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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Revision Date: August 26, 2011

VCX-7401 Dual H.264/MPEG-4 Encoder with H.264 Decoder

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

Summary of Contents for VCX-7401

Page 1: ...26 2011 VCX 7401 Dual H 264 MPEG 4 Encoder with H 264 Decoder 1 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 ...

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Page 3: ...in the H 264 format The encoding decoding process is applied to an NTSC or PAL video input selected in software Modification of video format and resolution data sub channel characteristics and basic IP parameters is achieved through one of the following means a Terminal Program b Telnet through the Ethernet connection c Web Interface Applet d SNMP 3 NOTE The VCX7401 is optimized for encoder or dec...

Page 4: ...nd one data sub channel The encoder has a programmable reset which prompts the re initiation of the video stream The decoder also has a programmable reset command tied to errors in the incoming video stream as well as a reboot command Birds Eye view of the VCX 7401 Front Panel Front view of the VCX 7401 4 ...

Page 5: ... composite video input should be in NTSC or PAL format The maximum length of cable that should be interfaced to the encoder or decoder is 100 feet although the specific installation environment will dictate the actual permissible length Ethernet Interface There is one Ethernet interface for encoder or decoder which uses a standard RJ 45 connector The standard method of terminating an ETHERNET cabl...

Page 6: ... the device that is being used TFTP Server IP Address IP Configuration Overview The commands contained in this section provide the means to configure critical network com ports encoder and decoder parameters The user should consult the factory if specific functions of interest do not appear to be supported Initial IP Addressing To set the device parameters properly encoder and decoder units must b...

Page 7: ...VCXNETCONFIG Window 7 ...

Page 8: ...ct SUBNET address should always be entered prior to using the Configure button e The box on the right hand of the window displays all VCX 7401 devices encoders and decoders on the network f To make a change to the equipment addressing perform the following steps g Select the Core Tec device address from the list in the box on the right side of the window h Move the cursor to the IP box and select ...

Page 9: ...figuration using an Ethernet connection activate the Telnet function by the following Initiating from the Command Prompt Telnet nnn nnn nnn nnn 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 ...

Page 10: ...rminal 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 following Type PASSWORD followed by your password up to 11 characters Where your password equals the new password 3 Web Interface To get to the Login Page of the web interface applet the user needs to type in t...

Page 11: ...Login Page of Web Interface Applet When the unit accepts the log in default password admin the following web page will be displayed 11 ...

Page 12: ...documents to the VCX 7401 such as the manual as well as video tutorials on how to use the device and the web applet Aside from clicking on the ports inteh image of the device at the top of the applet they can click directly on the tabs below There are currently nine tabs to choose from Main Network Subchannel OSD Video MPEG4 H264 Decoder and Miscallaneous To the right the user will see 7 buttons L...

Page 13: ...Main Tab 13 ...

Page 14: ...Network Tab 14 ...

Page 15: ...Subchannel Tab 15 ...

Page 16: ...OSD Tab 16 ...

Page 17: ...Video Tab 17 ...

Page 18: ...MPEG4 Tab 18 ...

Page 19: ...H264 Tab 19 ...

Page 20: ...Decoder Tab 20 ...

Page 21: ...n will commit any changes that may have been configured in the current seesion If you reboot after pressing the commit button then all changes will be commited and saved and viewable upon reboot Commit Reboot Button The commit reboot button will also log out the user and also commit any changes that may have been configured in the current seesion This means that when the devices shuts down and reb...

Page 22: ...w MPEG4 Video This button will open a new page where the MPEG4 video stream may be viewed 4 SNMP Please refer to SNMP Commands for VCX 7401 Document Program Commands IMPORTANT NOTES 1 After entering one or more commands it is necessary to enter COMMIT and REBOOT for the new settings to take effect 2 Typing displays a listing of all commands 3 The prompt will tell you if commands related to the enc...

Page 23: ...s 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 the gateway Optionally you may include the IP address and the subnet mask of the subnet you want to route through the gateway You can program up to...

Page 24: ...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 The port number should ...

Page 25: ...n You may also use the following alternatives LO Log Off and QUIT NTSC This command sets unit for NTSC video operation PAL This command sets unit for PAL video operation REBOOT This command restarts device from power up state Most changes in device settings require a reboot after a commit START This command starts encoding or playback video out STOP This command stops encoding or playback video ou...

Page 26: ...Comm Port Baud Rate This command sets the baud rate for the comm port Valid values are 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 Other data rates may be functional but are not tested Default 9600 Example Command COMBAUD 4800 sets baud rate for com port at 4800 bps COM PARITY O E N The parity for the com port can be set to Odd Even or None The parameters for the COM 1 2 PARITY command are N O E which correspo...

Page 27: ...RS 232 COM TCP 0 1 The Com port can use either TCP or UDP to transfer serial data TCP provides more reliable transfer but requires that the device be configured for server or client See the COM SERVER command for this setting 1 Use TCP 0 Use UDP COM SERVER 0 1 When using TCP to transfer Com serial data the device needs to be configured for client or server The recommended convention is to set the ...

Page 28: ...22 will set the first character of the line of text 1 to y position 22 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 be cut short Characters are ...

Page 29: ...e Profile command is used FPS n Sets encoded frames second Where n frames per second of the video stream For NTSC i e 30 15 10 7 6 5 3 2 1 For PAL i e 25 12 8 6 5 3 2 1 RES D1 CIF QCIF Sets encoder resolution Currently H264 only supports D1 The MPEG 4 encoder supports all listed resolutions QCIF 176x120 CIF 352x240 D1 720x480 BRIGHT n This command adjusts image brightness The acceptable range is f...

Page 30: ...is command is used to enable or disable the SAP multicast ON or OFF are the permitted parameters Default OFF Example SAP ON SAPINFO This command is used to set the SDP RFC 2327 info information The parameter is an ASCII string with a limitation of 62 characters Default Core Tec VCX2400e Example SAPINFO Intersection of 1st and main SAPINTERVAL This command sets the interval between SAP packet trans...

Page 31: ...allows the encoder to set the SNMP trap receiver You may add or remove the receiver from the encoder Format SNMPMANAGER ADD REMOVE n n n n abcdef Example snmpmanager add 192 168 5 66 public RWCOMMUNITY This command sets the read write community name The SNMP Manager must know this Community name in order to Get or Set messages It allows the SNMP manager to issue Get and Get Next messages as well a...

Page 32: ...d displays those respective settings specifically Example Command DISPLAY IP displays current IP encoder settings JVM JOIN VIDEO MULTICAST This command causes the encoder to join the IGMP multicast group for it s own stream It was implemented because some switches will broadcast the video multiple cast to all ports when no decoder has joined the multicast stream Example JVM 1 0 1 on 0 off 32 ...

Page 33: ... degrees Centigrade 4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing POWER REQUIREMENTS From Enclosure CONNECTORS Video NTSC PAL BNC Power From Back plane 36 pin Molex Data Network RJ 45 Comm ports RJ 45 ELECTRICAL Video Input NTSC PAL Impedance 75 ohm unbalanced return loss 30 dB Dynamic Range 5 volts to 2 0 volts peak to peak 33 ...

Page 34: ...lution 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 352h x 288v PAL QCIF 160x120 QQCIF 80x60 Frame Rate 1 to 30 frames per second maximum Data Network Format Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10 100 Base T Line Rate down to 64kbps Data Sub channels Format RS 232 or RS 422 programmable 2 Data Rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Programming Data Format EIA...

Page 35: ...Models BASE MODELS VCX 7401 H 264 encode and decode MPEG 4 encode 35 ...

Page 36: ...Description 1 RS 232 Receive Input 2 Ground 3 RS 232 Transmit Output 4 Ground 5 RS 422 RX 6 RS 422 TX 7 RS 422 RX 8 RS 422 TX RS 232 Programming Port Pin out uses RJ 45 Plug Pin Description 1 Receive Input 2 Ground 3 Transmit Output 4 Ground 5 Unused 6 Unused 7 Unused 8 Unused 36 ...

Page 37: ...Standard Ethernet Pin Out Straight Through Ethernet Pin Out Cross Over Ethernet Pin Out 37 ...

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