Matrix Switch Corporation MSC-CP16X1E Product Manual

Matrix Switch Corporation MSC-CP16X1E Product Manual

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Matrix Switch Corporation
MSC-CP16X1E
Product Manual
1RU 16x1 Remote Elastomeric Button Panel
Revision 1.2
Page 1 of 48
© 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation
www.matrix-switch.tv

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  • Page 1 Matrix Switch Corporation MSC-CP16X1E Product Manual 1RU 16x1 Remote Elastomeric Button Panel Revision 1.2 Page 1 of 48 © 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 2013-11-29 MSC-4HDX6464 manual released. • Updated Mascot protocol information to version 2.3. • Added Vars Mascot command description. • Revision 1.0 Initial release of modular product manual. • 2013-04-15 Page 3 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.12 DHCP Command............................21 3.13 E Command...............................22 3.14 Firmware Command..........................22 3.15 FrameIP Command...........................23 3.16 Gateway Command...........................23 3.17 Help Command............................23 3.18 IP Command..............................23 3.19 LockStatus Command..........................24 3.20 MAC Command............................24 3.21 MascotVer Command..........................24 Page 4 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 5 4.3.2 Downgrading from version 5.4.0 to a previous version..............45 5 Troubleshooting..............................46 5.1 Unknown IP address............................46 5.2 No Ethernet link when connected to network switch..................46 5.3 Unexpected reboots.............................46 6 Reference................................47 6.1 Glossary...............................47 Page 5 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 6 MSC-CP16X1E Product Manual 7 Matrix Switch Corporation Warranty......................48 Page 6 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    • 1.3 Front Panel Button Interface The MSC-CP16X1E is a 16x1 remote button panel for controlling and viewing status of a router. This panel interface provides control of a single output. The current active input is indicated by the given numbered input button being lit.
  • Page 8: Accessing The Web

    1.4.3 Panel Remote Router IP Address Remote panels control Matrix Switch Corporation video/audio routers with the TCP/IP protocol via the Ethernet port. The Remote Router IP setting on the Config Tab of the Web Page Interface defines the IP address of the remote router which the panel interface will control.
  • Page 9: 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 10: Installation Example

    • sources. 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. Page 10 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 11: 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 12: 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 been changed, they must also be reconfigured to use the new router IP address as well. See the...
  • Page 13: 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. 2.3 Command Tab Page 13 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 14 Clicking the Clear Output button will clear all command output in the lower area. See the section Mascot Control Protocol for more information. Page 14 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 15: 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 16: Telnet Access

    3 party integration, since a given partial command may execute a different command as new ones are added to the protocol. Page 16 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 17: Command Arguments

    Any optional argument specified requires that all prior optional arguments are also specified. Argument Valid Range Meaning DEST Destination number (N = Count of destinations) 1-N or 0 Source number (N = Count of sources), 0 acts as mute (if supported). Page 17 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 18: Error Codes

    Basic commands consist of those commands which are used for modifying routing and other simple commands. Mascot version where a command was added is indicated in parenthesis, (2.3) for example. Page 18 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 19: Advanced Command Reference

    Query system firmware version. FrameIP [IP] Remote router IP address the panel will control. Gateway [IP] Query or assign network gateway IP address. [IP] Query or assign device system IP address. Page 19 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 20: B Command

    The B command is used for rebooting the system into Bootloader for software updates. See the Software Update section for details. 3.10 C Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only NOTE: Superseded by the MtxCfg Command. Page 20 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 21: Destnames Command

    IP, Netmask and Gateway commands. A value of 1 enables DHCP and will obtain the values for the IP address, Netmask and Gateway from your DHCP server. This value is saved and recalled on power up. Page 21 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 22: E 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 23: Frameip 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. Page 23 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 24: Lockstatus Command

    The returned value is either an integer such as "2" or major and minor version numbers separated by a period, such as "2.3". Page 24 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 25: Mtxcfg Command

    If an argument is specified (0-7), then a more descriptive JSON structure is returned, of the following form (newlines and spaces added as a visual aid, but are not necessarily part of the response): “version” : 1, Page 25 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 26 Example - Newlines and spaces added to response as a visual aid. >MtxCfg7 “version” : 1, “status” : “OK”, “levels” : “name” : “Level1”, “type” : “VIDEO”, “destCount” : 4, Page 26 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 27: Mtxgroup Command

    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). Example querying and assigning I/O grouping >MtxGroup >MtxGroup 2,4 >MtxGroup > Page 27 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 28: Netmask Command

    0 can be used for SRC for Mute (if supported). This command stores preset information which is retained and available through system power cycles. Page 28 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 29: Pairio Command

    9). Another useful configuration would be to configure one remote panel to control video only and another to control audio only of a video/audio router by assigning primary level values of 1 and 2 respectively using this Page 29 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 30: Paneldis Command

    Assign internal panel disable setting (0: enable, 1: disable) Examples >PanelDis >PanelDis 1 > The first command queries the current panel disable setting (0: enabled). The second command disables the internal panel interface. Page 30 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 31: Panelexten Command

    1 second. 3.32 PClr Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only Clear a preset. For Preset 0 this sets all Destinations to Source 0. Other Presets are assigned “No Change” to Page 31 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 32: Psetnames Command

    “No Change”. This can be used to incrementally create a preset without changing the active matrix routing. This command changes preset data which is stored and persists through power cycles. Page 32 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 33: Pview Command

    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. 3.36 Reboot Command Instructs the system to reboot, which is done after a brief delay. 3.37 ReclkDis Command Routers only - Protocol Version: 2.1 Page 33 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 34: Remotesync Command

    (secondary router). 3.39 S Command Routers and MSC-GCP2U32 only Query the current matrix routing state. Source values for all levels of every destination are shown. This Page 34 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 35: Sierra Command

    SrcNames Query all source names. SrcNames SRC Query source names for all levels of a given source. SrcNames SRC, LEVEL Query the name of a specific source and level. Page 35 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 36: Sysname Command

    >SysName “MyRouter” > 3.43 SysType Command Protocol Version: 2.3 Query the system series type, which is currently defined as one of the following values: Value Series name Carina Lupus Page 36 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 37: 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 38: W Command

    Query or make changes to the matrix routing state. This command comes in several variations described by the following table. Command Description Query complete routing state (equivalent to S Command). Page 38 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 39 > 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 39 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 40: 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 41: 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 42: 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 42 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 43: 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 43 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 44: 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 45: 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 46: 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 46 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...
  • Page 47: Reference

    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 48 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 48 of 48 Copyright © 2013-2015 Matrix Switch Corporation www.matrix-switch.tv...

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