Installation and Setup
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Instruction Manual – DXLink™ Twisted Pair Transmitters/Receiver
ID Pushbutton Boot State and LED Behavior
To monitor the ID Pushbutton boot state of a module by its LEDs, check both the Link/Act and Status LED columns.
Downloading Firmware State and LED Behavior
To monitor the state of a module by its LEDs when downloading firmware, check both the Link/Act and Status LED
columns.
DXLink TX/RX in a Multiple-Stage Switching System
When switching systems with DXLink Technology support (e.g., an Enova DGX Digital Media Switcher and an
Enova DVX-3155HD) are connected via their DXLink ports, DXLink Transmitters and Receivers can be used to extend
the video and audio transport.
Important:
This section does not refer to the linking of enclosures from CPU to CPU, which is not supported
in the Enova DGX Digital Media Switcher or the Enova DVX Solutions.
In an installation with DXLink equipment in a multiple-stage switching system, the following apply:
Network loops
must
be avoided (see page 43). The DXLink line’s Ethernet functionality is disabled between
the enclosures; therefore, no IR, serial, or Ethernet communication can be passed between them.
When two switching systems with DXLink support are connected via their DXLink ports, only video and
audio will be passed through the DXLink connection.
When a DXLink input or output on one switching system determines that it is connected to a DXLink input or
output on another switching system, the DXLink port will automatically disable all Ethernet, power, and
control on that connection port so that the only things passed down the DXLink line are the video and audio
signals.
When connecting switching systems via DXLink ports, AMX recommends no more than three switcher
throughputs (see the “Example” below).
Example
This example shows how DXLink Transmitters and Receivers can be used in a system where switchers are connected via
their DXLink ports.
The signal path through three switchers could be: source device
DXLink Transmitter
Enova DVX-3155HD,
DXLink input (out a DXLink output)
Enova DGX 32, DXLink input (out a DXLink output)
Enova DGX 16,
DXLink input (out a DXLink output)
DXLink Receiver
display device as an HDMI signal.
ID Pushbutton Boot and NetLinx LED Behavior
ID Pushbutton Boot States
Link/Act LED
Status LED
Boot with ID Pushbutton held down.
Slow blink (1 Hz)
Slow blink (1 Hz)
ID Pushbutton held down long enough
for reset to default parameters.
Fast blink until ID Pushbutton is
released, then OFF
Fast blink until ID Pushbutton is
released, then OFF
ID Pushbutton held down long enough
for reset to default firmware image.
Solid ON, transitions to OFF once
the unit completes writing to flash
and is ready to reboot.
Solid ON, transitions to OFF once the
unit completes writing to flash and is
ready to reboot.
In Auto ID mode.
Normal
Blink (2 Hz)
ID Pushbutton held down long enough to
accept new ID.
2 blinks, then normal
2 blinks, then normal
After boot: ID Pushbutton held down, but
not long enough for IP mode change.
Slow blink (1 Hz)
Slow blink (1 Hz)
After boot: ID Pushbutton held down long
enough for IP mode change.
Fast blink, then OFF
Fast blink, then OFF
NetLinx LED Behavior when Downloading Firmware
Downloading Firmware
Link/Act LED
Status LED
Downloading firmware to flash due to an
upgrade via NetLinx Studio.
Fast blink, alternating with Status
LED
Fast blink, alternating with Link/Act LED
