dCS
Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
Software Issue 1.2x
December 2015
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v1_2x
Page 18
English version
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, Minimserver) installed, with UPnP mode turned on.
The
dCS
Vivaldi 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 App is currently available for iOS.
!
At the time of writing, the version of the App for Android tablets is in development.
Compatibility
The Vivaldi Upsampler and the App are compatible with:
•
iPad 2 or later. The App does not run reliably on iPad 1, due to the age of the hardware design.
•
iPhone 3GS or later.
•
iPod Touch 4
th
Generation or later.
App version 1.0.2 is compatible with iOS5 or later, it has been tested with iOS5, 6, 7 and 8.
Basic set-up
•
Connect the system as shown below.
Figure 5 – Using a Vivaldi Upsampler and DAC with a NAS
Router
NAS
