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- Page 1 Matrix Switch Corporation MSC-HD42L Product Manual Mini 4 input 2 output 3G-SDI Video Router with Button Control Panel Revision 1.8 Page 1 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitchcorp.com...
- Page 2 ITS CONDITION, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. Matrix Switch Corporation disclaims all liability arising from this information and its use. Use of Matrix Switch Corporation devices in life support and/or safety applications is entirely at the buyer’s risk, and the buyer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Matrix Switch Corporation from any and all damages, claims, suits, or expenses resulting from such use.
- Page 3 • New manuals for MSC-V1616(LS)(+DC), MSC-1HD1616(LS)(+DC) • Revision 1.1 Updated External Button Control Pinout section. • 2014-06-24 Added External Button Control information for MSC-HD42L. • 2014-03-17 Fixed some document cross references. • Minor text content and figure position changes. •...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
3.3 Serial Access..............................21 3.4 Command Format............................21 3.4.1 Command Names..........................22 3.5 Response Format............................22 3.6 Command Arguments..........................23 3.7 System Parameters.............................24 3.7.1 System Parameter Table........................25 3.8 Core Commands............................25 3.9 Configuration Commands..........................26 3.10 Miscellaneous Commands........................27 Page 4 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... - Page 5 3.11.36 ReclkDis Command........................45 3.11.37 RemoteSync Command........................45 3.11.38 S Command............................46 3.11.39 SerBaud Command.........................46 3.11.40 Set Command..........................47 3.11.41 SetA Command..........................48 3.11.42 SetS Command..........................48 3.11.43 SrcNames Command........................48 3.11.44 SysName Command........................49 3.11.45 SysType Command.........................49 Page 5 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
- Page 6 5.2 No Ethernet link when connected to network switch.................58 5.3 Unexpected reboots............................58 6 Reference................................59 6.1 Specifications.............................59 6.2 External Button Control Pinout........................59 6.3 Serial Interface Pinout..........................60 6.4 Glossary..............................61 7 Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty......................62 Page 6 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
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Page 7: Getting Started
1.1 Device Connections The MSC-HD42L comes with a power supply adapter and a documentation CD. Additional cables and hardware are not usually provided. Power supply adapter – A 5 VDC 2 Amp power supply adapter is provided which is connected to the •... -
Page 8: Front Panel Button Interface
• 1.3 Front Panel Button Interface The MSC-HD42L is equipped with a 4x2 button panel which provides one of several options for controlling and viewing the status of the routing matrix. This panel interface provides independent status and control of 2 outputs. For each output there are 4 input buttons indicated by the digits 1 through 4 centered vertically on the panel. -
Page 9: Network Settings
1.4.6 Panel Remote Router IP Address Remote panels control Matrix Switch Corporation video/audio routers with the TCP/IP protocol via the Ethernet port. NOTE: The button panel interface of a router device may also be used to remotely control a different router. In that case the Control Mode selection setting is used to determine the mode of the panel interface. -
Page 10: Network Planning
Ethernet network. Larger installations or integration with existing IP LAN networks require some network planning. NOTE: Matrix Switch Corporation can assist in planning and pre-configuring devices for specific application requirements at purchase time. Just ask a sales or customer service representative. -
Page 11: Installation Example
The applicable settings for advanced panel control scenarios can be found on the Config Tab of the Web Page Interface. Refer to that section for additional details. 1.7 External Button Control Page 11 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... - Page 12 (+3.3/+5V) signaling. The default is active low and is the recommended configuration. Refer to the External Button Control Pinout reference section for details on which pins to use for this interface. Page 12 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
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Page 13: Web
2.1 Overview Figure 1: Routing Tab All Matrix Switch Corporation Router and Remote Panel systems include a built in web page that can be used with standards compliant Javascript enabled web browsers, including but not limited to Firefox, Chrome, Safari and recent versions of Internet Explorer. -
Page 14: Changing A Connection
No Change and Mute (the latter only if available for the given level). The No Change option indicates that the Destination for the given Level should not be changed from its current value, when the preset Page 14 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 15: Loading Work Matrix From A Source Target
Editing an existing Preset – Editing a Preset is done by loading it to the Work Matrix, making the • desired changes and saving it back to the same Preset. All this is accomplished without changing the Active Routing matrix state. 2.4 Labels Tab Page 15 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 16: Config Tab
Presets can also be assigned label names. Click the Save button to save changes that have been made. 2.5 Config Tab Page 16 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 17: System Settings
DHCP enable, the IP Address or the Netmask shall result in having to access the web page with the new settings. If there are Matrix Switch Corporation remote control panels which access the system which has Page 17 of 62 ©... -
Page 18: Button Panel Settings
0, the secondary level control is disabled. Can only be assigned a non-zero value if Level1 Override is also non-zero. If set to 3 for example, the secondary level would be level 3. Page 18 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 19: Command Tab
Clicking the Clear Output button will clear all command output in the lower area. See the section Mascot Control Protocol for more information. Page 19 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 20: Mascot Control Protocol
MASCOT (MAtrix Switch COrporation ProTocol) provides an ASCII text based command interface via several different transports to control and get status from Matrix Switch Corporation devices. This command protocol can be utilized for manual control or for integration with automation control systems. -
Page 21: Telnet Access
Carriage Return (ASCII 13), indicates the end of a command or chain of commands, Enter key. <BS> Backspace character (ASCII 11), can be used to backspace characters in interactive command shells. “ Used for double quoting string arguments. Used for single quoting string arguments. Page 21 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 22: Command Names
Devices have a limited backspace buffer size, if too many characters are reached backspaced and then more characters are appended, this error will occur. Buffer overflow Data exceeds maximum buffer length. Page 22 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 23: Command Arguments
Square brackets indicate an optional argument and parenthesis indicate a required argument. Any optional argument specified requires that all prior optional arguments are also specified. Table 6 lists currently used command argument types. Page 23 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 24: System Parameters
Set S [Parameter][Value] Set Stored value of a parameter only. Table 7: System Parameter Commands Parameter identifiers are represented as one or more alphanumeric words separated by periods, representing a Page 24 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 25: System Parameter Table
AS System name identifier. 3.8 Core Commands This section outlines commands considered to be core MASCOT protocol commands and consists of matrix routing, I/O label, preset, and other primary system commands. Page 25 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 26: Configuration Commands
External panel interface enable (if available). PanelOfs [Dest][Src][Lvl][Lvl] Button panel destination/source offsets and levels to control. PanelRate [Number] Remote panel refresh rate. SerBaud [Number] Query or assign serial baud rate. SysName [String] System name. Page 26 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 27: Miscellaneous Commands
The Flags1 and Flags2 fields are currently unused and will be 0. Example for a 16x16 system with 2 levels >C 16,16,2,0,0 > 3.11.3 DestNames Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only Page 27 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 28: Dhcp Command
IP assignment by MAC address or if there is a way to determine what IPs the Matrix Switch Corporation systems get assigned. Otherwise it may become difficult to determine what IP address to use when accessing the Web Page or other control interfaces. In the event that the IP address or... -
Page 29: E Command
NOTE: Superseded by the sys.firmware System Parameter. Query the system firmware series and version. Example >Firmware Pyxis 1.1.7 > 3.11.7 FrameIP Command NOTE: Superseded by the pnl.ip System Parameter. Page 29 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 30: Gateway Command
‘=’ character and the value. Get Parameter Display the Active value of a single parameter or a subset of parameters under a given parameter node. Page 30 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 31: Gets Command
Display the Stored value of a single parameter or a subset of parameters under a given parameter node. 3.11.11 Help Command Display command reference information. 3.11.12 IP Command NOTE: Superseded by the net.ip System Parameter. Page 31 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 32: Lockstatus Command
NOTE: Superseded by the net.mac System Parameter. Query system Ethernet MAC address. Command Description System Ethernet MAC address in hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh where each hh is a pair of hex digits. Example >MAC 00:50:C2:8B:DF:FE > Page 32 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 33: Mapdest Command
Display source matrix map. Only sources are shown which have been remapped. One source number per line is shown separated by a colon ‘:’ and the sources which are substituted for each level separated by commas. Page 33 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 34: Mascotver Command
The information to return is specified by the sum of the flags values listed in the following table: Flag Information Fields in JSON data Return names (Destination, Source and destNames, srcNames and Preset). psetNames Page 34 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... - Page 35 “srcNames” : [ “NAME”, ”NAME”, ... ], “state” : [ SRC, SRC, ... ], “psetData” : [ [ SRC, ... ], [ SRC, ... ], ... ] “psetNames” : [ “NAME”, ”NAME”, ... ] Page 35 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
- Page 36 “srcNames” : [ “Src1”, ”Src2”, “Src3”, “Src4” ], “state” : [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], “psetData” : [1,2,3,4], [1,1,1,1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1], [-1,-1,-1,-1] “psetNames” : “Startup”,”Preset1”,”Preset2”,”Preset3”,”Preset4”, ”Preset5”,“Preset6”,”Preset7”,”Preset8”,”Preset9” Page 36 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
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Page 37: Mtxgroup Command
Routers requires that the IP address is known, valid and systems are configured to be on the same IP network. In the event that the IP address or Netmask of a system is unknown, consult the Unknown IP Address section for this device. Page 37 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 38: P Command
The first command adds a connection from Source 3 to Destination 2 in Preset 1. The second command Mutes Destination 3 on Level 2 in Preset 1. 3.11.23 PairIO Command Routers only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 38 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 39: Panelcmd Command
Assign a panel button/GPIO command. Assigning a blank command to a button or GPIO pin will clear the command (two consecutive single or double quotes represents an empty string). Page 39 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 40: Panelcmden Command
1, followed by number 2 in the lower left corner, number 3 in the top second column, continuing to alternate between top and bottom rows till the last button (lower right hand corner). Page 40 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 41: Paneldis Command
Query or assign internal button interface panel disable setting. This setting is stored and recalled on power up. Command Description PanelDis Query internal panel disable setting. PanelDis 0 | 1 Assign internal panel disable setting (0: enable, 1: disable) Examples Page 41 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 42: Panelexten Command
Command Description PanelRate Query current panel refresh rate (in seconds). PanelRate RATE Set remote panel refresh rate in seconds. Examples >PanelRate >PanelRate 1 > Page 42 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 43: Pclr Command
Query or assign preset names. Preset names are stored and recalled on power up. Command Description PsetNames Query all preset names. PsetNames PRESET Query a single preset name. PsetNames PRESET, LABEL Assign a preset label. Page 43 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 44: Psub Command
The format of the returned output is “1:S1[,S2] 2:S1[,S2] ...” where the 1: and 2: are incrementing destination values, followed by one or more source values (depending on the number of system levels). Page 44 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 45: Reboot Command
The first command above queries the current reclocker disable value which returns 0 (the default, reclockers enabled). The second command disables the reclockers. 3.11.37 RemoteSync Command Routers only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 45 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 46: S Command
NOTE: Superseded by the ctl.serial.baud and ctl.serial2.baud System Paramete rs Query or assign the RS-232 serial port baud rate. The default value is 115200. This value is stored and recalled on power up. Page 46 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 47: Set Command
Examples of listing all writable parameters and setting the “net.ip” parameter. >Set ctl.serial.baud ctl.serial.log ctl.serial.proto ctl.serial2.baud ctl.serial2.log ctl.serial2.proto dbg.i2cAckFails dbg.i2cArbLosses dbg.i2cBusErrors dbg.i2cOverruns dbg.i2cTimeouts dbg.i2cResets mtx.sync net.dhcp net.gateway net.ip net.mac net.netmask pnl.cmdEn Page 47 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 48: Seta Command
Query source names for all levels of a given source. SrcNames SRC, LEVEL Query the name of a specific source and level. SrcNames SRC, LEVEL, LABEL Assign a label to a source. Page 48 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 49: Sysname Command
Protocol Version: 2.3 NOTE: Superseded by the sys.arch System Paramete r Query the system series type, which is currently defined as one of the following values: Value Series name Carina Lupus Page 49 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 50: Vars Command
NOTE: This command was not added until version 2.3 of the Mascot protocol. On previous versions, this command is available on the MSC-GCP2U32 LCD panel but not other Matrix Switch Corporation systems. When determining the system type, if executing the command returns an Invalid Command error, the system series can be assumed to be Carina. -
Page 51: W Command
3.11.49 X Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only Query or make changes to the matrix routing state. This command comes in several variations described by the following table. Command Description Page 51 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... - Page 52 > The above would connect source 4 to destination 1, source 3 to destination 2, source 2 to destination 3 and source 1 to destination 4 for all levels. Page 52 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
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Page 53: Software Updates
3. The device to update with its Ethernet port connected to the same network as the PC. 4. A firmware file image for the device from Matrix Switch Corporation. The file name is of the form MSC-Carina-Firmware-x.x.x.hex, where x.x.x is the version number. -
Page 54: Command Software Update
◦ If the device is a Matrix Switch Corporation router, then you can connect a serial cable between it and the PC. Use a terminal program, such as Hyperterm, and configure the serial settings for 9600 Page 54 of 62 ©... -
Page 55: Software Failsafe Recovery Procedure
2. Click Turn Windows features on or off on the left side of the interface 3. Scroll to the TFTP Client option in the list and check the check box next to it. 4. Click OK To use the tftp utility on Windows: Page 55 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 56: Mac Os X
ENTER) and start over from step 4. 4.3.3 Linux The tftp application can easily be installed with your distributions package manager from a terminal, below are some example commands for various distributions. Page 56 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... - Page 57 8. The TFTP program will indicate if the transfer was successful or not. 9. If the transfer failed (timed out, etc), retry the put command or quit the application (type 'quit' and ENTER) and start over from step 4. Page 57 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
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Page 58: Troubleshooting
If the device is rebooting unexpectedly (detectable on routers when the routing state gets reset to preset 0), make sure the correct power supply is being used with the device (5 VDC 2 Amp). Page 58 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 59: Reference
This device utilizes unused pins on the D9 serial connector to provide an external button control interface. By default it is factory configured for active low (ground) signaling. Button presses are indicated by grounding the Page 59 of 62 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com... -
Page 60: Serial Interface Pinout
(+3.3V or +5V) to indicate a button press. However, active low is the recommended option. The MSC-HD42L is configured to control the source of a single output (destination 1 by default), equivalent to the button interface on the MSC-HD41L. -
Page 61: Glossary
Network router, which is referred to as a Network Switch in this manual). Simple Panel – A Matrix Switch Corporation Remote Panel which has buttons only. • Smart Panel – A Matrix Switch Corporation Remote Panel which comes equipped with an LCD screen • interface. -
Page 62: Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty
MSC-HD42L Product Manual 7 Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty MSC provides the following limited warranty with its products: 1. MSC warrants that the equipment it manufactures is free from defects in material and workmanship. 2. This warranty begins on the day the product is shipped from MSC and shall be in effect for two years.
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