Device Interfaces; Video-In; Audio-In; Com 1/Com 2 - VBrick 9000 Series Getting Started Manual

† Each Blade or Appliance can be populated with one or two AVMs.
†† XPS = Extended Performance System: encodes at standard resolutions only.
††† HPS = High Performance System: encodes at standard and high definition resolutions.

Device Interfaces

Video-In

Table 25. Support Video Inputs
Interface Description
Component The component connectors (
definition video and audio.
Composite The yellow jack with an RCA connector is used for composite video
input.
HDMI The
both digital audio and video.
SDI The Serial Digital Interface supports both SD-SDI typically used for
broadcast-grade video (meets SMPTE 259M) or HD/3G-SDI which
processes 1080p at bit rates of 2.97 Gbits/sec (meets SMPTE 424M).

Audio-In

Each channel on the encoder can accept digital audio via the HDMI port (
analog audio using the A/V breakout cable (
Multimedia Interface) carries high-quality multichannel audio. It moves the audio across the
TMDS lanes using a packet structure. The audio can be sampled at rates of 32, 44.1, or 48
KHz.
Table 26. Supported Digital Audio Formats
Format Description
HDMI HDMI 1.1 compatible audio interface (basic audio).

COM 1/COM 2

RS-232/422/485 COM Port Pinouts
The encoder has two COM ports. COM 1 is generally used for management (9600 8N1)
although it can also be used for passthrough; COM 2 is used for passthrough. When COM1
Passthrough is enabled, the management port and CLI are not available. The COM
Passthrough Port is used to pass control information between VBrick appliances over the
network. The
COM
port operates at a default rate of 9.6 Kbps, Async, 8-Bit, No Parity, Controls = None. The
pins on the passthrough port can be set for RS-232 or RS-422-485 (see below) using the
parameter on the Passthrough page in VBAdmin.
Interface Type
Note See Configuration: Passthrough in the VBrick H.264 Appliance Admin Guide for
detailed information about Passthrough configuration.
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(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector supports
HDMI
port presents a standard DTE interface on an RJ-45 connector. The serial
) on the A/V cable support high
YPbPr
). The HDMI port (High Definition
Unbalanced
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Digital L+R 1/2
COM