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Instreamer

Network audio encoder for
commercial, industrial and security
applications

Firmware: V3.17
Released: 25th July 2011
Supports

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INSTREAMER (legacy)

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INSTREAMER 100

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EXSTREAMER 1000, 500

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ANNUNCICOM series

U se r M a n u a l

Summary of Contents for Instreamer

Page 1: ...mer Network audio encoder for commercial industrial and security applications Firmware V3 17 Released 25th July 2011 Supports INSTREAMER legacy INSTREAMER 100 EXSTREAMER 1000 500 ANNUNCICOM series User Manual ...

Page 2: ...s 10 Links to the Dictionary 10 Bookmarks pane in Adobe Acrobat 10 Chapter overview 11 2Device Status and Control 12 2 1Status and Control 13 Refresh 13 Status 13 Input peak value 13 SENDING 13 CTS IN RS 232 13 RTS OUT RS 232 13 Inputs 14 3Device Configuration 15 3 1Network settings 16 IP Address 16 Netmask 17 Gateway IP Address 18 DHCP Host Name 18 Use SonicIP 18 3 2Audio settings 19 Input source...

Page 3: ...e Information 35 Trigger level 35 Pre Trigger Start 36 Post Trigger Play 36 Buffer Underrun Mode TCP 36 Streaming Packet Strategy 36 UDP Tx Source Port 36 Radio Path 37 icy url SIP user 37 icy genre 37 Shoutcast stream 37 Type of Service DSCP 38 Stream to 39 Stream to Disabled entry 40 Stream to Internet Radio entry 40 Stream to RTP entry 40 Stream to BRTP entry 41 Stream to SIP entry 41 Stream to...

Page 4: ... UDP command port 45 TCP command port 45 Web server port 45 3 6Serial settings 45 Baud rate 46 Data bits 46 Parity 46 Stop bits 46 Flow control 46 Local port 46 Destination IP 47 Destination port 47 3 7Security settings 48 Save configuration 48 Save configuration password usage 49 View configuration 49 View configuration password usage 49 Control Command 50 Level 4 to 6 User 51 Ice Shoutcast 51 Li...

Page 5: ... livefeed xml 52 listen xml 52 4Reverting to factory defaults 53 Hard default settings 54 5Rebooting the device 55 6Updating the device 56 6 1Downloading the latest firmware 56 6 2Serial Rescue 57 6 3Web Update 57 7Dictionary 65 8Legal Information 67 ...

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Page 7: ...browser interface using PCs web pads PDAs or other web enabled devices SNMP remote monitoring capabilities allow for building a manageable distributed audio network With serial and Ethernet control APIs open IP standards and the standard encoding formats the device can also be integrated with other components controlled by automation systems or used with Barix Exstreamers to create more flexible m...

Page 8: ...16 bit streams at 44 1 and 48 kHz sample rate stereo big or littel endian from an analog source Supported stream connections HTTP BRTP RTP SIP Raw UDP Raw TCP Icecast and Icecast ID3 source Shoutcast source Supports stream authentication HTTP Shoutcast Icecast 10 100 Mbit Ethernet connection supports automatic network configuration BOOTP DHCP AutoIP and IPzator as well as manual static IP configur...

Page 9: ...r later 1 3 Installing the device For the installation of the Barix Instreamer 100 or the legacy Barix Instreamer please refer to the corresponding Quick Install Guide A printed version is included in the box and can also be downloaded from our site www barix com 1 4 Additional documents Technical specifications can be found in the corresponding product sheet which can be downloaded from our site ...

Page 10: ...ter name are red and underlined and serve as direct links when viewed in Adobe Acrobat Viewer Click on the link to jump to the referenced chapter click on the left arrow icon to jump back to where you came from Links to the Dictionary Some technical terms e g DHCP are underlined and red Click on them to jump to the dictionary at the end of this manual click on the left arrow icon to jump back Book...

Page 11: ...aining how to update or how to change from standard firmware Step by step How To explaining configuration for external services and devices IR Remote control explaining the functionality of the Barix IR Remote control Advanced User section explaining configuration via Serial cable and reference to the CGI API Dictionary explaining technical names and expressions used in this manual Introduction 11...

Page 12: ... the URL field and hit the Enter key Example 192 168 0 12 You will see the following window content The top frame shows the logos INSTREAMER and BARIX A click on either logo will bring you to the Barix homepage Help information will show up in the right grey frame of the browser window The left white frame shows current status information and permits the control of the streaming status the simulat...

Page 13: ...ENDING The LED next to SENDING has the following meaning GREY for not sending GREEN for sending When the device is set to send on CTS then the following two links will appear Click the SEND link to start sending the stream Click the STOP link to stop sending CTS IN RS 232 Click the SET link to simulate CTS being activated Click the CLR link to simulate CTS being deactivated The LED next to CTS IN ...

Page 14: ...t The LED next to RTS OUT has the following meaning GREY for inactivated GREEN for activated Inputs Inputs 1 4 are available on an Exstreamer 1000 or 500 inputs 1 8 are available on an Annuncicom 1000 GREY is shown for an inactive and GREEN for an active GP input 14 Device Status and Control ...

Page 15: ... browser and type in the IP address of the Barix device in the URL field and hit the Enter key Example 192 168 0 10 You will see the following window content The top frame shows the logos INSTREAMER and BARIX A click on either logo will bring you to the Barix homepage Help information will show up in the right grey frame of the browser window To obtain the configuration pages click the button belo...

Page 16: ...r on or reboot IP Address Enter the 4 values of the desired static IP address e g 192 168 0 12 for an internal LAN Attention Make sure that you enter a free IP address The device will check this and will not be available until the device using the same IP is disconnected or switched off The command Ping can be used to ensure that a specific IP address is unused i e No reply The automatic discovery...

Page 17: ...0 to disable DHCP 0 0 4 0 to disable BOOTP 0 0 8 0 to disable IPzator Examples 0 0 3 0 disables AutoIP and DHCP 0 0 11 0 disables all but BOOTP Attention 0 0 15 0 disables all discovery functions which locks you out unless you reset the device to factory defaults by pressing the reset button for about 10 seconds Netmask Enter the 4 values of the desired Netmask e g 0 0 0 0 for a default Netmask de...

Page 18: ...valid Gateway address 0 0 0 0 will then work fine If you have set a Static IP address then you will need to configure a valid Gateway address manually Try first the same Gateway IP address your PC is set to If it doesn t work then ask your Network Administrator for a correct Gateway IP address DHCP Host Name From version VB3 17 a DHCP host name can be configured for the device If this field is lef...

Page 19: ... The Exstreamer 500 and Exstreamer 1000 have external Analogue to Digital circuitry which support input speeds of 32 and 48kHz The selection provides a better input signal to noise ratio however the A D gain is fixed and cannot be adjusted Default setting is Line stereo Instreamer Ex 500 Ex 1000 Ann 100 200 Ann 1000 Ann 155 Line Mono Line Mono Line Mono Line Mono Line Mono Line Stereo Line Stereo ...

Page 20: ...rmats the sampling frequency must be set to match the input the coding type does not matter Encoding Quality This parameter applies only when MPEG encoding is selected in the previous parameter Choose between 0 lowest and 7 highest in steps of 1 The encoder quality table below shows the average bit rate in kilobits per second for the quality settings and sampling frequencies in kHz using mono inpu...

Page 21: ...for 16 kHz and for 48 kHz As the stereo adds about 20 to 30 percent when compared to mono other sampling frequencies can be calculated using the previous mono table Advanced Encoder Settings These following settings are for advanced users only Detailed information about the Encoder Settings can be found in the Micronas MAS3587 MP3 encoder data sheet A D amplifier gain Choose the desired gain 3 up ...

Page 22: ...u use RTP streaming or need low latency on the transmission MP3 Channel Mode Extension Enable or disable the MS Stereo encoding for stereo only When set to disable MS Stereo encoding only mono will be encoded and therefore the bandwidth used is minimized MP3 Copyright Protection Enable or disable the copyright protection bit in the MP3 stream MP3 Stream Type Select between a copy or an original in...

Page 23: ...User Manual Instreamer V3 17 25th July 2011 3 3 Streaming settings These settings adjust the streaming mode parameters and destinations Device Configuration 23 ...

Page 24: ...ignal is above the Trigger level see section below This feature is not available for digital inputs send on I O only available on devices with GPI will stream audio depending upon the state of the GPI configured as the Control GPI Control GPI Defines which GPI will control the streaming if the streaming mode is send on I O Active open closed Defines whether the device streams when the selected Con...

Page 25: ...ent a cut off when audio should be sent longer than detected It defines the amount of time that the device will continue streaming after the actual trigger has been cleared This feature is most useful when used in combination with the send on level feature Buffer Underrun Mode TCP The Buffer Underrun Mode TCP defines the action if a TCP stream is slower than the real stream from the encoder In thi...

Page 26: ...o PC software like WinAmp The URL to connect is http x x x x p where x x x x is the IP address of this device and p is this Radio path Example http 192 168 0 24 xstream The device can serve up to 6 concurrent radio streams icy url SIP user icy url is taken into account only for Shoutcast Enter URL of web of your radio station up to 60 characters Example http www exampleradio com Default setting is...

Page 27: ...following list details the precedence bits and their possible values 000 0 Routine 001 1 Priority 010 2 Immediate 011 3 Flash 100 4 Flash Override 01 5 Critical 110 6 Internetwork Control 111 7 Network Control Now the TOS bits themselves Delay when set to 1 the packet requests low delay Throughout when set to 1 the packet requests high throughput Reliability when set to 1 the packet requests high ...

Page 28: ...ns The choice of settings to distribute the stream to other devices depends on your environment and desired functionality If the stream should be reliably received by just a few devices up to 8 raw TCP can be used since lost packets are retransmitted automatically If you encounter too many audio blanks hiccups then we recommend using RTP since lost packets are replaced by the Streaming client firm...

Page 29: ... for the types BRTP and SIP which are only available with the first entry Stream to Disabled entry Set the connection type to not used to disable an entry The IP and Port can be left as is as they are as they do not matter on a disabled entry Stream to Internet Radio entry Set the connection type to Internet Radio radio server for a single client default The IP 0 0 0 0 will act as a TCP listener H...

Page 30: ...P server under Port Port 0 5060 See also section icy url SIP user further above Stream to Raw UDP entry Set the connection type to Raw UDP for an UDP destination The IP 0 0 0 0 will broadcast UDP on the subnet e g 192 168 0 255 on the port selected under Port 0 3030 enter an IP for a UDP unicast destination e g 192 168 0 11 Stream to Raw TCP entry Set the connection type to Raw TCP for a single TC...

Page 31: ...Enter 4 values of the destination IP address e g 0 0 0 0 for unused destinations except when the connection type is set to UDP it will be broadcasted e g 192 168 0 255 0 0 0 0 for connection TCP Port if this device is used as a TCP listener waiting for a connection from a streaming device default 192 168 0 34 for a directed connection 192 168 0 255 for a broadcast Default settings for the first en...

Page 32: ... specific audio values as described below Note that audio levels can only be monitored for analogue audio inputs Trap Target IP Address Enter the IP address of the SNMP trap destination Low Audio Level Define the low audio level for the trap which will be generated as soon as the audio level goes below this value and the Silence timeout has expired High Audio Level Define the high audio level for ...

Page 33: ...ich command should be issued when the CTS signal on the serial connector is deactivated Commands Commands can be joined using the character and will be executed sequentially For further commands refer to the Instreamer technical documentation SENDING MODE c 84 Deactivate the sending mode if not send always c 91 Activate the sending mode SERIAL c 89 Simulate the CTS Signal being activated c 90 Simu...

Page 34: ... set this port number to 0 TCP command port Defines the port where the device will receive commands via TCP To disable set this port number to 0 Web server port Defines the port on which the web server of the Barix Instreamer can be reached If set to 0 the default HTTP port 80 is used 3 6 Serial settings These settings adjust the serial port local port and serial gateway properties 34 Device Confi...

Page 35: ... Parity Select no even or odd parity Stop bits Select 1 or 2 stop bits Flow control Select the type of flow control none Software XON XOFF or Hardware RTS CTS Local port Defines the port on which the serial port can be accessed for serial gateway application Only when Local port is set to 0 the serial port can be used as a command interface Device Configuration 35 ...

Page 36: ... IP and Destination port have to be set to enable the gateway function When Serial Gateway is activated the serial port cannot be used as a command interface This also applies for the device on the other side of the Serial Gateway To establish a Serial Gateway between two devices only one device has to be activated In other words Only one device will need a Gateway destination IP and Port set The ...

Page 37: ...is shown next to each password set or not set Access is free for levels without a password default setting Save configuration Enter up to 24 characters to secure the saving of the device configuration Clicking the Apply button Without a valid password the device configuration cannot be saved Enter 25 characters to erase the current key Device Configuration 37 ...

Page 38: ...will not be saved View configuration Enter up to 24 characters to secure the viewing of the device configuration Clicking the Config button Without a valid password the device configuration cannot be viewed Enter 25 characters to erase the current key View configuration password usage When the password is set the user clicking on the Config button has to type in the password into the password fiel...

Page 39: ...n Control Command Enter up to 24 characters to secure the access to all control and command interfaces WEB CGI Serial TCP and UDP Without a valid password the device cannot be controlled Enter 25 characters to erase the current key Note This security option should be used very carefully and is intended for advanced users only Since the CGI commands used in the web interface do not make use of pass...

Page 40: ...to Icecast source Icecast ID3 source or Shoutcast source Enter 25 characters to erase the current key Listening Choose which level is used for preventing unauthorized listeners from listening to Instreamer in Internet Radio mode or not protected for access for all SNMP Community RWrite Choose a password for the Read and Write Community or not protected to ignore both the read and write communities...

Page 41: ...ddress and port from the 5th Stream To entry and the Instreamer device s own IP address are dynamically inserted into the livefeed xml file An example of the resulting XML is as follows CiscoIPPhoneExecute ExecuteItem URL RTPMRx 239 1 1 25 20480 ExecuteItem URL http 192 168 11 170 listen xml CiscoIPPhoneExecute listen xml The Instreamer Own Name is copied to the Title in the listen xml file as in ...

Page 42: ... will see the following screen Click on Factory defaults to revert all settings except Network configuration to factory defaults While restarting the device the following screen appears showing a number counting down Upon start up the following screen appears stating the successful reverting to factory defaults 42 Reverting to factory defaults ...

Page 43: ...f you once have set a Static IP address switched off SonicIP and then forgotten the IP address The Hard default settings sets the IP Address to automatic discovery 0 0 0 0 and enables SonicIP If this fails we recommend to download the Instreamer Rescue Kit from www barix com Unzip the Kit and read readme1st txt for instructions This Rescue Kit reloads the entire firmware resets the device to facto...

Page 44: ...on to enter the reboot page You will see the following screen Click Reboot the device to restart the Barix Instreamer While restarting the device the following screen appears showing a number counting down Upon start up the following screen appears stating the successful restart 44 Rebooting the device ...

Page 45: ...web update is interrupted during the process power or network loss the device might become unreachable In that case the Serial Rescue procedure is the only remedy Please keep that in mind when planning a remote update 6 1 Downloading the latest firmware To download the latest Instreamer firmware version please visit www barix com In the menu on the left side click on downloads In the center column...

Page 46: ... running Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux or a MAC follow the steps in the _readme1st txt carefully as there are several different applications batch files to be started depending on the Barix hardware new or legacy and the PCs COM port number used Calculate approximately 2 minutes to complete the Serial Rescue procedure After a successful rescue the device is ready for configuration according to you...

Page 47: ...TEP 1 Open your web browser STEP 2 Type in the IP address of the Barix device and press Enter Example 192 168 0 12 STEP 3 Click the button STEP 4 Click on the button to enter the update page You will see the following screen Updating the device 47 ...

Page 48: ...o launch the update process The device will restart in a special mode called Boot loader and the following screen appears showing a number counting down from 4 to 0 Upon start up the following screen appears The Bootloader version and date will most likely be different 48 Updating the device ...

Page 49: ...mer V3 17 25th July 2011 STEP 6 Click on Browse to select the file you want to update The file is named compound bin located in the folder update_rescue Select the file and click on the Open button Updating the device 49 ...

Page 50: ...to start the upload process which will take approximately 2 minutes Warning If the web update is interrupted during the process power or network loss the device might become unreachable In that case the Serial Rescue procedure is the only remedy Please keep that in mind when planning a remote update After a successful upload the following window appears 50 Updating the device ...

Page 51: ...nd then click on the Reboot button in the following window If you do not see the Reboot button then click the Browse button Select the file reboot and click on the Open button and in the following window click the Upload button The following screen appears Updating the device 51 ...

Page 52: ...e does not change the current configuration Barix recommends nevertheless checking for correct parameters in the configuration as well as to set parameters for newly added features If you observe strange behavior after an update Barix recommends resetting the configuration to factory defaults by keeping the Reset button pressed until the red LED starts blinking approx 10 seconds and to start over ...

Page 53: ...ther device on the network it will give the address to the Barix device MAC address Abbreviation for Medium Access Control a MAC is a unique address number formatted in hexadecimal format and given to each computer and or network device on a computer network Because a MAC address is a unique address a computer network will not have the same MAC address assigned to more than one computer or network...

Page 54: ...plug in the power supply It will announce the address over the earphones right after power up Static IP A Static IP is a fixed IP address that you assign manually to a device on the network It remains valid until you disable it Telnet Telnet is a user command and an underlying TCP IP protocol for accessing remote computers On the Web HTTP and FTP protocols allow you to request specific files from ...

Page 55: ...ference only Barix Exstreamer Instreamer SonicIP and IPzator are trademarks of Barix AG Switzerland and are registered in certain countries For information about our devices and the latest version of this manual please visit www barix com Barix AG Seefeldstrasse 303 8008 Zurich SWITZERLAND Phone 41 43 433 22 11 Fax 41 44 274 28 49 Internet web www barix com email sales barix com support support ba...

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