APPENDIX A
A. MATRIX 44 CARD LOCATIONS AND ADDRESSES
The
Matrix 44 high-density card cage
is supplied with a mother board, a video amplifier board,
and a power supply. The card cage also contains slots
for the following boards: an address decoder card, an
internal system CPU (optional), expander cards, and up
to 16 video switcher cards. Refer to Table l-l for a list
of Matrix 44 system components and their descriptions.
Figure A-l shows the card arrangement in a 128-camera,
8-monitor system. A smaller system has fewer
HD switcher cards, depending on the number of video
inputs. For instance, a 40-camera system requires only
five
cards (40 cameras/8 cameras per card),
leaving 11 empty card slots. A larger system, with
greater than 128 cameras or 8 monitors, requires 2 or
more card cages.
A.1 Addressing Matrix 44 Switcher Components
ships the Matrix 44 systems with the matrix
switching addresses correctly set. However, when ex-
panding a system or replacing an existing card, the
addresses must be set properly.
The addresses of the Matrix 44 cards
switcher
cards,
c a r d s , a n d
expander cards) define video signal
inputs and outputs for the system. Additional cards must
have their addresses set before installation in a card cage.
Video input (camera) addresses are set on the
switcher cards. The video input address
permits the system to select a specific video input.
Video output (monitor) addresses are set on the
address decoder cards. The video
output address permits the system to specify to which
monitor (or other output device) a selected camera input
is routed. In single-card-cage systems, the video outputs
are automatically identified as l-8 and no addressing is
required.
POWER LED
POWER SWITCH
M M M
(16)
VIDEO SWITCHER CARDS
.
OUTPUT AMPLIFIER
-
0
0
Figure A-l
Location of Cards in
S-Monitor System
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A-l