Installation, cont’d

B

BME COMM interconnect ports — If the Matrix 12800 system consists of

 

more than one BME, the BMEs must be connected together in a daisy chain

 

using Extron-supplied RJ-45 cables.

 

Connect the first daisy chain from the BME Comm Out connector on BME 0 to

 

the nearest BME Comm In connector on the BME (figure 2-3). In a rack whose

 

BMEs are numbered sequentially, this would be BME 1. But, since not all

 

systems are configured alike, call this module BME n.

 

Connect the next RJ-45 cable from the BME Comm Out connector on BME n to

 

the BME Comm In connector on nearest unconnected BME (BME n+1) .

 

Tx

Rx

COMM

OUT

 

BME

IN

 

 

Tx

Rx

ETHERNET

 

 

 

Tx

Rx

COMM

 

E

MCP/MKP

 

B C D

 

 

A

Tx

Rx

FPC COMM

 

Tx

Rx

PRIMARY

RS 232/422

Tx

Rx

SECONDARY

RS 232/422

 

Rx

2To BME 2

From BME 0

 

Tx

Rx

COMM

OUT

 

BME

 

 

 

IN

 

ETHERNET

Tx

Rx

COMM

Tx

Rx

MCP/MKP

 

C D E

 

 

B

 

 

A

BME 1

Tx

Rx

FPC COMM

 

Tx

Rx

PRIMARY

232/422

 

RS

Tx

Rx

SECONDARY

232/422

 

RS

Figure 2-3Daisy-chaining BMEs

Continue connecting RJ-45 cables from the BME Comm Out connector on each daisy-chained module to the BME Comm In connector on the next module until all modules are included in the chain. When all of the BMEs are connected, each of the BMEs in the system is connected to at least one other BME via the BME Comm connectors.

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Extron electronic 12800 manual Daisy-chaining BMEs

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