Table of Contents PREFACE ............................3 About Thinklogical ........................3 ® About This Manual ........................4 Note and Warning Symbols ......................4 Font Conventions Used in this Manual ..................4 Product Serial Number ......................... 4 Connection to the Product ......................4 REGULATORY &...
System (VDS) category. Thinklogical products are designed and manufactured in the USA and are certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Thinklogical is headquartered in Milford, Connecticut and is owned by Belden, Inc., St. Louis, MO (http://www.belden.com). For more information about Thinklogical products and services, please visit www.thinklogical.com.
About this Manual This document describes the serial and network interfaces for Thinklogical's TLX family of ® Matrix Switches. Note and Warning Symbols Throughout this manual you will notice certain symbols that bring your attention to important information. These are Notes and Warnings. Examples are shown below. Note: Important Notes appear in blue text preceded by a yellow exclamation point symbol, as shown here.
Regulatory & Safety Compliance Class 1 Laser Information TLX Matrix Switches, like all Thinklogical fiber-optic products, are designed and identified as Class 1 ® LASER products. This means the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) cannot be exceeded when viewing the laser with the naked eye or with the aid of typical magnifying optics (e.g. telescope or microscope).
European Union Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name & Address: Thinklogical, A BELDEN BRAND 100 Washington Street Milford, Connecticut 06460 USA Thinklogical’s products comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC...
The TLX Switch Interfaces Documentation This document describes the serial and network interfaces for Thinklogical's TLX family of ® Matrix Switches. Further documentation is available concerning the ASCII interface API, SNMP MIB definitions and other information on the Thinklogical web site. Other manuals and Quick ®...
Serial/RS-232 The switch CPU card has two RS-232 serial ports. One is for the Linux command line interface (labeled CONSOLE), and the other is for the switch's ASCII command interface (labeled RS232). If a back-up CPU is installed, then its Linux console port is active. However, only the 'RS232' port on the active CPU will function.
2. Port Settings (UDP port 17565, switch localhost only) • Port output level value • Port input enable status • Input port number (big-endian format) 3. Hardware Sensor Status (TCP port 17566) • This is the text output from the lm_sensors 'sensors' command and is reserved for future use.
TLX12 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX12's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) switch chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (which starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 10 bytes. The first byte has the current alarm contact settings. The next byte is for the installed card inventory. A '0' bit means the card is installed and a '1' bit means the card is removed.
TLX24 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX24's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) switch chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (which starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 10 bytes. The first byte has the current alarm contact settings. The next byte is for the installed card inventory. A '0' bit means the card is installed and a '1' bit means the card is removed.
TLX48 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX48's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) switch chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (which starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 6 bytes. The first byte has the current alarm contact settings. Bit 0 (lsb) is the bit for the Power Supply alarm, and bit 3 is the bit for the 'any' alarm. The next byte is for the installed card inventory.
TLX80 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX80's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (list starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 10 bytes. The first byte has the current alarm contact settings. Each bit corresponds to a contact. Bit 0 (lsb) of byte 0 is the bit for the Power Supply 1 alarm, and bit 7 (msb) is the bit for the 'any' alarm.
TLX160 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX160's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (list starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 10 bytes. The first byte has the current alarm contact settings. Each bit corresponds to a contact. Bit 0 (lsb) of byte 0 is the bit for the Power Supply 1 alarm, and bit 7 (msb) is the bit for the 'any' alarm.
TLX320 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX320's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) TLX320 chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (list starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 18 bytes. The first two bytes have the current alarm contact settings. Each bit corresponds to a contact. Bit 0 (lsb) of byte 1 is the bit for the Power Supply 1 alarm, and bit 7 (msb) is the bit for the 'any' alarm.
TLX640 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX640's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) TLX640 chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (list starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 28 bytes. The first two bytes have the current alarm contact settings. Each bit corresponds to a contact. Bit 0 (lsb) of byte 0 is the bit for the Power Supply 1 alarm, and bit 2 of byte 1 is the bit for the 'any' alarm.
TLX1280 17564 – Switch Connection Status Broadcast • 32-bits, TLX1280's primary IP address • 16-bits, 0 for the Upper (only) TLX1280 chassis • 16-bits, first port number in the list (list starts from 1, not 0) • 16-bits, last port number in the list •...
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17600 – System Data System data consists of 26 bytes. The first 5 bytes are the installed card inventory. A '0' bit means the card is installed and a '1' bit means the card is removed. The next 2 bytes have the current alarm contact settings. Each bit corresponds to a contact. Bit 0 (lsb) is the bit for the Power Supply 1 alarm, and bit 4 of byte 1 is the bit for the 'any' alarm.
Service Request (LOS) Signaling TLX Matrix Switches have an optional mode that can broadcast a message over the network when a remote receiver requests attention. When enabled, the receiver will toggle its TX pin, causing an LOS (loss of signal) event to occur at the switch. When detected, the switch broadcasts an 'Attention Request' message over the network.
Network Time Protocol - Used to keep the switch’s internal clock set to the correct time. All internal clocks drift slightly over time. By enabling this service, you keep the switch's clock synchronized to an external time reference. To use the service, you must have a time server running on your network or allow the switch to access a public time server.
Quick Reference Open Ports Ports Function Program 22/tcp open ssh 80/tcp open http lighttpd (TLX48 only) 2583/tcp open monitor mon (backup CPU only) + 17563/tcp open interproc interproc * 17565/udp open portstatus tlxcntl ! 17567/tcp open tlxapi tlxapi ! 17600/tcp open tlxstatus 1280:tlxcardd, else tlxcntl ! 17601/tcp...
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