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3.11.40 SetA Command

Protocol version 3.0

The SetA command is used for setting system parameter Active values only.  Values set with this command will 
take effect immediately, but will not be retained through a system restart.

NOTE:

 Some parameters may not be assignable in Active memory.  Such parameters must be set in Stored 

memory followed by a system restart to activate the changes.  See 

System Parameters

 for more details.

Command

Description

SetA

List all parameter identifiers which can be set in Active memory, one per line.

SetA Parameter Value

Set a parameter’s Active value.

3.11.41 SetS Command

Protocol version 3.0

The SetS command is used for setting system parameter Stored values only.  Values set with this command will 
not take effect until the system is restarted.

NOTE:

 Some parameters may not be assignable in Stored memory, for example if it does not make sense to 

recall a value on start up.  See 

System Parameters

 for more details.

Command

Description

SetS

List all parameter identifiers which can be set in Stored memory, one per line.

SetS Parameter Value

Set a parameter’s Stored value.

3.11.42 SrcNames Command

Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only

Query or assign source names.  This command has 4 variations, described by the following table.  Source names
are stored and recalled on power up.

Command

Description

SrcNames

Query all source names.

SrcNames SRC

Query source names for all levels of a given source.

SrcNames SRC, LEVEL

Query the name of a specific source and level.

SrcNames SRC, LEVEL, LABEL

Assign a label to a source.

When querying names, labels are surrounded by double quotes and each level is separated by commas ',' (multi-

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Summary of Contents for MSC-FS44FBL

Page 1: ...trix Switch Corporation MSC FS44FBL Product Manual 4 SFP Input 4 BNC Output 3G SDI Mini Switcher with Button Panel Revision 1 8 Page 1 of 61 2013 2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www matrixswitchcorp co...

Page 2: ...ALITY PERFORMANCE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE Matrix Switch Corporation disclaims all liability arising from this information and its use Use of Matrix Switch Corporation devices in life su...

Page 3: ...commands and Panel GPIO commands Improved Software Update documentation Added pinouts for RS 232 and RS 485 serial port and GPIO Auxiliary interface Added XD series systems Revision 1 3 2016 05 17 Ad...

Page 4: ...anging a connection 14 2 2 2 Loading a preset 14 2 3 Presets Tab 14 2 3 1 Loading Work Matrix from a source target 15 2 3 2 Saving Work Matrix to a target 15 2 3 3 Usage scenarios 15 2 4 Labels Tab 15...

Page 5: ...and 38 3 11 21 PAdd Command 38 3 11 22 PairIO Command 38 3 11 23 PanelCmd Command 39 3 11 24 PanelCmdEn Command 40 3 11 25 PanelCond Command 40 3 11 26 PanelDis Command 41 3 11 27 PanelExtEn Command 4...

Page 6: ...re failsafe recovery procedure 53 4 3 TFTP Software 54 4 3 1 Windows 54 4 3 2 Mac OS X 55 4 3 3 Linux 55 5 Troubleshooting 57 5 1 Unknown IP address 57 5 2 Unexpected reboots 57 6 Reference 58 6 1 Spe...

Page 7: ...onnected Outputs utilize standard SMPTE levels of 800mV peak to peak SDI SFP Video Inputs SFP inputs provide the means to utilize industry standard MSA SFP modules for flexibility down to a single inp...

Page 8: ...o Receiver SMF 1310nm 10km LC connector MSC SFPTX HDMI HDMI Transmitter HDMI D Connector MSC SFPRX HDMI HDMI Receiver HDMI D Connector Table 2 Matrix Switch Corporation SFP Modules 1 2 Powering Up The...

Page 9: ...come factory configured with default settings unless a pre configuration request is made during purchase an example being a multi device application 1 4 1 Accessing The Web Page Interface The default...

Page 10: ...assigned to presets Labels can be up to 8 characters in length The default source labels use Src as a prefix and the destination labels use Dest as a prefix example Src1 The presets are labeled Startu...

Page 11: ...ected to the same LAN or allow IP packet routing between networks if on separate LANs SECURITY WARNING Matrix Switch Corporation devices are meant for installation in trusted LAN environments In the e...

Page 12: ...nations sources and or levels Example use scenarios Utilize an 8x1 remote panel to control a single destination of an 8x8 video router Use the local panel of a 16x16 two level Video and Audio router t...

Page 13: ...lines to aid in further description below The web page interface for other router systems is sized appropriately Remote Panels show only the Config and Command tabs Numbered sections in Figure 5 1 Sys...

Page 14: ...e Destination or a single level is selected 2 2 2 Loading a preset Presets store connection states for one or more Destinations Loading a Preset on the Routing tab consists of simply clicking on the L...

Page 15: ...o a Preset will store the Work Matrix state to non volatile memory which persists through device power cycles and can be recalled at a later time 2 3 3 Usage scenarios The flexibility of the Presets T...

Page 16: ...umns for Video and Audio Sources and Destinations Single level routers will have a column for Source labels and one for Destination labels On multi level routers secondary levels can be left blank to...

Page 17: ...characters displayed at the top of the Web Page interface which is helpful when managing multiple systems Disable Reclockers Disable SDI reclockers not supported by all Routers 3D I O Pairing Enable p...

Page 18: ...panels control different levels of a Video Audio Router Control Mode Set the matrix control mode only present on Routers Available options include Local Button panel controls the router itself Remote...

Page 19: ...Command text entry line followed by pressing the Enter key to execute them The results will be displayed in the text area below the command line Clicking the Clear Output button will clear all comman...

Page 20: ...without modification using this protocol For information about other third party control system manufacturers who support MASCOT contact Matrix Switch Corporation 3 1 Protocol Changes As new commands...

Page 21: ...nd prompt character 3 3 Serial Access Matrix Switch router systems come equipped with a serial port which can be used as another means of sending Mascot commands Connect a Computer system to the devic...

Page 22: ...SCII 10 The Prompt A prompt character is displayed each time a command or chain of commands is entered to indicate readiness to receive additional commands If an error occurs in response to a command...

Page 23: ...atically interpret argument as string spaces and commas not allowed Hex 0x3D 0xNN where NN are 2 hex digits from 0 9 A F or a f Double quoted One or more characters surrounded by double quotes An Argu...

Page 24: ...orted String String A generic string argument max length depends on the command Value A general value Value type depends on setting See System Parameters Table 7 Command Argument Types 3 7 System Para...

Page 25: ...rial port baud rate in bits second ctl serial2 log Boolean RW AS RS 485 serial port protocol log enable ctl serial2 proto String RW AS RS 485 serial port protocol selection mascot svs etc mtx serial N...

Page 26: ...implementation and support variations between different system types Many of these commands have been superseded by System Parameters in Mascot protocol version 3 0 Command Arguments Description DHCP...

Page 27: ...ail Please note that command availability may vary between firmware series and versions Details of availability are documented for each command 3 11 1 C Command Routers and MSC GCP2U32 only NOTE Super...

Page 28: ...assigned via the IP Netmask and Gateway commands A value of 1 enables DHCP and will obtain the values for the IP address Netmask and Gateway from your DHCP server This value is saved and recalled on p...

Page 29: ...cho enable E 0 1 Set matrix echo enable 0 to disable 1 to enable Examples to query and then enable matrix echo E 0 E 1 3 11 5 Firmware Command NOTE Superseded by the sys firmware System Parameter Quer...

Page 30: ...eter Table for a list of currently defined parameters This command supersedes many individual configuration commands NOTE This command queries Active values of parameters which may differ from values...

Page 31: ...rameter identifier separated by an equals character and the value GetS Parameter Display the Stored value of a single parameter or a subset of parameters under a given parameter node 3 11 10 Help Comm...

Page 32: ...tection for outputs Format is one decimal number per output 0 Unlocked 1 SD 2 HD Example for a 16x4 system SD HD Unlocked Unlocked LockStatus 1 2 0 0 3 11 13 MAC Command NOTE Superseded by the net mac...

Page 33: ...ination 2 on the second level The second example queries the mapping for a single destination The third example maps destination 1 to physical destination 5 on all levels The fourth example maps desti...

Page 34: ...over what protocol version is in use The returned value is either an integer such as 2 or major and minor version numbers separated by a period such as 2 3 Example MascotVer 2 3 3 11 17 MtxCfg Command...

Page 35: ...or reclocker disable If an argument is specified 0 7 then a more descriptive JSON structure is returned of the following form newlines and spaces added as a visual aid but are not necessarily part of...

Page 36: ...to response as a visual aid MtxCfg7 version 1 status OK levels name Level1 type VIDEO destCount 4 srcCount 4 flags mute destNames Dest1 Dest2 Dest3 Dest4 srcNames Src1 Src2 Src3 Src4 state 1 2 3 4 pse...

Page 37: ...assigning I O grouping MtxGroup 1 1 MtxGroup 2 4 MtxGroup 2 4 The first example MtxGroup command shows that I O grouping is disabled on both levels of a 2 level system The second command configures th...

Page 38: ...preset information which is retained and available through system power cycles Command Description PAdd PRESET DEST SRC Add a connection of SRC to DEST on PRESET for all levels PAdd PRESET DEST SRC LE...

Page 39: ...itch to ground Panel buttons and GPIO pins are specified by numeric ID Panel buttons are numbered beginning with ID number 1 Panel button order depends on the panel but generally has the top left butt...

Page 40: ...ns 0 disable 1 enable Examples for querying and enabling panel command conditions PanelCmdEn 0 PanelCmdEn 1 3 11 25 PanelCond Command Protocol Version 3 0 Query and assign panel button GPIO status and...

Page 41: ...he first example above queries the currently assigned panel GPIO conditions which shows that button number 1 and 2 have P0 and P1 conditions assigned respectively which lights the button LEDs when the...

Page 42: ...setting 0 disabled The second command enables the external panel interface 3 11 28 PanelRate Command Protocol Version 2 1 For changing remote button panel refresh rate When a button panel is configur...

Page 43: ...e insensitive value Mascot however additional control protocols may be added in the future Value is stored and recalled on power up Command Description ProtoSer Query the protocol used on the serial p...

Page 44: ...PRESET DEST Remove any existing connection to DEST in PRESET for any level PSub PRESET DEST LEVEL Remove any existing connection to DEST LEVEL in PRESET Example PSub 1 2 PSub 1 3 2 The first command r...

Page 45: ...y Protocol Version 2 1 Command for disabling or enabling SDI reclockers Not all router systems support this option Value is saved and recalled on power up Command Description ReclkDis Query current va...

Page 46: ...ry destination are shown This command without an argument is equivalent to the X Command with no arguments If an argument value of 1 is supplied then the matrix state is displayed with labels The stat...

Page 47: ...on the parameter and is defined in the System Parameter Table Values in Stored memory are loaded at system startup See System Parameters for more details Command Description Set List all parameter ide...

Page 48: ...will not take effect until the system is restarted NOTE Some parameters may not be assignable in Stored memory for example if it does not make sense to recall a value on start up See System Parameters...

Page 49: ...E Superseded by the sys name System Parameter Query or assign system name The system name is provided for convenience when managing multiple Matrix Switch Corporation systems This value is stored and...

Page 50: ...mware not supporting the SysType command the second example is what might be returned by an MSC GCP2U32 LCD panel 3 11 45 Vars Command Protocol Version 2 3 Display all system configuration variables U...

Page 51: ...PRESET Example to save state to preset 1 W 1 3 11 47 WebPass Command Assign a web password to password protect the web page interface The serial and TCP IP port Mascot protocol control is not protect...

Page 52: ...a destination if supported for a given level Examples X 1 1 2 2 3 8 0 4 X 3 3 8 X 3 4 X 4 0 2 In the above examples the first command queries the matrix routing state typical of a 16x4 system for exam...

Page 53: ...image has been transferred to the device s FLASH storage area 5 The device will automatically reboot to perform the remainder of the software update during which the web page interface may display a...

Page 54: ...to the IP address 192 168 2 59 Consult the TFTP Software section for details 4 3 TFTP Software There are many different options for TFTP client programs the choice of which depends on what operating s...

Page 55: ...put MSC Pyxis Firmware x x x img 6 Make sure to replace MSC Pyxis Firmware x x x img with the correct version number of the file 7 Pressing ENTER after the put command will initiate the TFTP transfer...

Page 56: ...TFTP transfer binary put MSC Pyxis Firmware x x x img 6 Make sure to replace MSC Pyxis Firmware x x x img with the correct version number of the file 7 Pressing ENTER after the put command will initi...

Page 57: ...unning A computer system can then be configured with an IP address on the same IP subnet and the webpage configuration can be loaded for viewing and changing the IP address as described in the section...

Page 58: ...rough 100 Deg C Operating Temp 0 Through 75 Deg C Humidity 0 Through 90 Non Condensing Warranty 2 Years Parts Labor SDI Video Connector type BNC Data Types SMPTE 259M 292M 424M Data Rates 19 Mbit s th...

Page 59: ...Audio levels Level numbers start from 1 Mascot Protocol An abbreviation of MAtrix Switch COrporation proTocol An ASCII text based protocol for interfacing to Matrix Switch Corporation devices Matrix...

Page 60: ...MSC FS44FBL Product Manual devices for remote panel control the MASCOT network interface and the web page interface Page 60 of 61 2013 2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www matrixswitchcorp com...

Page 61: ...hich shall be placed on the outside of the shipping package 6 This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse misapplication or modification EXCEPT AS SET FORTH A...

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