You can control the Quick Frame videodisk (also known as the HP VDR) directly via an Ethernet connection. If multiple workstations are connected to your network, you can access the Quick Frame from any workstation that has Ethernet access to the Quick Frame. Please refer to your workstation's network configuration manual for instructions.
If you have multiple Quick Frames on your network, you may want to create a configuration entry for each of them. The syntax is:
device video controller name
server_name server
server_id socket
server_host host
buffer buffer exclusive
display display
defn
name ethernet_name
format format
bypass mode
enddefn
enddevice
device video controller name
The name is the name you want to assign to this device. Since your Quick Frame also has an Ethernet name, you may want to use that same name here.
server_name server
The server is the name of the executable that controls the Quick Frame. It resides in the product_bin. For the Quick Frame, server should be vtchpvdr. (If you relocate the server executable, or if the server is running on a different host than your application, you must specify the server as a full UNIX pathname.)
server_id socket
The socket is the socket number through which your application communicates with the Quick Frame server process. This number must be unique to your UNIX system for each defined device and (Alias|Wavefront and non-Alias|Wavefront) server process. If you are defining multiple Quick Frame configurations, you must use a different socket number for each Quick Frame.
server_host host
The host is the name of the workstation on which the server executes. The host name is different than the Ethernet name of the Quick Frame. The host name is typically the workstation on which you are running your application, but can be any of the workstations on your Ethernet network. If a different workstation is being used, you must ensure that your application has been installed on that server workstation as well. If you are accessing a Quick Frame from many workstations, you must ensure that each workstation's configuration file defines the same host (and not localhost) for that Quick Frame server process.
buffer buffer exclusive
The buffer is optionally used to specify the frame buffer to open when the Quick Frame is opened. Use the keyword exclusive to specify that the Quick Frame can access only this frame buffer. For information on the Quick Frame video frame buffer device, see page 319.
display display
The display entry is optionally used to specify how you want the disk location to be displayed. The default, timecode, displays disk locations using time code. To display disk locations as frame numbers, specify frame. Note that this setting does not affect the display format on the Quick Frame console.
name ethernet_name
The ethernet_name is the name of the Quick Frame on the Ethernet network.
format format
The format indicates whether your Quick Frame recognizes NTSC or PAL video. If this line is omitted, NTSC is used by default.
bypass mode
The mode indicates whether the D1 video input port is on or off. If off, the Quick Frame expects to receive image data across the Ethernet. This is the default. If on, the Quick Frame expects to record from the D1 video input port. This requires a D1 video frame buffer.
Tip: For information on setting up Quick Frame to receive control via Ethernet, refer to the manufacturer's manual.