System information

MX Control Card Configuration
Vicon MX Hardware System Reference A-3
LTC In
To connect an external LTC timecode audio or video source to the
MX Control, you must plug it into the
LTC In socket on the rear panel
of the MX Control using a mini-XLR plug.
LTC Out
To connect an external LTC timecode receiving audio or video device
to the MX Control, you must connect it to the
LTC Out plug on the rear
panel of the MX Control using a mini-XLR socket.
MX Control Standard Card
The following sections describe how to use the standard connectors
that are always available on the MX Control card:
• Net Connect on page A-3
• RS 422 on page A-4
• RS 232 on page A-4
• GPIO on page A-5
• Remote on page A-7
Important
This card is factory installed in all MX Control units.
For details on the functionality that the standard MX Control supports
for connecting to external devices, see Chapter 4 MX Control.
Net Connect
To connect the MX Control to an MX Ultranet or an MX Net, you must
plug one end of the supplied MX cable into this
Net Connect 10-pin
female Lemo socket on the rear panel of the MX Control and the other
end of the cable into one of the following:
•the Cameras and Controls 8-pin Lemo socket on the rear of the
MX Ultranet
•the
Net Connect 10-pin Lemo socket on the rear panel of the
MX Net.
For details on these MX units, see Chapter 7 MX Net,
Chapter 4 MX Control, and Chapter 9 MX Ultranet. For details on the
connecting cables, see Chapter 11 MX Cables.
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