EXtron Matrix 12800 User Guide

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Matrix 12800 Series

Matrix 12800 Wideband, Video, Sync, and Audio Matrix Switchers

68-556-01 Rev. B

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Precautions

Safety Instructions • English

This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment.

This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock.

Caution

Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.

Retain Instructions • The safety instructions should be kept for future reference.

Follow Warnings • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment or in the user

information.

Avoid Attachments • Do not use tools or attachments that are not recommended by the equipment

manufacturer because they may be hazardous.

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur que la documentation fournie avec le matériel contient des instructions importantes concernant l’exploitation et la maintenance (réparation).

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur de la présence dans le boîtier de l’appareil de tensions dangereuses non isolées posant des risques d’électrocution.

Attention

Lire les instructions• Prendre connaissance de toutes les consignes de sécurité et d’exploitation avant

d’utiliser le matériel.

Conserver les instructions• Ranger les consignes de sécurité aﬁn de pouvoir les consulter à l’avenir.

Respecter les avertissements • Observer tous les avertissements et consignes marqués sur le matériel ou

présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

Eviter les pièces de xation • Ne pas utiliser de pièces de ﬁxation ni d’outils non recommandés par le

fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

Dies es Symbol soll dem Benut zer in der im Liefer umfang ent haltenen Dokumentation besonders wichtige Hinweise zur Bedienung und Wartung (Instandhaltung) geben.

Dieses Symbol soll den Benutzer darauf aufmerksam machen, daß im Inneren des Gehäuses dieses Produktes gefährliche Spannungen, die nicht isoliert sind und die einen elektrischen Schock verursachen können, herrschen.

Achtung

Lesen der Anleitungen • Bevor Sie das Gerät zum ersten Mal verwenden, sollten Sie alle Sicherheits-und

Bedienungsanleitungen genau durchlesen und verstehen.

Aufbewahren der Anleitungen • Die Hinweise zur elektrischen Sicherheit des Produktes sollten Sie

aufbewahren, damit Sie im Bedarfsfall darauf zurückgreifen können.

Befolgen der Warnhinweise • Befolgen Sie alle Warnhinweise und Anleitungen auf dem Gerät oder in der

Benutzerdokumentation.

Keine Zusatzgeräte • Verwenden Sie keine Werkzeuge oder Zusatzgeräte, die nicht ausdrücklich vom

Hersteller empfohlen wurden, da diese eine Gefahrenquelle darstellen können.

Warning

Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This

equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or disable it.

Power disconnection • To remove power from the equipment safely, remove all power cords from the rear of

the equipment, or the desktop power module (if detachable), or from the power source receptacle (wall plug).

Power cord protection • Power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on or pinched by

items placed upon or against them.

Servicing • Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. To

prevent the risk of shock, do not attempt to service this equipment yourself because opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Slots and openings • If the equipment has slots or holes in the enclosure, these are provided to prevent

overheating of sensitive components inside. These openings must never be blocked by other objects.

Lithium battery • There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace it only with the

same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Avertissement

Alimentations• Ne faire fonctionner ce matériel qu’avec la source d’alimentation indiquée sur l’appareil. Ce

matériel doit être utilisé avec une alimentation principale comportant un ﬁl de terre (neutre). Le troisième contact (de mise à la terre) constitue un dispositif de sécurité : n’essayez pas de la contourner ni de la désactiver.

Déconnexion de l’alimentation• Pour mettre le matériel hors tension sans danger, déconnectez tous les cordons

d’alimentation de l’arrière de l’appareil ou du module d’alimentation de bureau (s’il est amovible) ou encore de la prise secteur.

Protection du cordon d’alimentation • Acheminer les cordons d’alimentation de manière à ce que personne ne

risque de marcher dessus et à ce qu’ils ne soient pas écrasés ou pincés par des objets.

Réparation-maintenance • Faire exécuter toutes les interventions de réparation-maintenance par un technicien

qualiﬁé. Aucun des éléments internes ne peut être réparé par l’utilisateur. Aﬁn d’éviter tout danger d’électrocution, l’utilisateur ne doit pas essayer de procéder lui-même à ces opérations car l’ouverture ou le retrait des couvercles risquent de l’exposer à de hautes tensions et autres dangers.

Fentes et orices • Si le boîtier de l’appareil comporte des fentes ou des oriﬁces, ceux-ci servent à empêcher

les composants internes sensibles de surchauffer. Ces ouvertures ne doivent jamais être bloquées par des objets.

Lithium Batterie • Il a danger d’explosion s’ll y a remplacment incorrect de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement

avec une batterie du meme type ou d’un ype equivalent recommande par le constructeur. Mettre au reut les batteries usagees conformement aux instructions du fabricant.

Vorsicht

Stromquellen • Dieses Gerät sollte nur über die auf dem Produkt angegebene Stromquelle betrieben werden.

Dieses Gerät wurde für eine Verwendung mit einer Hauptstromleitung mit einem geerdeten (neutralen) Leiter konzipiert. Der dritte Kontakt ist für einen Erdanschluß, und stellt eine Sicherheitsfunktion dar. Diese sollte nicht umgangen oder außer Betrieb gesetzt werden.

Stromunterbrechung • Um das Gerät auf sichere Weise vom Netz zu trennen, sollten Sie alle Netzkabel

aus der Rückseite des Gerätes, aus der externen Stomversorgung (falls dies möglich ist) oder aus der Wandsteckdose ziehen.

Schutz des Netzkabels • Netzkabel sollten stets so verlegt werden, daß sie nicht im Weg liegen und niemand

darauf treten kann oder Objekte darauf- oder unmittelbar dagegengestellt werden können.

Wartung • Alle Wartungsmaßnahmen sollten nur von qualiziertem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden.

Die internen Komponenten des Gerätes sind wartungsfrei. Zur Vermeidung eines elektrischen Schocks versuchen Sie in keinem Fall, dieses Gerät selbst öffnen, da beim Entfernen der Abdeckungen die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlags und/oder andere Gefahren bestehen.

Schlitze und Öffnungen • Wenn das Gerät Schlitze oder Löcher im Gehäuse aufweist, dienen diese zur

Vermeidung einer Überhitzung der empndlichen Teile im Inneren. Diese Öffnungen dürfen niemals von

anderen Objekten blockiert werden.

Litium-Batterie • Explosionsgefahr, falls die Batterie nicht richtig ersetzt wird. Ersetzen Sie verbrauchte

Batterien nur durch den gleichen oder einen vergleichbaren Batterietyp, der auch vom Hersteller empfohlen wird. Entsorgen Sie verbrauchte Batterien bitte gemäß den Herstelleranweisungen.

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre instrucciones importantes de operación y mantenimiento (o cambio de partes) que se desean destacar en el contenido de la documentación suministrada con los equipos.

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre la presencia de elementos con voltaje peligroso sin protección aislante, que puedan encontrarse dentro de la caja o alojamiento del producto, y que puedan representar riesgo de electrocución.

Precaucion

Leer las instrucciones • Leer y analizar todas las instrucciones de operación y seguridad, antes de usar el

equipo.

Conservar las instrucciones • Conservar las instrucciones de seguridad para futura consulta.

Obedecer las advertencias • Todas las advertencias e instrucciones marcadas en el equipo o en la

documentación del usuario, deben ser obedecidas.

Evitar el uso de accesorios • No usar herramientas o accesorios que no sean especiﬁcamente recomendados

por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

安全须知 • 中文

这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。

这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴露的危险电压，有触电危险。

注意

阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理解所有安全和使用说明。保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使用。遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安全和操作说明。避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或追加设备，以避免危险。

Advertencia

Alimentación eléctrica • Este equipo debe conectarse únicamente a la fuente/tipo de alimentación eléctrica

indicada en el mismo. La alimentación eléctrica de este equipo debe provenir de un sistema de distribución general con conductor neutro a tierra. La tercera pata (puesta a tierra) es una medida de seguridad, no puentearia ni eliminaria.

Desconexión de alimentación eléctrica • Para desconectar con seguridad la acometida de alimentación eléctrica

al equipo, desenchufar todos los cables de alimentación en el panel trasero del equipo, o desenchufar el módulo de alimentación (si fuera independiente), o desenchufar el cable del receptáculo de la pared.

Protección del cables de alimentación • Los cables de alimentación eléctrica se deben instalar en lugares donde

no sean pisados ni apretados por objetos que se puedan apoyar sobre ellos.

Reparaciones/mantenimiento • Solicitar siempre los servicios técnicos de personal calicado. En el interior no

hay partes a las que el usuario deba acceder. Para evitar riesgo de electrocución, no intentar personalmente la reparación/mantenimiento de este equipo, ya que al abrir o extraer las tapas puede quedar expuesto a voltajes peligrosos u otros riesgos.

Ranuras y aberturas • Si el equipo posee ranuras o oriﬁcios en su caja/alojamiento, es para evitar el

sobrecalientamiento de componentes internos sensibles. Estas aberturas nunca se deben obstruir con otros

objetos.

Batería de litio • Existe riesgo de explosión si esta batería se coloca en la posición incorrecta. Cambiar esta

batería únicamente con el mismo tipo (o su equivalente) recomendado por el fabricante. Desachar las baterías usadas siguiendo las instrucciones del fabricante.

警告

电源 • 该设备只能使用产品上标明的电源。设备必须使用有地线的供电系统供电。第三条线

（地线）是安全设施，不能不用或跳过。

拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源，请拔掉所有设备后或桌面电源的电源线，或任何接到市

电系统的电源线。

电源线保护 • 妥善布线，避免被踩踏，或重物挤压。维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。设备内部没有用户可以更换的零件。为避免出

现触电危险不要自己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。

通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔，它们是用来防止机内敏感元件过热。不要用任何东

西挡住通风孔。

锂电池 • 不正确的更换电池会有爆炸的危险。必须使用与厂家推荐的相同或相近型号的电池。

按照生产厂的建议处理废弃电池。

FCC Class A Notice

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. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment 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 equipment 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.

This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to ensure compliance with FCC emissions limits.

Table of Contents

Chapter One • Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1

About the Matrix 12800 Switchers .................................................................................1-2

Features ............................................................................................................................................1-4

Deﬁnitions ......................................................................................................................................1-8

Chapter Two • Installation ........................................................................................................2-1

Installation Overview .............................................................................................................. 2-2

Rack Mounting the Switcher...............................................................................................2-3

UL guidelines .............................................................................................................................2-3

Mounting instructions ..............................................................................................................2-3

Rear Panel Connections and Settings ............................................................................2-4

Pre-virtualization operations ..................................................................................................2-5

BME settings ........................................................................................................................2-5

Serial ports

Ground ................................................................................................................................. 2-8

UL guidelines for ground ..............................................................................................2-8

Power ...................................................................................................................................2-8

Virtualization/Control Software ...........................................................................................2-10

Installing the software ......................................................................................................2-10

Starting the software ........................................................................................................2-11

Post-Virtualization operations ..............................................................................................2-12

Wideband video, low resolution video, and sync connections

(wideband, video, and sync BMEs only) ........................................................................... 2-12

Audio connections (audio BMEs only)..............................................................................2-12

Remote control panel and front panel controller/Ethernet connections

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring ...........................................................................2-15

External sync connections (wideband and video BMEs only) .........................................2-16

........................................................................................................................... 2-7

......................2-14

PRELIMINARY

Other Settings ............................................................................................................................ 2-18

Serial port protocol switches .................................................................................................2-18

Baud rate switches .................................................................................................................. 2-18

Sync termination switches .....................................................................................................2-18

IP parameters initialization ...................................................................................................2-18

Chapter Three • Virtualization/Control Software ...................................................3-1

Explaining Virtual I/O Switching.......................................................................................3-2

Virtualization/Control Program .........................................................................................3-4

Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map) ...................................................................... 3-5

Reassigning virtual I/O connectors .......................................................................................3-10

Creating rooms within the system ........................................................................................3-12

Remote controlling the Matrix 12800 system .....................................................................3-14

......................................................................................................................................3-15

Ties

Presets ................................................................................................................................3-16

Save a preset ................................................................................................................3-16

Recall or delete a preset ..............................................................................................3-16

Icons and captions .............................................................................................................3-17

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Programming the matrix ofﬂine (emulate mode) .............................................................3-18

Saving and restoring matrix settings ...................................................................................3-20

Creating program byte strings .............................................................................................. 3-21

Ethernet operation .................................................................................................................3-21

Logging on to the switcher via the Ethernet...................................................................3-22

Ethernet protocol settings ................................................................................................3-23

Address and Name ﬁelds .............................................................................................3-24

Date and Time (GMT) ﬁelds ........................................................................................3-25

Administrator Password, User Password, and Mail Server Password ﬁelds .............3-25

E-mail Addressee ﬁelds ................................................................................................3-26

Windows buttons and drop boxes .......................................................................................3-27

Main screen menu bar options ......................................................................................... 3-27

File menu

System-Conﬁg selection ..............................................................................................3-27

Tools menu ................................................................................................................... 3-28

Preferences menu ........................................................................................................3-29

Virtual map screen menu bar options .............................................................................. 3-30

Return to main ............................................................................................................. 3-30

Conﬁgure menu

Special Characters ...................................................................................................................3-31

...................................................................................................................... 3-27

........................................................................................................... 3-30

PRELIMINARY

Chapter Four • Programmer’s Guide ..................................................................................4-1

RS-232/RS-422 Ports ...................................................................................................................4-2

Ethernet (LAN) Port ..................................................................................................................4-2

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. 4-2

Default IP addresses .................................................................................................................. 4-3

Establishing a connection ........................................................................................................4-4

Number of connections ............................................................................................................ 4-4

Host-to-Switcher Instructions .............................................................................................4-4

Switcher-Initiated Messages ............................................................................................... 4-5

Switcher Error Responses .....................................................................................................4-5

Using the Command/Response Tables ...........................................................................4-6

Symbol deﬁnitions

Command/response table for SIS commands ........................................................................4-8

Command/Response table for IP SIS commands ................................................................. 4-17

Symbol deﬁnitions

............................................................................................................... 4-6

............................................................................................................. 4-17

Special Characters ...................................................................................................................4-18

Chapter Five • Web Operations ..............................................................................................5-1

Download the Startup Page ................................................................................................ 5-2

Status Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 5-3

System Status page ...................................................................................................................5-3

BME Status page .......................................................................................................................5-4

MKP/MCP Status page .............................................................................................................. 5-4

DSVP page ..................................................................................................................................5-5

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Conﬁguration Tab ...................................................................................................................... 5-5

System Conﬁguration page ..................................................................................................... 5-5

Administration ﬁelds ................................................................................................................ 5-6

Matrix IP settings ﬁelds ............................................................................................................ 5-6

Name ﬁeld ...........................................................................................................................5-6

IP Address ﬁeld .................................................................................................................... 5-6

Gateway IP Address ﬁeld ....................................................................................................5-6

Subnet Mask ﬁeld ................................................................................................................ 5-6

Hardware Address ﬁeld.......................................................................................................5-7

Email Settings page .................................................................................................................. 5-7

Mail IP Address ﬁeld ............................................................................................................ 5-7

User Name ﬁeld ................................................................................................................... 5-7

Password ﬁeld ...................................................................................................................... 5-8

E-mail Address ﬁelds ...........................................................................................................5-8

File Management Tab ..............................................................................................................5-8

File Management page ............................................................................................................5-8

Control Tab .....................................................................................................................................5-9

Set and View Ties page ............................................................................................................5-9

RGBHV Settings page .............................................................................................................5-10

Changing the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs)

Muting and unmuting one or all outputs........................................................................5-12

Changing the RGB delay ...................................................................................................5-12

Global Presets page ................................................................................................................ 5-13

Saving a preset ..................................................................................................................5-14

Recalling a preset ..............................................................................................................5-14

Physical Connections pages ...................................................................................................5-14

.........................5-11

Chapter 6 • Upgrades and Maintenance .........................................................................6-1

Opening and Closing the Matrix Switcher ................................................................. 6-2

Opening the switcher ...............................................................................................................6-2

Closing the switcher .................................................................................................................6-3

Removing and Installating the Fan Assembly ........................................................ 6-4

Removing and Installing the Power Supply Module .......................................... 6-6

Removing the power supply module ....................................................................................6-6

Installing the power supply module ......................................................................................6-7

Replacing the Fuse ....................................................................................................................6-8

Removing and Cleaning the Filter ................................................................................... 6-9

Setting the DIP Switches ..................................................................................................... 6-10

Swapping the serial port protocol (RS-232/RS-422) ...........................................................6-10

Changing the serial port baud rate ...................................................................................... 6-11

Changing the sync termination ............................................................................................6-12

Removing and Installing the Controller Card and Replacing the

Firmware .......................................................................................................................................6-13

Removing the primary or redundant controller card ........................................................ 6-13

Updating the ﬁrmware ..........................................................................................................6-14

Installing the controller card .................................................................................................6-15

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Removing and Installing the I/O Card and Setting the Audio Gain ..........6-16

Removing the I/O card ............................................................................................................ 6-18

Setting the default audio gain .............................................................................................6-19

Installing the I/O card ............................................................................................................. 6-20

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................6-21

Power supplies ......................................................................................................................... 6-21

Controller card(s) ....................................................................................................................6-22

Input/output cards ..................................................................................................................6-23

Cooling .....................................................................................................................................6-23

Communication with the FPC 5000 ......................................................................................6-23

Appendix A • Ethernet Connection .................................................................................... A-1

Ethernet Link ............................................................................................................................... A-2

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................ A-2

Default address ........................................................................................................................ A-2

Pinging to determine Matrix IP Address ........................................................................... A-3

Pinging to determine Web IP address ............................................................................... A-3

Connecting as a Telnet client ................................................................................................. A-4

Telnet tips

............................................................................................................................ A-4

Open .............................................................................................................................. A-4

Escape character and Esc key ....................................................................................... A-5

Local echo ...................................................................................................................... A-5

Set carriage return-line feed ........................................................................................ A-5

Close .............................................................................................................................. A-5

Help ............................................................................................................................... A-5

Quit ................................................................................................................................ A-5

PRELIMINARY

Subnetting — A Primer .......................................................................................................... A-6

Gateways ................................................................................................................................... A-6

Local and remote devices ........................................................................................................ A-6

IP addresses and octets ............................................................................................................ A-6

Subnet masks and octets ......................................................................................................... A-6

Determining whether devices are on the same subnet ..................................................... A-7

Appendix B • Reference Information ................................................................................B-1

Speciﬁcations ...............................................................................................................................B-2

Part Numbers and Accessories ...........................................................................................B-5

Matrix 12800 BMEs ...................................................................................................................B-5

Optional accessories .................................................................................................................B-5

Cables ..........................................................................................................................................B-5

Bulk cable and termination tools

Terminated cable assemblies ..............................................................................................B-6

All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners.

.......................................................................................B-5

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Matrix 12800 Switchers

Chapter One

Introduction

About the Matrix 12800 Switchers

Features

Deﬁnitions

PRELIMINARY

Introduction

About the Matrix 12800 Switchers

The Extron Matrix 12800 Series of switchers is a family of matrix switcher basic module enclosures (BMEs) and an optional front panel controller (FPC 5000) that allows you to create an video and/or audio matrix system with up to 128 inputs and 128 outputs speciﬁcally tailored to meet your requirements. The Matrix 12800 Series includes:

 • Wideband video switcher BME — A rack mountable 10U switcher that

routes video (red [R], green [G], and blue [B] video planes, component video,

S-video, and composite video) from any input to any one or more outputs.

 • Video switcher BME — A rack-mountable 10U switcher that routes low

resolution (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) component video, S-video, and composite

video from any input to any one or more outputs.

 • Sync switcher BME — A rack-mountable 10U switcher that routes horizontal

(H) and vertical (V) or composite sync from any input to any one or more

outputs.

 • Audio switcher BME — A rack-mountable 10U switcher that routes balanced

or unbalanced audio from any input to any one or more outputs.

 • FPC 5000 Front Panel Controller — A rack-mountable device that permits

front panel conﬁguration of the inputs and outputs and control of additional

system features.

Wideband (RGBHV and RGBS) video requires at least one wideband BME to handle the R, G, and/or B video planes and at least one sync BME to handle the H and/or V or the composite sync plane. A complete 128 input by 128 output RGBHV and audio matrix consists of three video switching BMEs (one each for R, G, and B), two sync BMEs (one each for H and V), and an audio switching BME with, optionally, an FPC 5000 (ﬁgure 1-1).

The rear panel of the sync or wideband video BME features a full complement of input and output BNC connectors, and the rear panel of the audio BME features a full complement of input and output captive screw connectors. The full complement of connectors permits the switcher to be upgraded or expanded to accommodate any system just by replacing or adding a new internal circuit card. The circuit cards, fans, and power supplies are hot swappable, eliminating the need to power down the matrix during ﬁeld upgrades or expansion.

The Matrix 12800 sync switcher BME’s microprocessor monitors and self-diagnoses the controller circuit cards, the input/output (I/O) circuit cards, the power supplies, and the cooling fans. The switcher’s dual redundant power supplies and cooling fans ensure reliable operation 24 hours a day. If a power supply or a fan fails, the switcher can continue to operate normally without danger of overheating. The switcher provides local visual and audio indications of the failure and reports the failure via the Ethernet and RS-232/RS-422 links. A technician can then replace the hot-swappable faulty component with no interruption of a mission-critical system.

The Matrix 12800 system can be controlled with an optional FPC 5000 or via the RS-232/RS-422, telnet, or Ethernet link using a control system, a PC, or Extron’s MKP 1200 remote keypad and/or MCP 1000/MKP 1000 remote control panels. The FPC 5000 has a large LCD touch panel that allows direct access and total control over all presets and switching functions. FPC 5000 menus provide an intuitive interface for quick and easy setup and programming. Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) is a set of basic ASCII code commands that provide simple control through a third party control system or PC without programming long, obscure strings of code.

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Matrix 12800 Switchers • Introduction

EXT. FDD

MOUSEK/B

NET

PRN

AC 100V-230V INPUT

DIO

COM4

COM3

VGA

COM2

COM1

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

LISTED 1T23 I.T.E.

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

CAUTION

For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

REDUNDANT AC POWER INPUT

ANAHEIM, CA

SYNC

MADE IN USA

+V -V

ADDRESS

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

OUT

OUTPUTS

100

101

102

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For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

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MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

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1-89-1617-24

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Computer

Projector

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Matrix 12800 Audio

R G B

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Figure 1-1 — Typical Matrix 12800 application

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Introduction, cont’d

RS-232/

422

Input Horz. Vert. 01 31.50 60.00 02 31.50 60.00 03 31.50 60.00 04 48.01 67.50 05 48.01 67.50 06 48.01 67.50 07 48.01 67.50 08 61.55 72.00 09 61.55 72.00 10 61.55 72.00 11 61.55 72.00 12 61.55 72.00

• • •

3rd party control system

Windows-based control program on

LAN or IP connection

MATRIX INPUT STATUS

Input # 01

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 02

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 03

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 04

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 05

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 06

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 07

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 08

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 09

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 10

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 11

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 12

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 01

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Ethernet

Features

Input and output connectors — All connectors are clearly labeled as either input or

output for easy installation. With Extron’s virtualization/control software,

a visual map can be printed for easy representation of the virtual I/Os. This

feature reduces the time required for setup and programming.

Bandwidth — Bandwidth is a minimum of 375 MHz (-3 dB), fully loaded. This

high bandwidth allows Extron’s switchers to switch everything from NTSC

video to high-resolution computer video.

Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP

unmanned, remote locations, it is vital to know that sources are active and

switching. Extron’s exclusive DSVP conﬁrms that input sources are active

by scanning all sync inputs for active signals. DSVP provides instantaneous

frequency feedback for composite sync or separate horizontal and vertical

sync signals via the switcher’s RS-232/RS-422 port. The frequency

information can be displayed on any control system or in a Windows®-based

control program on a local-area network (LAN) or internet (IP) connection

(ﬁgure 1-2).

™

) — In critical environments or

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Figure 1-2 — DSVP data display

Rooming — Each Matrix 12800 system can be programmed to group multiple

outputs to speciﬁc “rooms”, allowing them to have their own presets. The

system can have up to 32 rooms, each of which can have up to 10 presets.

™

Triple-Action Switching

(RGB delay) — RGB delay blanks the screen when the

matrix switcher switches to a new RGB video source. The new sync signals

precede the RGB signals, so there is no noise-ﬁlled scramble shown during

the transition. The time delay between the RGB and sync signals is user

adjustable up to ﬁve seconds via SIS and Windows program control.

Operational ﬂexibility — Operations such as input/output selection, setting of

presets, and adjustment of audio levels can be performed at the front panel controller, over the primary and secondary RS-232/RS-422 links, or via the Ethernet link. The RS-232/RS-422 links allow remote control via two PCs or control systems. The Ethernet link allows multiple remote links with two levels of password protection.

• Front Panel Controller — The optional FPC 5000 Front Panel Controller

allows easy conﬁguration of inputs and outputs, as well as control of additional system features.

• Virtualization/control software — For RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet remote

control from a PC, Extron includes its Windows-based control software with every matrix switcher. This icon-driven software uses a drag-and-drop/ point-and-click interface to make I/O conﬁguration and other customization functions simple and convenient. The Windows-based control program also has an emulation mode that lets you create a switcher conﬁguration ﬁle at the home ofﬁce and then download it for use on site.

• Simple Instruction Set (SIS) — The SIS is a set of basic ASCII code commands

that provide simple control through a PC or control system. Instead of programming in long, obscure strings of code, SIS makes it easy to operate the matrix using RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

• Remote control — The Matrix 12800 switchers are remote controllable, using

an MKP 1200 control keypad and/or an MCP 1000 master control panel and any combination of MCP 1000 slave control panels and/or MKP 1000 slave control keypads. Each MCP 1000 can be used for one-touch switching for a particular output and for selecting global presets. The MKP 1200 and each MKP 1000 is dedicated to an output and can be used to select a different input for that output or to select a preset.

 The MKP 1200 is directly connected to the MCP/MKP Comm port on

BME 0 of the Matrix 12800 system.

 The MCP 1000 master control panel is connected to one of the

RS-232/RS-422 ports. MCP 1000 slave control panels and/or MKP 1000 slave control keypads are connected to the MCP 1000 master control panel. The remote control devices are easy to use and provide tactile buttons for quick selection.

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Matrix 12800 Switchers • Introduction

1-5

Introduction, cont’d

Power

Primary

Power

Supply

Redundant

Power

Supply

Primary

Power

Supply

Redundant

Power

Supply

AC Power

Operational reliability — The Matrix 12800 can support round-the-clock operation

in mission-critical applications, using a combination of self-diagnosis, hot-

swappable components, and optional redundant components.

• Advanced computer-aided diagnostics — The Matrix 12800 performs self

diagnostics, 24 hours a day, of the I/O cards, primary and redundant power supply voltages, controller cards, cooling status, and the overall functional status of the matrix. The status can be monitored off-site for unmanned applications via the Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 communications ports.

• Dual redundant, hot swappable controller cards — The primary and

redundant controller cards are internally mounted. The primary and redundant controller cards can each initiate conﬁguration changes or other matrix switcher operations. Each card has an RS-232/RS-422 port for connection of a PC or control system. Redundant controllers mean zero downtime for the system. There is no loss of functionality should one of the controller cards fail. A failed controller card is easily replaceable through the front door with no tools required. Hot swappable controllers allow the user to replace either at any time — without powering down the matrix.

• Dual redundant, hot swappable power supplies — The internally mounted

primary and redundant power supplies are conﬁgured to automatically switch over from a primary supply to a hot redundant supply in the case of a failure.

The complete power circuit, from the plug, through the power supplies,

to the power’s insertion onto the power distribution plane, is separate and redundant (ﬁgure 1-3). If the installation includes uninterruptible or completely separate power sources, the switcher remains powered up through any power interruption short of a simultaneous loss of power on both power sources.

PRELIMINARY

Figure 1-3 — Redundant power supply backs up primary

The ready hot redundant power supplies means zero downtime for the system

and no loss of functionality should one of the primary supplies fail. Should a primary power supply fail, the redundant power supply immediately assumes the load of the failed primary supply. A failed power supply is easily replaceable through the front door at any time — without powering down the matrix, and with no tools required.

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• Dual redundant, hot swappable cooling fans —Fourcoolingfansare

providedforventilationandheatmanagement.Fanandtemperaturesensors identifyproblems,whicharereportedlocallywithvisualindicationsand remotelyviatheEthernetandRS-232/RS-422links.Fansandthelterare easilyreplaceablethroughthefrontdoorwithonlyascrewdriverrequired.

• Field upgradable, hot swappable modular design —Thearchitectureofthe

Matrix12800allowsyoutorepair,upgrade,orexpandthematrixbysimply installinganewI/Omodule.Hotswappablecomponentsallowtheuserto replaceanyI/Omoduleatanytime—withoutpoweringdownthematrix.

• Low mean-time-to-repair —Fullaccesstoalloftheinternalmodulesand

assembliesisavailablethroughthefrontdoor,providingeasymaintenance andserviceability.

Switching ﬂexibility —Individuallybuffered,independentmatrixswitched

outputs.AnyinputcanbeswitchedtoanyoralloutputswithinaBME.

SmartControl microprocessor —TheSmartControlmicroprocessorcandetermine

howmanyinputsandoutputsareinuseandconguresitselfforeaseofuse inanyapplication.

Channel to channel isolation —TheMatrix12800Seriesprovidesexcellent

isolationbetweenchannelsandextremelylowelectromagneticemissions— perfectforminimizingsignalleakageinhighsecurityorgovernment environments.

Presets —

Video genlock —TheMatrix12800includesbroadcastqualityNTSC/PAL/

Two AC power inputs —Foraddedpowerreliability,some24-hourenvironments

Password protection —Therearetwolevelsofpasswordprotectionatlog-in:

Rack mount —

TheMatrix12800canbeconguredforseveraldifferentapplications

withouttheneedtochangesettingseachtimetheapplicationchanges.

SECAMvideogenlockcapabilitiesthatenableverticalintervalswitching. Verticalintervalswitchingresultsinsmooth,seamlesstransitionswhen switchingbetweeninputs.

providetwoseparateACpowersources,oneasprimaryandthesecond asbackup.TheMatrix12800hastwoACpowerinputsforcontinuous connectiontobothpowersources.

administratoranduser.AdministratorshavefullaccesstoallMatrix12800 switchingcapabilitiesandeditingfunctions.Userscanselectinputsand outputs,setandrecallpresets,andviewallsettingswiththeexceptionof passwords.

Theswitchersaremountableinanyconventional19"widerack.

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Matrix 12800 Switchers • Introduction

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Introduction, cont’d

Deﬁnitions

The following terms apply to Extron Matrix Switchers, and are used throughout this manual:

Tie — An input-to-output connection. Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied

to more than one input.)

Conﬁguration — May consist of one tie or one or more sets of ties. Current conﬁguration — The conﬁguration that is currently being used (also

called conﬁguration 0).

Global memory preset — A conﬁguration that has been stored. The Matrix 12800

can support up to 64 global presets. When a global preset is retrieved from

memory, it becomes the current conﬁguration.

Room — A Room consists of a smaller subset of virtual outputs that are logically

related to each other, as determined by the operator. The Matrix 12800

supports up to 32 rooms, each of which consists of from 1 to 16 virtual

outputs.

Room memory preset — A conﬁguration consisting of virtual outputs in a single

room that has been stored. When a room preset is retrieved from memory,

it becomes the current conﬁguration. The Matrix 12800 supports up to 10

room presets per room. Selecting a room preset only changes the ties to

outputs that are assigned to that room. All other ties outside the room are not

affected.

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Matrix 12800 Switchers

Chapter Two

Installation

Installation Overview

Rack Mounting the Switcher

Rear Panel Connections and Settings

Other Settings

PRELIMINARY

Installation

Installation Overview

The Matrix 12800 BMEs that make up a Matrix 12800 system can be installed in a rack or a cabinet, if desired. Each BME must be connected on a daisy chain to the other BMEs in the system and cannot be separated from the other BMEs by more than 25' (7.6 m). The BMEs can be rack- or cabinet-mounted in any order.

Give careful consideration to the location of the equipment in a room. Poor planning can result in problems. The number of cables involved can result in a cluttered appearance. Power and ventilation requirements are a consideration. Although a BME is not noisy by itself, the background noise generated by a rack of Matrix 12800 switchers could be distracting.

The following restrictions apply to installing BMEs:

• OneBMEmustbeassignedtheaddressofBME0.

• AsyncswitchercannotbeBME0.

• Addressassignmentsmustbesequentialandmaynotskipnumbers,withthe

• AnaudioBMEusestwovirtualaddresses,butisphysicallyassignedasingle

• Addressassignmentsof0through8arevalid;aBMEthatisassignedaddress

• AsystemislimitedtooneortwoaudioBMEs.

Install and set up a Matrix 12800 system for operation as follows:

exception of the BME sequentially after the audio BME.

number. For example, an audio BME at physical address 5 occupies virtual

addresses 5 and 6. A subsequent BME should be set to physical address 7.

9 is ignored.

PRELIMINARY

Disconnect power from all of the equipment, including the video source(s)

(such as computers or DVD players), and the devices that receive the matrixswitched video and/or audio.

Rack mount the switcher, if desired.

Ground the BMEs using the ground terminal (most models).

Set the BME addresses.

Connect the BME COMM interconnecting cables.

Connect the serial cable(s) to BME 0’s RS-232/RS-422 port(s) and to the PC(s)

or control system(s).

Connect the AC power cables to the BMEs.

Printed circuit cards can become dislodged from their edge connectors during

shipment. Reseat all I/O and controller circuit cards before initial power up.

Reseat all circuit cards. See chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”.

Apply AC power to the BMEs and verify the BMEs power up normally.

Load the Matrix 128000 System Virtualization Control software (see

“Virtualization/Control Software”, later in this chapter).

Virtualize the Matrix 12800 system if required (see chapter 3, “Virtualization/

Control Software”).

Connect all input and output cabling to the Matrix 12800 system.

Connect all desired remote control panels and remote keypads and connect

the switcher to the Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN), if desired.

Set the sync termination switches, if desired.

If using the Ethernet capability, initialize the Internet protocol (IP) parameters.

See chapter 3, “Virtualization/Control Software”.

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Matrix 12800 Switchers • Installation

Rack Mounting the Switcher

The Matrix 12800 sync, wideband video, video, and audio BMEs are rackmountable, 10U high, 17.5" wide (19" wide, including rack ears) metal enclosures. The appropriate rack mounting kit is included with the switcher. Rack mount the switcher as follows:

UL guidelines

The following Underwriters Laboratories (UL) guidelines pertain to the installation of the Matrix 12800 switcher BME into a rack.

. Elevated operating ambient temperature — If installed in a closed or

multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) speciﬁed by Extron.

. Reduced air ﬂow — Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such

that the amount of air ﬂow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

. Mechanical loading — Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such

that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.

. Circuit overloading — Consideration should be given to the connection of the

equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

. Reliable earthing (grounding) — Reliable earthing of rack-mounted

equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (e.g. use of power strips.

122 °F (+50 °C)

PRELIMINARY

Mounting instructions

1. Insert the switcher into the rack, align the holes in the mounting bracket with

those of the rack.

. Secure the switcher to the rack using the supplied machine screws.

Matrix 12800 Switchers • Installation

2-3

Installation, cont’d

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

LISTED

1T23 I.T.E.

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

CAUTION

For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

ANAHEIM, CA

SYNC

MADE IN USA

+V -V

ADDRESS

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

OUTPUTS

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PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

OUT

16 4

5 14

9 1010

Rear Panel Connections and Settings

All connectors and switches (with the exception of the serial port protocol, baud rate, and sync termination DIP switches) are on the rear panel. Figure 2-1 shows the Matrix 12800 wideband video switcher. The sync and video switcher is housed in similar 10U enclosures. The Matrix 12800 audio switcher is housed in a similar 10U enclosure, but with 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors.

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Figure 2-1 — Matrix 12800 wideband switcher rear panel features

BME address switch — See page 2-5.

BME COMM interconnect ports — See page 2-6.

Primary and Secondary RS-232/RS-422 ports — See page 2-7.

Ground terminal — See page 2-8.

Primary and Redundant AC Power Input connectors — See page 2-8.

Primary and Redundant AC Power Input switches — See page 2-9.

Power Supplies LEDs — See page 2-9.

CPU Status LEDs — See page 2-9.

Wideband and sync input connectors — See page 2-12.

Wideband and sync output connectors — See page 2-12.

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

SYNC

+V -V

ADDRESS

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

OUT

BME

ADDRES

ANAHEIM, CA MADE IN USA

For protection against r

isk of

fire, replace only with sam

type and rating of fuse

CAUTION

ADDRESS

BME

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

100-240V 0.5A MAX 50/60Hz

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

100-240V 0.5A MAX 50/60Hz

PRIMARY REDUNDANT

POWER SUPPLIES

+v -v

CPU STATUS

PRIMARY REDUNDANT

SYNC

OUT

Balanced and unbalanced audio input connectors — See page 2-13.

Audio outputs connectors — See page 2-14.

FPC Comm port — (FUTURE CAPABILITY)

MCP/MKP Comm ports — See page 2-14.

Ethernet port — See page 2-15.

External Sync connectors — See page 2-16.

Pre-virtualization operations

BME settings

BME address switch — Each BME must be set to a unique address of 0

through 8. Address 9 is invalid. The addresses used in the system must be sequential with no skipped numbers, other than as required for audio BMEs.

Audio BMEs occupy two BME addresses: the set address and the set address plus 1 (for example, if the audio BME is set to address 3, it occupies addresses 3 and 4). Set the next BME after the audio BME to the audio BME’s set address number plus 2 (for example, if the audio BME is set to address 3, set the next BME to address 5).

Sync BMEs cannot be set to address 0.

To set the BME address, press the + and - buttons on the BME Address switch on the rear panel of the switcher (ﬁgure 2-2).

PRELIMINARY

Figure 2-2 — Setting a BME address

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Installation, cont’d

BME COMM interconnect ports — If the Matrix 12800 system consists of

more than one BME, the BMEs must be connected together in a daisy chain using Extron-supplied RJ-45 cables.

Connect the ﬁrst daisy chain from BME 0’s BME Comm Out connector to the nearest BME’s BME Comm In connector (ﬁgure 2-3). In a rack whose BMEs are numbered sequentially, this would be BME 1. But, since not all systems are conﬁgured alike, call this module BME n.

Connect the next RJ-45 cable from BME n’s BME Comm Out connector to the nearest unconnected BME’s (BME n+1’s) BME Comm In connector.

IN OUT

MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

80 96 112

128

BME COMM

ETHERNET

MCP/MKP COMM

BME 1

IN OUT

PRIMARY FPC COMM

A B C D E

SECONDARY

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

To BME 2

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

SECONDARY

A B C D E

From BME 0

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Figure 2-3 — Daisy-chaining BMEs

Continue connecting RJ-45 cables from each daisy-chained module’s BME Comm Out connector to the next module’s BME Comm In connector until all modules are included in the chain. When all of the BMEs are connected, each of the BMEs in the system is connected to at least one other BME via the BME Comm connectors.

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MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

FPC COMM

SECONDARY PRIMARY

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM

ETHERNET

BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

80 96 112

128

To Secondary

Host System/Device

Serial Port

To Primary

Host System/Device

Serial Port

Male Connector

RS-232 FunctionPin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

— TX RX

—

Gnd

—

Not used Transmit data Receive data Not used Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

RS-422 Function

TX+

TX-

RX+

RX-

Gnd

— — — —

Transmit data (+) Transmit data (-) Receive data (+) Receive data (-) Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

Female

Serial ports

Primary and Secondary RS-232/RS-422 ports — For systems consisting of

a single switcher or for BME 0 on a multi-BME system, connect host devices (such as computers or touch panel control systems) or MCP 1000 remote control panels (refer to the MCP 1000 Remote Control Panel User’s Manual) to the Primary and Secondary RS-232/RS-422 ports (ﬁgure 2-4). These 9-pin D connectors provide for serial RS-232/RS-422 control of the matrix switcher. Figure 2-5 shows how to wire the connectors.

Both ports are connected to both controller circuit cards; a redundant controller is not required to use the Secondary RS-232/RS-422 port.

Figure 2-4 — Connecting host controller(s)

Figure 2-5 — RS-232/RS-422 port pinout

After the BMEs have been virtualized, the system can be controlled through this connection using the PC or other host system that can generate the proper commands.

The Matrix 12800 Switchers are factory conﬁgured for RS-232 control. To use the switcher under RS-422 control, you must change an internal DIP switch. See chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance” for details.

The default communications rate is 9600 baud. Baud rates of 19.2, 38.4, and 115 are also available, see chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance” for details. If equipped with a redundant controller, the primary and redundant controllers must be conﬁgured for the same communications protocol and transfer rates.

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POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

SYNC

+V -V

ADDRESS

OUT

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

BME

ADDRES

ANAHEIM, CA MADE IN USA

For protection against r

isk of

fire, replace only with sam

type and rating of fuse

CAUTION

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

100-240V 0.5A MAX 50/60Hz

PRIMARY AC POWER INPUT

100-240V 0.5A MAX 50/60Hz

PRIMARY REDUNDANT

POWER SUPPLIES

+v -v

CPU STATUS

PRIMARY REDUNDANT

SYNC

OUT

Primary AC Power Input

Redundant AC

Power Input

Ground

Ground terminal — If the power outlets do not provide connections to the

building’s protective ground, connect ground straps between this terminal lug on all BMEs and a hard building ground. Secure the ground straps with the nut and washer included with each BME.

N N

UL guidelines for ground

1. The building installation shall provide a means for connection to protective

2. Theequipmentistobeconnectedtothatmeans;and

3. A SERVICE PERSON shall check whether or not the socket-outlet from

Power

You are responsible for providing the ground straps.

Some earlier BMEs do not have the ground terminal.

The equipment is intended to be used in a location having equipotential bonding.

earth;and

which the equipment is to be powered provides a connection to the building protective earth (ground). If not, the SERVICE PERSON shall arrange for the installation of a PROTECTIVE EARTHING CONDUCTOR from the separate protective earthing terminal to the protective earth wire in the building.

Primary and Redundant AC Power Input connectors — Connect a standard

IEC power cord between the rear panel Primary AC Power Input connector and a 100 to 240VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz power source (ﬁgure 2-6).

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Figure 2-6 — Connecting power

If this BME is equipped with redundant power supplies A and B, connect a second IEC power cord between the Redundant AC Power Input connector and either an uninterruptible power source or a power source that is completely independent from the primary power source.

POWER SUPPLIES

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

+V -V

CPU STATUS

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

Primary and Redundant AC Power Input switches — For BME 0 to recognize

all of the BMEs in the daisy chain, BME 0 may not be powered on before the other BMEs. Rather, turn on BME 0 at the same time or after the other BMEs.

During shipment, circuit cards can become dislodged from their edge connectors

during shipment. Reseat all I/O and controller cards before initial power up. See chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, for the applicable procedures.

Toggle the Primary AC Power Input switch to the on () position to power up the BME.

If this BME is equipped with redundant power supplies A and B, toggle the Redundant AC Power Input switch to the on (

Power Supplies LEDs — On power up, observe that the +V and -V Primary

LEDs light to indicate that the supplied power is within tolerance.

) position.

CPU Status LEDs — On power up, observe that the Primary CPU Status LED

If this BME is equipped with a redundant controller

Both LEDs blink at startup. After startup, the LED for the active controller

blinks and the LED for the standby controller lights steadily.

If this BME is equipped with redundant power supplies A and B, on power up, observe that the +V and -V Redundant LEDs light to indicate that the supplied power is within tolerance. If the primary A and/or B power supply fails, the Primary LEDs go out and the Redundant LEDs blink to indicate that the redundant A and/or B power supply is supplying the load.

blinks initially to indicate that internal startup housekeeping is occurring and then, assuming that the primary controller is the active controller, blinks to indicate that the primary controller is ready.

card, observe that the Redundant CPU Status LED blinks initially and then, assuming that the redundant controller is the standby controller, lights steadily to indicate that the redundant controller is ready. If the primary controller fails, the Primary CPU Status LED goes out and the Redundant CPU Status LED blinks to indicate that the redundant controller is the active controller.

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Virtualization/Control Software

The Extron-supplied Matrix 12800 System Virtualization/Control software, which runs on a Windows-type computer and communicates with the matrix switcher via the Ethernet and/or the RS-232/RS-422 ports on BME 0, provides an easy way to virtualize the matrix switcher and to set up ties and sets of ties. Virtualization is required before system operation to map the virtual inputs and outputs to the physical inputs and outputs.

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The program is compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Updates to this program can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (www.extron.com).

Installing the software

The program is contained on the Extron Software Products disk. Install the software as follows:

The Extron software disk window appears (ﬁgure 2-7).

If your Matrix 12800 switcher was previously set up for RS-232, and your

computer comm port uses RS-422, you must change an internal DIP switch. See Chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, for details.

Matrix 3200/6400 switchers use the same software as the Matrix 12800.

. Insert the disk into the drive. The installation program should start

automatically. If it does not self-start, run Launch.exe from the disk.

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Figure 2-7 — Software disk window

2. Click the Software tab (ﬁgure 2-7).

Matrix 12800 Switchers • Installation

3. Scroll to the desired program and click Install (ﬁgure 2-8).

Figure 2-8 — Software installation

4. Follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the installation of the Matrix

Switchers Control Program creates a MTRX6400 directory, and it places the following two icons into a group folder named “Extron Electronics\Matrix Switchers”:

  • Matrix Switcher 6400+12800 Control Program   • Matrix 12800 Help

Starting the software

Click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Matrix 6400+12800 Control Program to start the program. Select the appropriate Comm port or Ethernet

port, or to select Emulate mode. After you select the Comm or Ethernet port, the software looks for the Matrix system, reads its conﬁguration, and then displays it in the Extron’s Matrix 12800 Control Program window.

Virtualize the system using the detailed instructions in chapter 3, “Virtualization/ Control Software”.

Emulate mode allows you to operate the software without having a matrix

switcher connected to the PC. It can be used as a learning tool or to do advance work in your ofﬁce before it is needed at the installation site.

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DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

LISTED

1T23 I.T.E.

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

CAUTION

For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

ANAHEIM, CA

MADE IN USA

+V -V

ADDRESS

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

1-8

9-16 17-24

25-32 33-40 41-48 49-56

57-64

65-72 73-80

81-88 89-96 97-104 105-112

113-120

121-128

Post-Virtualization operations

Wideband video, low resolution video, and sync connections (wideband, video, and sync BMEs only)

Wideband and sync input and output connectors — Use worksheets and/or

printouts from the Matrix 12800 System/Virtualization Control program to determine the virtual connection on each physical input and output connection. Connect video and sync inputs and outputs to these BNC connectors.

Audio connections (audio BMEs only)

Audio BMEs (ﬁgure 2-9) are similar in most respects to sync, wideband, and video BMEs, with the exception of 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors for audio input and output.

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Figure 2-9 — Audio input and output connectors

The captive screw connector can be inadvertently plugged partially

into one receptacle and partially into an adjacent receptacle. This misconnection could damage the audio output circuits. Exercise care to ensure the captive screw connector is plugged into the desired input or output.

L R

Unbalanced Stereo Input

Balanced Stereo Input

Ring

Sleeve (s)

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Ring

Do not tin the wires!

Tip (+)

Sleeve ( )

Ring (-)

Tip (+)

RCA Connector

3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector

(balanced)

For audio inputs and outputs, the length of exposed wires is critical. The ideal

length is 3/16” (5 mm).

• Ifthestrippedsectionofwireislongerthan3/16”, the exposed wires may touch, causing a short circuit between them.

• Ifthestrippedsectionofwireisshorterthan3/16”, wires can be easily pulled out even if tightly fastened by the captive screws.

Balanced and unbalanced audio input connectors — Each input has a

3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector for balanced or unbalanced stereo audio input. Connectors are included with each Matrix 12800 audio switcher, but you must supply the audio cable

See ﬁgure 2-10 to wire a connector for the appropriate input type and impedance level. Use the supplied tie-wrap to strap the audio cable to the extended tail of the connector.

Figure 2-10 — Captive screw connector wiring for inputs

See ﬁgure 2-11 to identify the tip, ring, and sleeve when you are making

connections for the switcher from existing audio cables. A mono audio connector consists of the tip and sleeve. A stereo audio connector consists of the tip, ring and sleeve. The ring, tip, and sleeve wires are also shown on the captive screw audio connector diagrams, ﬁgure 2-10 and ﬁgure 2-12.

Figure 2-11 — Typical audio connectors

The audio level for each input can be individually set, via the front panel controller, either RS-232/RS-422 port, or the Ethernet port, to ensure that the level on the output does not vary from input to input. Refer to the Matrix 12800 Switcher Front Panel Controller User’s Manual, and see chapter 3, “Virtualization/Control Software”, chapter 4, “Programmer’s Guide”, and chapter 5, “

Web Operations” in this manual.

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CAUTION

For unbalanced audio, connect the sleeve(s) to the ground contact.

DO NOT connect the sleeve(s) to the

negative (-) contacts.

Tip

Ring

Tip

Ring

L R

Sleeve(s)

Do not tin the wires!

Tip

NO Ground Here

Sleeve(s)

NO Ground Here

Tip

L R

Balanced Audio Output Unbalanced Audio Output

ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

FPC COMM

SECONDARY PRIMARY

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

MCP/MKP COMM

A B C D E

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM

ETHERNET

BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

80 96 112 128

Audio outputs connectors — These 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors

output the selected unampliﬁed, line level audio. Connect audio devices, such as an audio ampliﬁer or powered speakers.

See ﬁgure 2-12 to properly wire an output connector. Use the supplied tiewrap to strap the audio cable to the extended tail of the connector.

Figure 2-12 — Captive screw connector wiring for audio output

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Connecting the sleeve to a negative (-) contact will damage the audio

output circuits.

By default, each output’s audio gain is set to 0 dB (unbalanced) and 6 dB

(balanced). To reduce this setting by 6 dB (-6 dB [unbalanced], 0 dB [balanced]), see “Setting the default audio gain” in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance“.

By default, the audio output follows the video switch. Audio breakaway, is available via the front panel, either RS-232/RS-422 port, or the Ethernet port. Refer to the Matrix 12800 Switcher Front Panel Controller User’s Manual, and see chapter 3, “Virtualization/Control Software”, chapter 4, “Programmer’s Guide”, and chapter 5, “Web Operations” in this manual.

Remote control panel and front panel controller/Ethernet connections

FPC Comm port — (FUTURE CAPABILITY)

MCP/MKP Comm ports — For systems consisting of a single switcher

or for BME 0 on a multi-BME system, if desired, connect an MKP 1200 remote keypad to either of these 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors (ﬁgure 2-13). Refer to the MKP 1200 User’s Manual, for details.

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Figure 2-13 — Connecting a control keypad

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BME COMM

IN OUT

FPC COMM

SECONDARY PRIMARY

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

ETHERNET

MCP/MKP COMM

A B C D E

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM

ETHERNET

BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

80 96 112

128

Ethernet port — For systems consisting of a single switcher or for BME 0

on a multi-BME system, if desired connect the Matrix 12800 either directly to an FPC 5000 Front Panel Controller or to an Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector (ﬁgure 2-14). If you are connecting to a LAN, you can still use an FPC 5000 as one of the other nodes of the LAN.

Figure 2-14 — Connecting to the Ethernet

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring

It is vital that your Ethernet cables be the correct cables, and that they be properly terminated with the correct pinout. Ethernet links use Category (CAT) 5e or CAT 6, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables, terminated with RJ-45 connectors. Ethernet cables are limited to a length of 328’ (100 m).

Do not use standard telephone cables. Telephone cables do not support Ethernet

or Fast Ethernet.

Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur.

The cable used depends on your network speed. The switcher supports both 10 Mbps (10Base-T — Ethernet) and 100 Mbps (100Base-T — Fast Ethernet), half-duplex and full-duplex, Ethernet connections.

 • 10Base-TEthernetrequiresCAT3UTPorSTPcableatminimum.  • 100Base-TFastEthernetrequiresCAT5eUTPorSTPcableatminimum.

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (ﬁgure 2-15, on the next page).

•

Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the

matrix switcher.

Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the matrix switcher to an Ethernet

•

LAN.

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A cable that is wired as T568A at one end and T568B at the other (Tx and Rx pairs reversed) is a "crossover" cable.

A cable wired the same at both ends is called a "straight-through" cable, because no pin/pair assignments are swapped.

12345678

RJ-45

Connector

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

Pins:

Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

White-green Green White-orange

Blue White-blue Orange White-brown

Brown

Wire color

T568A T568B

End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2

White-orange Orange White-green

Blue White-blue Green White-brown

Brown

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

White-green

White-orange Blue White-blue

White-brown Brown

Wire color

T568BT568B

White-orange OrangeOrange White-green

Blue White-blue GreenGreen White-brown

Brown

POWER

12V .2A MAX

432

PAL

NTSC

BLACKBURST

COLORBARS

-10

1 2 3

1 KHZ AUDIO

BBG 6 A

BLACKBURST AND AUDIO GENERATOR

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC

POWER INPUT

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

LISTED

1T23 I.T.E.

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

CAUTION

For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

ANAHEIM, CA

SYNC

To Next Device

BBG 6A

MADE IN USA

+V -V

ADDRESS

OUT

Figure 2-15 — RJ-45 connector and pinout tables

External sync connections (wideband and video BMEs only)

For NTSC/PAL/SECAM video, when the switcher switches between inputs, the resulting change in image should be seamless, or clean. The Matrix 12800 switcher can use an external signal to synchronize switching during the vertical interval. Without the external sync locking feature, switching between inputs can result in a brief rolling (sync loss) or a brief change in the picture size.

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External sync only works for inputs that have been virtualized as NTSC/PAL/

SECAM video only, not for inputs virtualized as RGB video.

External Sync In connector — Connect an external sync signal to this BNC

connection for genlocking the video signal in broadcast or other sync-critical applications.

External Sync Out connector — Connect any downstream equipment that

requires genlocking to this BNC connector to route the external sync signal throughout the system in broadcast or other sync-critical applications.

Figure 2-16 shows a basic external sync conﬁguration. The Ext Sync In connector receives a timing signal. The Out connector allows the signal to be passed on to another video device, if required.

Figure 2-16 — Simple external sync connection example

SDIB/B-YG/YR/R-Y

VIDH/HV VH/HV V

H/HVGB

RGB

OUT

GENLOCK

S-VIDEO

RS-232

/422

50/60 Hz

100-240V 0.3A

OUTPUTSINPUTS

DISCONNECT BOTH POWER CORDS BEFORE SERVICING.

100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz FUSE 250V 5.0A T

PRIMARY AC POWER INPUT

POWER SUPPLIES

CPU STATUS

LISTED 1T23 I.T.E.

BME

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

CAUTION

For protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse.

PRIMARY

REDUNDANT

REDUNDANT AC

POWER INPUT

ANAHEIM, CA

SYNC

MADE IN USA

+V -V

ADDRESS

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

SECONDARY

MCP/MKP COMM ETHERNET BME COMM

IN OUT

A B C D E

PRIMARY FPC COMM

RS 232/422 RS 232/422

OUT

OUTPUTS

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

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111

112

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128

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114

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122

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126

127

128

LINE ALINE BRGB ENTER

MENU/ EXIT

POWER

VCR

Monitor

Sync Timing

BBG 6 A

Video Camera 1

Video Camera 2

Video Camera 3

VGA Input

VSC 700

MATRIX 12800 Wideband or Video BME

Figure 2-17 shows another conﬁguration, in which the timing source passes through three video cameras and a video scan converter before connecting to the switcher. This type of video camera is capable of synchronizing with the external timing source for video editing applications.

Figure 2-17 — Multiple device external sync connection example

If no external sync timing source is connected to the switcher, switching occurs immediately.

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Other Settings

Serial port protocol switches

The controller card has a DIP switch that allows you to select between the RS-232 and RS-422 protocol for the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 ports. RS-232 is the default setting. See “Swapping the serial port protocol (RS-232/RS-422)” in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, to select a different serial port protocol.

Baud rate switches

The controller card has two DIP switches that allow you to select among 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud for the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 ports. 9600 baud is the default setting. See “Changing the serial port baud rate” in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, to select a different baud rate.

Sync termination switches

Each input card supports 32 (two columns on the back panel) physical inputs. In a sync BME, the ﬁrst eight physical inputs on each input card are equipped with sync termination DIP switches. Each switch provides the option of selecting either 510 ohms or 75 ohms. See “Changing the Sync Termination” in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, to tailor the sync termination for non-TTL input sync.

The physical inputs with sync termination switches are:

• Inputs1through8oninputcard1

• Inputs33through40oninputcard2

• Inputs65through72oninputcard3

• Inputs97through104oninputcard4

The 75 ohms position is required only for an input with non-TTL sync, greater than 5V p-p. The normal position is 510 ohms. The switches provide a way to condition non-TTL sync levels greater than 5V p-p, enabling the sync to be properly passed from the input to selected output(s).

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An input that produces an out-of-sync display, a display that is rolling vertically

and/or tearing horizontally, could indicate a non-TTL sync input. A device that is known to output non-TTL sync levels (greater than 5V p-p) should be connected to one of the inputs with sync termination switches, and the switches for that input should be set to the 75 ohm position. If you’re not sure, check the speciﬁcations in the user’s manual for the input device.

IP parameters initialization

The Matrix 12800 System Virtualization/Control software, which runs in a Windows-type computer and communicates with the matrix switcher via the RS-232/RS-422 ports or the Ethernet port on BME 0, provides an easy way to create or edit the IP parameters required for WAN or LAN control of the switcher.

See “Ethernet protocol settings” in chapter 3, “Virtualization/Control Software”.

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If your Matrix 12800 switcher was previously set up for RS-232, and your

computer comm port uses RS-422, you must change an internal DIP switch. See chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, for details.

Matrix 12800 Switchers

Chapter Three

Virtualization/Control Software

Explaining Virtual I/O Switching

Virtualization/Control Program

Special Characters

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Virtualization/Control Software

Explaining Virtual I/O Switching

A Matrix 12800 system consists of from one to nine BMEs, each of which can have as many as 128 inputs and 128 outputs. It is usually desirable to have certain inputs switch together as a set, to follow each other. For example, if the system consists of a 128 x 128 video BME and a 128 x 128 audio BME, you want your video monitors’ images to match the sound system’s audio (for example, video and audio from a DVD). You would want the video and audio to follow each other when they are switched to another display. This type of switching requires the two BMEs to communicate with each other so that they both switch to the correct inputs simultaneously. In the traditional and simplest conﬁguration, hardware is usually designed to switch both BMEs to the same input.

S-video presents an example in which follow is always required. The luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) signals must be switched as a pair of signals. Traditional hardware does this by causing the paired signals to follow each other, either in a single box made only for S-video or by using two composite video switchers and forcing them to follow each other.

A better solution would be to have a single video matrix switcher box that can be ﬁeld-programmed to be either an S-video switcher, a composite video switcher, or some combination of both. That is what Extron’s Virtualization/Control software

does;itgroupsphysical input connectors and physical output connectors together into virtual inputs and virtual outputs, each of which switches from one (composite video)

to seven (RGBHV and stereo audio) virtual planes. The software then downloads the virtual map to the Matrix 12800 system’s memory.

Assume a Matrix 12800 video switcher and a Matrix 12800 audio switcher. To support the S-video example above, the Virtualization/Control software can map (logically split) the video switcher into a Y plane and a C plane, and the audio switcher into two (left and right channels) audio planes, creating a system with up to 64 virtual inputs and 64 virtual outputs in 4 virtual planes (Y, C, and left and right channel audio). (The limit of 64 inputs and outputs comes from splitting the 128 x 128 video BME into 2 halves.) In this example, half of the audio BME is not included in the virtual map since only 64 of the 128 ports are used, so the conﬁguration would be more cost-effective with a 64 x 64 audio BME.

As an alternative, using the same Matrix 12800 video and audio switchers, the software can map the system into a composite video matrix consisting of up to 128 virtual inputs by 128 virtual outputs in 3 virtual planes (video and audio).

The software can also map the same two switchers into a component video system consisting of up to 42 virtual inputs by 42 virtual outputs in 5 virtual planes (Y, R-Y, B-Y, and audio). In this conﬁguration two physical input BNCs and two physical output BNCs are not used. As in the S-video example, the audio plane would be served more cost-effectively using a 64 x 64 audio BME.

Lastly, the software can map the same two switchers into a 25-input-by-25output component video system, a 20-input-by-20-output S-video system, and a 13-composite-input-by-13-composite-output system, each with audio (58 virtual inputs by 58 virtual outputs). In fact, the video switcher can be subdivided to accommodate any combination of video formats so long as the total number of virtual inputs and virtual outputs does not exceed the number of physical inputs and outputs (up to 128 x 128).

The number of physical input connectors required can be calculated with the equation Vi * Vp = Pi, where Vi is the number of virtual inputs, Vp is the number of virtual planes, and Pi is the number of physical inputs required. The equation for output connectors is Vo * Vp = Po.

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All of these conﬁgurations are established by creating a virtual map with Extron’s Virtualization/Control software and downloading the virtual map to the BME. The Virtualization/Control software is included with each switcher.

Note that the number of virtual planes identiﬁes how many physical input (or output) connectors are switched for each virtual input switched. The following table shows how the physical and virtual inputs and outputs differ in a video BME in the 64 x 64 S-video matrix and 42 x 42 component video virtual matrix examples above. In either example, the audio BME (not shown) has physical input 1 as virtual input 1, 2 as 2, and so on.

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Virtualization/Control Program

The Extron-supplied Matrix 12800/6400/3200 Virtualization/Control software runs in a Windows-type computer and communicates with the matrix switcher via the primary or secondary RS-232/RS-422 ports or the Ethernet port on BME 0. The software provides an easy way for you to virtualize the matrix switcher and to establish rooming presets. Virtualization is required before system operation to map the virtual inputs and outputs to the physical inputs and outputs and download the map to the Matrix 12800’s memory.

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The Virtualization/Control program also provides an an interactive graphical interface that allows you to perform all of the functions available at the optional Front Panel Controller (FPC). The control portion of the software can be used for full control of the system or for initial programming of the system. Settings to the matrix switcher are stored in the switcher’s memory, so once the system is virtualized, there is no requirement to ever run the Virtualization/Control program again.

The control portion of the Virtualization/Control Program operates in four programming methods:

• Remote control and programming in real time via either RS-232 port or the

• Saving system settings for later restoration to the same system (backup) or

• Creating program byte-strings for application to a matrix switcher through a

• Emulation (off-line) programming of the system’s settings for copying to the

The Virtualization/Control program is compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Updates to this program can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (www.extron.com).

To load a demonstration set of ties, presets, and rooms to your matrix (or to emulate one) restore the conﬁguration from the DEMO12800.mtx ﬁle that was installed with the software. Use the NEW.ini ﬁle to clear all settings in a unit.

If your Matrix 12800 switcher was previously set up for RS-232, and your

computer comm port uses RS-422, you must change an internal DIP switch. See chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, for details.

Ethernet port.

copying to (programming) another system. Multiple conﬁgurations (programs) can be saved to a disk. Any of the conﬁgurations can be quickly reloaded later, providing an unlimited number of possible setups.

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system at a later time or in another location. Emulation mode allows you to create programs and conﬁgurations for possible matrix hardware conﬁgurations without being connected to such a system.

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Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map)

The following detailed example uses the Virtualization/Control software to create a virtual I/O switching system within the physical hardware. This process generates and uploads a virtual map to the Matrix 12800 hardware.

The physical Matrix 12800 system consists of from one to nine BMEs, each of which can have as many as 128 inputs and 128 outputs in 1 to 7 virtual planes.

Create a virtual I/O switching map as follows:

. Ensure that all BMEs that are part of the system have been connected to each

other and their BME numbers have been set correctly. Connect a serial cable between the PC and the Primary RS-232/RS-422 port on BME 0. Power up the Matrix 12800 system. See chapter 2, “Installation”.

. On the PC, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics >

Matrix 6400+12800 Control Program to start the program. The Comm Port Selection window (ﬁgure 3-1) appears, asking you to select the appropriate PC Comm port, the Ethernet port, or to select Emulate mode. For this example, select an RS-232 port, but do not click OK yet.

. Check the baud rate displayed in the comm port selection

window. If you need to change the baud rate, click the Baud button and double-click the desired baud rate.

Available rates are 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200. The

default is 9600.

Click OK.

Figure 3-1 — Comm port selection

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After you select the Comm port and click OK, the software looks for the

Matrix system and reads its hardware conﬁguration, the type and size of each BME. The software then reads all of the current settings, such as the ties, presets, and virtual map, and displays a graphical representation of the ties in the program window (ﬁgure 3-2).

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Figure 3-2 — Main screen with ties

If this is a new system that has not been virtualized yet or one that has had its

map cleared, the graphical representation and all information shown on the Virtual Map screen is invalid at this point.

If you clicked Emulate, to create a program for a system in advance without being connected to it, you have to deﬁne the number and type (video, sync, or audio) of BMEs, the number of inputs, and the number of outputs for the Matrix 12800 system you are emulating. See “Programming the matrix ofﬂine (emulate mode)” in this chapter.

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4. On the menu bar, click System-Config to show the Virtual Map screen

(ﬁgure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 — Virtual Map screen

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5. On the menu bar, click Configure > Physical Switchers to show the Physical Conﬁguration screen (ﬁgure 3-4). Check this screen to ensure that all BMEs were seen on program startup and that their type and size is reported correctly.

Click the Close button to return to the Virtual Map screen.

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Figure 3-4 — Physical Conﬁguration screen

6. On the menu bar, click Configure > Virtual Switcher-Basic to show the Virtual Conﬁguration screen (ﬁgure 3-5). This screen shows how the software has mapped the physical system into a virtual system. There are several variables that you can change on this screen that affect the number of virtual planes and inputs and outputs that are available and how they are presented.

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a. If a sync BME was found, you can specify, in the Sync Conﬁg box,

whether the Virtualization/Control program is to map the system using Composite sync (one plane) or Separate H + V sync (two planes).

. In the Ordering box, you can specify whether the program is to organize

the map assignments in a repeating pattern or grouped by plane. A repeated pattern sequentially assigns all of the planes appropriate to a speciﬁc BME to the physical connectors, for example 1-R (red), 2-G (green), 3-B (blue), 4-R, 5-G, 6-B, 7-R, 8-G, 9-B... in a wideband BME and 1-H (horizontal sync), 2-V (vertical sync), 3-X (unused), 4-H, 5-V, 6-X, 7-H, 8-V, 9-X... in a sync BME. A grouped pattern groups all the virtual inputs and outputs together by plane, for example 1-R, 2-R, 3-R, ...43-G,

45-G, 46-G, ...122-B, 123-B, 124-B....

. Specify the ordering of the planes by clicking on each color plane’s or

sync plane’s radio button. For example, you can change the order of a wideband BME from RGB to BGR.

If desired, return to the Virtual Conﬁguration screen (click Configure > Virtual

Changes made on the Virtual Conﬁguration screen do not take effect until you

click the Take button. Click the Close button without Taking to restore the variables to their initial settings.

Because changes on this screen can change the virtual map, once you have started making ties, saving presets, creating rooms, or naming your virtual inputs, you should no longer make any changes on this screen.

. Click the Take button to make any changes take affect and click the Close

button to exit the Virtual Conﬁguration screen.

. On the Virtual Map screen (ﬁgure 3-3), examine the physical layout of the

BMEs and how the virtualization process assigned the physical input and output connectors to various virtual planes.

Switcher-Basic, ﬁgure 3-5) and adjust the mapping.

. If the virtual map looks correct, you can optionally assign or edit names (up

to 12 characters long) to any of the virtual inputs and outputs from the Virtual Map screen at any time.

. Click the Edit Mode check box.

. Click the List-View Names radio button.

. Scroll through the Port Name listing and select the desired virtual input

or virtual output.

. Type or edit the name for the virtual input or virtual output in the Name

ﬁeld.

. Press the Tab key on the keyboard to exit the Name ﬁeld.

e f. To add or edit the name of another virtual input or output, return to step

8c.

After the last name has been added or edited, click the Take button.

. Click the End Edit button.

You can also read and edit the names from the optional FPC, refer to the

Matrix 12800 Front Panel Controller User’s Manual.

. If you plan to use room presets, you need to group certain virtual outputs as

rooms, see “Creating rooms within the system” in this chapter.

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10. If desired, on the Virtual Map screen menu bar, click Print Maps to create a hard copy map of the virtual system. If you send the map to a color printer (select the printer by clicking on File > Select printer on the main screen), the map prints with the red plane mapped in red, the green plane in green, the blue plane in blue, the horizontal plane in black, the vertical plane in yellow, and the audio plane in olive.

The printed virtual map is invaluable as a wiring guide during installation, or

as a reference at any time. See chapter 2, “Installation”.

. On the Virtual Map screen menu bar, click Return to Main to return to the

main screen (ﬁgure 3-2). Note that the number of inputs and outputs on the main screen matches the number of inputs and outputs that were created by the virtualization.

The system virtualization is now complete and the virtual map has been stored in BME 0. Unless the map is destroyed (the BME’s memory is corrupted), or the system conﬁguration changes (the size, type, or number of BMEs changes), there is no need to run the Virtualization/Control program again. The program can, however, be run for the control functions (such as establishing ties and setting audio gain and attenuation) at any time.

Reassigning virtual I/O connectors

The Virtual Map screen lets you make simple corrections to the virtual map to reﬂect actual physical input and output connections.

Assume a 42-input x 42-output system consisting of one wideband, one sync, and one audio BME (ﬁgure 3-3). The wideband BME has 126 inputs and 126 outputs, leaving 2 input BNCs and 2 output BNCs unmapped. Further assume that a cable in the middle of the bundle, say the virtual input 20 green video plane cable, breaks. If the switcher is mapped in a repeating pattern (RGBRGB...RGB), physical input connector 59 has the bad cable connected.

Depending on the cables used and how the cables are arranged in the system, removing the cable connected to physical input connector 59 could entail removing numerous cables that block connector 59. Removing so many cables risks further cable damage or reconnecting the cables to the wrong connectors.

A different solution is to map one of the unused physical input connectors as the virtual input 20 green video plane cable. Mapping an unused connector eliminates the need to remove all of the cables, including the cable on input connector 59.

Each video plane on the Virtual Map screen is represented by a different color. In an RGB matrix, the R, G, and B BNCs are represented by red, green, and blue circles. Unused connectors are shown in white. You can select a virtual input on the Virtual Map screen, either by clicking on one of that input’s BNC connectors or by selecting a speciﬁc virtual input in the Virtual Ins or Virtual Outs Map ﬁeld, the boxed list to the right of the screen (ﬁgure 3-6). When a virtual input is selected, all of the associated connectors for the selected virtual input, on all BMEs on the Virtual Map screen turn light blue.

When a virtual input or output is selected, the Virtual I/O Map ﬁeld identiﬁes the physical connectors for each virtual plane on all BMEs for a selected virtual input or output. The ﬁeld identiﬁes each physical connector with a 5-character code. On the Before reassignment view of ﬁgure 3-6, the virtual input 20 green video plane connector is coded 0i059, which translates to BME 0, input connector 059. If the List-View Inputs radio button is selected, the Virtual Ins list ﬁeld displays the same information.

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Figure 3-6 — Virtual map and list ﬁelds of Virtual Map screen

Map an unused connector to replace a current connector on the Virtual Map screen as follow:

. Click the Edit Mode box to enable mapping.

. Click and begin dragging the unused connector. When you start dragging

the connector, the Virtual I/O Map ﬁeld moves down the screen to the connector’s entry in the list ﬁeld (ﬁgure 3-7).

Figure 3-7 — Dragging and dropping a connector

3. Drop the connector into the Virtual Ins or Outs Map ﬁeld in the appropriate

frame.

The connector on the map from which you dragged turns white to indicate

that the connector is now unused. The connector indicator for the location to which you dragged turns pale blue to indicate that it is now part of the virtual plane. The Virtual Ins or Outs Map ﬁeld entry for the virtual plane that you reassigned changes to reﬂect the new physical connector for that virtual interface. On the After reassignment view of ﬁgure 3-6, the reassigned virtual input 20 green video plane connector is coded 0i127, which translates to BME 0, input connector 127.

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4. When you are ﬁnished editing the virtual map, click the Take button to accept the changes.

If you decide that you don’t want these changes, click Return to Main without

Taking to reject the changes.

. Click the End Edit button to exit the edit mode.

You can also drag and drop a connector to the trash can in the Virtual Map screen to delete it from the map.

Unassigned virtual planes for a speciﬁc virtual input or virtual output are identiﬁed in the Virtual Ins or Outs Map ﬁeld by dashes (----). If a change that you make eliminates a required virtual plane for a speciﬁc input or output (for example trashing the R plane from an RGBHV virtual input), the Virtual I/O Map ﬁeld prefaces the virtual input or output with an exclamation point (!) and the equals sign changes to a tilde (~) (ﬁgure 3-8).

Figure 3-8 — Missing physical connector for a virtual plane

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Creating rooms within the system

A room as deﬁned in the Matrix 12800 is a group of virtual outputs that are logically associated with each other. A typical association is to group all of the video outputs in a virtual room, such as 3 video monitors and a VCR, all located in a building’s security desk. The Matrix 12800 supports up to 32 rooms, each of which consists of from 1 to 16 virtual outputs. Each room can be named using up to 12 characters. Each room can have up to 10 presets assigned to it. Unlike the 64 global presets, room presets only affect the virtual outputs associated with that

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outputs grouped together simpliﬁes the use of presets and makes them particularly useful in conjunction with MKP 1200 keypads.

Create rooms as follows:

After you select the Comm port or the Ethernet port and click OK, the

Rooms exist only to support room presets.

. Ensure that all BMEs that are part of the system have been connected to each

other and their BME numbers have been set correctly. Ensure that the system has been virtualized before creating any rooms (see “Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map)” in this chapter).

. On the PC, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Matrix 12800

Control Program to start the program. Select the appropriate PC Comm port or the Ethernet port or to select Emulate mode (ﬁgure 3-1).

software looks for the Matrix system and reads its hardware conﬁguration, the type and size of each BME. The software then reads all of the current settings, such as the ties, presets, and virtual map, and displays a graphical representation of the ties in the program window (ﬁgure 3-2). The program also reads the appropriate .ini ﬁle (saved from the last session) to draw any icons assigned to each I/O.

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If you clicked Emulate to create a program for a system in advance without being

connected to it, you need to deﬁne the number and type (video, sync, or audio) of BMEs, the number of inputs, and the number of outputs for the Matrix 12800 system you are emulating. See "Programming the matrix ofﬂine (emulate mode)"in this chapter.

. On the menu bar, click System-Config to show the Virtual Map screen

(ﬁgure 3-3).

. On the menu bar, click Configure > Room Configuration to show the Room

Mapper screen (ﬁgure 3-9).

Figure 3-9 — Room Mapper screen

5. Assign virtual outputs to rooms by dragging and dropping the output circles

from the Virtual Switcher Out ﬁeld to the list on the right of the screen.

To remove a virtual output from a room, drag and drop the output circle from

the Virtual Switcher Out ﬁeld to a different room in the list. Drag the output circle to the trash can on the bottom of the screen if the output is no longer to be assigned to any room.

. If desired, assign or edit names for each room as follows:

a. Select the desired room in the list. b. Type or edit the name for the virtual input or virtual output in the Name

ﬁeld.

. Press the Tab key on the keyboard to exit the Name ﬁeld.

c d. To add or edit the name of another room, return to step 6a.

. After the room has been programmed and the last name has been added or

edited, click the Take button.

. Click the Close button to exit the Room Mapper screen.

. On the Virtual Map screen menu bar, click Return to Main to return to the

main screen (ﬁgure 3-2).

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Remote controlling the Matrix 12800 system

BME 0 saves the settings in non-volatile memory, so once the system is virtualized, there is no requirement to ever run the Virtualization/Control program again. However, the Matrix 12800 can be remotely operated from a PC, running the Virtualization/Control software, connected to either of the RS-232/RS-422 ports or the Ethernet port on BME 0. Use the Virtualization/Control software to control the matrix as follows:

. Ensure that all BMEs that are part of the system have been connected to each

other and their BME numbers have been set correctly. Ensure that the system has been virtualized before creating any rooms (see “Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map)” in this chapter).

. On the PC, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Matrix 12800

Control Program to start the program. Select the appropriate PC Comm port or the Ethernet port or to select Emulate mode (ﬁgure 3-1).

After you select the Comm port or the Ethernet port and click OK, the

The main screen shows the current switcher conﬁguration.

3. As desired, create ties, work with presets, or assign icons. See “Ties”,

4. When you are ready to exit the program, click File > Exit.

If you have edited any of the conﬁgurations or assigned names or icons to the

If this is a new system that has not been virtualized yet or one that has had its

map cleared, the graphical representation and all information shown on the Virtual Map screen are invalid at this point.

If you clicked Emulate to create a program for a system in advance without being connected to it, you need to deﬁne the number and type (video, sync, or audio) of BMEs, the number of inputs, and the number of outputs for the Matrix 12800 system you are emulating. See “Programming the matrix ofﬂine (emulate mode)” in this chapter.

“Presets”, or “Icons and captions” on the following pages.

virtual inputs and outputs, the program prompts you to save changes before closing. Changes are written to the ﬁle Mtrx12800.ini, unless you specify a different ﬁle. This ﬁle allows you to completely restore all of the information that you have created in the current session.

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Ties

Ties appear as solid lines in various colors on the Virtualization/Control program’s main screen. The different colors indicate different follow and breakaway conﬁgurations. If both video and audio are tied, the tie is indicated in blue. If video only is tied, the tie is indicated in magenta. An audio-only tie is indicated in brown.

To create a tie, drag and drop from an input box to an output box. Observe that the tentative tie is indicated on the screen by a dashed line. To conﬁrm the tie, click the Take button. The dashed line turns solid to indicate that the tie has been created. To cancel a tentative tie before taking it, click the Cancel button.

To change the input tied to an output, simply drag and drop from the desired input to the output and then click Take. The old tie is automatically deleted.

To delete an individual tie, drag and drop from an output back to the tied input and then click Take. To delete all ties for a speciﬁc input, drag and drop from the input to the trash can and then click Take.

In complex systems, the sheer number of ties can make it difﬁcult to distinguish a speciﬁc tie. If you leave the mouse pointer over an input or output for a few seconds, an informational box pops up (ﬁgure 3-10). The box identiﬁes the virtual input, the virtual output, any audio gain or attenuation value, and any RGB delay. If icons have been assigned to the input and output, those are displayed.

Figure 3-10 — Informational pop-up box

To have audio follow video for every tie created, click the Follow all radio button in the Edit Mode-Virtual box.

If you click the Edit Mode-Virtual Breakaway (by group) radio button, two checkboxes appear, one for RGB or video (depending on video format) and one for audio. Clicking in the checkboxes to select or deselect video or audio determines whether you are tying video, audio, or both the next time you drag and drop.

If you click the Edit Mode-Virtual Breakaway (by plane) radio button, a checkbox for each video and audio plane in the system appears. Click in the boxes to select or deselect the each plane and you can tie individual planes.

If you click in the Edit Mode-Physical box, you can view the physical ties by resting the mouse cursor over an input or output. An informational box similar to the one shown in ﬁgure 3-10 appears.

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Presets

After you have created all of the ties that are needed for a speciﬁc task, the conﬁguration can be saved as either a global or room preset. The Matrix 12800 can support up to 64 global presets and up to 10 room presets in each of up to 32 rooms. To create room presets, you must have already created rooms and assigned outputs to the rooms, see “Creating rooms within in the system” earlier in this chapter.

Save a preset

. On the main screen, click the Rooms drop-down box and select either Global

(All rooms) or one of the rooms that you have already created. If you select a room, note that the number of ties shown is reduced to reﬂect only the outputs that are assigned to that room.

. Click the Save as button.

. Enter a number in the Save current settings as Preset box (or accept the

number displayed in the box — the program selects the lowest unused preset number) and click OK.

. If desired, enter a name (up to 12 characters) in the next Save current settings

as Preset box and click OK.

Recall or delete a preset

. On the main screen, click the Presets drop-down box. Scroll down as

necessary and select the desired global or room preset.

. Observe that the connections for that preset appear as tentative ties (dashed

lines).

. Click the Go or the Delete button to accept or delete the preset.

If you accepted the preset, observe that the broken lines become solid,

indicating that those ties have been created. The preset becomes the current conﬁguration.

If you deleted the preset, click OK to conﬁrm that you wish to delete the

preset. The current conﬁguration does not change.

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Icons and captions

For your convenience, you can assign a device icon and/or a name to any of the virtual inputs or outputs using the devices palette. The icons are saved by the program, not sent to the switcher.

To access the Devices screen (ﬁgure 3-11), right-click the desired I/O port or on the menu bar click Tools > Assign Device Icons.

Figure 3-11 — Devices screen

To assign a descriptive icon to an input or output, drag and drop the desired icon from the palette to the target I/O box on the main screen. To change the icon, drag and drop the new icon. To delete an icon, drag and drop a blank space to the I/O box on the main screen. The changes to the main screen display take place immediately.

Each input or output selected also includes a ﬁeld that displays the current name (if any) and gives you the opportunity to edit the name. Press the Tab key after entering or editing an I/O name.

Click the OK button to exit the devices palette.

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Programming the matrix ofﬂine (emulate mode)

The Virtualization/Control program provides an emulation mode, in which you can build and save a conﬁguration ﬁle off-line, without connection to a Matrix 12800 system. This ﬁle can be programmed into a switcher via the RS-232/ RS-422 port using the Matrix 12800/6400/3200 Virtualization/Control program. Emulation mode is ideal for creating virtual inputs and outputs, rooms, and presets in advance of an installation and then downloading them on-site. The emulation mode can also be used to generate the RS-232 strings needed to program a control system to the matrix system. Lastly, emulation mode allows you to program a hardware conﬁguration that differs from the current conﬁguration.

. On the PC, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics>Matrix

12800/6400/3200 Control Program to start the program. When prompted for a port, select Emulate (ﬁgure 3-12) and click OK.

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Figure 3-12 — Emulate mode selection

2. The program prompts for a source ﬁle to open. The ﬁle opened serves as a source from which to restore an existing conﬁguration’s settings (the source ﬁle). Typical choices for this ﬁle include Mtrx12800.ini (to edit the last realtime conﬁguration), Demo12800.mtx (to view some examples), and new.ini (to start from an empty conﬁguration). Select the desired ﬁle and click the Open button.

This source ﬁle is only read by the program, and is not altered as the system

is conﬁgured. The ﬁle is optional and rather than selecting a ﬁle from this prompt, you can just click the Cancel button.

. The program prompts for a ﬁlename to which to save the results of edits

made in emulation mode (the destination ﬁle). This ﬁle is required for the program to start, and it is the ﬁle that you will ultimately download to the matrix switcher. You should assign this ﬁle a meaningful name and the .mtx ﬁle extension, such as Job1127.mtx. Click the Save button. If you select a ﬁlename that already exists, the program asks if you want to overwrite the ﬁle. Click the Yes button.

. The Physical Conﬁguration screen (ﬁgure 3-4, on page 3-8) appears. If you

opened a blank startup ﬁle, such as new.ini, or if you opened the startup ﬁle for a matrix with a different conﬁguration, you must identify the type and size of the BMEs in the system. Otherwise, examine this screen to ensure that it accurately represents your system.

. If you made changes, click the Take button.

. Click the Close button.

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5. If you have not virtualized the system represented by your startup ﬁle, the

Virtual Conﬁguration screen appears (ﬁgure 3-5). This screen shows how the software has mapped the physical system into a virtual system. There are several variables that you can change on this screen that affect the number of virtual planes and inputs and outputs that are available and how they are presented. See step 5 in “Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map)”.

When you are satisﬁed with the virtual map, click the Take button to make

any changes take affect, exit the Virtual Conﬁguration screen, and display the main screen (ﬁgure 3-2).

After you have selected the Emulate mode and taken the virtual map, the software displays all of the current settings, such as the ties, presets, icons, and the virtual map in the program window (ﬁgure 3-2).

Once you have started the Virtualization/Control program in emulation mode, the software operates exactly as if the PC is connected to a Matrix 12800 system, except that any changes that you make are saved to the destination ﬁle rather than issued to the switcher.

A typical emulation operation might consist of multiple editing sessions:

• Session A, connected to a Matrix 12800 system — Use this session to create a

virtual map of the system (rather than creating a virtual map in emulation mode in step 5, above).

• Session B, in emulation mode — If you virtualized the system in session A, above, open Mtrx6400.ini as the source ﬁle in step 2, above, to edit the conﬁguration of the switcher established in session A.

— OR —

If you created an emulated virtual map in step 5, above, open the destination ﬁle

from step 3 of that emulation session as the source ﬁle in step 2, above.

Specify a job-speciﬁc destination ﬁle in step 3.

• Session C (and subsequent sessions), in emulation mode — Open the job- speciﬁc destination ﬁle you speciﬁed in session B, above, as the source ﬁle in step 2, above, for each subsequent emulation mode editing session.

Specify the same job-speciﬁc ﬁle as destination ﬁle in step 3, above, as the one

you opened as the source ﬁle.

• Session D, connected to a Matrix 12800 system — Restore the conﬁguration from the destination ﬁle that you speciﬁed in Session C to program the Matrix 12800 system from the emulation.

If you have edited any of the conﬁgurations or assigned icons or names, when you exit the program, the program prompts you to save the changes. These changes, if saved, are written to the ﬁle Mtrx12800.ini for use in your next editing session. The information in the ﬁle also allows you to fully restore a Matrix 12800 system to all of the settings from the current session.

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Saving and restoring matrix settings

In on-line (as opposed to emulation mode) operation, the Virtualization/Control program reads the source ﬁle, Mtrx12800.ini, upon startup. The program reads the ﬁle to display the icons, because these items do not cause any changes in the system conﬁguration (programming) and provide convenience to the user. Mtrx12800.ini actually contains all of the information needed to fully restore (program) the Matrix 12800 system’s settings.

The File menu on the main screen menu bar provides the following functions:

• Save MATRIX settings as ... — Saves all Matrix 12800 settings to the destination

ﬁle (typically *.mtx) on the PC’s hard drive.

• Restore MATRIX settings from ... — Restores all Matrix 12800 settings from the

destination ﬁle (typically *.mtx) on the PC’s hard drive.

• Save this-session’s settings — Saves all Matrix 12800 settings to the source ﬁle.

In on-line mode, by default, this ﬁle is Mtrx6400.ini.

• Restore last-session’s settings — Restores all Matrix 12800 settings from the

source ﬁle. In on-line mode, by default, this ﬁle is Mtrx12800.ini.

Both of the Restore functions in the File menu cause a full restoration of the attached Matrix system, providing an easy method to switch between (reprogram) matrix conﬁgurations. The Restore last-session’s settings function allows you to set your matrix conﬁguration back to the settings in effect when you ﬁrst started the Virtualization/Control program (effectively cancelling any edits and changes without leaving the program).

Both of the Save functions in the File Menu create a complete .ini ﬁle for future restoration to an attached system. By default, the Save MATRIX settings as function uses the .mtx ﬁle extension, but any name and ﬁle extension can be used when saving or restoring a ﬁle. The Save this-session’s settings function is not normally needed, since the program prompts you to create a ﬁle upon exiting the program if any edits were performed.

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Creating program byte strings

The Matrix 12800 system can be controlled and programmed from a control system, via the RS-232/RS-422 port. The control systems need to be taught what bytes to send to the system to communicate with the Matrix system. Chapter 4 of this manual, “Programmer’s Guide”, details the Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS) and how to build these byte strings using a pencil and paper. The Virtualization/ Control program makes this job much easier by building the strings for you. Generate the byte strings as follows:

. Create all the Matrix system settings (program) in either Emulate mode or on-

line.

. To see the strings, on the menu bar, click Tools > Show RS-232 Strings to

show the Program Strings screen (ﬁgure 3-13).

The strings that can be viewed produce the current ties, presets, audio

conﬁguration, and RGB delay settings.

Figure 3-13 — RS-232 Program Strings screen

Ethernet operation

When a Matrix 12800 is connected to an Ethernet WAN or LAN, any number of users can operate it, locally or remotely, using the Virtualization/Control program. See “Remote control panel and front panel controller/Ethernet connection” in chapter 2, “Installation”, for Ethernet installation details

Connection to the Matrix switcher via the Ethernet is password protected. There are two levels of password protection: administrator and user. Personnel logged on as an administrator have full access to all Matrix 12800 switching capabilities and editing functions. Personnel logged on as a user can create ties, create and recall presets, set RGB and audio mutes, and view all settings with the exception of passwords. If the same passwords or no password is required for logging on, all personnel log on with administrator privileges. Fields and functions that exceed user privileges are grayed out in the Virtualization/Control program when the operator is logged on as a user.

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Logging on to the switcher via the Ethernet

1. On the PC, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Matrix

12800/6400/3200 Control Program to start the program.

. When prompted for a port, select IP [LAN] (ﬁgure 3-14) and click OK.

Figure 3-14 — Ethernet mode selection

3. The IP connection window appears (ﬁgure 3-15).

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Figure 3-15 — Address and password entry

a. Examine the Matrix IP Address ﬁeld in the IP Connection window. The

ﬁeld displays the last Matrix IP Address entered.

If the IP address is correct: Proceed to step 3b. If the address is not correct: Click in the Matrix IP Address ﬁeld and

enter the IP address. Proceed to step 3b.

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁeld.

. If the switcher is password protected, click in the Password ﬁeld and

enter the enter the appropriate administrator or user password.

. Click Connect.

If you logged on using the administrator password, the Windows

program connects you to the switcher with all of the administrator rights and privileges.

If you logged on using the user password, the Windows program

connects you to the switcher with only user capabilities.

If an incorrect password was entered, the program beeps and returns to

the password entry display.

. The Virtualization/Control Control Program window (ﬁgure 3-2) appears.

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Ethernet protocol settings

The IP settings/options screen (ﬁgure 3-16) provides a location for observing and, if connected via the RS-232/422 link or if logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. Access this screen by clicking Tools > IP Options. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for basic information about IP addresses. None of the ﬁelds on this screen can be edited while logged on as a user.

Editing variables on the IP settings/options screen while connected via the

Ethernet port can immediately disconnect the user from the Matrix 12800. Extron recommends editing the settings on this screen using the RS-232/422 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁed and knowledgeable personnel only.

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Figure 3-16 — IP settings/options screen

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Address and Name elds

The Matrix IP Address ﬁeld contains the IP address of the connected matrix switcher. This value is encoded in the ﬂash memory in the switcher.

The Gateway IP Address ﬁeld identiﬁes the address of the gateway to the controlling PC to be used if the matrix switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

The Subnet Mask ﬁeld is used to determine whether the matrix switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC when you are subnetting. For more information, see “Subnetting — A Primer”, in Appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”.

The Mail Server IP Address ﬁeld displays the IP address of the mail server that handles the e-mail for the facility in which the Matrix 12800 is installed.

Valid addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subﬁelds, properly called octets, separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁeld can be numbered from 000 through

255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per ﬁeld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The default addresses are as follows, but if these conﬂict with other equipment at your installation, you can change the addresses to any valid value:

• IPaddress 192.168.254.254 • Gatewayaddress 0.0.0.0

• Subnetmask 255.255.0.0

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The Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁeld contains the name of the matrix switcher. This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters.

The Mail Server User Name ﬁeld displays the domain name of the Matrix 12800 e-mail server (such as folklore.net in the examples throughout this chapter). Standard domain conventions (xxx.com) apply.

Edit any of these ﬁelds as follows:

2. Edit the address or name as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁeld to exit the ﬁeld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Editing the addresses while connected via the Ethernet port can immediately

disconnect the user from the Matrix 12800. Extron recommends editing this ﬁeld using one of the RS-232/RS-422 ports and protecting the Ethernet access by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁed and knowledgeable personnel only.

The following characters are invalid in the Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁeld:

{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

. Click in the desired ﬁeld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

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Date and Time (GMT) elds

The Date ﬁeld displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) zone. The Time (GMT) ﬁeld displays the current time in the GMT zone.

If desired, adjust either of these values as follows:

. Click in the desired ﬁeld. The ﬁeld changes to an editable ﬁeld appropriate to

the value being change and the graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

• TheDate ﬁeld becomes a set date ﬁeld, with the

date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading zeroes are not shown.

• TheTime (GMT) ﬁeld becomes a set time ﬁeld,

with the time in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00 to 23:59:59).

. Edit the ﬁeld as desired to set the proper value. For time, remember to use

24-hour time. Leading zeroes are optional.

. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁeld to exit the edited

date ﬁeld.

. Click the Take button to make the edited change take affect.

Administrator Password, User Password, and Mail Server Password elds

The Administrator Password ﬁeld displays the password required to log on to the matrix switcher via the Ethernet port with all of the administrator’s rights and privileges.

The User Password ﬁeld displays the password required to log on to the matrix switcher via the Ethernet port as a user, without all of the administrator’s rights and privileges.

The Mail Server Password ﬁeld displays the password that the Matrix 12800 uses to log on to the e-mail server.

Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper-case and lower-case alphanumeric characters. A carriage return is indicated by

While you are logged on as a user, both password ﬁelds are masked with asterisks (************) as a security measure.

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Editing the Administrator Password ﬁeld while connected via the Ethernet port

can immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron recommends editing this ﬁeld using one of the serial ports and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁed and knowledgeable personnel only.

When the control program is connected to the switcher via either RS-232/

RS-422 port, the administrator and user password ﬁelds are not masked. If a password has been inadvertently changed to an unknown value, you can look up and, if desired, change a password in this window without knowing the current password.

An administrator password must be created before a user password can be

created.

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

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Miles Standish

From: Matrix 12800 Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:05 AM To: Miles Standish Subject: Power supply installed

Redundant power supply has been installed in BME 0.

Edit any of these password ﬁelds as follows:

1. Click in the desired Password ﬁeld. The pointer tool becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁeld to exit the

Password ﬁeld.

. Click the Take button to make the password change take effect.

E-mail Addressee elds

The nine E-mail Addressee ﬁelds permit the administrator to identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the Matrix 12800 e-mails notiﬁcation of its failure and repair status. The radio buttons and check boxes associated with each address ﬁeld permit the administrator to specify speciﬁc e-mail requirements for each recipient. Figure 3-17 shows a typical e-mail from the switcher.

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Figure 3-17 — Typical Matrix 12800 e-mail

Edit these ﬁelds and controls as follows:

. Click in the desired E-mail Addressee ﬁeld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

cursor.

. Edit the e-mail address as desired. Standard e-mail address conventions

(nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click the mouse in another ﬁeld to exit

the e-mail addressee ﬁeld.

. In the square check boxes associated with each addressee, select the Matrix

12800 modules for which the addressee is to be e-mailed.

. In the round radio buttons associated with each addressee, select whether the

addressee is to be e-mailed regarding failures, ﬁxes, both, or not be notiﬁed. The None radio button is handy for temporarily removing personnel from the e-mail list when they are unavailable, such as on travel or vacation.

. Click the Take button to make the e-mail address changes take affect.

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Windows buttons and drop boxes

The buttons and drop boxes on the right side of the program window perform the following functions:

RGB Mute — Toggles the video mute on and off. Audio Mute — Toggles the audio mute on and off.

Room menu — Displays a list of up to 32 rooms. You can select a

room from the list to display it in the window.

Presets menu — Displays a list of up to 32 global presets and up to

Go — Activates the selected preset as the current conﬁguration. Save as — Allows the current set of ties to be saved as a preset.

Delete — Deletes the selected preset.

Changes – Take — Allows you to save to ﬁle any changes made to

Changes – Cancel — Returns to the previous screen, undoing any

A Room is a subset of outputs that are logically related to each

other, as determined by the operator. The switcher supports up to 32 rooms, each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

320 room presets (32 rooms x 10 presets per room). You can select a preset from the list to display it in the window and either activate it (Go) or delete it (Delete)

Enter the preset number when prompted to do so.

the displayed conﬁguration.

changes you have made.

Main screen menu bar options

The following drop down menus and menu selections are available from the main screen menu bar:

File

Save MATRIX settings as ... — Saves all Matrix 12800

settings to the destination ﬁle (typically *.mtx) on the PC’s hard drive.

Restore MATRIX settings from ... — Restores all

Matrix 12800 settings from the destination ﬁle (typically *.mtx) on the PC’s hard drive.

Save this-session’s settings — Saves all Matrix 12800

settings to the source ﬁle. In on-line mode, by default, this ﬁle is Mtrx6400.ini.

Restore last-session’s settings — Restores all Matrix 12800 settings from the

source ﬁle. In on-line mode, by default, this ﬁle is Mtrx6400.ini.

Select printer — Selects the target printer. Print tie map — Prints the tie set that is displayed on the screen. Exit — Closes the Virtualization/Control Program.

System-Config

Displays the Virtual Map screen, which graphically presents the virtual map and allows you to make changes to the map.

selection —

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Tools menu

Edit/view Config — Displays the Virtual Map screen, which

graphically presents the virtual map and allows you to make changes to the map.

List Remote Keypads — Shows the status of all possible

MKP 1200 Remote Keypads. Information displayed includes: address, mode, parameter, model and ﬁrmware version (ﬁgure 3-18). To conﬁgure a keypad, select it, click the Reconfigure Keypad button. Use the Mode drop-down box to select Output mode, Global Preset mode, or Room Preset mode. Use the Output # dropdown box to change the output number. Refer to the MKP 1200 User’s Manual, for details.

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Figure 3-18 — Remote Keypad screen

Assign device icons — Displays the complete set of input and output device icons.

You can drag any of these icons to the input and output boxes.

Edit device palette — Allows you to add your own device icon graphics. RGB delay settings — Displays the RGB Delay & Mute Adjust screen, from which

you can view and adjust the switching interval setting for each input.

Audio gain settings — Displays the audio gain level setting for a single input or for

all inputs and allows you to change it.

Mute-Outputs settings — Displays the RGB Delay & Mute Adjust screen, from

which you can mute video and/or audio for each input.

View input frequencies — Displays the input horizontal and vertical frequencies

for each input (DSVP).

Upgrade System — Starts the system upgrade wizard, which takes you through the

steps to save the current Matrix 12800 settings to the controlling computer’s hard drive before you revirtualize your system.

Name presets — Allows you to assign a name to each of the 32 global memory

presets.

Show RS-232 strings — Displays the ASCII commands that are used by the current

conﬁguration. You can refer to these commands for RS-232 programming.

Initialize — Initializes and clears any or all of the following: ties, presets, audio

conﬁguration, preset titles, icon names, and icons.

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Preferences menu

Immediate changes — Causes changes to take effect

immediately.

Hold/verify changes — Delays implementation of changes

until the Changes – Take button is pressed.

Show all tie-lines — Causes the main screen to display all

ties at once, as shown in ﬁgure 3-2.

Show 1 input’s tie-lines — Because the Show all tie-lines

selection can be confusing, this selection removes all of the tie lines from the main screen. The main screen shows all of the ties for one input only when you rest the mouse cursor over that input or one of its outputs.

Hide Virts ties w/Physical — Hides the virtual ties when you select the Edit Mode

Physical display.

Show Virts ties w/Physical — Shows the virtual ties when you select the Edit

Mode Physical display.

Frequency-read options — Allows you to enable or disable periodic DSVP input

frequency reads.

Limit ties to same Video type — Limits ties to the same video type (RGBHV,

component, and the like).

Icons in I/O Boxes —

virtual output boxes on the main screen.

Numbers in I/O Boxes — Displays virtual input numbers in the virtual

input boxes and virtual output numbers in the virtual output boxes.

Ties as lines — Displays ties as lines (ﬁgure 3-19).

Displays icons, if assigned, in the virtual input and

Figure 3-19 — Ties shown as lines

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Ties as crosspoints — Displays ties as a matrix of inputs and outputs (ﬁgure 3-20).

Made ties are indicated as blue (video and audio) boxes or boxes of the applicable color for each video plane. Ties that will take effect when you click on the Take button are indicated by +. Ties that will be broken when you click on the Take button are indicated by –.

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Figure 3-20 — Ties shown as crosspoints

Virtual map screen menu bar options

The following drop-down menus and menu selections are available from the virtual map screen menu bar:

Return to main

Exits the Virtual Map screen and returns to the main screen.

Configure

Physical Switchers — Displays the Physical Conﬁguration

Virtual Switcher - (Basic) — Displays the Virtual

Virtual Switcher - (MultiType) — Displays the Virtual Conﬁguration Wizard

Room configuration — Displays the Room Mapper screen, from which you can

Print Maps — Prints the system’s virtual map.

Quit program — Exits the Virtualization/Control program.

screen, from which you can view and change the type and size of all BMEs in the system.

Conﬁguration screen, from which you can view and change the virtual plane assignment, the virtual size, how the virtual planes are ordered, and the sync format for each BME.

screen, which provides a simpler means of virtualizing the system when multiple video types are present in the system.

assign outputs to speciﬁc rooms for the purposes of creating room presets.

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Special Characters

Certain characters are reserved for speciﬁc functions. The switcher does not accept these characters as part of preset names, the switcher’s name, passwords, or locally created ﬁle names.

The switcher rejects the following characters:

{space}~@=‘[]{}<>’“semicolon(;)colon(:)|\and?.

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Programmer’s Guide

RS-232/RS-422 Ports

Ethernet (LAN) Port

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

Switcher-Initiated Messages

Switcher Error Responses

Using the Command/Response Tables

Special Characters

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RS-232 FunctionPin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

— TX RX

—

Gnd

—

Not used Transmit data Receive data Not used Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

RS-422 Function

TX+

TX-

RX+

RX-

Gnd

— — — —

Transmit data (+) Transmit data (-) Receive data (+) Receive data (-) Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

Female

RS-232/RS-422 Ports

The rear panel RS-232/RS-422 connectors (ﬁgure 4-1) of the matrix switcher BME 0 can be connected to the serial port output of a host device such as a computer running the HyperTerminal utility or a control system. This connection makes Simple Instruction Set (SIS) control of the switcher possible from the computer or host via the RS-232/RS-422 link.

Figure 4-1 — RS-232/RS-422 connector pin arrangement

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The Matrix 12800 Switchers are factory conﬁgured for RS-232 control. To

use the switcher under RS-422 control, you must change an internal DIP switch. See “Swapping the serial port protocol (RS-232/RS-422)” in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”, for details.

The default communications rate is 9600 baud. Baud rates of 19200, 38400, and 115200 are also available, see “Changing the serial port baud rate”, in chapter 6, “Upgrades and Maintenance”. The protocol is 8-bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no ﬂow control.

Ethernet (LAN) Port

The rear panel Ethernet connector (ﬁgure 4-2) on the matrix switcher BME 0 can be connected to the an Ethernet LAN or WAN. Communication between the switcher and the controlling device is via Telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The Telnet port can be changed, if necessary, via SIS. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN or WAN. The SIS commands and behavior of the product are identical to the commands and behavior the product exhibits when you are communicating with it via a serial port.

Ethernet connection

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (ﬁgure 4-3).

• Crossover cable — Direct connection between the switcher and a controlling

computer

Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the switcher to an Ethernet LAN

•

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Side

RJ-45 connector

Patch (straight) cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-orange 2Orange 2Orange 3 White-green 3 White-green 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 White-blue 5 White-blue 6 Green 6 Green 7 White-brown 7 White-brown 8 Brown 8 Brown

Crossover cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-green 2Orange 2 Green 3 White-green 3 White-orange 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 White-blue 5 White-blue 6 Green 6Orange 7 White-brown 7 White-brown 8 Brown 8 Brown

Insert

twisted

pair wires.

Figure 4-3 — RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments

Default IP addresses

To access the Matrix 12800 switcher via the Ethernet port, you need the Matrix IP Address, and may need the subnet mask and the gateway address. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, you can determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping (ICMP) utility (see appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for more details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-speciﬁed defaults are:

• IPaddress 192.168.254.254

• Gatewayaddress 0.0.0.0

• Subnetmask 255.255.0.0

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Establishing a connection

Establish a network connection to BME 0 as follows:

. Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the BME’s IP address.

The BME responds with a copyright message including the date, the name of

If the password is accepted, the BME responds with Login User or Login

If the password is not accepted, the Password prompt reappears.

Number of connections

The BME can have up to 200 simultaneous TCP connections, including all http sockets and Telnet connections. When the connection limit is reached, the switcher accepts no new connections until some have been closed. No error message or indication is given that the connection limit has been reached. To maximize performance of an IP Link device, the number of connections should stay low and unnecessary open sockets should be closed.

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁeld.

the product, ﬁrmware version, part number, and the current date/time.

If the BME is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS

commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.

If the BME is password-protected, a password prompt appears below the

. If the BME is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or user

password.

Administrator.

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Host-to-Switcher Instructions

The switcher accepts commands through the either of BME 0’s RS-232/RS-422 ports or the BME’s Ethernet port. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command ﬁeld. They do not require any special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each switcher response to an SIS command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = response character string. A string is one or more characters.

), which signals the end of the

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Switcher-Initiated Messages

When a local event such as a power-up occurs, the switcher responds by sending a message to the host. The switcher-initiated messages are listed below (underlined).

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The BME initiates the copyright message when it is ﬁrst powered on or when connection via Internet protocol (IP) is established. “Vx.xx“ is the ﬁrmware version number. “date/time“ is the date and time of the connection and is only reported when the connection is made via the Ethernet port.

Password:

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The BME initiates the password message immediately after the copyright message when the controlling system is connected using TCP/IP or Telnet and the switcher is password protected. This message means that the switcher requires an administrator or user level password before it performs the commands entered via this link. The switcher repeats the password message response for every entry other than a valid password until a valid password is entered.

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— or —

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The BME initiates the login message when a correct administrator or user password has been entered. If the user and administrator passwords are the same, the switcher defaults to administrator privileges.

All Conﬁguration Memory Cleared

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The BME initiates the memory cleared message when a system reset has occurred.

The BME does not expect a response from the host, but, for example, the host program might request a new status.

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Switcher Error Responses

When the BME receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, it performs the command and sends a response to the host device. If the switcher is unable to perform the command because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters, the switcher returns an error response to the host. The error response codes are:

E01 — Invalid input channel number (too large) E10 — Invalid command E11 — Invalid preset number E12 — Invalid output number (too large) E13 — Invalid value (out of range) E14 — Illegal command for this conﬁguration E17 — Timeout (caused only by direct write of global ties presets) E20 — Invalid BME number E21 — Invalid room number E22 — Busy E24 — Privilege violation (Ethernet, Extron software only) E25 — Device not present

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ASCII to HEX Conversion Ta ble

Space

Using the Command/Response Tables

character used in the command/response table.

Symbol deﬁnitions

Input and output numbers in commands may be entered as either 1-, or 2-, or 3-digit numbers. All input and output numbers are

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= CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A)

}

= Carriage return (no line feed, hex 0D)

• = Space character

= Escape key (hex 1B)

= Input number (for tie) 000 – maximum number of inputs

(768 virtual inputs, 128 physical inputs) (000 = no tie)

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= Output number 001 – maximum number of inputs

(768 virtual inputs, 128 physical inputs)

= BME number 0 – 8

= Mute status 0 = off, 1 = on

= Input number 001 – maximum number of inputs

(768 virtual inputs, 128 physical inputs)

= Audio gain 0 – 9 (1 dB/step)

= Numeric dB value –24 to +09 (34 steps of gain or attenuation)

= Audio attenuation 1 – 24 (1 dB/step)

= Global preset number 64 maximum (0 = current conﬁguration)

X1)

= Room number 32 max. (Each can have up to 10 presets (

X1!

= Name (for presets, inputs, and outputs) 12 characters maximum

Upper- and lower-case alphanumeric characters and + _ : = / and space are valid.

The following characters are invalid in the name: ~ , @ ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; | \ and ?.

X1@

= Room preset number 10 maximum

X1#

= Sync frequency xxx.xx (frequency in Hz (V) or kHz (H))

X1$

= Keypad number 1 – 128

X1%

= Firmware version number to second decimal place (x.xx)

X1^

= Keyboard mode 001 = output mode 003 = room preset mode

002 = global preset mode

X1&

= Keypad variable If

X1*

= RGB delay Delay in ½ second increments (10 maximum)

The command/response tables begin on page 4-8. Lower case letters are acceptabe in the command ﬁeld except where indicated for the gain and attenuation commands. The table below shows the hexadecimal equivalent of each ASCII

Symbols are used throughout the table to represent variables in the command/ response ﬁelds. Command and response examples are shown throughout the table.

speciﬁed as 3-digit numbers in the response.

X1^ X1^

X1^

= 001, then = 002, then = 003, then

X1&

= output number

X1&

= room number

X1&

= {meaningless}

X1@

s) assigned.)

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dengissanU oiduaoN oeretS onomtfeL

dengissanU

BGR

101112

SBGR

202122

VHBGR

303132

oedivetisopmoC

404142

oediv-S

505152

oedivtnenopmoC

606162

ylnooiduA

7172

X1(

= Signal type:

X2)

= Virtual input or output nxyyy, where n = BME number

x = input or output yyy = BNC connector Example: 4i003 (BME 3, input connector 003)

X2!

= Input size The number of physical inputs

X2@

= Output size The number of physical outputs

X2#

= BME type 0= non existent 3 = sync

1 = wideband video 4 = stereo audio 2 = low res video 5 = mono audio

X2$

= Number of BMEs 1 through 8

X2%

= Input map size The number of virtual inputs

X2^

= Output map size The number of virtual outputs

X2&

= Video/audio mute: 0 = no mutes 2 = audio mute

1 = video mute 3 = video and audio mute

X2*

= Fan/power supply status 0 = not installed 2 = failed

1 = installed and working

X2(

= Card status 0 = not installed 3 = failed, both rails

1 = installed and working 4 = failed, negative rail 2 = failed, positive rail

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Command/response table for SIS commands

PRELIMINARY

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Create ties

 •Commandscanbeenteredback-to-backinastring,withnospaces.Forexample:1*1!02*2&02*04%4*6$.

The quick multiple tie and tie input to all output commands activate all I/O switches simultaneously.

•

The matrix switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1*1, 02*02, or 003*003).

•

There can be up to 768 virtual inputs and outputs.

•

 The& tiecommandforRGBandthe%tie command for video can be used interchangeably on the matrix switcher.

Tie input video and audio

Tie input RGB video only

Tie input video only

Tie input audio only

Tie BME output

Quick multiple tie

Tie input to all outputs, video and audio

Tie input to all outputs, RGB only

Tie input to all outputs, video only

Tie input to all outputs, audio only

X! to output X@,

Example:

X! to output X@,

Example: (see 2nd Note, above)

X! to output X@,

Example: (see 2nd Note, above)

X! to output X@,

Example:

’s input X! to

Example:

Example (see 2nd Note, above)

X!*X@

! OutX@•InX!•All

1*3!

X!*X@

& OutX@•InX!•RGB

10*4&

X!*X@

% OutX@•InX!•Vid

7*5%

X!*X@

$ OutX@•InX!•Aud

12*8$

*X@*X#! OutX@•InX!•BME

118*67*2!

E+QX!*X@ E

+Q3*4!4*5%6*6$

*! InX!•All

5*!

*& InX!•RGB

8*&

*% InX!•Vid

10*%

*$ InX!•Aud

!...X!*X@$

}

Response

(switcher to host)

Out003•In001•All

Out004

Out005•In007•Vid

Out008•In012•Aud

Out067•In118*•BME02

}

]

Qik

]

Qik

In005•All

In008•RGB

In010•Vid

]

•In010•RGB

]

X$]

Additional description

Tie input X!‘s video and audio to output

Tie input 1 video and audio to output 3.

Audio breakaway switching.

Tie input 10 RGB to output 4.

Audio breakaway switching.

Tie input 7 video to output 5.

Audio breakaway switching.

Tie input 12 audio to output 8.

Tie physical input 118 to

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physical output 67 in BME 2.

Tie input 3 video and audio to output 4, tie input 4 video to output 5, and tie input 6 audio to output 6.

Tie input 5 video and audio to all outputs.

Audio breakaway switching.

4-8

X! = Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

= Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

= BME number 0 – 9

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Read ties

 The&view tiecommandforRGBandthe%view tie command for video can be used interchangeably on the matrix

Read video and audio output tie

Read RGB

Read video

Read audio

switcher.

output tie

Video mute commands

RGB/video mute

RGB/video unmute

View RGB/video mute

Global RGB/video mute 1*B

Global RGB/video unmute 0*B

*1B VmtX@*1

*0B VmtX@*0

Audio input gain and attenuation

The set gain (G) and attenuation (g) commands are case sensitive. The increment, decrement, and read level commands

Set input audio gain to + dB value

Example:

Set input audio attenuation to - dB value

Increment level

Example:

Decrement level

Example:

Read input audio level

are not case sensitive.

X%*X^

G InX%•Aud

1*2G

X%*X*

g InX%•Aud

+G InX%•Aud

5+G

-G InX%•Aud

7-G

Audio mute

Audio unmute

Read audio mute

Global audio mute 1*Z

Global audio ummute 0*Z

*1Z AmtX@*1

*0Z AmtX@*0

Response

(switcher to host)

X!]

]

X$]

]

Vmt1

]

Vmt0

X&]

In001•Aud+02

]

X&]

In005•Aud+03

]

X&]

In007•-09

]

X&]

]

X$]

]

Amt1

]

Amt0

Additional description

Video and audio input X! tied to output

RGBHV input X! tied to output

Video input X! tied to output

Audio input X! tied to output

Mute output X@ RGB (video off).

Unmute output X@ RGB (video on).

1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.

Mute all RGB outputs.

Unmute all RGB outputs.

Set input 1 audio gain to +2 dB.

Increase audio level by 1 dB.

Increment audio input 5 level from +2 dB to +3 dB.

Decrease audio level by 1 dB.

Decrement audio input 7 level from -08 dB to -9 dB.

Mute audio output X@ (audio off).

Unmute audio output X@ (audio on).

1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.

Mute all audio outputs.

Unmute all audio outputs.

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X@ = Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

= Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

= Mute status 0 = off (unmuted) 1 = on (muted)

= Input number 001 – maximum number of outputs

= Audio gain 00 – 09 (1 dB/step)

= Numeric dB value -24 – +09

= Audio attenuation -01 – -24 (1 dB/step)

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+27P22*5!15*29$13*26%3*8&

Esc

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Create and recall presets

 •Ifyoutrytorecallapresetthatisnotsaved,thematrixswitcherrespondswiththeerrorcodeE11.

If you try to save a preset for a room that has not been created, the matrix switcher responds with the error code E21.

•

Outputs must be assigned to a room before a room preset can be created.

•

The following characters are invalid in preset names: + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

•

Save current the current conﬁguration as a global preset

Example:

Direct write process —

The direct write of a global preset should always be preceded by a clear global preset ties command of that same

Clear a global preset’s ties

Directly write a global preset

Example:

Recall a global preset

Example:

Write room outputs

Example:

preset number, as shown below. In a directly-written preset, each output position’s tied input (or no tied input) remains unchanged unless overwritten or cleared.

If you do not clear the ties in a global preset number before you directly write a global preset to that number, ties that are part of the previous version of the speciﬁed preset with the same number can unexpectedly become part of the newlycreated preset.

 • Outputsmustbeassignedtoaroombeforearoompresetcanbecreated.

A room can contain a maximum of 16 outputs.

•

An output can belong to only one room.

•

The maximum number of rooms (

•

If no room name is assigned, the default name is “Room #

•

, Spr

E+X1) E+X(PX!*X@

+27P0*!

. Rpr

EX1),X@

8,3,04,5,6MR

}

P0*!

!...X!*X@$ Spr

}

, ...

X1)

s) is 32.

}

Response

(switcher to host)

X(]

Spr09

X1)]

Spr

X(]

Spr27

Rpr05

}

Mpr

Mpr8,003,004,005,006

]

X(]

]

X1),X@

X1)•X@

Additional description

Command character is a comma.

Save current ties as preset 9.

Clear all ties in preset You can enter as many

ties as are valid for your virtualization. Tie all (!), tie RGBHV (&), tie video (%), and tie audio ($) commands are all valid.

Clear all ties in preset 27.

Brackets are shown to separate ties for clarity only. Create global preset 27, which ties video and audio input 22 to output 5, RGBHV input 15 to output 29, video input 13 to output 26, and audio input 3 to output 8.

Command character is a period.

Recall preset 5, which becomes the current conﬁguration.

See notes.

X@n]

, ...

,•

”.

Outputs 3, 4, 5, and 6 are

]

assigned to room 8.

X1)

4-10

X( = Preset number 01 – 64

= Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

= Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

X1)

= Room number 00 – 32

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

View ties, gain, mutes, presets, ﬁle status, DSVP, and input status

Read room outputs

Example:

Save current ties as a room preset

Example:

Directly write a room preset

Recall a room preset

Example:

View video and audio output tie

View RGB

View video

View audio

View input audio level

View RGB/video mute

View audio mute

output tie

Example:

EX*MR} E

X1)*X1@

3*9,

}

3MR

, Rmm

E+X1)*X1@PX!*X@

X1)*X1@

5*8.

X@ X@

. Rmm

!...X!*X@$

X1*

Class 1,001,002,008,009

Rmm03•Spr09

Rmm

Rmm05•Spr08

X!]

X&]

]

-02

X$] X$]

•Spr

, ...

X1@]

X@n]

X1)

]

X1)

X1@]

•Spr

X1)

X1@]

•Spr

]

Additional description

Outputs 1, 2, 8, and 9 are

]

assigned to room 3, which is named “Class 1”.

Command character is a comma.

Save current ties as preset 9 for room 3.

Direct entry of a global preset.

Command character is a period.

Recall room 5, preset 8which becomes the current conﬁguration.

Video and audio input X! tied to output

RGBHV input X! tied to

output

Video input X! tied to output

Audio input X! tied to output

Gain for input 4 is -2 dB.

1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.

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X1)

= Room number 00 – 32

X1!

= Name Up to 12 alphanumeric characters

= Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

X1@

= Room preset number 10 maximum

= Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

= Mute status 0 = off (unmuted) 1 = on (muted)

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01Output:

Response = tied input:

Virtual input 4 tied to virtual output 1

004•128•000•000•000•000•003•001•000•000•000•128•000•001•000•000•Vid

02 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1605

Virtual input 128 tied to virtual output 2

No virtual input tied to virtual output 16

113Output:

Response = tied input:

Virtual input 4 tied to virtual output 113

004•000•000•000•000•005•003•001•000•000•000•000•000•000•000•000•Vid

114 115 116 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128117

No virtual input tied to virtual output 114

In a 128 virtual inputs x 122 virtual ouputs configuration,

the last 6 virtual outputs do not exist (note 2).

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

View ties, gain, mutes, presets, ﬁle status, DSVP, and input status

n+1

View 16 video ties for global preset (All inputs and outputs

shown are virtual.)

Command description:

Response description:

2. Where virtual outputs do not exist, the the BME responds with 000. Example 1:

Eachpositionshownintheresponseisavirtualoutput.InExample1;left=virtualoutput1,right=virtualoutput16.

The number in each position is the virtual input tied to that virtual output.

Input4istiedtooutput1;input128tooutputs2and12;input3tooutput7;input1tooutputs8and14.Noinputis

tied to outputs 3 through 6, 9 through 11, 13, 15, and 16.

Example 2:

1. If you enter

EX(*X@

Preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 1 (= video) VC

Input# (I#) tied to StO#

EX(*X@

*1VC} where X( = 0, the switcher returns its current video conﬁguration.

4*1*1VC

3*113*1VC

} X!

*1VC

}

•I#tiedtoO#

•

n+2

•

n+1

•I#tiedtoO#

•...•

n+2

n+15

]

•Vid

Show the virtual video input tied to 16 sequential virtual outputs of preset from output

•...•I#tiedtoO#

n+15

•Vid

, starting

]

PRELIMINARY

Eachpositionshownintheresponseisavirtualoutput.InExample2;left=virtualoutput113,right=virtualoutput

128. The number in each position is the virtual input tied to that virtual output.

Input4istiedtooutput113;input5tooutput118;input3tooutput119;input1tooutput120.Noinputistiedto

outputs 114 through 117, 121, and 122. Virtual outputs 123 through 128 are not present.

View 16 audio ties for global preset (All inputs and outputs

shown are virtual.)

Command description:

Response description:

Each position shown in the response is a virtual output. The number in each position is the virtual input tied to that virtual output.

2. Where virtual outputs do not exist, the the BME responds with 000.

1. If you enter

X( = Preset # 32 maximum (0 = current conﬁguration)

= Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

= Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

EX(*X@

Preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 2 (= audio) VC

I# tied to StO#

EX(*X@

*2VC} where X( = 0, the switcher returns its current audio conﬁguration.

} X!

*2VC

•I#tiedtoO#

•

n+1

•I#tiedtoO#

n+1

n+2

•

n+2

n+15

•...•

•...•I#tiedtoO#

•Aud

Show the virtual audio input tied to 16 sequential virtual outputs of preset from output

]

n+15

•Aud

]

, starting

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

View ties, gain, mutes, presets, ﬁle status, DSVP, and input status

n+1

View 16 audio ties for room

, preset

(All inputs and outputs shown are virtual.)

View 16 audio ties for room

, global preset

(All inputs and outputs shown are virtual.)

View ﬁle directory RS-232/RS-422 and Telnet

X1@

Command description:

Response description:

Where virtual outputs do not exist, the the BME responds with 000.

Each position shown in the response is a virtual output. The number in each position is the virtual input tied to that virtual output.

X1@

Command description:

Response description:

Where virtual outputs do not exist, the the BME responds with 000.

Each position shown in the response is a virtual output. The number in each position is the virtual input tied to that virtual output.

The response to the View ﬁle directory command differs, depending on whether the command is sent via an

RS-232/RS-422 port or Telnet connection or sent via a Web browser connection.

EX1)*X1@*X@

Room# * preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 1 (= video) VC

I# tied to StO#

EX1)*X1@*X@

Room# * preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 2 (= audio) VC

I# tied to StO#

EDF}

} X!

*2VC

•I# tied to O#

} X!

*2VC

•I# tied to O#

•

n+1

•I# tied to O#

•

n+1

•I# tied to O#

ﬁlename1,date/time,length ﬁlename2,date/time,length

ﬁlenamen,date/time,length space_remaining Bytes•Left

View ﬁle directory

Web browser

EDF}

Var ﬁle = new array (); List user-supplied les.

File [1] = ‘ﬁlename1,date1,ﬁlesize1’, File [2] = ‘ﬁlename2,date3,ﬁlesize2’,

File [n] = ‘ﬁlenamen,daten,ﬁlesizen’, File [n+1] = space_remaining Bytes•Left

Erase user-supplied Web

pages/ﬁles List individual sync

frequency

Example:

The matrix switcher returns 000.00,000.00 if there is no connection or sync frequencies are not applicable.

List keypads

ﬁlenameEF

2LS

X1$

LK Part#,

}

Delﬁlename

X1#,X1#]

031.50

n+2

•

n+2

• ... •I# tied to O#

n+1

n+2

•

n+2

• ... •I# tied to O#

•

]

,060.00

X1%,X1^,X1&]

• ... •

•

n+15

]

•Aud

Show the virtual audio input tied to 16 sequential virtual outputs of room

X1@

, starting from output X@.

n+15

]

•Vid

]

•Aud

Show the virtual audio input tied to 16 sequential virtual outputs of room

X1@

, starting from output X@.

n+15

•Aud

List user-supplied les.

]

Listed as horizontal frequency,

vertical frequency.

Input 2 horizontal frequency

is 31.5 khZ and its vertical frequency is 60 Hz.

]

, preset

PRELIMINARY

X1)

= Room number 00 – 32

X1@

= Room preset # 32 maximum (0 = current conﬁguration)

= Output number 001 – maximum number of outputs

= Input number 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

X1#

= Sync frequency xxx.xx (frequency in Hz [V] or kHz [H])

X1$

= Keypad number 1 – 128

X1%

= Firmware version number to second decimal place (x.xx)

X1^

= Keyboard mode 001 = output mode 002 = room preset mode 003 = global preset mode

X1&

= Keyboard variable Meaning depends on

X1^

. See page 4-6.

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

RGB delay

Set RGB delay

Example:

Read RGB delay

Example:

Names

 • Donotuseleadingspacesinpresetnames.

If a preset is unassigned, the

•

If a global preset is saved, but not yet named, the default name is Preset

•

If a room preset is saved, but not yet named, the default name is Rm

•

Write preset name

Example:

Read preset name

Example:

Write room name

Example:

Read room name

Write room preset name

Example:

Read room preset name

Write virtual input name

Example:

Read virtual input name

Write virtual output name

Example:

Read virtual output name

EX@*X1*D} E

4*7D

}

EX@D} X1*] E5D}

X1!

displays [unassigned].

EX(,X1!NG} E

1,Security 1NG

} EX(NG} X1!] E

2NG

} EX1),X1!NR} E

1,Classrm 1NR

} EX1)NR} X1!] EX1)*X1@,X1!NP} E

1*3,Podium_DVDNP

EX1)*X1@NP} X1!] EX%,X1!NI} E

9,Podium cam1NI

EX%NI} X1!] EX@,X1!NO} E

1,Main PJ1NO

}

EX@NO} X1!]

}

Response

(switcher to host)

X@•

Out

Dly

Out004•Dly07

]

NmgX(,

Nmg01,Security 1

Security 2

Nmr Nmr01,Classrm 1

Nmp

}

Nmp01*3,Podium_DVD

NmiX%,

Nmi09,Podium cam1

NmoX@,

Nmo01,Main PJ1

X1!]

X1),X1!]

X1)*X1@,X1!]

X1!]

X1*]

X1)

]

Prst

]

X1@

]

Additional description

Set the RGB interval for ties to output 4 to 3.5 seconds (7 x 0.5).

Output 5 switching interval is 2.5 seconds (5 x 0.5).

Name preset 1 “Security 1”.

Name room 1 “Classrm 1”.

Name room 1, preset 3

]

“Podium_DVD”.

Name input 9 “Podium cam”.

Name output 1 “Main PJ1”.

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X@= Output number 001 through maximum number of outputs

X1*

= RGB Delay Delay in ½ second increments (10 maximum)

X1!

= Name (for presets, inputs, and outputs) 12 characters maximum

= Global preset number 64 maximum (0 = current conﬁguration)

X1)

= Room number 32 max. (Each can have up to 10 presets (

X1@

= Room preset number 10 maximum

= Input numbe 000 – maximum number of inputs (000 = untied)

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X1@

s) assigned.)

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Resets

Intialize virtual map size

Reset global presets and names

Reset an individual global preset

Reset all room map

Reset individual room map

Reset all room presets

Reset individual room preset

Reset RGB delays

Reset audio input levels

Reset all RGB and audio mutes

Reset ﬂash

Reset whole switcher

Absolute reset

EX!*X@ZM} EZG}

EX(ZG}

EZR} EX1)ZR} EZP}

EX1)*X1@}

EZD}

EZA}

EZZ}

ZFFF

ZXXX

ZQQQ

]

}

Virtual controls

Write virtual inputs

Read virtual inputs

Write virtual outputs

Read virtual outputs

Read plane types

A letter/BME# pair consists of a letter that identiﬁes the video/audio plane (Red, Blue, Mono, Audio, and so on) and a

number that identiﬁes the BME assigment. Example: R0G1B2S3A4.

EX@,X1(,X1!,X2)

EX@MI} X1(,X1!,X2) EX#,X1(,X1!,X2)

EX#MO} X1(,X1!,X2) EMC}

X2)

Response

(switcher to host)

ZpmX!*

]

Zpg

X(]

Zpg

]

Zpr

X1)]

Zpr

]

Zpp

X1)*X1@]

Zpp

]

Zpd

]

Zpa

]

Zpz

]

Zpf

]

Zpx

]

Zpq

X2)

}

MpiX@,

X2)

}

MpoX#,

letter/BME# pairs

...

X@]

X1(,X1!,X2)

X2)

X1(,X1!,X2)

X2)

...

Additional description

Intialize the virtual map size.

Clear all global presets and their names.

Clear preset X( and its name.

Clear all rooms.

Clear room Clear all room presets and

their names.

Clear room and its name.

Reset all RGB delays to

0.0 seconds. Reset all audio input levels

(gain and attenuation) to 0 dB. Reset all video and audio

mutes. Reset ﬂash memory

(erase user-supplied ﬁles). Clear all ties and all presets,

resets all audio gains to 0 dB, resets the RGB delay, and unmutes all video and audio outputs.

Similar to Reset whole switcher, plus sets the IP address to 192.168.254.254 and the subnet mask to

255.255.0.0.

X2)

X2)n]

...

X2)n]

X2)

X2)n]

...

X2)n]

X1)

, preset

X1@

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X@ = Output number 001 through maximum number of outputs

= Input number 001 through maximum number of inputs

= Preset # 32 maximum (0 = current conﬁguration)

X1)

= Room number 32 max. (Each can have up to 10 presets (

X1@

= Room preset number 10 maximum

X1(

= Signal type. See page 4-7.

X1!

= Name 12 characters maximum

X2)

= Virtual input or output Example: 4i003 (BME 3, input connector 003)

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s) assigned.)

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

Information requests

Information request, system

Example:

Information request, speciﬁc BME

Where

Request part number N 60-xxx-iocr Contact Extron for part

xxx = 410 = Wideband video 411 = Sync

Request speciﬁc BME’s part number

Query controller ﬁrmware version

Example:

Query software version for a speciﬁc BME

Request fan status

Request power supply status

Request controller status

Request input card status

Request output card status

X2!

is O, the command is equivalent to system “I” command, above.

412 = Audio 530 = low resolution video io Two-character (video) or four -character (audio) input/output matrix conﬁguration code c Redundant controller installed 0 = no, 1 = yes r Redundant power supplies installed 0 = no, 1 = yes

X# X#

X# X# X#

*01S

*02S

*03S

*04S

*05S

X2!XX2@•TX2#•UX2$•MX2%XX2^]

Input size X output size, BME type connected, number of BMEs, input map and output map.

128X128 T1 U6 M128X128

]

X2!XX2@•TX2#•UX2$•MX2%XX2^]

numbers.

60-xxx-iocr Contact Extron for part

numbers.

X2&]

1.23

]

The factory-installed BME

controller ﬁrmware version is 1.23 (sample value only).

X2&]

X2*X2*X2*X2*] X2*X2*X2*X2*]

X2(X2(] X2(X2(X2( X2(X2(X2(

...

X2(] X2(]

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X2!

= Input size The number of physical inputs

X2@

= Output size The number of physical outputs

X2#

= BME type 0= non existent 3 = sync 1 = wideband video 4 = stereo audio 2 = low res video 5 = mono audio

X2$

= Number of BME 1 through 8

X2%

= Input map size The number of virtual inputs

X2^

= Output map size The number of virtual outputs

= BME number 0 – 8

X2&

= Video/audio mute: 0 = no mutes 2 = audio mute 1 = video mute 3 = video and audio mute

X2*

= Fan/power supply status 0 = not installed 2 = failed 1 = installed and working

X2(

= Card status 0 = not installed 3 = failed, both rails 1 = installed and working 4 = failed, negative rail 2 = failed, positive rail

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Command/Response table for IP SIS commands

Symbol deﬁnitions

X4)

= Matrix name (Up to 240 characters)

The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : \ | and ?.

X4!

= Default name Factory default name (model name + last 3 pairs of MAC address)

X4@

 = Timeanddate(set) Intheformat:MM/DD/YY•HH:MM:SSwhere:

MM = month: 01 (January) through 12 (December) DD = day: 01 through 31 YY = year: 00 through 99 HH = hour: 00 through 24 MM = minutes: 00 through 59 SS = seconds: 00 through 59

X4#

 = Timeanddate(read) Intheformat:Day,•DD•Mmm•YYYY•HH:MM:SSwhere

Day = weekday: Mon through Sun DD = day: 01 through 31 Mmm = month: Jan through Dec YYYY = year: 2000 through 2099 HH = hour: 00 through 24 MM = minutes: 00 through 59 SS = seconds: 00 through 59

X4$

= IP address ###-###-###-###

X4%

= Hardware (MAC) address ##-##-##-##-##-##

X4^

= Number of open connections 0 - 255

X4&

= Password 12 alphanumeric characters

The following characters are invalid in passwords: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : \ | and ?.

X4*

= E-mail user name The switcher’s “from” name (up to 240 alphanumeric characters)

The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?.

X4(

= E-mail account 1 through 9

X5)

= E-mail address Typical e-mail address format (for example: nnnn@xxx.com)

X5!

 = Notifywhen? 0=suspend  2=xed/restored

1 = fail/missing 3 = both (fail and ﬁx)

X5@

= Notiﬁcation desired 01 = fan 04 = input cards

02 = power supplies 05 = output cards 03 = controllers

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Programmer’s Guide, cont’d

Command/response table for IP SIS commands

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Set matrix name (location)

Read matrix name (location)

Reset matrix name to factory default

Set GMT time and date

Read GMT time and date

Set IP address

Read IP address

Read hardware address

Read # of open connections

Set subnet mask

Read subnet mask

Set gateway IP address

Read gateway IP address

Set administrator password

Read administrator password

Reset (clear) administrator password

Set user password

Read user password

Reset (clear) user password

Set e-mail server values

Read e-mail server values

Set e-mail notiﬁcations

Read e-mail notiﬁcation

EX4)CN} ECN} X4)] E

•CN

}

EX4@CT} ECT} X4#] EX4$CI} ECI} X4$] ECH} X4%] ECC} X4^] EX4$CS} ECS} X4$] EX4$CG} ECG} X4$] EX4&CA} ECA} X4&]

•CA

}

EX4&CU} ECU} X4&] E

•CU

} EX4$,X4*,X4&CM} ECM} X4$,X4*,X4&] EX4(,X5),X5!,X5@

EX4(CR} X4(,X5),X5!,X5@

X5@CR}

...

Response

(switcher to host)

X4)]

Ipn•

X4!]

Ipn•

X4@]

Ipt

X4$]

Ipi

X4$]

Ips

X4$]

Ipg

X4&]

Ipa•

X4&]

Ipa•

X4&]

Ipu•

X4&]

Ipu•

X4$,X4*,X4&]

Ipm

X4(,X5),X5!,X5@

lpr

...

X5@]

...

X5@]

Additional description

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Special Characters

The HTML language reserves certain characters for speciﬁc functions. The switcher does not accept these characters as part of preset names, the switcher’s name, passwords, or locally created ﬁle names.

The switcher rejects the following characters: {space (spaces are ok for names)} + } ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ semicolon (;) colon (:) | \ and ?.

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Web Operations

Download the Startup Page

Status Tab

Conﬁguration Tab

File Management Tab

Control Tab

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Web Operations

The Matrix 12800 can be controlled and operated through the Ethernet port on BME 0, across the LAN or WAN, using a Web browser, such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The browser down loads a series of displays that have the appearance of Web pages. This chapter describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten.

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If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off

the proxy server in your Web browser. In Microsoft’s Internet Explore, click

Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, uncheck the “Use a proxy server...” box, and then click Ok.

Download the Startup Page

Access the switcher using the HTML pages as follows:

. Start the Web browser program.

2. Click in the browser’s Address ﬁeld.

3. Enter the switcher’s IP address in the browser’s Address ﬁeld.

If the switcher is not password protected, proceed to step 7.

If the switcher is password protected, the switcher downloads the Enter

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁeld.

. If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as

a custom page that you have created and uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the ﬁle name to open.

The browser’s Address ﬁeld should display the address in the following format:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_ﬁle_name.html}

The following characters are invalid in ﬁle names: {space} ~ @ = ‘ [ ] { } <

> ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

. Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password

protected.

Network Password page (ﬁgure 5-1).

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Figure 5-1 — Enter Network Password page

6. Click in the Password ﬁeld and type in the appropriate administrator or user

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A User Name entry is not required.

password. Click the OK button.

Refresh system status

Select DSVP

Individual BME status

MKP/MCP status

7. The switcher checks several possibilities, in the following order, and then

responds accordingly:

. Does the address include a speciﬁc ﬁle name, such as 10.13.156.10/ﬁle_

name.html?Ifso,theswitcherdownloadsthatHTMLpage.

b. Istherealeintheswitcher’smemorythatisnamed“index.html”?Ifso,

the switcher downloads “index.html” as the default startup page.

. If neither of the above conditions is true, the switcher downloads the

factory-installed default startup page, “nortxe_index.html” (ﬁgure 5-2), also known as the System Status page.

Status Tab

System Status page

The Matrix 12800 System Status page (ﬁgure 5-2) provides an overall view of the status of the complete matrix switcher system, encompassing all BMEs and their active replaceable components. The status Web page automatically updates itself every few seconds to reﬂect the latest status of the switcher components.

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Figure 5-2 — System status page

For each BME, the System Status page shows the status of the primary and redundant power supplies, the primary and redundant controller, the fans, the input cards, and the output cards. Components that are operating properly are indicated in green, failures are indicated in red, and components that are not installed are indicated in gray. If a component fails or is removed, the display shows the change in status the next time it updates.

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Web Operations, cont’d

Select DSVP

Refresh BME status

MKP/MCP status

Select

System Status

BME Status page

To observe more status details for a speciﬁc BME, from the System Status page, click the BME number, either at the top of the status column or in the brackets to the left of the screen. The Matrix 12800 downloads the BME Status page (ﬁgure 5-3), which provides additional information for that BME, including the size of the matrix and the number of and status of individual input cards and output cards.

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Figure 5-3 — BME Status page

MKP/MCP Status page

To observe the connection status of remote keypads and remote control panels, from the System Status page, click the MKP/MCP link to the left of the screen (ﬁgure 5-4).

Figure 5-4 — MKP/MCP Status page

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Select

System Status

Refresh

Select e-mail Settings

DSVP page

To observe the Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP) for an input, from the System Status page, click the DSVP link to the left of the screen (ﬁgure 5-5).

Figure 5-5 — DSVP page

DSVP is only available in systems that include a sync BME.

Conﬁguration Tab

System Conﬁguration page

The Matrix 12800 downloads the System Conﬁguration page (ﬁgure 5-6) when you click the Conﬁguration tab. The screen consists of ﬁelds in which you can observe and edit IP administration and system settings. The e-mail settings page can be accessed by clicking on the e-mail settings link. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for basic information about IP addresses.

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Figure 5-6 — System conﬁguration page

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Web Operations, cont’d

Administration ﬁelds

• EthernetconnectiontotheMatrixswitcher,eitherenteringSIScommands(see

chapter 4, “Programmer’s Guide”), using the Matrix 12800/6400/3200 Control Program (see chapter 3, “Virtualization/Control Software”), or using HTML pages, is password protected.

• ConnectionviatheRS-232/422portisnotpasswordprotected.

On password-protected connections, there are two levels of protection: administrator and user. Administrators have access to all Matrix 12800 switching capabilities and editing functions. Users can create ties, create and recall presets, set RGB and audio mutes, and view all settings with the exception of passwords.

The administration ﬁelds on the system conﬁguration page are for entering and verifying administrator and user passwords. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper case and lower case alphanumeric characters. Each password

mustbeenteredtwice;onceinthepasswordeldandthenrepeatedinthere-enter

password ﬁeld. Characters in these ﬁelds are masked by asterisks (*****). If you do not want to password protect an access level, leave the password ﬁeld and the reenter password ﬁeld blank. After entering the desired password in both ﬁelds, click the Submit button.

To delete a password, type a single space in the enter and re-enter ﬁeld and click the Submit button.

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Matrix IP settings ﬁelds

The system IP settings ﬁelds provide a location for observing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the Submit button.

Name eld

The Matrix Name ﬁeld contains the name used as the “from” information when the Matrix 12800 e-mails notiﬁcation of its failed or repaired status. This name ﬁeld can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters.

IP Address eld

The IP Address ﬁeld contains the IP address of the connected BME. This value is encoded in the ﬂash memory on the primary and redundant controller circuit cards.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subﬁelds separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁeld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per ﬁeld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conﬂicts with other equipment at your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.

Gateway IP Address eld

The Gateway IP Address ﬁeld identiﬁes the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the Matrix 12800 and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

The gateway IP address has the same validity rules as the IP address.

Subnet Mask eld

The Subnet Mask ﬁeld is used to determine whether the Matrix 12800 is on the same subnet as the mail server when you are subnetting.

5-6

Hardware Address eld

The Hardware Address ﬁeld is hardcoded on the primary controller card in BME 0 and cannot be changed.

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Refresh.

Select System

Configuration.

Email Settings page

The Email Settings page (ﬁgure 5-7) can be reached by clicking on the Email Settings link on the system conﬁguration page. The e-mail settings page has ﬁelds for entering all of the information needed to set up the switcher’s e-mail notiﬁcation capabilities. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the Submit button.

Figure 5-7 — Email Settings page

Mail IP Address ﬁeld

The Mail IP Address ﬁeld displays the IP address of the mail server that handles the e-mail for the facility in which the Matrix 12800 is installed.

User Name ﬁeld

The mail server User Name ﬁeld displays the domain name of the Matrix 12800 e-mail server (such as folklore.net in the examples throughout this chapter). Standard domain conventions (xxx.com) apply.

Password ﬁeld

The mail server Password ﬁeld and re-enter password ﬁeld display and conﬁrm the password that the Matrix 12800 uses to log on to the e-mail server. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper case and lower case alphanumeric characters. Characters in these ﬁelds are masked by asterisks (*****).

The following characters are invalid in a domain name: {space} ~ = ‘ [ ] { }

< > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?. The @ character is only acceptable as the lead-in to the domain name (such as @folklore.net).

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Web Operations, cont’d

E-mail Address ﬁelds

The nine E-mail Address ﬁelds identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the Matrix 12800 e-mails notiﬁcation of its failure and repair status. Standard e-mail address conventions (nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

The check boxes and drop box associated with each address ﬁeld permit the operator to specify speciﬁc e-mail requirements for each recipient.

In the associated check boxes, select the Matrix 12800 components for which the recipient is to receive e-mail notiﬁcation. In the associated drop box, select whether the recipient is to be e-mailed of failures, ﬁxes, both, not notiﬁed, or to be removed from the e-mail list. The no response option is handy for temporarily removing personnel from the e-mail list when they are unavailable, such as on travel or vacation. Selecting the remove e-mail options and clicking the Submit button removes the recipient from e-mail notiﬁcation.

File Management Tab

File Management page

To delete ﬁles such as HTML pages from the Matrix 12800 or to upload your own ﬁles to the Matrix 12800, click the ﬁle management tab. The Matrix 12800 downloads the File Management page (ﬁgure 5-8).

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Figure 5-8 — File Management page

Upload your own ﬁles as follows:

1 2

3. Click the Upload File button.

The ﬁles shown in ﬁgure 5-8 are for example only.

. Click the Browse button.

. Browse through your system and select the desired ﬁle.

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Refresh or Select

Different Tie (Output)

Groups

Select Global Presets

Select RGBHV Settings

Select Input and

Output Maps

Control Tab

Set and View Ties page

You can create ties on the Set and View Ties page (ﬁgure 5-9). Access the Set and View Ties page by clicking the Control tab.

Figure 5-9 — Set and View Ties page

The page consists of a matrix of input (rows) and output (columns) (up to 32 outputs at a glance) selection buttons of four different colors:

• Theamber buttons indicate video and audio ties.

• Thegreen buttons indicate video only ties.

• Thered buttons indicate audio only ties.

• Thegray buttons indicate no ties.

Select a different group of outputs by clicking the desired Ties link to the left of the screen.

If you lose track of the input and output associated with a speciﬁc button, let the

mouse pointer rest over a button for a moment. As shown on ﬁgure 5-9, a ﬁeld pops up that identiﬁes the input and output for that button.

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Web Operations, cont’d

Select

Set and View Ties

Select Global Presets

Select Input and

Output Maps

Create a tie as follows:

1. Click the Video Only, Audio Only, or Video & Audio button to select video,

audio, or both for switching (audio follow or audio breakaway). Each mouse click of a button toggles the other two buttons off.

. Move the mouse pointer over the matrix of input and output selection

buttons. Click a button to create a preliminary tie (if not tied) or preliminary untie (if tied) of the input and output associated with that button. A “P” (for preliminary) appears in the button.

3. Click the Take button to make the conﬁguration changes or Cancel button to

RGBHV Settings page

The RGBHV Settings page provides a way to set the input audio gain and attenuation, mute and unmute all video and audio outputs, and (for RGBHV video only) set the RGB delay (switching interval). Access the RGBHV Settings page (ﬁgure 5-10) by clicking on the RGBHV Settings link on the Set and View Ties page.

If you lose track of the input and output associated with a speciﬁc button, let the

mouse pointer rest over one of the tie buttons for a moment. A ﬁeld pops up (as shown on ﬁgure 5-9) that identiﬁes the input and output for that button.

To tie an input to all outputs, click that input’s input number.

abandon the conﬁguration changes.

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Figure 5-10 — RGBHV Settings page

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Changing the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs)

Users can set each input’s level of audio gain or attenuation (-24 dB to +9 dB) from the RGBHV Settings page. Audio levels can be adjusted so there are no noticeable volume differences between sources.

Change an input’s audio level setting as follows:

. Click the Input drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (ﬁgure 5-11).

Figure 5-11 — Input selection drop box

2. Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up ( ) button or scroll down ( )

button until the desired input is visible.

. Click the desired input.

4. Click the Input Audio Level (dB) drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears

(ﬁgure 5-12).

Figure 5-12 — Gain drop box

5. Click the desired gain or attenuation value.

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Web Operations, cont’d

Muting and unmuting one or all outputs

Mute one or all outputs as follows:

. To select an individual output to mute or unmute, click the Output drop box.

A drop-down scroll box appears (ﬁgure 5-13).

Figure 5-13 — Output selection drop box

2. Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up ( ) button or scroll down ( )

button until the desired output is visible.

. Click the desired output.

4. Click the Video Only, Audio Only, or Video & Audio button to select video,

audio, or both for muting. Each mouse click a button toggles the other two buttons off.

. Click the Mute or UnMute button to mute or unmute the selected output.

Click the Mute All or UnMute All to mute or unmute all of the outputs.

The Mute status indications are displayed in the lower right

corner of the page.

PRELIMINARY

Changing the RGB delay

The RGB delay interval deﬁnes how long the screen is blanked when switching to a new input for the selected output.

Change the RGB delay as follows:

. Click the Output drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (ﬁgure 5-14).

Figure 5-14 — Output selection drop box

2. Click and drag on the slider or click the scroll up ( ) button or scroll down

( ) button until the desired output is visible.

3. Click the desired output.

4. Click the RGB delay drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (ﬁgure 5-15).

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Select

Set and View Ties

Select RGBHV Settings

Select Input and

Output Maps

Figure 5-15 — RGB delay drop box

5. Click the desired RGB delay.

Global Presets page

You can save and recall global presets from the Global Presets page (ﬁgure 5-16). Access the Global Presets page by clicking the Global Presets link on the left of the Set and View Ties page.

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Figure 5-16 — Global presets page

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Select

Set and View Ties

Select RGBHV Settings

Select Global Presets

Saving a preset

Save the current conﬁguration (conﬁguration 0) as a preset as follows:

. Click the Save Preset button.

. Select the desired preset by clicking on one of the presets listed. To create

a new preset, click the on one of the [unassigned] buttons. Overwrite an existing preset by clicking on an already existing preset.

. If desired, type over the current name in the box adjacent to the Save Preset

button.

If you do not rename an unassigned button, the Matrix 12800 automatically

names the preset as Preset {next available number}.

If you do not rename an existing preset when it is overwritten, the

Matrix 12800 retains the same name.

. Click the Accept button.

Recalling a preset

To recall a global preset to be the current conﬁguration, click the button associated with the desired preset.

Physical Connections pages

The Physical Inputs and Physical Outputs pages (ﬁgure 5-17) are reference pages only, with no active functions. The pages show the virtual numbers, names, signal types, and physical connectors associated with the inputs and outputs. Signal types include RGB, video, audio, video & audio, component video, S-video, and vid (composite). To access the page, click the Physical Inputs or Physical Outputs link on the left of the Set and View Ties page.

PRELIMINARY

Figure 5-17 shows the Physical Inputs page. The Physical Outputs page is

similar.

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Figure 5-17 — Physical Inputs page

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Chapter 6

Upgrades and Maintenance

Opening and Closing the Matrix Switcher

Removing and Installing the Fan Assembly

Removing and Installing the Power Supply Module

Replacing the Fuse

Removing and Cleaning the Filter

Setting the DIP Switches

PRELIMINARY

Removing and Installing the Controller Card and Replacing the Firmware

Removing and Installing the I/O Card and Setting the Audio Gain

Troubleshooting

Upgrades and Maintenance

MATRIX 12800

Door Fastener

For proper cooling and air ﬂow, all access doors should be closed during normal

switcher operations.

Opening and Closing the Matrix Switcher

Opening the switcher

All maintenance and upgrade procedures require access to the switcher’s interior by opening the front door (ﬁgure 6-1). Gain access to the switcher’s interior as follows:

PRELIMINARY

Figure 6-1 — Opening the Matrix 12800 switcher.

1. Turn the top door fastener clockwise from to .

2. Turn the bottom door fastener counterclockwise from to .

. Open the door.

4. If you need to open the fan assembly door, remove the front door by lifting it

straight up off the hinge pins.

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EXtron Matrix 12800 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About the Matrix 12800 Switchers

Features

Installation Overview

Rack Mounting the Switcher

UL guidelines

Mounting instructions

Rear Panel Connections and Settings

Pre-virtualization operations

BME settings

Serial ports

Ground

UL guidelines for ground

Power

Virtualization/Control Software

Installing the software

Starting the software

Post-Virtualization operations

Wideband video, low resolution video, and sync connections (wideband, video, and sync BMEs only)

Audio connections (audio BMEs only)

Remote control panel and front panel controller/Ethernet connections

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring

External sync connections (wideband and video BMEs only)

Other Settings

Serial port protocol switches

Baud rate switches

Sync termination switches

IP parameters initialization

Explaining Virtual I/O Switching

Virtualization/Control Program

Creating a virtual I/O switching system (map)

Reassigning virtual I/O connectors

Creating rooms within the system

Remote controlling the Matrix 12800 system

Ties

Presets

Save a preset

Recall or delete a preset

Icons and captions

Saving and restoring matrix settings

Creating program byte strings

Ethernet operation

Logging on to the switcher via the Ethernet

Ethernet protocol settings

Windows buttons and drop boxes

Main screen menu bar options

Tools menu

Preferences menu

Virtual map screen menu bar options

Return to main

Special Characters

RS-232/RS-422 Ports

Ethernet (LAN) Port

Ethernet connection

Default IP addresses

Establishing a connection

Number of connections

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

Switcher-Initiated Messages

Switcher Error Responses

Using the Command/Response Tables

Command/response table for SIS commands

Command/Response table for IP SIS commands

Special Characters

Download the Startup Page

Status Tab

System Status page

BME Status page

MKP/MCP Status page

DSVP page

Email Settings page

Control Tab

Set and View Ties page

RGBHV Settings page

Changing the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs)

Muting and unmuting one or all outputs

Changing the RGB delay