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Matrix Switch Corporation

MSC-XV1664

Product Manual

2RU 16 input 64 output Composite Analog Video Router with Status Panel

Revision 1.8

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© 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation

www.matrixswitchcorp.com

Summary of Contents for MSC-XV1664

Page 1: ...x Switch Corporation MSC XV1664 Product Manual 2RU 16 input 64 output Composite Analog Video Router with Status Panel Revision 1 8 Page 1 of 60 2013 2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www matrixswitchcorp...

Page 2: ...LITY 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 sup...

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 Add...

Page 4: ...2 3 2 Saving Work Matrix to a target 14 2 3 3 Usage scenarios 14 2 4 Labels Tab 14 2 5 Config Tab 15 2 5 1 System Settings 16 2 5 2 Network Settings 16 2 5 3 Button Panel Settings 17 2 6 Command Tab...

Page 5: ...anelCmdEn Command 39 3 11 25 PanelCond Command 39 3 11 26 PanelDis Command 40 3 11 27 PanelExtEn Command 41 3 11 28 PanelRate Command 41 3 11 29 PClr Command 42 3 11 30 ProtoSer Command 42 3 11 31 Pse...

Page 6: ...indows 53 4 3 2 Mac OS X 54 4 3 3 Linux 54 5 Troubleshooting 56 5 1 Unknown IP address 56 5 2 Unexpected reboots 56 6 Reference 57 6 1 Specifications 57 6 2 Serial Interface Pinout 57 6 3 GPIO Auxilia...

Page 7: ...can be left unconnected External Audio Router Optional An additional Matrix Switch Corporation AES or analog audio router can be utilized with this router by connecting it to the AUX GPIO connector wi...

Page 8: ...sses To access the web page interface of the device 1 Connect the Ethernet port of a computer either directly to the device using a straight through or crossover cable to the same Ethernet network thr...

Page 9: ...outes source 1 to all destinations All other presets default to No Change for all destinations which when recalled will have no effect Presets can assign a partial subset of destinations or all destin...

Page 10: ...he devices should be set to reflect the class size of the IP network the default of 255 255 255 0 is for class C which accommodates up to 254 addresses The Gateway setting is required to be set to the...

Page 11: ...stallation example consisting of a 32x32 SDI Video Router with a secondary level 32x32 Analog Audio router connected via the AFV DB 25 interface a 32x32 Remote Button Panel a 2RU LCD Remote Panel and...

Page 12: ...ines 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 1 1 Syst...

Page 13: ...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 Lo...

Page 14: ...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 Ta...

Page 15: ...mns 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 u...

Page 16: ...haracters 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 pa...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...d 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 device...

Page 21: ...CII 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 a...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...rted 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 6 Command Argument Types 3 7 System Param...

Page 24: ...ial 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 Nu...

Page 25: ...mplementation 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 0...

Page 26: ...il 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 Supers...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...nation 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 destin...

Page 33: ...ver 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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...ssigning 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 the...

Page 37: ...reset 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 LEV...

Page 38: ...el 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 button as button 1 fol...

Page 39: ...Enable or disable panel button GPIO command and conditions 0 disable 1 enable Examples for querying and enabling panel command conditions PanelCmdEn 0 PanelCmdEn 1 3 11 25 PanelCond Command Protocol...

Page 40: ...Examples PanelCond 1 P0 2 P1 67 P0 PanelCond 1 1 P0 PanelCond 68 P1 PanelCond 68 The first example above queries the currently assigned panel GPIO conditions which shows that button number 1 and 2 hav...

Page 41: ...anelExtEn 1 The first command queries the current external panel interface setting 0 disabled The second command enables the external panel interface 3 11 28 PanelRate Command Protocol Version 2 1 For...

Page 42: ...serial2 proto System Parameters Query or assign the serial protocol The only available option is currently the case insensitive value Mascot however additional control protocols may be added in the f...

Page 43: ...command changes preset data which is stored and persists through power cycles Command Description PSub PRESET DEST Remove any existing connection to DEST in PRESET for any level PSub PRESET DEST LEVEL...

Page 44: ...11 34 Reboot Command Instructs the system to reboot which is done after a brief delay Ensures that all outstanding data writes are written to non volatile memory prior to the reboot 3 11 35 ReclkDis...

Page 45: ...e final command sets the IP address of the router to sync secondary router 3 11 37 S Command Routers and MSC GCP2U32 only Query the current matrix routing state Source values for all levels of every d...

Page 46: ...d or Stored parameter values Behavior depends 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...

Page 47: ...ystem 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 no...

Page 48: ...level label should be used 3 11 43 SysName Command NOTE Superseded by the sys name System Parameter Query or assign system name The system name is provided for convenience when managing multiple Matr...

Page 49: ...ystem with older firmware 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 confi...

Page 50: ...PRESET Write current matrix routing state to 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...

Page 51: ...an be used for SRC to Mute 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 typica...

Page 52: ...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 c...

Page 53: ...o 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 sy...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...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 initia...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...ts Labor Composite Analog Video Connector type BNC Input Output Impedance 75 Ohms Nominal Input Output Level 1V P P Maximum Input Output Level 2V P P Input Return Loss 40dB at 5MHz typical Output Retu...

Page 58: ...erminated by default for use as an endpoint of 2 or more RS 485 connected devices Pin Name Function 1 4 6 7 NC Not Connected 2 TX RS 232 Transmit 3 RX RS 232 Receive 8 D RS 485 Data Positive 9 D RS 48...

Page 59: ...eans it is silenced Output Synonymous with Destination Preset Matrix Switch Corporation Router devices provide 10 presets which store matrix Routing connections When a preset is recalled zero or more...

Page 60: ...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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