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AV Bridge USB and IP Streaming Device 

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Screen Shot:  Room Labels 

The room Labels menu allows you to label the company name, room name, room phone and help phone on a per 

camera basis.  The labels appear on every page at the top of the page. Enter the room information and click 

Save. 

 

Screen Shot:  Network Configuration – DHCP 

The Networking page is used to configure the AV Bridge IP addressing.  It supports either DHCP or Static IP 

address along with a Host Name.  It also includes MAC address associated with the AV Bridge.  All IP addressing 

is available on the front panel LCD as read only text.  

 

Summary of Contents for AV Bridge

Page 1: ...Document Number 342 0518 Rev E February 2020 AV BRIDGE USB IP Streaming Appliance Part Numbers 999 8210 000 AV Bridge North America 999 8210 001 AV Bridge International Installation and User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ns 9 Initial Device Set Up and Access 11 Functions Enabled after Initial Device Set Up 11 Initial Access to the Web Interface 11 Web Pages Tour 12 Screen Shot Login 12 Screen Shot A V Configuration Web Page 12 Screen Shot AV Configuration 13 Screen Shot Streaming 14 Screen Shot Room Labels 15 Screen Shot Network Configuration DHCP 15 Screen Shot Network Configuration Static IP 16 Screen Shot Secur...

Page 3: ...25 Network Settings 26 Serial 26 Streaming Mode 27 Streaming Quality 27 Streaming Resolution 28 Version 28 Video Input 29 Video Mute 30 General Specifications 31 Operation Storage and Care 32 Warranty Information 32 AV Bridge Compliance and CE Declaration of Conformity 33 ...

Page 4: ...mlessly integrates with Vaddio s HD cameras presentation systems video mixing consoles and audio products The AV Bridge is an unsurpassable value because of its ease of use and plug and play functionality Intended Use Before operating the device please read the entire manual thoroughly The system was designed built and tested for use indoors with the provided power supply and cabling The use of a ...

Page 5: ...Guide Anatomy of the AV Bridge Front Panel Features LCD Display LCD display for menu system displays configuration information Menu Navigation Controls Rotary navigation knob to access menu items and information on LCD display Also includes Selection and Cancel buttons for user interface of system menu Mute Controls Video mute button stops streaming video to USB and injects color bar image Audio m...

Page 6: ...sed for interfacing with AMX Crestron control systems USB Port USB Type B connector for interface to the Host PC Emulates a Webcam and an audio record device Network 10 100 Ethernet with embedded web server for configuration and management of the AV bridge This port will stream H 264 and AAC audio Video Inputs Video inputs supporting HDMI HD or SD SD stands for Standard Definition NTSC or PAL vide...

Page 7: ...ts of the installation Diagram The simple way to look at AV Bridge The AV Bridge bridges the A V signals into the PC for applications like lecture capture recording storage for later playback editing distribution and other programs that can manipulate the content that the AV Bridge provides Diagram A small Lecture Capture System This system uses a RoboSHOT HDMI camera microphones and the AV Bridge...

Page 8: ...able OR Step 5 For IP streaming and control connect the AV Bridge to the LAN which will allow set up configuration and control of the AV Bridge via the internal web pages in AV Bridge from any of the approved browsers Step 6 From the front panel Menu System Large Knob Select and Cancel button in this example select the balanced audio input and select HD YPbPr video input that are to be streamed No...

Page 9: ...Bit 1 Data 8 Polarity None Flow Control None Baud Rate User selectable between 9600 19 200 38 400 Default is 38 400 bps The DE 15 video port will accept either RGBHV or YPbPr video formats Pin RS 232 Port 1 Unused 2 Unused 3 Unused 4 Unused 5 Unused 6 GND 7 TXD 8 RXD Pin RGBHV YPbPr 1 Red Pr 2 Green Y 3 Blue Pb 4 5 N C N C 6 Red GND Pr GND 7 Green GND Y GND 8 Blue GND Pb GND 9 No Pin 10 GND GND 11...

Page 10: ...s and frame rates available internally the host computer and the AV Bridge auto negotiate these within the application which may optimize for high quality or low bandwidth An option for setting video color space as 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 is available in the web interface The 4 2 0 color space reduces USB bandwidth by up to 25 and may actually improve video quality with some UC soft clients Supported UVC R...

Page 11: ... 60 59 94 50 30 25 frames s 1080i 59 94 50 fields sec 720p 60 59 94 50 frames s RGBHV VESA RESOLUTIONS 1280 x 720 60Hz 16 9 1280 x 768 60Hz 15 9 1280 x 800 60Hz 16 10 1360 x 768 60Hz 16 9 1024 x 768 60Hz 4 3 centered in 16 9 frame DVI on HDMI connector using sRGB color space 1080p 60 59 94 50 frames s 1080i 59 94 50Hz fields sec 720p 60 59 94 50Hz frames s 1440 x 900 60Hz 1360 x 76 60Hz 1280 x 800...

Page 12: ...rd Low bandwidth Network Configuration read only Host Name Network Settings read only Mac Address IP Address Subnet Mask IP Gateway Type DHCP Version 2 1 0 Menu Selections Video Input Selection This allows the user to select between Auto Detection HDMI HD or SD video inputs These selections correspond to the connectors on the back panel of the AV Bridge The HD connector DE 15 will support signal f...

Page 13: ...Mute This button mutes the input audio source being sent to the Host PC The Audio Mute button will be backlit in red when in mute state Audio Level A rotary control with 10 steps but goes to 11 allows the user to adjust the audio input level being sent to the Host PC A visual volume level is presented on the LCD to provide feedback of the current audio level Note This level is not the same as the ...

Page 14: ...ng the web interface You will need to set the admin password again if you restore factory defaults Initial device set up includes setting the admin password and may include additional tasks After initial device set up is complete you will also need to complete system administration tasks in the web interface to define how the device behaves as an element of your network Initial Access to the Web I...

Page 15: ...t tool and requires authentication for access You will encounter the login page when you access the web interface after the initial device set up has been done Screen Shot A V Configuration Web Page Choose video input audio Input and connectivity speed baud rate is defaulted at 38400 Video mute and audio mute can be selected and the gain control of the audio is available as well NOTE Default Baud ...

Page 16: ...e USB and IP Streaming Device Page 13 Screen Shot AV Configuration When the audio and video is muted the A V Configuration page the control icons will turn red click on the buttons to unmute the audio or video ...

Page 17: ... advantage of the video performance where the colors are more vivid and precise 4 IP STREAMING SETTINGS Adjust IP Streaming performance AV Bridge is set up for a variable bit rate you can select the resolution and the quality such as High Quality Best Standard Quality Better and Low Bandwidth Good We ve tried to eliminate bad combinations of streaming parameters so you can t pick 1080p at a bit ra...

Page 18: ...ls appear on every page at the top of the page Enter the room information and click Save Screen Shot Network Configuration DHCP The Networking page is used to configure the AV Bridge IP addressing It supports either DHCP or Static IP address along with a Host Name It also includes MAC address associated with the AV Bridge All IP addressing is available on the front panel LCD as read only text ...

Page 19: ...ss the subnet mask and the gateway and click on save Double check the data prior to clicking save Screen Shot Security The admin account has a password for login security This is set during initial device configuration and can be changed at any time by the administrator The admin account will always require a password entry for login to the administrator pages on the AV Bridge ...

Page 20: ...AV Bridge USB and IP Streaming Device Page 17 Screen Shot System Menu The system menu displays the software versions and allows firmware update reboot and restore factory defaults operations ...

Page 21: ...on the front panel LCD of the AV Bridge 4 Go to the Systems tab within the web pages Select Choose File and select the AV Bridge firmware you downloaded Then select Begin Firmware Update 5 After clicking on Begin Firmware Update a confirmation pop up and warning will be displayed Please read and completely understand the pop up warnings as it is easy to lose patience waiting for updates Please rea...

Page 22: ... with the DIP Switches on the rear of the device It can also be done remotely with the internal web pages The Process for defaulting AV Bridge to factory settings is Warning Current settings will be erased You will need to do the initial device set up procedure after restoring factory defaults 1 Place all dip switches to the off position down A warning will be issued without crocodile sign 2 Press...

Page 23: ...ramming of the device The Help also includes information on the current firmware release loaded on the device Click on the support for product related documentation from the Vaddio website TECHNICAL SUPPORT NOTE Please work with your Network Administrator prior to calling Vaddio for technical support Please have on site network personnel initiate tech support calls with Vaddio only ...

Page 24: ... logging capabilities of key events and error reporting during normal operations The internal logging function is setup as a revolving FIFO with estimated internal storage capabilities for up to one week You can clear the log or download it to your computer Logout Admin The Logout function at the top of each page of the web interface logs you out of the web interface ...

Page 25: ...e return the VT100 appends with ESC J Note that most terminal programs automatically strip the VT100 string General format usage follows a get set structure Usage examples for each type are Set Example COMMAND audio mute set on RESPONSE OK Get Example COMMAND audio mute get RESPONSE audio mute on Syntax Error Example COMMAND audio mute on RESPONSE Syntax error Unknown or incomplete command CTRL 5 ...

Page 26: ...alanced Returns the current audio input audio input unbalanced OK Sets the audio input to unbalanced audio input balanced OK Sets the audio input to balanced Audio Mute NAME audio mute Gets or sets the current audio mute SYNOPSIS audio mute get on off toggle DESCRIPTION Method used to get or set the current audio mute OPTIONS get Get the current audio mute on Set audio mute to on off Set audio mut...

Page 27: ...be in the range from 0 10 inclusive EXAMPLES audio volume get volume Returns the current audio volume audio volume set 6 OK Sets the audio volume level to 6 audio volume set 5 OK Sets the audio volume level to 5 Exit NAME exit ends the current API command session SYNOPSIS exit DESCRIPTION Ends the current API command session If the session is over telnet the session is ended and the socket is clos...

Page 28: ...fore relative EXAMPLES history Displays the current command buffer history 5 Sets the history command buffer to remember the last 5 unique entries Network Ping NAME network ping send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts SYNOPSIS network ping count count size size destination ip DESCRIPTION Use the ICMP protocol s mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway ...

Page 29: ...etmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 10 10 8 100 Returns the current network settings for mac address IP address net mask and gateway Serial NAME serial Sets or gets the current serial settings SYNOPSIS serial get 9600 19200 38400 DESCRIPTION The serial command is used to get or set the serial baud rate OPTIONS get Returns the serial speed 9600 Sets the serial baud rate to 9600 19200 Sets the serial baud ...

Page 30: ... streaming mode streaming mode usb OK Sets the streaming mode to usb Streaming Quality NAME streaming quality Gets or sets the current streaming quality SYNOPSIS streaming quality get low standard high DESCRIPTION Method used to get or set the current streaming quality OPTIONS get Get the current streaming quality low Set video quality to low standard Set video quality to standard high Set video q...

Page 31: ... 1080p Set video resolution to 1080p 720p Set video resolution to 720p 4cif Set video resolution to 4cif 480p Set video resolution to 480p cif Set video resolution to cif EXAMPLES streaming resolution get resolution 720p Returns the current streaming resolution streaming resolution 720p OK Sets the streaming resolution to 720p Version NAME version display the system version information SYNOPSIS ve...

Page 32: ...o input source OPTIONS get Get the current video input auto Sets the video input to be automatically selected hdmi Sets the video input to be hdmi rgbhv Sets the video input to be rgbhv sd Sets the video input to be sd ypbpr Sets the video input to be ypbpr EXAMPLES video input get input hdmi Returns the current video input video input ypbpr OK Sets the video input to ypbpr video input hdmi OK Set...

Page 33: ...off toggle DESCRIPTION Method used to get or set the current video mute OPTIONS get Get the current video mute on Set video mute to on off Set video mute to off toggle Toggle the video mute EXAMPLES video mute get mute off Returns the current video mute video mute on OK Turns the video mute on video mute off OK Turns the video mute off ...

Page 34: ...0p 60 59 94 50 frames s 720p 60 59 94 50Hz frames s 1440 x 900 60Hz 1360x768 60Hz 1280x800 60 Hz Composite SD Standard Definition 480i 29 97Hz NTSC 576i 25Hz PAL Video Processing Auto Scaling Noise Filter Deinterlacing Analog Audio Input Connector 2 XLR Balanced 2 RCA unbalanced Nominal Line Level 4dBu Balanced 10dBV Unbalanced Audio Processing Compressor EQ Filter USB 2 0 Interface Connector Type...

Page 35: ... cloth Use a lens cleaner on the lens no hankies please Do not use any abrasive chemicals Do not store or operate the device under the following conditions Temperatures above 40 C 104 F or temperatures below 0 C 32 F High humidity condensing or wet environments In swimming pools and in concrete mixers In inclement weather Dry environments with an excess of static discharge In rain forests or basem...

Page 36: ...e required to correct the interference at his her own expense Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Vaddio can affect emission compliance and could void the user s authority ...

Page 37: ...cy Magnetic Field EN 61000 4 11 Second Edition 2004 Voltage Dips Interrupts and Fluctuations IEC 60950 1 2005 Second Edition Am 1 2009 Safety EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 Safety Vaddio is a brand of Legrand AV Inc www legrandav com Phone 800 572 2011 1 763 971 4400 Fax 1 763 971 4464 Email Europe Middle East Africa av emea vaddio support legrand com All other regions av vaddio support...

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