Mitsubishi Electronics XL21, XL50 Connecting, Control signal connection, Image signal connection

1.3. Connecting

1.3.1.Control signal connection

An external controller such as a personal computer etc. can control cubes through RS-232 format communication. In the case of a display wall, connect the external controller to a MASTER cube set by dipswitch (chapter 1.4.2, on page 28) with RS-232 cross cable, and connect CONTROL IN and CONTROL OUT terminals between cubes with supplied control cables. Do not connect to a loop.

Allocating ID numbers by dipswitch, each cube can be controlled separately by one controller. Up to 64 cubes can be chained in one control line.

1.3.2.Image signal connection

Connect (an) image input source(s) with cubes adequately.

1.3.2.1. In the case of daisy chain

In the case of an enlarged image displaying with digital daisy chain connection, install the optional input boards (chapter 1.2.3, on page 7) and connect DIGITAL IN and DIGITAL OUT terminals between cubes with digital cables (DVI-D) that are supplied with the boards. The digital image signal can be chained up to 16 cubes.

In the case of 3 by 2

Video device

External controller

			Supplied digital cables
			(6 pcs)
ID 1	ID 2	ID 3
MASTER	SLAVE	SLAVE
ID 4	ID 5	ID 6	Supplied control cables
			(5 pcs)
SLAVE	SLAVE	SLAVE

In the case of 6 by 1

(In this case, an image signal cannot be connected to a loop.)

Supplied digital cables (5 pcs)

Video device

External controller

ID 1

MASTER

ID 2

SLAVE

ID 3

SLAVE

ID 4

SLAVE

ID 5

SLAVE

ID 6

SLAVE

Supplied control cables (5 pcs)

REV 2.4

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