Setup guide

Installer’s Product Notes
A Modula Distribution Matrix can stand alone or comprise a virtually
unlimited number of linked enclosures, including any other AutoPatch
products with an X
N
Net network compatible interface. Each Modula
enclosure can hold up to 16 boards with 4 connectors each. The
Modula’s design provides enclosure capacity for nine combinations of
input to output connectors: 32x32, 4x60, 8x56, 12x52, 16x48, 60x4,
56x8, 52x12, and 48x16, as well as subsets of these configurations (for
example, 12x4 or 8x36).
Modula Distribution Matrices fit in a broad range of audio/video
environments and are controllable from a variety of sources, including
local control panels, remote control panels, any control device that can
send ASCII characters through an RS232 or RS422 serial cable, a third
party serial controller*, a PC, or a Single Bus Controller*.
Tools for installation:
q
A laptop computer with an RS232 or RS422 null modem cable
(communication with the Modula via a serial port for programming
and fault isolation)
q
The AutoPatch Configuration Software set (which includes a copy of
the configuration file) shipped with the system
q
The full set of user documentation shipped with the system
*These control devices are not covered in this document.
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