Hardware Description; Pagematrix Controller - Peavey PageMatrix PageMatrix Owner's Manual

2 . H a r d w a r e D e s c r i p t i o n

2.1 Pagematrix Controller

The PageMatrix controller is the heart of the system. It is connected via an RS-232 serial port to the
MediaMatrix frame running MediaMatrix and PageMatrix software. In fact, one PageMatrix controller
can control up to four separate MediaMatrix systems (four control data ports are provided). In addi-
tion to the control ports, a single program port is available to receive data from the PageMatrix soft-
ware. Typically, the PageMatrix configuration is designed and downloaded to the controller, then dis-
connected from the program port.
The PageMatrix controller supports up to 16 unique paging stations including any combination of the
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Front Panel
1. Station Status LEDs: (16) Displays green after software activation.
2. Control LEDs: (4) Lights up green when the control data ports are in use.
3. Fault LED: Download error indication when downloading the PageMatrix configuration to the
PageMatrix controller. When this message occurs, download the configuration again.
4. Data LED: Indicates a data transfer to the unit or that valid data exists in memory at power
up.
5. Power : Indicates that the unit is on.
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