Matrox Monarch EDGE Application guide

Matrox Monarch EDGE Device Setup
Step 1 -- Connecting and Powering up the Monarch EDGE
The following illustration and the steps below describe a typical SDI-based connection scenario. The steps apply
to both the Monarch EDGE Encoder and Decoder devices.
Note SFP28 connectors are shown for illustration purposes only. They are not included with your device.
1Connect the 12V DC power supply to
the Monarch EDGE.
2Connect LAN 1 to a DHCP-enabled
network.
3Connect SDI cables to the appropriate
connectors. Use SDI 4 for 12G video.
4Power on the Monarch EDGE.
5The LCD screen will display basic
device information, such as the IP
address and device serial number.
6(Optional) The REF connector is for a
genlock signal to synchronize SDI
sources.
7(Optional) You can set the Monarch
EDGE to a static IP address from the LCD screen menu:
aPress Menu > Device Config > Network Settings > LAN 1 > Static IP.
bUse the arrow buttons to enter the static IP address (DNS server must also be entered in IP address format).
cPress Enter to finish.
Matrox Monarch EDGE is connected to the network and ready to be updated.
Step 2 -- Discovering Monarch EDGE and Updating Firmware
After you have connected and powered up your Monarch EDGE, you may need to update the device firmware.
Before you update
• Make sure you have at least 1 GB of free disk space available.
• Use only one instance of the firmware updater on your network at a time.
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.x is required. Windows 10 systems have version 4.6 pre-installed.
• Make sure you have a DHCP-enabled network, and that your server maintains the IP address of a device
when it reappears on the network after a reboot. If not, assign static IP addresses to your devices.
• Make sure the Monarch EDGE Control Hub version on your computer matches the firmware version of the
Monarch EDGE.

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• If your system doesn’t have access to a DNS server, use a fixed IP address (such as local host – 127.0.0.1) as
its DNS server. Otherwise, the firmware update process may take a long time to complete.
• Stop all Monarch EDGE encoding processes and close all instances of Monarch EDGE Control Hub.
Updating your Monarch EDGE firmware
1Download the installation package from matrox.com/video/downloads, then run FirmwareUpdater.exe.
The Firmware Updater opens.
2Under Search for devices, run an
Automatic detection for devices
on the same subnet, or a Manual
detection if you know the specific
IP address of your device(s).
3Click one or more of the Monarch
EDGE devices to select them.
4Under Update selected devices,
you can synchronize the time
between devices or reset the
configuration settings before
clicking Update to update the
device firmware.
After all updates are complete, you are ready to install Matrox Monarch EDGE Control Hub.
Step 3 -- Install and run Matrox Monarch EDGE Control Hub
After you have the firmware installed, install and run the Monarch EDGE Control Hub application to configure
and control your EDGE devices. The Control Hub version you install must match the device’s firmware version.
1From your installation package, run Matrox.MonarchEDGEControlHub.Setup.msi.
2Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
3After the software is installed, run Monarch EDGE Control Hub from Start > All Programs >
Matrox Monarch EDGE Control Hub.
4Download the Matrox Monarch EDGE Series Installation and User Guide for more details on how to use
Monarch EDGE Control Hub to configure and control your EDGE devices.
Your Monarch EDGE is ready to be used.
Get the latest firmware and other information
Go to www.matrox.com/video/downloads for the latest firmware, documentation, and utilities.