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Twisted Pair Cable Pinouts
AMX supports both the T568A and T568B pinout specifications for termination of the twisted pair cable
used between the DVX and the DXLink receiver.
Important Twisted Pair Cabling Requirements and Recommendations
The following requirements and recommendations apply to cabling DXLink (RJ-45) connectors:
DXLink cable runs require shielded category cable (STP) of Cat6 (or better).
DXLink twisted pair cable runs for DXLink equipment shall only be run within a common building. *
DXLink delivers 10.2 Gb/s throughput over shielded category cable. Based on this bandwidth
requirement, we recommend following industry standard practices designed for 10 Gigabit Ethernet
when designing and installing the cable infrastructure.
The cables should be no longer than necessary to reach the end-points. We recommend terminating
the cable to the actual distance required rather than leaving any excess cable in a service loop.
For more details and helpful cabling information, reference the white paper titled "Cabling for Success with
DXLink" available at www.amx.com or contact your AMX representative.
* "Common building" is defined as: Where the walls of the structure(s) are physically connected and the
structure(s) share a single ground reference.
Rear Panel Control and Power
RS232 Ports
The RS-232 ports (Port 1-2 on the DVX) are 3-pin 3.5 mm mini-Phoenix (male) connectors used for
connecting A/V sources and displays. These ports support most standard RS-232 communication protocols
for data transmission.
The following table lists the pinouts for RS232 ports.
RS232 Port Pinouts
Pin 1
GND
Pin 2
RXD
Pin 3
TXD
In the above table, pin 1 is located on the right side of the port, and the pinouts count up to the left.
