Video Interface - Lightware VINX-120-HDMI-ENC User Manual

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3. Product Overview

3.7. Video Interface

The following chapters describe the modes of the video transmissions.
When the necessary network settings are arranged, the followings
have to be set:
Video Stream ID Setting
DEFINITION: The Video Stream ID is a four-digit number sequence
that identifies a certain stream generated by an Encoder and
received by a Decoder.
The Video Stream ID creates the connection between a, Encoder and
a Decoder. Set the Video stream ID to the same value in the desired
VINX devices:
▪ Use the DIP switch and set a value other than '0000', or
Set the DIP switch to '0000' and define the ID via the built-in web
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page, see the Video Status and Settings
▪ Set the DIP switch to '0000' and define the ID by sending the
necessary LW3 command to the device, see the
Video Wall (Example) section.
Unicast/Multicast Mode Setting
DEFINITION: The Unicast mode means an Encoder and a Decoder
are connected directly.
DEFINITION: The Multicast mode means Encoders and Decoders are
connected via a switch in a Local Area Network (LAN).
Set the desired working mode of the extenders by:
▪ Selecting the mode via the built-in web page, see the
Settings section, or
Sending the necessary LW3 command to the device, see the
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Setting the Working Mode (Unicast/Multicast)
3.7.1. One-to-one Video Transmission (Unicast Mode)
The Encoder and the Decoder devices are arranged in a LAN by
connecting them to an L2 or L3 switch. Setting the extenders to Unicast
mode it is possible to extend the video signal by an Encoder to a
dedicated Decoder.
section, or
Setting up a
Displayed images of the Sinks connected to the Decoders
Advanced
section.
INFO: The Encoder and the Decoder can be connected directly and
set to Unicast mode. In this case there is no need an L2/L3 switch
but there is no way to communicate with other VINX devices.
VINX-1x0-HDMI Extenders – User's Manual
L2/L3 Switch
Encoder Decoder
Encoder Decoder
Encoder Decoder
Encoder Decoder
3.7.2. One-to-All Video Transmission (Multicast Mode)
The Encoder and Decoder devices are arranged in a LAN by connecting
them to an L3 switch. Setting the extenders to Multicast mode a certain
video can be extended from an Encoder to multiple Decoders.
L3 Switch
Encoder
Encoder
Encoder
Encoder
Video Wall Montage
Tiled Video Wall
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Decoder
Decoder
Decoder
Decoder