Extron electronics FOX 4G Matrix 14400, User Manual

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FOX 4G Matrix 14400 Switcher • Introduction
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Compatible optical signals are digital signals from 270 Mbs through 4.25 Gbps
that are sent and received via fiber optic small form factor pluggable (SFP)
modules with LC-type connectors. The FOX 4G Matrix 14400 supports all
compatible optical signals, whether transmitted or received by an Extron fiber
optic system component or not.
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The FOX 500 transmitter-to receiver communications, including the serial link,
occupy one matrix switcher input and output.
This matrix switcher also supports the FOX 500 return (receiver-to-transmitter)
serial communications, but returning this signal stream to the transmitter
occupies a separate matrix switcher input and output.
The matrix switcher is a single box solution to complex fiber optic signal routing
applications. Each input and output is individually isolated and buffered, and any
input(s) can be switched to any one or all outputs with virtually no crosstalk or
signal noise between channels.
The Matrix 14400 is assembled from individual input/output (I/O) boards.
The
switcher can include up to nine I/O boards, each of which supports 16 inputs by
16 outputs.
By adding or removing I/O boards, the Matrix 14400 is expandable and
contractable, from an 16-input by 16-output matrix to a 144-input by 144-output
matrix. The matrix switcher inputs and outputs the optical signals that it routes on
fiber optic transceiver modules.
The matrix switcher can be remotely controlled via its rear panel RS-232/RS-422
Remote port, its rear panel LAN port, and its front panel Configuration (RS-232)
port using either Extron’s Windows
®
-based Matrix Switchers Control Program or
the Simple Instruction Set (SIS
™
). The SIS is a set of basic ASCII code commands
that provide simple control through a control system or PC without the need
to enter long, obscure strings of code. SIS commands can be entered via either
serial port.
The switcher can be operated remotely by any of the following connected to either
serial port:
• A control system
• A PC
• An Extron MKP 2000 remote control panel
• An Extron MKP 3000 remote control panel
• (RS-232/RS-422 only) An Extron MCP 1000 remote control panel and/or
MKP 1000 remote keypad
The matrix switcher is housed in a rack-mountable, 9U high metal enclosure with
mounting flanges for standard 19" racks.
Fiber cable transmission modes
Two versions of Matrix 14400 switcher fiber optic I/O boards are documented in
this manual. They are categorized by the type of fiber optic cable, multimode or
singlemode, which defines the effective range of transmission:
• Multimode — Long distance, up to 150 m (450')
• Singlemode — Very long distance, up to 30 km (18.75 miles)
N All transceiver modules on a fiber optic I/O board, as delivered from Extron, are
configured the same: either all multimode or all singlemode.
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You can mix multimode and singlemode fiber optic I/O boards in a Matrix 14400
switcher, but you must ensure that you connect the proper transmission mode
fiber cables to the board.