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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 1.2 Page 1 of 55 © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
- 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
3.4 Command format............................21 3.4.1 Command names..........................22 3.4.2 Command arguments...........................22 3.5 Response format............................22 3.6 Command argument values.........................22 3.7 Error codes..............................23 3.8 Basic command reference...........................24 3.9 Advanced command reference........................24 3.10 B Command..............................25 Page 4 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... - Page 5 4.1 Software Update on Carina Series Devices....................45 4.1.1 Software Update Requirements......................45 4.1.2 Power on Software Update........................45 4.1.3 Command Software Update........................46 4.2 TFTP Software............................47 4.2.1 Windows XP............................47 4.2.2 Windows Vista and Windows 7......................47 Page 5 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
- Page 6 5.1 Unknown IP address............................51 5.2 No Ethernet link when connected to network switch..................51 5.3 Unexpected reboots.............................51 6 Reference................................52 6.1 Specifications..............................52 6.2 External Button Control Pinout........................53 6.3 Glossary...............................53 7 Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty......................55 Page 6 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
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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 volt 2 Amp power supply adapter is provided which is connected to the •... -
Page 8: Front Panel Button Interface
MSC-HD42L Product Manual 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: Matrix Routing
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
Web Page Interface. Refer to that section for additional details. 1.7 3D Video Configuration Matrix Switch Corporation video routers offer two software based solutions for dual channel 3D support. This Page 11 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation... - Page 12 Config Tab of the Web Page Interface. Refer to the Config Tab - System Settings Config Tab - Button Panel Settings sections for additional details. Page 12 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
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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 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
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 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
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 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 17: System Settings
TCP/IP network configuration. Once the save button is pressed and the system is rebooted any changes to DHCP enable, the IP Address or the Netmask shall result in having to access the web page with the Page 17 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 18: Button Panel Settings
MSC-HD42L Product Manual new settings. If there are Matrix Switch Corporation remote control panels which access the system which has been changed, they must also be reconfigured to use the new router IP address as well. See the Network Planning section for more helpful information on planning your network. -
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 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
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
Command example X1,1#X2,2#S<CR> Connects Source 1 to Destination1 and Source 2 to Destination 2, followed by displaying the Active Routing matrix status. The <CR> is the Carriage Return character. Page 21 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 22: Command Names
3.6 Command argument values Command arguments are shown in the Help command output surrounded by square brackets '[ARG]' or parenthesis '(ARG)'. Square brackets indicate an optional argument and parenthesis indicate a required Page 22 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 23: Error Codes
Serial receive overrun 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. Page 23 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 24: Basic Command Reference
DestNames * [DEST][LEVEL] Query or assign destination names. [LABEL] DHCP [0 | 1] Query or assign DHCP enable. [0 | 1] Query or assign matrix connection echo enable. Page 24 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 25: B Command
* Router systems and MSC-GCP2U32 LCD panel only. + Router systems only. 3.10 B Command The B command is used for rebooting the system into Bootloader for software updates. See the Software Update section for details. Page 25 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 26: C Command
The first 3 example commands are query commands. The last assigns an empty string to the second level of the first destination (thereby indicating that the first level label should be used). Page 26 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
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: Firmware Command
Router device on a different network. This setting is saved and recalled on power up. Command Description Gateway Query IP address of network Gateway. Gateway IP Set IP address of network Gateway. 3.18 Help Command Display command reference information. 3.19 IP Command Page 28 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 29: Lockstatus Command
> 3.21 MAC Command 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 29 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 30: Mascotver Command
Video lock status query support reclk Reclocker disable support. Example >MtxCfg [[8,8,3][4,8,0]] The example above is simple output (no arguments) for a matrix with 2 levels, the first has 8 destinations, 8 Page 30 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... - Page 31 Source values for matrix state and preset data. Values start from 1, 0 represents mute and -1 represents “No Change” (for preset data only). Example - Newlines and spaces added to response as a visual aid. >MtxCfg7 Page 31 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
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Page 32: Mtxgroup Command
Query current I/O grouping. MtxGroup LEVEL1 Set level 1 I/O grouping (0 or 1 disables grouping). MtxGroup LEVEL1, LEVEL2 Set level 1 and level 2 I/O grouping (0 or 1 disables grouping). Page 32 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 33: Netmask Command
Preset 0 is recalled on system power up. Command Description P PRESET Recall a preset. Example to recall preset 1 >P 1 > Page 33 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 34: Padd Command
Example >PairIO >PairIO 1 > The first command queries the current state of I/O pairing, the second enables it. 3.29 PanelOfs Command Carina series only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 34 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 35: 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 35 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 36: Panelexten Command
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 Page 36 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 37: Pclr Command
“Preset2” “Preset3” “Preset4” “Preset5” “Preset6” “Preset7” “Preset8” “Preset9” >PsetNames 1 “Preset1” >PsetNames 1,”MyPreset” > The first 2 example commands are query commands. The last assigns “MyPreset” to Preset 1. Page 37 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 38: Psub Command
Destination 2 to be connected to Source 2 for both levels, Destination 3 to be connected to Source 6 for Level 1 and Source 7 for Level 2 (break away) and Destination 4 to be Muted for Level 1 and “No Change” would be made for Level 2. Page 38 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 39: Reboot Command
The first command in the above examples queries the current value of the remote sync option, which returns 0 (disabled, the default). The second command enables remote syncing and the final command sets the IP address Page 39 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 40: S Command
3.42 SrcNames Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only Query or assign source names. This command has 4 variations, described by the following table. Source names are stored and recalled on power up. Page 40 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 41: Sysname Command
Example for querying and assigning system name >SysName MSC-Router >SysName “MyRouter” > 3.44 SysType Command Protocol Version: 2.3 Query the system series type, which is currently defined as one of the following values: Page 41 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 42: 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 43: W Command
>WebPass “” > 3.48 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. Page 43 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... - Page 44 > 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 44 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
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Page 45: 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 MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex, where x.x.x is the version number. -
Page 46: 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 Baud 8N1 (8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit). -
Page 47: Tftp Software
Mac OSX comes with a tftp client. It is accessed from the Terminal application. To use the tftp application on Mac OSX: 1. Copy the MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex file to somewhere easily accessible from the command prompt, for example your home directory at /Users/your_user_name/ Page 47 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 48: Linux
4. Execute the following commands from within the tftp program, pressing ENTER after each line, except the last one to prepare the TFTP transfer: binary rexmt 1 timeout 30 put MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex Page 48 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 49: Software Update Errata
Additional requirements and steps with 4.x.x or older firmware: 1. Some Matrix Switch Corporation routers are not supported by newer firmware and therefore a software update to version 5 should not be attempted on those devices. This includes 4x4 and 8x8 HD-SDI routers pre serial number 9000 (systems sold before mid year 2011). -
Page 50: Downgrading From Version 5.4.0 To A Previous Version
If downgrading from Carina firmware version 5.4.0 or newer to a version prior to 5.4.0, the system configuration will not be retained. Please contact Matrix Switch Corporation in the event that this is required and we can assist you in the process of backing up and restoring your device's configuration. -
Page 51: 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 volt 2 Amp). Page 51 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 52: Reference
800 mV P-P +/- 5% Output Impedance 75 Ohms +/- 1% Output Jitter < 0.2 UI Reference Signal Connector Type Analog BNC with pass-through Format NTSC, PAL and Tri-level sync Page 52 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv... -
Page 53: External Button Control 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 54 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.
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Page 55: Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. To the extent this warranty conflicts with local law, local law shall only apply to such conflict. Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv Phone: (530) 477-9122 Toll free: (800) 764-4084 Page 55 of 55 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...