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MAX-CSE/MAX-CSD10 Operation/Reference Guide

Configuration and Firmware Update ................................................................59

Before You Begin.................................................................................................... 59

MAX vs. NetLinx Master - Functional Overlap ........................................................ 59

Verifying the MAX’s current version of Firmware - via the UI .......................................  59

Verifying the MAX’s current version of Firmware - via Studio ......................................  60

Upgrading MAX Firmware ...................................................................................... 60

Upgrading MAX-CSE Firmware - via the UI ...................................................................  60

Upgrading MAX-CSD10 Firmware - via the UI ..............................................................  61

Upgrading the MAX’s Firmware - via NetLinx Studio....................................................  61

Displaying Stream Content ...............................................................................63

Overview ................................................................................................................ 63

Requirements for Receiving Streamed Content...................................................... 63

Setting up a Modero Panel to Receive and Display a Stream ................................. 64

Obtaining the IP Address of the target panel ...............................................................  64

Configuring the MAX-CSE for communication ..............................................................  65

Configuring the MAX-CSE audio/video inputs ..............................................................  67

Setting up a streaming page within TPDesign4 ............................................................  68

Establishing the final connection between the two units ..............................................  70

Setting up a Computer to Receive and Display a Stream ....................................... 71

Obtaining the IP Address of the target computer ........................................................  71

Configure the MAX-CSE for communication to a computer..........................................  71

Establishing the final connection between the CSE and computer ...............................  72

NetLinx Programming  ......................................................................................75

Device:Port:System (D:P:S) ..................................................................................... 75

Port Assignments.................................................................................................... 75

MAX-CSE: Streaming Commands (Port 1)............................................................... 76

MAX-CSD: Streaming Commands (Port 1) .............................................................. 83

RS-232/422/485 Send_Commands (Port 2)............................................................. 89

RS232/422/485 Ports Channels .............................................................................. 92

RS-232/422/485 Send_String Escape Sequences (Port 2) ....................................... 93

IR / Serial Ports Channels ........................................................................................ 94

IR/Serial Port (Port 3) Commands ........................................................................... 94

I/O Port Commands (Port 4) ................................................................................. 100

IR RX Port Channels (Port 5) ................................................................................. 100

LCD Commands (Port 6) ....................................................................................... 101

Summary of Contents for MAX-CSD 10

Page 1: ...Operation Reference Guide MAX by AMX MAX CSE MAX CSD10 MAX Video Encoder Video Decoder Last Revised 6 19 2007...

Page 2: ...exhibit signs of damage or unauthorized use will be processed under the Non Warranty Repair Policy AMX will continue to provide Warranty Repair Services for products discontinued or replaced by a Pro...

Page 3: ...s 11 Wiring the MAX CSE connectors and cables 12 Ethernet RJ 45 Port Connections and Wiring 13 Power over Ethernet PoE wiring 14 Ethernet LEDs 14 DB9 Device Port Connections and Wiring 14 IR Serial Po...

Page 4: ...uration 45 Audio Video Page 46 NetLinx Page 46 IP Settings Page 47 User Page 48 Configuring Communication 49 Reading the Front Panel LCD 49 Configuring the MAX Communication Parameters 50 Obtaining th...

Page 5: ...4 Configuring the MAX CSE for communication 65 Configuring the MAX CSE audio video inputs 67 Setting up a streaming page within TPDesign4 68 Establishing the final connection between the two units 70...

Page 6: ...iv MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide Table of Contents...

Page 7: ...Decoder Modero VG Series Touch Panel or computer playback is enabled via a third party streaming MPEG player The MAX Encoder features a rear Ethernet port which provides 10 100 Ethernet connectivity a...

Page 8: ...l power supply rated from 10 to 18 VDC minimum 500 mA or equivalent Weight 2 02 lbs 0 92 kg Enclosure Metal with black matte finish Certifications FCC Part 15 Class B CE and UL listed Supported Transp...

Page 9: ...input ETHERNET 10 100 RJ 45 port provides 10 100 Mbps network communication and POE LEDs show communication activity connection status speeds and mode infor mation SPD speed Yellow LED lights On when...

Page 10: ...Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C 32 to 113 F Storage Temperature 30 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 5 to 85 non condensing Operation intended for indoor use only Included A...

Page 11: ...pairs of wires on the connected Ethernet cable MAX CSD10 Product Specifications FIG 2 shows the front and rear views of the MAX CSD10 unit MAX Decoder Features MAX CSD10 FG2178 72 Components Front Pa...

Page 12: ...el Components ID Pushbutton Used to both set the NetLinx ID Device only assignment and reset the unit back to its factory defaults Status LED Green LED blinks to indicate both the system and communica...

Page 13: ...apable of voltage sensing Input format is software selectable with interactive power sensing for IR ports Operating Storage Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C 32 to 113 F Storage Temperature...

Page 14: ...MAX CSD10 Video Decoder 8 MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide...

Page 15: ...d MAX CSD10 are configured to be used as standalone units running on a network capable of supporting the up to a 6Mbps data rate It is recommended that you set up the unit locally prior to installing...

Page 16: ...nnector FIG 3 Wiring Guidelines Indirect Power via PoE Power over Ethernet PoE can be used to indirectly provide DC power to this 802 3af compliant device via the unused wire pairs in the UTP or STP E...

Page 17: ...after this step has been completed can you continue on to the wiring of the PoE connection Pre configure the 802 3af compliant PoE switch such as the NXA ENET24 PoE and prepare it for power transmiss...

Page 18: ...XA RGBCBL 15 pin to 5X BNC RGB Breakout cable FG2250 80 Note Although the MAX CSE can accept either a Composite or S Video input signal type If both signal types are detected the unit in its default s...

Page 19: ...r STP Ethernet cable RJ 45 pins 4 5 7 and 8 AUDIO IN Stereo line level input via two rear RCA connectors R L MIC IN Stereo line level input via a rear 1 8 mini stereo jack IR 2 pin 3 5 mm mini Phoenix...

Page 20: ...communication activity connection status speeds and mode information as described in FIG 7 DB9 Device Port Connections and Wiring FIG 8 shows the connector pinouts for the rear RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 D...

Page 21: ...O port responds to either switch closures voltage level high low changes or it can be used for logic level outputs You can connect up to two devices each on MAX CSE and MAX CSD10 units A contact clos...

Page 22: ...hows a sample wiring configuration where a MAX CSD10 receives a video stream from a remote MAX CSE and then distributing the content to its connected media device I O Port Wiring Specifications Pin Si...

Page 23: ...to their source terminal locations Verify that the terminal end of the power cable is not connected to the a power supply before plugging in the 2 pin power connector If using indirect PoE to feed po...

Page 24: ...MAX CSE and MAX CSD10 Installation 18 MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide...

Page 25: ...username and password into the on screen security dialog before gaining access to the UI pages This information can later be changed If attempting to access the UI the users are prompted to log into t...

Page 26: ...on the unit s LCD display into the web browser s Address field FIG 12 3 Press the Enter key on your keyboard to initiate communication with the MAX unit and launch the initial on screen security dial...

Page 27: ...ive Each of the buttons in the Navigation Bar are described below Admin This button launches the Administration page which displays an overview of the MAX firmware and project information Stream Set U...

Page 28: ...utton is displayed and the blue Idle message is displayed within the Status field Changes can be made to both the communication parameters and stream profiles while the unit is in this mode Status Ind...

Page 29: ...Page Feature Description Resources Displays the version of the currently installed product firmware in a major minor micro format This field is read only Note The displayed firmware is the same as ver...

Page 30: ...list from which the user can associate a genre to the media stream Although the default selection is Business the user can choose from over 40 pre created entries Example Education Mode This section...

Page 31: ...irmware upload If you attempt to move to a different page within the browser based UI without saving any changes made the UI will ask Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page Changes have...

Page 32: ...s associated with communicating that stream to an external IP enabled device capable of receiving and processing the data UDP User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol much like TCP that run...

Page 33: ...a variety of students simultaneously around the world Every student could connect and receive the stream without having to wait their turn to view the content or see a severe drop in transmission qual...

Page 34: ...is the maximum bit rate that matters not the average CBR would be used to take advantage of all of the capacity VBR Variable bit rate relates to the bit rate quality used by the outgoing streamed vid...

Page 35: ...administrator to define the transport protocols and destina tion parameters for the outgoing stream content such as IP Address and Audio Video Ports Transport Protocol A drop down list from which the...

Page 36: ...port number be an even value Using odd numbered port values will cause the stream to not be properly recognized by the target Modero panel Note It is recommended that the following ports not be used 2...

Page 37: ...ults Audio Defaults Protocol Home Theater Maximum Codec MPEG 2 Video In Rate 6Mbps Resolution D1 Mode encoding CBR Codec MP2 Sampling Rate 48 KHz Effective Rate 192 Kbps UDP High Quality High Codec MP...

Page 38: ...source type The selected type determines which rear connector is used as the video input connector This selection instructs the MAX CSE to use expect video from a specified rear video con nector As an...

Page 39: ...s Page The NetLinx Settings page FIG 18 is accessed by clicking on the NetLinx button in the Navigation Bar This page allows a user with the proper access rights to specify which Master is to be used...

Page 40: ...Number is defaulted to 1319 System Number Allows a user to enter a system number Default value is 3701 Only in the Auto Mode will the System field be user definable Device Number Allows a user to ente...

Page 41: ...already allowed encryption with the Master select Enabled or Disabled from the Encryption radio buttons If you did not these fields will be greyed out and automatically set to Disabled 7 If the unit i...

Page 42: ...ame of the MAX CSE IP Address Allows a user to enter the IP Address or URL used by the current MAX CSE Note This is the same IP Address used by NetLinx Studio to communicate with the Master Target Mas...

Page 43: ...llows the user to enter an alpha numeric string assigned to the user administrator profile This field must use a valid character string consisting of 4 27 alpha numeric characters The default Username...

Page 44: ...it 3 To save the new username and password click the Accept button at the top of the page To return to the original saved information click Cancel 4 Click the Logout button for the changes to take eff...

Page 45: ...en no matter what page is currently active Admin This link launches the Administration page which displays an overview of the MAX firmware and project information Stream Selector This link launches th...

Page 46: ...and the blue Idle message is displayed within the Status field Changes can be made to both the communication parameters and stream profiles while the unit is in this mode Status Indicates the status...

Page 47: ...ening the Decoder Manager From here the user may reach any of the other Decoder Manager pages or check or update the existing device firmware Updating Firmware To update the current firmware being use...

Page 48: ...accessed To select a new stream 1 From the Stream Selector page click the radio button next to the stream you wish to use 2 To start streaming click Accept To leave access to the current stream click...

Page 49: ...Address The address of the server used other than the Default Other Port The port for the server used other than the Default RTSP Server The number ranking of the stream server being selected IP The I...

Page 50: ...u selected Other on the Servers list enter the port number in the Other Port field 5 If you wish to save the entered information click the Accept button If you wish to return to the previous settings...

Page 51: ...alue in the Server Video Port field if necessary 5 Select between MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 in the Server Video Types drop down menu 6 If you chose RTP in the Transports drop down menu enter a new port number...

Page 52: ...deo Port The video port used by the MAX CSD10 FIG 28 NetLinx Page NetLinx Page Features Status The current status of the NetLinx Master connection Connection Mode The method used to establish the conn...

Page 53: ...eep the original settings click Cancel IP Settings Page The IP Settings page FIG 29 allows you to view or modify the IP and DNS settings for the MAX CSD10 To make changes to the IP Settings page NetLi...

Page 54: ...7 To reboot the system after a change click the Reboot button Click OK to confirm the reboot or Cancel to return to the IP Settings page 8 To save changes without rebooting the system click Accept If...

Page 55: ...avigate to Tech Center Downloadable Files Application Files NetLinx Studio 2 4 This program is used to setup a System number obtain assign the IP URL for the connected NetLinx Master and transfer firm...

Page 56: ...browser 2 Enter the IP Address of the target unit ex http 192 199 99 99 into the web browser s Address field 3 Press the Enter key on your keyboard to initiate the communication process and launch the...

Page 57: ...Click on the Static radio box to begin entering the previously obtained Static IP Address information typically provided by your Network Administrator 3 Enter the corresponding Static IP Address Subn...

Page 58: ...mation from the Network Addresses dialog to establish communication via the Ethernet connected Master 1 Launch NetLinx Studio 2 4 default location is Start Programs AMX Control Disc NetLinx Studio Net...

Page 59: ...ed for communication via an IP Address remove the DB9 connector from the Program port on the NI on board Master 18 Click Reboot from the Tools Reboot the Master Controller dialog and wait for the Syst...

Page 60: ...ubnet 4 Within the Device Number field enter the MAX unit s currently used device value non duplicated If the connection fails to establish a Connection Failed dialog appears Try selecting a different...

Page 61: ...remove all security from a target Master to establish a connection Use a second instance of your browser to navigate to the UI pages of the target Master via the device s IP Address After successfull...

Page 62: ...tem s Online Tree tab using the new device value FIG 35 Changing the MAX CSE device number via Studio 1 Establish a valid connection between the target Master and the source MAX unit Refer to the prev...

Page 63: ...g FIG 37 by selecting Diagnostics Device Addressing from NetLinx Studio s main menu 2 Locate the Device field A in FIG 37 and enter the new value for the MAX unit This value must fall within a range o...

Page 64: ...eld appears The previous Device value is then displayed below the red field Changing the MAX CSD10 device number via the UI 1 From the Decoder Manager page click the NetLinx link to open the NetLinx S...

Page 65: ...and is turned On MAX vs NetLinx Master Functional Overlap Two of the main support procedures can now be done either via NetLinx Studio or directly from the MAX unit itself Querying the unit for a des...

Page 66: ...rator page or via NetLinx Studio which has established a connection between the current Master and the target MAX Upgrading MAX CSE Firmware via the UI 1 Establish an active connection to the target M...

Page 67: ...dio has established a connection to the target Master click the OnLine Tree tab of the Workspace window to view the devices on the System The default System value is one 1 4 Right click the associated...

Page 68: ...evice dialog showing MAX unit s firmware updated via IP Selected MAX firmware file Description field for selected Kit file Device and System Number must match the Device and System values listed in th...

Page 69: ...only supports MPEG 2 streaming media using UDP MPEG 4 is only supported by the latest VG Series Modero panel firmware It is necessary to understand that Modero firmware is configured to look for audio...

Page 70: ...m provided by the Target Audio Port field on the Streaming Profiles page Obtain the IP Address of the target computer by using the ipconfig command This process is described in greater detail later in...

Page 71: ...ogin profile into the corresponding User Name Password fields This is the factory default security login information 5 Click OK to enter the information and proceed to the Administration page which pr...

Page 72: ...ransport Protocol field and use the drop down arrow to select a desired protocol For the purposes of these procedures select UDP as the protocol An UDP protocol is typically used with higher bandwidth...

Page 73: ...we are not required to enter a Target Audio Port value because the A V content is not begin streamed separately 14 Click the Apply button to save the encoding profiles to the MAX CSE Configuring the...

Page 74: ...n the Name field such as Full Screen Video UDP Note that although a page cannot directly be setup to display a video stream a user can create a full screen button on that same page which can be config...

Page 75: ...ing an MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 stream and enter the following into the Streaming Source field rtpmpeg IP Address of MAX CSE Target Video Port Although our example doesn t use RTP you could enter the followin...

Page 76: ...ayed main page to the page containing the Streaming Video Fill button which we created in the previous step It should now be displaying the audio and video from the incoming stream If the audio level...

Page 77: ...p down arrow to select a desired protocol For the purposes of these procedures select UDP as the protocol An UDP protocol is typically used with higher bandwidth streams and only requires the entry of...

Page 78: ...installed VLC player A in FIG 48 5 Click File Open Network Stream to launch the Open dialog where you can configure the properties of the incoming media stream B in FIG 48 6 Click on the Network tab...

Page 79: ...ual signal being detected 9 To complete the setup when using an RTP Transport Protocol on the MAX CSE repeat steps 5 and 6 to open another instance of the same application 10 Within the Port field of...

Page 80: ...Displaying Stream Content 74 MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide...

Page 81: ...ngs to The D P S notation is used to explicitly represent a device number port and system For example 128 1 0 represents the first port on device 128 on this system If the system and Port specificatio...

Page 82: ...ASOURCE Get a description of the current incoming audio source Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV GET ASOURCE Variable format LINE from the rear Stereo RCA connectors or MIC from the rear Microphone port Exampl...

Page 83: ...ariable gain 0 99 Example SEND_COMMAND ENCODER GET GAIN System response GAIN 50 Indicates that the current gain on the microphone input is approximately 50 of its maximum value GET SAP Gets the mode o...

Page 84: ...line where N is the number of streams returned in the MEDIACNT Field Example SEND_COMMAND ENCODER GET SESSION INFO 1 NAME SEND_COMMAND ENCODER GET SESSION INFO 2 NAME SEND_COMMAND ENCODER GET SESSION...

Page 85: ...5002 Indicates that the individual RTP audio video streams has previously been configured to use an IP Address of 224 168 42 10 where it uses port 5000 for the video stream and port 5002 for the audi...

Page 86: ...encoded audio stream Assigns the source for the audio signals being fed into the MAX unit and then encoded Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV SET ASOURCE Variable format LINE from the rear Stereo RCA connectors...

Page 87: ...the SAP Server Listener services DISABLE stops the SAP Server Listener services Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV SET SAP Mode Variable Mode ENABLE or DISABLE Example SEND_COMMAND ENCODER SET SAP ENABLE SET SA...

Page 88: ...ND ENCODER SET URL RTP 239 168 42 10 5000 5002 Sets the URL to an IP Address of 239 168 42 10 Since the protocol is RTP two ports are needed port 5000 is used for the video stream and port 5002 is use...

Page 89: ...eo from the S Video port STOP Stop transmission of both the audio and video stream A stream can also be halted via the browser based UI pages Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV STOP Example SEND_COMMAND ENCODER...

Page 90: ...stem response RTSP LIST rtsp www foo com myvideo sdp 10 0 0 101 1234 GET SAP IP MODE Get the current SAP Listener ip address mode Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV GET SAP IP MODE Example SEND_COMMAND DECODER G...

Page 91: ...m info line where N is the number of streams returned in the MEDIACNT Field Example SEND_COMMAND DECODER GET SESSION INFO 1 TITLE SEND_COMMAND DECODER GET SESSION INFO 2 TITLE SEND_COMMAND DECODER GET...

Page 92: ...ed in Kbps kilobits per second mode CBR constant Bit rate or VBR variable Bit rate Example SEND_COMMAND DECODER GET VIDEO System response VIDEO MPEG 2 D1 4000 VIDEO NONE Indicates that the video codec...

Page 93: ...ells the decoder to expect PAL video format SET RTSP SERVER Sets an RTSP Server entry into a list The list is limited to a total of 10 entries Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV SET RTSP SERVER num url ipaddr po...

Page 94: ...lable for MPEG 2 Audio is multiplexed with the video so no audio port is needed The RTP protocol represents MPEG 2 4 Elementary Streams encoded as MPV 33 data as defined by RFC 3550 and 3551 If no aud...

Page 95: ...port s communication parameters for stop and data bits according to the software settings on the RS 232 port default Disables 9 bit in 232 422 455 mode By default this returns the communication setti...

Page 96: ...command disables tracking Turns CTSPSH Off Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV CTSPSH OFF Example SEND_COMMAND RS232_1 CTSPSH OFF Turns off CTSPSH for the specified device GET BAUD Get the RS 232 422 485 port s...

Page 97: ...its stop 1 and 2 stop bits 485 Disable Disables RS 485 mode and enables RS 422 485 Enable Enables RS 485 mode and disables RS 422 Note The only valid 9 bit combination is baud N 9 1 Example SEND_COMMA...

Page 98: ...D_COMMAND RS232_1 TXCLR Clears and stops all characters waiting in the RS232_1 device s transmit buffer XOFF Disable software handshaking default Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV XOFF Example SEND_COMMAND RS23...

Page 99: ...8 0 Example SEND_STRING RS232_1 27 18 0 Sets the RS232_1 device s ninth data bit to 0 on all character transmissions 27 18 1 Set the ninth data bit to 1 for all subsequent characters to be transmitted...

Page 100: ...als default Syntax SEND_COMMAND DEV CARON Example SEND_COMMAND IR_1 CARON Starts transmitting IR carrier signals to the IR_1 port CH Send IR pulses for the selected channel All channels below 100 are...

Page 101: ...IR pulse to 1 second CTON Set the total time of IR pulses transmitted and is stored in non volatile memory This command sets the pulse length for each pulse generated by the CH or XCH send commands in...

Page 102: ...port fails to turn the device OFF a PUSH and RELEASE is made on channel 254 to indicate a power failure error You can only use the PON and POF commands when an IR device has a linked I O channel Chan...

Page 103: ...fault is 5 0 5 seconds Example SEND_COMMAND IR_1 PTON 15 Sets the duration of the power pulse to 1 5 seconds for the IR_1 device SET BAUD Set the IR port s DATA mode communication parameters Only vali...

Page 104: ...E mode Variable mode IR SERIAL or DATA Example SEND_COMMAND IR_1 SET MODE IR Sets the IR_1 port to IR mode for IR control SP Generate a single IR pulse You can use the CTON to set pulse lengths and th...

Page 105: ...Transmits the IR code as 3 4 3 enter Mode 1 Example x x x enter SEND_COMMAND IR_1 XCH 3 Transmits the IR code as 0 0 3 enter SEND_COMMAND IR_1 XCH 34 Transmits the IR code as 0 3 4 enter SEND_COMMAND...

Page 106: ...nnel Variable channel Input channel 1 8 Example SEND_COMMAND IO GET INPUT 1 Gets the I O port s active state The system could respond with INPUT1 ACTIVE HIGH SET INPUT Set the input channel s active s...

Page 107: ...Command Description BACKLIGHT Set the LCD backlight level Sets the backlight level of the LCD to a specified value within a range of 0 100 Syntax BACKLIGHT value Variable value backlight illumination...

Page 108: ...NetLinx Programming 102 MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide...

Page 109: ...Programming 103 MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide...

Page 110: ...egistered trademarks of AMX AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time It s Your World Take Control 3000 RESEARCH DRIVE RICHARDSON TX 75082 USA 800 222 0193 469 624 8000...

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