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Introduction 

 

The VCX-4400-E and the -ER are the chassis versions of the Core Tec stand-alone VCX-

4400 MPEG-4 IP product series.  These units are fully compatible with the “-ER” card cage 
versions of the product series.   

The VCX-4400 Digital Video Codec system consists of a video encoder and a Core Tec 

decoder pair providing the capability for one-way end-end transmission of compressed digital 
video in IP packets at data rates in the 64kbps to 3.5 Mbps range. 
 

The system employs MPEG-4 encoding.  The encoding-decoding process is applied to an 

NTSC (or PAL) video input, selected in software.     
 

The video encoder converts the video to a serial signal, which is multiplexed with any 

data sub-channels present.  The stream is then formatted into a series of IP packets sent to the 
network through a standard Ethernet connection. 
 

Modification to video format and resolution, data sub-channel characteristics, and basic 

IP parameters are achieved through one of the following means: 
 

a)

 

a Hyper Terminal accessible menu 

b)

 

Telnet through the Ethernet connection 

c)

 

Watchdog CCS 

 

The video decoder receives the IP packets, separates the video data from the data sub-

channels, and converts the video data to analog form, providing an NTSC (or PAL) output. 
 

The units feature two bi-directional data sub-channels (programmable for RS-232 or RS-

422). Data bits are multiplexed with the digital data stream.  

 

 

Summary of Contents for VCX-4400-E

Page 1: ...VCX 4400 E MPEG 4 Encoder IP VCX 4400 ER MPEG 4 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 coretec com Technical Support U S 877 331 0547 Toll Free Elsewhere 407 331 0547 ...

Page 2: ... 6 Updating Firmware with VCXNetBurner 8 IP Configuration 18 Overview 18 Initial IP Addressing 19 Connecting to Unit 21 Program Commands 23 Network Setup 23 Common Commands 24 Encoder Commands 25 COM Port Setup 25 OSD COMMANDS On Screen Display 28 Video Commands 28 SAP Settings 30 Miscellaneous Settings 32 Specifications 33 Model Numbers 35 Appendix A 36 Pinouts 36 Com Port Data Interface Pin Out ...

Page 3: ... The video encoder converts the video to a serial signal which is multiplexed with any data sub channels present The stream is then formatted into a series of IP packets sent to the network through a standard Ethernet connection Modification to video format and resolution data sub channel characteristics and basic IP parameters are achieved through one of the following means a a Hyper Terminal acc...

Page 4: ...eates an analog waveform in NTSC or PAL video format The unit supports the bi directional data transmission of two data sub channels corresponding to the encoder The unit also features an LED display The decoder also has a programmable reset command tied to errors in the incoming video stream as well as a reboot command Front Panel VCX4400 E H Half Size Encoder Back Panel VCX4400 E H Half Size Enc...

Page 5: ...t 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 Association standard Refer to Appendix A for the Straight Through and Crossover Ethernet Pin Out Power Power is applied through a standard IEC type detachable line cord at the rear of the unit The unit automatically ...

Page 6: ...rom the front plane of the rack The user programming port on the front panel is used to alter system parameters via a Terminal Program such as HyperTerminal Quick Start If user wishes to configure settings with VCX4400 E via COM Port or Network Set up for COM Port User may configure VCX4400 E setting using a PC connected to the encoder control port at the front of the unit A simple 6 wire phone ca...

Page 7: ...r a password Default password is admin Password admin Having used either of these methods the encoder is ready to receive configuration commands Main unit configuration The VCX 4400 E units incorporate support for one form of encoding from two different input channels It is important the operator understand this to be able to configure the unit properly All commands follow this simple format comma...

Page 8: ...and the unit restarted by entering the following command Commit enter please wait a moment until the following prompt appears COMMIT DONE Reboot enter Updating Firmware with VCXNetBurner Introduction VcxNetburner is a Windows 2000 XP application that allows updating of the VCX 2400 Encoder Decoder firmware as well as the VCX4400E and VCX6400E VcxNetBurner can simultaneously the firmware of all VCX...

Page 9: ...ce The basic steps are 1 import the firmware description 2 broadcast the server IP and then 3 initiate the update However the user needs to be aware of the general process optional steps potential problems and what to do in the case of an error We will start with an overview of the user interface Screens The Activity Screen ...

Page 10: ... activity and a history of past update operations A VCX 2400 device that has finished updating with indicate either 1 Complete 2 Version Current or 3 Failed The Device column lists the serial number of each unit that is responding to the update command ...

Page 11: ...ld see the Status column change to Complete If it changes to Failed at any time during the firmware update you will need to retry updating the firmware for that unit before cycling power or rebooting The Clear Complete button will clear the list display of any operations that did not fail The Clear Failed button will clear the list display of any failed operations The Initiate Update will Broadcas...

Page 12: ... will reload the currently saved parameter set So if you have modified this screen it can be restored if you haven t used apply The Encoder Screens VCX2400E VCX440E VCX6400E 2 4 J E The Encoder screens are accessed through the VCX2400E VCX440E 2 4 J E tabs and work identically the same as the VCX 2400D except that the parameters are applied to the firmware sent to the VCX 2400 4400 or 2 4 J Encode...

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Page 15: ...sary information and is accessed though the Import menu selection The import files are normally separate for both the decoder and encoder and the supplied updates should each be stored in a unique directory so that the various update files are not overwritten When the operator selects Import a file selection dialog will be presented The operator should navigate to the directory were the firmware u...

Page 16: ...oadcast Server 3 Lock Update 4 Perform Packet Test 5 Write CTC File The Ignore Version selection toggles between on and off It normally should not be checked It will cause a device to update using the current parameters regardless of the current version It can be used to change a device to an older version or even re update the current version Devices will normally update only if the current devic...

Page 17: ...nected to the network simultaneously We do not recommend this if you are just beginning to use the software due to the risk of overlooking a failure of one particular device Rather than this it is suggested to update only one device at a time This is done by following the first 6 steps of the instructions listed above and then Telnet into the unit you wish to update and issue the following command...

Page 18: ...e OK button to save the current setting 4 Go to both the Encoder and Decoder screens and verify that the file directories and version match the latest desired update 5 Select the Activity screen so that the update process status can be viewed 6 Use the menu option Options Broadcast Server to set the current update server to your computer optional if configured in the devices 7 Press the Initiate U...

Page 19: ...hich they are to be connected The software module VXNETCONFIG was developed to allow a network administrator to set the IP and Subnet in the VCX 4400 series encoders and decoders 1 Installation To load VXNETCONFIG insert the CORE TEC CD into your CD drive Select VXNETCONFIG by double clicking on the program The following window will open VCXNETCONFIG Window ...

Page 20: ... 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 in the box on the right side of the window b Move the cursor to the IP box and select the first octet by highlighting the octet Enter the new IP data for the selected octet As the 3 digits are entered the software will automatic...

Page 21: ... 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 where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of the unit being configured Employ the command set as described below Note that the initial IP addresses factory default are Encoder 192 168 0 253 Decoder 192 168 0 254 Sub net Mask 255 2...

Page 22: ... and the Hyper Terminal program launched 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 Activate the HyperTerminal function normally found in a sub menu under ACCESSORIES Employ the command set as described in the following section Password admin default To change the default password perform the followin...

Page 23: ... 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 IP subnet Default 255 255 255 0 Example command IPMASK 255 255 240 0 GATEWAY ip address ip subnet address subnet mask The GATEWAY command can have either one or three parameters The first parameter is the IP address of the host that is ...

Page 24: ... 239 255 255 255 is reserved for administrative scooping Both the encoder and decoder should be set to the same Video IP for correct operation together Default 239 5 6 8 Example Command VIDEOIP 234 5 6 10 sets multicast IP to 234 5 6 10 VIDEOPORT video multicast port number The video multicast port selection is configurable However the default setting should be adequate for normal operation Defaul...

Page 25: ...P VCXV73 v1 2 04JUN04 Board revision 3 1 Encoder Commands These commands are associated with the encoder functions of the unit There are two video input ports that may be multiplexed to any of the three encoder channels The MPEG2 MPEG4 and JPEG functions which are separate hardware and software are in fact separate channels with in the unit VIDEOIN 1 2 This command selects the video input channel ...

Page 26: ...ng removal of the jumper will result in port 2 operating as programmed If not using Hyper Terminal to program jumper should be removed if com port 2 is to be used COM1 COM2 0 1 This command sets the active state of the com port The parameter is 0 or 1 where 1 enables and 0 disables the com port function At this time the com port is always enabled and this command has no effect Default 0 OFF Exampl...

Page 27: ...t selection is configurable However the default setting should be adequate for normal operation Default Com port 1 5002 Com port 2 5004 Example Command COM1PORT 5010 sets com port 1 to port 5010 COM1RS422 COM2RS422 0 1 The com port data format is configurable The parameter is 0 or 1 where 1 enables RS 422 and 0 enables RS 232 format Default 0 RS 232 Example Command COM1RS422 0 sets com port 1 for ...

Page 28: ...ext 1 to y position 50 Note When using the OSDX and OSDY commands the screen resolution must be taken into account Locating the first character outside the video frame will prevent that entire line from being displayed If the first character is within the field but the string is longer that the video frame the string will wrap around and the line directly below will not be displayed Characters are...

Page 29: ...her commands relating to the encoded MPEG stream QQCIF 80x60 QCIF 160x120 CIF 352x240 1 2 352x480 D1 720x480 FPS n Sets encoded frames second Where n frames per second of the video stream i e 30 15 10 5 3 2 1 GROUPLEN n Sets frame spacing between I frames Where n number of frames between I Frames Default 30 A larger GROUPLEN and smaller FPS increases the startup time of the decoder RES D1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...mmand TINT 10 adjusts tint BITRATE n This command adjusts the bit rate in kbits sec of the encoded MPEG 2 4 JPEG video This sets the maximum rate of the variable bit stream encoded If audio is in the MPEG 2 4 JPEG stream then an additional 256 kbits 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 ...

Page 31: ...PINFO Intersection of 1st and main SAPINTERVAL This command sets the interval between SAP packet transmissions The parameter is the number of milliseconds between transmits Default 5000 ms 5 seconds Example SAPINTERVAL 10000 ms 10 seconds SAPIP This command sets the IP address of the destination host for SAP packets This address is a multicast address defined in RFC 2974 It is unlikely that the us...

Page 32: ...ore a user defined camera ID code 0 255 DISPLAY VIDEO COM IP SAP MISC This command displays current encoder settings Entering DISPLAY only provides all settings Adding the VIDEO COM IP SAP or MISC displays those respective settings specifically Example Command DISPLAY IP displays current IP encoder settings WD The watchdog is a timer that will perform a complete reset of the device if the firmware...

Page 33: ...er is the number of seconds between starts Default decoder 0 off Default encoder 28800 8 hours Example AUTOSTART 3600 300 seconds equals 5 minutes 3600 seconds equals 1 hour DATE Example DATE yyyy mm dd TIME When entering time it needs to be typed in in 24 hour notation Example TIME hh mm ss JOIN VIDEO MULTICAST Example JVM 1 0 1 on 0 off Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Dimensions 11 0 x...

Page 34: ...rk RJ 45 Com ports RJ 45 ELECTRICAL Video Input NTSC PAL Impedance 75 ohm unbalanced return loss 30 dB Dynamic Range 0 5 volts to 2 0 volts peak to peak Video Output NTSC PAL Impedance 75 ohm unbalanced return loss 30 dB Output Level 1 0 volts peak to peak nominal 9 volts minimum to 1 1 volts maximum Sync Level 257 mV 36 IRE to 314 mV 44 IRE Bar Level 642 mV 90 IRE to 785 mV 110 IRE Burst Level 25...

Page 35: ... channels Format RS 232 or RS 422 programmable 2 Data Rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Programming Data Format EIA RS 232C primary data lines Rate 38 4 kbps Form 8 bit data 1 stop bit no parity Model Numbers BASE MODELS VCX 4400 E MPEG 4 Video Encoder IP VCX 4400 E R MPEG 4 Video Encoder IP Card Cage Mount Note Base models feature two data sub channels ACCESSORIES R 12 Card Cage Enclosure see ...

Page 36: ...ion Signal Type 1 RS 232 Receive Input 2 RS 232 RTS Output 3 RS 232 Transmit Output 4 RS 232 CTS Input 5 RS 422 Receive Data Input 6 RS 422 Transmit Data Output 7 RS 422 RS 232 Receive Data Ground Input Ground 8 RS 422 Transmit Data Output Standard Ethernet Pin Out Straight Through Ethernet Pin Out Cross Over Ethernet Pin Out ...

Page 37: ... Baud rate 38 400 kbps Data bits 8 bits Parity No Parity Stop Bits 1 Stop Bit Flow control None Below is the pin layout of the RJ 11 Pin Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Manuf acturer Supplied Serial Adaptor 1 2 3 4 5 6 RJ 11 Adaptor VCX Encoder Series Front Panel Serial Interface RED BLK WHT ...

Page 38: ...1 Ground 2 Unused 3 Unused 4 Serial Out 5 Serial In 6 Ground Troubleshooting ...

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