System information

KVM products for industrial automation
Glossary
Switch card
The switch card is the central unit, which holds the switching logic of the matrix switch.
I/O card
Cascading
I/O cards are modular cards with multiple input/output ports, which can be used to connect user modules or
computer modules via CAT cables or optical fibres.
By cascading KVM matrix switches, the devices can connect even more computers.
For this, the central modules are interconnected. The master device is used to control the system.
TradeSwitch function
With the TradeSwitch function, you can operate multiple computers with one mouse and one keyboard only.
The TradeSwitch function is required to use CrossDisplay-Switching (see above).
Push-Get function
Stacking
The Push-Get function allows you to drag the screen content of a target from one screen to another – or to
get it from there. This console can also be a large screen projection.
Stacking increases the number of ports by combining up to ten ControlCenter-Digital devices via bus port. Thus the
feature increases the supported signals. Stacked matrix switches are switched in parallel to the master switch.
CPU module
(short for Central Processing Unit); module to connect the computer, forwards the computer’s KVM signals
to the matrix switch.
EDID support
A monitor’s EDID information (Extended Display Identification Data) provide the graphics card of the connec-
ted computer with different kind of information, for example the monitor’s various technical features.
UserCenter module
UserCenter module: UserCenter modules (UC modules) let you access a computer from different ControlCen-
ter-Digital clusters (full redundancy).
Controller card
The controller card is the central unit to administrate, monitor and control the system.
Stay-Alive function
When plugging, unplugging or moving switching components, the CPU modules remain unaffected. This
prevents “frozen” computers even for inactive connections.
CrossDisplay-Switching
CrossDisplay-Switching enables user-friendly switching via mouse cursor (part of the TradeSwitch function).
Channel grouping
Matrix satellite
Channel grouping lets you create multi-monitor consoles for computers with multiple video channels and to
group multiple channels, which can be switched together.
With the stacking function, you can switch multiple matrix switches in parallel to the matrix system (primary).
Stacked matrix switches are called matrix satellites.
Remote control over IP switching
The IP-Control-API allows you to externally control the matrix switch (e. g. switching via TCP/IP connection).
CON module
MC2/MC4 modules
(short for console) The user module (CON module) receives the KVM information required at the workstation.
Multi-channel modules let you connect multi-video computers or multi-monitor consoles (user or computer
modules) to your system.
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