Thinklogical VX640 User Manual
router
KVM Matrix Switch
Thinklogical, LLC®
100 Washington Street
Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A.
Telephone: 1-203-647-8700
Fax: 1-203-783-9949
www.thinklogical.com
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Telephone: 1-203-647-8700
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Subject: VX640 KVM Matrix Switch Product Manual
Revision: F, November 2013
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Table of Contents
PREFACE............................................................................................................................................... iv
About this Product Manual ............................................................................................................... iv
Conventions Used in this Manual .................................................................................................... iv
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1
The Logical Solution .......................................................................................................................... 1
Laser Information ............................................................................................................................... 1
Theory of Operation ........................................................................................................................... 2
MRTS Technology ........................................................................................................................... 2
System Features ................................................................................................................................ 3
General System Features ................................................................................................................ 3
Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................... 4
PART 1: HARDWARE ............................................................................................................................. 4
Contents ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Ordering Information ......................................................................................................................... 5
VX640 Modules ................................................................................................................................... 6
Interconnect Module ......................................................................................................................... 7
Status LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Switch Card Modules ....................................................................................................................... 8
Detailed View, Rear Panel................................................................................................................ 9
Power Supplies .............................................................................................................................. 10
Fan Tray ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Controller Card ............................................................................................................................... 11
Ethernet Control ............................................................................................................................. 11
External CPU Minimum Requirements ....................................................................................... 12
Pluggable SFP+ ............................................................................................................................. 12
Input/Output Cards ......................................................................................................................... 13
PART 2: SET-UP AND INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 15
Set-Up ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Connecting to the VX640 ................................................................................................................. 16
Fiber Optic Cable ........................................................................................................................... 16
Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Handling Fiber Optic Cable ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Connecting to Thinklogical® Velocity Extenders ............................................................................. 17
Connecting to the Receiver ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Connecting to the Transmitter ................................................................................................................................... 17
Connecting to a Control Computer ................................................................................................. 18
ASCII API (RS-232) settings ............................................................................................................ 19
Firmware ........................................................................................................................................ 19
On Screen Display (OSD) - Firmware Option ......................................................................................................... 19
Upgrades ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Order of Installation Events ............................................................................................................ 19
How to Install/Replace Modules ...................................................................................................... 19
How to Install or Replace Input/Output Cards ................................................................................. 19
How to Install or Replace an Interconnect Module .......................................................................... 20
How to Install or Replace a Switch Card ......................................................................................... 21
How to Install or Replace a Controller Card .................................................................................... 21
How to Replace a Fan Tray ............................................................................................................ 22
How to Replace a Power Supply .................................................................................................... 22
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PART 3: REGULATORY & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... 23
Symbols Found on Our Products ................................................................................................... 23
Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................................... 23
North America ................................................................................................................................ 23
Australia & New Zealand ................................................................................................................ 23
European Union ............................................................................................................................. 24
Declaration of Conformity .................................................. ................................................... ...................................... 24
Standards with Which Our Products Comply ................................................................................ 24
Supplementary Information ............................................................................................................. 24
Product Serial Number ................................................................................................................... 25
Connection to the Product .............................................................................................................. 25
PART 4: THINKLOGICAL® SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 25
Customer Support ........................................................................................................................... 25
Website .......................................................................................................................................... 26
FTP Site ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Email .............................................................................................................................................. 26
Telephone ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Fax ................................................................................................................................................. 27
Product Support ............................................................................................................................... 27
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Return Authorization....................................................................................................................... 27
Our Address ................................................................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX A: VX640 QUICK START GUIDE ....................................................................................... 29
APPENDIX B: SETTING THE DIP SWITCH INSTRUCTION................................................................. 30
APPENDIX C: FPGA UPGRADE APPLICATION INSTALLATION....................................................... 31
APPENDIX D: FPGA DOWNLOAD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS .................................................. 32
APPENDIX E: SECURE APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................. 33
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PREFACE
About this Product Manual
This product manual is divided into four sections, for Hardware, Software, Safety Requirements and
Product Support. These are sub-divided to help you easily find the topics and procedures you are
looking for. This manual also contains Appendices.
Part 1 – Hardware: This section contains all the information and instructions on how to assemble your
equipment.
Part 2 – Set-Up and Installation: This section contains all the requirements and procedures necessary
to connect and install your equipment, including FPGA upgrades.
Part 3 – Safety & Regulatory Requirements: Thinklogical® strongly recommends that you read this
section prior to starting the hardware assembly.
Part 4 – Thinklogical® Support: Thinklogical® provides the best customer support available. If you have
any questions or need to contact the company, please refer to this section of the manual.
Conventions Used in this Manual
Throughout this manual you will notice certain conventions 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 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.
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Introduction
The Logical Solution
The VX640 is a high performance modular router and non-blocking matrix switch for
complete, end-to-end routing of video and peripheral signals over multi-mode or singlemode fiber optic cable.
This highly reliable and resilient router is expandable from 20x20 up to 640x640, which allows for flexible
deployment configurations. In addition, the VX640 series 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 VX640 Router® includes:
• (2) Redundant, Current Sharing Power Supply Modules for the Upper Cage
• (2) Redundant, Current Sharing Power Supply Modules for the Lower Cage
• (1) Fan Tray Module (includes three fans)
• (1) Primary Controller Card
• (8) Switch Cards
• (1) Interconnect Card
Optional Modules (Spares):
VX640 Router Data Input/Output Card, 20 Ports, SFP+
VX640 Router Fail-Over Controller Card
VX640 Router Switch Card
VX640 Router Fan Tray
VX640 Router Power Module
The VX640 Router is available with LC-type fiber connectors.
Laser Information
The VX640, like all Thinklogical® products, is designed and identified as a
SFP
Modules
Class 1 Lasers
Class 1 LASER product.
Fiber-Optic
Cables
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Theory of Operation
MRTS Technology
Thinklogical’s® VX640 KVM Matrix Switch, used together with our Velocity Extenders,
incorporates our breakthrough patent-pending technology for transmission and reception of DVI,
HID, and high-speed data peripherals across long or short distances.
This technology, known as Multi Rate Transmission System (MRTS), provides end-to-end data transmission with unparalleled performance. This unique optic platform enables multiple data streams to be
transmitted long distances over single or multiple fibers with complete reconstruction of the data clock at
the destination end point. The result is perfect synchronization with each transmitted stream.
MRTS is a highly reliable technology and delivers powerful benefits to our customers when combined
with our new SFP+ optics. The new MRTS Technology has the ability to transport every frame of a 1920
x 1200 @ 60Hz (or higher) video stream with no compression, along with all desktop peripherals
(keyboard, mouse, etc., including 480Mbps USB 2.0) with no perceptible latency. Moreover, these
signals can be transmitted distances from just a few meters up to 40 kilometers over single-mode or
multi-mode fibers.
MRTS allows for traditional AV implementations and video routing to be incorporated into the same
switch fabric, providing greater value, flexibility, performance and security. Additional unique capabilities
include the ability to support 6.25Gbps bandwidth per stream, between 50% and 100% higher than our
nearest competitors (typically 1.485Gbps to 3.2Gbps). This is significant because a single DVI stream
requires a 5.4Gbps data rate to accommodate the 165MHz of video data. Our competitor’s lower
bandwidth capability is generally manifested in either dropped frames or lower resolution associated with
compressing schemes. Not so with MRTS Technology.
Velocity Transmitter
Velocity Receiver
MRTS Technology
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System Features
General System Features
Each VX640 includes the following features:
•
640 Duplex In and Out Fiber Ports for 640 x 640 Non-Blocking Matrix Switching
•
Fiber Optic Non-Blocking Matrix Router
•
Each Video Connection Supports 6.22 Gbps
•
Single-Mode and Multi-Mode Fiber Optic Capability
•
Coaxial SFP Modules for SDI/HD and SDI/3G Video
•
Redundant, Hot-Swappable and Current Sharing Power Supply Modules
•
Hot Swappable, 20 Port Scalability for In and Out Cards
•
Hot Swappable SFP+ Optical Port Connections
•
Hot Swappable Fan Tray with Annunciator Port (for Alarms)
•
Hot Swappable Fail-Over Controller Card (optional)
•
SNMP (2c) Control Protocol
•
Control/Administration X4 Configurator GUI Included
•
Multi-casting and Macros Supported
•
Protocol Agnostic
•
Compatible with all Thinklogical’s® Video and KVM Extension Systems
•
Compatible with all Thinklogical’s® SDI Xtreme 3G+ Extension Systems
.
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Technical Specifications
Dimensions:
Rack Size/Width: EIA 19" (482.6 mm)
Height: 28 RU- 49” (1244.6 mm)
Depth: 16.07” (408.2)
Chassis
Ports 20 x 20 minimum / 640 x 640 maximum
Depth with cable management: 20.36" (517.3 mm)
(Tolerance: ± .039"; .1000 mm)
Weight: 132 lbs (59.87 kg)
Shipping Weight: 160 lbs (72.57 kg)
Power Consumption: 1700 watts fully loaded
Alarm Relay
Contacts
Operating Temp
and Humidity
Power
Requirements
Compliance Approvals for US, Canada, and European Union
Warranty 1 year from date of shipment. Extended warranties available.
Maximum DC: 1A at 30VDC
Maximum AC: 0.3A at 125VAC
Contact resistance maximum: 100 mΩ
0° to 50°C (32° to 122 °F), 5% to 95% RH, non-conde nsing
AC Input: 100-240VAC, 47-63 Hz
Universal AC Power Supply
PART 1: HARDWARE
Contents
When you receive your Thinklogical® VX640 KVM Matrix Switch, you should find the following
items:
• VX640 Chassis (includes 4 Power Modules, Fan Tray, Up to 8 Switch Cards, Upper and Lower
Interconnect Cards and one or two Controller Cards)
• Power Cord – Qty 4 – PWR-000056-R (International connections may differ)
• CAT5 Cable Assembly, 15 Feet – CBL000001-015FR
• Product Manual CD
• Product Quick Start Guide
• Chassis Options (Spares):
• Fail-Over Controller Card – VXM-000025
• Spare Switch Card – VXM-000026
• Spare Fan Tray – VXM-000027
• Spare Power Module – VXM-000028
• Data Input/Output Card, 20 Ports – VXM-DI0R20
If you ordered an EAL/4 certified unit, please verify that you have received the proper materials. The router should
be labeled as (VXR-000640 Rev B). This information is located on a sticker just inside the front door of your router
along with the serial number information. Please also check that you have the correct version of the Velocity Matrix
Router 640 Data Input/Output Cards (MXM-DI0R20 Rev A). This information is located on a sticker on the card with
serial number information
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The VX640 KVM Matrix Switch ships configured to customer specifications. All physical connections to
the product use industry-standard connectors.
VX640 Modules
Left to right: Controller Card, Fan Tray, AC Power Module, Data Input/Output Card
Ordering Information
Part Number Description
VXR-000640
VXM-DIOR20
VXM-000025
VXM-000026
VXM-000027
VXM-000028
VX640 Chassis
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Chassis
(includes Upper and Lower Cage Backplanes, Upper and Lower Interconnect
Boards, 8 Switch Cards, 1 Fan Tray, 1 Controller Card, and 4 Power Modules)
VX640 Data Card
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Data Input/Output Card, 20 Ports, SFP+, Multi-Mode
VX640 Spares
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Controller Card
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Switch Card
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Fan Tray Module
Velocity Matrix Router 640 Power Module
Thinklogical's VX640 Router
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VX640 Modules
Hot-Swappable Modules
The inspired, modular approach of the VX640 means all critical system components, including switch
cards, power supplies, cooling fans and pluggable optics (SFP+), are hot-swappable, thus minimizing
system down-time. (The Interconnect Card is modular, but not hot-swappable. It can be easily replaced
in the field, but the VX640 will need to be shut down.)
Detailed Front View of VX640
Warning! KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED WHEN IN USE! The VX640 Front Door contains air-
flow baffles that are integral to the router’s cooling system. Do not leave the front door
open or off the chassis for more than a few minutes if the unit is running. Keeping the front
door open for an extended period may lead to a malfunction or damage to the VX640.
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Interconnect Module
The Interconnect Module connects the Upper Card Cage to the Lower Card Cage. It is located within the
chassis of the VX640. The Interconnect Card contains no active components, but it does have LED
indicators and a DIP Switch for setting the static IP address when connecting to the Ethernet. This
module can be accessed through the front of the router. See the DIP Switch Instructional Guide in
Appendix B, Setting the DIP Switch Instruction Guide (page 30) for detailed instructions on how to
access the Interconnect Module and set the DIP Switch.
The Interconnect Module is NOT hot-swappable.
Status LEDs
The VX640 router was designed with status LEDs located on the front of the unit. These LEDs give a
visual indication (LED on) that the System Power (12V) and the Controller Power (3.3V) in both the
Upper and Lower Card Cages is applied.
VX640 Front Panel Status LEDs
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Switch Card Modules
The VX640 contains 8 Switch Cards which are located behind the Front Door. The Switch cards are
labeled from right (Card 1) to left (Card 8). These cards contain the cross-point fabric of the router,
allowing for 8 possible paths to make connections. In the event that a Switch Card fails, some
connections may not be allowed.
The hot-swappable feature allows for easy replacement of a Switch Card without the need to shut
down the VX Router.
Card 8 Card 1
VX640 Switch Cards
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Detailed Rear Panel View of VX640
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