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PC1656 Picolo.net HD4 Handbook
Short Description
Short Description
Picolo.net HD4 is a four-channel High Definition Video IP encoder.
Video Features
Picolo.net HD4 captures high-definition video from up to
four
HD-SDI or HDcctv 1.0 video sources. It supports 720p
and 1080p progressive-scan formats, and a large set of frame rates for both 50Hz and 60Hz regions.
The format selection is automatic.
Picolo.net HD4 is fitted with a high performance H.264 encoder engine that is capable of delivering up to 12 encoded
video streams simultaneously.
The H.264 encoder operates in the baseline, main, and high profiles. The bitrate is controlled using the CBR or the
VBR methods.
Picolo.net HD4 is also capable of delivering up to 4 MJPEG encoded video streams.
Audio Features
Picolo.net HD4 can optionally be fitted with one or two Audio Module for Picolo.net HD4.
Each module provides two analog audio input ports and two audio output ports through four 3.5mm TRS jack sockets
located on the front panel.
The audio inputs accept line-level mono-channel audio signals. The audio input signals are digitally sampled, G.711
µ-law encoded, and finally delivered as a 64 kbps digital audio stream.
Note.
Firmware version 5.x support neither audio outputs nor microphone level audio inputs
IO Features
Picolo.net HD4 provides the following I/O interfaces:
4 alarm input ports
4 isolated relay output ports
1 bidirectional half-duplex RS-485 COM port for the control of up to 4 Pelco-D compliant PTZ cameras
Network Features
Picolo.net HD4 provides a gigabit capable RJ-45 Ethernet port for connection to an IP network.
Streaming Features
Picolo.net HD4 uses the Real-time Transport Protocol - RTP - to stream audio, video and metadata over the IP
network.
It supports the following RTP transport modalities:
RTP over UDP Unicast
RTP over UDP Multicast
RTP interleaved in RTSP over HTTP