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9.6
Distributed video switching using a VisiWire or PCCON
network
You can connect up to 127 nodes, made up of a mixture of VIS3I-328 units,
together to form a distributed video switching matrix using the VisiWire or PCCON
network system. You make the video connections between the nodes using coaxial
cables, or other third-party video transmission systems.
A keyboard at one node may view and control devices at any other node,
specifically cameras, VCR/DVRs and multiplexers. It may also respond to alarms
from other nodes (VisiWire only).
When networking nodes it is recommended that any video sequences are
performed on the local node as opposed to sending multiple requests over the
network as network congestion could occur.
9.6.1
Setting the node address
Each node on the network must have a unique address between 1 and 127.
Setting other addresses takes the node offline or sets special modes.
You set the address of a single-unit node using the two rotary hexadecimal
switches on the rear panel. The left rotary switch sets Sixteens and the right switch
sets Units.
You set the address of a dual-unit expanded node using the Master unit address
switches.
To convert between decimal used in VisiPC and hexadecimal for the switches, use Tab. 19:
Decimal Hex
Decimal Hex
Decimal Hex
Decimal Hex
Decimal Hex
1 01
27 1B
53 35
79 4F
105 69
2 02
28 1C
54 36
80 50
106 6A
3 03
29 1D
55 37
81 51
107 6B
4 04
30 1E
56 38
82 52
108 6C
5 05
31 1F
57 39
83 53
109 6D
6 06
32 20
58 3A
84 54
110 6E
7 07
33 21
59 3B
85 55
111 6F
8 08
34 22
60 3C
86 56
112 70
9 09
35 23
61 3D
87 57
113 71
10 0A
36 24
62 3E
88 58
114 72
11 0B
37 25
63 3F
89 59
115 73
12 0C
38 26
64 40
90 5A
116 74
13 0D
39 27
65 41
91 5B
117 75
14 0E
40 28
66 42
92 5C
118 76
15 0F
41 29
67 43
93 5D
119 77
16 10
42 2A
68 44
94 5E
120 78
17 11
43 2B
69 45
95 5F
121 79
18 12
44 2C
70 46
96 60
122 7A
19 13
45 2D
71 47
97 61
123 7B
20 14
46 2E
72 48
98 62
124 7C
21 15
47 2F
73 49
99 63
125 7D
22 16
48 30
74 4A
100 64
126 7E
23 17
49 31
75 4B
101 65
127 7F
24 18
50 32
76 4C
102 66
25 19
51 33
77 4D
103 67
26 1A
52 34
78 4E
104 68
Tab. 19
Converting between decimal and hexadecimal addresses
