MatrixPRO • 16x16 and 8x8 HD/SD-SDI Router • User’s Guide 5
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Technical Description
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The MatrixPRO Serial Digital switcher is available in three versions.
•The 16x16 HD-SDI is a serial digital matrix switcher adhering to SMPTE 292M
and SMPTE 259M with 16 inputs and 16 outputs.
•The 8x8 HD-SDI is a serial digital matrix switcher adhering to SMPTE 292M and
and SMPTE 259M with 8 inputs and 8 outputs.
•The 16x16 SD-SDI is a serial digital matrix switcher adhering to SMPTE 259M
with 16 inputs and 16 outputs.
The output gain is unity into 75 ohm loads. All video signals are carried on BNCs for the
highest signal quality.
A matrix switcher can route any input to any output (or multiple) outputs. The matrix
switcher has built in capabilities to group outputs and route a single input to that group.
The router has the ability to switch inputs to outputs during the vertical interval. In practice,
this feature will be used to switch synchronous sources. Channel 1 is the source for
vertical interval switching. The feature can be enabled or disabled.
•If there is a signal present on channel 1, status will be reported as valid.
•If there is no signal present, status will be reported as invalid.
The reclocking circuits clean up marginal input signals. There are times when the signal
quality is much worse than marginal, but still produces a usable picture. In this case, the
reclocking circuits should be disabled because they will be ineffective at improving image
quality.
The MatrixPRO 16x and 8x series can be controlled by the front panel, RS-232, RS-485, or
Ethernet. The MP Control GUI allows control of the MatrixPRO router from a PC via serial
and Ethernet interfaces. Barco Folsom also offers the compact 1RU MatrixPRO Remote
Control Panel which provides 16 input and 16 output buttons for simple remote operation of
the MatrixPRO router.
The MatrixPRO product line has been specifically designed to work as the front-end
switchers for the Encore Presentation System. The Encore Controller communicates with
MatrixPRO analog and digital routers over an EtherNet local area network. All Controller
commands are processed and issued to the array of routers without the need to specifically
program each switcher. Control of each router is essentially "transparent" to the user.