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3.4 Connecting to external devices
3.4.1 Intelligent linking between Eclipse HX matrices
You can use intelligent linking to connect a Eclipse HX-PiCo to an Eclipse HX-Median, Eclipse
HX-Omega and other Eclipse HX-PiCo matrices. Up to 15 matrices may be connected. The
linking between matrices is achieved using dedicated trunk lines between ports on the linked
systems.
Any port within the matrix may be used as a trunk line, creating one full-duplex communications
path between the matrices. Typically, the number of trunk lines equals the anticipated
simultaneous communications between matrices.
The system intelligently uses and releases these lines to route the communications traffic
between panels connected with the various matrices, routing the calls through available open
trunks.
Note:
You cannot connect two Eclipse HX-PiCo matrices with a trunk line, if they have already been
connected using a PiCo-Link connection (see section below). Trunk lines can only be used to
connect the combined system to other Eclipse HX matrices.
3.4.2 Intelligent linking with PiCo-Link
You can create a high capacity CAT-5 connection between two Eclipse HX-PiCo matrices using
the PiCo-Link connector on each device.
The 36 ports of the first matrix are intelligently linked to the 36 ports of the second, creating a
72-port non-blocking system. For more information, see
4.5.7 Connecting to another Eclipse HX-PiCo (PiCo-Link).
Note:
Hopping is not supported.
DTMF generaton and detection is only supported on 16 ports (ports 17 – 32) on an
Eclipse HX-PiCo. For more information, see 4.4.1 DTMF generation and detection.
The last four ports on an Eclipse HX-PiCo matrix are four-wire ports, and not available for panel
connections.
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