Intelligent Linking with PiCo-Link

Notes:	You can create a high capacity CAT-5 connection between two Eclipse HX-PiCo matrix frames using the PiCo-Link connector on each device. Hopping is not supported.
	The last four ports on an Eclipse HX-PiCo matrix frame are four-wire ports, and not available for panel connections, and are recommended as 4-wire trunks to other matrices.
	Clear-Com recommends that you do not add other ports apart from the 4-W port to the 4-W trunk port on the matrix and the IVC-32 port that connects to the LQ trunk port on the other matrix. Otherwise, the intelligent link may contain undesired audio.

The 36 ports of the first matrix frame are intelligently linked to the 36 ports of the second, creating a 72-port non-blocking system.

You can create one non-blocking 72 port Eclipse HX system by connecting two Eclipse HX-PiCo matrix frames (matrices) together, using the PiCo-Link RJ-45 connectors on the matrices.

To make this connection, use a specially constructed screened CAT-5 cable of maximum length 1 meter (3.28 feet). The cable is wired as shown below:

Cable end 1	Wire color	Cable end 2
Pin 1	White / orange	Pin 3
Pin 2	Orange	Pin 6
Pin 3	White / green	Pin 1
Pin 4	Blue	Pin 4
Pin 5	White / blue	Pin 5
Pin 6	Green	Pin 2
Pin 7	White / brown	Pin 7

To transfer data between two linked Eclipse HX-PiCo matrices using the PiCo-Link also requires that the Ethernet ports are connected with either a cross-over shielded CAT-5 cable or a switch using conventional shielded CAT-5 cable.

 

Setting up a Pico link

To set up a Pico link:

1. In the Layout screen, for each Pico matrix, select Hardware > Cards and Ports > PiCo-Link.

2. In the drop-down list, select PiCo-Link.

3. In the Layout screen, using the mouse drag a link from one Pico matrix to the one you need to link to.

If you want to disable the link:

1. On the Layout screen, click on the link connecting the two Pico matrices and press Delete.