Matrox MPX-SDI Video Wall Controller Manuals

Table of Contents

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Matrox Safety Information

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Installation and Operation

8

If a Power Supply (Internal or External) was Included with Your Product

8

If Your Product Includes Laser-Based Technology

9

If Your Product Includes a Battery

9

Repair

9

Before You Begin

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Using a Validated Platform

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Preventing Damage to Your Hardware

10

When Installing Your Hardware

10

When Connecting Your Hardware

10

Getting Started

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Hardware Supplied

11

Software Supplied

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More Information

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Overview

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Supported Product Combinations

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Supported Product Capabilities

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Components of a Display Wall Setup

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Supported Output Types

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Supported Input Types

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Setting up a Display Wall

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Setup Overview

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Mura IPX Series Display Card

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Mura IPX Series Capture Cards

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Mura MPX Series

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C900 or C680

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Planning Your Display Wall

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Planning the Output Layout of Mura MPX Series Cards

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Setting Your Card Order

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Setting the Order of Your Output Connectors

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Using Powerdesk to Manage Your Multi-Display Layout

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Using a Multi-Display Layout with an Even Number of Columns

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Using a Multi-Display Layout with an Uneven Number of Columns

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Planning the Output Layout of C-Series Cards

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Using Powerdesk to Manage Your Multi-Display Layout

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Planning the Input of Mura MPX Series and Mura IPX Series Capture Cards

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Setting the DIP Switches

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Installing Your Matrox Cards

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Step-By-Step Installation

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Installing Multiple Cards

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Interconnecting Multiple Cards (Framelock)

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Description of LED Indicators

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Mura IPX Series Cards

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Network Connector

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Mura MPX-4/4, MPX-4/2, and MPX-4/0

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Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V8

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Mura MPX-SDI

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Connecting Your Mura IPX Series Display Card

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Muraipxo-D4Lf • Muraipxo-D4Lhf

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Connection Overview

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Desciption of Supported Connections

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Connecting Your Mura IPX Series Capture Card

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MURAIPXI-E4SF and MURAIPXI-E4SHF

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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MURAIPXI-E2MF, MURAIPXI-E2MHF, MURAIPXI-D2MF, and MURAIPXI-D2MHF

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Connection Overview

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Desciption of Supported Connections

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MURAIPXI-E4JF, MURAIPXI-E4JHF, MURAIPXI-D4JF, and MURAIPXI-D4JHF

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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Connecting Your Mura MPX Series Card

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Mura MPX-4/4 and MPX-4/2

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cables

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Description of Supported Connections

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Mura MPX-SDI

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cables

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Description of Supported Connections

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Mura MPX-4/0

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cables

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Description of Supported Connections

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Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V8

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cable

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Description of Supported Connections

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Connecting Your C-Series Card

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C900

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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C680

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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Validating the Network Discovery of Your Mura IPX Series Cards

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Multiple Subnet Support

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Software Overview

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Available Software

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Matrox Drivers

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Powerdesk

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Sdks and Apis

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Muracontrol

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More Information

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Installing Your Software

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Obtaining a Driver and Additional Software

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Before You Install

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Installing Your Driver

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Windows

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Linux

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Installing Your Apis

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Updating Your Mura IPX Series Display Card

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Configuring Your Display Wall Layout

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Using the Network API to Manage Your Layout

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Using Powerdesk to Set up Your Multi-Display Layout

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Mura MPX Series

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C-Series

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Matrox Muracontrol Software

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Supported Matrox Hardware

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Obtaining Muracontrol Software

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More Information

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Troubleshooting

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What to Do if You Have a Problem

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Common Problems and Solutions

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Product Information

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Specifications

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Mura IPX Series 4K SDI Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards

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Mura IPX Series 4K Decode and Display Card

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Mura IPX Series 4K Displayport Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards

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Mura IPX Series 4K Displayport Capture and IP Decode Cards

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Mura IPX Series 4K HDMI Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards

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Mura IPX Series 4K HDMI Capture and IP Decode Cards

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Mura MPX-4/0, MPX-4/2, MPX-4/4, MPX-SDI

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Mura MPX-V8, MPX-V16

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C900, C680

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Additional Specifications - Matrox Consoles

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Environmental

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Mean Time before Failure (MTBF)

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Notes

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Appendix A - Firewall Requirements

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Network API and Muracontrol

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Display Wall System

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Matrox IPX Updater

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Accessing Your Windows Firewall Settings

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Appendix B - Adding a Console Display

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Supported Hardware

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Matrox P690 Pcie ×16

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox P690 Plus LP Pcie ×16 (Dual-Monitor Cable)

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cable

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox P690 Plus LP Pcie ×16 (Quad-Monitor Cable)

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cable

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox M9120 and M9125 Pcie ×16

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox M9120 Plus LP Pcie ×1 / ×16

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cable

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox M9140 LP Pcie ×16

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Connection Overview

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Description of Cables

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Description of Supported Connections

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Matrox M9128 LP Pcie ×16

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Connection Overview

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Matrox M9138 LP Pcie ×16 and M9148 LP Pcie ×16

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Connection Overview

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Description of Supported Connections

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Appendix C - Matrox Secure Cable Solution

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Mini HDMI® - MURAIPXI-E4JF, MURAIPXI-E4JHF, MURAIPXI-D4JF, MURAIPXI-D4JHF

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Mini HDMI® - C900

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Mini Displayport™ - MURAIPXO-D4LF • MURAIPXO-D4LHF • C680

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Customer Support

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Matrox Web

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Technical Support

94

Information We Need

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Program Specific Problems

95

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Table of Contents

Matrox MPX-SDI User Manual (89 pages)

Table of Contents

Matrox Safety Information

Before You Begin

Getting Started

Overview

Setting up a Display Wall

Planning Your Output Layout

Installing Your Matrox Cards

Description of LED Indicators

Connecting Your MURA-IPX-O4DF Card

Connecting Your Mura IPX Series Card

Connecting Your Mura MPX Series Card

Connecting Your C-Series Card

Validating the Network Discovery of Your Mura IPX Series Cards

Software Overview

Installing Your Software

Configuring Your Display Wall Layout

Matrox Muracontrol Software

Troubleshooting

Product Information

Appendix A - Firewall Requirements

Appendix B - Adding a Console Display

Appendix C - Matrox Secure Cable Solution

Customer Support

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