7 Cascading Vertical Interval Video-Audio Matrix Switchers
For certain applications, you may need more than just 4 or 6 inputs.
Cascading VS-402XL/VS-602XL units1
You can cascade VS-402XL/VS-602XL units, as follows:
enables you to expand the number of
inputs by looping up to eight individual VS-402XL/VS-602XL units.
•Up to eight interconnected VS-402XL/VS-602XL units in an input
expansion configuration
•A set of VS-402XL/VS-602XL units in a parallel configuration (for
example, 2 VS-402XL/VS-602XL units for Y/C, 3 VS-402XL/ VS-602XL
units for RGB or YUV, 4VS-402XL/VS-602XL units for RGBS)
•Up to eight individual VS-402XL/VS-602XL units in a control
configuration
•Up to eight interconnected VS-402XL/VS-602XL units in an output
expansion configuration
7.1 Cascading Units in an Input Expansion Configuration
You can cascade up to eight interconnected VS-402XL/VS-602XL units to
form an input expansion configuration. For example, to create a 48 x 2
switcher, with 48 inputs and two outputs, connect as Figure 11 illustrates.
To cascade VS-402XL/VS-602XL units to expand the number of inputs,
connect as follows:
1. Connect the composite video sources and acceptors, as well as the appropriate
audio sources and acceptors, as section 6 describes.
2. Connect the RS-232 port on the first VS-402XL/VS-602XL unit
(MACHINE # 1) to the PC using the Null-modem adapter provided with the
machine (recommended), as section 6.1 describes.
3. Connect the RS-485 terminal block port on the first VS-402XL/VS-602XL unit
to the RS-485 port on the second VS-402XL/VS-602XL unit and so on,
connecting all the RS-485 ports, as Figure 11 illustrates.
1 You can interconnect VS-402XL units with VS-602XL units, and you are not limited to cascading VS-602XL units with
VS-602XL units. For example, for a 10x2 vertical interval video-audio matrix switcher, interconnect a VS-402XL unit with a
VS-602XL unit