VL4119 - RADIANT COMMUNICATIONS
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1. EtherCast Configuration Utility vy1 1 6 0 Available Devices F asc Transmit 00 50 02 1D 70 95 S050 nsmit 83 16 Figure 4 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Engine Name MAC and IP Addresses and Status 3 2 3 Setting Up an IP Network Receiver 1 Start by repeating some of the initial steps used to set up the IP network transmitter Plug a Cat 5 cable into the LAN connector of the second VL4119 engine and plug the other end of the cable into your LAN Next click on Detect Devices in the bottom left hand corner of the Main Dialog Controls Panel 2 Observe the IP address assigned to the second VL4119 engine At this point pause and return to Step 10 in the directions for Setting up an IP Network Transmitter 3 Right click on the second VL4119 engine in the Available Devices list and select Device Name from the drop down menu Type a name for this engine in the box in this example the engine is assigned the name Receive 1 but the name can be anything that suits user needs Select OK 4 Right click on the engine in the Available Devices list and select Startup Settings from the drop down menu The Startup Device Configuration dialog will open at the Override DIP Switches UNCHECK the checkbox for Use DIP switch settings Click Save the settings to flash memory 5 Right click on the engine entry and select Current Settings from the drop down menu This will open the Cur2. values are a Packets of 204 bytes and b Packets of 188 bytes IP Network Receiver Video Output Section Indicates the video output status of the VL4119 engine a b c d At least one packet was received since booting up Indicates that at least one video packet has been received and sent by the VL4119 engine Blank Screen Status Combo Box Indicates the type of image the VL4119 engine is sending over its video output The possible values are a Displaying blank screen Indicates the VL4119 engine is sending out a test pattern regardless of the presence of incoming IP formatted video b Displaying incoming stream of data Indicates that the VL4119 engine is sending out video that is being received on its IP network side Format Combo Box The combo box displays which type of IP formatted video is being received on the network link The possible values are a SDI and b DVB ASI Sub Format Combo Box If the video being received is IP formatted DVB ASI this combo box indicates the current size of the MPEG packets The possible values are a Packets of 204 bytes and b Packets of 188 bytes Copyright 2007 Page 31 Radiant Communications Corp 4 0 Video Connectors The VL4119 ETHERCAST Video IP Engine has one 75 ohm BNC connectors The BNC is either the SDI DVB video input or the SDI DVB output depending on the units is an Encoder VL4119 E or Decoder VL4119 D If the engine is configured
3. and compressed SDTI video Transfers SDI data at full 270 Mb s rate Full SD SDI data integrity All SD SDI data is transported across the link including ancillary data such as digital audio and timing information Wide range of DVB ASI data rates Handles rates of from 1 5 kb s 270 Mb s effectively 200 Mb s due to 8 10 encoding DVB ASI packet size auto detect Configuration free 188 byte or 204 byte MPEG packet detection WAN support Communicates with other VL4119 engines over a managed GigE WAN dependant on network quality Low predictable latency e Adjustable from 750 microseconds to 233 milliseconds Superior jitter control e PCR jitter as low as 100 ns steady state Excellent jitter tolerance Carrier input detect Hot pluggable 0 3 UI e Automatically detects and switches between SD SDI SDTI and DVB ASI input streams Fast automatic recovery from cable disconnects or system faults with no need for PC reboot Clock recovery Clock frequency on receiver locked over GigE link to clock frequency on transmitter Efficient packet ordering Packets placed in correct order regardless of the order in which they are received Built in network traffic shaper Automatic lost packet detection Intelligent source absence detection Steady and consistent packet transmission rate Intelligent bandwidth efficient sub millisecond data resend sche
4. could not be established Right clicking on this text will open the Connect using the currently selected adapter prompt shown in Figure 9 Releasing it will cause the engine to attempt connection with the adapter shown in Available adapters to use to connect to device combo box see Section 3 3 for more information Version IP Status OTS E R MS by J pitakiaciesiidaiioniintiiagtiaitit DVB ASI 0 7 Connect using the currently selected adapter 1168 3 17 Figure 9 Status Drop Down Menu 3 3 2 Device Menu Each VL4119 engine in the Available Devices list of the Main Dialog Controls panel has an associated drop down menu The menu can be opened by right clicking with the mouse when the cursor is above the VL4119 engine in the list as shown in Figure 10 Note that some functions are reserved for future use Copyright 2007 Page 17 Radiant Communications Corp MAC MM aea Startup Settings Current Settings f Status Device Name Restart Device Figure 10 Device Drop Down Menu The menu offers the following choices 3 3 3 Startup Settings Opens the Startup Device Configuration dialog This dialog allows users to set and save a static configuration into the selected VL4119 engine Current Settings Opens the Current Device Configuration dialog This dialog allows users to set and dynamically apply a configuration to the selected VL4119 engine DIP Switch Settings For future use O
5. for configuration Timeout ms 100 Network Stack 00 11 D8 40 31 76 Figure 1 Main Dialog Controls Panel with No Engines or Default Values 3 Click on Detect Devices in the bottom left hand corner of the panel The Utility will find the engine you connected earlier and add some first stage configuration information to the Available Devices list as shown in Figure 2 Observe that the engine is not yet named that its MAC address is the same as the address printed on the bottom of the engine that its type and version are displayed that the DHCP server has assigned it an IP address and that its operational status is Idle EtherCast Configuration Utility v1 1 6 0 Available Devices IP ASC Status aen Ho oe Ta Figure 2 Main Dialog Controls Panel with First Stage Engine Detected Information 4 Right click on the entry for the engine and select Device Name from the drop down menu 5 Type a name for this engine in the box in this example the engine is assigned the name Transmit 1 but the name can be anything that suits user needs Select OK Copyright 2007 Page 11 Radiant Communications Corp 6 The Start Up Device Configuration dialog will appear Observe that this dialog 7 8 9 opens at the Override DIP Switches dialog UNCHECK the checkbox for Use DIP switch settings as shown in Figure 3 Click on Save settings to flash memory Startup Device Conf
6. User s Guide O Radiant Communications O Corporation VL4119 ASI IP VIDEO June 12 2007 Version 1 0 9 Radiant Communications Corp These products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Radiant Communications Corp Radiant customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Radiant for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale 2007 Radiant Communications Corp All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Radiant for its use Radiant reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from Radiant Copyright 2007 Page 2 Radiant Communications Corp Table of Contents 1 0 TRO UChi ON ss isscsisssstesssvissinsecessssssesenssusscassessvtesdceueacstveeseuesaesvasesncesesess 6 1 1 The Scope or this User s Maniil oc jctccscdsecsccensceonsseseeeeieveneateancroarnioteeieiencedanees 6 BAY MPV OU VIEW A 7 2 1 Prod ct sO NTA Y ce doer case deeecsincaddeacectetualadscxentenntinad ecegeseacrveaaceudsaancesarectseneneaeneane 7 2 2 Bandwidth Requirements amp Network Quality eeseeeseseeseeeseesesrrsrrsresressrseres
7. ample deliver virtually unlimited transmission distances while point to point GigE links over Cat 5 copper extend up to 100 meters On the networking front the engine supports multicasting which means the same video signal can be sent through a switch to more than one destination simultaneously The VL4119 engine includes the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility which allows users to quickly discover ETHERCAST engines and configure video networks 2 2 Bandwidth Requirements amp Network Quality For the VL4119 engine to operate successfully there must be enough network bandwidth to transport the video stream and the network must be of good quality SD SDI requires 270 Mb s and therefore requires a GigE network DVB ASI MPEG2 TS has a variable data rate but can use up to 270 Mb s Most DVB streams require much less bandwidth than this and so may work over a Fast Ethernet 100 Mb s network Unless you have verified that a DVB stream uses less than 100 Mb s a GigE network is recommended You should budget up to 10 for overhead 1 e about 300 Mb s for an SD SDI stream Network quality is also critical in the successful transport of the video stream key factors include network latency jitter and packet loss Copyright 2007 Page 7 Radiant Communications Corp 2 3 Key Features Table 1 lists the key features of the VL4119 ETHERCAST Video IP Engine Complies with SMPTE 259M and 305M Supports uncompressed SD SDI video
8. as an IP network Encoder then it receives SDI DVB video on its video in BNC connector and transmits P formatted video over the GigE link via the RJ 45 connector In this configuration the video out connector displays a test pattern if the engine is in SDI mode and displays idles if the engine is in DVB ASI mode If the engine is configured as an IP network Decoder then it receives IP formatted video from the RJ 45 connector and sends SDI DVB video over the video out BNC connector In this configuration the video in connector is unused Copyright 2007 Page 32 Radiant Communications Corp 5 0 Power and Mechanical Power 15W 90 to 240V AC Operating Temp 20 to 50 C Storage Temp 40 to 85 C Size 16 0 W x 12 0 Dx 1 75 H Copyright 2007 Page 33 Radiant Communications Corp 6 0 Known Issues 1 System does not always recover when the video input cable is disconnected and then reconnected Description When the video input is disconnected from a device the system does not always recover and restart the video streaming Workaround Power cycle the device by disconnecting and reconnecting the power or do a Restart of the device using the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility Plan Radiant plans to fix this issue in a future firmware release Copyright 2007 Page 34 Radiant Communications Corp 7 0 Additional Support Additional support can be obtained by contacting Radiant Communications Toll F
9. e 19 Figure 14 Adda Device Menu sesotscniio nre i aa ae aisi 19 Figure 15 No Device Found Prompt sseseeeeseseeseesersseserssreseseresreseseresresserereesreseeseeesee 20 Figure 16 ETHERCAST Device Has Responded Prompt sssssssessesesesssesesseesssresseesse 20 Figure 17 Save the Device List Prompt 22sec2estcreetes rentea eves dee atanesr eases 20 Figure 18 Reload ETHERCAST Devices from Last Session Prompt e ceseeeeeeee 20 Figure 19 Override DIP Switches Dialog s22 2c2i c eden iediana elena 22 Figure 20 Device IP Address Dialog sseesseeesesseseeseesresresseesesrresresrserssressessrssresseseresees 23 Figure 21 Device Mode Configuration Dialog for IP Network Transmitter Video Input desig EEEE E E PE E E E A AE ET 24 Figure 22 Device Mode Configuration Dialog for IP Network Receiver Video Output EE E EO EE EE E E E AE EE 26 Figure 23 Accessing the Set IP Address Menu sisic eteuciicnted Ged dag edlcdinein is 28 Figure 24 Set IP Address Mentis a a Eea SAA aE A S iae iS 28 Figure 25 gt Device Status Dial 0 22 cease ie Bae ei a ii a e 30 Copyright 2007 Page 4 Radiant Communications Corp List of Tables Table 1 Key Features of VL4119 ETHERCAST Video IP Engine 8 Copyright 2007 Page 5 Radiant Communications Corp 1 0 Introduction 1 1 The Scope of this User s Manual This User s Manual describes how to access and use Radiant s VL4119 ASI IP product The VL4119 is desig
10. e VL4119 engine must have a route set up to reach the network of the WAN connected engine At the very least the gateway should have a route that reaches a network close to the network of the ETHERCAST engine 3 If there is a firewall between networks the following ports should be opened 20200 and 20202 For added security network administrators should make sure that only the ETHERCAST engines have access to these ports identified by either their IP or MAC addresses This is dependent on the firewall in use Users should refer to documentation and support from the firewall s manufacturer 4 The network latency must be low enough to accommodate the buffer latency refer to 3 3 4 and the settings for the Buffer Latency Edit Box To enable the Add a Device Menu right click on empty space in the Available Devices list as shown in Figure 11 The menu itself is shown in Figure 12 Wu UU IL rust JU er 00 50 C2 1D 79 42 SD Add device manualy Figure 11 Enabling the Add a Device Menu Add a device Device Information IF ddress Ping Ethercast Device Ethercast devices located on a WAN outside this LAN cannot be detected automatically Notes Therefore they must be added manually using this dialog Cancel Figure 12 Add a Device Menu This menu offers the following options e IP Address The IP address of the WAN connected engine you want to add e Ping ETHERCAST Device Button Pings the d
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12. en g Blank screen format After the engine has been power cycled it will send either DVB idles or SDI blank screens as selected by this combo box If the engine has started to receive IP network data it will automatically switch to the received format and continue even if the source is disconnected h Resent Packet Timeout Time in microseconds for the IP Network Receiver to request again for the remote IP Network Transmitter to resend a previously missed packet if a specific packet has not yet been received This value should be at least greater than 2 5 times the maximum network latency Granularity is 200 microseconds This is adjustable from 600 to 13107000 microseconds 1 e ea 1 x 200 us with 2000 us i e 2 ms as the default value i Answer Timeout Time in microseconds for the Video IP Engine to send again retry a command if the answer has not been received This value should be at least greater than five 5 times the maximum network latency Granularity is 200 microseconds This is adjustable from 600 to 13107000 microseconds i e Oud 1 x 200 us with 10000 us i e 10 ms as the default value Copyright 2007 Page 27 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 5 Set IP Address Drop Down Menu The ETHERCAST VL4119 engine is shipped from the factory with its DIP switches set to enable DHCP and with the Use DIP Switch Settings checkbox in the Override DIP Switches Dialog checked On initial start up the
13. engine accumulates MPEG packets before it transmits its first Ethernet packet If the specified packet latency time is reached when the engine is receiving an MPEG packet it waits until the reception of that packet is complete before sending the first Ethernet packet Every time an Ethernet packet is sent the packet latency timer is reset If no MPEG packet has arrived when the timer reaches the specified packet latency time the VL4119 engine does not send an empty Ethernet packet Instead it remains idle until another MPEG packet is received If only one MPEG packet is received an Ethernet packet containing that single MPEG packet is sent The possible values for the packet latency time are 3 us to 2424 us with a default value of 607 us Copyright 2007 Page 25 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 4 4 Device Mode Configuration Dialog IP Network Receiver Startup Device Configuration r Buffer Latency Remote IP F Multicasting l Loopback Blank screen type Black screen X Blank screen format DYB ASI nd Resent Packet Timeout 2000 microseconds Common Settings Answer Timeout 10000 microseconds Save settings to flash memory Cancel Figure 20 Device Mode Configuration Dialog for IP Network Receiver Video Output e IP Network Receiver Video Output Check Box When checked the VL4119 engine begins to receive data from the IP network and transmit it over the SDI DVB output a Buffer Latency Edit Box Define
14. engine will have no saved static configuration and will by default attempt to obtain an address from a DHCP server on the LAN If no DHCP server is available then users must assign an address to the engine using the Set IP Address Drop Down Menu To access the Set IP Address drop down menu position the mouse over and right click on the engine entry in the Available Devices list of the Main Dialog Controls panel as in Figure 21 The Set IP Address drop down menu will open as shown in Figure 22 MAC 00 50 02 1D 75 04 SD SADAS 9 Set IP Address Figure 21 Accessing the Set IP Address Menu Set IP Address MAC Address 00 50 C2 1D 75 04 IP Address 168 as 3 a 2 Cancel Figure 22 Set IP Address Menu In the Set IP Address menu the MAC address of the engine you want to add will appear automatically In the IP address box assign an address to the engine NOTE Please make sure that the specified address is valid If you are unsure consult your network administrator When you click OK then the IP address is applied to the device and you can now connect to and configure it Copyright 2007 Page 28 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 6 Current Device Configuration Dialog The Current Device Configuration dialog allows users to set and dynamically apply a configuration to the VL4119 engine The common controls of this dialog are e Dialog Control Two dialogs are available Device Mode Configuration F
15. ersion IP Status o Transmit 1 00 50 C21D 709F SD SDI 09 192168317 Transmitting to 192 168 3 16 Receive 1 00 50 C21D 70A0 SD SDI 09 192168316 Receiving from 192 168 3 17 Figure 6 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Added Configuration for IP Network Receiver 12 Before installing the VL4119 engines in a network and especially if this is your first time configuring engines you may wish to perform a final check by connecting the IP network transmitter to a video source and the IP network receiver to a monitor 13 You may choose to close the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility at this point You will be prompted to reply to the question Do you want to save the list of ETHERCAST devices for the next session You can sort the engines by a field in ascending or descending alphabetical order Selecting a field toggles its sort order from ascending ASC to descending DESC order Boolean sorting is not enabled i e sort by type and then by name Figure 7 shows the two engines sorted by ascending ASC order of IP address EtherCast Configuration Utility v1 1 6 0 Available Devices Es ae 5 ee IP ASC Receive 1 00 50 02 1D 0 40 S SDI 7 US 192 168 3 16 Transmitting to 192 168 3 17 Transmit 1 00 50 C2 1D 70 9F SD SDI 7 0 9 192 168 3 17 Transmitting to 192 168 3 16 Figure 7 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Receiver and Transmitter Sorted by IP Address Copyright 2007 Page 15 Radiant Communication
16. essdarapivasanvdese 35 7 0 Additional Support ss seesseseessesoesoesoeesoesoeeoeeoorseeooesoecoeeoesoeeoorseeooeseee 36 Copyright 2007 Page 3 Radiant Communications Corp List of Figures Figure 1 Point to Point Application cccssccssssssesssssssssesnsccsssneesnseseseccessnncessanesencesenaes Figure 3 Main Dialog Controls Panel with No Engines or Default Values 0 0 0 11 Figure 4 Main Dialog Controls Panel with First Stage Engine Detected Information 11 Figure 5 Override DIP Switches Dialog with Use DIP Switch Settings Unchecked 12 Figure 6 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Engine Name MAC and IP Addresses and DEMOS zoe Un E E E TA E E E A e e a a vague etuaedse 13 Figure 7 Current Device Configuration Dialog with IP Network Receiver Selected 14 Figure 8 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Added Configuration for IP Network FRECBIVEL isian eunaeau ana A E ET RE A A A aA 15 Figure 9 Main Dialog Controls Panel with Receiver and Transmitter Sorted by IP Address orni ennai e aa E E REA TRE EA EA TA A 15 Figure 10 Main Dialog Controls Panel 2 2je 2 52 0sede dec vignelectaury atacand asi est 16 Figure 11 Status Drop Down Mentlecsjsccisscsias a cigsceasigecedssestae ns ecsanasdescdevestecaes seavaast lastieass 17 Figure 12 Device Drop Down Menu xs cesetoiestactaceieeegelosmerdenst ilar Goaieeeenaees 18 Figure 13 Enabling the Add a Device Menu sssesssssesseesssresseseresresseseresressereresresseeserese
17. evice at the designated IP address to determine if it exists and if it is a VL4119 engine Copyright 2007 Page 19 Radiant Communications Corp Depending on the result of the ping either the prompt shown in Figure 13 or Figure 14 will show up on your screen Ethercast Configuration Utility X No Ethercast device was found at the given IP address Figure 13 No Device Found Prompt Ethercast Configuration Utility 1 An Ethercast device with the given IP responded Figure 14 ETHERCAST Device Has Responded Prompt Clicking on OK in the prompt in Figure 14 adds the entry for the WAN connected engine to the Available Devices list It is possible to save an Available Devices list including the manually added WAN connected engines When closing the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility the prompt shown in Figure 15 will appear Click on Yes to save the information in the registry Ethercast Configuration Utility Do you want to save the list of Ethercast devices for the next session Figure 15 Save the Device List Prompt Ethercast Configuration Utility Do you want to reload the list of Ethercast devices from the last session Figure 16 Reload ETHERCAST Devices from Last Session Prompt When you next open the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility the prompt shown in Figure 16 will appear If you click on Yes all the previously available engines that were Copyright 2007 Page 20 Radiant Comm
18. figuration Utility When checked the engine retrieves its IP address from a DHCP server DIP switch settings are factory configured Copyright 2007 Page 22 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 4 2 Device IP Address Dialog Startup Device Configuration Override DIP Switches Device Mode Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings f gt Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 3 22 Subnet mask Gateway Save settings to flash memory Cancel Figure 18 Device IP Address Dialog e Obtain IP address automatically Radio Button For future use When checked tells the engine to use the DHCP protocol to get its IP Address The engine does this already through the default factory settings of the DIP switches A future version of the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility will deliver software control of the setting e Use the following IP address Radio Button When checked tells the VL4119 engine to use the IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address set by the user e IP address Edit Box IP address the VL4119 engine will use when the Use the following IP address radio button is checked e Subnet mask Edit Box Subnet mask the engine will use when the Use the following IP address radio button is checked e Gateway Edit Box Gateway IP Address the engine
19. iguration Override DIP Switches Device IP Address Device Mode Configuration Save settings to flash memory Cancel Figure 3 Override DIP Switches Dialog with Use DIP Switch Settings Unchecked Right click again on the engine in the Available Devices List and select Current Settings from the drop down menu The Start Up Configuration dialog will open Click on the check box beside IP Network Transmitter Video Input At this point pause and perform Step 1 in the instructions for Setting Up an IP Network Receiver Section 3 2 3 below You will then have the IP address of the IP network receiver to which this engine will send video data 10 In the Device Mode Configuration dialog select the Destination IP address and input the IP address of the IP network receiver Click on Apply settings on device Copyright 2007 Page 12 Radiant Communications Corp 11 Check to see if the changes have been captured on the engine by selecting Detect Devices once again If your changes have been captured the Main Dialog Controls Panel will look like the screen in Figure 4 The engine will be labelled with the name you assigned such as Transmit 1 the MAC and IP addresses will be shown and the engine will be configured to transmit to a second engine with a different IP address If this information is not as shown review the instructions You may not have correctly applied the settings to the engine
20. igure 19 and Figure 20 and Device Status Figure 23 e Apply settings on device Clicking this button applies the current configuration to the VL4119 engine e Cancel Clicking this button cancels any changes done by the user and closes the dialog 3 3 6 1 Device Mode Configuration Dialog See the documentation in Section 3 3 4 for the Device Mode Configuration dialog Copyright 2007 Page 29 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 6 2 Device Status Dialog Current Device Configuration Device Mode Configuration Device Status m IP Network Transmitter Video Input IP Network Receiver Video Output At least one packet was received since booting up Displaying blank screen v me Heo Figure 23 Device Status Dialog IP Network Transmitter Video Input Section Indicates the video acquisition status of the VL4119 engine a Grabber Deserializer is locked Check Box When checked indicates that the VL4119 engine has detected a valid video input and is locked on When unchecked no valid video input is detected by the engine b Format Combo Box The combo box displays which video format is currently being detected from the video source The possible values are a SDI and b DVB ASI Copyright 2007 Page 30 Radiant Communications Corp c Sub Format Combo Box If the detected format is DVB ASI this combo box indicates the current size of the MPEG packets being received The possible
21. me Idle insertion in DVB mode black screen in SDI mode Intelligent idle detection Minimizes bandwidth utilization when input signal is not present Internal test pattern In SDI mode the input video can be bypassed and a color bar test pattern generated Aids fault isolation Loopback mode Loops the SDI DVB input path back to the SDI DVB output Simplifies testing and system setup Configuration via either PC or DIP switches Network and or engine configured from PC using ETHERCAST Configuration Utility In absence of network connected PC configurable using DIP switches Setting retention Retains settings upon power off with write to flash via PC or DIP switches LED status indicators Green engine is transmitting data to IP network e Orange engine is receiving data from IP network Table 1 Key Features of VL4119 ETHERCAST Video IP Engine Copyright 2007 Page 8 Radiant Communications Corp 3 0 ETHERCAST Configuration Utility This section describes how to configure the VL4119 ETHERCAST ASI IP Video Engine using the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility The Utility is used to Detect all ETHERCAST engines on the LAN WAN Show their status and their current configuration Dynamically configure engines Save static configurations into engines Give names to engines and Restart engines 3 1 PC Requirements The ETHERCAST Configuration Utility runs o
22. n almost any commercial PC The minimum system requirements are e Windows 2000 SP4 or XP SP2 e 10 MB of free hard drive space e 256 MB of RAM e 300 MHz processor or faster e Display e CD drive and e 10 100 network interface card chip NIC with operating LAN access 3 2 Quick Start Set Up This section is a step by step guide of how to get two VL4119 engines up and running in a point to point LAN configuration There are three main steps which are laid out in Section 3 2 1 to Section 3 2 3 below 1 2 3 Install the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility on your PC Set up an IP network transmitter the engine that will send video over the IP network and Set up an IP network receiver the engine that will receive video from the IP network NOTE Keep in mind that the VL4119 engine also supports configurations other than point to point For example one camera can transmit simultaneously to multiple destinations Copyright 2007 Page 9 Radiant Communications Corp 3 2 1 Installing the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility 1 From the CD run the EtherCast_setup executable and follow the directions 2 3 4 The ETHERCAST Configuration Utility will be placed in a folder on your PC hard drive and a shortcut will be placed on your desktop You may wish to drag the icon to your start menu for easy access You are now ready to start configuring VL4119 engines and determining which engines se
23. nated as both an encoder Part Number VL4119 E or decoder Part Number VL4119 D so some descriptions in the manual apply particularly to one for each configuration Section 3 2 of the Manual includes instructions for a Quick Start Set Up Copyright 2007 Page 6 Radiant Communications Corp 2 0 Overview 2 1 Product Summary RADIANT S VL4119 ETHERCAST ASI IP Video Engine is a small low power device that reliably transports SD SDI SDTI or DVB ASI MPEG2 TS video in real time over standard Gigabit Ethernet GigE 1000 Mb s or Fast Ethernet 100 Mb s IP networks depending on the bandwidth requirement of the video stream All ancillary data including digital audio and timing is transported across the link with the video stream The engine auto detects the incoming SDI or DVB video signal converts it quickly and efficiently to IP packets and pumps it live over a GigE or Fast Ethernet network At the other end of the connection the video is returned to its original format by a second VL4119 engine RADIANT S VL4119 ETHERCAST ASI IP Video Engine does not compress or decompress the signal and there are no video quality compromises Jitter control is exceptional transfer is lossless and end to end latency or delay is low and predictable With the VL4119 engine video distribution systems can leverage GigE s inherent long reach networking flexibility and scalability Switched or fiber based GigE video networks for ex
24. nd or receive from other engines IMPORTANT All engines are shipped with a default IP address For the Encoder VL4119 E the Default IP address is 10 5 4 101 For the Decoder VL4119 D the Default IP address is 10 5 4 201 To change IP address users must manually assign IP addresses to engines using the Set IP Address Drop Down menu Refer to Section 3 3 5 for instructions on how to use this menu Power up one of the VL4119 engines Observe the green power LED light up Connect a Cat 5 cable from the LAN connector on the VL4119 engine to your LAN Observe the green LAN LED on the right side light up NOTE The ETHERCAST Configuration Utility can be removed from your PC via the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel 522 Setting Up an IP Network Transmitter 1 2 Double click on the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility application If you have a security application running such as Norton Internet Security it may suggest blocking access of EtherCast exe to the Internet Permit EtherCast exe to access the Internet The Main Dialog Controls panel Figure 1 of the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility will come up on your screen Note that there are no default values and no available engines Copyright 2007 Page 10 Radiant Communications Corp EtherCast Configuration Utility v1 1 6 0 Available Devices Name mac Type Version IP ASC Network Device Discovery Available adapters to use to connect to device
25. pens the DIP Switch Settings dialog This dialog shows the current settings of the engine s DIP switches Status Opens the Device Status dialog This dialog displays status information about the selected VL4119 engine The information is refreshed every 500 milliseconds Device Name Opens the Device Name dialog This dialog allows users to give a name to the selected VL4119 engine and save it into the engine s flash memory Restart Device Restarts the selected VL4119 engine Add a Device Menu for WAN connected engines This menu allows users to add WAN connected engines with known IP addresses to the Available Devices list in the Main Dialog Controls panel WAN connected engines are not automatically detected by the Detect Devices button on the panel because detection requests do not pass routers and gateways Thus WAN connected engines must be added manually using the Add a Device Menu IMPORTANT The VL4119 ETHERCAST Video IP Engine only works over a managed GigE or Fast Ethernet depending on bandwidth requirements WAN with a path dedicated to the ETHERCAST connection This path must be set up in advance by the network administrator and must have the following characteristics 1 The range of IP addresses outside of the Local Area Network must not conflict with the addresses inside of it based on the subnet mask Copyright 2007 Page 18 Radiant Communications Corp 2 The gateway or router as configured in th
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27. rent Device Configuration dialog as shown in Figure 5 Copyright 2007 Page 13 Radiant Communications Corp 6 7 Startup Device Configuration r Buffer Latency Remote IP F Multicasting l Loopback Blank screen type Black screen X Blank screen format DVB ASI K Resent Packet Timeout 2000 microseconds Common Settings Answer Timeout 10000 microseconds Save settings to flash memory Cancel Figure 5 Current Device Configuration Dialog with IP Network Receiver Selected Click on the box beside IP Network Receiver Video Output to select it In the Remote IP box enter the address of the IP network transmitter from which this engine will receive data Click on Apply settings to this device Check to see if the changes have been captured on the engine by selecting Detect Devices once again from the Main Dialog Controls panel The panel should look like the example in Figure 6 The engine should have a name Receive 1 in this example a MAC address an IP address and should be configured to receive from a second engine the IP network transmitter with a different IP address If your changes have not been implemented review the instructions You may not have correctly applied the settings to the engine or saved the settings to flash Copyright 2007 Page 14 Radiant Communications Corp EtherCast Configuration Utility v1 1 6 0 Available Devices Name mac Type V
28. s Corp 3 3 Main Dialog Controls Figure 8 shows the Main Dialog Controls panel of the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility EtherCast Configuration Utility v1 1 6 0 Available Devices iTransmit 1 O0 50 C2 1D 0 9F SD SDI 0 9 192 168 3 1 7 Transmitting to 192 168 3 16 Receive 1 00 50 02 1D 70 40 SD SDI 0 9 192 168 3 18 Receiving from 192 168 3 17 Network Device Discovery Available adapters to use to connect to device for configuration Detect Devices Timeout ms 50 Figure 8 Main Dialog Controls Panel The dialog provides the following controls e Detect Devices Used to detect all operational VL4119 engines on the LAN and to list them in the Available Devices table The detection of engines is not dynamic the Detect Devices control must be used to determine whether or not devices are connected and available for use While detecting engines the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility freezes and awaits information The Detect Devices command is related to the Timeout control see below e Available Devices list After a network engine discovery this table lists all VL4119 engines detected in the LAN It also lists WAN connected devices which must be added manually Section 3 3 3 describes how to do this Each entry in the list displays the name of the VL4119 engine its MAC Address its ETHERCAST product category i e whether the engine is for SD SDI DVB ASI or another video format its firmware
29. s the number of packets to buffer before sending the video over the SDI DVB output This is continuously adjustable from 16 to 4800 with 64 packets as the default value This value should be at least greater than 10 x Maximum Network Latency in seconds x Ethernet packets per second Ethernet packets per second SD SDI 25000 pkt s DVB ASI 188 Input Bandwidth Mb s 8 x 7 x 188 pkt s DVB ASI 204 Input Bandwidth Mb s 8 x 6 x 204 pkt s Copyright 2007 Page 26 Radiant Communications Corp Example For DVB ASI 188 Bytes at an input bandwidth of 25 Mb s Ethernet packets per second 25 000 000 8 x 7 x 188 2 375 pkt s If the Maximum Network Latency 25 ms then the Buffer Latency 10 x 0 025s x 2375 pkt s 594 packets b Remote IP Edit Box The IP address of the VL4119 engine from which the engine will receive data c Multicasting Check Box When checked VL4119 engine will be set in multicast mode d Multicasting Edit Box Address of the multicast group to which the VL4119 engine will belong and receive data from e Loopback Check Box When checked the VL4119 engine will be set in loopback mode and will display the content of the video source f Blank screen type Allows the user to choose the type of blank screen to display when no valid video source is streaming into the VL4119 engine and the Blank screen format is set to SDI Users may choose a black screen or a color bar scre
30. unications Corp saved earlier will appear after a short wait on the Available Devices list in the Main Controls Dialog 3 3 4 Start Up Device Configuration Dialog The Startup Device Configuration Dialog allows users to set and save a static configuration into the selected VL4119 engine If no static configuration is saved the address will attempt to retrieve its address from a DHCP server See Section 3 3 5 for information on how to connect to and configure an engine with no static configuration and no access to a DHCP server Copyright 2007 Page 21 Radiant Communications Corp The common controls of the Start Up Device Configuration dialog are Dialog Control Three dialogs are available Override DIP Switches Figure 17 Device IP Address Figure 18 and Device Mode Configuration Figure 19 Save settings to flash memory Button Clicking on this button saves the static configuration into the flash memory of the VL4119 engine Cancel Clicking on this button cancels any changes done by the user and closes the dialog 3 3 4 1 Override DIP Switches Dialog Startup Device Configuration Save settings to flash memory Figure 17 Override DIP Switches Dialog Use DIP switch settings Check Box When checked forces the VL4119 engine to use DIP switch settings This box is UNCHECKED by default when the engine is shipped from the factory When unchecked the engine uses a static IP address configured in the ETHERCAST Con
31. version its IP address and its current status e Timeout ms Edit Box Used to set the timeout in milliseconds for network engine discovery This setting is saved in the Windows registry for the next time the application is started There is no upper limit to the timeout that can be set NOTE The timeout applies only to the detection of VL4119 engines and is unrelated to the buffer latency Use the buffer latency setting in the Device Copyright 2007 Page 16 Radiant Communications Corp Mode Configuration dialog to modify the transmit latency to accommodate network topologies with many hops e Available adapters to use to connect to device Combo box When more than one network adapter or NIC network interface card chip is present in the system this combo box lists the available adapters that can be used Users can select which adapter will communicate with the VL4119 engine Listed engines can be sorted by field i e Name MAC address in ascending or descending alphabetical order Selecting a field toggles its sort order from ascending ASC to descending DESC Boolean sorting is not enabled i e sort by type and then by name 3 3 1 Status Drop Down Menu In some cases for example if network settings change the ETHERCAST Configuration Utility may be able to find a VL4119 engine but not connect to it In these situations the Status column of the Available Devices list will display the text Connection
32. will use when the Use the following IP address radio button is checked Copyright 2007 Page 23 Radiant Communications Corp 3 3 4 3 Device Mode Configuration Dialog IP Network Transmitter Startup Device Configuration Override DIP Switches Device IP Address Device Mode Configuration Multicasting Test Pattem DVB ASI Packet Latency e07 H microseconds r e H Common Settings Answer Timeout microseconds Save settings to flash memory Cancel Figure 19 Device Mode Configuration Dialog for IP Network Transmitter Video Input e IP Network Transmitter Video Input Check Box When checked the VL4119 engine is configured as an IP network transmitter It will capture video from the SDI DVB input and transmit it over the IP network a Destination IP Radio Button When checked the VL4119 engine will be set in unicast mode b Destination IP Edit Box IP address of the destination VL4119 engine to which the engine send data in unicast mode c Multicasting Radio Button When checked the VL4119 engine will be set in multicast mode d Multicasting Edit Box Multicast group to which the VL4119 engine will send data in multicast mode e Test Pattern Check Box When checked the VL4119 engine will be set to test pattern mode Copyright 2007 Page 24 Radiant Communications Corp f DVB ASI Packet Latency This variable used only when a DVB ASI signal is present specifies how long the VL4119
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