ORION LC Installation and Operations Manual
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Crosspoint-Switch Installation – 3 x 5
The 3 x 5 configuration allows you to connect three computers to the Orion
LC and display the video on up to 5 DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 3 input, 5 output Crosspoint switch, set the dip
switches and CATx or fiber cabling as shown below.
The 3 x 5 configuration allows
you to connect 3 computers to
the Orion LC and display the
video (+audio option) on up to 5
DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 3
input, 5 output Cross-Point
Switch, set the dip switch 1 and
4 ON and 2, 3, and 5 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 3 CATx or fiber cables from
the transmitters to the three Orion
LC port labeled “T”.
Connect up to 5 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 7. Cross Point Switch - 3 x 5
The 3 x 5 configuration allows you to route the video from either computer to
any connected monitor. In the above example, computer #1’s video is
displayed on 3 monitors and computer #2’s video is displayed on 1 monitor
and computer #3’s video is displayed on 1 monitor.
The serial switching commands for this configuration is:
0x02, 0x47, 0x82, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 2 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x84, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 4 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x85, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 5 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x81, 0x82, 0x03 (Switch output 1 to input 2)
0x02, 0x47, 0x83, 0x83, 0x03 (Switch output 3 to input 3)