SY Excalibur 11 User manual

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Xcalibur 11
User Manual
Excalibur 11 Transmitter (HX150-11-18G-T)
Excalibur 11 Receiver (HX150-11-18G-R)
4K HDMI 2.0 EXTENDER SET
150m @1080p or 120m @4K
HDMI 2.0 (4K60 4:4:4), Down-Scaler, Test Pattern, VKA,
EDID & HDCP control, Audio de-embed, PoC

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Thank you for purchasing this PRODUCT
This PRODUCT is designed with the professional AV installers in mind. The many extensive
features assist in system integration, validation, and maintenance.
Installation precautions
This product has special circuitry to protect it against moderate surges and static discharges.
However, to ensure reliable operation and long service life, it is important to take the
necessary precautions against any spikes, surges and static discharges.
Place the units away from heat sources and allow adequate ventilation.
Shielded cable and in particular cat6, cat6a or cat7 is highly recommended. As much as
possible, cables should be in one piece and routed away from any noisy sources, avoiding long
runs in close proximity to AC mains cables.

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FEATURES 4
CONNECTORS AND CONTROLS 5
TRANSMITTER 5
Front 5
Rear 5
RECEIVER 5
Front 5
Rear 6
RJ45 Status LEDs 6
USING THIS EXTENDER SET 6
EXTENDER SET-UP COMMANDS 7
SYSTEM COMMANDS 7
4K DOWN-SCALING 7
HDCP OPTIONS 8
TEST PATTERN 8
VIDEO KEEP ALIVE (VKA) 8
EDID MANAGEMENT 9
FACTORY DEFAULTS 10
SYSTEM CONNECTION 11
RJ45 WIRING 12
IR PASS THROUGH 12
SPECIFICATIONS 13
GENERAL 13
ENVIRONMENTAL 13
PHYSICAL 13
PACKING LIST 13
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 14
AFTER SALES SERVICE 14

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This 18Gbps HDMI 2.0 Xcalibur Extender Set, extends a single HDMI source up to 150m for
1080p or 120m for 4K2K to a display, using the Xcalibur 11 Transmitter and Xcalibur 11
Receiver.
The Xcalibur 11 also extend bi-directional IR & RS232 signals, together with many features such
as 4K 1080p down-scaler, Test Pattern generator, VKA (video Keep Alive), as well HDCP and
EDID management. The Xcalibur Receiver unit also provides a de-embedded stereo L/R audio
output.
IMPORTANT: The Transmitter and Receiver pair in this set work with all Xcalibur product range.
They are not compatible with HDBaseT products.
Features
HDMI 2.0 compatible –18Gbps signal bandwidth
Supports all PC and HDMI resolutions up to 4K60 4:4:4
150m for 1080p or 120m for 4K, using single Cat5e, 6, 6a, 7
Built-in Test Pattern feature with several patterns and resolutions
Video Keep-Alive (VKA) option prevents displays entering standby mode
4K 1080p Down-Scaler –Set or Auto option for any 4K to 1080p
Supports HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, HDR12, HLG and Dolby vision
HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2 compliant
HDCP and EDID management
HDMI audio support up to 7.1 surround sound
Stereo Audio (L/R) de-embedding output at the receiver
Supports bidirectional RS232 pass-through
Supports bidirectional IR pass-through
Supports CEC pass-through
PoC –Only one 24V PSU required at either the Transmitter or the Receiver

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Connectors and Controls
Transmitter
Front
Name
Description
Power LED
Lit –Transmitter powered
SERVICE
Micro USB for configuration or update
Rear
ss
Name
Description
24V
24V DC Power input (2.1mm barrel jack)
HX (Cat6 Output)
RJ45 Cat6 cable output to the Xcalibur 11 Receiver
HDMI OUT
HDMI Loop-out to the local display device
HDMI IN
HDMI input from the source device
IR IN
Input for IR signal to the Receiver unit
IR OUT
IR signal output from the Receiver unit
RS232
Bi-directional RS232 control supporting Tx and Rx signals
Receiver
Front
Name
Description
Power LED
Lit –Receiver powered
SERVICE
Micro USB for configuration or update

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Rear
Name
Description
24V
24V DC Power input (2.1mm barrel jack)
HX (Cat6 Input)
Cat6 cable input from the Xcalibur 11 Transmitter
HDMI OUT
HDMI output to the display device
AUDIO OUT
Stereo (L/R) analogue audio output –3.5mm
IR IN
Input for IR control to the Transmitter unit
IR OUT
IR control signal output from the Transmitter unit
RS232
Bi-directional RS232 control supporting Tx and Rx signals
RJ45 Status LEDs
The RJ45 HX connectors on the Transmitter and Receiver units also provide LED indication of the
cable link status and data signal status:
LED
Meaning
GREEN LED
Lit –Valid link status between the Transmitter and the Receiver:
Solid: Good Link status
Flashing: Poor Link status
Off: No link detected
YELLOW LED
Lit –Valid data signal between the Transmitter and the Receiver.
This LED also indicates the HDCP status:
Solid: HDCP Present
Flashing: No HDCP
Off: No data signal
Using this Extender Set
These HDMI extenders are designed to function only with other products in the Xcalibur range.
1. Connect the video source to the HDMI input.
2. Connect the HX ports of the Xcalibur extenders using Cat6 cable.
3. If a local display is required, connect it to the Transmitter HDMI OUT.
4. Connect the 24V DC PSU to the transmitter or receiver unit
5. Connect any external controls that are required to their respective ports: i.e. RS232 or IR.
6. Connect any analogue audio amplifier to the AUDIO OUT connection on the receiver.

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Extender Set-Up Commands
Connect your PC / laptop to the SERVICE USB connector of Xcalibur 11 Transmitter unit, which
will appear as a serial port with the following port settings are:
115200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
All commands are in lowercase, and any spaces shown must always be included. Commands
should be sent as a single burst as manual typing will often result in no response being returned.
Every command must end with an exclamation mark (!). Any carriage-return (0x0d) or line-feed
(0x0a) characters sent will be ignored by the device.
Every response message will terminate with a carriage-return and line-feed (0x0d 0x0a)
character sequence.
In the following tables, x, and yrepresent parameter values that are presented in the description
of the respective command.
System Commands
RS232 Command
Description
Response Example
s reboot!
Reboot the transmitter unit
System initialising ….. (note 1)
s reset!
Restore the extender to factory defaults
System initialising ….. (note 1)
r fw version!
Get the installed firmware versions
MCU BOOT: Vx.xx.xx
MCU APP: Vx.xx.xx
help!
List all available commands
(note 2)
Notes:
1. The “s reboot!” and “s reset!” commands both respond with System initialising…
followed by several other messages.
2. The “help!” command will list all available commands present.
NB: All the commands and parameters in the following sections are related to the
Xcalibur 11 Transmitter unit only (SY-HX150-11-18G -T).
4K Down-Scaling
The Xcalibur 11 (SY-HX150-11 -18G-T) can be set to downscale 4K video to 1080p at the same
refresh rate, by either directly downscaling 4K signals to 1080p or the ‘Auto mode’ (default)
which depends on the connected Display capability.
Note that the HDMI Out of the Transmitter is pass-through and not affected by the down-scaler
–it always outputs the same signal resolution as the HDMI input.
RS232 Command
Description
Response Example
s downscaler mode x!
Select the down-scaler mode:
x= 0 Auto down scaling mode
x= 1 4K1080p down scaling mode
x= 2 Bypass mode. No down-scaling
Down-Scale mode: Auto
r downscaler mode!
Get status of the down-scaler mode.
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HDCP Options
The following commands independently control the HDCP options for the HDMI input, HDMI
output and HX output. The default input HDCP is ‘on’, and both HDMI and HX output HDCP is in
‘Bypass’ mode.
RS232 Command
Description
Response Example
s input hdcp x!
Enable / disable the HDCP for the HDMI input.
x= on (default)
x= off
input hdcp on
r input hdcp!
Get the current status of the input HDCP.
input hdcp off
s hdmi hdcp x!
Set the HDCP mode for the HDMI output.
x= 0 HDCP off x= 1 HDCP 1.4
x= 2 HDCP 2.2 x= 3 HDCP Bypass mode
hdmi ouptut hdcp: HDCP 2.2
r hdmi hdcp!
Get the current status HDCP mode for the
HDMI output of the transmitter
hdmi hdcp off
s hx hdcp x!
Set the HDCP mode for the HX output.
x= 0 HDCP off x= 1 HDCP 1.4
x= 2 HDCP 2.2 x= 3 HDCP Bypass mode
hx ouptut hdcp: HDCP 1.4
r hx hdcp!
Get the current status HDCP mode for the HX
output of the transmitter
hx hdcp off
Test Pattern
The Xcalibur 11 transmitter (SY-HX150-11 -18G-T) can generate 6 different Test Patterns, with 3
possible resolution settings. The selected Test Pattern is activated by sending the “s test pattern
on!” command and deactivated with the “s test pattern off!” command.
The default Test Pattern is set to ‘Chequerboard at 1080p 60Hz’, but disabled (Test Pattern off).
RS232 Command
Function
Response Example
s tp pattern x
resolution y!
Set the desired Test Pattern and its resolution.
x= 0 Chequerboard x = 1 Red x= 2 Green
x = 3 Blue x = 4 Black x = 5 White
y = 0 1080p60 y= 1 4K30 y= 2 4K60
Test pattern: Red
Resolution: 4K60
r tp pattern!
Get the current settings for the Test Pattern
Test pattern: Green
Resolution: 1080p60
s test pattern on!
Enable the Test Pattern
Test pattern: on
s test pattern off!
Turn off the Test Pattern
Test pattern: off
Video Keep Alive (VKA)
When there is no signal present at the HDMI input, VKA can be activated. VKA is suspended
should the HDMI input signal resume, or VKA time out. The following VKA options are available:
Output current Test Pattern –Maintain output video stream (Video Keep-Alive).
No timing output (default) –(VKA off) No output video; hence video drop-out.
The Test Pattern can be displayed permanently or for a programmable time interval.

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RS232 Command
Description
Response Example
s vka time x!
Set the time, in minutes, after which the VKA
times out and Test Pattern will be suspended.
x= 1 - 240
x= 0 or > 240 will set the VKA to never time out.
Video keep-alive timeout:
38 minutes
r vka time!
Get the current maximum timeout value.
Video keep-alive timeout:
38 minutes
s vka mode x!
Enable / Disable the VKA mode:
x = 0 VKA mode off (default)
x= 1 VKA mode on
Video keep-alive on
r vka mode!
Get the current state of the VKA mode.
Video keep-alive off
EDID Management
The Xcalibur 11 Transmitter (HX150-11-18G-T) provides a few EDID management commands to
ensure that the source is able to provide the correct image resolution to the display device.
The default EDID mode is set to ‘Bypass’.
RS232 Command
Description
Response Example
s edid bypass!
Set the HDMI input to use the Receiver display EDID.
edid mode: bypass
s edid user!
Set the HDMI input to use the User EDID.
edid mode: user
s edid user1 <EDID
data>!
Load the User programmable EDID memory with the
<edid data>. This data is represented by space
separated hexadecimal character pairs, without the
brackets.
user1 EDID data:
<EDID data>
r edid data hdmi x!
Get the EDID data from either the local HDMI output
or the remote HDMI output.
x= 1 EDID data from Transmitter HDMI OUT display.
x= 2 EDID data from remote Receiver display.
EDID: <EDID data>
r edid in data!
Read the EDID data present at the HDMI input.
Input edid: <EDID
data>
r edid mode!
Get the current EDID mode setting.
edid mode: bypass
r edid user1!
Read the contents of the User programmable EDID
memory.
user EDID data: <EDID
data>
For all EDID commands that either require or return <EDID data>, the EDID data is always
given as pairs of ASCII characters representing the hexadecimal data, for example:
s edid user1 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 …!
The <EDID data> marker shown in the above table is where the actual EDID data should be
placed, as shown in the above example.
The “r edid data!”, “r edid data hdmi x!” and “r edid user1!” all return their respective EDID
data values as ASCII encoded hexadecimal values.
The <EDID data> marker data must contain exactly 256 hexadecimal values, with each value
given as a pair of ASCII characters separated from the next pair by a single space.

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Factory Defaults
The following table lists the factory default settings for each command type:
Command
Factory Default Setting
Input HDCP
On
HDMI Output HDCP
Bypass
HX Output HDCP
Bypass
Down-scaler Mode
Auto
EDID Setting
Bypass
VKA Mode (Video-Keep Alive)
Off
VKA Timeout Value
0
Test Pattern and Resolution
Chequerboard at 1080p 60Hz
Test Pattern State
Off