3.5.2 CONNECTING A VIDEO ROUTER

(TriCaster 8000 only) With the appropriate software installed, TriCaster 8000 systems can control and access output from brands supporting the popular Grass Valley® Native Protocol are supported, as well as Black Magic Design® Video Hub routers.

The implementation offers a number of configuration options; a basic setup would be as follows:

 Connect the router to TriCaster by Ethernet cable, and then connect one (or more) of the router’s video outputs to TriCaster inputs with matching numbers, using suitable video cables.

(For example, by default router output number 3 would be connected to TriCaster’s Input 3 for control communication between the devices to be properly linked.)

 Click the Shutdown icon on TriCaster’s Home page (Startup), and click the

Administrator Mode at right.

 In the Administrator Mode panel, click Exit to Windows.

 Navigate to the C:\TriCaster\Configuration folder, and open the file named

router_setup.xml by double-clicking it (it will launch in Notepad).

This file is where you add the routers you wish TriCaster to recognize. Each router is identified by an entry you insert between the starting and closing “config” tags, as explained in the file comments.

A typical entry might be as follows:

 Save the file after editing, and re-launch TriCaster.

Note: TriCaster communicates with each using individual IP address and port numbers, allowing multiple routers to be connected simultaneously. Several TriCasters can even control either the same router(s) – especially useful when TriCaster control is mirrored.

File comments explain how you can bypass the default 1:1 mapping of router outputs to TriCaster inputs when required, or prevent accidental changes to inputs that are displayed on Program output, along with other extended configuration options.

BLACK MAGIC DESIGN® AUTO-DETECTION

For backwards compatibility reasons, these routers are auto-detected by default. (Black Magic® routers may use a USB control connection, rather than a network connection. The router’s firmware should be up to date. If detection fails, please contact BMD support for assistance.)

You can, if you wish, disable auto detection by editing the XML configuration file discussed above. (You might do this to avail yourself of the extended configuration options that are provided by doing so.) To do this, simply add the line below to the

<config> section of the file.

<blackmagic_config discovery="false"/>

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