GRASS VALLEY PRELUDE - V3.2.1 User manual

Prelude
COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM
Instruction Manual
Software Version 3.2.1
071838204
JULY 2009

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Prelude
COMPACT ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM
Instruction Manual
Software Version 3.2.1
071838204
JULY 2009

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Contacting Grass Valley
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Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 1 — Prelude System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Prelude 3.2.1 System Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Prelude 3.2.1 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Upgrade Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installation Procedures Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Initial Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back Ordered Shipments or Additional Equipment Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prelude/Concerto System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Concerto Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prelude/Acappella System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acappella Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Combined Concerto/Acappella Prelude System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Network Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ethernet Switch Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PC Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Prelude System Default IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Prelude Concerto Initial Shipment Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Prelude Acappella Shipment Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Software Installation and Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Install NetConfig Application and Prelude Files on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
NetConfig Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set IP Addresses and Resolve any Duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set Compatible IP Address Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Resolve Any Duplicate IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Label Each Device’s IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Identifying Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Name Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Prelude Software Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Prelude Version 2.0 and 3.0 Backward Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Check Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Update Any Older Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
System Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Identifier for Single Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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System Identifier for Concerto Frames on a Shared Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Identifier for Control Panels on a Shared Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Broadcast Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
System Broadcast Select on Small Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
System Broadcast Select on Larger Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Create Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sample Configuration Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Concerto Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Assign Hardware to Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Define Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Define Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Global, Input, and Output Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Save Router Configuration File to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Acappella Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Send Router Configuration to All Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Create Panel Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
48B Panel Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Attributes and Flags (Exclusions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring Encore Control Panel Types Other Than 48B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Send Panel Configuration to Each Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Test System Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Acappella Local Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Panel Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Panel Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Global Salvos and Router Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Salvos Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Salvo Creation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
48B, BPS, and Acappella Panel Configuration for Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Define a Salvo Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
XY and PMB Panel Configuration for Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Edit Salvo Exclusion Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Define a Salvo Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Salvo Page Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Salvo Database Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Export Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Import Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Source Exclusion by Destination (Rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Assigning a Rule to a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Save and Send Router Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Output Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Add an Output Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configure Output Monitoring on a Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Save and Send Router Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Prelude Native Protocol Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
NP Client/Server Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
NP Server Configuration Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
NP Client Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Additional Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Kayak Serial Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Section 3 — Configuration Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Device Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
48B Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
48B Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Backlight Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Low Tally Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Button Blink Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Default Dst/Dst Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Default Tally Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Level Exclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Joystick Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
NP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Auto Level Latching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Auto Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dst Change Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Flashing LED Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Force Unlock/Unprotect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hard Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hold Breakaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Level Change Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lock/Protect Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Soft Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
BPS Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
BPS Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
PMB Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
PMB Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Alt Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Dst Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Svo Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dst Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Svo Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Alpha Sort RCE Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Dst Mode Time-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hold Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Keypad Dst Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Keypad Search Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Preset Swap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Src Mode Time-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shift Latching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
XY Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
XY Panel Attributes and Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Acappella Remote Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Acappella Remote Panel Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Acappella Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Universal Control Panel (ENC-UCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
ENC-UPC Attributes and Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
NP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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KMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
KMD Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
KSD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
KSD Panel Attributes and Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Soft Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Appendix — Native Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Preface
About This Manual
This manual provides installation and configuration information for the
Prelude compact router control system. The Prelude software can control
Concerto and Acappella matrix frames, and can employ a variety of remote
control panels.
Refer to the separate Concerto Instruction Manual or Acappella Instruction
Manual for hardware installation information for each matrix frame.
Refer to the Acappella Instruction Manual for Acappella remote control panel
hardware installation instructions.
Refer to the Encore Installation and Service Manual for Encore control panel
hardware installation instructions.
Electronic copies of all routing documentation is available on the documen-
tation CD provided with your router frame. Individual manuals may be
ordered by contacting Grass Valley Customer Service.
The web address listed on the back of the title page of this manual can be
used for further assistance and to access current product documentation.
Additional Documentation
Documentation for various system options are also available:
• Soft Panels Instruction Manual
• Visual Status Display Instruction Manual
The NetConfig utility program is used to configure your system network
and install software:
• NetConfig Instruction Manual
Software engineering documentation, intended for third-party developers
and in-house software engineers, is also available:
• Routing Products Protocols Manual

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Section 1
Prelude System Overview
Introduction
Prelude is a small router control system that operates with Concerto and
Acappella matrix frames and a variety of remote control panels (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Prelude System Diagram
Prelude uses Ethernet for system communications. A customer supplied
100BaseT Ethernet switch and Cat 5 Ethernet cabling is required.
Concerto Matrix Frame 1
Concerto Matrix Frame 2
Ethernet Switch
(customer supplied)
Up to 128
Sources
Up to 128
Destinations
Up to 32 Control Panels Total
per Prelude System
Up to 8
Acappella Frames
Up to 8 Levels Total
per Prelude System
Up to 8
Concerto Frames
100BaseT Ethernet
SW Installation and
Configuration PC
(customer supplied)
Prelude System
Acappella Matrix Frames
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Up to 16
Sources
per Level
Up to 16
Destinations
per Level
48B Control
Panels
32 BPS Panels
PMB Control Panels
XY Control Panels
Acappella Remote
Control Panels
Front
Rear

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Prelude software applications are installed onto a customer supplied PC to
permit software updates and system configuration. After system configu-
ration is complete, the PC can be used for monitoring the health of the
panels and matrix, but is no longer required and so may be removed for use
elsewhere.
Prelude systems employ a distributed control system. Router configura-
tions are stored in the Prelude control panels. These router configuration
files list the IP addresses of the matrices in that Prelude system, as well as
Level information and Source and Destination names. A copy of this router
configuration is sent from the panel to the matrices with the IP addresses
listed in that configuration. In fact, a Prelude control panel automatically
sends its router configuration to the matrices whenever that panel reboots.
Identical router configurations must be present on all control panels for
proper Prelude system operation.
Prelude 3.2.1 System Capabilities
• Off-line matrix and remote panel configuration using NetConfig with
Prelude plug-in.
• Support individual matrix sizes up to 128 x 128.
• Define up to 256 Sources and 256 Destinations.
• Control up to eight Concerto matrix frames or up to eight Acappella
matrix frames, for a total of eight levels per Prelude system.
• Supports all Concerto matrix boards.
• Supports Concerto Output Monitoring.
• Support all Acappella matrix frames (video, audio, or combination).
• Support up to 32 control panels of any of the following types:
Encore 48B, 32 BPS, PMB, XY, and UCP panels, Acappella Remote
Panels, and Kalypso KMD and KSD Remote Aux panels.

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• Support control panel functionality (depending on the panel model),
including:
• Panel Enable.
• Destination Protect.
• Destination Soft and Hard Locks.
• Alphanumeric Names.
•ExclusionSets.
• Destination Ganging.
•JoystickOverride.
• Salvos (up to 256 salvos, with 1024 maximum elements supported).
• Source Exclusion by Destination (Rules)
• Kayak production switcher serial control.
• Acappella Optical Router matrix control.
• Soft Panels support (see the separate Soft Panels Instruction Manual for
specific information).
• Visual Status Display support (see the separate Visual Status Display
Instruction Manual for specific information).
• Native Protocol support (allows automation system control and status
monitoring from external devices that use Native Protocol), using
Ethernet or Serial communications.
Prelude 3.2.1 Limitations
• A single salvo consisting of 256 elements within prelude system can
take from 6 to 8 seconds to execute During this period the panel exe-
cuting the salvo will tally the result of any operations performed on that
panel, but these operations will not actually be processed until after the
salvo has fully executed.

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• If a control panel is being used as a NP or RCL Server connected to an
NP or RCL Client, and the configuration size is 128 sources, 128 desti-
nations, 4 levels or larger, that control panel’s operation may be
adversely affected. In particular, if the Client makes repeated query for
destinations (i.e. QD command) or other commands, it is advised to use
a dedicated control panel as the Server. If the control panel is not dedi-
cated, the following may occur:
• The control panel may delay its response to button pushes when it
is busy communicating with the Client.
• The control panel may delay tally update of destinations.
• Prelude Destination Protects and Locks apply to all configured levels.
This matches the behavior of Encore control systems. Panels with dis-
plays also report a “Locked” status for both hard locked and protected
Destinations.
• Prelude does not support the following Native Protocol commands:
AS, CH, CT, DA, QT, ST
• The PC monitor running the Prelude application must be set to 96dpi
(small fonts) to properly display the graphics. PC dpi display settings
can be accessed via: Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display/Settings/
Advanced/General.
• An extremely large number of rapid consecutive button presses (70+)
or rapid salvo Takes can overload the system. The system will not crash
but may miss a button press/release cycle, resulting in undesired
results (unintended Takes, for example).
Upgrade Paths
Prelude is part of a family of related router products that offer easy upgrade
paths.
•Acappella is a small, single purpose router designed for out-of-box oper-
ation. It has a built-in control system that requires no configuration.
Various Acappella models are available with different hardware com-
ponents that determine each unit’s routing capabilities.
•The
Prelude control system software offers mid-range capabilities
intended for smaller facilities or localized applications. It can operate
with Acappella and/or Concerto matrix frames and employs Encore
and Acappella remote panels. The off-line matrix and panel configura-
tion capabilities of Prelude provides increased routing system power
and flexibility.

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Upgrade Paths
•Encore is a full-function, facility-wide router control system that accom-
modates the widest variety of requirements on potentially huge scales.
Acappella matrix frames can become part of an Encore system. Simi-
larly, Concerto matrix and control panels making up a Prelude system
can be upgraded to Encore, allowing incrementally enhanced routing
capabilities without the need to replace hardware components.

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Section 2
Installation and Initial Setup
Introduction
The Prelude control system does not use dedicated controller hardware,
which reduces system costs. Instead, control panels communicate directly
with the Matrix frame(s) via Ethernet. To accomplish this, compatible hard-
ware and software must be installed and the components need to be prop-
erly connected. Finally, router and control panel configuration files are
created and sent to all the control panels.
This section covers hardware installation and basic configuration that
creates an operational Prelude system. Customizing this system for your
individual requirements is covered in Section 3-Configuration Reference.
Installation Procedures Overview
Initial Shipment
Initial shipments of a Concerto based Prelude system has components that
are pre-configured at the factory with unique IP addresses. Acappella
system components ship with default IP addresses that will be the same for
each type of component.
For both these systems, initial installation and setup involves:
Install a customer provided Ethernet switch as part of a standalone
network and provide AC power to the switch.
Install the Concerto frame and/or the Acappella frame(s) in a rack and
provide AC power.
Install the remote control panels in racks and provide AC power.
Connect all Prelude system components to the Ethernet switch.

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Section 2 — Installation and Initial Setup
Configure a customer supplied PC to operate on the default Prelude
network and connect it to that network.
Install NetConfig and appropriate Prelude files from the Compact
Router Control System Software CD onto the PC.
Resolve any duplicate IP addresses using NetConfig.
Name each device if desired, using that device’s web page.
Create the Prelude system router configuration file.
Create control panel configuration files.
Send the same router configuration file to all the control panels.
Send the appropriate panel configuration file to each control panel.
Test system operation.
Back Ordered Shipments or Additional Equipment Purchases
Back ordered Prelude components, or newly ordered additional equipment
will ship with default settings that will need to be changed to integrate with
the rest of your system. Adding components to a Prelude system will
involve:
Install the new components in racks, provide power, and connect them
to the Prelude network.
Resolve any duplicate IP addresses for the new components using Net-
Config.
If you wish, you can name the new devices using their web pages.
If there are new Concerto boards or Acappella frames, reconfigure the
frame(s) for the new components. New router configuration files will
then need to be created and sent to all control panels. You may also
need to edit existing control panel configuration files to work with the
new frames, and then send them to the existing control panels.
Ensure compatible software resides on all system components.
Send appropriate panel configurations to the new control panels, or
create new control panel configuration files and send them.
Test system operation.

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Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation
Refer to the separate Acappella Instruction Manual or Concerto Installation and
Service Manual for detailed instructions on hardware installation.
The following figures illustrate typical Prelude systems. Actual system
wiring will vary depending on the components making up your system.
Prelude/Concerto System Diagram
Figure 2. Prelude/Concerto System Example
Concerto Installation Notes
• Some older Concerto boards may not report the correct matrix size
when the Prelude auto-configure feature is used. If this occurs the
correct matrix size can be entered manually during configuration.
25 21 17 13 9 5 1
22 18 14 10 6 2
26 23 19 15 11 7 3
28
27
30
2931
32 24 20 16 12 8 4
31 27 23 19 15 11 7
28 24 20 16 12 8
32 29 25 21 17 13 9
30 26 22 18 14 10
5
6
3
4
1
2
INPUTS OUTPUTS
EXP
IN
EXP
OUT
AUDIO/DATA
TDM
MON IN MON OUT
12
12
EXT COM
2
EXT COM
1
E-NET
2
E-NET
1AES REF VID-REF 2 VID-REF 1
400W; 11.1A36-60V
+-
AC PWR 2 AC PWR 1
500W; 5A50/60Hz100-240V
ALARM
1 2 9 10
3 4 11 12
5 6 13 14
7 8 15 16
21 22 25 26
23 24 27 28
29 30 31 32 3 4 7 8
1 2 5 6
11 12 15 16
9 10 13 14
19 20 27 28
17 18 25 26
23 2417 18
21 2219 20
31 32
29 30 IN OUT
EXP.OUT
EXP.IN
1
1
2
2OUTPUTS
INPUTS
IN OUT
MONITOR
AES BALANCED BA CKPLANE
+G+G
11 292 9 1010
3 43 4 11 1211 12
5 65 6 13 1413 14
7 87 8 15 1615 16
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23 2423 24 27 2827 28
29 3029 30 31 3231 32 33 474 7 8
1
1 252 5 6
11 1211 12 15 1615 16
9 109 10 13 1413 14
19 2019 20 27 2827 28
17 1817 18 25 2625 26
23 2423 2417 1817 18
21 2221 2219 2019 20
31 3231 32
29 3029 30 IN OUTIN OUT
EXPEXP.OUT. OUT
EXEXP.P. ININ
1
1
2
2
OUTPUTOUTPUTS
INPUT
INPUTS
ININ OUTOUT
MONITOMONITOR
AES BALANCED BAAES B AL ANC ED B A CKPLANECKP LA NE
+G+ G +G+ G
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2222
22 181818 141414 101010 62626 2
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272727
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313131 272727 232323 191919 151515 111111 77
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3232
32 292929 252525 212121 171717 131313 99
3030
30 262626 222222 181818 141414 101010
55
66
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22
INPUTINPUT
INPUTSSOUTPUTSOUTPUTSOUTPUTS
EXPEXPEXP
INININ
EXPEXPEXP
OUOUOUTT
AUDIO/DAAUDIO/DA
AUDIO/DATATATA
TDTDTDMM
MON INMON INMON IN MON OUTMON OUTMON OUT
12121 2
12121 2
RATEDCURRENT: 0.35 A
CAMERA JOYSTICK
OVERRIDE
FREQUENCY: 47-440 Hz
RATEDVOLTAGERANGE: 85-260 VAC
LAN
(Up to 32 Panels)
100BaseT Ethernet
Remote Control Panels
Rear
Front
SW Installation and
Configuration PC
(customer supplied)
Ethernet Switch
(customer supplied)
Video/Audio/Reference
Prelude System Cabling - Concerto Frame
Network
Terminate Video or Loop to
additional Frames
Terminate Audio or Loop to
additional Frames
Video
Ref In
Video Inputs Video Outputs
Audio Inputs Audio Outputs
AES Audio Board
(Level 3 Audio)
Concerto Frame
AES Audio Board
(Level 4 Audio)
AES
Audio
Ref In
Video In/Out Connections
Video In/Out Connections
Similar to Level 1Similar to Level 1
Video In/Out Connections
Similar to Level 1
Audio In/Out Connections
Audio In/Out Connections
Similar to Level 3Similar to Level 3
Audio In/Out Connections
Similar to Level 3
Video Board
(Level 1 Video)
Video Board
(Level 2 Video)
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Prelude/Acappella System
Figure 3. Prelude/Acappella System Example
Acappella Installation Notes
• Each Acappella matrix frame can be configured with up to four levels,
but multiple Acappella frames cannot be combined into a single matrix.
Combined Concerto/Acappella Prelude System
A Prelude system with both Concerto and Acappella frames can be created,
with the following additional considerations:
• The default IP addresses of Concerto and Acappella frames are not in
the same network, and will need to be changed. See Prelude System
Default IP Addresses on page 22.
• Video and digital audio reference signals will need to be looped to all
the matrix frames making up the Prelude system.
• Acappella matrix frames cannot be combined with Concerto frames, or
with other Acappella frames to form a combined matrix.
RATEDCURRENT: 0.35 A
CAMERA JOYSTICK
OVERRIDE
FREQUENCY: 47-440 Hz
RATEDVOLTAGERANGE: 85-260 VAC
LAN
Audio In
Audio In
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
Video In
Video In
Video
Out
Video
Out
Video
Out
Video
Out
100BaseT Ethernet
Video/Audio/Reference
Prelude System Cabling - Acappela Frames
Network
Ref
Term
Video
Ref In
Audio In
Acappella
AES Audio
Frame
SW Installation and
Configuration PC
(customer supplied)
(Up to 32 Panels)
Remote Control Panels
Front
Ethernet Switch
(customer supplied)
Rear
Acappella
SD Video
AES Audio Frame
Audio In
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
Audio
Out
100BaseT Ethernet
Ref Loop
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(Up to 8 Frames)