American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Release 2.0 How to use

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MegaPower 3200 Release 2.0
Release Notes
MegaPower 3200 components with version updates for Release 2.0:
Note: These versions of software and firmware are required to obtain all of the functionality of the
MegaPower 3200 Release 2.0. For further information, see “EASY CPU Compatibility” in this document.
•EASY CPU Software Version 2.0
•ADMPCPU Firmware Version 2.00
•BVOM Firmware 2.0.315 (only required if used for Chinese/Korean language support)
Note: We recommend that the user upgrades all ADMPCPUs in a satellite configuration to the 2.00 Release
to get access to the new enhancements introduced in this release.
Document revisions for Release 2.0:
Table 1. Available documents for Release 2.0
Description Number Revision Date
MegaPower CPU Install and Service Guide 8200-0421-01 E 1st QTR 2009
MegaPower CPU Operator’s Guide 8200-0421-02 E 1st QTR 2009
MegaPower CPU Administrator’s Guide 8200-0421-03 F 1st QTR 2009
AD2010N/P and AD2020N/P Matrix Switching
Bays Install Guide
8200-0421-08 B Feb 2008
MegaPower CPU Activity Log Install and
Operator’s Guide
8200-0421-09 A Mar 2007
MegaPower 3200 Chinese/Korean Language
Support Release Notes
8200-0421-18 Release with
Version 2.0
1st QTR 2009
SensorNet/Manchester Distribution Panel Install
Guide
8200-0712-01 F Jul 2008
RS-422 / RS-485 Distribution Panel Install Guide 8200-0712-02 E Jan 2009
MPCPU Ethernet Firmware Upgrade Install
Guide
8200-0813-01 A June 2007

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Table of Contents
New Features and Enhancement ................................................................................. 3
1. Setting date/time from matrix keyboard ................................................................. 3
2. Configuring daylight savings time from within the EASY CPU application ............. 3
3. Enhancement of salvos to support views............................................................... 3
4. Status displayed for either MPCPU A or MPCPU B............................................... 3
5. Camera status enhanced capabilities .................................................................... 3
6. Passive Hot Switch status...................................................................................... 4
7. New Icons for Better Application Browsing ............................................................ 4
8. Enhanced menu read, write, and backup of configuration files.............................. 4
9. Configuration file properties ................................................................................... 4
10. Chinese and Korean language support.................................................................. 5
11. Addition of tool tips for enhanced application browsing ......................................... 5
12. Dome alarms ......................................................................................................... 5
13. Multi-dome control protocols directly from ADMPCPU........................................... 6
Legacy Dome Support ........................................................................................ 8
“Variable” speed (default).................................................................................... 9
“Legacy” mode .................................................................................................... 9
Mnemonic.......................................................................................................... 10
EASY CPU Compatibility ............................................................................................ 11
Changing the Firewall Settings on Vista to
allow Easy CPU to Write to MPCPU........................................................................... 12
Known Defects ............................................................................................................ 13
Fixed Defects............................................................................................................... 15
Limitations ................................................................................................................... 16

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New Features and Enhancement
1. Setting date/time from matrix keyboard
•The user now can set the date and time using American Dynamics controllers AD2088, AD2089,
ADCC0200, ADCC0300, ADCC1100, and ADTTE.
EASY CPU is no longer required to be installed just to set the time and date.
•Time and date displays on the system video monitors as they are set.
2. Configuring daylight savings time from within the EASY CPU application
•The beginning and end date/time for Daylight Savings Time (DST) can be configured.
•DST changes are automatically based on entered (or Windows suggested) beginning and end
date/time.
DST offset can also be adjusted by entering the offset time in minutes.
3. Enhancement of salvos to support views
•Salvos have been increased from 64 to 200.
•A salvo will be able to call multiple Views or Patterns.
•Salvo numbers will be unique and can be set from 1 to 9999.
•A view represents a dome address and preset number.
•A view number can signify an object in the facility. As an example, register 314, Black Jack 25.
4. Status displayed for either MPCPU A or MPCPU B
•Monitor, Camera, and Error Log status can be selected with radio button for either MPCPU A or
MPCPU B
•The radio button text at the top of screen contains the MPCPU A and B Status such as, “Selected”,
“Backup”, “Timeout (offline)”, or “IP Not Specified”.
•If IP addresses are provided (in System => Options) for both MPCPU A and MPCPU B (typically in a
dual configuration), status information from either unit can be displayed by clicking on the “MPCPU A”
or “MPCPU B” radio button.
•Upon entry to any Status screen, the EASY CPU application attempts to determine which unit in a
dual-configured system (MPCPU A or MPCPU B) is the “Selected” one, which becomes the default for
displaying camera status.
5. Camera status enhanced capabilities
•The user has access to the status of cameras that are directly connected to the ADMPCPU SensorNet
or RS-422/RS-485 connections.
•The Camera Status reports the following information: video input, camera number, Title 1, Title 2,
video state, sync state, dome/PTZ on-line, dome/PTZ connection, dome/PTZ address, mnemonic,
Flash Version No., device type, device serial number, and device date of manufacture.
•As described above in item “4”, camera status from either MPCPU A or MPCPU B may be selected to
be displayed.
•Due to the time delay required to gather information from domes, the status information is updated live
and at different rates.

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6. Passive Hot Switch status
•The Passive Hot Switch shows status of both MPCPU A and MPCPU B side-by-side. This is typically
used for verifying and comparing the status in dual-configured systems, but if IP addresses for any two
MPCPUs are provided in System => Options, status’s for both will be displayed whether or not they
are set up to be paired.
•The passive hot switch status will display the status for both MPCPU A and MPCPU B. Displayed will
be each ADMPCPU’s site number, site name, DHCP host name, IP address, MAC address, selected
status, port range, firmware version, last selected, mating CPU port range, mating CPU status, mating
CPU IP address, and alarm relay.
7. New Icons for Better Application Browsing
Some EASY application’s icons were redesigned for a better browsing interface.
8. Enhanced menu read, write, and backup of configuration files
•The EASY application allows the user to write the configuration data to an ADMPCPU through a
more user friendly interface.
The interface presents the user with a pop-up choice list specifying writing the data to both
ADMPCPUs in a dual system, saving the file, and making an archive backup copy.
•The pop-up window has four check boxes that allow the user to choose any or all of the
following actions to perform configuration updates:
- Write the configuration file to The ADMPCPU default or configured IP address.
- Write to both dual-configured ADMPCPUs as specified by MPCPU A and MPCPU B IP/Hostnames
in the Systems > Options menu.
- Save the configuration file to a folder location on the user’s computer.
- Create a backup configuration file to a folder location on the user’s computer or network.
•Salvo, tour, and keyboard location names are stored in the ADMPCPU as part of the
configuration data to prevent it from being lost or separated.
- This allows full data backup and recovery from the ADMPCPU.
- These names will be 16 characters maximum in length and EASY CPU will truncate entries for older
configuration files where users defined longer names.
- During this release, the other EASY CPU “comment only type of fields” that are not currently written
to the ADMPCPU are removed to eliminate reading configuration data inconsistency. These include
camera location, monitor name, and PTZ check box.
•Other functionality such us browsing to a folder location in both save and backup is available.
9. Configuration file properties
•Configuration file properties is now available to the user under File > Properties.
The file properties include: File Version, Date File Created, Last User To Modify File, Date File Last
Modified, Last User To Write File To CPU, Date Last Written To CPU A, CPU A IP Last Written To,
Date Last Written To CPU B, and CPU B IP Last Written To.
•All configuration files created prior to EASY V2.00 will be File Version 1.00 files.
The newer file version will be V2.00, and these files will contain file “tagging info” also known as file
properties.

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10. Chinese and Korean language support
•Chinese and Korean language support information can be found in MegaPower 3200
Chinese/Korean Language Support Release Notes 8200-0421-18 posted on
www.americandynamics.net.
Previous Chinese and Korean versions require upgrade to release 2.0 for compatibility or support.
•All new manufactured BVOMs will ship with firmware version 2.0.315.
This new firmware allows Korean and Chinese characters to display on the MP3200 matrix output
monitor.
11. Addition of tool tips for enhanced application browsing
The user can move the cursor over Cam => Def, Status => Cam and Status => Hot Switch column
headings to display tool tips which will offer explanation of the descriptive titles.
12. Dome alarms
•The user can access alarm activity from alarm contacts that are connected to compatible domes.
•The alarm activity only works with SensorNet and duplex RS-422 protocols.
•Dome alarms offer an alternative to the AD2096 matrix alarm interface unit.

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13. Multi-dome control protocols directly from ADMPCPU
•Address range can be uniquely configured for each connection.
•The ADMPCPU has two RS-422/485 connections, each supporting 100 addresses.
•RS-422, Manchester, and SensorNet address ranges can be user defined for better system
performance.
•The user can perform ping tests (dome communication test) on SensorNet and duplex RS-422
domes.
The domes will display for few seconds the dome’s programmed Flash part number (including
firmware version) and mnemonic. The ping test data is then collected and displayed for the remainder
of the test on the selected monitor.
•SensorNet and Manchester share the same data connectors on the rear panel of the MPCPU,
thus only one protocol can be configured at a time.
The two data connection ports can be independently set for SensorNet or Manchester communication
protocols.
•The two RS-422/485 connections can be configured as RS-232 line drivers.
This allows the user to connect to the ADAC422D RS-422/RS-485 distribution panel when it is
desirable to use an RS-232 connection.
•The added connections allow the user to use ADACSNETD SensorNet and ADAC422D
RS-422/RS-485 Distribution Panels to provide more flexible wiring topologies, including home
run, daisy chain, and J-Box connectivity for both small and large systems.
The added connections also allow:
- Alarm contacts, tours, and salvos to call up to 96 presets (SensorNet or RS-422) and three patterns
(13 with SpeedDome Ultra 8 & 7E, see Table 2).
- Direct connection to control older domes as well as new domes. Legacy fixed RS-422 speed domes
are supported (including Mini-dome and UTPZ models) to the best practical performance level.
Legacy domes are supported (see the “Legacy Dome Support” section).
•When SpeedDome Ultra VIIE or SpeedDome Ultra 8 is configured into the 16-pattern mode, the
MPCPU has the following pattern run/program capability:
- From the keyboard (SensorNet or RS-422):
Pattern 1-3: This selection causes a grid to be displayed from which pattern 1-16 can be selected (to
run or program). Once selected from the grid, the pattern works properly.
Pattern 4-16: Attempting to run or program pattern 4-16 will only cause a beep with nothing else
happening. To access pattern 4-16, select pattern 1, then select pattern 4-16 from the grid.
- Programming patterns into Alarms, Tours, or Salvos for SensorNet domes:
Pattern 1-3: Upon activation, displays a grid from which the operator must select desired pattern
number, and then press Focus Far on keyboard.
Pattern 4-16: This pattern works correctly.
- Programming patterns into Alarms, Tours, or Salvos for RS-422 domes:
Pattern 1-3: Upon activation, displays a grid from which the operator must select desired pattern
number, and then press Focus Far on keyboard.
Pattern 4-16: These patterns are not available.

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•Legacy dome features available with this release.
See Table 2 below.
Table 2. Legacy dome features available with this release
Dome Model
Connection
Protocol
or
Protocol Device
Address Range Presets Patterns DirectSet Ping Test Alarm Inputs 180° Flip Peel Pattern Dome Reset
SensorNet 1-254 96 16 Y Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 16 Y Y 42Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 16 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 16 N N 42Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 16 N N 42Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 8 and 7E
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 16 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 Y Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 3 Y Y 42Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 3 N N 42Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 42Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 7
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 Y3Y 0 Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 3 Y3N 0 Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SpeedDome
Optima LT
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 Y3Y 1 Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 3 Y3Y 1 Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 3 N N 1 Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 1 Y N Y
SpeedDome
Optima
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 3 N N 42Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 42Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 6
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 60 3 N N 42Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 42Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 5, 4, 3
Ver 3.xx FW
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 7 3 N Y 42Y N Y
Direct
Connect Manchester 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y
AD2083-02C 1-99 7 3 N N 42Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 42Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 4, 3
Original FW
ADDL
AD2091 1-64 60 3 N N 0 Y N Y

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Table 2, continued
Dome Model
Connection
Protocol
or
Protocol Device
Address Range Presets Patterns DirectSet Ping Test Alarm Inputs 180° Flip Peel Pattern Dome Reset
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 N Y 42Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 7 3 N Y 42Y N Y
Direct
Connect Manchester NA
AD2083-02C 1-99 7 3 N N 4 Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 4 Y N Y
SpeedDome
Ultra 2 and 1
ADDL
AD2091 NA
SensorNet 1-254 96 3 N Y 4 Y Y Y
RS-422/485 1-100 7 3 N Y 4 Y N Y
Direct
Connect Manchester NA
AD2083-02C 1-99 7 3 N N 4 Y N Y
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 4 Y N Y
SpeedDome
(LT, Unicard &
Std.)4
ADDL
AD2091 NA
SensorNet NA
RS-422/485 1-100 7 3 N Y 4 N N N
Direct
Connect Manchester NA
AD2083-02C NA
AD2083-02B 1-99116 3 N N 4 N N N
Mini-Dome,
UTPZ and
Older4
ADDL
AD2091 NA
Notes:
1 On the AD2083-02B, address 64 was not used because it was reserved for host broadcast.
2 Some Outdoor SpeedDome Ultra Environmental enclosures only support one alarm input.
3 SpeedDome Optima and Optima LT respond to DirectSet command numbers as published in their manuals, but do not
have text overlay capability to display the on screen menu.
4 SpeedDome 2000ES and some older domes were non-programmable; therefore, they can not support presets,
patterns, peel, or flip features.
Legacy Dome Support
To simplify support of various dome types and generations, a simple connection setting will address the
following:
•Pattern accuracy issues with variable speed commands (corrected in 2004 with SpeedDome VII and
SpeedDome Optima; SpeedDome Ultra VI can be upgraded to VII with chip change).
•Older generation fixed speed domes (Mini, UTPZ and older were all EOL by 1992).
The default configuration supports the best performance of current production SpeedDome Ultra 8 and
SpeedDome Optima LT domes. This includes ZAP variable speed control in patterns and when the
return data channel is not present.
Dome presets (referred to as target, shot, or view) are only supported as stored in the dome and were
limited to seven presets with:
•All SpeedDome and SpeedDome Ultra models before SpeedDome Ultra III.
•SpeedDome Ultra III, IV, and V with RS-422/RS-485 control until version 3.05 firmware which supports
96 presets (SensorNet supports 96 presets on these with any firmware).
•Supports of legacy domes to the best practical performance level. However, not fully tested with all
legacy models, and the MPCPU will not compensate for latent dome defects.
All later models of SpeedDome Ultra and all models of SpeedDome Optima support 96 presets with RS-
422/RS-485 or SensorNet. Manchester is limited to 64 presets in all implementations.

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Each individual SensorNet or AD RS-422/485 connection can be set to the “Variable” speed (default) or
the “Legacy” mode that applies to all domes on the respective connection (see the following table).
Manchester only uses variable speed commands and has no return data so this section does not apply.
Table 3. Dome support for variable speed and legacy modes
Dome Type
Mnemonic
returned by
the dome
Pattern
performance in
variable speed
mode
Number of
Presets
Pan & Tilt in
variable
speed mode
if no return
data
Pan & Tilt in
legacy mode if no
return data (RS-
422 SpeedDome
Optima LT does
not have return
data)
SpeedDome
Ultra 8 & 7e
SDU 8 Accurate fixed
speed
96 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Ultra VII
SDU 7 Accurate fixed
speed
96 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Ultra VI
SDU 6 Can be upgraded
to SDU 7 with
chip change
96 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Optima LT
SLT Accurate fixed
speed with
Version 1.04
96 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Optima
SDO 1 Accurate fixed
speed with
Version 1.10
96 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Ultra III to VI
SDU x Inaccurate fixed
speed
96 with
Version 3.xx
FW
Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
Ultra 1 & II
none Inaccurate fixed
speed
7 Variable Fixed
SpeedDome
(all)
none Inaccurate fixed
speed
7 Variable Fixed
Mini, UTPZ and
older
none none 7 none Fixed
“Variable” speed (default)
When doing pattern programming, the variable speed pan and tilt commands will be used to allow the
variable speed pattern feature of the SpeedDome Ultra VIIe and 8 to be used.
•SpeedDome Ultra VII with V1.05 firmware or later, SpeedDome Ultra VI upgraded to VII with chip
change, and all SpeedDome Optimas will use these variable speed commands and produce accurate
fixed speed commands.
•Older SensorNet and AD RS422/485 domes will use these variable speed commands, but patterns
may not always be accurate.
This mode will use the variable speed commands for AD RS422/485 if return data is not available,
therefore Mini, UTPZ and older domes will loose pan and tilt functions when return data is not present.
“Legacy” mode
•Fixed speed commands are used for pattern programming. Therefore, legacy domes have accurate
patterns.
•If return data is not available, this mode uses fixed speed commands for AD RS422/485; therefore,
Mini, UTPZ and older domes do not loose pan and tilt functions when return data is not present.
•AD RS-422/RS-485 SpeedDome Optima LT only operates with fixed speeds.

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Mnemonic
•Early legacy domes do not transmit the product mnemonic (abbreviation) and device type code.
•When provided by the dome the data will be used in the EASY application “Camera Status screen”
columns of and the ping test information display on the system monitor.
•If mnemonic information is not provided by the dome, it will be generated as stated in Table 4 which
has matching bold digits of the flash version number.
•The shaded portion of Table 4 is for information only as these domes always return the fields.
Table 4. Device mnemonic information
Device Mnemonic Device Type Code Flash Version Number
Viewer VW1 0037 0710-0156-0102
SpeedDome Optima LT SDOLT 0013 0710-0174-0102
SpeedDome Optima SDO 1 2233 0701-2843-0110
SpeedDome Ultra 8 SDU8 0150 0710-0882-0100
SpeedDome Ultra VIIE SDU7E 0120 0710-0532-0100
SpeedDome Ultra VII SDU 7 0041 0710-0147-0108
SpeedDome Ultra VI SDU 6 2477 0701-4008-0103
SpeedDome Ultra LT SLT 2283 0701-4009-0100
SpeedDome Ultra V SDU3-5 2283 0701-2507-0307
SpeedDome Ultra IV SDU3-5 2283 0701-2507-0307
SpeedDome Ultra III SDU3-5 2283 0701-2507-0307
SpeedDome Ultra II U 1-2 2287 0701-2315-0307
SpeedDome Ultra U 1-2 1036 0701-2315-0209
SensorTrac TRAC 3333 0701-4003-2512
SpeedDome LT SD LT 1326 0701-2489-0102
SpeedDome 2000 ES SN 0430 0701-0082-0200
SpeedDome Unicard Snet SP 0760 0701-0081-0316
SpeedDome
Answers 94 or C9 but not C4
SP 0428 0701-0006-0630
Mini, UTPZ and older Mini Answers 94 but not C4 or C9