Kensence FMX Series User manual

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FMX Flexible Matrix Switcher
Operation manual
Kensence (Shenzhen) Technology Development CO.,LTD
Version:V1.01.01
2016-4

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Content
1.Introduction........................................................................................ - 1 -
2.Features............................................................................................. - 1 -
3.System connection........................................................................... - 1 -
4.Standard configuration.................................................................... - 2 -
5.Specification...................................................................................... - 3 -
6.Device panel description................................................................. - 4 -
7.Card introduction.............................................................................. - 6 -
8.Matrix control operation introduction...........................................- 13 -
8.1Panel control........................................................................... - 13 -
8.2 RS232 Control.......................................................................- 14 -
8.3 TCP/IP communication port control...................................- 22 -
9.USB firmware upgrade.................................................................. - 31 -
10.Common faults and maintenance............................................. - 32 -
11.After-sales service........................................................................- 34 -

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To protect the device and operating personnel from electrostatic discharge, you need to
check and ensure that the device is grounding good before the device is powered on.
Please observe the following when you install, use, maintain this equipment.
Make sure the device ground connection.
Please use single-phase three wire system AC 220V power supply, and ensure all
transmission system is grounding good.
To protect operating personnel and the device ,please turn off all power supplies and
pull the plug before moving the device or doing some specific works witch need to be
done when the electricity is turned off . Please turn off the main power switch on rainy
days or when not in use for a long time.
Please do not put anything upon the cables, or tread the cables .
To avoid damaging the device , please turn off power supply before plugging cable into
the device or pulling cable from device. The damage caused by plugging/ pulling cables
without turning off power supply is outside the scope of the warranty.
The power of the device gives out heat when it works, so it’s necessary to keep the
work environment ventilated to protect the device from the damage caused by
Safety Reminder

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overtemperature.
Do not place the device in very cold or very hot places. Do not sprinkle any corrosive
chemicals or liquid on or around the device.
To avoid accident or any further damage ,non-professionals please do not dismantle or
maintain the device without permission.
Do not sprinkle any corrosive chemicals or liquid on or around the device.

1.Introduction
FMX16/FMX32 is a new type of HD seamless modular matrix of one card one
single , which supports a total of 16/32 HD video. The 12 / 24 channels can be customized
input / output mode, of which 4/8 channel is fixed output. It can automatically detect of
card type and support different input and output channel number.The system support
HDMI, DVI, VGA, SDI, YPBPR, CVBS, HDBaseT, HDCI and other signals, can customize
the output resolution, the highest is 1920*1200@60Hz. It also adopts seamless switching
technology, making the switching process without black, blue, tearing, jitter and so on.It
can be widely used in government, judicial, military, education, medical, business and
other occasions.
2.Features
Modular design, support HDMI, DVI, SDI, HDBT, HDCI signal card, VGA & Audio
cards and can be free to match, improves system flexibility;
Compatible with HDCP2.2 and HDCP1.4;
Support PCI-E 32 slots
Available with choice of I/O cards, Free configuration from 1x38 to 24x8 (FMX 32),
from 1x15 to 12x4 (FMX16)
Automatically detected input/output signal card.
Support PoH
Scaling technology
Support seamless switching (4k);
Flexible control mode, with key panel (button) operation, GUI, RS232 control
function, network port control function, infrared control function, etc.;
Using LCD screen displays real-time working status;
Support scene save and call function;
Support EDID learning function;
Automatic detection of input and output cards;

3.System connection
1.Connect signal source such as blu-ray player、game controller、A/V receiver、cables、
satellite receiver etc. to input port,when plug in and out of the card, please be careful to
operate in case of damaging the circuit when the matrix is power on.
2.Connect the output port to HD display such as HDTV or HD projector.
3.Firstly power on the signal source,then the matrix(with power supply),finally devices
connected to the output port .
4.Plug in power to each device in the same order .

4.Standard configuration
Please check the outer package before using this product. Please contact us if the
product is faulted or not intact. We will sincerely serve you according to relevant
provisions.
NO.
Name
Quantity
Unit
1
Matrix Host
1
pcs
2
Dryer 50g
1
pcs
3
AC power adapter
2
pcs
4
Certification
1
pcs
5
Warranty card
1
pcs
6
User manual
1
pcs

5.1 Specification
Model
FMX16
Description
16 card enhanced HD modular matrix
Card slot
16 card of 12 arbitrary combination and 4 fixed output
Input module
Support CVBS, YPbPr, VGA, HDMI, DVI, AUDIO, 3GSDI, HDCI, HDBase T
Output
Module
Support CVBS, YPbPr, VGA, HDMI, DVI, AUDIO, 3GSDI, HDCI, HDBase T
Bandwidth
10.2 Gbps
Serial port
control
Control protocol : RS232(baud rate : 115200 data bits:8 stop bit 1:no parity
Connector : 9 pin D-sub(DE9F) jack2=TX 3=RX 5=GND
Network IP
Control protocol : TCP/IP Connector : RJ45 connector 10/100 Base-T Ethernet
Color space
Supports RGB444, YUV444, YUV422 color space, supports x.v.Color extended
gamut standard
Electrostatic
protection
Human body discharge mode: ±8kV (air gap discharge)
± 4kV (contact discharge)
Input Voltage
100 VAC-260 VAC, 50/60 Hz,international adaptive power supply
23W(max)/0.5w(Standby state)
Operating
Temperature
-10℃---50℃
Storage
Temperature
-20℃---60℃

5.2 Specification
Model
FMX32
Description
32 card enhanced HD modular matrix
Card slot
32 card of 24 arbitrary combination and 8 fixed output
Input module
Support CVBS, YPbPr, VGA, HDMI, DVI, AUDIO, 3GSDI, HDCI, HDBase T
Output
Module
Support CVBS, YPbPr, VGA, HDMI, DVI, AUDIO, 3GSDI, HDCI, HDBase T
Bandwidth
10.2 Gbps
Serial port
Control protocol : RS232(baud rate : 115200 data bits:8 stop bit 1:no parity
Network IP
Control protocol : TCP/IP Connector : RJ45 connector 10/100 Base-T Ethernet
Color space
Supports RGB444, YUV444, YUV422 color space, supports x.v.Color extended
gamut standard
Electrostatic
Human body discharge mode: ±8kV (air gap discharge)
± 4kV (contact discharge)
Input Voltage
100 VAC-260 VAC, 50/60 Hz,international adaptive power supply
23W(max)/0.5w(Standby state)
Operating
Temperature
-10℃---50℃
Storage
Temperature
-20℃---60℃

6.Device panel description
Fig 6.1.1 FMX32 front panel
1.Micro USB interface: through the interface to upgrade the firmware;
2.Power indicator, when switch on it's always bright;
3.LCD screen: display real-time operating status;
4.INPUT and OUTPUT Key area;
5.function key area: including "ALL" select button. " EDID" button." CLEAR"
button,"ENTER" button this four buttons.
Fig 6.1.2 FMX32 rear panel

1 audio and video card channel 1~10 and 11~24: according to the need to customize input
and output card, the system will automatically recognize the input card or the output card;
2.Signal output card 25~32:this eight card slots are fixed outputs, can only receive the
output signal card;
3 Infrared signal input port: connected with carrier infrared receiver, the received infrared
signal simultaneously transmitted to the remote receiver through the twisted pair to
achieve multi broadcast control;
4.RS232 port: connected with the control device, the control device can send commands
to control the machine.
5.Network connection port: connected with the control device (such as PC) control
terminal send commands or through the GUI interactive interface to control the machine;

7.Card introduction
1.FMX-HDMI-4K-IN/OUT(4Kx2K signal input and output card)
FMX-HDMI-4K-IN FMX-HDMI-4K-OUT
Support HDMI1.3 standard, compatible with HDCP1.2 standard and DVI signal;
HDMI 1 port, Sound Analog 1 port
Maximum resolution support 4Kx2k;
Support PCM Sound System
Bandwidth 6.75 Gbps
The output resolution of the output card can be adjusted: 1360x768@60Hz,
1024x768@60Hz, 1280x720@60Hz, 1280x800@60Hz, 1920x1080@60Hz (default),
1920x1200@60Hz, 1600x1200@60Hz;
Compatible with EDID, Signal Switching Speed 100 ns
The input audio can be selected through the instruction for HDMI embedded audio /
external analog audio, the default is HDMI embedded audio;
The output analog audio on / off can be set by command, the default is off;
Mother port HDMI connector pin arrangement:

Pin
Signal name
Pin
Signal name
1
TMDS Data 2+
20
SHELL
2
TMDS Data 2 Shield
19
Hot Plug Detect
3
TMDS Data 2-
18
+5V Power
4
TMDS Data 1+
17
Ground
5
TMDS Data 1 Shield
16
DDC Data
6
TMDS Data 1-
15
DDC Clock
7
TMDS Data 0+
14
No Connect
8
TMDS Data 0 Shield
13
CEC
9
TMDS Data 0-
12
TMDS Clock-
10
TMDS Clock+
11
TMDS Clock
Shield

2、FMX-HSDA-IN/OUT(Universal signal input and output card)
FMX-HSDA-IN
FMX-HSDA-OUT
Compatible with HDMI1.3 and HDCP1.4 standards;
The input and output ports are supported by DVI, HDMI, VGA, YPbPr and C-VIDEO
format signals;
Automatic identification of input signal format, no need to set manually;
Output signal format can be set through the serial port;
The output resolution of the output card can be adjusted: 1280x720P@60Hz,
1920x1080@60Hz (default), 800x600@60Hz, 1024x768@60Hz, 1280x1024@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz;
With embedded EDID management technology (for HDMI,DVI signal),support for
DDC control;
Mother port DVI-I connector pin arrangement:
Pin
Function
Pin
Function
1
T.M.D.S.Data2-
13
T.M.D.S.Data3+
2
T.M.D.S.Data2+
14
+5V Power
3
T.M.D.S. Data 2/4
Shield
15
Ground (for +5V)
4
T.M.D.S. Data 4-
16
Hot Plug Detect

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T.M.D.S. Data 4+
17
T.M.D.S. Data 0-
6
DDC Clock
18
T.M.D.S. Data 0+
7
DDC Data
19
T.M.D.S. Data 0/5 Shield
8
No Connect
20
T.M.D.S.Data5-
9
T.M.D.S.Data1-
21
T.M.D.S.Data5+
10
T.M.D.S.Data1+
22
T.M.D.S. Clock Shield
11
T.M.D.S.Data1/3
Shield
23
T.M.D. S. Clock +
12
T.M.D.S.Data3-
24
T.M.D.S .Clock-
C1
Analog Red
C2
Analog Green
C3
Analog Blue
C4
Horizontal Sync Analog
C5
Analog Ground(analog R,G,B return)
When signal is VGA, YPbPr and C-VIDEO, with different adaptor/ line to use:
DVI to YPbPr
Pin
Signal
name
Pin
Signal
name
C1
RED
C3
BLUE
C2
GREEN
C5
GND
The remaining pins are empty

DVI to C-VIDEO
Pin
Signal
name
C1
YELLOW
C5
GND
The remaining pins
are empty

DVI to VGA
3、FMX-HDBT-IN/OUT(HDBT remote signal input and output card)
FMX-HDBT-IN FMX-HDBT-OUT
Accord with HDBT1.0 standards, compatible with HDCP1.4; EDID;
DVI-I
Pin
VGA
Pin
Signal
name
DVI-I
Pin
VGA
Pin
Signal
name
8
14
HSync
C4
13
VSync
C1
1
RED
C5
6
GND
C2
2
GREE
N
7
C3
3
BLUE
8
The remaining pins are empty

Accord with HDMI 1.3, DVI 1.0 standards.
Support 1080P(1920x1080) 3D signal, maximum resolution support 4Kx2K;
Support PCM Sound system
Signal Switch Speed 100 ns
HDBT (RJ 45) 1 port, Sound analog 1 port
HDBT ports to be used with a remote transmitter / receiver;
HDBT port indicator status: the device is connected to the power, when the cable is
not connected, the yellow light flashes; when the cable is connected, the yellow light
flashes, the green light is always on;
HDBT port transmits up to 70 meters when resolution is 1080P,when resolution is
4Kx2K can reach the maximum distance of 40 meters (CAT6);
Each HDBT port also contains 1 Audio external audio, 1 RS232 control signal;
RS232 serial port coordinate with remote transmitter / receiver serial port to achieve
two-way communication;
Audio input port can be select by serial command AUDIO[X]I[Z] choosing embedded
audio or non balance external audio , instruction description: AUDIO[X]I[Z]. select the
audio input method. [x] denotes the port number and [Z] means selecting audio, 0
means selecting HDMI embedded audio input, 1 means selecting the analog input.
Description: through RS232 port control remote device, can only control device with
baud rate of 2400 and 4800, 9600,19200, 38400,57600 and 115200;output port
connected to the highest 1080P screen,need to adjust the input signal resolution to 1080p.
Video port is RJ45, the use of class A or B straight twisted pair connection, the proposed
use of class B straight line, both ends follow the same standard, the following is the
class A/B straight line pin reference standard:

TIA/EIA 568A
TIA/EIA 568B
Pin
Wire color
Pin
Wire color
1
Green and
white
1
Orange and
white
2
Green
2
Orange
3
Orange and
white
3
Green and
white
4
Blue
4
Blue
5
Blue and
white
5
Blue and
white
6
Orange
6
Green
7
Brown and
white
7
Brown and
white
8
Brown
8
Brown
Each color corresponds to the half white
form a pair

4、FMX-3GSDI-IN/OUT(SDI signal input and output card)
FMX-3GSDI-IN FMX-3GSDI-OUT
Each input signal with one SDI loop out;
Support HD-SDI, SDI, 3G-SDI signal;
Input resolution can be automatic recognition;
Upscaling function,the low input resolution was upscaled to 1080P output by default;
Output resolution of each output card can be adjusted: Output1280x720@60Hz,
1280x800@60Hz,1024x768@60Hz,1920x1080@60Hz (default),
1360x768@60Hz1920x1200@60Hz1600x1200@60Hz;
BNC connector diagram
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