MSC-XA3232S Product Manual
A GPIO (General Purpose I/O) auxiliary interface is provided on a female DB-25 connector and provides
additional control and status functionality.
6.5 Glossary
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Active Routing
– The current routing state of a Router's Matrix.
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Destination
– A Video or Audio destination (output from a Router device). Numbered starting from 1.
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Input
– Synonymous with Source.
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IP
– Stands for Internet Protocol. Base protocol of the Internet which can also be used on LANs. This
protocol uses 4 byte addresses (IPv4) written in "quad dot" format, which is four decimal numbers
separated by periods (192.168.2.60 for example).
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LAN
– Stands for Local Area Network. Refers to a single local Ethernet network, usually consisting of
a single IP subnet.
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Level
– Router devices may contain multiple Video and Audio levels. Level numbers start from 1.
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Mascot Protocol –
An abbreviation of
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DB-25 Pin Numbers
Pin #
Name
1
GP1
14
GP2
2
GP3
15
GP4
3
GP5
16
GP6
4
GP7
17
GP8
5
GP9
Pin #
Name
18
GP10
6
GP11
19
GP12
7
GP13
20
GP14
8
GP15
21
GP16
9
GP17
22
GP18
Pin #
Name
10
GP19
23
GP20
11
GP21
24
GP22
12
GP23
25
GP24
13
Ground
