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SIGMA MRX SERIES ANALOG AND DIGITAL MID-SIZE MATRIX ROUTING SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUAL SIGMA ELECTRONIC S, INC. P.O. BOX 448 1027 COMMER CIAL AVENUE EAST PETERSBURG, PA 17520-0448 (717) 569- 2681 (MAR’.
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ii SIGMA MRX SERIES A NA LOG AND DIGITA L MID-SIZE M ATRIX ROUTING SYSTEM OPERA TOR’S M A NUAL T A BLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING ...................................................................................................................... .....
1 INST A LLA TION A ND OVERVIEW GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS ENVIRONM ENTAL A mbient temperature/Ventilation The MRX Switching System is designed t o operate as specif ied when the ambient t em peratur e is k ept within the range of 0 ° C to 50 ° C.
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3 VIDEO FRAME - AN ALOG Video signals are connect ed to the video fr ame via BNC jacks on t he rear panel. Connect the source video cables to t he corr esponding input BNCs on the rear of t he f rame. T he MRX routing switcher must be the t erminating device in the system.
4 To ensure t hat t he SCI has power at all times, the contr ol m odule is connect ed to every power module output. This g uarantees t hat if any f unct ional power supply module is installed, the SCI will have power supplied to it.
5 REAR SUPPO RTS Depending upon the inst allation, it m ay be necessary to install the included rear mounting fr ame supports . These suppor ts are desig ned to allow connection to rear rails positioned bet ween 19 and 30 inches from t he fr ont suppor ts.
6 CONTROL PANEL To initiate the switching operation, data must be input into the SCI . One way t o input this data is throug h a control panel. T he MRX system is capable of utilizing many diff erent control panels av ailable fr om Sig ma Electr onics, Inc.
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A1 A PPENDIX A – SCI PROT OCOL A ND INTER F AC E INTRODUCTION The SCI serial int erf ace card is the hear t of the Sigm a MRX Series mid-size matrix routing system. T he SCI f unctions as the cont roller between the user and the switcher cr osspoints.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A2 RS232 PROTOCOL COMM ANDS The f ollowing commands may be issued fr om a comput er/ter minal k eyboard or other similar communication contr ol device. This prot ocol is supported by various control systems provided by other contr ol system manufact urers.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A3 COMM AND: MA TRIX SETUP REQUEST The input /output matr ix setup infor mation of the system can be displayed.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A4 SPECIAL COMM ANDS There are several special com mands available that should be used with care. COMM AND: SYSTEM HA RD REBO O T It is possible to force a system r eset from t he serial port , duplicating the f unction of the RESET switch on the fr ont of the SCI.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A5 COMM AND: STORE SA LVO Creating a transaction to be st ored in a salvo is done exactly as a r egular t ransaction except the salvo symbol is the leading character.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A6 @ZB {RETURN/ENTER} The example above for salvo 2 (@) will erase (Z) all level 2 (B) ent ries fo r each output specified in the salvo. It is also possible to er ase a level for a specific out put within a salvo.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A7 SERIAL CONT ROL AND MODE SW IT CHES The s y s tem conf iguration DIP switches S2 and S3 ar e located on the front edge of the SCI-MRX printed circuit board. The power supply fram e holds the SCI-MRX m odule.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A8 JUMPER SELECTION SERIA L P O RT COMMUNICATION FORMA T RS-232 SELECTIO N JP2, 9 position jum per with header attached, fact ory default. RS-422/485 SELECTI ON JP1, 9 position j um per, m ove header f rom JP2 to this pos ition for RS- 422/485.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A9 9 PIN 'D' RS-232 PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN # FUNCTION ∗ DIRECT ION 1 N/C ---- 2 RECEIVE DATA INPUT to SCI-MR X 3 TRANSMIT DAT A OUTPUT from SCI-MRX.
A PPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL A ND INTERFAC E A10 RS-232C W IRING SCI-MRX 9 PIN 'D' SERIAL PORT SERIAL PORT PIN SIGNAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS DESIGNAT ION (COMM 1-DCE) (COMM 2-DTE ) 1- N/C N.
A PPENDIX B - SPECIFICA TIONS SYSTEM CONTROL IN T ERFACE MODU LE (MRX -SCI) Data Transmission S ystem ................................RS-232 & RS-422 Serial Port Baud Rate ........................................ Up to 57.6 Kb baud Con trol Le vel s .
A PPENDIX B - SPECIFICA TIONS B2 DIGITAL VIDEO FRAME (MRX- DVF) Signal Ty pe ........................................................ SMPTE 259M Connectors ........................................................ 75 Ohm BNC Inputs ....................
A PPENDIX B - SPECIFICA TIONS B3 DIGITAL AUDIO FRAME – U nbalanced (MRX -CDAF) Signal Ty pe ........................................................ AES-3id 1995 Connectors ........................................................ 75 Ohm BNC Inputs .
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