The MX44VW main communication ports are located on the rear panel and includes the following connections:-
Connections:
A. IR Input (3.5mm stereo jack) for routed IR pass-through to the associated
source output emitters.
B. IR Output (3.5mm mono jack) for routed IR control of source equipment*
C. TCP/IP – For control of the Matrix (RJ45 Connector)
D. RS-232 – For control of the Matrix (9 pin serial connection)
E. Global IR Input 3.5mm stereo jack - For control of the Matrix Switcher*
*Note - Blustream products use 5V IR hardware. For further details please see
page 12 ‘Infrared Distribution’
Blustream MX44VW Matrix is supplied with all required 5V IR emitters and
Receivers.
TCP/IP
The Blustream MX44VW Matrix can be controlled via TCP/IP.
For the full list of protocols please see ‘MX44VW Control Protocols’ located at the
rear of this manual.
The MX44VW Matrix features a built-in web browser user interface allowing con-
trol and configuration of the matrix. For further details please see page 21 ‘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 the full list of protocols please see ‘MX44VW 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.
MX44VW 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
C D
E