Sony PWS-110NM1
This is a smart-serial, SNMP, and HTTP connector that is used to monitor and configure the Sony PWS-110NM1 equipment.
About
The information on the device parameters is retrieved via SNMP communication. The matrix information is received over a smart-serial connection. Additional information is polled via API calls over an HTTP connection.
Version Info
| Range | Key Features | Based on | System Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Initial version | - | - |
| 1.0.1.x | QA version | 1.0.0.20 | - |
| 1.0.2.x [SLC Main] | Added DCF support | 1.0.0.45 | - |
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware |
|---|---|
| 1.0.1.x | 1.25 |
| 1.0.2.x | 1.25 |
System Info
| Range | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant | Linked Components | Exported Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.0.1.x | No | Yes | - | - |
| 1.0.2.x | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Configuration
Connections
Smart-Serial Main connection
This connector uses a serial connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SERIAL CONNECTION:
Interface connection:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
- IP port: The IP port of the device. Required.
SNMP Connection
This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
SNMP Settings:
- IP port: The IP port of the device.
- Get community string: The community string used when reading values from the device, by default public.
- Set community string: The community string used when setting values on the device, by default private.
HTTP connection
This connector uses an HTTP connection and requires the following input during element creation:
HTTP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP or URL of the destination.
- IP port: The IP port of the destination.
- Bus address: If the proxy server has to be bypassed, specify bypassproxy.
Initialization
On the Device Info > HTTP Credentials page, add the Username and Password for the HTTP connection.
Redundancy
There is no redundancy defined.
Web Interface
The web interface is only accessible when the client machine has network access to the product.
How to use
The element created using this connector consists of the data pages detailed below.
General
This page displays system information, including the System Time, System Description, System Location, System Contact, System Up Time, and other general parameters. This page has page buttons that open the following subpages:
- General Status: Displays status information concerning the IP Live System Manager, i.e., Status, General Status Description, System Stat Status, and Module Status table.
- NMI Gateway Status: Displays the NMI Module Gateway Status, NMI Module Status Description, and NMI Module Gateway Status Code.
- Gen Lock Status: Displays the Gen Lock Module Status, Gen Lock Module Description, and Gen Lock Status Code.
- NS-BUS Controller Status: Displays the NS-BUS Controller table, listing the Name, Status, Description, and Code.
- Redundancy: Displays the Redundancy, Redundancy Status, Redundant Status Description, and Redundant Status Code.
- External Router Status: Displays the External Router System Gateway table, with the System Name, Status, Description, and Status Code.
Network
This page displays the Interfaces and Address Translation tables. The operational status from the interfaces can also change based on incoming traps.
Product Information
This page displays the Product Information, Modules, and Remote Maintenance tables.
Traps
This page displays the Traps Destination table.
Alarms
This page displays the Error Status table. This table is cleared when a "Coldstart" trap is received.
Matrix
This page contains the matrix representation. The labels that are displayed here are influenced by the tables on the All Alias Labels page and by the Alias to Use parameter on the Session Configuration page.
Destinations (Outputs)
On this page, the Destinations table displays the matrix destinations, with the output Index, Label, Status, Connected Inputs, Protection Level, and Lock Status.
Sources (Inputs)
This page displays the Sources table. This table contains an Index (combination of port and alias information) and the input Label Name.
Port Status
This page contains the Source Port Error Info table and the Destination Port Error Info table. Both tables contain the Port Number, Level, Port Status, Error Status, Error Code, Error Severity, and Error Message columns.
All Alias Labels
This page contains the labels of the sources and destinations in the Source Alias Labels and Destination Alias Labels tables.
Session Configuration
This page displays the Device ID, Session ID, Device Description, Manufacture, Model, Name, User, Version, Protocol Version, Alias to Use, and Sequence Number, as well as the NS-BUS Connection Timeout, NS-BUS Connection Number of Retries, and Sequence Number. By selecting the Alias to Use you can determine which label column from the All Alias Labels page will be shown in the matrix view.
Available Device Services
This page contains the Available Device Services table. The Name and Version of the services can be found in this table.
Device Info
This page displays the Device Info, Device Name, ID, Device User, Serial Number, Device Manufacturer, Device Version, and Description.
Via a page button, the page also provides access to the HTTP Credentials that are used for the API calls. On the subpage, the Username and Password can be set.
Device Configuration
This page displays the Device Configuration table, containing the Config ID, Number, Config Type, Device ID, Config Name, Description, Content Type, and HasValue columns. You can recall a configuration by selecting it with the Configuration To Set parameter and using the Recall button.
The Parent ID, Parent Status, Parent Progress, and Parent Description are also displayed on this page, as well as the Configuration End Status and Status Description.
Finally, the page also contains the Status Load And Recall Child Devices table, which displays the Status, Progress, and Description of the recall, via the child ID.