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Matrix Systems
VN-Matrix 300
68-1995-01 Rev. A
12 10

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  • Page 1 User Guide Matrix Systems VN-Matrix 300 68-1995-01 Rev. A 12 10...
  • Page 2 Safety Instructions • English Warning Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and mainte- equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third nance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment.
  • Page 3 CAUTION: A caution warns of things or actions that might damage the equipment. WARNING: A warning warns of things or actions that might cause injury, death, or other severe consequences. Copyright © 2010 Extron Electronics. All rights reserved. Trademarks All trademarks mentioned in this guide are the properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Typical Application Bit Rates ......44 Rack Mounting ..........16 Configuration Page — Videoport (Decoder) ..45 Basic Setup Procedure ........17 Decoder Videoport Panel ......... 46 Configuring a VN-Matrix 300 System ..... 17 Decoder Streams Panel ........46 Network Communications Setup ....17 — Decoder Bit Rate and Stream Statistics ..
  • Page 6 Configuring a Serial Pass-through Group ..50 Firmware, Licensing Upgrades and User Accounts ............ 52 Upgrading Device Firmware ......52 Uploading the Firmware File to the VN-Matrix 300 Controller ....... 53 Licensing ............56 User Accounts ........... 57 Clock Management..........58 Controller Licensing ......... 58 Alarms and SNMP ..........

  • Page 7: Introduction

    VN-Matrix 300 series device fitted with v.4.5g firmware or later. Video signals connected to a VN-Matrix 300 encoder are compressed into a TCP or RTP data stream for transport across a local area or wide area network. At the far end of the network another VN-Matrix 300 unit decodes the compressed stream back into the original video signal format.

  • Page 8: Signal Compatibility - Video

    High level configuration is achieved via the network using the Integrated Web Management System. There is no need for the VN-Matrix 300 units to be configured for a specific source type. The VNC 300 or VND 300 automatically identifies the source format of the signal connected to the encoder.

  • Page 9: System Control

    This interface provides for full control of the VN-Matrix 300 feature set. One VN-Matrix 300 unit in the system is designated as a controller. This unit acts as a server for the web interface and holds a record of the configuration for all VN-Matrix 300 devices on the network.

  • Page 10: Vn-Matrix 300 System Overview

    VN-Matrix 300 In Use to Transmit (Encode) and Receive (Decode) Configuration of each device, including which source is displayed on which display, can be achieved by any PC on the same network, using the VN-Matrix 300 Integrated Web Management System...
  • Page 11 IP network. However, because RTP is a connection-less protocol, data delivery is not guaranteed. Where data packets are lost (such as due to excessive network traffic) the VN-Matrix 300 carefully manages the data stream to minimize any image disruption. VN-Matrix 300 • Introduction...
  • Page 12 However, because RTP is a connection-less protocol, data delivery is not guaranteed. Where data packets are lost (for example: due to excessive network traffic) the VN-Matrix 300 carefully manages the data stream to minimize any image disruption. VN-Matrix 300 • Introduction...
  • Page 13 NOT recommended. Each additional connection creates extra loading on the encoder CPU which ultimately results in poor display performance. In addition, multiple TCP streams carrying the same source data is an inefficient use of network bandwidth. VN-Matrix 300 • Introduction...

  • Page 14: Front Panel Features

    Front Panel Features Figure 5. VN-Matrix 300 Front Panel Indicators The following indicators are visible on the front of the VN-Matrix 300: Name Color Function Power Green Fully Lit – when the unit is receiving power from the 12V supply input.

  • Page 15: Test Button

    Test Pattern: 1280 x 720 Reset Button Each VN-Matrix 300 unit is fitted with a concealed reset button. This can be used to reboot the operating system, for example during firmware upgrade procedures. To activate this button, insert the blade of a very small screwdriver (or similar tool) or straightened paper clip into the hole on the front panel, on the left of the indicators.

  • Page 16: Digital Video Connectors

    VN-Matrix 300 and an external computer. COM1 is used for low level configuration of the VN-Matrix 300 unit via a serial link. COM2 is used for sending or receiving serial data across a network, for example for control of external devices.

  • Page 17: Installation And Basic Setup Procedures

    Network Connections Choosing a Suitable Location The VN-Matrix 300 is designed to be used either as a free-standing unit or to be mounted in a 19-inch equipment rack using the optional kits available. CAUTION: Whichever installation method you choose there are certain environmental requirements, detailed on the following pages, which must be observed in order to ensure safe and reliable operation.

  • Page 18: Temperature

    After the VN-Matrix 300 has been in use for a period of time, the external casing may become slightly warm to the touch. Ensure that any adjacent surfaces will not be affected by the heat.

  • Page 19: Mains Power Connection (Via Psu)

    Do not allow anything to rest on the mains power cord. Power-up Procedure You must always ensure that the VN-Matrix 300 is powered-up at the same time as the source computer or slightly before. VN-Matrix 300 • Installation and Basic Setup Procedures...

  • Page 20: Fitting A Mains Plug

    Never attempt to fit or use a plug without a ground or earth pin/ connection. Wiring Details The wires of both mains power cords (supplied with each VN-Matrix 300) are color-coded as shown in the table below; be sure to connect your plug in accordance with the following guidelines: Connect the wire colored...

  • Page 21: Accessories

    Never attempt to fit a fuse or circuit breaker of a higher maximum rating than shown above. Accessories Supplied Accessories In addition to this User Guide, the VN-Matrix 300 is supplied with the following accessories. Item Quantity Part Number 12 V Power Supply Unit (PSU)

  • Page 22: Rack Mounting

    Extron dealer. Redundant PSU A 12 way redundant power supply system (VNM12PSR) is available. This is designed to be used for powering multiple VN-Matrix 300 units when they are rack mounted. Power supply redundancy: 12 Units — with full redundancy...

  • Page 23: Basic Setup Procedure

    Basic Setup Procedure Configuring a VN-Matrix 300 System Setting up and connecting a VN-Matrix 300 system is best undertaken in three stages. Stage 1: Network Communications Setup Configure the network settings for each device using a PC and serial data link, ensuring that one device is configured as a controller.
  • Page 24 Flow control: None Low level configuration Connect the power to the VN-Matrix 300 (or, if already connected, cycle the power off then on). The VN-Matrix 300 will commence sending setup/diagnostic data which should appear in the HyperTerminal window. After a few seconds the diagnostic data will stop and you will see a flashing cursor in the Hyperterminal window.
  • Page 25 Unit Specific Options Set the IP address of Remember that one (and only one) VN-Matrix 300 must be the controller. configured as a controller. The controller IP address must be set to the IP Address (option 2 and 12) of either Network port on the unit designated as the controller.

  • Page 26: Network (Nic) Connections

    Use the correct cable type for your chosen network. Single Network Connection The VN-Matrix 300 may be configured to run on a single physical network port (1 or 2). In this configuration all data (image, ancillary and control including monitoring) is transported over a single physical link.

  • Page 27: Video And Audio Data

    Video and Audio Data Video and audio data may be transported over either of the NICs on the VN-Matrix 300 unit and are independent of the system control data. NOTE: The browser is accessible via either network port on the unit that is configured as the controller.

  • Page 28: Switched Network Configuration, Example 2

    Option 7 is no longer available under Network port 1. Browser address 192.168.0.1 Browser (NIC2) 192.168.0.3 Switch Unit 1 Unit 2 Controller NIC2:192.168.0.1 NIC2:192.168.0.2 NIC1:172.28.0.1 NIC1:172.28.0.2 Switch Local NMS server 172.28.0.3 Local NMS server 172.28.0.3 Browser (NIC1) 172.28.0.3 Browser address 172.28.0.1 VN-Matrix 300 • Installation and Basic Setup Procedures...
  • Page 29 Boot method: static dhcp] Boot method: static [dhcp] Address: 172.28.0.2 Address: 192.168.0.2 Netmask: 255.255.0.0 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: Gateway: Broadcast: Broadcast: Mtu: 1500 Mtu: 1500 Controller ip: 192.168.0.1 Controller port: 5432 Webserver port: 80 Exit VN-Matrix 300 • Installation and Basic Setup Procedures...

  • Page 30: Routed Network Configuration Example

    NOTES: This is an example of a routed network configuration. Unit 1 is configured as the controller, on IP address 192.168.0.1. • The two VN-Matrix 300 units are connected across a WAN via an external router. A gateway IP address is now set on NIC port 2 (option 14).
  • Page 31 Boot method: static dhcp] Boot method: static [dhcp] Address: 172.29.1.1 Address: 192.168.1.1 Netmask: 255.255.0.0 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.250 Broadcast: Broadcast: Mtu: 1500 Mtu: 1500 Controller ip: 192.168.0.1 Controller port: 5432 Webserver port: 80 Exit VN-Matrix 300 • Installation and Basic Setup Procedures...

  • Page 32: System Configuration

    The web interface is served up by the VN-Matrix 300 device that was designated as the controller during the network set-up procedure. It can be viewed by any up-to-date web browser, running on a PC that is connected to the same network as the VN-Matrix 300 devices.

  • Page 33: Start Up And Login Procedure

    The login screen will be displayed in the browser (see figure 14). Login Screen — User Accounts VN-Matrix 300 has two user accounts: admin — which allows full read/write access to all setup parameters, public — which allows read only access to setup parameters.

  • Page 34: Device List Page

    As a Decoder The mode for each device may be set as required. Note that the VN-Matrix 300 is also supplied as a decoder only option. In this case the source (encoder) mode is not available to be used. Figure 15.

  • Page 35: Device Page

    Link Status — The condition of the ETHERNET network link to the controller. Licensed Features ( This field provides a description of features that are enabled on the device. The licence management button provides access the License page where additional features may be enabled. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 36: Device Setup

    Device setup encoder or as a decoder. NOTE: The VN-Matrix 300 is available as a decoder (VND 300) only. In this case it is not possible to configure the unit as an encoder. Create Source (Encoder) Select this option to create a source (ENCODER).

  • Page 37: Create Display (Decoder)

    Multicast TTL — This value sets the Time To Live (TTL) for multicast packets. Configuration Provides access to the device configuration pages. Select an icon to access the configuration pages. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 38: Configuration Page - Videoport (Encoder)

    Note that this need not be the same as the name applied to the physical unit itself. Input Mode — The VN-Matrix 300 codec supports a fully automatic detection of the connected signal format. No manual configuration is required.

  • Page 39: Encoder Streams Panel

    The user is prompted to enter a Multicast group address in the range 224.nnn.nnn.nnn to 239.nnn.nnn.nnn. Streams are sent as RTP Multicast. Note that the VN-Matrix 300 supports IGMP V2 for multicast working. New export stream This function is not supported.

  • Page 40: Bandwidth Management Page - Videoport (Encoder)

    Bandwidth Management (Standard control) — Provides a simple interface used to configure a subset of the VN-Matrix 300 compression toolset. Advanced settings — Provides (advanced) control of the complete VN-Matrix 300 compression toolset. To hide this area, click the button in the Bandwidth Standard Management control section.

  • Page 41: Bandwidth Management - Standard Control

    PBR-F (FD) — This mode is as for PBR-F with the addition of dynamic frame rate management if the spatial compression is insufficient to maintain the bit rate limit. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 42: Advanced Control - Video Quality And Bandwidth Management

    Advanced pages to access this sectopm. The controls in this area provide access to the complete set of image quality and bit rate tools for the VN-Matrix 300 encoder. The controls are divided into to two main categories: Video Quality...

  • Page 43: Video Quality Management

    Mb source and to fill in gaps in the data when using a lossy network transport such as RTP. A value of 1 refreshes the screen in one second, a value of 0.1 refreshes the screen 10 times per second. A value of 0 disables the refresh. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 44: Bandwidth Management

    The streams panel provides statistics on all of the active connections running on the encoder. Figure 25. Streams Panel Section The bit rate figure that is reported here is the total for all streams, including video, ancillary (audio) and FEC. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 45: Configuration Page - Ancport (Encoder)

    Primarily, this data relates to the embedded audio. Figure 26. Configuration Page Icons Figure 27. Configuration Page of the stream that is assigned to the ancillary data. Name NOTE: That this may be different to that of the physical encoder unit itself. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 46: Anc Panel

    There are 16 audio channels present in the SDI/HDSDI/3G SDI video transport. These are arranged in 4 groups each of 4 channels. The VN-Matrix 300 units can transport 1 group (4 audio channels). The required audio group is selected here. The groups are presented as channel pairs as described below.
  • Page 47 • transport. Error injection rate This setting should be left at 0. It used for test purposes only and is used to drop packets artificially in order to test the effectiveness of the FEC scheme. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 48: Streams Panel (Anc)

    The user is prompted to enter a multicast group address in the range 224.nnn.nnn.nnn to 239.nnn.nnn.nnn. Streams are sent as RTP multicast. Note that the VN-Matrix 300 supports IGMP V2 for multicast working. When this option is not selected Streams are sent as RTP unicast.
  • Page 49 The user is prompted to enter a multicast group address in the range 224.nnn.nnn.nnn to 239.nnn.nnn.nnn. Streams are sent as RTP multicast. The VN-Matrix 300 supports IGMP V2 for multicast working. When — this option is not selected: Streams are sent as RTP unicast.

  • Page 50: Typical Application Bit Rates

    (3 Gbs) Typical Bit rate (video) Typical bit rates — Embedded Audio The VN-Matrix 300 supports the transport of the Ancillary data that is embedded in the video transport. The ancillary data contains audio, timecode, closed caption and other user specific information.

  • Page 51: Configuration Page - Videoport (Decoder)

    The maximum supported bit rate is 300Mbs. This is the total combined bit rate for video and audio data. The VN-Matrix 300 GUI provides an indication of the total transport bit rate as adjustments are made to compression and FEC.

  • Page 52: Decoder Videoport Panel

    Stream Type — rtp unicast A unicast UDP stream, used for best effort point to point connections. This type of connection is replaced by the _rtp(m) type if a multicast stream has been configured at the corresponding encoder. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...
  • Page 53 Figure 34. FEC Stream NOTES: FEC data is only sent from an encoder when it is enabled for processing by a • decoder. FEC data is only sent for the audio stream. • VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 54: Decoder - Bit Rate And Stream Statistics

    Setting the Playback Delay too large increases the image latency and may result in internal buffer overflow on high bandwidth data streams. This causes a jumpy screen update and screen flashing. The Playback Delay setting should be set to a value between 0.1 and 0.2 seconds. VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 55: Device Page - Peripherals

    Pass-through Control Mode In this mode, serial data is passed from one VN-Matrix 300 device to another. Data flow is fully bi-directional and is independent of whether the VN-Matrix 300 is an encoder or decoder.

  • Page 56: Configuring A Serial Pass-Through Group

    ) to server. Peripherals mode Configure the other settings ( ) (baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity, and handshake) as required. Click the tab. Save All Figure 37. Serial Pass-through Group — Server Mode VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...
  • Page 57 Change the other settings (baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity, and handshake) as required. Click Save All tab. Figure 38. Serial Pass-through Group — Client Mode VN-Matrix 300 • System Configuration...

  • Page 58: Firmware, Licensing Upgrades And User Accounts

    Upgrading Device Firmware From time to time Extron may issue firmware upgrades for VN-Matrix 300 in order to make new functionality available. Details of the latest firmware release will be published on our website, www.extron.com. Upgrades are supplied in a single file, named in the format upgrade_verx.x.tar...

  • Page 59: Uploading The Firmware File To The Vn-Matrix 300 Controller

    Uploading the Firmware File to the VN-Matrix 300 Controller Login to the web interface. From the Device List page, click on the VN-Matrix 300 device that you wish to upgrade. From the Device page, click the tab. The Upgrade page will appear: Upgrade Figure 39.
  • Page 60 To install the new firmware into a VN-Matrix 300 unit NOTE: You must upgrade the VN-Matrix 300 controller first. Please note, however, that once you go past the stage the unit will reboot and the ReadyToActivate upgrade file will be erased from the controller.
  • Page 61 Once rebooted the field will show Device Upgrade Status READY TO COMMIT the VN-Matrix 300 will be using the new firmware. Test for correct operation. If everything is working correctly, click forward again to permanently install the new firmware. Device Upgrade Status...

  • Page 62: Licensing

    Licensing Each VN-Matrix 300 unit is supplied with a feature set that is defined by a license key and a structure. This is not intended to be changed as part of normal operation and this section is provided for information only.

  • Page 63: User Accounts

    The password can include letters, numbers and the underscore character, and is case-sensitive. Click the Update Password button to save the change. The new password will be required the next time you login. VN-Matrix 300 • Firmware, License Upgrades, and User Accounts...

  • Page 64: Clock Management

    The system controller is able to be licensed to add or remove features. Currently the license is entered in production and users should not attempt modify this in any way, otherwise the unit may become unstable. VN-Matrix 300 • Firmware, License Upgrades, and User Accounts...

  • Page 65: Alarms And Snmp

    Alarms — The VN-Matrix 300 is configured to generate alarms for range of error conditions. A list of these error conditions and their meanings are presented on the following pages. Alarms can be monitored at a number of locations throughout the WEB GUI:...

  • Page 66: Alarms Page

    Alarm Reporting — Set the alarm to be either reporting or not reporting. Each alarm condition has a default reporting setting. Note that the default setting is listed in this drop down independently of any changes that have been made to the alarm reporting. VN-Matrix 300 • Alarms and SNMP...

  • Page 67: Alarm Type

    In addition there is one alarm error that only occurs on the device that is configured as the system controller. Alarm Source Alarm filters may be set for either a single, specific unit or for all VN-Matrix 300 devices in the system. Alarm Severity Alarms may be set to one of three severities.

  • Page 68: Alarm Logs

    Position the mouse pointer over the required sorting heading (Type, Raise time, or Severity) and left click to change the list order. The list will be refreshed each time the sorting criteria is applied. VN-Matrix 300 • Alarms and SNMP...

  • Page 69: Alarm Type Description - Encoder

    Critical, reporting supported Unsupported Mode Not applicable to VN-Matrix 300 Bad Source Not applicable to VN-Matrix 300 Analogue Phasing error Not applicable to VN-Matrix 300 Hardware encoding The hardware is unable to Critical, reporting error encode the input signal. Unsupported audio...

  • Page 70: Alarm Type Description - Decoder

    Check the device in question Critical, reporting to contact the specified Is power applied? device. The device is not Is the network cable / connection available or has failed. present? Has the unit been removed? VN-Matrix 300 • Alarms and SNMP...

  • Page 71: Overview - Snmp

    Overview SNMP — The VN-Matrix 300 system has the ability to report alarm events via an SNMP trap, providing simple integration with Network management systems (NMS). When communicating using SNMP the VN-Matrix 300 complies with the requirements of SNMP v3.

  • Page 72: Reference Information

    Vertical frequency ......23.97 Hz to 60 Hz, depending on signal format Resolutions ........525i, 625i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080psf Sync — genlock — decoder External sync (genlock) ....0.8 Vp-p (digital component video) Genlock connector ......1 female BNC VN-Matrix 300 • Technical Data...

  • Page 73: Audio Processing

    (4.4 cm H* x 21.5 cm W x 30.9 cm D) *Height with feet is 2.1" (5.3 cm). (Depth includes connectors.) Product weight ....... 2.8 lbs (1.3 kg) each Shipping weight ......8 lbs (4 kg) VN-Matrix 300 • Technical Data...

  • Page 74: Hardware

    Each address is unique and in the format 0:E0:AA:10: where: is in the range 00 – FF, is in the range 00 – FF For example: Port I: 00:E0:AA:10:00:18 IP address: Factory-set default is: Port I: 192.168.0.1 User-definable via the serial interface. VN-Matrix 300 • Technical Data...

  • Page 75: Network Port 2: Sfp

    Each address is unique and in the format 0:E0:AA:10: where: is in the range 00 – FF is in the range 00 – FF For example: Port II: 00:E0:AA:10:10:18 IP address: Factory-set default is: Port II: 192.168.1.12 User-definable via the serial interface. VN-Matrix 300 • Technical Data...

  • Page 76: Rs-232 Serial I/O (Com1 And Com2)

    None Stop Bits: Flow Control: None COM2 setting: Baud: 115200 The default settings are able Bits: to be modified to suit user Parity: None requirements for control of Stop Bits: external equipment. Flow Control: None VN-Matrix 300 • Technical Data...

  • Page 77: Extron Warranty

    Extron Electronics makes no further warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the product and its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular use. In no event will Extron Electronics be liable for direct, indirect, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this product even if Extron Electronics has been advised of such damage.

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