the switcher; hi defaults to 2012. hi keeps the whole Ethernet Tally session on the TCP connection that it opens to this Port, so the firewall needs no other Port. No callback to hi is used.

• Frame Access List: The frame accepts Ethernet Tally connections only from IP addresses that you register on the frame. See Grass Valley K-Frame Series Integration Configuration.

Standards Conformance

Operator Workflow

• UI Surface in hi: Tally and Dynamic Labels

• Capabilities: Program, preview, key, and bus Tally plus dynamic Source labels

• Routing Semantics: The integration monitors switcher state and does not expose Crosspoint routing.

• Tally / UMD Relationship: Tally state is sourced from the switcher's own Tally engine; hi reflects the switcher's Tally state into the wider system.

• Notes for Operators Familiar with the Vendor's Own Tooling: Configure ME buses, AUX routing, macros, and production logic in the vendor tooling.

Connection Details

Required Configuration

Device-Side Setup

Follow Grass Valley K-Frame Series Integration Configuration for the device-side and hi-side configuration steps.

Supported Features

Device Coverage

Tested With identifies devices that have been tested with hi. Potentially Compatible (Not Yet Verified) identifies compatibility candidates that use the same protocol or connection method. Device-specific configuration, firmware, and feature support can affect results.

This integration supports the Grass Valley K-Frame range.

Tested With

• Grass Valley K-Frame Series

• Grass Valley Korona Series

Supported Product Range

• Grass Valley K-Frame S-series

• Grass Valley K-Frame V-series

• Grass Valley K-Frame X-series

Potentially Compatible (Not Yet Verified)

• Other switcher frames that send Tally through the Grass Valley Ethernet Tally protocol. Confirm the Ethernet Tally support of the exact frame and software release.

Known Limitations

• Feedback is limited to Tally and Source-name messages received through the configured GV Ethernet Tally connection, and hi sends engineering Source names to the frame. No switcher control state is queried.

• The frame sends Tally only to registered IP addresses. If the hi server address changes, for example after a failover to another server, register the new address on the frame.

• The vendor protocol delivers Tally for the frame's suites. A frame with up to four suites needs a software release that supports the four-suite protocol version. Confirm the Tally of every suite that you use during commissioning. hi requests Ethernet Tally protocol version 3.0, which subscribes all four suites.

• hi lists each Tally as Suite, ME, and output, for example Suite 1 PGM PgmA. The MEs are PGM and ME1 to ME4.

• hi follows ME re-entries when it calculates Source Tally, and reports Tally only for engineering Sources that have a physical BNC input. The BNC number becomes the hi Source number.

What's Not Supported

• Macro and shotbox authoring, ME setup, AUX control, panel calibration, and engineering configuration.

• Firmware updates and device configuration backup.

• Logical Source names, including panel, OLED, and menu names for each suite. hi writes engineering Source names only.

• Tally of physical BNC outputs from the Output Tally map.

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