Step 6 - Upnp Network Connection; Set-Up - DCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
STEP 6 – UPnP Network Connection
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a set of protocols designed to allow consumer devices to interact
over a network. Vivaldi Upsampler complies with the UPnP AV protocol, enabling it to communicate
with other non-dCS devices, provided they also comply with this protocol.
A network streaming system is made up of three standard UPnP components: UPnP Control Point,
UPnP Media Renderer and UPnP Media Server. A system may consist of one or more of each of
these components. In such a system, all of the media (songs, tracks, videos etc) is stored on the
server. This storage device can be a NAS or a Computer. The control point (e.g. a tablet or smart
phone) requests the address of a particular item of media from the server (e.g. a NAS drive). It then
passes this address to the renderer (e.g. a Vivaldi Upsampler) to play. The renderer directly retrieves
the item from the specified address on the server, decodes and plays the media as it arrives over the
network from the server.
Enabling network streaming of audio using a Vivaldi Upsampler relies on the presence of standard
network infrastructure in your system. A description of the network will not be discussed in this manual
but at a minimum the following components are required for system setup: Router, Computer, Vivaldi
Upsampler, NAS, Wireless access point (WAP), Wireless control.
Please note that Ethernet cables are required to connect the devices and the NAS must have UPnP
media server software (e.g. Twonky, Asset) pre-installed, with UPnP mode turned on.
The dCS Vivaldi HD App is a control point application that will allow users to view / select available
renderers, view / select available media servers and browse / select / playback music via the Vivaldi
Upsampler. The dCS Vivaldi HD App is currently available for iOS.
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At the time of writing, versions of the App for Mac OSX, Windows and Android are in
development.

Set-up

• Download the dCS Vivaldi HD App from the App Store and install it on your control device.
• Connect the Upsampler's
• Connect the control device (e.g. iPad) to the network.
Figure 5 – Using a Vivaldi Upsampler and DAC with a NAS
• Launch the dCS Vivaldi HD App.
• The system will search for compatible zones (media renderers) e.g. Vivaldi Upsampler – there may
be only one. When the zone list appears, tap the Upsampler icon in the zone you want to use.
Connect the Upsampler's
(or AES3), as this will accept tunnel commands from the Upsampler.
The DAC's
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Network
interface to the Ethernet network.
AES1+2
AES1+2 input (or AES1) does not have this feature.
Router
output (or AES1) to the Vivaldi DAC's
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