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MINI 150 Encoder
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  • Page 1 MINI 150 Encoder User’s Manual V1.0...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Intended Readers This manual is suggested to be studied by the following readers:  Technical Service Engineer  Maintenance Engineer  Test Engineer  Sales Engineer Page 1 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 3 Please use good quality cables and make sure the connector is in good condition.  Please do not use a power supply that doesn’t match the input requirement.  Please do not open the encoder.  Specifications and functions may be changed for improvement without notice in advance. Page 2 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
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  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    - Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. - Only qualified service personnel are allowed to remove encoder covers and access any of the components inside. - There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Do not open. Page 4 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

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  • Page 7 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. Page 6 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    3.2 Operating the WEB Interface .................... 13 3.2.1 Access Interface...................... 13 3.2.2 Main Interface ......................14 3.2.3 Live Mode ....................... 15 3.2.4 Playback mode ....................... 21 3.3.5 Recording Mode ..................... 23 3.3.6 System ........................24 Page 7 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 9: Overview

    1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction The Niagara Mini 150 is a highly effective encoder for video and audio processing which supports HDMI/SDI/CVBS standard input sources and outputs as RTSP/HLS/UDP/RTP/RTMP Ethernet protocols. The Mini 150 supports one channel HD/SD live encoding and one IP stream out.

  • Page 10: Installation

    Have knowledge of digital television system.  Defined the sources, racks allocation, and set-up plan system wiring.  Knows how to configure and operate this encoder.  Go through related engineering design documents about the system. Page 9 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 11: Check Package And Contents

    -Prong grounding pin. This could cause damage to the Portable Encoder. 2.4.2 DC Power Connection The MINI 150 encoder is intended to be use on either 120V or 240V systems. The power supply will automatically detect the system which is connected to. To hook up the power use the following steps: 1.

  • Page 12: Connection Setup For Web Management

    2.4. 3 Connection Setup for Web Management Connect the MINI 150 Management port with a network cable and set up a management network with the management PC. The default IP address is 192.168.1.106 2.4.4 Connection Setup for HDMI/CVBS/SDI signal input Connect HDMI/CVBS/SDI signal to MINI 150 “HDMI IN”/”AV IN”/ “YPbPr IN”/”SDI IN”...

  • Page 13: 2Front Panel Menu Structure

    Play Single Mode Mode List Random Status x.x.x.x Playback 1234 Port Setting Back Auto Recorded Recording Input HDMI/YPbPc SDI/AV Back DHCP Enable/Disable Mode Static/ Dynamic Network System Back x.x.x.x Host IP/Gateway/ Mask/DNS Back Wi-Fi ON/OFF Back Page 12 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 14: Operating The Web Interface

    2. The Mini 150 default IP address is 192.168.1.106 . Please modify the management server’s IP address or Mini 150 IP address to be in the same IP section. To ensure that the equipment is smoothly connected to the network.

  • Page 15: Main Interface

    Live Mode: to encode a live channel via HDMI/SDI/CVBS input and IP output. Playback Mode: to play the recorded TS from the external USB disk. Recording Mode: to record the encoded TS and store it to the external USB disk Page 14 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 16: Live Mode

    3.2.3 Live Mode To set the parameters for HD/SD channels encoding, as well as the broadcasting mode and parameters. Basic Setting Pic-3.2.2.1 This interface provides the main parameters of encoding and broadcasting. Please check and set Page 15 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 17  Output: support UDP/RTSP/HLS/RTP/RTMP/QAM protocol  Mode: Ethernet / Ethernet or Wi-Fi can be selected  Network Card: support Ethernet  IP/Port: you can configure the IP streaming output address UDP Settings Pic-3.2.2.1-1 RTSP Settings Pic-3.2.2.1-2 Page 16 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 18 To configure the advanced setting for encoding and streaming, please click the “Advanced” link in blue. It will take you to a new page to set the detailed parameters for Live Mode. It contains three parts of configuration: Stream info, Video info and Audio info (Dolby D St Creator) Page 17 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 19 ID, PMT PID, PCR PID and etc.(Pic-3.2.2.2) Note: For Empty BitRate, there may be a PCR error if set to 0! Pic-3.2.2.3  Video Info (refer to Pic-3.2.2.3)  Video Source: base on the source you selected in basic setting page Page 18 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 20 Note: When input signal is detected and the preset output signal is of the allowed ones (see mapping table below), the preset will be remained, otherwise the output resolution will changed to Auto automatically. input signal preset output signal 1920x1080_30p 1920x1080_30p 1280x720_30p 720x480_60i 1920x1080_60i 1920x1080_30p 1920x1080_60i 1280x720_30p 720x480_60i Page 19 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 21 720x576_50i 1280x720_60p: 1280x720_60p 1280x720_30p 720x480_60i 1280x720_50p 1280x720_50p 1280x720_25p 720x576_50i 720x480_60i: 720x480_60i 720x576_50i 720x576_50i  Audio Info(Dolby D St Creator) Pic-3.2.2.4  Audio Source: HDMI Audio source could be selected  Audio PID: ranging from 32-8190 Page 20 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 22: Playback Mode

    Basic Setting 1. Plug one USB disk to USB port on the front panel of the MINI 150 to play the TS from the disk. 2. Click the PLAYBACK icon to get the playback page, which will list all the available TS from the USB disk.
  • Page 23 : to modify the play list name. : to change the play mode, including single cycle, listing loop, random, order playback. : to add new TS to the play list. Live Settings IP: The destination IP address for IP streaming. Page 22 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

  • Page 24: Recording Mode

    Note: If the USB disk is not connected or there is not enough space on the disk, it is not able to start the recording. The minimum available free space is 10MB. The Mini 150 will overwrite the first file it created when the free space is not enough, all those files which are not created by Mini 150 will not be affected.

  • Page 25: System

    The System page provides the Network parameters, Language setup, time setup, upgrade, log and system info. (Pic-3.3.6.1) Pic-3.3.6.1  Network Status: This page shows status of network related info: Pic-3.3.6.2  Ethernet: to set up equipment management access IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and Page 24 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 26 Pic-3.3.3.3) The MINI 150 can be configured to use DHCP to obtain an IP address/Subnet Mask/Gateway. To obtain an IP address may require up to one minute. Pic-3.3.6.3  Wi-Fi Hotspot: This page shows how to set up a Wi-Fi Hotspot which enables a PC, phone or Tablet to log in via wireless connection to the device.
  • Page 27 Development: to export and clear the logs, check the debug info, export configuration, export& upgrade license and view system information. Pic-3.3.6.7 Logs: User can export and clear the logs in this interface. Pic-3.3.6.7-1 Debug: User can check the debug info which is usually used for R-D. Page 26 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 28 Pic-3.3.6.7-2 Configuration: User can export configuration (including system and service configuration) in this tab. Pic-3.3.6.7-3 License: User can export and upgrade the license, a reboot is needed to active the license. Pic-3.3.6.7-4 Page 27 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...
  • Page 29 System information: User can check the system info in this tab. Pic-3.3.6.7-5 Page 28 NIAGARA VIDEO CORPORATION...

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