SEADA SD-MV-0501 4K 5X1 Seamless Switcher with Multiview User Manual

SD-MV-0501
4K 5X1 Seamless Switcher with Multiview
User Manual
VER 1.0

Warning

• ◼ Do not expose this device to Rain, Moisture, and Dripping
• ◼ Only use accessories specified by the manufacture
• Unplug this device during Lightning Storms
• The manual is for reference only, maybe updated without further notice

Introduction

SD-MV-0501 is a HDMI 2.0 and DP 1.2 Seamless Video Switcher with Multiview function. It supports 3x HDMI, 1x DP and 1x USB-C (video only) inputs, one HDMI and  one HDBaseT video mirror output. One 3.5mm audio jacket can output analogue stereo audio. User can use Front Buttons or RS232 commands to control the switcher

 Features

• Seamless Switching on single display window mode
• Support 5 Multiview display modes
• Support HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2 input
• Scaling output with multiple resolution options, up to 4096×2160@60
• Extensive EDID and HDCP control
• HDBaseT transmission length up to 70m @1080p, or 40m @4K
• Support PCM and bitstream audio format up to 5.1 channel
• Audio extraction, 3.5mm L/R output
• Provide 24V/10watt PSE (POC) for HDBaseT receiver
• Support firmware upgrade with U disk by side of the switcher

Package Contents

Connectors and Controls

Front

HDMI 1

| Press HDMI 1 button to select HDMI 1 as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter SINGLE mode,  .
Note, when works on non-SINGLE mode, directly short press input buttons will be invalid.
HDMI 2| Press HDMI 2 button to select HDMI 2 as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter PIP Multiview mode, .
HDMI 3| Press HDMI 3 button to select HDMI 3 as the input source.
Long press it for 3 seconds to enter PBP Multiview mode,
DP| Press DP button to select DP as the input source.
Long press it for 3 seconds to enter 3xWIN mode,
USB-C| Press USB-C button to select USB-C (video only) as the input
Long press it for 3 seconds to enter 4xWIN mode,
RESO| Press RESO (short for Resolution) button to select different output resolution. The resolution info will be shown on screen.
Long press this button for 3 seconds the screen will show up one yellow border on window 1. Continue press this button the border will be shown on window 2 or 3… then press one input button such as HDMI 1 , and then HDMI 1 will be displayed on the current selected window.

Please note: Press HDMI 3 and DP at the same time can enable/disable AUTO SWITCH function in SINGLE window display mode
Rear

PSE
HDMI out| HDMI scaling output up to 3840×2160@60
LR out| 3.5mm LR stereo audio output, 20Hz ~ 20kHz, 1.5Vrms max
INPUT s| HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 , HDMI 3 , DP, USB-C
RS232| Baud Rate: 9600, Data Bits:8, Parity: None Stop Bits:1 3 way 3.5mm phoenix connector

TX means Switcher  PC; RX means Switcher PC G means Ground

24V| 24V power adapter to plug in

EDID and HDCP handle

The switcher support following EDID modes for source to detection, user can select it by RS232 command

The switcher support 3 HDCP options for HDMI output setting
FORCE-1.4, FORCE-2.2, FORCE-OFF
The default selection is FORCE-1.4, User can select it by RS232 command

Video and Audio output

The switcher support following video output resolution

Audio output is always extracted from the source displayed on the window 1

Multiview

The Switcher support 5 Multiview display modes
SINGLE, PIP, PBP, 3xWIN, 4Xwin
Users can select different operations for different Multiview modes as following:
SINGLE and 4xWIN: Inputs selection
PBP and 3xWIN: Inputs selection, Display Ratio selection
PIP: Inputs selection, Display Ratio selection, Sub window size and position selection
Multiview window distribution as following

User can use RS232 commands to do detail window layout.

Specification

RS232 command

Note: All the commands begin with SET or GET, end with Carriage Return (CR).
Represents Carriage Return (CR).
All return messages are always end with CR.
HELP command
This command returns the complete list of supported control commands

Example:
Send:     GET HELP⮠
Receive: Command list

Firmware version command

Example:
Send:     GET VERSION⮠
Receive: 20210824⮠

Switching and Input command
The following commands are used for input selection or querying input information
These commands only be valid on SINGLE mode

Example:
Send:    SET AUTO SWITCH ON ⮠
Receive: AUTO SWITCH ON ⮠
GET AUTO SWITCH⮠| Return AUTO SWITCH setting status
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Example:
Send:   GET AUTO SWITCH ⮠
Receive: AUTO SWITCH ON ⮠
SET IN SOURCE w⮠| w is one of the following:|
HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, DP, USB-C
Example:
Send:    SET IN SOURCE HDMI1⮠
Receive: IN SOURCE HDMI1⮠
GET IN SOURCE⮠| Get current source selection
Example:
Send:    GET IN SOURCE⮠
Receive: IN SOURCE HDMI1⮠
GET IN RESOLUTION⮠| Get current source resolution
Example:
Send:    GET IN RESOLUTION⮠
Receive: IN RESOLUTION 1920x1080p60⮠

Set output resolution command
The following commands are used to select the output resolution:

4096x2160p60,      4096x2160p50,
3840x2160p60,      3840x2160p50,
3840x2160p30,      3840x2160p25,
1920x1200p60RB, 1920x1080p60,
1920x1080p50,      1360x768p60,
1280x800p60,       1280x720p60,
1280x720p50,       1024x768p60
Default: 3840x2160p60
Example:
Send:     SET OUT RESOLUTION 3840x2160p60⮠ Receive: OUT RESOLUTION 3840x2160p60⮠
GET OUT RESOLUTION⮠| Get current output resolution setting
Example:
Send:    GET OUT RESOLUTION⮠
Receive: OUT RESOLUTION 3840x2160p60⮠

Multiview command
The following commands used to select Multiview modes, windows layout and so on

the following, default SINGLE SINGLE,
PIP,
PBP,
3xWIN,
4xWIN,
Example:
Send:    SET MULTIVIEW PIP⮠
Receive: MULTIVIEW PIP⮠
GET MULTIVIEW⮠| Get the current Multiview mode
Example:
Send:    GET MULTIVIEW⮠
Receive: MULTIVIEW 3xWIN⮠
SET WINDOWx IN y⮠| Select one input for one display window for the current Multiview mode. x is one of 1, 2, 3 or 4 y is one of the following: HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, DP, USB-C
Example:
Send:    SET WINDOW1 IN HDMI1⮠
Receive: WINDOW1 IN HDMI1⮠
GET WINDOWx IN⮠| This command to get which is the input source for one display window for the current Multiview mode
Example:
Send:    GET WINDOW1 IN⮠
Receive: WINDOW1 IN HDMI1⮠
SET PIP POS w⮠| This command to select the PIP sub window position. w is one of the following, default RightBottom LeftTop, LeftBottom, RightTop, RightBottom
Example:
Send:    SET PIP POS LeftTop⮠ Receive: PIP POS LeftTop⮠
GET PIP POS⮠| This command to get the PIP sub window position
Example:
Send:    GET PIP POS⮠
Receive: PIP POS LeftTop⮠
SET PIP SIZE w⮠| This command to select the PIP sub window size. w is one of the following, default LARGE

SMALL, MIDDLE, LARGE

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Example:
Send:    SET PIP SIZE SMALL⮠
Receive: PIP SIZE SMALL⮠

GET PIP SIZE⮠

| Get the PIP window size.
Example:
Send:    GET PIP SIZE⮠
Receive: PIP SIZE SMALL⮠

SET PBP RATIO w⮠

| Set the PBP window display ratio
w is one of the following, default 2:1 2:1, 1:1
Example:
Send:    SET PBP RATIO 1:1⮠
Receive: PBP RATIO 1:1⮠

GET PBP RATIO⮠

| Get the PBP window display ratio
Example:
Send:    GET PBP RATIO⮠
Receive: PBP RATIO 1:1⮠
SET 3xWIN RATIO w⮠| Set the 3xWIN window display ratio w is one of 2:1 or 1:1, default 2:1
Example:
Send:    SET 3xWIN RATIO 1:1⮠
Receive: 3xWIN RATIO 1:1⮠
GET 3xWIN RATIO⮠| Get the 3xWIN window display ratio
Example:
Send:    GET 3xWIN RATIO⮠
Receive: 3xWIN RATIO 1:1⮠

Output HDCP command
The following commands are used to select the HDMI Output HDCP modes:

,FORCE-OFF
Example:
Send:    SET OUT HDCP FORCE-1.4⮠
Receive: OUT HDCP FORCE-1.4⮠
GET OUT HDCP⮠| Get the output current HDCP mode
Example:
Send:     GET OUT HDCP⮠
Receive: OUT HDCP FORCE-1.4⮠

EDID command
The following commands are used to set EDID mode for the inputs

4K60-2.0, 4K60-5.1, 4K30-2.0, 4K30-5.1, 1080p60-2.0
1080p60-5.1, 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1600×1200,
1440×900, 1360×768, 1280×1024, 1024×768, 720p, AUTO
Default: 4K60-2.0
Example:
Send:    SET IN EDIDMODE 4K60-2.0⮠
Receive: IN EDIDMODE 4K60-2.0⮠
GET IN EDIDMODE⮠| Get the current EDID mode
Example:
Send:     GET IN EDIDMODE⮠
Receive: IN EDIDMODE 4K60-2.0⮠

Video Keep Alive (VKA) command
When there is no signal present, 3 options are available for selection:
Output blue screen, Output black screen, No timing output (VKA off)

BLACKSCREEN,NOTIMING
Example:
Send:     SET OUT VKA BLUESCREEN⮠
Receive: OUT VKA BLUESCREEN⮠
GET OUT VKA⮠| Get current VKA mode
Example:
Send:    GET OUT VKA⮠
Receive: OUT VKA BLUESCREEN⮠

4K-AUTO command
If we set 4K output to a displayer which can’t support 4K, 4K-AUTO command can be enabled, switcher will change the output resolution according to displayer’s capability

Example:
Send:     SET OUT 4K-AUTO ON⮠
Receive: OUT 4K-AUTO ON⮠
GET OUT 4K-AUTO⮠| Get current OUT 4K-AUTO mode
Example:
Send:    GET OUT 4K-AUTO⮠
Receive: OUT 4K-AUTO ON⮠

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References

• Video and HDMI Video Wall Controller | Seada
• Video and HDMI Video Wall Controller | Seada

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