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User Guide

SMP 111

Streaming AV Product

Streaming Media Processor

68-2850-01 Rev. C 

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Summary of Contents for SMP 111

Page 1: ...User Guide SMP 111 Streaming AV Product Streaming Media Processor 68 2850 01 Rev C 11 17...

Page 2: ...encia 68 290 01 en el sitio Web de Extron www extron com Instructions de s curit Fran ais AVERTISSEMENT Ce pictogramme lorsqu il est utilis sur le produit signale l utilisateur la pr sence l int rieur...

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Page 4: ...nce must be corrected at the expense of the user NOTES For more information on safety guidelines regulatory compliances EMI EMF compatibility accessibility and related topics see the Extron Safety and...

Page 5: ...or device responses used in this guide the character 0 is used for the number zero and O is the capital letter o Computer responses and directory paths that do not have variables are written in the f...

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Page 7: ...y Mode 19 Web based User Interface Help Files 20 Accessing the Web Based User Interface 20 Page Overview 21 Logging In and Logging Out 24 AV Controls 25 AV Controls Panel Features 25 Ad Hoc Recording...

Page 8: ...an IP Address 91 Using the Ping Utility to Test Communications 92 Multicast IP Addressing for Multiple SMP 111 Installations 93 Streaming Method Overview 94 Protocols Used for Streaming 94 Streaming...

Page 9: ...for the SMP 111 Codec refers to the H 264 MPEG 4 AVC codec Stream can refer to audio video or both that is transmitted by the SMP UI and Web UI refer to the web based user interface About the SMP 111...

Page 10: ...el Wireless Microphone Camera Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Audio HDMI HDMI USB Power Firewall Confidence Monitor Extron SMD 101 Streaming Media Decoder Internet Facility LAN R...

Page 11: ...1 Package License Package License ExtJS 4 Sencha Commercial License Linux PAM BSD 3c alsa lib LGPLv2 1 live555 LGPLv2 1 alsa utils GPLv2 lm sensors libsensors LGPLv2 1 programs GPLv2 aufs2 util GPLv2...

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Page 13: ...eam encoding Recording files Internal storage External USB drive front or rear port or RCP 101 and or AV Controls panel preview Streamed archive output Recorded file upload if set up Optional streamed...

Page 14: ...les from connected audio and video input sources Start a recording Recordings are initiated manually in one of several ways Press the Record button on the front panel of the SMP 111 or the RCP 101 rec...

Page 15: ...rding from the embedded web pages and the SMP 111 can save a copy of the recording to the internal 32 GB SD card and an identical copy to the selected USB storage drive Produces MP4 media files that a...

Page 16: ...third party content management systems Manually upload recordings to systems such as iTunes U Blackboard LMS SharePoint CaptionSync YouTube Moodle and RSS feed Schedule streaming and recording using...

Page 17: ...metadata Metadata can be assigned to make indexing and searching of recordings simple including Title Presenter Subject Description Publisher Contributor and Date Metadata text overlay Data concernin...

Page 18: ...UTPUT REMOTE SMP 111 100 240V 0 7A 50 60 Hz LAN USB STORAGE HDMI HDMI L AUDIO LINE R A B C D E F G H I J Figure 3 SMP 111 Rear Panel A 100 240 VAC IEC connector for power input F 3 5 mm 3 pole captive...

Page 19: ...record to USB storage devices using FAT32 VFAT long file name extensions EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 file systems or NTFS formatted storage volumes F Remote RS 232 port You can configure and control the SMP 111 u...

Page 20: ...the captive screw connector and could pull out Ne pas tamer les c bles Les c bles tam s ne sont pas aussi bien fix s dans les connecteurs des vis captives et pourraient sortir The length of the expos...

Page 21: ...ystem Resets on page 62 The SMP 111 can also be reset using SIS commands see Resets on page 72 ATTENTION Review the reset modes carefully Some reset modes delete all user loaded content and revert the...

Page 22: ...the factory default 255 255 0 0 Sets the gateway IP address to the factory default 0 0 0 0 Turns DHCP off The reset LED on the rear panel of the unit flashes four times in succession Mode 4 is used t...

Page 23: ...age H Record controls with LED indicators A Power LED Green The power is on and the unit is operational Blinking Green The power is on but the unit is still booting not operational B Alarm LED Lights...

Page 24: ...level It begins to light at 60 dBFS increasing to full intensity corresponding to signal level increases When the signal level reaches 3 dBFS or above the red clipping LED lights and remains lit as l...

Page 25: ...ing Press Pause again or Record to resume the recording and place a chapter marker in the file 4 Press Mark to create a chapter marker and a thumbnail if desired 5 Press Stop to cease recording and pl...

Page 26: ...Logging Out AV Controls Device Status Recorded Events Configuration File Management Troubleshooting Overview of the Web Based User Interface The SMP 111 embedded web pages provide the software user in...

Page 27: ...dows operating systems Apple Safari version 9 or higher for macOS operating systems NOTE Safari is the preferred browser for macOS operating systems NOTE The preview video in the AV Controls panel of...

Page 28: ...elp files Accessing the Web Based User Interface To access the embedded web page user interface connect a control PC to the LAN port of the SMP 111 or to the same network shared by the SMP and open a...

Page 29: ...asic AV input settings Output video test patterns for setup Save or apply EDID settings Configure output stream image settings and presets Set up AV encoding and presets Configure metadata and create...

Page 30: ...P 111 web pages include the AV Controls panel at the left of the screen see AV Controls on page 25 The Device Status page is the main page It contains one panel and three sections Collapse and Expand...

Page 31: ...rces Please press Resume to continue Resume Idle Figure 12 Communication Suspended Notification The idle status does not affect the recording or the output AV streams which continue unaffected no matt...

Page 32: ...es To log out of the web pages NOTE The Logout button appears only if one or more passwords is active 1 From any embedded web page click the Logout button at the upper right of the browser page A Logo...

Page 33: ...ect check the Enable Preview checkbox 2 above the preview window to enable or disable the live feed The live preview stream is independent of the streaming settings configured on the Encoding Presets...

Page 34: ...g Media Selection at a maximum of eight hours see Setting the Default Recording Media on page 51 Text above the buttons confirms the state of the recording Recording Paused or Stopped A button is blue...

Page 35: ...tput The boxes at the top of the meters are red when audio clipping occurs and black when audio is not clipped To enable the meters select check the Enable Meter checkbox 1 below the meters Ad Hoc Rec...

Page 36: ...volume1 and so forth The recording is stored to the indicated external USB drive connected to the front panel rear panel or recording control panel USB storage port on the SMP If the unit is set to l...

Page 37: ...d amount of used and available storage space It also provides an estimate of remaining recording time for each drive and indicates with a check mark which drive is selected as the only or primary reco...

Page 38: ...o different views calendar or list of all recordings in progress events and recordings that have already taken place Calendar View displays recordings in a calendar format Access a detailed view dialo...

Page 39: ...igure settings for each publishing option 1 2 3 Figure 20 Publish Settings Page To select a publishing destination select the desired radio button below Active Publishing Destination for the following...

Page 40: ...controls to adjust audio levels It also allows the user to output one of several video test patterns for use during display setup select the refresh rate for the local HDMI output configure the unive...

Page 41: ...file 8 Advanced Features Makes it possible to enable a web browser client option on the unit or to upload new plug in applications see Advanced Features on page 53 See the SMP 111 Embedded Web Pages...

Page 42: ...lied based on the horizontal and vertical size settings FIT The input format is zoomed to fill the output with top and bottom or left and right information cropped out in order to fit the screen witho...

Page 43: ...etected the stored values in the auto memory location are applied On Off New signals or rates not previously detected by the device are set up using default parameters If changes are made manually to...

Page 44: ...es for example encoding is set as 848x480 or 512x288 the HDMI preview output is set to 1280x720 with the video content centered in the 720p window The Status OSD does not display in the stream or reco...

Page 45: ...SD pattern can be displayed together with the main AV content because it overlays the video rather than replacing it The universal OSD pattern can be used at any time not just during setup It can also...

Page 46: ...cted the OSD text might be Front USB or Internal Drive Only depending on the current system settings The categories are identical to those used in the SIS information commands such as 1i 2i 3i and so...

Page 47: ...it possible to manage the EDID information resolution and refresh rate between the HDMI input and the output source The SMP uses EDID Minder which ensures that a source device connected to the SMP 11...

Page 48: ...eb Pages Help File for additional information Image Settings The controls within the Image Settings page within the Configuration tab provide options to configure video input sampling and sizing set u...

Page 49: ...he quality of the image by changing brightness and contrast or select Auto Image Auto Image Fill or Auto Image Follow buttons see figure 33 on the previous page 3 Overscan Set the amount 0 2 5 or 5 of...

Page 50: ...parameters then create and save or recall presets of those settings Metadata and Recording Profiles Change the OSD font enter metadata elements and create save recall and delete Recording Profiles NOT...

Page 51: ...w 848x480 1500 15 96 CVBR 30 Main 3 1 7 VGA High 1280x1024 3500 30 128 VBR 30 High 4 1 8 VGA Low 1024x768 2500 15 128 VBR 30 High 3 1 9 16 User Defined NOTES Audio settings are determined by the encod...

Page 52: ...re Audio Encoding go to the Recording pane within the Encoding Presets panel within the Encoding Metadata tab In this section three audio variables can be configured 1 Audio Bitrate From the drop down...

Page 53: ...fferent font and change the size and color 1 Open the Encoding Metadata page 2 Expand the Metadata and Recording Profiles panel 3 From the first panel in the left corner select an available font from...

Page 54: ...both administrator and user level passwords Passwords are not required though they are recommended for controlling access to configuration functions NOTES If only an administrator password is set only...

Page 55: ...ong into the Administrator Password field in the Login ID admin panel see figure 39 1 Passwords must consist of up to 128 characters The pipe character is not allowed Passwords are case sensitive and...

Page 56: ...EDID Figure 40 Configuration Tab Alarms and Traps Subtab The Alarms and Traps page opens showing the two panels see figure 41 1 2 Figure 41 Alarms and Traps Page 1 Alarm Notifier Destinations Enter e...

Page 57: ...transfer method is updated The next automatic or manual file transfer is successful Firmware Failure Indicates a failure to start a critical portion of the operation of the device It is a Notify alarm...

Page 58: ...ame description part number serial number firmware version overall unit temperature remote panel connection remote panel firmware and enabled feature licences 2 Date and Time Set the date time time zo...

Page 59: ...ured for single store mode 3 Select check the Record Destination Limiter checkbox 2 to limit users to the storage drive location selected in step 4 or the Secondary storage drives specified in step 5...

Page 60: ...tion settings or enable or disable secondary storage mode until the record destination limiter is disabled and that change is saved Click the Record Destination Limiter checkbox to select or deselect...

Page 61: ...FAT32 Then both internal and USB recordings will be saved into multiple 3 6 GB files even when unlimited file size is selected Recording will create 3 6 GB as a result of the FAT32 size limit You can...

Page 62: ...eaming image on the connected monitor or display To switch between viewing the preview and viewing the network configuration page press Ctrl Alt S on the keyboard connected to the SMP NOTE The default...

Page 63: ...are listed in the table Figure 51 Storage Information Table This list can be sorted Click on any of the table headings or click the arrow that appears when the user hovers the pointer over a table hea...

Page 64: ...ansfer re upload option within the Recording Calendar page and the file upload option with this File Management page satisfy most file transfer needs However if there is a need to transfer files in to...

Page 65: ...2 Logs Displays a list log of alerts and notices for any event set up for any status other than Disabled in Configuration Alarms and Traps Alarm Message List The log can be sorted by date and time pri...

Page 66: ...age 70 To open this page click the Troubleshooting tab see figure 53 at the top of the SMP 111 embedded web pages and then click the Status tab on the second tier of tabs Figure 53 Troubleshooting Tab...

Page 67: ...s can be sorted filtered searched or exported to a comma separated values CSV file To open this page click the Troubleshooting tab see figure 55 at the top of the embedded web pages then click the Log...

Page 68: ...embedded web pages then click the Alarms tab on the second tier of tabs Figure 57 Troubleshooting Tab Alarms Subtab The Alarms page opens showing filtering controls and the alarm history list 1 2 3 F...

Page 69: ...n be sent to Extron support staff to aid in troubleshooting problems with the unit or the system To open this page click the Troubleshooting tab see figure 59 at the top of the embedded web pages and...

Page 70: ...he System Resets page opens to the Reset panel Figure 62 System Resets Page Each option within this page includes a description of its function To perform a reboot reset or content deletion storage re...

Page 71: ...r panel serial port see figure 3 F on page 10 that can be connected to a host device such as a computer running a HyperTerminal utility or the Extron DataViewer utility making serial control of the SM...

Page 72: ...re swapped T568B T568A T568B T568B Straight through Cable for connection to a switch hub or router End 1 End 2 Pin Wire Color Pin Wire Color 1 white orange 1 white orange 2 orange 2 orange 3 white gre...

Page 73: ...ends with a carriage return and a line feed CR LF which signals the end of the response character string A string is one or more characters SMP 111 Initiated Messages The SMP 111 initiates messages u...

Page 74: ...or this configuration E26 Maximum connections exceeded E17 Invalid command for signal type E28 Bad file name or file not found E18 System timed out Using the Command and Response Tables The Command an...

Page 75: ...to 127 X1 Horizontal and vertical position The range varies such that the window never goes completely off screen 5 digit response X1 Horizontal and vertical size 00120 to 04096 5 digit response X1 Te...

Page 76: ...20 kbps X3 Mute status 0 Unmuted 1 Muted X3 EDID numbers 1 to 38 X3 Overscan 0 0 Default 1 2 5 2 5 0 X3 Encode profile 0 Base 1 Main 2 High X3 Audio output 1 HDMI only 2 Analog only 3 HDMI and Analog...

Page 77: ...1 Default 2 X6 Password Maximum length 128 characters All alpha numeric characters permitted except and single space Passwords are case sensitive X6 Port timeout in tens of seconds zero padded Defaul...

Page 78: ...Version 3Q X4 plus Web ver desc UL date time Factory installed firmware is not user replaceable This firmware is the version the SMP reverts to after a Mode 1 reset Example 3Q 1 00 0000 b2325 1 81LX...

Page 79: ...a percentage of total View system processor idle 12I NN Returns a percentage of total View Eth0 network link status 13I Current link state up down speed in MB 10 100 1000 mode full half View file tra...

Page 80: ...h as IP address subnet mask gateway IP address unit name DHCP setting and port mapping Telnet Web direct access in order to preserve communication with the device Absolute reset EZQQQ Zpq Same as Syst...

Page 81: ...Pmt00000 View Telnet port map E MT port Web Port Set Web port map E port MH Pmh port Reset Web port map E 80MH Pmh00080 Reset the Web port to the default value 80 Disable Web port E 0MH Pmh00000 View...

Page 82: ...6 Set private community string to X6 Set private community string to default EX SNMP SnmpX private Set private community string to the default setting View private community string EXSNMP X6 View the...

Page 83: ...ddress EX5 CI Ipi X5 View IP address ECI X5 View hardware MAC address ECH X5 Iph X5 View the hardware MAC address Verbose mode 2 3 Set subnet mask EX5 CS Ips X5 View subnet mask ECS X5 Set gateway IP...

Page 84: ...scription IP Setup Commands continued View current port timeout E0TC X6 Set global IP port timeout E1 X6 TC Pti1 X6 View global IP port timeout E1TC X6 RS 232 Port Configure serial port parameters E1...

Page 85: ...ct ratio setting EASPR X1 Execute Auto Image Execute A Img0 Follow current aspect setting Execute and fill 1 A Img1 Fill the entire output Execute and follow 2 A Img2 Follow the input aspect ratio Rec...

Page 86: ...der preset X3 for X Save preset 4 X X3 4SprX X3 Save Encoder preset X3 for selected channel Delete clear preset EX4 X3 PRST PrstX4 X3 Clear Encoder preset X3 and set Encoder preset name to unassigned...

Page 87: ...ave leading 0 View stream control E1STRC X4 View current streaming method RTMP primary Destination URL Set RTMP URL EU1 X4 RTMP RtmpU1 X4 View RTMP URL EU1RTMP X4 RTMP Stream Enable Disable Enable RTM...

Page 88: ...rVX X2 Set video bit rate to X2 View video bit rate EVX BITR X2 View video bit rate setting Audio Bit Rate Set audio bit rate EAX X3 BITR BitrAX X3 Set audio bit rate to X3 View audio bit rate EAX BIT...

Page 89: ...centering to X1 Increment value E HCTR Hctr X1 Shift window right Decrement value E HCTR HctrX1 Shift window left View EHCTR X1 View current setting NOTE Horizontal shift values are adjusted in multip...

Page 90: ...ertical size to X1 Increment value E VSIZ VsizX1 Increase the height of the window Decrement value E VSIZ VsizX1 Decrease the height of the window View EVSIZ X1 View current setting NOTE Vertical size...

Page 91: ...D Values on the next page View EDID assignment EAEDID X3 View EDID resolution and refresh Import EDID to user location EIX3 filename bin EDID EdidI Import a 128 or 256 Byte binary EDID file to the use...

Page 92: ...C DVI N A 16 800 x 600 60 Hz PC HDMI 2 Ch 17 1024 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2 Ch 18 1280 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2 Ch 19 1280 x 800 60 Hz PC HDMI 2 Ch 20 1280 x 1024 60 Hz PC HDMI 2 Ch 21 1360 x 768 60 Hz PC HD...

Page 93: ...letop Use The SMP 111 includes rubber feet not installed For tabletop use attach a self adhesive rubber foot to each corner on the bottom of the unit Furniture Mounting Furniture mount the SMP 111 usi...

Page 94: ...overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 5 Reliable earthing grounding Maintain reliable grounding...

Page 95: ...the SMP streaming file Additionally the device web UI is compliant but not fully featured with the internal browser client QTWeb v4 x DataViewer DataViewer is an enhanced terminal emulation program th...

Page 96: ...the toolbar for more information on the program Sending commands using a TCP IP connection 1 Configure the network settings of a control PC so that it can be connected to the same network as the SMP 1...

Page 97: ...n IP address is a 32 bit binary number that is used to identify each device on an Ethernet network This number is usually represented by four decimal numbers each in the range 0 to 255 separated by do...

Page 98: ...Each device in the group has the same multicast address and can effectively send data to all other devices in the same group simultaneously The SMP uses 235 111 3 1 as the default multicast address f...

Page 99: ...the user The SMP 111 firmware then assigns the multiple port numbers based on the initial port number Choosing an IP Address If the SMP 111 and other devices are connected via an independent network...

Page 100: ...page includes a ping utility see Diagnostic Tools on page 61 Response Messages While running the ping utility a series of response messages are displayed that are used to determine the status of the...

Page 101: ...uential ports Device SMP IP Multicast IP Multicast Port SMP1 192 168 254 10 239 199 188 138 7000 to 7003 SMP2 192 168 254 11 239 199 188 138 7004 to 7007 SMP3 192 168 254 12 239 199 188 138 7008 to 70...

Page 102: ...treaming method is used for live video multicasting with low latency in a one to many streaming session The SMP 111 uses a variety of streaming protocols to send data to a multicast group Using multic...

Page 103: ...nt one to one connection SMP 111 to single viewing device but can be configured to use multiple active connections Unicast Push streaming can push exactly one 1 stream Unicast Pull streaming can pull...

Page 104: ...rk for active streams push streaming from the encoder and select the desired video or send a request to the encoder to begin streaming a video to it pull streaming SMP 111 encoder Viewing device 1 Vie...

Page 105: ...DESTINATION_PORT are the IP address and port number of the destination stream name is the file name Some dependencies may apply with certain versions of VLC For ES RTP push streams SAP is available in...

Page 106: ...ffic The table below indicates the approximate number of multicast streams supported by the SMP 111 using the IGMP multicast protocol Operating at different resolutions using higher or lower bit rates...

Page 107: ...can view the stream URL If a password is set you must be logged in to view the URL The Device Status page opens In Stream URL line if the recording and streaming streams are set to Pull see Push Stre...

Page 108: ...rk URL field see figure 72 1 rtsp 192 168 13 1 extron1 1 1 2 2 Figure 72 Enter Stream URL Information and Play 5 Click Play 2 After a few seconds the media streaming from the SMP 111 plays on the VLC...

Page 109: ...er uses SAP to identify streams 1 Open VLC media player 2 From the View menu select Playlist see figure 73 1 1 1 Figure 73 VLC Playlist 3 From the left menu column select Local Network see figure 74 2...

Page 110: ...75 1 Figure 75 VLC Select a Stream 6 Either double click the desired stream to begin playback or single click then use the VLC player controls at the bottom of the window to view and control the stre...

Page 111: ...based User Interface of the SMP 111 see Accessing the Web Based User Interface on page 20 NOTE If no password is set anyone can view the stream URL If a password is set you must be logged in to view...

Page 112: ...K 2 After a few seconds the media stream from the SMP 111 plays on the QuickTime player If QuickTime player fails to play the stream 1 From the QuickTime player menu select Edit Preferences QuickTime...

Page 113: ...hour recording 3600 seconds 5000 192 3600 8000 2336 4 MBph or 2 34 GBph For the default encoder presets of an SMP 111 the following are the estimated storage requirements for each hour of recording Es...

Page 114: ...ure range listed above is met SD Card Installation To safely field change the SD card in the SMP 111 follow these safety steps 1 Unplug the AC cable before removing the cover NOTE The AC cable must ne...

Page 115: ...off the unit see figure 79 10 0 24 0V 1 0 A MA X 50 60H z Remove 13 Screws Figure 79 Removing the Cover 5 Locate remove and replace the SD card near the front panel control buttons see figure 80 Fron...

Page 116: ...tent The unit will reboot after formatting The SD card is ready for recording after the reboot Alternatively the user can initiate a Delete Content from the Front Panel by following these steps 1 Pres...

Page 117: ...me They offer significantly better compression than I or P frames but are not available in Baseline profile Bandwidth The total range of frequencies required to pass a specific signal without signific...

Page 118: ...ecoder 1 In analog video a device used to separate the RGBS red green blue and sync signals from a composite video signal Also known as an NTSC decoder 2 In digital systems a device which does the rev...

Page 119: ...motion compression based codec standard developed by the ITU T Video Coding Experts Group VCEG together with the ISO IEC Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protecti...

Page 120: ...on page 114 or dynamic see DHCP on page 110 Java A class based object oriented programming language developed at Sun Microsystems Inc merged with Oracle Corporation Programs written in Java can run o...

Page 121: ...me of the presenter in the Presenter field The name of the presenter is stored with the metadata for the recording and it appears in the Creator column of the Scheduled Events Recording Calendar List...

Page 122: ...from the control device to the product using a minimal number of characters and a response is received from the product and shown on the display of the control device Simple Network Management Protoco...

Page 123: ...s that contain H 264 encoded video and AAC encoded audio Transport streams containing MPEG 2 video and AC3 audio are not supported TS UDP Unicast or multicast An MPEG 2 transport stream containing the...

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