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  • Page 1 User Manual VEGA-2002 4Kp60 HEVC Real-Time Encoder...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Test conditions for passing included the equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure. In order to protect the prod- uct from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial enclosure products.
  • Page 4 Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush  of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive elec- tronic components. VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 5 The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 should be no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
  • Page 6 VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    OSD (Under Development) ..............27 Chapter How to Stream ........29 RTSP/RTP ....................30 MPEG-TS....................33 RTMP ...................... 35 HTTP Live Streaming................37 Zixi Live Streaming.................. 38 Appendix A Hardware/Software Support List ..39 VEGA-2002 Video Encoding Performance ..........40 VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 8 VEGA-2002 User Manual viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    Chapter Product Introduction...

  • Page 10: General Introduction

    4K HEVC engine that can be easily integrated as a portable broadcasting solution. The VEGA-2002 is a great and powerful module to open new online media opportunities enabling live event streaming even in the most challenging scenarios where a traditional outside broadcasting setup is not a feasible option.

  • Page 11: Product Specifications

    HDMI: 4 stereo (Only supports the HDMI: 2 stereo SDI port next to the line in) Audio Input & Compression Audio Compression AAC-LC, AAC-HE, AAC-HEv2 Format Sampling HDMI/SDI: 44.1/48Khz-16-bit Rates Line in: 32/44.1/48Khz-16-bit Video Output Self View Frame VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 12: Software Architecture

    Temperature Environmental Operating 50 to 95% (non-condensing) Humidity Non- Operating 50 to 95% (non-condensing) Humidity Software Architecture VEGA-2002 provides a Web GUI to control encoding, streaming, recording, and other parameters. Below is the software architecture for reference. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Module Board Dimensions

    Module Board Dimensions VEGA-2002-12G SDI/HDMI  VEGA-2002-4X3G SDI  VEGA-2002-3G SDI/HDMI  VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 14 VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Installing Vega-2002

    Chapter Installing VEGA-2002...
  • Page 16 VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 17 Connect the LAN cable to the Internet HUB. Please make sure your PC's LAN cable is also connected to the HUB. (If you want your PC to serve as a decoder.) Connect your USB flash drive to USB1 or USB2 for the recording function. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Start Working With Vega-2002

    Start the web browser on your PC and type in 192.168.1.10 in the URL address bar. Enter your username and password to log into the Web UI. VEGA-2002 has a default username of admin and default password of admin. The Live page should be displayed as below.

  • Page 19: Led For Video Source Connections

    There are two LEDs which can indicate the connection status of video source. Below is the LED behavior table for reference. LED Status Table  Video Source Not Connected Connected HDMI(FPGA_D1) Light-on Light-blink SDI(FPGA_D2) Light-on Light-off LED Location  – VEGA-2002-12GS VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 20 – VEGA-2002-4X3GS – VEGA-2002-3GS VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Vega-2002 Web Gui

    Chapter VEGA-2002 Web GUI...

  • Page 22: Live Page

    The System page shows: Information, Initialize, Time setting, System log, and Access log. Information It includes Model Name, Serial Number, and Software Version. Initialize It provides options to restore factory defaults or backup settings for the system and the system firmware. VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 23 The user can set the system clock manually. (format: MMDDhhmmYYYY) Synchronize the system clock to Network Time Protocol (NTP)  Check the NTP to set the NTP Server and Time Zone. System Log Shows system log messages. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Broadcast

    Shows the web access log from GUI/CGI commands. Broadcast 3.3.1 Wowza Live VEGA-2002 supports the Wowza Live streaming protocol. The user can fill in the parameters to set up streaming to a targeted Wowza streaming service. Here are the descriptions for each field: Field...

  • Page 25: Espxmedia

    3.3.2 ESPxMedia VEGA-2002 supports the ESPxMedia Live streaming protocol. The user can fill in the parameters to link to the ESPxMedia Live streaming service. The user can press Authorize to start authorization of the username/email and pass- word first. Then press submit to start sending the chosen encoding configuration Out- put to Viewport to the ESPxMedia Live service.

  • Page 26: Stream Settings Page

    Then user-specified encoding settings can be transmitted by different protocols: Pro- tocol 1 / Protocol 2 / Protocol 3. Each protocol in a channel can have its own streaming method. Please refer to 3.4.2 Protocol for details on streaming protocols. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 27: Customize - Video Settings

    Set the profile setting for H.264 to high, main, or baseline if H.264 H264 Profile is selected. Bit rate encoding mode CBR only in VEGA-2002 When you set the image codec to H.265/H.264 and set bit rate Bit rate compression mode to CBR, the target bit rate of the output stream can be set.

  • Page 28: Protocol

    Outputs segment files in fragmented MP4 format, similar to MPEG- DASH. fmp4 files may be used in HLS version 7 and above. HLS-Server URL URL of the HLS server HLS-User Username of the HLS server HLS-Password Password of the HLS server VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 29 3.4.2.2 RTP Protocol VEGA-2002 provides End-to-End transport via the RTP protocol which is used to transport media data over UDP. Once the setting is submitted, VEGA-2002 will send data to the target device. Field Description RTP – IP Target IP address.
  • Page 30 3.4.2.3 SRT Protocol VEGA-2002 supports SRT streaming to an SRT Server. Users can use client soft- ware to connect to an SRT Server to receive VEGA-2002 audio and video data. Field Description SRT - URL Specifies the URL of an SRT server (ex. srt://192.168.0.66:1234).
  • Page 31 3.4.2.5 ZIXI Protocol VEGA-2002 provides the ZIXI protocol which is a software-based platform enabling reliable transmission of broadcast-quality HD video globally over unmanaged internet connections and private IP networks. Field Description ZIXI – Stream ID Specifies the unique stream ID for this ZIXI stream.

  • Page 32: Video/Audio

    The user can set either SDI/HDMI or External Audio Jack inputs for the audio stream. Sample Rate  The user can set the sample rate of the audio stream. Audio codec  The user can set the bit rate of the audio stream. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 33: Network Settings

    IPv4 Settings To get IP settings automatically, please check the DHCP to obtain the IP  address automatically. To specify an IP address, type in the following IP address in the Subnet mask  and Default gateway boxes. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 34: Record Settings

    You can insert a USB flash drive and press the “Reload page” button. It will show the information of the storage device. Record  Press the “Record” button to start recording. Stop  Press the “Stop” button to stop recording. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 35: Osd (Under Development)

    Use this OSD page to set OSD for streaming on Channel 1. Check OSD Enable to upload an OSD file and set the position of OSD. Note! OSD files only support *.bmp 24/32-bit and the maximum size of an OSD file is 2M. VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 36 VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 How To Stream

    Chapter How to Stream...

  • Page 38: Rtsp/Rtp

    RTSP/RTP Please make sure that the SDI or HDMI cable is connected to VEGA-2002 correctly before starting. RTSP streaming will execute automatically. This section shows how to open RTSP streaming from VLC or another suitable player. Open Network Stream from VideoLAN in VLC Media Player.
  • Page 39 This section shows how to open RTP streaming from VLC or another suitable player. Set up RTP on the stream page for VEGA-2002 by using the WebGUI. Use this URL to open RTP video and launch the VLC program for streaming video/audio.
  • Page 40 VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Mpeg-Ts

    This section shows how to play MPEG-TS from VLC Player. Please make sure that the SDI or HDMI cable is connected to VEGA-2002 correctly before starting. Set up TS–Protocol (UDP), on the stream page of VEGA-2002 by using the WebGUI.
  • Page 42 Set up TS–Protocol (TCP), on the stream page of VEGA-2002 by using the WebGUI. Launch the VLC program for TCP streaming video/audio. tcp://TS-IP:TS-Port?listen VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 43: Rtmp

    This section shows how to stream your video using RTMP as the streaming protocol to YouTube or Facebook. Please make sure that the SDI or HDMI cable is connected to VEGA-2002 correctly before starting. HEVC is not supported in flv. Only H.264 is supported.
  • Page 44 You will get the Server URL: “ rtmps://live-api-s.facebook.com:443/rtmp/” and Stream name/key: “xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?ds=1&a=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” (5). Fill in the corresponding RTMP Key and RTMP URL on the stream page of the VEGA-2002 WebGUI. (6). Click the Submit button. (7). You can start streaming your video to Facebook Live.

  • Page 45: Http Live Streaming

    Note! HEVC is not supported in flv. It only supports H264. Use this URL to open HLS http://192.168.1.10/hls/channel1.m3u8 on iOS. You will see the HLS. VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 46: Zixi Live Streaming

    Run VLC and open the ‘Media’ menu. Select ‘Stream’ to open the ‘Open Media’ window. Select ‘Network’. Fill in ‘zixi://demo.zixi.com/demo’ as the ZIXI host URL. Note! Users can follow the Zixi VLC Plugin Setup Guide for Installation  and Setup. https://zixidocumentation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ZVPSG/pages/  7667745/Installing+the+VLC+Player+and+the+Zixi+VLC+Plug-In VEGA-2002 User Manual...

  • Page 47: Appendix A Hardware/Software Support List

    Appendix Hardware/Software Support List...

  • Page 48: Vega-2002 Video Encoding Performance

    Each table shows maximum bit rate, encoding resolution, and the number of stream- ing outputs for different input resolutions. These tables have been evaluated and tested by Advantech. Please follow these tables to configure your VEGA-2002. Users can also use our Dashboard: Stream -> Dashboard, to see if a specified set- ting is working normally.
  • Page 49 VEGA-2002 User Manual...
  • Page 50 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2022...

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