Extron Electronics Fiber Matrix 6400 - Manual (Page 13)

1-3 Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Introduction
The Extron proprietary fiber optic signal, generated by equipment such as FOX 500
transmitters, can include video, stereo audio, and transmitter-to-receiver RS-232
serial communications. The video component of the signal can be RGB video,
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) video, SDI/HD-SDI video, or low resolution video,
depending on the transmitter and receiver. The switcher has two internal, hot-
swappable 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 180-watt power supplies that provide
worldwide power compatibility and reliability.
N Compatible optical signals are digital signals from 270 Mbs through 4.25 Gbps
that are sent and received via fiber optic small form factor pluggable (SFP)
modules. The Fiber Matrix 6400 supports all compatible optical signals,
whether transmitted or received by an Extron FOX system component or not.
N The FOX 500 transmitter-to receiver communications, including the serial link,
occupy one matrix switcher input and output.
This matrix switcher also supports the FOX 500 return (receiver-to-transmitter)
serial communications, but returning this signal stream to the transmitter
occupies a separate matrix switcher input and output.
The matrix switcher is a single box solution to complex fiber optic and/or
SDI/HD-SDI signal routing applications. Each input and output is individually
isolated and buffered, and any input(s) can be switched to any one or all outputs
with virtually no crosstalk or signal noise between channels.
The Fiber Matrix is assembled from individual input/output (I/O) boards. The
switcher can include up to eight I/O boards, each of which supports 8 inputs by
8 outputs.
By adding or removing I/O boards, the Fiber Matrix is expandable and
contractable, from an 8-input by 8-output matrix to a 64-input by 64-output matrix.
The matrix switcher inputs and outputs the optical signals that it routes on fiber
optic transceiver modules and the SDI/HD-SDI video signals on BNC connectors.
The matrix switcher can be remotely controlled via its rear panel RS-232/RS-422
Remote port, its rear panel LAN port, and its front panel Configuration (RS-232)
port using either Extron’s Windows ® -based Matrix Switchers Control Program or
the Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ). The SIS is a set of basic ASCII code commands
that provide simple control through a control system or PC without programming
long, obscure strings of code. SIS commands can be entered via either serial port.
The switcher can be operated remotely by any of the following connected to either
serial port:
• a control system
• a PC
• an Extron MKP 2000 or MKP 3000 remote control panel
• (RS-232/RS-422 only) an Extron MCP 1000 remote control panel and/or
MKP 1000 remote keypad
The matrix switcher is housed in a rack-mountable, 7U high metal enclosure with
mounting flanges for standard 19" racks.