Black Box HD over IP Encoder/Decoder - Manuals

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 Audio card Audio frequency range 20Hz – 20kHz Audio channels Encoder: 2 x audio in, 2 x audio out Decoder: 2 x audio in, 2 x audio out Audio interfaces Line-In and Out, Mic-In, Headph.-Out and RS-232-Interface

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 2 Overview 2.1 Summary description The VX-HDV-IP modular JPEG 2000 IP encoder/decoder system for HD video and audio is configurable as encoder or as decoder. Two different video interface modules are currently available: DVI-I and 3G-SDI. HDMI and VGA transmission ...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 2.3 How it works The encoder receives and compresses the incoming HD video signal and transmits it via LAN or WAN. The decoder decompresses and passes on the original video signal to the device connected . With adequate LAN/WAN bandwidth, the signal quality is not ...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 3 Installation The VX-HDV-IP is intended for indoor installation. The operating temperature limits are -10° C to +60° C. Two or more devices stacked above each other must be adequately spaced to ensure sufficient cooling. 3.1 Tabletop version For tabletop use, the ...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 3.3 How to change and insert the video interface modules These modules are fixed with two screws. To change a module, release both screws and carefully remove the module. When installing a module, make sure that the board is supported on the guiderails at each sid...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 4 Description The basic housing has a 10/100/1000TX Ethernet connection and two USB ports (USB 1 and USB 2) for KVM applications. The console port is exclusively for maintenance work and is not user-accessible. The reset button on the left returns the device to fa...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 5 Web interface 5.1 VX-HDV-IP system start-up The VX-HDV-IP is delivered with a preconfigured IP address. Before start-up, the IP address must be reconfigured and the device defined either as encoder or decoder (the two functions cannot be used in parallel). • Con...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 5.3 Transmitter stream settings You can either set up a point-to-point connection (unicast) or a multicast connection to video stream receivers in the network that support the multicast address. For connections that need to pass through firewalls, the RTSP TCP por...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 5.4 Transmitter status reports The example below shows a VX-HDV-IP with activated media player (no HDCP encryption). Operation mode: The device is configured as video transmitter box (vtb) Video sink: No monitor is connected Video source: connected to activated me...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 5.5 Choose the receiver’s EDID By default, the transmitter requires the EDID of the sink (e.g. monitor), so that the best possible resolution the receiver can handle is delivered. When an EDID is received, the transmitter sends a video stream. If the sink cannot s...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 5.6 Receiver stream settings The receiver must also know where the video stream is coming from, so the transmitter IP address must be entered accordingly. If “Force HDCP” was activated on the transmitter, it must not be activated on the receiver. It is sufficient ...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 5.7 Receiver status reports The example below shows a VX-HDV-IP with an activated monitor. Operation mode: The device is configured as video receiver box (vrb). Video sink: A monitor is connected and activated. Video source: No video source is connected. Resolutio...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 5.8 Receiver video interface test You can test the video output interface’s quality and function on the DVI board at three possible resolutions: 1080p60, 1080p24, and 720p60.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 5.9 Firmware upgrade 1. Save the new firmware as example “image_v4_02.img” file in a folder on the computer from where the update is executed. 2. Connect to the VX-HDV-IP via a Web interface. 3. Select “Firmware” in the Web interface menu. 4. Activate the icon “se...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 25 5.10 Factory default restore Here, you can reset the VX-HDV-IP encoder/decoder to factory defaults if required. The network details, names, and designations are restored to factory default settings. Pressing the reset button on the front of the device for >5 se...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 27 6 USB ports Each VX-HDV-IP device has two USB-A ports, and a USB-B port for future use with KVM. The current USB port supports only the features for keyboard and mouse. Each VX-HDV-IP unit can be configured as a host or as a device. Just activate the function you ...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 28 7 FEC Forward Error Correction according to SMPTE 2022-1 In telecommunication, information theory, and coding theory, forward error correction (FEC) or channel coding is a technique used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communic...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 30 Receiver settings Restrictions: An additional audio board is not supported by FEC, but how many packets are not recovered is visible. Measured Bandwith according to different Matrix settings FEC-Matrix Overhead Latency by 30 Mbps Latency by 50 Mbps Latency by 80 M...

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 34 11 Supported resolutions HDMI / DVI: All resolutions up to 150 MHz pixel clock (1920 x 1080) VGA: 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz/72 Hz/75 Hz/85 Hz 800 x 600 @ 56 Hz/60 Hz/72 Hz/75 Hz/85 Hz 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz/70 Hz/75Hz/85 Hz 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz/75 Hz SDI: 1080p60/30 1080p50/25...