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Encore — Configuration Manual 191
Native Protocol Matrix Driver
Figure 117. Panel Server Destination Monitor for XY Panel
8. For the hardware configuration of the Destination Monitors for the
Matrices please refer to the appropriate installation manual.
Native Protocol Matrix Driver
Overview
Encore supports a Native Protocol Matrix Driver (NP Matrix). This matrix
type allows an Encore Router Control Engine (Encore RCE, acting as the
Local System) to interact with another control system (referred to as the
Remote System) as an automation client. The Local System is then able to
control cross points belonging to the Remote System.
The Remote System can be any control system that supports a Native Pro-
tocol server. An SMS7000 (software release 7.3 or higher) is one such
system, and the main purpose of the NP Matrix is to allow an Encore
system to control legacy matrices via a legacy control system like the
SMS7000. However, an NP Matrix can also be used to make one Encore
Control System communicate with another Encore Control system (which