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DXB-8i & DXI Programming Quickstart Guide

by Chris Koerner

DXI-8i Quickstart Guide Sending Serial Data: To send serial data, simply type the serial command into the appropriate box on the intended button. Any hexadecimal data should be preceded by a percent s...

DXB-8i DXI

Aug 30, 2023

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ReAX Control Systems

Stacking vs. LAG ports for AV over IP

by Chris Koerner

This article was authored by Michael Dijk, System Engineer, Pro AV at Netgear Stacking in general is very good, because it allows one management address, and avoids you having to login to numerous IP ...

AV over IP VLX VPX

Aug 24, 2023

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Video Products

VLX/VPX: Controlling a videowall

by Chris Koerner

Editor's note: this article was originally written focused on VLX, but the general concept applies to VLX and VPX products. Let's say you are setting up a 2x2 video wall using VLX or VPX. You will hav...

AV over IP VLX VPX

Aug 11, 2023

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Video Products

Troubleshooting RS-232 Communications

by Chris Koerner

RS-232 is a tried and true control protocol, which is still widely used today in pro AV. While most devices these days can be controlled using some sort of network control, RS-232 has the distinct adv...

Aug 11, 2023

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ReAX Control Systems

VLX/VPX: Cat cable specifications

by Chris Koerner

Editor's note: this article was originally written focused on VLX, but the general concept applies to VLX and VPX products. Cat 5e UTP (Unshielded): 100m (330ft) Cat 6 UTP (Unshielded): 143m (470ft)...

AV over IP VLX VPX

Aug 11, 2023

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VLX/VPX: Video Wall Command Utility

by Chris Koerner

Editor's note: this article was originally written focused on VLX, but the general concept applies to VLX and VPX products. Here's a handy utility to generate the required commands when configuring ...

AV over IP VLX VPX

Aug 11, 2023

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Video Products

Aurora DTE Dante Option Cards: Configuration Tool

by Chris Koerner

Aurora's IPE-DTE-1 cards provide Dante Network interoperability with your IPBaseT Network. Audinate's© Dante Controller is a free software application that enables you to configure devices on a Dante ...

AV over IP IPX VLX

Aug 11, 2023

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VLX: Toggle Encoder/Decoder Mode

by Chris Koerner

NOTE: The following article pertains to VLX firmware versions prior to 3.20.0. For 3.20.0 and newer, please refer to the update at the bottom of this article. The VLX transceiver provides an API comma...

AV over IP VLX

Aug 11, 2023

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Video Products

VLX/VPX/IPX: Point-to-Point operation

by Chris Koerner

Editor's note: this article was originally written focused on VLX, but the general concept applies to VLX, VPX, and IPX products. For point-to-point applications, you can set two VLX units to stream w...

AV over IP IPX VLX VPX

Aug 11, 2023

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VLX: Channel Mapping

by Chris Koerner

Channel mapping is a feature that allows you to assign VLX streams to a virtual channel, much like a TV tuner. Once enabled, you can use the channel up/down buttons on the Aurora IRC-11 IR remote cont...

Aug 11, 2023

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Video Products

VLX: Secondary firmware mode

by Chris Koerner

If a VLX's firmware becomes corrupt due to a failed update and becomes inaccessible on the network, you may be able to recover it by entering secondary firmware mode. For VLX-TCW2V-C and VLX-TCW2H-C, ...

AV over IP VLX

Aug 11, 2023

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Video Products

VLX/VPX: Raspberry Pi always selected as active input when plugged in

by Chris Koerner

Editor's note: this article was originally written focused on VLX, but the general concept applies to VLX and VPX products. If you have used a Raspberry Pi with a VLX, you may have noticed that the VL...

AV over IP VLX VPX

Aug 11, 2023

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