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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FiberNet Routing Matrix
Modular 3G/HD/SD-SDI Video Router
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© 2021 Multidyne
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  • Page 1: Fibernet Routing Matrix Modular 3G/Hd/Sd-Sdi Video Router

    INSTRUCTION MANUAL FiberNet Routing Matrix Modular 3G/HD/SD-SDI Video Router Page 1 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 2 Use of Multidyne 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 Multidyne from any and all damages, claims, suits, or expenses resulting from such use. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any Multidyne intellectual property rights.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.5.1 System Settings ..........................17 2.5.2 Network Settings ........................... 17 2.5.3 Button Panel Settings ........................18 Command Tab ............................19 MDCP Control Protocol..........................20 Protocol Changes ..........................20 Telnet Access ............................21 Page 3 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 4 NetMask Command ........................36 3.10.20 P Command ..........................37 3.10.21 PAdd Command ........................37 3.10.22 PairIO Command ........................37 3.10.23 PanelCmd Command ........................ 38 3.10.24 PanelCmdEn Command ......................39 3.10.25 PanelCond Command ....................... 39 Page 4 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 5 4.3.1 Windows ............................53 4.3.2 Mac OS X ............................. 54 4.3.3 Linux ............................. 54 Troubleshooting ............................56 Unknown IP address ..........................56 Unexpected reboots ..........................56 Reference ..............................57 Specifications ............................57 Page 5 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 6 FN-64-CHAS Product Manual Serial Interface Pinout........................... 58 GPIO Auxiliary Interface ........................59 Glossary ..............................61 MultidyneWarranty ............................62 Page 6 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    FN-64-CHAS Product Manual 1 Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Multidyne product. This section contains a general overview of device functionality and provides information to get you up and running quickly. Additional sections in this manual can be consulted for more detailed information on the subsystems and features of this product.

  • Page 8: Video I/O Boards

    8 SDI video BNC or SFP module outputs (FN-8-OUT-BNC as shown in Figure 4 or FN-8-OUT-SFP as shown in Figure 5). Figure 2: Figure 3: FN-8-IN-BNC SDI SFP Input Module FN-8-IN-SFP SDI SFP Input Module Page 8 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 9: Installing Video I/O Boards

    4. Once the I/O board is properly connected and the mounting plate is flush against the back of the router, install the 4 mounting screws to hold it in place. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the remaining I/O boards. Page 9 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 10: Sfp Modules

    The FN-8-IN-SFP and FN-8-OUT-SFP modular I/O cards offer additional I/O flexibility down to a single input or output using industry standard MSA compatible SFP modules. Multidyne offers two SFP modules for fiber optic signaling (see Table 2) and many 3 party MSA compatible modules can be used as well.

  • Page 11: Front Status Panel

    RS-232 serial and remote control panels. 1.5 Web Page Interface All Multidyne routers and panel devices come with a built-in web page interface. This is the recommended interface for configuration and is also a convenient way to control the matrix routing of the device.

  • Page 12: Network Settings

    Ethernet network. Larger installations or integration with existing IP LAN networks require some network planning. Multidyne can assist in planning and pre-configuring devices for specific application requirements at NOTE: purchase time. Just ask a sales or customer service representative.
  • Page 13 This is necessary to prevent undesired access to devices. Devices on the same LAN need to be assigned unique IP addresses in the same IP subnet. Multidyne devices are configured by default to use IP addresses in the class C IP subnet 192.168.2.x. When integrating devices...

  • Page 14: Installation Example

    2.1 Overview Figure 25: Routing Tab All Multidyne 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 15: Changing A Connection

    Destination for the given Level should not be changed from its current value, when the preset is recalled, which allows for a subset of the routing matrix to be changed. will output blank Video or silent Audio for the Mute given Destination level and is not supported on all routers/levels. Page 15 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 16: Loading Work Matrix From A Source Target

    Editing an existing Preset Work Matrix • changes and saving it back to the same Preset. All this is accomplished without changing the Active matrix state. Routing 2.4 Labels Tab Figure 27: Labels Tab Page 16 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 17: Config Tab

    WARNING: DHCP IP Address Netmask TCP/IP network configuration. Once the save button is pressed and the system is rebooted any changes to Page 17 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 18: Button Panel Settings

    0, which if the Level1 Override is also 0 is equivalent to level 2, but if the Level1 Override is a value other than 0, the secondary level control is disabled. Can only be assigned a non-zero value if Level1 Page 18 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 19: Command Tab

    Command text entry line followed by pressing the Enter key to execute them. The results will be displayed in the text area below the command line. Clicking the button will clear all command output in the Clear Output lower area. 2.6.1 See the section MDCP Control Protocol for more information. Page 19 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 20: Mdcp Control Protocol

    ) provides an ASCII text based command interface via several different MultiDyne Control Protocol transports to control and get status from Multidyne routing devices. This command protocol can be utilized for manual control or for integration with automation control systems.

  • Page 21: Telnet Access

    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. Table 10: Special Command Characters Page 21 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 22 One or more characters were lost on the serial interface. Unsupported command Command is not supported by the system or current configuration. Firmware 5.3.0 and newer. I/O Error A general I/O error occurred. Page 22 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 23 Source number (N = Count of sources), 0 acts as mute (if supported). String String A generic string argument (max length depends on the command). Value A general value. Value type depends on setting. See System Parameters. Table 13: Command Argument Types Page 23 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 24 Number RW AS RS-485 serial port baud rate in bits/second. ctl.serial2.log Boolean RW AS RS-485 serial port protocol log enable. ctl.serial2.proto String AS RS-485 serial port protocol selection (“MDCP”, “svs”, etc). Page 24 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 25 Commands in this section are for system configuration and are not considered to be a core part of the MDCP protocol. There may be implementation and support variations between different system types. Many of these Page 25 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 26 Where “Dests” is the count of system destinations, “Srcs” is the count of sources and “Levels” is the number of system levels. The Flags1 and Flags2 fields are currently unused and will be 0. Page 26 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 27 A DHCP server must be present on your network for this to function properly. Using DHCP allows WARNING: for dynamic IP or fixed IP assignment from a central location (the DHCP server). Using this option is only Page 27 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 28 IP assignment by MAC address or if there is a way to determine what IPs the Multidyne 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 Netmask of a system is unknown, consult the Unknown IP Address section for this device.
  • Page 29 Parameters for more details. Command Description Display all system parameter Active values. Output consists of one parameter per line with the parameter identifier separated by an equals ‘=’ character and the value. Page 29 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 30 ‘=’ character and the value. GetS Parameter Display the Stored value of a single parameter or a subset of parameters under a given parameter node. Page 30 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 31 MAC Command 3.10.13 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. Page 31 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 32 Query or assign matrix source mappings. Source mappings provide a means to remap logical sources to different physical sources for an added level of convenience when allocating and defining system I/Os. Command Description MapSrc Display source matrix map. Only sources are shown which have been Page 32 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 33 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 33 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 34 “srcNames” : [ “NAME”, ”NAME”, ... ], “state” : [ SRC, SRC, ... ], “psetData” : [ [ SRC, ... ], [ SRC, ... ], ... ] “psetNames” : [ “NAME”, ”NAME”, ... ] Page 34 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 35 “destNames” : [ “Dest1”, ”Dest2”, “Dest3”, “Dest4” ], “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” : Page 35 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 36 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 Page 36 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 37 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. PairIO Command 3.10.22 Routers only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 37 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 38 PanelCmd Button 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 38 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 39 (lower right hand corner). NOTE: Condition statements are not currently fully defined and at the moment consists of only a matrix preset Page 39 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 40 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 >PanelDis Page 40 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 41 Set remote panel refresh rate in seconds. Examples >PanelRate >PanelRate 1 > The first command queries the current panel refresh rate, which returns 5 (default). The second command sets the refresh rate to be 1 second. Page 41 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 42 Query all preset names. PsetNames PRESET Query a single preset name. PsetNames PRESET, LABEL Assign a preset label. When querying names, labels are surrounded by double quotes and separated by newlines. Examples >PsetNames “Startup” Page 42 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 43 (depending on the number of system levels). Special source values • '-' indicates “No Change”, which causes no changes to the given Destination/Level. • 0 indicates “Mute” Command Description Page 43 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 44 When enabled, this option synchronizes matrix crosspoint changes to the router IP address assigned with the FrameIP Command. This command should only be enabled with one of the two routers (the primary router). This value is stored and recalled on power up. Page 44 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 45 Query or assign the RS-232 serial port baud rate. The default value is 115200. This value is stored and recalled on power up. Command Description SerBaud Query the current serial port baud rate. SerBaud BAUD Set the serial port baud rate. Examples >SerBaud 115200 Page 45 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 46 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 pnl.ip sys.descr sys.name sys.type >Set net.ip 192.168.2.60 > Page 46 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 47 When querying names, labels are surrounded by double quotes and each level is separated by commas ',' (multi- level systems only) and each source is separated by newlines. Secondary levels use empty strings to indicate that the label of the first level should be used. Examples >SrcNames “Src1”,”AudSrc1” Page 47 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 48 SysName Command 3.10.43 NOTE: Superseded by the sys.name System Parameter. Query or assign system name. The system name is provided for convenience when managing multiple Multidyne systems. This value is stored and recalled on power up. Command Description SysName Query system name.
  • Page 49 DHCP=1 DNSPri=0.0.0.0 DNSSec=0.0.0.0 Firmware=1.5.1 Gateway=192.168.2.1 IP=192.168.2.80 Mac=00:00:00:00:00:00 MDCPVer=2 MtxProfiles=JSON Netmask=255.255.255.0 Profile=1 SerBaud=115200 SerProto=MDCP SysName=MultiDyne-Panel SysType=2 > The example above shows a typical output of the Vars command.. W Command 3.10.46 Routers only Page 49 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 50 The value 0 can be used for DEST to switch all destinations to a given source. A level may also be specified to isolate switching a single level of all destinations. (Protocol Version 2.2) The value 0 can be used for SRC to Mute a destination (if supported for a given level). Examples >X Page 50 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 51 Example >X1,4#X2,3#X3,2#X4,1 > 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 51 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 52 FN-64-CHAS Product Manual 4 Software Updates The procedure for updating software (also called firmware) on Multidyne devices is determined by the hardware series. The hardware series can be most easily determined by looking at the top right hand corner of the web page interface, which will indicate the hardware series (Carina, Pyxis, Lynx, Lupus, etc) and the version of the firmware.
  • Page 53 6. Pressing ENTER will initiate the TFTP transfer. Make sure to perform the necessary actions to prepare the system for an update, prior to attempting the transfer. 7. The TFTP program will indicate if the transfer was successful or not. Page 53 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 54 4. Execute the tftp command with the IP address of the device (make sure to use the device's configured IP if the update method being used utilizes the devices IP address): tftp 192.168.2.59 Page 54 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 55 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 55 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 56 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 (12 VDC 10 Amp). Page 56 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 57 Reference Signal Connector Type Analog BNC with pass-through Format NTSC, PAL and Tri-level sync Control Specifications Serial RS232 115200 bps 8N1 Ethernet 100 BaseT Local Panel Interface Status Only Remote Panel Support Page 57 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 58: Serial Interface Pinout

    This interface is 120 ohm terminated by default for use as an endpoint of 2 or more RS-485 connected devices. Pin # Name Function 1,4,6,7 Not Connected RS-232 Transmit RS-232 Receive RS-485 Data Positive RS-485 Data Negative Ground Page 58 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 59: Gpio Auxiliary Interface

    A GPIO (General Purpose I/O) auxiliary interface is provided on a female DB-25 connector and provides additional control and status functionality. Pin # Name GP10 GP11 GP12 GP13 GP14 GP15 GP16 GP17 GP18 GP19 GP20 GP21 GP22 GP23 GP24 Ground Page 59 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...
  • Page 60 FN-64-CHAS Product Manual Page 60 of 62 © 2021 Multidyne www.multidyne.com...

  • Page 61: Glossary

    • Source – A Video or Audio source (input to a Router device). Numbered starting from 1. • TCP – Stands for Transport Control Protocol. This protocol is used by Multidyne devices for remote panel control, the MDCP network interface and the web page interface.

  • Page 62: Multidynewarranty

    BUYER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This exclusive remedy will not be deemed to have failed of its essential purpose as long as MultiDyne Inc. is willing and able to repair or replace any defective product, or refund the purchase price, in the prescribed manner. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE.

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