Matrox C Series - Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V8; Connection Overview

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Matrox Display Wall – User Guide 45

Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V8

This section describes how to connect your input devices to your Mura MPX-V16 or MPX-V8 card.

Connection overview

Input cables

(DVI to BNC)

Composite video

cable (RCA)

Composite video

cable (BNC)

Composite video

cable (BNC)

S-video cable

Mura MPX-V16 bracket shown

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Table of Contents2
Matrox Safety Information8
Installation and Operation8
If a Power Supply (Internal or External) was Included with Your Product8
If Your Product Includes Laser-Based Technology9
If Your Product Includes a Battery9
Repair9
Before You Begin10
Using a Validated Platform10
Preventing Damage to Your Hardware10
When Installing Your Hardware10
When Connecting Your Hardware10
Getting Started11
Hardware Supplied11
Software Supplied12
More Information12
Overview13
Supported Product Combinations13
Supported Product Capabilities13
Components of a Display Wall Setup14
Supported Output Types14
Supported Input Types15
Setting up a Display Wall17
Setup Overview17
Mura IPX Series Display Card17
Mura IPX Series Capture Cards17
Mura MPX Series18
C900 or C68018
Planning Your Display Wall19
Planning the Output Layout of Mura MPX Series Cards19
Setting Your Card Order19
Setting the Order of Your Output Connectors20
Using Powerdesk to Manage Your Multi-Display Layout20
Using a Multi-Display Layout with an Even Number of Columns20
Using a Multi-Display Layout with an Uneven Number of Columns21
Planning the Output Layout of C-Series Cards21
Using Powerdesk to Manage Your Multi-Display Layout21
Planning the Input of Mura MPX Series and Mura IPX Series Capture Cards22
Setting the DIP Switches23
Installing Your Matrox Cards24
Step-By-Step Installation24
Installing Multiple Cards26
Interconnecting Multiple Cards (Framelock)26
Description of LED Indicators28
Mura IPX Series Cards28
Network Connector29
Mura MPX-4/4, MPX-4/2, and MPX-4/030
Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V831
Mura MPX-SDI31
Connecting Your Mura IPX Series Display Card32
Muraipxo-D4Lf • Muraipxo-D4Lhf32
Connection Overview32
Desciption of Supported Connections32
Connecting Your Mura IPX Series Capture Card34
MURAIPXI-E4SF and MURAIPXI-E4SHF35
Connection Overview35
Description of Supported Connections35
MURAIPXI-E2MF, MURAIPXI-E2MHF, MURAIPXI-D2MF, and MURAIPXI-D2MHF36
Connection Overview36
Desciption of Supported Connections36
MURAIPXI-E4JF, MURAIPXI-E4JHF, MURAIPXI-D4JF, and MURAIPXI-D4JHF37
Connection Overview37
Description of Supported Connections37
Connecting Your Mura MPX Series Card38
Mura MPX-4/4 and MPX-4/239
Connection Overview39
Description of Cables40
Description of Supported Connections40
Mura MPX-SDI41
Connection Overview41
Description of Cables41
Description of Supported Connections42
Mura MPX-4/043
Connection Overview43
Description of Cables44
Description of Supported Connections44
Mura MPX-V16 and MPX-V845
Connection Overview45
Description of Cable46
Description of Supported Connections46
Connecting Your C-Series Card47
C90048
Connection Overview48
Description of Supported Connections48
C68049
Connection Overview49
Description of Supported Connections49
Validating the Network Discovery of Your Mura IPX Series Cards50
Multiple Subnet Support50
Software Overview51
Available Software51
Matrox Drivers51
Powerdesk51
Sdks and Apis51
Muracontrol52
More Information52
Installing Your Software53
Obtaining a Driver and Additional Software53
Before You Install53
Installing Your Driver53
Windows53
Linux53
Installing Your Apis53
Updating Your Mura IPX Series Display Card54
Configuring Your Display Wall Layout55
Using the Network API to Manage Your Layout55
Using Powerdesk to Set up Your Multi-Display Layout55
Mura MPX Series55
C-Series55
Matrox Muracontrol Software57
Supported Matrox Hardware57
Obtaining Muracontrol Software57
More Information57
Troubleshooting58
What to Do if You Have a Problem58
Common Problems and Solutions58
Product Information61
Specifications61
Mura IPX Series 4K SDI Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards61
Mura IPX Series 4K Decode and Display Card62
Mura IPX Series 4K Displayport Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards63
Mura IPX Series 4K Displayport Capture and IP Decode Cards64
Mura IPX Series 4K HDMI Capture and IP Encode/Decode Cards65
Mura IPX Series 4K HDMI Capture and IP Decode Cards66
Mura MPX-4/0, MPX-4/2, MPX-4/4, MPX-SDI67
Mura MPX-V8, MPX-V1668
C900, C68069
Additional Specifications - Matrox Consoles70
Environmental72
Mean Time before Failure (MTBF)72
Notes73
Appendix A - Firewall Requirements74
Network API and Muracontrol74
Display Wall System74
Matrox IPX Updater75
Accessing Your Windows Firewall Settings75
Appendix B - Adding a Console Display76
Supported Hardware76
Matrox P690 Pcie ×1677
Connection Overview77
Description of Supported Connections77
Matrox P690 Plus LP Pcie ×16 (Dual-Monitor Cable)78
Connection Overview78
Description of Cable78
Description of Supported Connections79
Matrox P690 Plus LP Pcie ×16 (Quad-Monitor Cable)79
Connection Overview79
Description of Cable80
Description of Supported Connections80
Matrox M9120 and M9125 Pcie ×1680
Connection Overview80
Description of Supported Connections81
Matrox M9120 Plus LP Pcie ×1 / ×1681
Connection Overview81
Description of Cable82
Description of Supported Connections82
Matrox M9140 LP Pcie ×1683
Connection Overview83
Description of Cables83
Description of Supported Connections84
Matrox M9128 LP Pcie ×1684
Connection Overview84
Matrox M9138 LP Pcie ×16 and M9148 LP Pcie ×1685
Connection Overview85
Description of Supported Connections86
Appendix C - Matrox Secure Cable Solution87
Mini HDMI® - MURAIPXI-E4JF, MURAIPXI-E4JHF, MURAIPXI-D4JF, MURAIPXI-D4JHF87
Mini HDMI® - C90089
Mini Displayport™ - MURAIPXO-D4LF • MURAIPXO-D4LHF • C68093
Customer Support94
Matrox Web94
Technical Support94
Information We Need94
Program Specific Problems95

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