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Hornet 

 

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Hornet Encoder / Decoder 

 

General Description 

The Discover Video Hornet is a live video encoder and decoder that 
provides live streaming and recording from a HDMI video input.  It is 
an appliance that is suited for IPTV, executive broadcasts, morning 
announcements, enterprise and web streaming, and for video 
“trunking” from encoder-to-decoder. 

The appliance is compact and is used stand-alone on a desktop or 
other surface, and may be placed on a rack mount shelf. 

 

 

 

Chapter 1: 
Introduction 

Summary of Contents for Hornet

Page 1: ...Discover Video Hornet Encoder Decoder P N 1220 ENHT H000 0000 User Guide Version 1 0 1 6 2017 Discover Video LLC www discovervideo com ...

Page 2: ...ing and recording from a HDMI video input It is an appliance that is suited for IPTV executive broadcasts morning announcements enterprise and web streaming and for video trunking from encoder to decoder The appliance is compact and is used stand alone on a desktop or other surface and may be placed on a rack mount shelf Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 3: ...USB Insert a USB storage device into the Hornet s USB port After a few moments a text file streaming_ip_address txt will be created and it will contain the IP address of the Hornet in this form IP address 172 16 1 235 DHCP assigned IP address Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 172 16 1 1 Domain name servers DNS 172 16 1 1 Method 2 Finder Run the Hornet Finder program After several moments all Hornet devic...

Page 4: ...is Hornet and shows the Device Name as the default Serial Number It shows that it is now has a 1080p video input and that it is streaming Note that from this device you can configure other device s settings Configure Encoder Settings In most cases the encoder settings are automatically set by the Discover Video server see Output Settings and anything you set here will be changed by the server If n...

Page 5: ...eo Encoding and Rate Only H264 is available The output bit rate is set in Kbps e g 1000 Kbps 1 Mbps H 264 Profile select Baseline Main or High profile Generally lower bit rates should use Baseline medium rates use Main and higher rates use High High profile also puts more burden on the decoding players Audio Encoding Only Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity AAC LC is available The audio sampling r...

Page 6: ...ystem Hornet can send UDP to up to two destinations File Recording Only used if not configured with a Discover Video server system You can set record file name NOTE Hornet currently only records in TS format When uploaded to a Discover Video server the video is transcoded into industry standard mp4 A future release of Hornet will support mp4 recording directly FTP Upload Only used if not configure...

Page 7: ...the desired output resolution from the dropdown list Configure allows you to select the stream to be decoded Hornet can select a stream from another hornet if that source is configured for local unicast or multicast streaming but generally you will select Other Encoder and use RTMP to receive a stream from the Discover Video DEVOS or DVExpress server ...

Page 8: ...inder By default the name is the Hornet s Serial Number You can enable disable the encoder or decoder You can set the IP address to DHCP default or fixed static IP Device Map The Device Map shows all Hornets in your network and can show connections between them This is useful for point to point Encoder Decoder video trunking configurations ...

Page 9: ...except IP to factory default Firmware Update allows you to select firmware file an upload it to the device Front Panel Indicators Power LED Source LED System State Off Off Powered Off Green Orange System is booting up Red Off Awaiting valid HDMI input Red Green Valid HDMI source is connected Red Green blinking regularly Actively streaming to RTMP destination Red Green quick blink x2 Attempting to ...

Page 10: ...otes To fully reset the Hornet to factory settings press the front panel button for 30 seconds and then apply power When the LEDs blink three times reset is complete Visit the Discover Video Support Center for more information http support discovervideo com ...

Page 11: ...OM DATE OF SHIPMENT NO WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WILL APPLY AFTER THE LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU WE DO NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY OR FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION A...

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