The HMXL88 V2 main communication ports are located on the rear panel and includes the following connections:-
Connections:
A. TCP/IP – For control of the Matrix (RJ45 Connector).
B. RS-232 – For control of the Matrix (9 pin serial connection).
C. IR Input (3.5mm stereo jack) for IR pass-through to associated output
HDBaseT Receiver*.
D. IR Output (3.5mm mono jack) for routed IR control of source equipment*.
E. Global IR Input 3.5mm stereo jack - For controlling the Matrix Switcher*.
*Note - Blustream products use 5V IR hardware. For further details please see
page 9 ‘Infrared Distribution’.
There is no IR routing for outputs 1 & 2 on the HMXL88 V2 Matrix as these are
HDMI outputs only and designed for connection to local displays/hardware.
Blustream HMXL88 V2 Matrix is supplied with all required 5V IR emitters,
Receivers and IRCAB cables.
TCP/IP
The Blustream HMXL88 V2 Matrix can be controlled via TCP/IP.
For full list of protocols please see ‘HMXL88 V2 Control Protocols’ located at the
rear of this manual.
The HMXL88 V2 Matrix features a built-in web browser user interface allowing con-
trol and configuration of the matrix. For further details please see page 18 ‘Web
Browser User Interface’.
A ‘Straight-through’ RJ45 patch lead should be used.
RS-232 2-Way
The Blustream Matrix can be controlled via a 9-pin serial cable.
For full list of protocols please see ‘HMXL88 V2 Control Protocols’ located at the
rear of this manual.
Details of RS232 pin assignment and communication are adjacent. Please note
that depending on your control device serial port pin configuration you may
require either a ‘Straight’ RS-232 cable or ‘Null-modem’ type.
HMXL88 V2 Control Ports
BLUSTREAM RS-232 REMOTE CONTROL
CONSOLE
PIN Assignment PIN Assignment
1 NC 1 NC
2 Tx 2 Rx
3 Rx 3 Tx
4 NC 4 NC
5 GND 5 GND
6 NC 6 NC
7 NC 7 NC
8 NC 8 NC
9 NC 9 NC
Baud Rate: 57600 bps
Data Bit: 8-bit
Parity: None
Stop Bit: 1-bit
Flow Control: None
A B
E
HMXL88
C D
HMXL88 V2