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Virtualization/Control Software
The Extron-supplied Matrix 12800 System Virtualization/Control software, which
runs on a Windows-type computer and communicates with the matrix switcher via
the Ethernet and RS-232/RS-422 ports on BME 0, provides an easy way to
virtualize the matrix switcher and to set up ties and sets of ties. Virtualization is
required before system operation to map the virtual inputs and outputs to the
physical inputs and outputs.
The program is compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows ME,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Updates to this program can be downloaded
from the Extron Web site (http://www.extron.com).
Installing the software
The Matrix 12800 System Virtualization/Control software is contained on a set of
3.5-inch diskettes, and you should load and run the program from the hard drive.
To install the program from the floppy disks to the hard drive, run SETUP.EXE
from the floppy disk and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. The
program occupies approximately 1 MB (megabyte) of hard-drive space.
By default, the Windows installation creates a C:\MTRX6400 directory, and it
places two icons (Matrix Switcher 6400+12800 Control Program and Matrix 12800
Help) into a group or folder named "Extron Electronics".
Starting the software
Click Start>Programs > Extron Electronics > Matrix 6400+12800 Control Program to
start the program. You will be asked to select the appropriate Comm port or
Ethernet port, or to select Emulate mode. After you select the Comm or Ethernet
port, the software looks for the Matrix system, reads its configuration, and then
displays it in the Extron's Matrix 12800 Control Program window.
Virtualize the system using the detailed instructions in chapter 3, Virtualization/
Control Software.
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CPU Status LEDs — On power up, observe that the Primary CPU Status LED
blinks initially to indicate that internal startup housekeeping is occurring and
then, assuming that the primary controller is the active controller, blinks to
indicate that the primary controller is ready.
If this BME is equipped with a redundant controller board,
CPU STATUS
observe that the Redundant CPU Status LED blinks initially
PRIMARY
and then, assuming that the redundant controller is the
standby controller, lights steadily to indicate that the
REDUNDANT
redundant controller is ready. If the primary controller
fails, the Primary CPU Status LED goes out and the
Redundant CPU Status LED blinks to indicate that the
redundant controller is the active controller.
Both LEDs blink at startup. After startup, the LED for the active controller
blinks and the LED for the standby controller lights steadily.
If your Matrix 12800 switcher was previously set up for RS-232, and your
computer comm port uses RS-422, you must change an internal DIP switch.
See Chapter 6, Upgrades and Maintenance, for details.
Matrix 3200/6400 switchers use the same software as the Matrix 12800.
Emulate mode allows you to operate the software without having a matrix
switcher connected to the PC. It can be used as a learning tool or to do
advance work in your office before it is needed at the installation site.
Tel. 07131 911201
Fax 07131 911203
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