Instruction manual
Concerto — Instruction Manual 81
Cabling
Crosspoint Bus Communications
A Crosspoint Bus is used for communication between the Concerto router 
and a Jupiter Control System. Communications can be established using 
either 
EXT COM 1 (to communicate with the Controller in slot 1) or EXT COM 
2
(to communicator with the Controller in slot 2). One connection can be 
used as a primary connection and the other can be used as a redundant con-
nection. 
A Concerto that is ordered with a single Cr
osspoint Bus Controller module 
will include the following:
• A 9 pin D to 9 pin D cable (for pinouts see Table 35 on page 77),
• A 9 pin D to 15 pin D adaptor box, 
Note
XPT BUS
EXT COM
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The adaptor box comes with a bracket that can be mounted in any of three 
positions on the box and is mounted on a rack support at the rear of the Con-
certo Matrix.
• A 15 pin D terminator, and
• A 15 pin D to 15 pin D cable. 
See Figur
e 47 for cabling of a single non-redundant Crosspoint Bus Con-
troller matrix.
Figure 47. Non-redundant Connection between Concerto and Jupiter 
Concerto
EXT COM
2
EXT COM
1
E-NET
2
E-NET
1
AES REF VID-REF 2 VID-REF 1
25 21 17 13 9 5 1
22 18 14 10 6 2
26 23 19 15 11 7 3
28
27
30
2931
32 24 20 16 12 8 4
31 27 23 19 15 11 7
28 24 20 16 12 8
32 29 25 21 17 13 9
30 26 22 18 14 10
5
6
3
4
1
2
INPUTS OUTPUTS
EXP
IN
EXP
OUT
AUDIO/DATA
TDM
MON IN MON OUT
12
12
25 21 17 13 9 5 1
22 18 14 10 6 2
26 23 19 15 11 7 3
28
27
30
2931
32 24 20 16 12 8 4
31 27 23 19 15 11 7
28 24 20 16 12 8
32 29 25 21 17 13 9
30 26 22 18 14 10
5
6
3
4
1
2
INPUTS OUTPUTS
EXP
IN
EXP
OUT
AUDIO/DATA
TDM
MON IN MON OUT
12
12
A 29 B A 25 B
A 30 B A 26 B
A 31 B A 27 B
A 32 B A 28   B
A 23 B A 21 B
A 24 B A 22   B
A 19 B A 17 B
A 20 B A 18   B
A 15 B A 13 B
A 16 B A 14 B
A 11 B A 9 B
A 12 B A 10   B
A 7 B A 3 B
A 8 B A 4   B
A 29 B A 25 B
A 30 B A 26 B
A 31 B
A 32 B
A 29 B
A 30 B
A 27 B
A 28 B
A 25 B
A 26 B
A 23 B
A 24 B
A 21 B
A 22 B
A 19 B
A 20 B
A 17 B
A 18 B
A 15 B
A 16 B
A 13 B
A 14 B
A 11 B
A 12 B
A 7 B
A 8 B
A 5 B
A 6 B
A 3 B
A 3 B
A 1 B
A B
A 9 B
A 10 B
A B
A B
EXP. OUT
EXP. IN
1
1
2
2
MON. OUT
MON. IN
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
400W; 11.1A36-60V
+-
AC PWR 1 AC PWR 2
500W; 5A50/60Hz100-240V
ALARM
1 2 9 10
3 4 11 12
5 6 13 14
7 8 15 16
21 22 25 26
23 24 27 28
29 30 31 32 3 4 7 8
1 2 5 6
11 12 15 16
9 10 13 14
19 20 27 28
17 18 25 26
23 2417 18
21 2219 20
31 32
29 30
IN OUT
EXP. OUT
EXP. IN
1
1
2
2
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
IN OUT
MONITOR
AES BALANCED BACKPLANE
+G+G
+G+G+G+G
AA BACKPLANE
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Thomson
9 pin D to 15 pin D
Adaptor
XPT BUSXPT BUS
EXT COMEXT COM
Terminator
To Jupiter Control System










