THOMSON Grass Valley Newton User manual

Newton
MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0
071823401
JULY 2003

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Preface
About This Manual
This manual provides installation, configuration, operation, and safety and
regulatory information for the Newton Modular Control system rack
mount and software control panels for controlling Gecko 8900 Series and
Kameleon 2000 Series modular products.

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Preface

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Summary
Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Terms in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1 — Newton Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Newton Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Newton Rack Mount Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Newton Software Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
NetConfig Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Newton Panel Configurator Plug-In Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Newton System Components and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 2 — Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gecko and Kameleon System Requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Newton Control Panel Application Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Newton Control Panel Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Control Panel Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Updating Software on Rack Mount Panel With NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Uninstalling Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Contents
Section 3 — Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network and Operating Parameter Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Newton Rack Mount Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Channel and Setup Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring Channels and Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Newton Panel Configurator Operation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating A Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Soft Key Functions and Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adding To or Revising A Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Section 4 — Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Newton Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Enable Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panel Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Accelerate Button/Knob Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Identify Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Navigation Arrow Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Soft Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Learn/Recall Button(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Recall Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Learn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances
FCC Emission Control
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip-
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip-
ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (E4 environment).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter-
ference received, including interference that may cause undesirable opera-
tion.
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula-
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

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Regulatory Notices
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning
For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.
This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under
the EN 55103-1/2 standards for Emissions and Immunity and meets the
requirements for E4 environment.
Safety Certification
This product’s components have been evaluated and meet the Safety Cer-
tification Standards listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Safety Certification Standards
Component Standard Designed/Tested for compliance with:
Newton-RM Control Panel
UL60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment (Third edition revision, 3/15/02)
IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment (Third edition, 1999).
CAN/CSA C22.2
N0. 60950-00 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment.
BS EN60950-2000

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Safety Summary
Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.
WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover
or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con-
tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This Manual
Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:
WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-
sonal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage
to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.
Terms on the Product
The following terms may appear on the product:
DANGER
— A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read
the marking.
WARNING
— A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-
sible as you read the marking.
CAUTION
— A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

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Safety Summary
Symbols on the Product
The following symbols may appear on the product:
Warnings
The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in personal injury or loss of life.
Dangerous voltage or current may be present
— Disconnect power and remove
battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or
replacing components.
Do not service alone
— Do not internally service this product unless another
person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.
Remove jewelry
— Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,
and other metallic objects.
Avoid exposed circuitry
— Do not touch exposed connections, components or
circuitry when power is present.
Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.
Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer
to product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance,
or service instructions.
This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).
The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.
Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con-
nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment
connections.
Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which
may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.
Indicates that static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Safety Summary
Use proper power cord
— Use only the power cord supplied or specified for
this product.
Ground product
— Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to
earth ground.
Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place
— Do not operate this
product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.
Use correct fuse
— Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this
product.
Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.
Use only in non-explosive environment
— Do not operate this product in an
explosive atmosphere.
High leakage current may be present
— Earth connection of product is essential
before connecting power.
Dual power supplies may be present
— Be certain to plug each power supply
cord into a separate branch circuit employing a separate service ground.
Disconnect both power supply cords prior to servicing.
Double pole neutral fusing
— Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.
Use proper lift points
— Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.
Avoid mechanical hazards
— Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before
servicing.
Cautions
The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property
Use correct power source
— Do not operate this product from a power source
that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.
Use correct voltage setting
— If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-
plies, before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to
match the power source.
Provide proper ventilation
— To prevent product overheating, provide equip-
ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.
Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Safety Summary
Do not operate with suspected equipment failure
— If you suspect product
damage or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified
service personnel.
Ensure mains disconnect
— If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)
of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify
that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power
supplies and/or options.
Route cable properly
— Route power cords and other cables so that they ar not
likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid con-
nector damage.
Use correct power supply cords
— Power cords for this equipment, if provided,
meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at
voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply
with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have
the approval of the country of use.
Use correct replacement battery
— This product may contain batteries. To
reduce the risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same
or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Troubleshoot only to board level
— Circuit boards in this product are densely
populated with surface mount technology (SMT) components and applica-
tion specific integrated circuits (ASICS). As a result, circuit board repair at
the component level is very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For war-
ranty compliance, do not troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

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Section
1
Newton Overview
Introduction
The Newton modular control system provides comprehensive and consol-
idated real-time control for Grass Valley modular products. Two control
panel designs give fast, multi-knob, Ethernet-based access in a user-config-
ured processing channel. A standard Ethernet TCP/IP communications
interface and a standard XML data format provide complete signal pro-
cessing monitoring and control.
Processing channels can be customized by the user from any combination
of modules present in any Ethernet accessible Gecko or Kameleon frame.
Module parameters can then be adjusted from a rack-mounted control
panel or by using a software-based control panel with similar functionality
running on a standard Windows PC.
This approach to modular control utilizes the separation of system-level
configuration tasks from operational ones. This minimizes the potential for
on-air mistakes and provides the ability to group products and controls
into a logical signal path that can be easily accessed and adjusted.
The Newton system also includes the Grass Valley NetConfig™ software.
This application allows network-wide configuration of the control panels
with a configuration plug-in called Newton Panel Configurator. It also
allows you to set IP addresses and update software from a single network
location.
The Gecko and Kameleon product lines also support the Grass Valley Net-
Central application for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
help maximize system support and uptime. NetCentral offers continuous
monitoring and user-programmable alerts in the event of equipment prob-
lems or signal loss.

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Section 1 — Newton Overview
Newton Control Panels
The Newton system features two control panels: a rack-mounted version
and a software-based PC version. The NewtonPC software panel applica-
tion has similar functionality as the rack mount panel, making operation
easier to learn. Any combination and number of panels can be used in a net-
work; there is no limit to the number of panels that can be installed on the
network. Panel operation is independent of configuration and an
Enable
button is provided for locking out the panels to prevent accidental changes.
Overall control panel features include:
• Four user-configurable control knobs, with tri-color connection status
indicator LEDs, for changing device parameters,
•Twelve soft keys for quick recall of user-configurable parameters,
• Simple up/down, left/right navigation controls,
•Each panel supports up to 128 channels with 12 setups each (number of
channels allowed varies according to setup complexity),
•Clearly visible status of controlled devices,
•
Enable
button locally disconnects knobs and buttons from devices, and
•
Identify
button reveals identity of controlled devices.
Newton Rack Mount Control Panel
The Newton rack mount control panel, NewtonRM, (Figure 1) is a com-
pact, 1 RU Rack Mount panel.
Additional features of the rack mount control panel include:
• Easy to read green display with adjustable intensity,
•Combination of soft buttons and dedicated function buttons with
adjustable backlighting intensity, and
•Two simple connections required for installation, RJ-45 Ethernet and
IEC Mains.
Figure 1. Newton Control Panel
Video
Proc
Sat
4
Video
Timing
Sat
5
Audio
Proc
Sat
6
Master
Control
Sat
7
Studio
Sat
8
Edit
Sat
9Learn
Recall
Route
Mon
Enable
Ident
NEWTON
MODULAR CONTROL
vciGain1
100.0
vciGain2
100.0
vciGain3
100.0
vciGain4
100.0
Router
8234_00_01r1

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Newton Control Panels
Newton Software Control Panel
The Newton software control panel (Figure 2) offers similar functionality
to the rack mount control panel in a Windows-based PC software panel
application. Any PC on the network running the Newton software panel
application can configure and adjust processing channels.
Figure 2. Newton Software Control Panel

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Section 1 — Newton Overview
NetConfig Application
With the NetConfig application installed, in addition to using Newton
Panel Configurator to configure the Newton panels, the PC can be used to
set IP addresses of panel and modular frame devices on the network and
update software to frame controllers and media modules when updates
become available. Because the NetConfig application runs over the net-
work, it centralizes and accelerates configuration tasks. It eliminates the
need to physically visit every frame in the network, attach a serial cable,
and load parameters. Everything can be done from your desktop. Refer to
Figure 3 for an illustration of the NetConfig main view.
NetConfig also interfaces with the Grass Valley Encore™ router control
system, Grass Valley routers and various Master Control products.
Figure 3. NetConfig Main View

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NetConfig Application
Newton Panel Configurator Plug-In Tool
The Newton Panel Configurator for NetConfig (Figure 4) is included. It
provides an easy interface for configuring a signal processing path—or
channel—that includes an individual module or a string of modules. Next,
the adjustable parameters or setups can be defined for each channel. Each
setup contains the assignments for the four control knobs.
Configurable modules can be located on the network with NetConfig, then
dragged and dropped to the Newton Panel Configurator where specific
channels can be defined from the available parameters to provide any
number of useful setups for control with the four available knobs in each
channel.
Figure 4. NetConfig with Newton Panel Configurator

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Section 1 — Newton Overview
Using Newton
The Newton modular control system lets you quickly access all of the
Gecko and Kameleon modules in a signal processing path to make audio,
video, and timing adjustments from a single or multiple control points.
As an example of utilizing the Newton control system, an ideal real-time
application would be quality analysis and control of satellite and micro-
wave incoming feeds. As shown in Figure 5 on page 19, the incoming sat-
ellite feed to a television station requires video analog-to-digital conversion
with processing and timing adjustments, along with multi-channel audio
processing and delay.
Using the NetConfig application and the Newton Panel Configurator, an
identifying name can be created for the processing channel that includes all
the modules in the path, such as SAT_4. The module icons can then be
dragged and dropped into the Newton Panel Configurator and the desired
parameters assigned to control knobs for the operator to adjust.
The SAT_4 channel in the example may have a number of adjustment
parameters that need to be controlled, such as video gain, black level, hue,
horizontal and vertical timing, audio levels and audio processing functions
such as sum, swap, and phase invert. These controls can be configured then
stored as nested setups which can be accessed when needed by navigating
through them using the Newton control panels.
The Newton control system recalls the current module parameters and dis-
plays them over each of the four control knobs. Each knob takes on the
functionality required for the parameter recalled. Parameters can be contin-
uously variable (such as gain), or enumerated steps (such as an on/off con-
trol.)
Once the setup of a control panel is complete, it can be saved to offline
storage, edited if required, and loaded to other control panels on the net-
work. This allows different operators to recall the setups they need for the
required broadcast or edit session.
For increased security, the Newton Panel Configurator allows the engineer
to specify the control available to each panel on the network. Access to a
frame, module, or set of parameters can be controlled.

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Using Newton
Figure 5. Newton Control Diagram
NetConfig with
Newton Control Extension
Newton Software
Control Panel
8960DEC
Control 8921ADT Control
Gecko Video Frame
Gecko Audio Frame
8960DEC
8921ADT
8900NET
Ethernet
Interface
8900NET
Ethernet
Interface
8960DEC
Video A to D
8921ADT
4 Ch Audio A to D
8960DEC
Video A to D
IRD Analog
Video Digital
Video
4 Ch Analog Audio
AES 1
AES 1
AES 2
AES 2
Concerto
Multi-Format Router
IRD
4 Ch Analog Audio
Sat 4
Sat 5
Encore Router Control
Ethernet Facility LAN
NetCentral
SNMP Monitoring
8921ADT
4 Ch Audio A to D
Newton Hardware Control Panel
Kameleon Frame
Kameleon Module Block Diagram
Kameleon Multi-Function
Module Control
IRD
Analog
Video Embedded SDI
8 Ch Analog
Audio
Concerto
Multi-Format Router
KAM-AV
Audio
Channel
Pairing
Audio
Delay and
Tracking
Audio Select
and
Sample Rate
Converter
Demultiplexer Multiplexer Delay and
VBI Control
Delay and
VBI Control Composite
Encoder
Video
Analog to
Digital
Converter
Video
Digital to
Analog
Converter
Frame
Synchronizer
Video/TSG
Select
Audio/TSG
Select
Up to 4 AES Pairs Up to 4 AES Pairs
Composite
Decoder
Test Signal
Generator
Frame
Reference
Test Signal
Generator
8 x 8 Audio
Processing
Matrix
Video
Processing
Subsystem
Passive Rear Module Passive Rear Module
Composite
or SDI
Up to 4
AES Pairs
(Balanced or
Unbalanced)
Up to 8
Analog
Audio
Channels
Composite
SDI
Up to 4
AES Pairs
(Balanced or
Unbalanced)
Up to 8
Analog
Audio
Channels
Audio
Analog to
Digital
Converters
Audio
Analog to
Digital
Converters
2000NET
Ethernet Interface
Video
Proc
Sat
4
Video
Timing
Sat
5
Audio
Proc
Sat
6
Master
Control
Sat
7
Studio
Sat
8
Edit
Sat
9Learn
Recall
Route
Mon
Enable
Ident
NEWTON
MODULAR CONTROL
Newton Hardware Control Panel
Video
Proc
Sat
4
Video
Timing
Sat
5
Audio
Proc
Sat
6
Master
Control
Sat
7
Studio
Sat
8
Edit
Sat
9
Route
Mon
Enable
Ident
NEWTON
MODULAR CONTROL
Learn
Recall Router
Router

20 Newton Instruction Manual
Section 1 — Newton Overview
Newton System Components and Options
Refer to Table 2 for a summary of the standard system components avail-
able with each Newton model and any options that can be purchased.
Table 2. Newton System Components and Options
Model Name Components
Newt-PC Software control panel application CD-ROM
NetConfig application
Newton Panel Configurator for NetConfig
Newton control panel application and system documentation in pdf format
rack mount copy Newton Control System Instruction Manual
Newt-RM 1 RU Rack Mount control panel
CD-ROM with:
NetConfig application
Newton Panel Configurator for NetConfig
Newton control panel application and system documentation in pdf format
rack mount copy Newton Control System Instruction Manual
NetConfig CD-ROM with:
NetConfig application
NetConfig Instruction Manual in pdf format
NetCentral NETCNTRLIII CD-ROM with:
Standalone copy of NetCentral Manager
rack mount copy Instruction Manual
8900NET Network Interface module for Gecko 8900 frames (required for Newton interface)
2000NET Network Interface module for Kameleon 2000 frames (required for Newton interface)