Thinklogical TXL24 Product Manual
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Subject: TLX24 10G Matrix Switch Product Manual
Revision: Rev. C, August 2016
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Table of Contents
PREFACE................................................................................................................................................ v
About Thinklogical® ...................................................................................................................... v
About This Product Manual .......................................................................................................... vi
Note and Warning Symbols ...................................................................................................... vi
Class 1 Laser Information ......................................................................................................... vi
SECTION 1: THE TLX SYSTEM FEATURES ......................................................................................... 1
Features of the TLX Matrix Switch and Extension System ............................................................ 2
THE TLX24 MATRIX SWITCH DESIGN ...................................................................................... 6
Rear Panel Configurations......................................................................................................... 7
DESIGN FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 7
Desktop or Rack Mount ............................................................................................................. 7
The Front Panel ......................................................................................................................... 7
LCD and Navigation Buttons ................................................................................................. 7
Navigating the Menus ................................................................ ............................................ 8
Alarms Displayed on the LCD ................................................................................................ 8
The Button Panel ................................................................................................................... 8
The Power Supply Module ....................................................................................................... 10
The Processor - iMX6 Quad (Freescale) ................................................................................. 10
The Network Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 10
SNMP Support ........................................................................................................................ 11
NTP Support............................................................................................................................ 11
System Log Files Support........................................................................................................ 12
Serial/RS-232 Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 12
Port Numbering ....................................................................................................................... 12
The Digital Crosspoint Switch .................................................................................................. 12
The TLX24 Matrix Switch Part Numbering ................................................................ ............... 13
THE TLX24 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................ 13
SECTION 2: SET-UP AND INSTALLATION ................................................................ ......................... 14
Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Unpacking The TLX24 Matrix Switch .......................................................................................... 14
Connecting The TLX24 Matrix Switch ......................................................................................... 14
External Control CPU Minimum Requirements ........................................................................... 15
Pluggable SFP Modules ............................................................................................................. 15
LC-Type Fiber-Optic Cables ....................................................................................................... 16
CATx Cables .............................................................................................................................. 16
TLX Extender Fiber-Optic Cable Configurations ...................................................................... 17
TLX CATx Extender Cable Configurations ............................................................................... 18
Routing Thinklogical Extenders through the TLX24 .................................................................... 19
Connecting To A Receiver ....................................................................................................... 19
Connecting To A Tranmitter ..................................................................................................... 19
Connecting To A Control CPU ................................................................................................ . 20
Firmware ................................................................................................................................. 21
On Screen Display (OSD) - Firmware Option ......................................................................... 21
Upgrades ............................................................................................................................... 21
Order Of Installation Events ................................................................................................... 21
How To Install And Replace A Power Supply ............................................................................. 22
SECTION 3: REGULATORY & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 23
Symbols Found on Our Products ................................................................................................ 23
Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................................................. 23
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MADE IN USA
North America ........................................................................................................................ 23
Australia & New Zealand ........................................................................................................ 23
European Union ..................................................................................................................... 23
Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................................... 23
Standards with Which Our Products Comply .............................................................................. 23
Supplementary Information ........................................................................................................ 24
Product Serial Number ........................................................................................................... 24
Connection to the Product ...................................................................................................... 24
SECTION 4: THINKLOGICAL® SUPPORT ................................ ........................................................... 25
Customer Support ...................................................................................................................... 25
Website .................................................................................................................................. 25
Email ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Telephone .............................................................................................................................. 26
Fax ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Product Support ......................................................................................................................... 26
Warranty ................................................................................................................................. 26
Return Authorization ............................................................................................................... 27
Our Addresses ....................................................................................................................... 27
Appendix A: TLX24 QUICK START GUIDE ......................................................................................... 28
Appendix B: FPGA PROGRAM UPGRADE PROCEDURE ................................................................. 29
Appendix C: FPGA DOWNLOAD INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ...................................................... 30
Appendix D: SECURE APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 31
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We, the Thinklogical team, are committed to understanding and
exceeding our customers’ requirements, the first time and every time.
PREFACE
About Thinklogical
Thinklogical is the leading manufacturer and provider of fiber optic and CATx KVM, video,
audio, and peripheral extension and switching solutions used in video-rich, big-data
computing environments.
Thinklogical offers the only fiber-optic KVM matrix switches in the world that are accredited
to the Common Criteria EAL4, TEMPEST Level B, and NATO NIAPC Evaluation Scheme: GREEN
information assurance standards. And Thinklogical Velocity products are the first system with
both KVM and video matrix switching capabilities to be placed on the Unified Capabilities
Approved Product List (UC APL) under the Video Distribution System (VDS) category.
Governments, entertainment, scientific and industrial customers worldwide rely on
Thinklogical’s products and solutions for security, high performance, continuous operation
and ease of integration. Thinklogical products are designed and manufactured in the USA
and are certified to the ISO 9001-2008 standard.
Thinklogical is headquartered in Milford, Connecticut and is privately held by Riverside
Partners, LLC, Boston, MA (http://www.riversidepartners.com). For more information about
Thinklogical products and services, please visit www.thinklogical.com.
Follow Thinklogical on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/thinklogical and on
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BEFORE STARTING ANY PROCEDURE, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY!
CLASS 1 LASERS do not require any special
precautions under conditions of normal use.
SFP
Modules
Fiber-Optic
Cables
Class 1 Lasers
About this Product Manual
This product manual is divided into four sections: TLX System Features, Set-Up & Installation,
Regulatory & Safety Requirements and Thinklogical Support. These are sub-divided to help you find
the topics and procedures you are looking for. This manual also contains Appendices.
Section 1 – The TLX System Features: Page 1. Details the features and functions of your equipment.
Section 2 – Set-Up and Installation: Page 14. Contains all the requirements and procedures necessary
to connect and install your equipment, including FPGA upgrades.
Section 3 – Safety & Regulatory Requirements: Page 23. Thinklogical® strongly recommends that you
read this section prior to starting the hardware assembly.
Section 4 – Thinklogical Support: Page 25. Thinklogical provides the best customer support available.
If you have any questions or need to contact us for any reason, please refer to this section of the
manual.
Note and Warning Symbols
Throughout this manual you will notice certain symbols that bring your attention to important information.
These are Notes and Warnings. Examples are shown below.
Note: Important Notes appear in blue text preceded by a yellow exclamation point
symbol, as shown here.
A note is meant to call the reader’s attention to helpful or important information at a point in the text
that is relevant to the subject being discussed.
Warning! All Warnings appear in red text, followed by blue text, and preceded by a red
stop sign, as shown here.
A warning is meant to call the reader’s attention to critical information at a point in the text that is
relevant to the subject being discussed.
Class 1 Laser Information
The TLX24, like all Thinklogical® products, is designed and identified as a
This means the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) cannot be exceeded when viewing the laser
with the naked eye or with the aid of typical magnifying optics (e.g. telescope or microscope).
Class 1 LASER product.
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Section 1: The TLX System Features
The Logical Solution
The TLX24 is an ultra-compact 10G high performance non-blocking matrix switch that supports
full, uncompressed 4K video with full color depth at 60Hz frame rate for complete, end-to-end
routing of video and peripheral signals over multi-mode or single-mode fiber optic cable in a
single 1 RU Chassis.
The TLX24 provides mission critical dependability and unrivalled signal integrity. Being protocol agnostic,
the switch supports DVI, SDI, HD-SDI, Dual-link DVI, Dual-link SDI, USB HID, USB 2.0 and audio.
Thinklogical’s TLX24 Matrix Switch® includes:
A 1 RU Chassis with either 24 fiber-optic, 24 CATx or 12 of each type Transmit/Receive Ports
Front Panel LCD and Navigation Buttons
Matrix Switch control via Front panel Push Buttons
Power Supply Module with over-voltage, over-current and over-temperature protection
Desktop or Rack-Mountable
The TLX24 Matrix Switch is available with 24 LC-type fiber connectors, 24 RJ45 CATx connectors, or 12
each of both connector types.
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DisplayPort Connector
HDMI Connector
Features of the TLX Matrix Switch & Extension System
Introducing Thinklogical’s newest family of switching and extension solutions, for
uncompressed, high resolution video and KVM systems over fewer cables.
Offering a higher bandwidth solution, the TLX product line provides 10Gbps
bandwidth per port to preserve signal integrity and provide uncompressed, high
resolution video with no artifacts, latency or lost frames.
The TLX product family offers these features to enhance ease of integration:
Hybrid switching solutions (fiber and CATx) start at 16 ports and scale up to 640 ports.
Offers a higher bandwidth solution to address new video resolutions and prepare for future
protocols.
The TLX reduces system cabling by half by enabling through higher bandwidth.
Extend and switch:
Single display up to 4096x2160 @ 30Hz with full 4:4:4 color depth, over a single fiber or
CATx cable
(or dual displays up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz with full 4:4:4 color depth)
Single display up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz with full 4:4:4 color depth, over two fibers or
CATx cables
(or dual displays up to 4096x2160 @ 30Hz with full 4:4:4 color depth)
Dual displays up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz with full 4:4:4 color depth, over four fibers or
CATx cables
Dual connectors on TLX Extenders, offering support for both HDMI and DisplayPort, reduces
the number of extenders and converter cables required and enables users to future-proof
system designs.
DisplayPort Connector
HDMI Connector
Connector installed on every Video and KVM extender module.
Interoperability with Thinklogical’s Velocity family of switch and extension solutions, to
ensure an easy upgrade path and a smooth transition to Thinklogical’s next generation
solution.
HYBRID SWITCHING SOLUTION
For Uncompressed, High Resolution Video & KVM Systems
Thinklogical’s TLX Matrix Switches are high performance, non-blocking switches for complete end-to-
end switching of video, audio and peripheral signals over multi-mode or single mode fiber optic cable
or CATx cable.
TLX switches are protocol agnostic, supporting most video, audio and peripheral signals and allow users
to consolidate all of their system switching requirements in a single chassis. TLX Matrix Switches are
ideal for small or large system applications, with switch sizes ranging from 12 ports to 640 ports. Each
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port supports 10Gbps bandwidth, preserving signal integrity to provide uncompressed, high resolution
video with no artifacts, latency or lost frames. Thinklogical’s re-clocking technology ensures that every
video and data stream is delivered in perfect synchronization.
SECURITY
Creating physical separation between potential threats (users) and the target (secure data) is essential
to a secure system design. Thinklogical’s system permits users to access sources up to 80 kilometers
away, with no performance degradation. System administrators can safeguard sources in a
centralized location, allowing users to maintain remote access to the sources, but with no means to
breach the system, either accidentally or intentionally (such as downloading sensitive information onto a
USB drive).
PARTITIONED AND RESTRICTED SWITCHING
To protect data between multiple networks, partitioning allows the switch resources to be divided to
support more than one network without allowing switching between networks. Restricted switching
allows the administrator to manage access on a port-by-port basis. Partitioned and restricted switching is
enabled through the switch’s firmware, which means a threat would have to physically access the switch
to tamper with the settings.
Note: Partitioning and Restricted Switching security features are only available with
fiber-optic Matrix Switch applications. CATx Matrix Switching applications do not offer
the same level of security.
SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY
TLX Extension Systems have a simple transmit and receive design. The TLX Transmitter connects to the
source to receive video, audio and peripheral data. Utilizing Thinklogical’s proprietary multiplexing
technology, the data is transmitted over fiber through 10Gbps SFP+ technology for up to 80
kilometers, or over CATx cable for up to 100m. At the TLX Receiver, Thinklogical de-multiplexes the
data stream to deliver uncompressed, high resolution video, audio and peripheral data at the end-user’s
workstation.
TLX extension systems are highly configurable to suit the requirements of any application. Extenders are
configurable to support up to 4K video (4096x2160) @ 60Hz, full duplex stereo audio, serial (RS-
232), USB HID, USB 2.0 (480Mbps) and 10/100/1000 Network. The TLX design offers support for both
HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 connector types in a single extender, with full support for HDCP
content.
Additionally, TLX extension systems support embedded audio, with the ability to de-embed audio at the
receiver. All extenders are equipped with an additional output for a local display, as well as an Ethernet
port for configuration management and updates.
For high-availability applications, redundant fiber path configurations are also available.
The TLX extension systems are compatible with a full line of scalable, non-blocking TLX
matrix switches, ranging from 12 to 640 ports.
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FORM FACTOR
TLX extension systems are available in a modular form factor. The modular extenders are compact and
hot-swappable, so users can field-configure any modular chassis. For fiber extenders, the optical
modules, or SFPs, are also hot-swappable. The modular system promotes system flexibility,
scalability and reduced maintenance.
The TLX Modular Extender Chassis Line
Several chassis types are compatible with all TLX modular extenders, allowing users to mix-and-match
chassis types to reduce the overall footprint of the design. Users can choose from the resilient, rack
mount chassis (housing up to four video extenders or up to two KVM extenders in a single rack unit) with
redundant and hot-swappable power supplies, or from our more compact, space-saving designs for
desktop applications.
Each TLX Chassis accommodates the full line of TLX Extender Products.
The CHS-000004 is a rack-space-saving, high-reliability rack mount unit for up to 4 modules of
HDMI, DVI, RGB or SDI in a compact 1U chassis.
The CHS-000002 is a desktop solution that accommodates one 7.4” or two 3.7” modules of HDMI,
DVI, RGB or SDI in a compact, desktop chassis. Rack-mount attachments are available.
Ready for the challenges of demanding applications, both the CHS-4 and CHS-2 Chassis can combine a
variety of HDMI, DVI, RGB or SDI modules in transmit/receive units for a space-saving and costeffective solution.
The CHS-000001 stand-alone chassis will accommodate one 3.7” TLX video module.
All TLX Extender Chassis are powered by standard 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz.
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THE TLX24 MATRIX SWITCH DESIGN
The ultra-compact design of the TLX24 10G Matrix Switch (sometimes referred to as a Switch or Router)
supports up to 24 ports of full, uncompressed 4K video with full color depth at 60Hz frame rate in a single
1 RU chassis for complete, end-to-end routing of video and peripheral signals over multi-mode or singlemode fiber optic cable or CATx cable, thus minimizing critical rack space.
Thinklogical’s TLX24 10G Matrix Switch includes:
A 1 RU Chassis with 24 fiber-optic or CATx Transmit/Receive Ports, or 12 of each
Front Panel LCD and Navigation Buttons
Front Panel Source, Destination and Control Buttons
Desktop or Rack Mountable
Power Supply Module with over-current, over-voltage and over-temperature protection
RS-232 and Console Serial Ports
RJ45 LAN Port
USB Mini-B Upgrade Port
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TLX24 FRONT PANEL
LCD & Navigation Buttons
Button Panel
DESIGN FEATURES
Each TLX24 includes the following features:
Either 24 fiber, 24 CATx or 12 fiber & 12 CATx ports - In and Out, non-blocking matrix switching
Each connection supports 10Gbps / 6.25 Gbps with re-clocking input
Power Supply Module with over-current, over-voltage and over-temperature protection
Single-mode, multi-mode fiber and BNC coaxial capability
Comprehensive system setup and control via Thinklogical’s Configurator software (optional)
Multicasting and macros supported
SNMP control protocol
Controllable via LAN or serial connection
Desktop or Rack Mount
You may choose to place your TLX24 Chassis on or under a shelf or desktop (rubber feet included,
under-desk mounting brackets, Kit ENCA000797, available), or rack mount it using the supplied EIA 19”
mounting brackets. In any mounting configuration, the front panel should be visible and unobstructed so
that the navigation buttons and LCD display are accessible. All connections are made on the rear of the
chassis. The TLX24 chassis does not need to be opened or accessed. The sturdy metal case allows
units to be stacked as needed (maximum of four units per stack, with a minimum of two inches of
clearance between stacks for adequate ventilation).
The Front Panel
LCD & Navigation Buttons
The LCD and Navigation Buttons are used to view and modify System and Network settings, assign IP
addresses, monitor the temperature and fans, and to reboot or power down the unit. The TLX24 front-
panel LCD should be visible and accessible for system setup.
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