4. Operation
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4.8. About the Ethernet (TPS and TPS2 Boards)
If the MX-TPS or MX-TPS2 boards are connected to the LAN, they are able to feed Ethernet devices with a
standard 10/100 Base-T link. The boards have an Ethernet switch with 1+8 ports. There is no connection
between this switch and the other cards, not even the CPU card.
INFO:
TPS/TPS2 boards accept independent LAN up-link, which is used to supply devices with a network
connection.
The Ethernet labeled connector on the I/O card is connected to the switch directly. The other TPS input and
output ports are connected to the switch via the HDBaseT
®
Tx/Rx IC. (This microchip is able to separate the
incoming TPS stream into VIDEO, AUDIO, RS-232, POWER and ETHERNET signal. These signals are packed
in the TPS signal as well.)
Ethernet and TPS Connectors for LAN
ROOM 1
MX-TPS I/O board
TPS converter
1
ETH
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Ethernet switch
Video, audio,
RS-232, power
Downlinks
Switch
ETH
Uplink
ETH Uplink
ROOM 2
Ethernet device
ETH Downlink
ROOM 3
ETH Downlink
TPS extender
ETH
TPS
Ethernet device
TPS Downlink
If the TPS board is connected to the LAN and the Ethernet channel is enabled on a TPS port, the device
that is connected* to this port is supplied with a network connection. This connected device can be a TPS
extender, or if the TPS port has the AUTO mode setting, it also can be a standard Ethernet equipment. The
TPS port with AUTO mode setting is able to recognize the type of the connection, and if it is a standard LAN,
the port switches into Ethernet fallback mode. In this case, it is equivalent with a port of an Ethernet switch.
* If the remote power is disabled on a TPS port of a TPS card, it works as a HDBaseT compliant product and
the connected device can be a third-party HDBaseT compliant receiver (to the output board) or transmitter
(to the input board).
WARNING!
Always set the AUTO mode on a board before connecting a third-party device!
4.8.1.
Enable and Disable the Ethernet
The LAN can be enabled or disabled for every single TPS port with protocol command. The example
command refers to the 2nd port of an MX-TPS output board.
The current state can be queried with the following command:
˃
{:TPS#2@SO=?}
The second parameter of the response represents the Ethernet state. If it is 1, then the Ethernet is enabled
for the 2nd port of the output board. If it is 0, then the Ethernet is disabled for that port.
˂
(TPS#2@SO=A;1;0;0;1;00000000;00000000;0;0000;29;)
The same command is suitable for enabling or disabling this parameter. To enable, use:
˃
{:TPS#2@SO=x;1}
˂
(TPS#2@SO=A;1;0;0;1;00000000;00000000;0;0000;34;)
To disable, swap the 1 to 0:
˃
{:TPS#2@SO=x;0}
˂
(TPS#2@SO=A;0;0;0;1;00000000;00000000;0;0000;34;)
ATTENTION!
Connecting the MX-CPU card to the LAN via MX-TPS board is not recommended.
INFO:
The first parameter is the working mode. The x character is recommended be used when setting
the command, because the x does not change the parameter, so it remains unaltered.
For more information about the
TPS
section.
