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Duet-2 Encoder • Decoder User Manual
Visionary Solutions, Inc.
2060 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-845-8900
www.vsicam.com

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  • Page 1 Duet-2 Encoder • Decoder User Manual Visionary Solutions, Inc. 2060 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 100 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 805-845-8900 www.vsicam.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Choosing An Ethernet Switch ........................3 Installing On A Converged Network ....................... 4 Installing On A Dedicated Network ........................ 6 Single Switch Nnetworking ..........................6 Multiple Switch Networking .......................... 6 Duet-2 LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernet Expansion Port.................... 7 ) ................8 NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES One Source To One Display .........................
  • Page 3 Certain trademarks, registered trademarks, and trade names may be used to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Visionary Solutions, Inc. disclaims any interest in the marks and names of others.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Wouldn’t it be great if there was a Dante™ solution for video? Introducing PacketAV Duet-2 from Visionary Solutions. PacketAV Duet-2 is nothing short of a paradigm shift for networked AV. True convergence is finally here; a single platform to support Dante™ and Video over IP. Integrate 4K UHD video over IP into your Dante™ enabled audio network and bypass the constraints of traditional switch matrix systems by harnessing the flexibility and scalability of converged IP networks.

  • Page 5: Network Requirments

    Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a system that uses an PoE Ethernet switch as a power source to provide both electrical power and data over a single cable to devices on a network, such as the Duet-2 devices. This reduces the number of cables and power supplies that are required to power the devices in the network.

  • Page 6: Choosing An Ethernet Switch

    IP multicast routers/switches and IP multicast hosts to determine the IP multicast group membership. This is why any network switch used with Duet-2 must support IGMP Snooping. Our end points use IGMP protocol to assign the end points into multicast groups and the router uses IGMP snooping to efficiently route multicast packets only to the receivers that want to receive them.

  • Page 7: Installing On A Converged Network

    MPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS Duet-2 devices can be installed on a physically separate network or converged onto an existing GbE network. When implementing, it is important to decide at the earliest stages of planning if the system will be integrated into the rest of the network or if it will reside on a dedicated AV network.
  • Page 8 E-2/DuetD-2 U AV I ANUAL ETWORK NFRASTRUCTURE REREQUISITES Figure 1. Converged Network Diagram Visionary, Network Audio Video...

  • Page 9: Installing On A Dedicated Network

    ETWORK Figure 2 illustrates how Duet-2 endpoints can be installed on a dedicated network. A dedicated network is recommended for transmitting AV over IP. We offer various models of preconfigured switches for resale to our partners. These switches are shipped pre-configured for AV over IP from the factory.

  • Page 10: Duet-2 Lan1 And Lan2 Ethernet Expansion Port

    XPANSION Duet-2 is equipped with a single main gigabit (LAN1) Port for 4K UHD Video, Dante™/AES67, Control, and Powered Device (PD). This single Ethernet port is used for Video over IP and Dante™/AES67 audio embedding and de-embedding, with VLAN tagging capability to separate Audio &...

  • Page 11: Installation And Connections (System Examples )

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES This section provides installation and connection instructions for six configuration examples. For each encoder and decoder in the system examples below, follow these step-by-step connection instructions. 1. Use an HDMI cable to connect the AV source to the HDMI IN1 and/or HDMI IN2 port on the encoder unit. 2.
  • Page 12 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES Figure 3. Duet-2 Dante™ Connection Diagram Visionary, Network Audio Video...

  • Page 13: One Source To One Display

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES OURCE TO ISPLAY In this basic installation scenario, sending video from a single source to a single display, a single encoder and decoder (point-to- point) can be linked directly together or over a network. If linked directly, the CAT 5e (or better) cable linking the devices should not run more than 100m (328ft).

  • Page 14: Many Sources To Many Displays

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES OURCES TO ISPLAYS Sending video from multiple sources to multiple displays requires a network switch. Multiple encoders can be linked to multiple decoders (multipoint-to-multipoint) over a network. The many encoders to many displays configuration allow almost any number of sources and displays.

  • Page 15: Many Sources To Many Displays With Usb Over Ip (Kvm)

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL NSTALLATION AND ONNECTIONS YSTEM XAMPLES IP (KVM) OURCES TO ISPLAYS WITH OVER Allowing users to remotely access and control computers from multiple sources with multiple displays requires a network switch. Multiple encoders can be linked to multiple decoders (multipoint-to-multipoint) over a network. The many encoders to many displays configuration allow almost any number of sources and displays.

  • Page 16: Video Wall

    To configure the units, you must access the web interface of each encoder and decoder using a computer. In order to communicate with the Duet-2 endpoints, the devices must be on the same subnet as your computer. You may need to change the computer’s network settings to accomplish this.
  • Page 17 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ETWORK ISCOVERY On a Microsoft Windows computer, configure your network settings as follows: 1. Click Start menu, go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing center > Change Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection. Right- click and choose Properties. 2.
  • Page 18 IP addresses. On a Windows OS, the ping command only displays the first responding address. Use nmap to scan for Visionary Solutions MAC Addresses. 6. For decoders only: Connect to the network via HDMI to a display. The IP address displays on the bottom right of the Boot up screen image on the display device when there is no source connected.

  • Page 19: Configuration

    The Duet-2 utilizes a single physical network interface for audio, control, and video. To separate the AV stream from the Dante network audio, and control data, the Duet-2 is capable of enabling its network interface as a trunk port. This allows for tagging the AV stream traffic for one VLAN and tagging the Dante network audio for a separate VLAN.

  • Page 20: Configuring Stream Settings (Manually)

    8. Click Save to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot. The unit is now configured with the new network settings. Important: The port on the network switch the Duet-2 is connected to must also be configured as a trunk port and must be a tagged member of assigned VLANs.

  • Page 21: Stream Bit Rate

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION 1. Access the web interface for the encoder or decoder unit that will be using multicast mode. 2. Log in with username=admin password=admin. 3. Click the Configuration tab. 4. Set STREAM.MODE to Multicast. 5. On the encoder: a.

  • Page 22: Rs-232 Over Ip

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION ELECT The device chooses between Active per Request or Active on Link mode based on the casting mode (multicast or unicast) chosen. • Multicast uses Active per Request. • Unicast uses Active on Link. CTIVE EQUEST EFAULT The USB connection initiates once a decoder and encoder are communicating.

  • Page 23: Cec Over Ip (Decoder Only)

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION 5. Set SERIAL.ENABLED to true by clearing the False check box. 6. Click Save. The unit will automatically reboot. 7. Connect using telnet or other TCP socket port 6752 to the IP address of the encoder or decoder connected to the responding RS- 232 device.

  • Page 24: Video Format Setting (Decoder Only)

    UDIO ETTINGS UDIO OURCE The Duet-2 series is capable of using HDMI, Analog, or Dante audio sources. • The DuetE-2 encoder uses the STREAM.AUDIO to select the source of audio sent over the AV over IP stream. • The DuetD-2 decoder uses the STREAM.AUDIO to select what audio is sent out the HDMI output.
  • Page 25 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION STREAM.AUDIO=ANALOG (Encoders only) DuetE-2 – STREAM.AUDIO=Analog Uses the Analog audio (balanced or unbalanced consumer line level via Euroblock connector) and sends it out the AV stream. ***DuetD-2 is always passing analog audio via the Euroblock connector. DuetD-2 allows volume level (AUDIO.VOLUME) setting of analog audio output.

  • Page 26: Video Wall

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION 4. Enter a port number into to the STREAM.RTP_PORT filed. Must be an even number. b. Must be 1024 or above. If sending an RTP audio stream from more than 1 encoder, they must all use different port numbers. Go the QSC Designer site design and add a Media Stream Receiver (MSR) object to the design.

  • Page 27: Edid

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONFIGURATION In this 2x2 video wall example, set the position of the decoder as follows: First decoder: VW.ROW = 1 and VW.COLUMN = 1 Second decoder: VW.ROW = 1 and VW.COLUMN = 2 Third decoder: VW.ROW = 2 and VW.COLUMN = 1 Fourth decoder: VW.ROW = 2 and VW.COLUMN = 2 The display highlighted in dark blue indicates the position of the decoder that you are configuring in the video wall, based on your settings.

  • Page 28: Custom Splash Screen (Decoder Only)

    Each DuetD-2 also makes up to 4 transmit channels of Dante™ audio available to the Dante Network from the AV stream audio being decoded. Please see the Duet-2 Audio Workflow Diagram, see Figure 11, for the signal routing possibilities.

  • Page 29: Advanced Configuration

    E-2/DuetD-2 U DVANCED ANUAL ONFIGURATION Figure 11. Duet-2 Audio Workflow Diagram DVANCED ONFIGURATION IDEO OURCE IMEOUT ECODERS VIDEO.SOURCE_TIMEOUT – When there is no source available, time out TRUE will cause the decoder to switch to the splash screen after approximately 10 seconds.

  • Page 30: Genlock (Decoder Only)

    E-2/DuetD-2 U DVANCED ANUAL ONFIGURATION ENLOCK ECODERS When set to FALSE allows the decoder output to free run and not be genlocked to the source encoder. Useful for some projectors that cannot accommodate wide clock range. Should be set to TRUE for video wall setups. IDEO UTPUT ETTING...

  • Page 31: Encoder Options

    E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL NCODER PTIONS E-2 E NCODER EVICE e.g., UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.ID of the encoder is the Model Number and the serial number ( DuetE-2-000263, serial number: 186-005-000263 . The UNIT.ID can be changed by the user on the Network tab. UNIT.MODEL –...

  • Page 32: Duete-2 Encoder Network Tab

    E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL E-2 E NCODER ETWORK UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.ID of the encoder is the MAC Address. This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. UNIT.SET_ID – User defined device name. For example: Display_1 or Source_3 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only). DANTE.DEVICE_NAME –...
  • Page 33 E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL IP.ADDRESS – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields.

  • Page 34: Duete-2 Encoder Configuration Tab

    E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL E-2 E NCODER ONFIGURATION STREAM.RTP_ADDRESS – Used to set RTP audio stream address. See section Audio Settings. STREAM.RTP_PORT – Used to set RTP audio stream port. See section Audio Settings. STREAM.MODE – Unicast or multicast. See section Configuring Stream Settings (Manually). STREAM.BIT_RATE –...
  • Page 35 E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL ONFIGURATION ONT. VIDEO.HDCP_FORCE_ON – Force the encoder to accept only HDCP sources. See section HDCP Force On. VIDEO.HDCP_FORCE_OFF - See section HDCP Force Off (Encoder Only). VIDEO.HDMI_OUT – Used to set encoder HDMI out (loop out) source select – AUTO, HDMI1, HDMI2, USB-C VIDEO.HDMI_OUT_PRIORITY - Used to set encoder HDMI out (loop out) select priority when VIDEO.HDMI_OUT is set to AUTO.

  • Page 36: Duete-2 Encoder System Tab

    E-2/DuetD-2 U NCODER PTIONS ANUAL USB.ENABLED – Turn on or off USB over IP. See section USB Over IP (KVM). USB.KVM_FAST– Hidden until USB.ENABLED is set to TRUE. See section USB Over IP (KVM). USB.MODE – Hidden until USB.ENABLED is set to TRUE. See section USB OVER IP (KVM). Options are: Auto Select, Active On Link, and Active Per Request.

  • Page 37: Decoder Options

    • Reenter Password – reenter new password Important: Make sure you write the new password down. If it is lost or forgotten, you will need to call Visionary Solutions support to assist in a console factory default of the unit.
  • Page 38 E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL EVICE ONT. MONITOR BUTTON – Displays the live thumbnail preview of the video being received from the AV stream. VIDEO INFO – Displays the current source resolution being received from the AV steam and the HDMI scaled output resolution. AUDIO INFO - Displays the current source audio codec, type, frequency, size, and number of channels.

  • Page 39: Duetd-2 Decoder Networkk Tab

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL D-2 D ECODER ETWORK UNIT.ID – By default, the UNIT.ID of the encoder is the MAC Address. This can be changed by the user on the Network tab. UNIT.SET_ID – User defined device name. For example: Display_1 or Source_3 (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only). DANTE.DEVICE_NAME –...

  • Page 40: Duetd-2 Decoder Condiguration Tab

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL IP.ADDRESS – Shows the current value based on the unit’s mode. In Static mode, shows the unit’s static settings. In DHCP mode, shows if the values are valid. If DHCP is failed, the mode shows as Auto IP (even though you cannot select this mode directly), and the Auto IP values display in the IP.xxxxxx fields.
  • Page 41 E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL ONFIGURATION ONT. VIDEO.FORMAT – See section Video Format Setting (Decoder Only). VIDEO.SOURCE_TIMEOUT – See section Video Source Timeout (Decoder Only). VIDEO.POWER_SAVE – See section Video Power Save (Decoder Only). VIDEO.HDCP_FORCE_ON – Force the decoder to HDCP encrypt the output. See section HDCP Force On. VIDEO.GENLOCK –...
  • Page 42 E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL ONFIGURATION ONT. VW.ENABLED – Setting for turning Video Wall mode on or off. See section Video Wall. VW.NAME – Hidden until VW.ENABLED is set to TRUE. User defined Video Wall name. For example: Videowall_1 or Videowall _3. (letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores only).
  • Page 43 E-2/DuetD-2 U ECODER PTIONS ANUAL ONFIGURATION ONT. USB.ENABLED – Turn on or off USB over IP. See section USB Over IP (KVM) . USB.KVM_FAST – Hidden until USB.ENABLED is set to TRUE. See section USB Over IP (KVM) . USB.MODE – Hidden until USB.ENABLED is set to TRUE. See section USB Over IP (KVM) . Options are: Auto Select, Active On Link, and Active Per Request.

  • Page 44: Duetd-2 Ddecoder System Tab

    • Reenter Password – reenter new password Important: Make sure you write the new password down. If it is lost or forgotten, you will need to call Visionary Solutions support to assist in a console factory default of the unit.

  • Page 45: Control

    ONTROL ISION Vision Lite is a 4K Matrix Switching, Video Wall Control, and configuration software for use with our Duet-2 Encoder and Duet-2 Decoder endpoints. The Vision Lite Server Application is cross-platform capable (or OS agnostic), meaning that the software works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
  • Page 46 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONROL 5. Launch the Vision Lite Server application by double clicking the VLite.jar file, OR from a command line interface using the following command: java -jar VLite.jar. 6. The Vision Lite Server window opens. Visionary, Network Audio Video...
  • Page 47 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONROL 7. Go to the Network Interface menu and select the appropriate network interface. Select the network interface that the Vision Lite Server will be “listening” on. If your machine has more than one network interface, you will need to select the interface that is connected to the same network as the units. Important: The Vision Lite Server window can be minimized in the background;...
  • Page 48 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONROL Important: The Vision Lite Server window needs to be closed and then reopened for the new port number to be assigned. 9. Copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address from the Vision Lite Server window to your clipboard. Visionary, Network Audio Video...
  • Page 49 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONTROL 10. To launch the Vision Lite User Interface, open a browser page and copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address IP Address to the URL. Note: You can log in from any machine on the network. 11.
  • Page 50 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL ONTROL • On the Configuration page, you can click on the IP Address (hyperlink) of any endpoint to open the embedded web interface for each unit. On the unit’s web interface, you can rename the units and/or set a user defined location. Important: SPECIAL CHARACTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR UNIT ID AND LOCATION.

  • Page 51: Third-Party Control Drivers And Plugins

    IRMWARE It is important to know the version of the Duet-2 firmware in order to troubleshoot the unit. To find the firmware version of your Duet-2 from the embedded device web Interface, navigate to the Device tab and the firmware version is shown.

  • Page 52: Diagnostics Page

    2. Use a paperclip or similar device to press physical reset button. 3. Press and hold the reset button until the LEDs on the front of the Duet-2 indicate the unit has been reset (Fast Link LED). 4. The unit will reset to its factory default settings.
  • Page 53 E-2/DuetD-2 U ROUBLESHOOTING ANUAL IDEO Displays the current video information, containing but not limited to resolution, refresh rate, scan mode, and HDCP. UDIO Displays the current audio source codec, type, sample frequency, and sample size information. Visionary, Network Audio Video...
  • Page 54 E-2/DuetD-2 U ROUBLESHOOTING ANUAL LEDs LASH Flashed the front LEDs of the unit. EMPERATURE Displays the current unit temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Visionary, Network Audio Video...

  • Page 55: Ack Ount Kit

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL OUNT OUNT The optional rack mount system for encoders/decoders is available as a kit from Visionary Solutions. Figure 12. Rack Mount System Visionary, Network Audio Video...

  • Page 56: Roduct Pecifications

    E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL RODUCT PECIFICATIONS RODUCT PECIFICATIONS Encoding / Decoding Video Codec JPEG2000 based visually lossless video compression algorithm Audio Codec Dante™ / AES67 Bit Rates 50 to 800 Mbps Ultra-low Latency (visually lossless video) 17ms @ 1080p60 & 4K60 4:2:0 Latency 33ms @ 4K30 4:4:4 Streaming Protocols...
  • Page 57 E-2/DuetD-2 U ANUAL RODUCT PECIFICATIONS Communication & Control of External Devices Network connectivity for control and IP traffic pass-through to remote LAN devices Ethernet USB 2.0 host or device signal extension and routing GPIO For extension and control of third-party devices Serial / RS-232 Bi-directional device control and monitoring Device control via infrared...

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