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Matrix Switch Corporation
MSC-XV1664
Product Manual
2RU 16 input 64 output Composite Analog Video Router with Status Panel
Revision 1.8
Page 1 of 60
© 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation
www.matrixswitchcorp.com

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  • Page 1 Matrix Switch Corporation MSC-XV1664 Product Manual 2RU 16 input 64 output Composite Analog Video Router with Status Panel Revision 1.8 Page 1 of 60 © 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 Table 1: Document Revision History Revision & Date Changes Revision 1.8 Added MSC-FS44BFL, MSC-FS44FBL, and MSC-FS44FL SFP SDI routers. • 2018-11-01 Added MSC-XV1664, MSC-XV3232L, MSC-XV3232S, MSC-XV3248, MSC- • XV4832, and MSC-XV6416 routers. Revision 1.7 Added MSC-UXD 12G-SDI systems • 2018-02-20 Updates to SDI specifications •...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.6 Command Arguments..........................22 3.7 System Parameters.............................23 3.7.1 System Parameter Table........................24 3.8 Core Commands............................24 3.9 Configuration Commands..........................25 3.10 Miscellaneous Commands........................26 3.11 Command Reference..........................26 3.11.1 C Command............................26 3.11.2 DestNames Command........................26 3.11.3 DHCP Command..........................27 Page 4 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 5 3.11.40 SetA Command..........................47 3.11.41 SetS Command..........................47 3.11.42 SrcNames Command........................47 3.11.43 SysName Command........................48 3.11.44 SysType Command.........................48 3.11.45 Vars Command..........................49 3.11.46 W Command...........................50 3.11.47 WebPass Command........................50 3.11.48 X Command............................50 4 Software Updates.............................52 Page 5 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 6 4.3.3 Linux..............................54 5 Troubleshooting..............................56 5.1 Unknown IP address...........................56 5.2 Unexpected reboots............................56 6 Reference................................57 6.1 Specifications.............................57 6.2 Serial Interface Pinout..........................57 6.3 GPIO Auxiliary Interface...........................58 6.4 Glossary..............................59 7 Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty......................60 Page 6 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    1.1 Device Connections The MSC-XV1664 comes with a power supply adapter, a redundant power supply and a documentation CD. Additional cables and hardware are not usually provided. Power supply adapter – A 12 VDC 5 Amp power supply adapter is provided which is connected to the •...
  • Page 8: Web

    • 1.3 Web Page Interface All Matrix Switch Corporation router 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 9: Matrix Routing

    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 10 IP addresses to their Remote Router IP setting of the router they will control. Additional configuration changes may be required, depending on the application and are described in subsequent sections. Page 10 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 11: Installation Example

    The following diagram is of a simple installation example consisting of a 32x32 SDI Video Router, with a secondary level 32x32 Analog Audio router connected via the AFV DB-25 interface, a 32x32 Remote Button Panel, a 2RU LCD Remote Panel and a Computer system. Page 11 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 12: 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 13: 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 13 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 14: 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 14 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 15: 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 15 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 16: 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 16 of 60 ©...
  • Page 17: 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 17 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 18: 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 18 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 19: 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 20: 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 20 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 21: 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 21 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 22: 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 22 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 23: 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 23 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 24: 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 24 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 25: 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 25 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 26: Miscellaneous Commands

    DestNames Query all destination names. DestNames DEST Query destination names for all levels of a given destination. DestNames DEST, LEVEL Query the name of a specific destination and level. Page 26 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 27: 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 28: E Command

    Router's panel to control a different Router (set to 0.0.0.0 by default to disable remote control and control the Router device itself). This setting is saved and recalled on power up. Command Description FrameIP Query IP address of remote Router system to control. Page 28 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 29: Gateway Command

    Display the Active value of a single parameter or a subset of parameters under a given parameter node. Examples of querying all parameters, “mtx” parameters, and “net.ip” parameter. >Get ctl.mascot.ver=2.3 ctl.serial.baud=115200 ctl.serial.log=0 ctl.serial.proto=mascot ctl.serial2.baud=115200 ctl.serial2.log=0 ctl.serial2.proto=mascot mtx.serial=1 Page 29 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 30: Gets 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 of a system is unknown refer to the Unknown IP Address section for this device. Command Description Page 30 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 31: Lockstatus Command

    Query or assign matrix destination mappings. Destination mappings provide a means to remap logical destinations to different physical destinations for an added level of convenience when allocating and defining system I/Os. Page 31 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 32: Mapsrc Command

    Assign a source mapping on all levels for Src1 to physical Src2. MapSrc Src1 Src2 Level Assign a source mapping on a single level for Src1 to physical Src2. Examples Page 32 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 33: Mascotver Command

    The returned data is JSON formatted data (see www.json.org for details). If no arguments are specified then a simple format is returned consisting of an array of arrays (one per level) Page 33 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 34 Matrix status: OK, UPDATING, DISCONNECT or ERROR. Returned if the matrix is OK, updating (from a remote router for example), one or more remote routers disconnected or a general error (remote router in error status for example) respectively. Page 34 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 35 (No Change). Note that future protocol versions may support more than 10 presets and therefore may return information for more or less than 10 presets for the psetData and psetNames arrays. Page 35 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 36: Mtxgroup Command

    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. Command Description NetMask Query network mask value. NetMask NETMASK Set network mask value. Page 36 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 37: P Command

    A given matrix crosspoint change will cause 2 destinations to be changed. Each odd destination/source is paired with the next highest even number Page 37 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 38: 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). Examples >PanelCmd Page 38 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 39: Panelcmden Command

    NOTE: Condition statements are not currently fully defined and at the moment consists of only a matrix preset matching condition, which is specified as “Pn” where n is the preset number. For example P0 would cause the Page 39 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 40: 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 >PanelDis Page 40 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 41: 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 41 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 42: 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 42 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 43: 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 43 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 44: 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. 3.11.36 RemoteSync Command Routers only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 44 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 45: 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 45 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 46: 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 46 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 47: 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 47 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 48: 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 48 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 49: 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 50: W Command

    3.11.48 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 50 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 51 > 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 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 52: Software Updates

    4.1 Software Update on Pyxis Series Devices Once a valid software update image is obtained from Matrix Switch Corporation for the applicable hardware series, the following procedure can be used to perform a software update.
  • Page 53: Tftp Software

    5. Make sure to replace 192.168.2.59 with the device's IP address if the update procedure being used utilizes the device’s assigned IP and replace MSC-Pyxis-Firmware-x.x.x.img with the correct version number of the file. Page 53 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 54: Mac Os X

    2. Open a Terminal command line application (CTRL-ALT-T will do this on many desktop environments). 3. Use 'cd' commands to change to the directory where the firmware file is located, for example (if the Page 54 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.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 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 56: 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 (12 VDC 5 Amp). Page 56 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 57: Reference

    S/N Ratio >75dB 0 to 10MHz 6.2 Serial Interface Pinout An RS-232 serial port is provided for system control. This interface uses serial signals with 8 data bits, No Page 57 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 58: Gpio Auxiliary Interface

    Pin # Name Pin # Name Pin # Name GP10 GP19 GP11 GP20 GP12 GP21 GP13 GP22 GP14 GP23 GP15 GP24 GP16 Ground GP17 GP18 Page 58 of 60 © 2013-2018 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrixswitch corp.com...
  • Page 59: 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 60: Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty

    MSC-XV1664 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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