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SD-MA-025
SWM Seamless Modular Matrix Switchers
User Manual
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SD-MA-025
Document Version: 03

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  • Page 1 SD-MA-025 SWM Seamless Modular Matrix Switchers User Manual Document No. SD-MA-025 Document Version: 03...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.3. Specification & Parameters ..............................5 2 Back terminal view（SWM16 DVI-U daughter card for example） ..................6 3 SWM series peripheral device connection (SWM16 for example) ..................6 3.1 Input and output ..................................6 3.2 Communication port and connection method ......................7 3.2.1 RS232 control and connection ..........................
  • Page 3 SD-MA-025 4.3.2 Query IP info via UART ........................18 4.3.3 Set IP info via UART ..............................18 4.4 Control via network ................................. 19 4.4.1 Set IP address on Windows ............................. 19 4.4.2 Directly connect via Ethernet cable ........................20 4.4.3 Connect via network router or switch ......................... 21 4.4.4 Query IP info via network ............................
  • Page 4 SD-MA-025 4.10 Video Wall ............................38 4.11 EDID Control .................................... 40 5.Web control ......................................41 6.Commands for serial port control: ..............................43 7. Remote control (IR) ..................................... 47 8. Using Cautions...................................... 48...

  • Page 5: Multi Format Matrix System

    SD-MA-025 1 Multi format matrix system 1.1. Product profile SWM Series (SWM08/SWM16/SWM36/SWM80) multi format mixed seamless  switching matrix is a high-performance video signal switching equipment, can support up to 80 inputs, 80 outputs, with inserting plate structure. This product supports multiple video formats input and output, switching, without disturbing the other output, high performance output.

  • Page 6: Specification & Parameters

    SD-MA-025 Specification & Parameters 1.3. Interface type Fiber, HDBaseT, HDMI/DVI，3G/HD/SD-SDI，VGA-DB15，YPbPr，CVBS HDMI DVI-U, HDMI V1.3A HDMI-A DVI-U DVI 1.0 DVI-U, 800x600,1024x768,1280x768,1280x800,1280x1024,13 DB15 60x768,1400x1050,1600x1200,1920x1080 YPbPr DVI-U 576i50,720p50,720p60,1080i50,1080i60, Input 1080p50,1080p60 CVBS DVI-U PAL，NTSC 480i60,576i50,1080i60,1080i50,720p60,720p50, 1080p60,1080p50,1080p25,1080p30 HDBaseT RJ45 800x600,1024x768,1280x768,1280x800,1280x1024, 1360x768,1400x1050,1600x1200,1920x1080 Signal, interface UHD-HDMI HDMI-A HDMI2.0 and standard Interface type...

  • Page 7: Back Terminal View（Swm16 Dvi-U Daughter Card For Example

    2. There is one spare fuse in each power switch; 3 SWM series peripheral device connection (SWM16 for example) 3.1 Input and output 1． SWM16 can be configured up to 8 input cards, 8 output cards, each card supports 2...

  • Page 8: Communication Port And Connection Method

    SD-MA-025 2. The input channel is marked as IN01 ~ IN16, and the output channel is marked as OUT01 ~ OUT16; The input and output cards are fixed in the 4U case according to the categories; The input and output cards type can be selected to the actual needs of the project Input cards HDMI card, HDMI non-seamless cards, UHD-HDMI card, DVI-U card, SDI card, HDBaseT card, VGA card...

  • Page 9: Rs232 Control And Connection

    SD-MA-025 3.2.1 RS232 control and connection Baud rate 9600 3.2.2 Ethernet control and connection Note: Factory default network setting： 3.3 Front panel (SWM16 for example)

  • Page 10: Operating Swm Matrix Via Front Panel

    SD-MA-025 1. Mounting hole, for fixing. 2. LCM display: display the output status of the matrix. 3. Input key area (IN INPUTS) 4. Output key area (IN OUTPUTS) 5. Function key area (IN MENU) ALL (to select input source on all screens) •...

  • Page 11: About Dvi-U Daughter Card

    SD-MA-025 Press save key, next one of the output keys (OUT 1/2/3/4/5/7/8 is valid mode number), press enter to execute. Example SAVE + OUT 1 + ENTER (current route is saved as mode 1) 5. Recall saved route Press recall key, next one of the output keys (which one represents saved mode number) press enter Example: RECALL + OUT 1 + ENTER (route saved as a mode 1 is on the screens) 3.5 About DVI-U daughter card...

  • Page 12: Pc Tool User Guide (Swm16 For Example)

    SD-MA-025 4 PC tool user guide (SWM16 for example) 4.1 Account’s authentication When you run the PC tool, there need password to authenticate. Default password of Administrator （access to all features）：111111 Default password of User (access to all features, except OSD function) ：000000 4.1.1 Password modification 1.

  • Page 13: Pc Tool's Ui

    SD-MA-025 4.2 PC tool’s UI The PC tool’s UI is as follows: 4.2.1 UI Style There are totally 5 styles you can switch by clicking ‘Switch UI’ button. Matrix Style (Default style of small size device, SWM08/SWM16）...
  • Page 14 SD-MA-025 Icon Style (Default style of large size device, SWM36/SWM80） Text Style...
  • Page 15 SD-MA-025 Custom Name Style Text and Custom Name Mixed Style NOTE: The last two style only occurs after you set up the custom name of the input or output.

  • Page 16: Custom Name

    SD-MA-025 4.2.3 Custom Name The pc tool supports custom name of input and output. Matrix UI style (On ‘Matrix Switch’ Page): Click the input or output that you want to modify, then input the custom name. Other UI Style (On ‘Matrix Switch’ Page): 1.

  • Page 17: Custom Name - 2

    SD-MA-025 4.2.4 Custom Name - 2 On ‘Advanced Switch’ Page: 1. Double click the column of ‘Custom name’ 2. Input the custom name 3. Press ‘Enter’ to modify, or press ‘ESC’ to cancel. 4.3 Control via UART 4.3.1 Connect to device The operation steps are as follows：...
  • Page 18 SD-MA-025 The UI after connected successfully will be as follows： Note: 1. The baud rate is 9600 bps, and no manual configuration is required. 2. Click the drop-down list of COM port after serial port cable is connected to the PC, then it will be updated automatically.

  • Page 19: Query Ip Info Via Uart

    SD-MA-025 4.3.2 Query IP info via UART Method A: After connecting to the device via UART, Click the ‘Find via UART’ button at ‘Matrix Switch’ tab to read the IP information. Method B: After connecting to the device via UART, Click the ‘Find via UART’ button in ‘Network Setting’ tab to read the IP information.

  • Page 20: Control Via Network

    SD-MA-025 3. Click ‘Save Config’ button to save. 4. Click ‘Find via UART’ button again to read IP information to make sure the modification is successful. 4.4 Control via network 4.4.1 Set IP address on Windows...

  • Page 21: Directly Connect Via Ethernet Cable

    SD-MA-025 The default IP address for SWM controller is 192.168.0.247 Users need to change the IP address of the control PC to the same network segment as the SWM. • Change the ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ to ‘Use the following IP address’ to set up a static IP address of TCP/IPv4 in Ethernet Properties ➢IP address: any address between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254 except the address which has been taken by the SWM ➢Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1...

  • Page 22: Connect Via Network Router Or Switch

    SD-MA-025 The UI after connected successfully will be as follows: 4.4.3 Connect via network router or switch Operation steps are as follows: 1. Connect the PC and the device to a same network router 2. Setting up the IP address of the PC. Either manual (Static) mode or automatic (DHCP) mode is ok. Just make sure the IP address of the PC and the device are in a same network segment (When the IP type is obtained automatically, the network router of that PC and device connected to, should support HDCP function）...
  • Page 23 SD-MA-025 NOTE: A. If the IP type of the device is Dynamic (DHCP) mode, the network router or switch must support HDCP function, otherwise the device will not be able to obtain a valid IP address, and this will cause device not to be found. B.

  • Page 24: Query Ip Info Via Network

    SD-MA-025 4.4.4 Query IP info via network After connecting to the device via network, you can query information as follows. Method A: Switch to ‘Matrix Switch’ page, then click ‘Search Device’ button to query IP address information. Method B: After switching to ‘Network Setting’ page, click ‘Search Device’ button to search devices, then click one device in the result list to load its IP address information.

  • Page 25: Set Ip Info Via Network

    SD-MA-025 4.4.5 Set IP info via network After connecting to the device via network we can query information as follows. Step A: Switch to ‘Network Setting’ page, then click the ‘Search Device’ button to search devices Step B: Click the device you want to configure in the result list (When you click it, the software will read the network configuration of the device automatically) Step C：...

  • Page 26: Troubleshoot

    SD-MA-025 4.4.6 Troubleshoot 1. Cannot search any devices Cause A： The IP address type of the device is obtained automatically (DHCP), but currently connected directly via Ethernet cable or connected to a network device (router or switch and so on) which not support HDCP function.

  • Page 27: Route Switch Of Matrix Ui Style

    SD-MA-025 is 255.255.255.255, it means that the network device (the device connected to) does not support HDCP function. 4.5 Route switch of Matrix UI style After connecting to the device, the PC tool will show the current route between the input ports and the output ports.
  • Page 28 SD-MA-025 NOTE: 1. After clicking an input port or an output port, its border will turn red, and its background will turn green. 2. After mouse cursor moving to an input port or an output port, its text will turn red, and its background will turn blue.

  • Page 29: Other Route Switch

    SD-MA-025 4.5.2 Other route switch 1. Allset: switch one input port to all output ports Click the drop-down list, then click one input to switch it to all output ports. 2. Recall mode： recall a mode previously saved. Click the drop-down list, then select one mode to load saved route in this mode. 3.

  • Page 30: System Reset

    SD-MA-025 4.5.3 System reset The PC tool support reset system to restore configuration to factory status. Click ‘Reset’ button, then confirm to reset system or cancel operation. 4.6 Advanced route switch To facilitate the demonstration functions SWM supports periodic switching of selected inputs on chosen outputs.
  • Page 31 SD-MA-025 3. Click “-->” button to add the input ports selected in step 2. 4. Check the output ports on which one you would like to start the loop. 5. Configure automatically switch Switch frequency: default 2000ms All outputs send combine: unchecked: Switch all output ports one by one.

  • Page 32: Signal Setting

    SD-MA-025 unchecked： When the number of the selected input ports of some output is not the same, immediately start next loop when one output finished a loop. checked： All outputs start a new loop together. When the number of the selected input ports of some output is not the same, will not start next loop until other outputs finish theirs current switching loop.

  • Page 33: Pq & Position

    SD-MA-025 2. Read the input signal resolution of all the input ports; 3. Read and set all the input boards ‘output resolution; The default output resolution is 1080p 60HZ; Note: If no special need, please don’t change the input board’s output resolution, otherwise will affect the effect of seamless switching;...

  • Page 34: Osd Setup

    SD-MA-025 4.9 OSD Setup This page is used to control the on-screen display function. User can set the font overlay on/off, the background colour, transparency, colour, and other information; 4.9.1 Set OSD Content 1. Choose the output port which to display the characters by the drop-down menu of the Board Address (currently only supports the font overlay on the output board);...
  • Page 35 SD-MA-025 4. Self-Clocking: if this is checked, it will display date and time and update automatically. 5. Click ‘Set’ button under the edit-box to set OSD.

  • Page 36: Osd Detail Settings

    SD-MA-025 4.9.2 OSD detail settings 1. Open or Close OSD A. If current state is closed, then click ‘ON’ button to open the OSD. B. If current state is opened, then click ‘ON’ button to close the OSD. 2. Set transparent of OSD background 3.
  • Page 37 SD-MA-025 5. Set OSD position A. Set relative position B. Set absolute position: Input coordinate value of the left top of OSD and then click ‘Set’. (e.g. （ 600,300 ）) 6. Set the text font type the font size 7. Read OSD information of one channel A.

  • Page 38: Export Osd Settings

    SD-MA-025 4.9.3 Export OSD Settings Click ‘Read’ button to read OSD information of current channel Click ‘Export’ button to export. Choose file to save 4.9.4 Import OSD Settings Click ‘Import’ button Choose OSD setting file which exported before Click ‘Open’ to import 4.9.5 OSD mode Click drop-down list to select a mode, then click ‘Save’...

  • Page 39: Video Wall

    SD-MA-025 4.10 Video Wall Set the Video wall display quantity: how many in one row (x), and how many in one column (y); The total display quantity is x*y; Select one display, right click, can see a menu as the following picture shows: Input Select: Select the input port, for the display to display (Input 1 ~ Input 8);...
  • Page 40 SD-MA-025 Click to select a screen, and then drag, select the screens to merge, right-click, and then click Screen Splicing to merging; Select the screen, which is merged, right click, then following menu will show as on the picture below: Cancel Splicing: Cancel splicing;...

  • Page 41: Edid Control

    SD-MA-025 4.11 EDID Control Click the ‘EDID’ button on Matrix Switch UI ，then opens an EDID control Window 1. Read EDID： Input the output port ，then click the ‘Read ’button to read EDID 2. Write EDID： First read an EDID from output port or open a EDID file that saved before， then input the input port then click the ‘Write’...

  • Page 42: Web Control

    SD-MA-025 5.Web control （1） Condition: do not know the matrix IP address: Click on the Network Settings page, and then click Search Device, and then select the device that found, click Open Website to open the web control web site, or can input the IP on the web browser, then enter the username: admin Password: admin, then can control the matrix switch functions via website;...
  • Page 43 SD-MA-025 When successfully connected following interface should appear Route switch is the same as in the PC Tool (‘Matrix Switch’ tab; 4.5.1). You can set all outputs on one input, save layouts and recall them as well as reset the device. 1- switch language to Chinese (to switch back to English click again) 2 –...

  • Page 44: Commands For Serial Port Control

    SD-MA-025 IP Config In ‘IP Config’ tab you can change all IP configurations: 6.Commands for serial port control: Serial communication commands format: Command Head • Command Index • Command length • Command Body • Check-Sum • Command Tail • Example 1: 7B 7B 01 02 01 01 F5 7D 7D CMD Head: 7B 7B (doesn’t change) CMD Index: 01 (different type of command has different index)
  • Page 45 SD-MA-025 Example 2: 7B 7B 02 01 00 F3 7D 7D CMD Head: 7B 7B CMD Index: 02 CMD length: 01 (CMD Body in this type of command has only one value) CMD Body: 00 CMD Check-Sum: F3 (CMD Index + CMD length + CMD Body) CMD Tail: 7D 7D Note: When CMD Body value increases or decreases CMD Check-Sum goes accordingly.
  • Page 46 SD-MA-025 OUT port 4 – 08 OUT port 5 – 10 OUT port 6 – 20 OUT port 7 – 40 OUT port 8 – 80 Switch one input to all outputs: Format: 7B 7B 01 02 (IN port) FF (F check-sum) 7D 7D Examples: 7B 7B 01 02 00 FF F2 7D 7D (IN port 1 to all OUTports) 7B 7B 01 02 01 FF F3 7D 7D (IN port 2 to all OUTports)
  • Page 47 SD-MA-025  Mode Recall: Format: 7B 7B 03 01 (recall mode…) (F check-sum) 7D 7D Examples: 7B 7B 03 01 00 F4 7D 7D (recall mode 1) 7B 7B 03 01 01 F5 7D 7D (recall mode 2) 7B 7B 03 01 02 F6 7D 7D (recall mode 3) 7B 7B 03 01 05 F9 7D 7D (recall mode 6) 7B 7B 03 01 06 FA 7D 7D (recall mode 7) 7B 7B 03 01 07 FB 7D 7D (recall mode 8)

  • Page 48: Remote Control (Ir)

    SD-MA-025  Video Wall Mode Recall: Format: 7B 7B 98 01 (recall vw mode…) (check-sum) 7D 7D Examples: 7B 7B 98 01 00 89 7D 7D (recall mode 1) 7B 7B 98 01 01 8A 7D 7D (recall mode 2) 7B 7B 98 01 02 8B 7D 7D (recall mode 3) 7B 7B 98 01 03 8C 7D 7D (recall mode 4) 7B 7B 98 01 04 8D 7D 7D (recall mode 5)

  • Page 49: Using Cautions

    SD-MA-025 8. Using Cautions （1） During installation, must ensure the power supply ground is good, and ensure that the power supply for the device is 50/60Hz, AC110-240V; （2） Do not place the matrix in the place where is too cold or overheated. In the wet environment or if not use for a long time, better to turn it off;...
  • Page 50 SD-MA-025 SEADA Technology Ltd Oak Tree Park Burnt Meadow Road Moons Moat North Industrial Estate Redditch Worcestershire B98 9NW United Kingdom Email: sales@seada.co.uk Phone: +44 (0)1527 584364 Fax: +44 (0)1527 962998...

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