BLACKBIRD 4K 4×4 HDMI Matrix User Guide

4K 4×4 HDMI® Matrix

PN 15749 〈 RS-232 GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

This Blackbird™ device can be controlled by a computer using an RS-232 serial connection and by issuing commands using RS-232 control software.

CONNECTION

This device includes a DB-9 male to female RS-232 serial cable, which is used to connect your PC to the atrix. If your PC lacks a DB-9 serial port, you will need to use a USB to Serial adapter cable (available separately P/N 3726).

RS-232 GUI CONTROL

This device includes software, which allows you to directly control it using either an Ethernet or RS-232 connection. Simply copy 4×4 HDMI matrix Controller.exe to your PC and double-click the file to launch it.

General Screen

Perform the following steps to connect your PC to the converter.

1. Click the radio button to the left of COM control mode (1).
2. Use the pull-down list box to select the COM Port used (2).
3. Click the Connect button (2) to make the
4. Click the Status button to display Device Information (4).

EDID Screen

The EDID screen allows you to directly set a specific EDID® set from the built-in EDID table, copy the EDID from a device connected to one of the outputs, or load EDID from a file on your PC.

Matrix Screen

The Matrix screen allows you to set the connections for each output.

• Click one of the I N # buttons (2) to directly select that input.
• Use the ◄ and ► buttons (3) to cycle backwards or forwards to the next available input in either

You can also enable or disable the Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature for each output. Notes:

• In order to use ARC, your TV must support ARC and you must use an HDMI® cable that also supports ARC.

• When ARC is enabled, the Coaxial output will carry the audio signal from the Otherwise, the Coaxial output carries audio from the HDMI source device.

FW Upgrade Screen

In the event that updated firmware software is available, you can apply it on the FW Upgrade screen. Perform the following steps to upgrade your firmware.

1. Open your web browser and type www . mono p r i c e. c om into the address bar.
2. Enter 15749 in the search bar on the Monoprice™ website to get to the product page.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the Support Files Download the updated firmware zip file.
4. Extract the firmware file from the zip file.
5. Click the Op en button (1) to open the file browser. Locate and select the firmware fil The file path is displayed in area to the left of the Open button.
6. Click the U p g r a d e button (2). The upgrade progress is displayed in the area to the left of the

SOFTWARE

Rather than GUI control, you can also issue direct commands using a third party RS-232 control software package, such as CommWatch.exe , whose interface is depicted below.

Set the communications parameters to the following:

RS-232 COMMANSD

The following commands are in hex, not ascii, so you should select the Hex Send Mode option in your command software before issuing commands. Note that each command is 13 bytes long.

Checksum

Many of the following commands require that a checksum be included as part of the command. This ensures that command is input correctly. The checksums must be  calculated in hex mode. We suggest you use a calculator with a hex mode option. Calculate the checksum using the following formula:

Checksum=0x100 – (0xa5+0x5b+0x02+0x03+input port+0x00+output port+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00)

Port Switching

Issue the following command to switch the input for a given output.

0xa5+0x5b+0x02+0x03+input port(1~4)+0x00+output port(1~4)+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+checksum

For example, to set Output 2 to Input 1, issue the following command: A5 5B 02 03 02 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 F8

Port Query

Issue the following command to display which input is selected for a given output.

Send Package:            A5 5B 02 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
Receive Package:         A5 5B 02 01 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 FB

The red 01 in the Send Package is the output port number. Replace it with a 02, 03, or 04 if you want to query a different output port.

The blue 01 in the Receive Package is the input port number. It will be 02, 03, or 04 if a different input port is connected.

ARC Set

The following command allows you to enable or disable ARC for a given output.

0xa5+0x5b+0x10+0x01+ARC (0x0f:ON;0xf0:OFF)+0x00+input port(1~4)+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+checksum

ARC Query

Issue the following command to display the ARC status for a given output.

Send Package:            A5 5B 10 02 00 00 input port(1~4)00 00 00 00 00 checksum

Receive Package:         A5 5B 10 02 F0 00 input port(1~4) 00 00 00 00 00 checksum The blue F0 indicates that ARC is off. It will be 0F if ARC is on.

EDID Set

The following command allows you to specify which EDID® to use from the internal EDID table for one or all inputs.

0xa5+0x5b+0x03+0x02+Edid index(1~15)+0x00+input port(0~4)+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+checksum

Note that using 00 for the input port indicates all inputs.

EDID Copy
The following command allows you to copy the EDID® settings from a device connected to one of the outputs to one or all inputs.

0xa5+0x5b+0x03+0x04+output port (1~4)+0x00+input port(0~4)+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+checksum

Note that using 00 for the input port indicates all inputs.

EDID Query

Issue the following command to display the EDID Index.

Send Package:            A5 5B 01 0C 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 checksum
Receive Package:         A5 5B 01 0C 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 checksum
The red 01 in the send package is the input port (01~04). The blue 01 in the receive package is the EDID Index number.

Output Hot Plug Detect Statu s

Issue the following command to display the Hot Plug Detect (HPD) status of one of the outputs.

Send Package:            A5 5B 01 05 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F9
Receive Package:         A5 5B 01 05 01 00 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FA

The red 01 in the Send Package is the output port number. Replace it with a 02, 03, or 04 if you want to query a different output port.
The blue FF in the Receive Package indicates that HPD is Low. It will change to 00 if the HPD status is High.

Input Port Status

Issue the following command to display whether an input is connected.

Send Package:             A5 5B 01 04 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FA
Receive Package:         A5 5B 01 04 01 00 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FB

The red 01 in the Send Package is the input port number. Replace it with a 02, 03, or 04 if you want to query a different output port.
The blue FF in the Receive Package indicates that there is no cable connection. It will change to 00 if there is a cable connection.

Beep On/Off

The following command allows you to turn on or off the beep that sounds when a front panel button is pressed.

0xa5+0x5b+0x06+0x01+Beep onoff(0x0f:ON; 0xf0:OFF)+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+0x00+checksum

Beep Status

Issue the following command to display the status of the beep that sounds when a front panel button is pressed.

Send Package:            A5 5B 01 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F4
Receive Package:         A5 5B 01 0B 00 00 FF 00 00 00 00 00 F5

The blue FF indicates that the beep is off. It will change to 00 if the beep is on.
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