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Matrix Software, cont’d

Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Matrix Software

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Physical Switcher Layout —

Opens the Fiber Matrix 6400 Physical Configuration

window (figure 5-15), which displays the I/O board type installed in each slot.

The Channels field can be helpful in identifying a specific input or output. In

figure 5-15, for example, input 49 is identified as slot 7, input transceiver 1

(7i01).

Figure 5-15 — Physical Configuration window

Name presets —

Allows you to assign a name to each of the 64 memory presets.

N

Preset names are limited to 12 upper- and lower-case alphanumeric characters,

space, and the _ and / characters.

The following characters are invalid in preset names:
+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

Show RS-232 Strings —

Displays the ASCII commands that are used by the current

configuration. You can refer to these for SIS programming.

I/O group settings —

Allows you to establish I/O groups.

Room configuration —

Allows you to assign outputs to rooms or delete outputs

from rooms.

N

A Room is a subset of outputs that are logically related to each other, as

determined by the operator. The Fiber Matrix switcher supports up to 10 rooms,
each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

Initialize

Initializes and clears any or all of the following: ties, presets, preset

names, icon names, and icons.