Tx Video Configuration Page - ADDER AdderLink Infinity User Manual

TX Video Configuration page

This page contains four controls which allow you to optimize video transmission
for use with network links that may not be able to offer full bandwidth
availability. Where bandwidth is plentiful, you should not need to alter the
default settings. See Using the TX Video Configuration page
optimization of these controls.
To get here
1 If not already connected, temporarily
computer via a
for tips on
2 Run a web browser and enter the IP address of the Infinity TX unit.
Default: http://9.8..9
If the address is unknown, either use the
utility to discover it, or perform a
3 Click the TX Video Configuration link.
Background Refresh
The TX unit sends portions of the video image only when they change. In order to give the best
user experience, the TX unit also sends the whole video image, at a lower frame rate, in the
background. The Background Refresh parameter controls the rate at which this background image
is sent. The default value is 'every 32 frames', meaning that a full frame is sent in the background
every 32 frames. Reducing this to 'every 64 frames' or more will reduce the amount of bandwidth
that the TX unit consumes. On a high-traffic network this parameter should be reduced in this
way to improve overall system performance. Options: every 32 frames, every 64 frames, every 128
frames, every 256 frames or disabled.
Colourdepth
This parameter determines the number of bits required to define the colour of every pixel. The
maximum (and default) value is '24 bit'. By reducing the value you can significantly reduce
bandwidth consumption, at the cost of video colour reproduction. Options: 24 bit, 16 bit or 8 bit.
Peak bandwidth limiter
The TX unit will employ a 'best effort' strategy in sending video and other data over the IP network.
This means it will use as much of the available network bandwidth as necessary to achieve optimal
data quality, although typically the TX unit will use considerably less than the maximum available.
In order to prevent the TX unit from 'hogging' too much of the network capacity, you can reduce
this setting to place a tighter limit on the maximum bandwidth permissible to the TX unit. Range:
1 to 1000.
Frame skipping percentage
Frame Skipping involves 'missing out' video frames between those captured by the TX unit. For
video sources that update only infrequently or for those that update very frequently but where
high fidelity is not required, frame skipping is a good strategy for reducing the overall bandwidth
consumed by the system. Range: 0 to 100%.
connect the Infinity unit and a
network.
Start-of-Day configuration
manual factory reset.
See Important Information on page 2.
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