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  • Page 1 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User's Manual...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Class I apparatus construction. This equipment must be used with a main power system with a protective earth connection. The third (earth) pin is a safety feature, do not bypass or disable it. This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. To disconnect the equipment safely from power, remove the power cord from the rear of the equipment, or from the power source.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Lightware Kft. 1071 Budapest Peterdy str. 15 HUNGARY as manufacturer declare, that the product MX 8x8 DVI Pro ( Computer Matrix Switcher ) in accordance with the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Table of contents P a g e General description ................6 Features ....................7 Front Pa nel view ................8 Rear Pa nel view ................9 ED ID MANAGEMEN T ................13 Operation ....................14 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS .............14 R S 2 3 2 / 422 control ................19 S o f tw ar e c o n t r o l - L ig h tw are Matrix Controller ........26...

  • Page 6: General Description

    General description Lightware MX 8x8 DVI Pro is a DVI single link matrix switcher with 8 DVI inputs and 8 DVI outputs, that routes any input (s) to any combination of output(s). The router conforms to DVI 1.0 specification, and switches signals between 25 - 165 MHz pixel clock frequency: from 640x480@60Hz to 1920x1200@60Hz or 2048x1080@60Hz PC resolutions, including HDTV resolutions as well.

  • Page 7: Features

    DVI Pro supports +5V 500 mA constant current output on each DVI output to power long distance fiber optical cables. Universal power supply – MX 8x8 DVI Pro accepts AC voltages from 100 to 240 Volts with 50 or 60 Hz line frequency on standard IEC connector.

  • Page 8: Front Panel View

    Front Panel view CONTROL LOCK Sources 1 to 8 Take/ Load Save Autotake Preset Preset OUTPUT LOCK Destinations 1 to 8 Control Lock Disables or enables front panel operation. When red illuminated, operations on front panel are prohibited. Output Lock Locks and protects one ( or more ) outputs.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel View

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Rear Panel view Signal presence LED-s INPUT connectors 1 to 8 CPU Live LED AC Power DC Power OUTPUT Connectors1 to 8 Ethernet RS 232/422 connector Fuse LED's control port port Input connectors 24 pole DVI–D digital-only female receptacle connectors.
  • Page 10 DVI inputs MX 8x8 DVI Pro provides 24 pole „digital only” DVI-D connectors for input connections. Always use high quality DVI cable for connecting sources and displays. Each input has a built in signal detection circuit with an LED located next to the input connector.
  • Page 11 DVI cables or active DVI repeaters/extenders. Output reclocking MX 8x8 DVI Pro reclocks the signal on all outputs. Signal reclocking is an essential important procedure in digital signal transmission. After passing the reclocking circuit, the signal becomes stable and jitter free, and can be transmitted over more equipment like processors, or event controllers.
  • Page 12 RS 232/422 control port Lightware MX 8x8 DVI Pro can be remote controlled through industry standard 9 pole sub-D female connector located on the rear panel of the unit. The router can be ordered with RS232 or RS422 control port.

  • Page 13: Edid Management

    User’s Manual EDID Management MX 8x8 DVI Pro provides an EDID Management feature with advanced functions that helps system integration. The built in EDID Router stores and emulates 100 EDID data plus all monitor's EDID that are connected to the output connectors.

  • Page 14: Operation

    Operation POWER Connect the power cord to the router’s IEC standard power input connector. MX 8x8 DVI RPO is immediately powered on when the power cord is connected to the AC source. The router does not have a power switch, it remains powered on, until AC line voltage is present.
  • Page 15 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual SWITCHING Creating a connection or multiple connections in TAKE mode First press and release the selected source button. The pressed source button and all destination buttons which are currently connected to this source will light up. The dark remaining destination buttons are not connected to this source.
  • Page 16 "no signal" message or automatically will turn off. SAVE or LOAD PRESETS MX 8x8 DVI Pro has 8 user programmable presets. Each preset stores a configuration regarding all input connections for all outputs. All presets are stored in a non volatile memory, the router keeps presets even in case of power down.
  • Page 17 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Loading a Preset in AUTOTAKE mode Press and release LOAD PRESET button. Press and release the desired source (memory address) button (source 1 to 8). Now the selected preset is loaded. Info Loading a preset always modifies all output states.
  • Page 18 OUTPUT LOCK Using MX 8x8 DVI Pro there is a possibility to lock a destination. This feature prevents an accidental switching to the locked destination in case of important signal. Locking a destination means, that no input configuration can be changed or deselected on that particular destination.

  • Page 19: R S 2 3 2 / 422 Control

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual RS 232 / 422 and Ethernet control RS232 / RS422 ports M8x8DVI-Pro can be ordered with either RS232 or RS422 communication port. The port settings are done in the factory. D-sub connector pin assignments can be found on chapter 1.
  • Page 20 Ethernet setup The matrix switchers can be controlled via ethernet identically the same way as via serial port. The same commands can be issued on the ethernet as on the serial port. The Ethernet settings can be accessed through Ethernet connection only. Enter current IP address into the address line of your browser ( eg.
  • Page 21 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual You can access the router on port:10001 by default, but you can modify this number to any port except the followings: Restricted port numbers: 1-1024, 9999, 14000-14009, 30704, 30718 Info: Remember that the matrix control software uses 10001 port only for ethernet communication.
  • Page 22 Control commands: Legend : input number in 2 digit ASCII format (01,05,07 etc.) output number in 2 digit ASCII format CrLf = Carriage return, Line feed (0x0D,0x0A) space character (0x20) 1. Switch one input to one output ( Audio / DVI / RGB / SDI / Video) Command {xx@yy} {01@05}...
  • Page 23 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual 5. View mutes on all outputs( Audio / DVI / RGB / SDI / Video) Command {VM} Response (MUT M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8)CrLf Description: The length of the response depends on the number of outputs installed in the router.
  • Page 24 10. View product type ( Audio / DVI / RGB / SDI / Video) Command {I} - capital i Response (PRODUCT_TYPE)CrLf Description: DEVICE_NAME format: Number of inputs Number of Outputs Device type A,DVI,RGB,SDI,V Example: Command Response (MX8X8DVI)CrLf The connected router has 8 inputs, 8 outputs and it is a DVI router. 11.
  • Page 25 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual 13. Error responses ( Audio / DVI / RGB / SDI / Video) Invalid input number Response (ERR01)CrLf Description: Given input number exceeds the installed number of inputs or equals zero. Invalid output number...

  • Page 26: Software Control - Lightware Matrix Controller

    Software control - Lightware Matrix Controller The unit can be controlled using Lightware Matrix Controller from a PC computer or Laptop through RS 232 or Ethernet port. INSTALLING MATRIX CONTROLLER Info Windows firewall should be switched off to enable the IP search feautre! Info If older version of control software is installed please uninstall it before installing a newer version (see section 7.)
  • Page 27 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual If you want to create desktop icon click Yes in the next pop-up window: After finishing the installation of Lightware Matrix Controller the following message appears: To run Lightware matrix control software find and click from Start menu- >Programs->Lightware->LW_matrix_controller_vXXX.jar...

  • Page 28: Using Lightware Matrix Controller

    Using Lightware Matrix Controller The unit can be controlled using Lightware Matrix Controller software from a PC computer or Laptop through RS 232 connection or Ethernet port. Connection between the Matrix switcher and the computer can be made via − serial port, with standard RS232 Male to Female cable −...
  • Page 29 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual MENU Description Matrix Controller contains following menus and submenus: LW Matrix Controller File -Synchronize matrix -Add new IP address -Exit View -Edid router Comm Port -Serial ports -IP addresses Help File menu File menu contains 3 items:...
  • Page 30 View menu View menu contains 1 item: Edid router window This item is gray and can not be selected if the connected MS does not have EDID ROUTER installed. For more information see Section: EDID operation Comm Port menu Comm Port menu contains 2 sections: Serial ports available on the current PC IP addresses found on the network The IP addresses displayed in this window are those Lightware...
  • Page 31 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual I/O switching I1; I2; I3...columns are representing the inputs, the O1; O2; O3...rows the outputs. Each red bulb represents a live connection. For making a connection click on the desired empty bulb. PRESET operations Preset operations can be done via the right panel named PRESET.
  • Page 32 RENAME a preset: Each preset has its own label (by default: Preset1..Preset32) which can be renamed. To modify these labels right-click on the preset list. The following window appears: Example: Select Preset3 and type the new preset name "new label", and click rename. The new name appears in the list.

  • Page 33: Edid Management: Using Edid Router

    EDID data. To provide proper EDID data for DVI sources MX 8x8 DVI PRO has an advanced built in EDID router, that can manage the emulated EDID on it’s all inputs indpendently.
  • Page 34 About EDID router EDID router contains a 116 block non volatile memory bank. EDID List is structured as follows: 1..50 ..............Factory Preset EDID list 51..100 ............User programmable memories 101..108 ( DVI_OUT_1...8) ......Attached monitor’s EDID list 109..116 ( DVI_IN_1...8).......emulated EDID at input conenctors Info The first 50 EDID (1…50 inclusive) are factory preprogrammed and cannot be modified.
  • Page 35 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual EDID Router operation Connecting to the MATRIX SWITCHER Install CONTROL SOFTWARE. (See Section Software Installation) Connect the Matrix switcher to the pc via Serial Port, or Ethernet (with a HUB or to a simple endpoint) or with Ethernet directly (with X cable)
  • Page 36 After the MATRIX CONTROLLER found the hardware a button matrix should appear. Select View->EDID router window. Info After a successful connection all identifying information is shown under the Help menu. Page 36 / 53...
  • Page 37 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual The EDID ROUTER window appears and the software starts to synchronize EDID list with the Matrix switcher. After synchronization process the current status of the MATRIX SWITCHER EDID are shown on the two text area. The Emulated EDID window contains the resolutions and the vendor names of the EDID reported to the PC for each input separately.
  • Page 38 EDID ROUTER MENU Description EDID Router window contains following menus and submenus: EDID ROUTER File -Download EDID from file to memory -Upload EDID from memory to file -Close EDID ROUTER window EDID -Syncronize EDID EDID menu EDID menu contains 1 section: Syncronize EDID Selecting Synchronize EDID menu the Lightware Matrix Controller (PC) software rereads all EDID information from the connected...
  • Page 39 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Change emulated EDID at one or all inputs All EDID are enumerated in the switch EDID list. If you want to modify the current emulated resolution you can select one from this list. There is static EDID emulation or dynamic EDID emulation.
  • Page 40 Select the input ( or ALL inputs) where the desired EDID will be emulated Press TAKE button. Now the EDID has been changed on selected input(s). After selecting a new EDID from the switch EDID list, selecting an input (or the ALL item) and pressing the TAKE button the MATRIX SWITCHER will modify that (or all) input(s) EDID.
  • Page 41 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Learn EDID from attached display device The MATRIX SWITCHER can learn the EDID from the connected display device and store it in one of user programmable memory. All EDID is enumerated in the „Learn monitor EDID at output” list according to the router’s outputs.
  • Page 42 Download EDID from file to memory The MATRIX SWITCHER is able to learn and store EDID from attached PC computer. EDID is stored in *.dat files. Select File-> Download EDID from file to memory. In the pop-up window browse your hard drive to find EDID file. The software checks if the selected file is a valid EDID file, than continue with step 3.

  • Page 43: Error Messages

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual ERROR Messages During remote operation there may happen some trouble with the communication. This cases the Matrix Controller software displays error messages on the screen. Below there are listed the error messages. Unable to open Socket to the Server!!! Trigger: More than one user tries to access the router via LAN.

  • Page 44: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware upgrade The unit can be upgraded with new firmware versions via RS232 port using a PC computer or Laptop. Please contact Lightware for the latest firmware version at sales@lightware.hu The firmware upgrade can be done in two ways: Front Panel Enabled Upgrade or Jumper Enabled Upgrade.
  • Page 45 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Disconnect the router from AC power, than power it up again. After powering the unit up, all buttons will light up for a while indicating, that the unit is ready for operation. In case of failure repeat steps 7 to 10.
  • Page 46 JUMPER ENABLED UPGRADE To prevent shock, never operate the unit with open cabinet. There are high voltage components inside. Never plug the power cord when the cabinet is open. Always unplug the power cord before opening the cabinet. Disconnect the unit from AC power Remove the top cover by loosing 12 screws Insert a Jumper on BOOTL- JP6 position BOOTL and J6 Jumpers location...

  • Page 47: Specifications

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Specifications Inputs DVI input signals .................8x DVI single link Connectors ..............24 pole DVI-D digital only Auto equalization: ............Yes, max 40dB at 825 MHz Input cable equalization: ........50 meter 24AWG cable at 1.65 Gbps EDID ...............Yes for each input connector...
  • Page 48 Control Front Panel buttons ................YES, 21 buttons Serial Port ............9pole Dsub Female RS232 or RS422 Baud rate ............9600 Baud, 8 bit, 1stop bit, no parity Ethernet port: ..............RJ 45 female connector Ethernet protocol ..TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ARP, ICMP, SNMP, TFTP, Telnet, DHCP, BOOTP, HTTP, and AutoIP General Power ..............
  • Page 49 MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Mechanical Drawings 482 mm Front view 43.9 mm 446 mm Rear view 482 mm 300 mm 310 mm housing only including buttons and connectors 446 mm Top view Page 49 / 53...
  • Page 50 air inlet: never block air flow !!! Rear Front Left view Front Rear fans (air outlet) : never block air flow !!! Right view Page 50 / 53...
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  • Page 52: Quality Check Record

    Quality Check Record Model name Serial number Date of manufacture Checked 1. Hardware Card BIOS Card BIOS 8INDV Control P 8OUDV CD ROM EDID Router IP ADDR SUBNET 2. Electrical check GND/EARTH Inputs +3.3V & +5V Input LED's CPU Live Outputs Fan1 &...

  • Page 53: Warranty

    MX 8x8 DVI Pro User’s Manual Warranty Lightware Visual Engineering warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. The customer shall pay shipping charges when unit is returned for repair. Lightware will cover shipping charges for return shipments to customers.

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