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DuetD-2 Decoder Condiguration Tab ........................................................................................................... 37

DuetD-2 Ddecoder System Tab .................................................................................................................... 41

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Vision Lite ................................................................................................................................................... 42

Third-Party Control Drivers and Plugins ....................................................................................................... 48

API .............................................................................................................................................................. 48

ROUBLESHOOTING

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LED Indicators ............................................................................................................................................. 48

Checking The Firmware ............................................................................................................................... 48

Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 48

Factory Default Settings .............................................................................................................................. 48

Diagnostics Page ......................................................................................................................................... 49

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PECIFICATIONS

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Summary of Contents for Duet D-2

Page 1: ...Duet 2 Encoder Decoder User Manual Visionary Solutions Inc 2060 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 100 Santa Barbara CA 93103 805 845 8900 www vsicam com ...

Page 2: ...k Mode 16 Configuring Stream Settings Manually 17 Stream Bit Rate 18 Stream Frame Rate 18 Fast er Switching 18 USB Over IP KVM 18 RS 232 Over IP 19 CEC Over IP Decoder Only 20 GPIO 20 Video Format Setting Decoder Only 21 Audio Settings 21 Video Wall 23 EDID 24 Custom Splash Screen Decoder Only 25 Dante 25 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 26 Video Source Timeout Decoder Only 26 Video Power Save Decoder Only ...

Page 3: ... 53 2017 Visionary Solutions Inc All rights reserved ii PackeTV and PacketAV are trademarks of Visionary Solutions Inc in the United States and other countries All other brand names product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Certain trademarks registered trademarks and trade names may be used to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their produc...

Page 4: ...y delivering visually lossless video along with USB over IP KVM and RS 232 over IP controls A signal from any encoder can be sent to any decoder on the same network The signals can easily be controlledwith our Vision Lite software to create different outputs on the display side including video wall or matrix switching NETWORK AV INFRASTRUCTURE PREREQUISITES This section is intended to provide a ba...

Page 5: ...ns for details To calculate the number of devices that can be used on a PoE Ethernet switch divide the total PoE power capability of the switch by the power required for each port and round down For example many PoE Ethernet switches can provide up to 370W of DC power If each port needs 15 4W of power a switch can supply power to a total of 24 ports Examples A Cisco SG300 52P has a PoE power outpu...

Page 6: ...pport vsicam com to obtain the files SWITCH GUIDELINES 1 Enable IGMP querying and snooping set IGMP Version to IGMP V2 if the switch is capable To enable the transmission of a source to multiple destinations Duet 2 devices make use of multicast The default behavior of a layer 2 switch is to broadcast those packets which means that every packet will be transmitted to all possible destinations IGMP ...

Page 7: ...ontrol Lists ACLs are not filtering multicast or control traffic 5 Remove Flow Control and or Storm Control on any network port passing the video stream 6 Enable VLANs to separate video traffic from data and voice 7 Enable Jumbo Frames 8 Disable Green Ethernet or efficiency mode Some switcheshave the ability to lower the power consumption on the ports as a Green feature This can cause issues with ...

Page 8: ...Visionary Network Audio Video 5 DUETE 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL NETWORK AV INFRASTRUCTURE PREREQUISITES Figure 1 Converged Network Diagram ...

Page 9: ...etwork switch should have a backplane capacity of at least 2 x 1000 Mbps x N where N is the number of ports on the switch passing the video traffic For example a 24 port switch where all available ports may be used to pass video traffic should have a 2 x 1000 x 24 48Gbps backplane MULTIPLE SWITCH NETWORKING The maximum distance between devices is 100m 328ft over CAT 5e or better cable This distanc...

Page 10: ...is also equipped with an Ethernet Expansion LAN2 Port Power Sourcing Equipment PSE This port enables network connectivity for control and IP traffic pass through to remote LAN devices ex displays projectors control touch panels The port can also be used to daisy chain multiple endpoints for easy video wall creation or extend distances to displays Power connected devices with PoE pass through Duet ...

Page 11: ...hrough port on the encoder unit to a local display 4 Connect an HDMI cable from the display to the HDMI OUT port on the decoder unit 5 Optional Connect a USB C cable from a PC or Soft Codec to the USB C OUT port on the decoder unit Note USB C OUT enables soft codec integration via driverless USB 2 0 connection to a PC for web conferencing applications such as Zoom Skype Cisco WebEx and Microsoft T...

Page 12: ...Visionary Network Audio Video 9 DUETE 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS SYSTEM EXAMPLES Figure 3 Duet 2 Dante Connection Diagram ...

Page 13: ...e configured through embedded web interfaces This step requires a connection to a network Once the devices are linked on the network they can be connected directly See section Configuration Figure 4 One Source to One Display Diagram ONE SOURCE TO MANY DISPLAYS Sending video from a single source to multiple displays requires a network switch A single encoder can be linked to multiple decoders point...

Page 14: ...o multiple decoders multipoint to multipoint over a network The many encoders to many displays configuration allow almost any number of sources and displays Multiple switches can be linked by fiber providing flexibility and scalability and expanding the size and reach of the configuration to a practically limitless scale Each encoder and each decoder can be located no more than 100m 328ft from the...

Page 15: ...encoders can be linked to multiple decoders multipoint to multipoint over a network The many encoders to many displays configuration allow almost any number of sources and displays Multiple switches can be linked by fiber providing flexibility and scalability and expanding the size and reach of the configuration to a practically limitless scale Each encoder and each decoder can be located no more ...

Page 16: ... Video Wall Diagram NETWORK DISCOVERY Discover your Duet 2 endpoints on the network By default the encoders and decoders are shipped from the factory in DHCP mode with Auto IP Failover In DHCP mode each encoder and decoder unit are automatically assigned a unique IP address by the DHCP server If there is no DHCP server on the network the encoders and decoders after about one minute will failover t...

Page 17: ...computer with a staticIP addresswithin the defined DHCP range for your network the subnet VLAN defined by the DHCP netmask for your network Choose Use the following IP address Enter an IP address then click OK To avoid address conflicts enter a static address that is not in the range of addresses that will be given out by the DHCP server For example If the DHCP range 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 150and...

Page 18: ...f assigned IP addresses 3 Use avahi browse requires avahi daemon to be running to find the unit IP addresses 4 Using a Linux operating system OS on the network ping 226 0 0 19 from the same subnet VLAN as the unit to return a list of assigned IP addresses On a Windows OS the ping command only displays the first responding address 5 Use nmap to scan for Visionary Solutions MAC Addresses 6 For decod...

Page 19: ...CP range 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 150 and netmask 255 255 255 0 you can assign 192 168 1 151 When using Auto IP assign an address within the range of 169 254 1 0 169 254 254 255 with a 255 255 0 0 subnet mask AND Configure a second static IP address in the range of the IP addresses you are planning to assign to the units Assign new IP addresses to the encoder and decoder units as follows 1 Access t...

Page 20: ...ackets to a singlerecipient on a network It is possible to have multiple encoder and decoder units connected in a system However in unicast mode an encoder unit can communicate with only one decoder unit at a time see Figure 1 1 Access the web interface for the encoder and decoder units that will be using unicast mode 2 Log in with username admin password admin 3 Click the Configuration tab 4 Set ...

Page 21: ...AME_RATE of the incoming video may be reduced to allow higher resolutions at lower bandwidth For instance you might have 1080P60 content that is of slow moving scenes or other less complex video You could then use the 50 setting to lower the frame rate to 30fps You could also set the stream bit rate to a lower value to make sure that the stream only uses that amount of bandwidth FAST ER SWITCHING ...

Page 22: ...ed to have the value of setting match and a reboot to take effect RS 232 OVER IP The encoders and decoders support RS 232 over IP and RS 232 pass through allowing the control of remote RS 232 devices The encoder and decoder units used to pass through the RS 232 data must be set to the same baud rate as the RS 232 host and client In unicast mode an encoder unit is able to communicate with only one ...

Page 23: ... https www cec o matic com is a website that may be used to assist as a general reference when testing and configuring CEC Type the reference commands into CEC O Matic and it should decode reference and describe the specific purpose or command for that code The site can also assist when configuring the syntax of a new command Note The TV display has CEC enabled Samsung calls it Anynet The setup me...

Page 24: ...o up to 2 Dante audio channels and makes them available as a transmit device on the Dante network 3 Encoder takes embedded HDMI or USB C audio same as above and encodes it into the AV over IP stream that includes video DuetD 2 STREAM AUDIO HDMI 1 Decoder receives AV over IP stream with both audio and video and decodes it to the HDMI and USB C output 2 Decoder makes the decoded audio up to 4 channe...

Page 25: ...DIO DAC_MUX DANTE Decoder only 1 Decoder takes up to 2 channels of Dante audio channel 1 channel 2 selected via Dante Controller and sends audio out decoder analog output AUDIO CONNECTIONS Pin 1 Left Pin 2 GND Pin 3 Shield Pin 4 Right Pin 5 GND Pin 6 Shield Figure 10 Audio Connector Pinout Diagram RTP AUDIO STREAM ENCODER ONLY All encoders E4100 DuetE WP DuetE WP H DuetE WP BT and DuetE 2 havethea...

Page 26: ...gs on each display to get the best fit Look for options like Screen Fit Samsung Full Pixel Sony Dot by Dot Sharp or Just Scan LG The effect of these preferences is to turn off HDMI Overscan The following step by step instructions describe how to configure a 2x2 video wall As you change these parameters the diagram representing these settings automatically adjusts to provide you with a visual guide...

Page 27: ... to copy the EDID from your display The EDID describes the formats for audio and video that an HDMI sync can process The source device uses this information to determine the audio and video format that is output The source gets its EDID from the encoder The DuetE 2 encoder is the only device that is presenting an EDID to the source No matter how many displays are in the system the devices never re...

Page 28: ...vice then reapply it MULTI INPUT EDID MANAGEMENT ENCODER ONLY DuetE 2 encoders support multi input select between HDMI1 HDMI2 and USB C Each of the selectable inputs have their own selectable EDID setting VIDEO EDID1 is used for HDMI1 VIDEO EDID2 is used for HDMI2 and VIDEO EDID3 is used for USB C CUSTOM SPLASH SCREEN DECODERS ONLY A custom splash screen may be uploaded to the decoder for use when...

Page 29: ...DCP encrypted content It cannot be used to remove HDCP from sources INPUT SOURCE SELECTION AND PRIORITY ENCODER ONLY DuetE 2 encoders support multi input select between AUTO HDMI1 HDMI2 and USB C for both the AV stream and HDMI OUT Loop Out The input selection for the AV stream and HDMI OUT are configured separately This gives the user the ability to select an input source for the AV stream then s...

Page 30: ...CODER ONLY The OSD On Screed Display is used to put user text onto the screen as an overlay Once text is entered the text will appear in the upper left corner of the display The default text color is blue To obtain a key to unlock advanced OSD features font font size position and color contact sales vsicam com MASS CONFIGURATION DECODERS ONLY Decoders have the ability to auto discover all endpoint...

Page 31: ...IAL The serial number of the unit The serial number can also be found on the bottom label of each unit DANTE DEVICE_NAME The current Dante device name of the DuetE 2 UNIT FIRMWARE The current firmware version of the unit UNIT FIRMWARE_DATE The date the firmware was released MONITOR BUTTON Displays the live thumbnail preview of the video being transmitted to the AV stream VIDEO INFO Displays the cu...

Page 32: ...he current Dante device name of the DuetE 2 DANTE SET_DEVICE_NAME Use to set or change the Dante device name of the DuetE 2 Dante module This can be set via the device web page or Dante Controller Please note that Dante Controller or other Dante API devices can change this value without notice UNIT LOCATION User defined device location For example Office_1 or Conference_Room_2 letters numbers dash...

Page 33: ...ncoderand DecoderIP Addresses IP DNS_SERVER optional Shows the current value based on the unit s mode In Static mode shows the unit s static settings In DHCP mode shows if the values are valid If DHCP is failed the mode shows as Auto IP even though you cannot select this mode directly and the Auto IP values display in the IP xxxxxx fields See section Configuring Encoderand DecoderIP Addresses IP V...

Page 34: ...BIT_RATE See section Stream Bit Rate STREAM FRAME_RATE See section Stream Fame Rate STREAM QOS_DSCP Used to set the QoS DSCP tag default is set to 26 STREAM AUDIO Select the source of audio for the AV over IP stream HDMI Analog Dante See section Audio Settings STREAM VIDEO Used to set encoder input source select AUTO HDMI1 HDMI2 USB C STREAM VIDEO_PRIORITY Used to set encoder input select priority...

Page 35: ...ity when VIDEO HDMI_OUT is set to AUTO VIDEO EDID1 Used to select between different default prebuilt and custom EDID files for HDMI1 See section Multi Input EDID Management VIDEO EDID2 Used to select between different default prebuilt and custom EDID files for HDMI2 See section Multi Input EDID Management VIDEO EDID3 Used to select between different default prebuilt and custom EDID files USB C See...

Page 36: ...SB Over IP KVM USB MODE Hidden until USB ENABLED is set to TRUE See section USB OVER IP KVM Options are Auto Select Active On Link and Active Per Request CONFIGURATION TAB CONT SERIAL ENABLED Turn on or off RS232 over IP See section RS 232 Over IP SERIAL SETTINGS Hidden until SERIAL ENABLED is set to TRUE See section RS 232 OVER IP Options are Baudrate Data bits Parity and Stop bits DUETE 2 ENCODE...

Page 37: ...le supplied by Visionary Solutions or downloaded from www vsicam com Update Unit This button will initiate a firmware update per the specified file above Information Real time status messages displayed during a reboot firmware update or factory default action DECODER OPTIONS DUETD 2 DECODER DEVICE TAB UNIT ID By default the UNIT ID of the decoder is the Model Number and the serial number e g DuetD...

Page 38: ...UTTON Displays the live thumbnail preview of the video being received from the AV stream VIDEO INFO Displays the current source resolution being received from the AV steam and the HDMI scaled output resolution AUDIO INFO Displays the current source audio codec type frequency size and number of channels ...

Page 39: ...E The current Dante device name of the DuetD 2 DANTE SET_DEVICE_NAME Use to set or change the Dante device name of the DuetD 2 Dante module This can be set via the device web page or Dante Controller Please note that Dante Controller or other Dante API devices can change this value without notice UNIT LOCATION User defined device location For example Office_1 or Conference_Room_2 letters numbers d...

Page 40: ...he Auto IP values display in the IP xxxxxx fields See section Configuring Encoderand DecoderIP Addresses IP DNS_SERVER optional Shows the current value based on the unit s mode In Static mode shows the unit s static settings In DHCP mode shows if the values are valid If DHCP is failed the mode shows as Auto IP even though you cannot select this mode directly and the Auto IP values display in the I...

Page 41: ...VIDEO GENLOCK Used to enable or disable Genlock See section Genlock Decoder Only VIDEO OUTPUT Used to set the HDMI output operation See section Video Output Setting Decoder Only VIDEO INFO_TEXT Enables TRUE or Disables FALSE the showing of IP addresses and connection on display VIDEO OSD_TEXT Used to put user text onto the screen as an overlay See section OSD Text Display Decoder Only Select Splas...

Page 42: ...tion Video Wall VW OVERALL_WIDTH Hidden until VW ENABLED is set to TRUE See section Video Wall VW VISIBLE_WIDTH Hidden until VW ENABLED is set to TRUE See section Video Wall VW OVERALL_HEIGHT Hidden until VW ENABLED is set to TRUE See section Video Wall VW VISIBLE_HEIGHT Hidden until VW ENABLED is set to TRUE See section Video Wall VW MAX_ROWS Hidden until VW ENABLED is set to TRUE See section Vid...

Page 43: ...B ENABLED is set to TRUE See section USB Over IP KVM USB MODE Hidden until USB ENABLED is set to TRUE See section USB Over IP KVM Options are Auto Select Active On Link and Active Per Request SERIAL ENABLED Turn on or off RS232 over IP See section RS 232 Over IP SERIAL SETTINGS Hidden until USB ENABLED is set to TRUE See section RS 232 Over IP Options are Baudrate Data bits Parity and Stop bits ...

Page 44: ...control commands See section CEC Over IP Decoder Only Change Password This button changes the unit s web interface login password to values entered below default is admin Password enter new password Reenter Password reenter new password Important Make sure you write the new password down If it is lost or forgotten you will need to call Visionary Solutions support to assist in a console factory def...

Page 45: ...efox Internet Explorer and so on Vision Lite automatically discovers units on your network without any configuration Follow these instructions to install the Vision Light software 1 The latest Java JRE runtime is a prerequisite on the machine running VLite The JRE can be found here http www oracle com technetwork java javase downloads jre8 downloads 2133155 html 2 Download the latest Vision Lite s...

Page 46: ...DUETE 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL CONROL 5 Launch the Vision Lite Server application by double clicking the VLite jar file OR from a command line interface using the following command java jar VLite jar 6 The Vision Lite Server window opens ...

Page 47: ...rface you will need to select the interface that is connected to the same network as the units Important The Vision Lite Server window can be minimized in the background however it must always be running 8 The default port assignment for VLite is 8080 other programs running on the computer may be using port 8080 If that is the case the port for VLite will need to be changed for VLite to open To ch...

Page 48: ... 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL CONROL Important The Vision Lite Server window needs to be closed and then reopened for the new port number to be assigned 9 Copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address from the Vision Lite Server window to your clipboard ...

Page 49: ...copy the Vision Lite Server IP Address IP Address to the URL Note You can log in from any machine on the network 11 Log in with username admin password admin Note A second user type with limited access rights is available Log in with username user1 password user1 12 The Configuration page opens You now have access to configure each unit ...

Page 50: ...D AND LOCATION Example are not allowed Note When making changesto the endpoints the endpointsbriefly disappear from the Vision Lite User Interface while they are rebooting and the application rediscovers them From the Configuration page you can update the firmware for any units that may be out of date The Vision Lite software displays a message if a newer firmware is available On the Routing tab y...

Page 51: ...hnical assistance please contact your Visionary Solutions reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response You can also Download user documentation Go to www vsicam com downloads Find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrases Go to www vsicam com...

Page 52: ...ront of the Duet 2 indicate the unit has been reset Fast Link LED 4 The unit will reset to its factory default settings DIAGNOSTICS PAGE Every encoder and decoder have a diagnostics page that is accessible via the web UI To access the diagnostics page type the following address into a web browser http admin admin unit IP address diagnostics html The diagnostics page provides the following informat...

Page 53: ...USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING VIDEO INFO Displays the current video information containing but not limited to resolution refresh rate scan mode and HDCP AUDIO INFO Displays the current audio source codec type sample frequency and sample size information ...

Page 54: ...isionary Network Audio Video 51 DUETE 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING FLASH LEDs Flashed the front LEDs of the unit TEMPERATURE Displays the current unit temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit ...

Page 55: ...y Network Audio Video 52 DUETE 2 DuetD 2 USER MANUAL RACK MOUNT KIT RACK MOUNT KIT The optional rack mount system for encoders decodersis available as a kit from Visionary Solutions Figure 12 Rack Mount System ...

Page 56: ... capable of outputting video formats up to 4K60 4 4 4 Switcher Encoder 2 x HDMI and 1 x USB C input and 1 x HDMI output manual or auto switching Scaler Decoder Supports a wide range of resolutions and rates up to 4K in 1080P out 1080P in 4K out image rotation and video wall up to 16x16 Integrated scaling helps optimize image quality and switching performance Audio Input Signal Types HDMI Audio Ana...

Page 57: ...o audio inputs HDMI Outputs Encoder loop through Decoder output HDMI Type A connectors female HDMI digital video audio inputs USB C Encoder input 1 USB Type C connector female Decoder output 1 USB Type C connector female 6 pin Euroblock 3 81mm pitchconnector Shared GPIO RS 232 IR ports USB Host Decoder 2 USB Type A connector female USB 2 0 host port USB signal extender port for connection to a mou...

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