VCX-2401-E Installation and Operating Instructions
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SUBCHANNEL 1 – Configuration parameters
SUBCHANNEL 2 – Configuration parameters
Page 1: ...01 E MPEG 2 JPEG Encoder IP VCX 2401 ER MPEG 2 JPEG Encoder IP Rack Mount Core Tec Communications LLC 2950 Lake Emma Rd Suite 1030 Lake Mary FL 32746 USA Phone 407 331 0547 Fax 407 331 0656 www corete...
Page 2: ...M Port or Network 7 Updating Firmware with TFTP 10 IP Configuration 11 Overview 11 Initial IP Addressing 11 Connecting to Unit 13 Program Commands 20 Network Setup 20 Common Commands 22 Encoder Comman...
Page 3: ...ts at data rates in the 64kbps to 4 0 Mbps range The encoding decoding process is applied to an NTSC or PAL video input selected in software The video encoder converts the Analog Video to a Serial Dig...
Page 4: ...01 E H Half Size Encoder Back Panel VCX2401 E H Half Size Encoder Power switch controls the unit power Control Port Used to directly communicate with encoder to configure settings Power Supply Refer t...
Page 5: ...e is one Ethernet interface for encoder or decoder which uses a standard RJ 45 connector The standard method of terminating an ETHERNET cable reflects the TIA568A standard Telecommunications Industry...
Page 6: ...rack frame The VCX 2401 E H is a desktop like unit that is 8 5 inches wide and designed to be a shelf model without the need to mounting However if you choose to mount the half size model extended mo...
Page 7: ...t password is admin The PC should have its Com Port configured as Baud rate 38 400 kbps Data bits 8 bits Parity No Parity Stop Bits 1 Stop Bit Flow control None Refer to Appendix A for pin layout for...
Page 8: ...CoreTec Encoder com1 1 com1ip 192 168 5 151 IP address of the decoder that is sending sub channel commands com1tcp 1 assume a universal decoder com1server 0 com1timeout 10 com1baud 38400 MPEG2 Config...
Page 9: ...ion of each can be found in The Program Commands section of this manual Saving Configuration When all the configuration parameters have been entered they must be saved to memory and the unit restarted...
Page 10: ...host and contain the necessary files An example file name is VCX4401 ctc Via Telnet enter the following command in order to update the firmware for the device that is being used TFTP File Name Server...
Page 11: ...itial IP Addressing To set the device parameters properly encoder and decoder units must be given appropriate IP addresses compatible with the network on which they are to be connected The software mo...
Page 12: ...window displays all VCX 2401 devices encoders and decoders on the network 1 To make a change to the equipment addressing perform the following steps a Select the Core Tec device address from the list...
Page 13: ...figuration using an Ethernet connection activate the Telnet function by the following a Initiating from the Command Prompt Telnet nnn nnn nnn nnn b Use the MS Windows START RUN Telnet nnn nnn nnn nnn...
Page 14: ...assword equals the new password 3 Web Interface When the unit accepts the log in default password admin the following web page will be displayed The header identifies the type of unit followed by the...
Page 15: ...Explorer window and enter the IP address of the unit into the explorer address frame Review the section INITIAL IP ADDRESSING to obtain this address The selected device will respond by opening the fol...
Page 16: ...VCX 2401 E Installation and Operating Instructions Page 16 GENERAL Configuration parameters NETWORK Configuration parameters...
Page 17: ...VCX 2401 E Installation and Operating Instructions Page 17 MPEG 2 Configuration parameters FTP FTP Settings...
Page 18: ...VCX 2401 E Installation and Operating Instructions Page 18 SUBCHANNEL 1 Configuration parameters SUBCHANNEL 2 Configuration parameters...
Page 19: ...current operations and restart with the new parameters Note The Commit Reboot operation in most cases will not give the operator an indication the operation has started in progress or has finished 4 S...
Page 20: ...k The IP Subnet Mask is in the form of decimal dotted notation The selection of an IP subnet mask should come from the network administrator It is used to represent the number of bits in the current I...
Page 21: ...ange 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 are called multicast addresses The range 224 0 0 0 to 224 0 0 255 is reserved for local purposes and the range 239 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 is reserved for administra...
Page 22: ...use DEATHBLOW as the password to return the unit to the power up state EXIT Exits from the command prompt and releases the current login You may also use the following alternatives LO Log Off and QUIT...
Page 23: ...nds Valid options are 1 or 2 Note this command is valid on models with dual video BNC connectors Both the MEG 2 and JPEG use the same selected video input Example videoin 1 the currently selected enco...
Page 24: ...no effect Default 0 OFF Example Commands COM1 1 enables com port 1 COM1BAUD COM2BAUD Comm Port Baud Rate This command sets the baud rate for the comm port Valid values are 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38...
Page 25: ...0 Set com port 1 baud rate to 9600 COM1RS422 1 Set com port 1 mode to RS422 COM1PORT 5002 Set com port 1 port to 5002 COM1PARITY E Set com port 1 parity to even COM1IP 192 168 0 10 Set destination add...
Page 26: ...re 16x16 pixels and relate to the current resolution set by the PROFILE command The range of coordinates starts with 0 and continue to the maximum pixel range divided by 16 character size and subtract...
Page 27: ...A larger GROUPLEN and smaller FPS increases the startup time of the decoder RES D1 2 3 1 2 SIF QSIF VGA QVGA QQVGA Sets encoder resolution QSIF VGA QVGA and QQVGA are not supported by MPEG2 Encoder 1...
Page 28: ...its sec will be added to the rate set by this command Default The default is set by the Profile command Example Command BITRATE 2000 Sets max bit rate to 2 Mbits sec Notes 1 This command should be iss...
Page 29: ...mmand supplies that password during the login dialog FTPDIR directory path After the login dialog is completed a location for storing the JPEG pictures must be identified This command tells the server...
Page 30: ...IP address of the destination host for SAP packets This address is a multicast address defined in RFC 2974 It is unlikely that the user will need to change this setting Default 224 2 127 254 SAPKEYWOR...
Page 31: ...ws the SNMP manager to issue Get and Get Next messages as well as Set messages Format RWCOMMUNITY abcdef Example rwcommunity private ROCOMMUNITY This command sets the read only community name The SNMP...
Page 32: ...the watchdog function Enabling the watchdog allows the VCX 2401 devices to recover from some fatal error conditions without user intervention Default 0 OFF Example Command WD 1 enables watchdog AUTOR...
Page 33: ...ICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Dimensions 11 0 x 5 25 Mounting R 12 Card Cage Enclosure Weight 6 pounds Temperature 20 degrees to 70 degrees Centigrade 4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit Humidity 0 to 95 non condens...
Page 34: ...ar Level 642 mV 90 IRE to 785 mV 110 IRE Burst Level 257 mV 36 IRE to 314 mV 44 IRE Resolution Full D1 720h x 480v NTSC 720h x 576v PAL 1 2 D1 352h x 480v NTSC 480h x 576v PAL CIF 352h x 240v NTSC 352...
Page 35: ...hannels ACCESSORIES R 12 Card Cage Enclosure see R 12 data sheet for product options and accessories PCA 2400 Programming Cable Assembly SW 2400 Video WatchdogTM User Software Appendix A Pinouts Com P...
Page 36: ...und 8 RS 422 Transmit Data Output Standard Ethernet Pin Out Straight Through Ethernet Pin Out Cross Over Ethernet Pin Out RJ 11 to Serial Interface Adaptor Pinout The PC should have its Com Port confi...
Page 37: ...is the pin layout of the RJ 11 Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Unused 3 Unused 4 Serial Out 5 Serial In 6 Ground Troubleshooting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Manuf acturer Supplied Serial Adaptor 1 2 3 4 5 6 RJ 11 Adap...
