VBrick Systems VB5000 manual

VBric k v4.2 Appliance Getting Star ted Guide March 1 8 , 2008 4410-0210-0002 VB4000-5000-6000 Series Netw ork Video Appliances[...]

Copyright © 200 8 VBrick Systems , Inc . All rights reser v ed. 12 Beaumont R oad W allingford, Conn ecticut 06492, USA www .VBrick.com This pu blication contains confidential, pro prietary , an d trade secret infor mation. No par t of this document may be copied, photocopied, re produced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable or ele ctro[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide iii Contents VBrick Appliance Getting Star ted Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv Contents IP Differentiated Ser vices (D iffserv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 VBrick Video Stream Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Netw ork Jitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide v Menu-Based Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Editing Configuration P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Setting and Changing P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide vii VBric k Appliance Getting Star ted Guide This document explains how to set up and c onfigure a VBric k netwo r k video appliance . It explains the management tools av ailable and descri bes some of the fun damental con cepts behind the technology . It also explains how to use the Integ rated W eb Browser [...]

viii Preface Getting Help If y ou need help, or more inf or mation ab out any topic , use the online help system. The online help is cross-referenced and searchable and can usually find the infor mation in a few seconds . Use the tree controls in th e left pane to open documents and the up and down arrows to page through them. U se the Search box t[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 1 Chapter 1 Appliance Setup Topics in this chapter Setup Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Appliance Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Figure 2. VBri ck Netw ork Ap pliance – Fro nt P anel (Left to Righ t) Figure 3. App liance Setup Schematic Using the Quick Star t Guide A Quick Start Guide that expl ains how to set up the a ppliance is shipped with eac h device . The Quick Start Guides explain how to setup the ap pliance so y ou can quic kly v e[...]

Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 3 can stream audio and video from your appl ian ce over your local network. (Y our actual production setup may be different.) Mak e sure y ou are using the right MPEG-2/MPEG-4 or WM Quick Star t Guide when set ting up the appliance . Use the steps on the follo wing pages for reference or if y[...]

4 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T T o connect i nput audio/ video to the appliance: 1. From a video input source (for example , a camera, D VD , or V CR), connect a BNC (composite video) cable to Compo site In on Slot1 of the VBrick appliance. 2. Connect Left and Right cables from the audio source to Audio In on the appliance . Step 3. Connect to [...]

Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 5 If you w ant to configure a static IP address , you must do it while the unit is operating in limited r un mode . Y ou cannot access the applia nce while it is searchi ng for DHCP ser v er . Y ou can set a st atic IP address with the Remote Control or with HyperT er minal as explained below[...]

6 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . of the computer or ter minal device (usually COM1 ) using the provided cable. See Connecting with HyperT er minal on pag e 49 for more information. 2. From the Windows start menu, g o to: Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal . 3. The por t setting is 9600, 8-bit, 1-stop , no pa[...]

Appliance Se tup VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 7 V erify MPEG 2 Operation T T o verify MPEG-2 operati on using StreamPlaye r: 1. Launch the StreamPlayer Plus application from the All Progr ams folder . Go to Start > All Programs > VBrick > StreamPlayer Plus . 2. The VBrick appliance will broadcast program infor mation to the Stre[...]

8 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T T o verify operation usi ng StreamPlayer : 1. Launch the StreamPlayer Plus application. Go to Start > Programs > VBrick > StreamPlayer Plus . 2. T he VBric k appliance automati cally broadcasts program infor matio n to the StreamPla yer application r unning on y our PC. 3. Y ou should se e a stream appear[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 9 Chapter 2 Appliance Upg rade Topics in this chapter Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing a System Upg rade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 4. Go to Start > All Programs > VBrick > VBDirectory to start the manag ement utility . T he VBDirector y program should launch in a ne w window showing all VBric k appliances that are a v ailable for upgrade. 5. Select the device to be updated b y hi ghlighting the name a nd then click the Upgrade button.[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 11 Chapter 3 Manag ement T ools Ov er view The Integrated W eb Ser v er (IWS) co nfiguration tool is an intuitiv e GUI based manageme nt tool and VBrick recommends using IWS as the primary means of managing VBric k appliances . Y ou can also use any of th e following tools to manag e a VBrick: Ta b l e 1 . VB[...]

12 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . by pointing to the IP Address (e.g . http://172.17.5.5 ) of the VBr ick applia nce and log g ing in. IWS is one of sev eral wa ys a user can manage the VBrick appliance; how ever it is the intuiti ve and easiest to use . IWS Men us and paramet e rs are described in Integ rated W eb Ser ver on page 33. Fr o nt Pan e[...]

Management T ools VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 13 compatible with previous v ersions of code . F or more infor mation about this tool, please refer to the VBDir ector y User Guide . Command Line Interface VBrick netw ork appliances can be configured using a standard ASCII terminal or ter minal emulator program connected to the serial por[...]

14 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Te l n e t Ether net VBricks can be manag ed remotely via industr y-stan dard T elnet. T he same suites of menus th at are displa yed on a local terminal ar e instantly available o v er an IP network. VBrick uses the standard T elnet port (23). T e lnet uses the same comm ands as Command Line Interface (CLI). Both [...]

Management T ools VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 15 VBrick SDK The VBrick S oftw are Development Kit enables individuals having a wide variety of abilit ies to build applications around VB rick appliances to schedule , re cord, store , forward, man age, and control VBrick appliance features . Adv anc ed program ming skills are not required[...]

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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 17 Chapter 4 Streaming Video Basics Topics in this chapter Video Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Getting the Best Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

18 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . past frame (for example, it is lik ely that the sky will still be on the top of the frame an d that it will still be blue) , it is possible to predict portions of a future frame. P-Frames ( Predictiv e) reference the nearest previous I-frame. Video data that contain s only I and P frames requires less bandwidth tha[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 19 T able 2. R eference Distance Settings MPEG-2 Delay This discussion is relevant only for encoder mo dels ending in –xxx1/–xxx2. Low dela y mode is primarily recommended for conferencing appl ications . V arious video artifacts appear when content with rapid scene c hanges is enco[...]

20 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . modes regardless of settings . Delay is appro xim ately 350 milliseconds in medium delay mode and 450 milliseconds in high dela y mode . Delay is set in the Configuration : Encoder > T ransport. T he default setti ng for Delay Mode is set to High . MPEG-2 Audio High quality Stereo or Mo no audio , fully sy nc hr[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 21 kHz and data rates between 80 00 and 320000 bits/sec are supported to allow transmission ov er a wide v ariety of media ranging from lo w- speed Internet delivery to high-speed LANs. WM Microsoft Windows Media is a ub iquitous te c hnolog y th at makes it easier for VBrick customers [...]

22 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T able 4. Video R esolution Netw ork Considerations A number of features that address video stre am handling across netw orks are described below . T hese include: Assigning Multicast Addresses IP Address Configurat ion using Host Names IP Differentiated Se r vices (D iffser v) VBrick Video Stream Handling Network [...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 23 Host Names has an Address Mode parameter. This conf iguration paramet er allows the user to specify how the address is to be co nfigured: IP Address or Host Name. If Address Mode is set to "Host N ame ," the IP address fiel d become s a status field and is u sed to report t[...]

24 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Example T o set the T ype of Ser vice to all 0's enter 0. T o set the T ype of Service to all 1's , enter 255. IP Differentiat ed Ser vices redefine how the hist or ical TOS field is used. Diffserv allows IP netw orks to pro vide certain Qu ality of Ser vice features . Note : If uncer tain as to whether t[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 25 VBricks send and receiv e MPEG video via UD P/IP at 1 to 15 Mbps (plus audio and ov erhead). Assuming each VBrick is on a sepa rate 100Base-T segment, less than 10% of the segment's capacity can be used . Video can be transmitted poin t-to-point between VBricks for tw o-wa y con[...]

26 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . training tapes and pre-recorded VHS ta pes . Since the Session Adv ertisement Protocol, or SAP , containing the name of each program are sm all and are only sent periodically , they hav e practically littl e or no impa ct on the n etwork bandwidth. T w o-W ay Interactiv e Confer encing F or tw o-w ay interacti ve c[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 27 Because the nam e adv ertisements are small and onl y sent periodically , they hav e practically no impact on th e netw ork. These advertisemen ts are typic ally sent to a default m ulticast a ddress , but may be configured to be broadcast or conf igured to be sent to any va lid IP A[...]

28 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . How P assthr ough W or ks VBrick ap pliances are able to recei ve data on a particular TCP/IP port and transparently output that data to a serial port. Conv ersely , any data input to a seri al port can be passed through to other devices connected to that TC P/IP port. Devices include other VBric ks or special appl[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 29 Since the medium used for setting up P assthro ugh connections is a generic TCP/IP por t, any IP device that is prepared to connect to a VBric k's port can be considered as a P assthrough Initiator . The VBrick R esponder app liance will not kno w the exact natur e of the device[...]

30 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . MPEG F eatures Billboard The Billboard feature allo ws you to displ ay text and/or graphics on a TV monitor . The displa yed billboard can span m ultiple pages with each page displayed fo r a specified period of time . Some uses of the billboard fea ture are to announce a daily cale ndar of ev ents , directio ns to[...]

Streaming Video Basics VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 31 This is how the "pag e flipping" effect is created. The URL to enter tha t will mak e this h appen is: –File://. /BB01/VB_1.HTM Example 2 An HTML page or imag e can reside on a PC . Y o ur PC m ust be set up as a W eb Ser ver . This is actually ea sier than y ou thin k si[...]

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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 33 Chapter 5 Integ rated W eb Ser v er Topics in this chapter Using IWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ser ving Custom ASX and HTML Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

34 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Lo gin P age Figure 4. Lo gin P age T To l o g i n t o I W S : 1. Enter the IP addres s of the VBric k in the address bar. 2. Login to IWS with a valid user name and pa ssw ord (cas e-sensiti ve ), and then clic k the Log In button . The default user name and password is admin and admin . Use the Maintenance pages [...]

Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 35 Figure 5. We l c o m e P a g e Netw ork applianc es may b e configured with a single encoder or with dual encoder s . Consequently the screens you see in IWS will vary de pending on whether the encoder has one or tw o slots . The images in this document show an encoder configured w[...]

36 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Making Changes In order to change configuration settings in the VBrick encoder , y ou must log in so that multiple users cannot ch ange pa rameters simultaneously . By cl icking on the button labeled Begin Edit , y ou become the editor and the messag e Edit Session In Prog ress is displayed on the front panel of th[...]

Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 37 Figure 7. Edit Mode If the browser is closed after entering the Edit Mode, Editing will not be ended. Therefore, a second user can't kno w if the first user has simp ly forg otten to log off or is still eng aged in editing . After an hour of inacti vity , Edit Mode times out, [...]

38 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 3. Use the Reset button on the optional IR remote con trol device if the IR feature has been enabled in the Configurati on: System section of IWS . Logout Pressing Logout on the navigation bar exits from IWS and ends any editing sessions . If y ou hav e purch ased a VBStar appliance, the link to view the hard driv [...]

Integ rated W eb Ser ver VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 39 Multiple Applies In Edit mode , on some scre ens it is possible to ha v e more than one Apply button. It is necessary to make sure the correct Apply is used for the section of the screen in whi ch the change is made . Using Apply on one section of the screen ma y change which setti[...]

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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 41 Chapter 6 Using the IR R emote VBrick appliances support features prov ided th rough an optional hand held IR (infrared) remote control. The IR remote enables user s to access VBrick appliance functions and control functions with simple prog ram comma nds . F ront P anel Edit optio ns are model dependent. [...]

42 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T able 8. Fro nt P anel Error Messag es T able 9. Fro nt P anel Dialog Window s Letters Letters for passw ord and for re sponses . "6" cor responds to "n" for a no response, "9" corresponds to "y" for a yes response . Er ror Message Description Edit in Progress Edit session i[...]

Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 43 MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Remote Control VBrick appliances support features prov ided th rough an optional hand held IR (infrared) remote control. The IR remote enables user s to access VBrick appliance functions and control functions with simple prog ram comma nds . F ront P anel Edit optio ns are[...]

44 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Controlling a VBStar A VBStar is an MPEG-2 appliance which can re cord incoming streams for store and forward use on an included 60 GB hard driv e. The followin g functions are available using th e handheld IR Re mote Control when you hav e an MPEG-2 VBStar with a decoder: • R eset – Press twice within five sec[...]

Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 45 Ta b l e 1 0 . Using the IR Remote with a VBStar Decoder The following IR functions are av ailable on an MPEG-2 VBStar mo del without a decoder : Button Descriptio n R ecord Press the R ecord button to star t recording the stream that is cur rently playing on the TV . Press the R ecord [...]

46 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Ta b l e 1 1 . Using the IR R emote without a VBStar Decoder Controlling VBrick F eatures When the VBrick is operational, you can us e the IR R emote to control certain VBrick features suc h as VBStar R ecord, Picture in Picture , the Billboard, t he Conferenc e Guide, a nd the Program Guide. There are fi v e icons[...]

Using the IR Remote VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 47 Conference Guide The IR remote control of Co nferencing can be enab led or disabled on the Configuration: Conferencing > Conferencing Setup page in IWS . Billboard – Displa y listing of .htm "billboard" pages av ailable in the VBrick appliance . Files mu st be FTP ed to t[...]

48 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Program Guide WM Remote Control The IR remote shown below w orks wit h multiple VBric k products . T he followin g text does not describe all of the functions and controls . It describes only those cont rols which are functional with the VB6000 WM Appliance. Pro Guide – Lists all prog rams em itting Program Guide[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 49 Chapter 7 Command Line Interface Topics in this chapter Connection Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9 MIB-Based Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

50 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Connecting with T elnet Ether net VBricks can be manag ed remotely via industr y-stan dard T elnet. T he same suites of menus th at are displa yed on a local terminal ar e instantly available o v er an IP network. VBrick uses the standard T elnet por t. T T o login using T elnet. 1. Go to Star t > Run and type t[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 51 MIB-Based Command Line Interface All VBrick appliance pa ramet ers are accessible via an industr y-sta ndard SNMP Management Infor mation Base (MIB). This section explains how to access VBrick appliance parameters using the COM2 serial port or over an IP ne tw ork. Y ou can use Hyper[...]

52 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . T Use these steps to find and set VBrick appliance parameters with the CLI: 1. Find the parameter you wa nt to set or change . Y ou can do this with a v ariet y of methods . See Finding VBrick P arameters on page 52. 2. Set the parameter using vali d values obtained from the MIB . See Setting VB ric k P arameters o[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 53 T T o locate a parameter name by viewing the source code: 1. Find the parameter in the Inte g rated W eb Se rver (IWS) pag e . 2. Then locate the paramet er name by viewing the source code o f the page in an editor or a MIB browser . T T o verify the definition/ us age of the paramet[...]

54 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . log ged in. Note that only one editor is allow ed per session. If you hav e trouble logging in, make sure no one else is activ ely editing the IWS page for the appliance . Login: < username > Password:< password > VBrick> Beginning or Ending an Edit Session T o begin a CLI edit session, first login a[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 55 (next windo w), the v alid v alues for this v ariab le are (1) disabled and (2) enabled . If the syntax calls for an integ er , use a numeric v alue; if th e syntax calls for a string, use an alpha v alue . VBrick> STAB vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushEnable. 3=2[...]

56 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Applying Changes The ApplySet co mmand is used to appl y changes . There is one ApplySet command per program g roup in the MIB and the syntax varies sl ightly accordin g to the group . Use this command, for example vbrick Slot1ArchiveApplySet , to actually apply the ch ange(s) you made with an SVAR or a STAB . An A[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 57 CLI Examples The following exampl es sho w vario us VBrick configuration ta sks . Use r input commands are shown in bold text; VBrick resp onses are non-bold. Example 1 sho ws the entire c ommand sequence used to set a parameter, including how to lo gin and begin and end an edit sess[...]

58 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . 5. End the edit session. VBrick> SVAR vbrickEditName = Example 2 – Get Variable T T o check Slot1 T ransm it state: 1. Login to the appliance. 2. Get the param eter . GVAR vbrickSlot1Encoder NetworkTransmitEnable $!vbrickSlot1EncoderNe tworkTransmitEna ble=2 Example 3 – Set Multiple Variables T To c h a n g [...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 59 STAB vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushDomainName. 1=dom $!vbrickSlot1EncoderHt tpPushDomainName.1=dom SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderHt tpPushTableApplySet=2 $!vbrickSlot1EncoderHttpPushTableApplySet=2 4. End the edit session. CLI Sample Script The following sample script shows v arious VBri ck con[...]

60 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "GVAR vb rickS lot1EncoderV ideoHue^M" waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlo t1EncoderVideoHue=-50" FOREVER waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "STAB vbrickSl ot1EncoderHttpPu shUserName.1=^M" waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlot1En coderHttpP[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 61 waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlo t1EncoderVideoHue=100" FOREV ER waitfor "^JVBrick> " FOREVER transmit "SVAR vbrickSlot1EncoderNetworkD estinationIpAddr=239.22.129.11^M" waitfor "^J$!vbrickSlot1EncoderNet workDestinationIpAddr =239.22.129.11" FOREVER [...]

62 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . The g eneral format is Comma nd /Option/ Option (not case-sensitiv e). Entering a question mark (?) at any lev el will display a v ailable optio ns . First lev el comman d options are: C – Configuration D – Diagnostics E – Begin or End Editing M – Maintenance S – Status F or example , entering C will disp[...]

Command Line Interface VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 63 Users may navigate t o low er lev el commands through the cor rect command line entries and cha ng e pa rame ter s if you e nte r Apply at the cor rec t lev el. F or ex am ple, if yo u ar e cha ngin g the Logo display off or o n, you ma y progress through men u entries to th e correc[...]

64 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . through the menu entr y: Configuration (c), System Options (ss), 3, and entering: "mm/dd/ yyyy hh:m m" or as a one line entr y: c ss 3 "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm" Using Spaces Double quotes (" ") may be used for any strings but must be used if the string contains spaces . F or exam ple, use t h[...]

VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 65 Chapter 8 VB6000 R eference Topics in this chapter VBrick Appliance Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Device Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

66 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . and Sur v eillance, and Monitorin g appliance, see "VBSSM" in the VBric k MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide . Figure 9. Model 91 74-4200-xxxx VBSSM – R ear Vi ew VB6000 Expanded VBSSM Figur e 10. Model 91 72-4400-0023 Expanded VBSSM – R ear View Expanded VBSSM Activity LED On the Expanded VBSSM, the Activi[...]

VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 67 Device Interfaces RS-232/422/485 COM P or t Pinouts T h e CO M 1 Pa s st h r o ug h Po r t i s u s e d to p a s s control information between VBrick appliances ov er the netw ork. The COM 1 port presents a standard DTE interface on an RJ-45 connector . The serial port operate s at a defaul[...]

68 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . The COM 2 port presents a standard DTE interf ace on an RJ-45 connector . T his port may be used for management or for P assthrough. An RJ-45 to DB9 straigh t-through cable ma y be used to connec t directly to mos t serial ports on laptop PCs . T he serial port operates at a rate of 9.6Kbps Async , 8-Bit, No P arit[...]

VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 69 Video-In and V ideo-Out (S-Video Interface) The S- Video interface is a s t andard mini-DIN connector . AudioMate In The AudioMate port (labelled MIC IN ) is designed for use with VBrick's Ech o cancellatio n Microphone (ECM). It uses a special 8-pin mini-DIN connecto r and cable av a[...]

70 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Figure 11. Balanced Audio Cable Ta b l e 1 8 . Analog Input for MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WM Encoders The Audio Out ports are also designed for use with a 1/8" mini plug . Cables are av ailable for both balanced and unbalanced applications fr om electronics specialty stores (e .g . Radio Shack) an d from VBric k. T a[...]

VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 71 T able 20. Analog A udio Output for MPEG-4 Decoder (ENDEC configuration) Relay Por t The Rela y port is designed for use with a 1/8" balanced mini plug . Cables are av ailable from electronics specialty stores (e.g . Radio Shac k) and from VBric k Systems . The relay is controlled via[...]

72 © 2008 VBrick Systems , Inc . Open or Closed. The Re lay port specification is dry contact, 75mOhms , 2A @ 30VDC , 0.5 A @ 125V A C. The mini stereo plug should be wired as shown in the follo wing diagram. Activity LED The Activity LED behaves differently depending on the P art Number of the Main Board. On appliances where the Part Number ends [...]

VB6000 Reference VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 73 Example 2 Connect the +12V P o wer Output of the VBric k through a switc h to the event pin on the COM1 por t. Example 3 Connect COM1 output pin (pin1 RTS or pin2 DT R) through a switc h to a COM1 ev ent pin. F or this metho d to w ork, you m ust force the desired output pin (R TS or DTR) [...]

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VBrick Appliance Gettin g Started Guide 75 Numerics 1. Connect an Input Au dio/Video Source 3 2. Connect to the IP Netw ork 4 3. P o wer -on the Appliance 4 4. Set the IP Address 4 5. V erify Operation 6 A Accessories 27 Assigning Multicas t Addresses 22 Audio In and A udio Out 69 Au di o 20 B Billboard 46 Billboard 30 C Command Line Interface (C L[...]

76 Index Using Apply , Revert, and Defa ults 38 V VB6000 65 VB6000 R eference 65 VB6000 VBSSM 65 VBDirector y 12 VBrick Video Stream Handling 24 Video 17 Video-In and Video-Out (Composite) 68 Video-In and Video-Out (S-Video Interface) 69 W W elcome Screen 34 Z Aud ioM at e In 69 Connecting with T elnet 50 IP Differentiated Se r vices (Diffser v) 23[...]

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