User guide
14 Matrox Maevex 5100 Series – User Guide
Step-by-step connection setup
This section guides you through the step-by-step connection setup of your Maevex 5150 Encoder and
Decoder units.
Maevex 5150 Encoder
1 Connect your video input
Connect your video source to the
HDMI In
connector on your encoder unit.
If your video source doesn’t support HDMI
output, use an HDMI adapter to connect
your video source to your encoder unit.
RS232 99Optional – To control an RS232 device (such as
a monitor) on one of your decoder units with a
serial connection from an RS232 control device.
Encoder unit – You need to connect an
RS232 serial cable from your RS232 control
device to this connector. Use a straight
through serial cable to connect your RS232
control device to your encoder.
Decoder unit – You need to connect an
RS232 serial cable from your decoder to your
RS232 device. For this connection, use the
serial cable required by your RS232 device.
This cable may be a null modem or straight
through cable.
If your RS232 device has a DB25 connector,
use a DE9 (also known as a DB9) to DB25
converter to connect your device to this
connector.
RS232
SD™ Card 9 Currently unsupported.
USB 99Currently unsupported.
VGA 9 Optional – Connect an analog monitor to this
connector. For local viewing of uncompressed
video from your video source.
Connector
Encoder
Decoder
Description
Required
encoder
connection
HDMI monitor
cable