ORION LC Installation and Operations Manual
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Crosspoint-Switch Installation – 5 x 3
The 5 x 3 configuration allows you to connect five computers to the Orion
LC and display the video on up to 3 DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 5 input, 3 output Crosspoint switch, set the dip
switches and CATx or fiber cabling as shown below.
The 5 x 3 configuration allows
you to connect 5 computers to
the Orion LC and display the
video (+audio option) on up to 3
DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 5
input, 3 output Cross-Point
Switch, set the dip switch 1and 5
ON and 2, 3, and 4 OFF and
connect the CATx or fiber
cabling as shown.
Connect a DVI MM video cable from
the CPU’s DVI graphic cards to the
DVI-In ports on the transmitters.
Connect 5 CATx or fiber cables from
the transmitters to the five Orion LC
port labeled “T”.
Connect up to 3 CATx or fiber
cables from the Orion LC ports
labeled “R” to the receivers.
Connect a DVI monitor to each
receiver’s DVI output.
Figure 9. Cross Point Switch - 5 x 3
The 5 x 3 configuration allows you to route the video from any of the 5
computers to any connected monitor. In the above example, computer #1’s
video is displayed on 1 monitor, computer #2’s video is displayed on 1
monitor, computer #3’s video is displayed on 1 monitor, and computer #4
and #5 are not connected to a monitor. Issuing serial commands can route
any selected computer to any of the connected monitors.
The serial switching commands for this configuration is:
0x02, 0x47, 0x81, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 1 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x82, 0x82, 0x03 (Switch output 2 to input 2)
0x02, 0x47, 0x83, 0x83, 0x03 (Switch output 3 to input 3)
(Input 4 and 5 are not displayed)
