Ecler VEO-XRI2L, User Manual

Page 1: ...V20220105 VEO XTI2L VEO XRI2L VIDEO OVER IP DISTRIBUTION Low latency 4K over IP video extenders with KVM and video wall functionality USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... control 13 6 5 Description of the function buttons 14 6 6 Description of the audio control button 14 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 15 7 1 Start up 15 7 2 How to find out the IP address of devices 15 7 3 Requirements and recommendations for using a VEO IP video network 17 SYSTEM TOPOLOGY AND CONFIGURATIONS 18 8 1 Point to point connection 18 8 2 Point to multipoint connections and operations 18 8...

Page 3: ...10 2 Configuring the Casting mode using the Control Centre 30 10 3 Configuring video wall mode using the Control Centre 31 CONFIGURATION USING THE WEB INTERFACE 33 11 1 Configuring the system settings 33 11 1 1 Firmware information and updating 33 11 1 2 Utilities 34 11 1 3 Statistics 35 11 2 Configuring video wall mode using the web interface 36 11 2 1 Basic configuration procedure 36 11 2 2 Beve...

Page 4: ...tions 49 11 4 1 Setting the video output mode for the receiver 50 11 4 2 Setting the scalar output mode for the transmitter 52 11 4 3 USB over IP data extension 52 FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTION 54 FACTORY RESET 54 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 55 ...

Page 5: ...rked with symbol of may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The external wiring connected to the terminals requires installation by an instructed person or the use of ready made leads or cords WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture WARNING An apparatus with Class I construction shall be connected to a mains socket outl...

Page 6: ...it will be stopped but fully disconnecting the device from mains is done by unplugging the power cable from the mains input socket For this reason it always shall remain easily accessible 15 Equipment is connected to a socket outlet with earthing connection by means of a power cord 16 The marking information is located at the bottom of apparatus 17 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or...

Page 7: ...also include USB RS232 and IR signal pass through control functions and can be easily configured and managed using EclerNet Manager which is a piece of utility software for PC as they are compatible devices or through the web interface Features 4K UHD HDMI over IP Fibre Extension USB2 0 over IP extension Support for transmission distances of up to 120m over a single Cat 5e 6 cable Support for fibr...

Page 8: ...enix connector Euroblock for the end of the RS232 cable 4 x screws 2 x detachable mounting tabs 1 x 5VDC power adaptor with international pins VEO XRI2L Package 1 x 4K over IP receiver 1 x IR remote control 1 x IR TX cable 2 x IR RX cable 1 x Phoenix connector Euroblock for the end of the RS232 cable 4 x screws 2 x detachable mounting tabs 1 x 5VDC power adaptor with international pins ...

Page 9: ...Program mode In this mode the RS232 port is used to control the unit deactivating the IR EXT port 10 Normal Mode In this mode the RS232 port will act as a pass through extension 11 Group ID LED screen 12 Group ID DECREASE button 13 Group ID INCREASE button 14 Function button see the Description of the function buttons chapter 15 Function button see the Description of the function buttons chapter 1...

Page 10: ... 1 Reset button push for 1 second to reset the device 2 Fibre optic connection indicator 3 Fibre optic SFP receptacle 4 Cat 5e 6 connector 5 HDMI input port 6 USB input Type B 7 DC 5V input connector 8 LED power indicator ...

Page 11: ... Program Mode In this mode the RS232 port is used to control the unit deactivating the IR EXT port 10 Normal Mode In this mode the RS232 port will act as a pass through extension 11 Group ID LED screen 12 Group ID DECREASE button 13 Group ID INCREASE button 14 Function button see the Description of the function buttons chapter 15 Function button see the Description of the function buttons chapter ...

Page 12: ... for 1 second to reset the device 2 Fibre optic connection indicator 3 Fibre optic SFP receptacle 4 Cat 5e 6 connector 5 HDMI output port 6 USB input Type A 7 DC 5V input connector 8 LED power indicator 6 3 IR sensor and emitter connections ...

Page 13: ... the IR Ext sensor is connected see Package contents chapter The remote control can be used to change the group ID as explained below Once the two digit group number is displayed press or to select the previous group ID or the next one Press the numbers to select the desired group ID For example if you need to change to 01 press 0 and then press 1 Example ...

Page 14: ...ience will be ensured for graphic text dominated streams When you press the button to switch between the modes text will appear in the centre of the target monitor in green indicating which mode is active Graphic Mode or Video Mode Note The status of the buttons will be stored in the internal flash memory and will be remembered after it is rebooted 6 6 Description of the audio control button Trans...

Page 15: ... Switch on the transmitter receiver or PoE switch 7 Connect the IR extension cable to the transmitter and the IR receiver cable to the receiver in order to have remote control 7 2 How to find out the IP address of devices VEO XTI2L and VEO XRI2L devices have the Auto IP function set by default This provides automatic IP address assignment on devices that are connected to the same network The facto...

Page 16: ...er Connect the transmitter with no source connected to the HDMI input on the receiver Then with the RX connected to a display via the HDMI output select the same Group ID for both devices using the front panel buttons The IP address information for both devices will be displayed in the lower right hand corner of the monitor The Local IP is the address of the receiver and the Host IP is the address...

Page 17: ...ated networks or VLANs is highly recommended You must ensure that the processing performance of the gigabit switch is greater than the performance required by the VEO system The measured bandwidth shows the video traffic in a typical installation providing both the average value and the minimum and maximum performance variations Mbps in the table below Video Resolution Quality Level Max Frame Rate...

Page 18: ...mitter will send a unicast video stream to the corresponding receiver when the same Group ID is selected Point to point connection is the default 8 2 Point to multipoint connections and operations When the VEO XTI2L and VEO XRI2L are connected as a distribution system within a point to multipoint connection both the transmitters and the receivers must be configured as multicast refer to the Which ...

Page 19: ...ed as multicast devices Each receiver can decode the stream related to the group ID of the desired transmitter 8 4 Connections for interactive applications When it is necessary to control interactive video content via touch screens or to have KVM extensions keyboard mouse video the USB signals must be extended in addition to the video signals Refer to the USB data over IP Extension chapter of this...

Page 20: ...following the instructions provided in the Configuring video wall mode using the control centre and Configuring video wall mode using the web interface chapters of this manual In a video wall type structure configurations should not exceed the following More than 253 transmitters More than 64 receivers dimensions 8x8 64x1 etc Note In a class B network the total number of VEO devices transmitters a...

Page 21: ...nding network card Then open the Online and Unused Device List tab The software will automatically discover all the VEO XTI2L and VEO XRI2L devices present on the network and list them in the window in question Note only the elements that do not belong to an existing project will appear In this way you can easily discover which IP address belongs to each piece of equipment It is important to remem...

Page 22: ...twork parameters of the discovered pieces of equipment simply right click on the selected element to display the action menu and choose the Network Configuration option where you can modify the information related to the network identifier ...

Page 23: ...o modify the equipment s IP address to the desired range 9 2 How to add VEO XTI2l and VEO XRI2L to an EclerNet Manager project Once all the devices have been discovered they can be incorporated into an EclerNet Manager project by simply dragging each individual element into any of the work areas of the software shown with a green box To add all the elements at once use the Add All to Project funct...

Page 24: ...ess is completed the added devices will appear in the Devices window and disappear from the Online and Unused Device List box If the green indicator appears it means that these elements are ready to be configured and or used ...

Page 25: ...25 Otherwise if the indicator is red you need to investigate the reason for this The most likely reason is that this equipment is not within the same network range as the control computer ...

Page 26: ...e controlled 9 3 1 VEO XTI2L Transmitter Associated Functions You will be able to control the following parameters for the VEO XTI2L transmitter CONFIG this section allows you to select Unicast or Multicast transmission mode NETWORKING This section opens the dialogue box that allows you to modify the device s network information SETTINGS This section allows you to select the transmission channel t...

Page 27: ...l the following parameters for the VEO XRI2L transmitter CONFIG this section allows you to select Unicast or Multicast transmission modes on the one hand and the Videowall operating mode In addition you can set and adjust the dimensions and layout of an image once it is activated ...

Page 28: ...work on o Video Mute Out This function allows you to activate deactivate the output video signal on the receiver 9 3 3 How to add control functions to a UCP User Control Panel These functionalities can be implemented in user control panels UCP First you need to create or import an existing panel Once the relevant buttons have been added double click to display the dialogue box where each of the fu...

Page 29: ...he only available way to manage the equipment will be by means of the VEO XTI2L XRI2L Control Centre utility software for PC Once the software is installed make sure that the PC and the VEO devices are within the same network domain To check the IP address of the devices refer to the How to find out the IP address of devices chapter 10 1 How to find devices using Control Center Run the software an...

Page 30: ... You must click Apply after making changes 10 2 Configuring the Casting mode using the Control Centre To put together a video wall the transmitters and receivers must be configured with the same IP multicast group ID In the multipoint to multipoint matrix and video wall configurations the transmitters and receivers must be configured in multicast mode You need to change the casting mode from unica...

Page 31: ... of each device can be selected using software Each group ID corresponds to a multicast IP address as shown below The Vertical Monitor Count and Horizontal Monitor Count should be changed according to the size of the desired video wall structure Example If a 2x2 video composition is required the first two fields Frame size and position layout will be set to 2 as shown in the figure below ...

Page 32: ...er will be assigned and displayed on each screen This is a useful feature for identifying each receiver and monitor You need to drag and drop the OSD number received in the corresponding position on the video wall as shown below Press Apply to confirm ...

Page 33: ...ke sure that the network card of your PC is configured within the same network domain as the VEO devices Once you have opened the web page it will display 4 different configuration tabs System Video Wall Network and Functions 11 1 Configuring the system settings 11 1 1 Firmware information and updating The System tab includes Version Information which displays the firmware version and in addition ...

Page 34: ...ilities The Utilities tab allows you to restore the device to factory default settings or to reset the unit from the remote control It is also possible to test the API commands through the API command line console ...

Page 35: ...35 11 1 3 Statistics This tab displays more information such as equipment status network settings and information regarding video resolution and timing ...

Page 36: ...d Through this page you can set the size of the video wall structure transmitter and receiver must be set to the same size the position of the screen the bezel and gap compensation and the rotation or stretching of the screen You need to select this device This at the bottom of the page in order to control the current device It is possible to control multiple devices from the same page by selectin...

Page 37: ... outside height VW visible width VH visible height 1 The visible width must be less than the outside width and the visible height must be less than the outside height 2 If the installer does not need to use these settings all the values can simply be set to 1 3 The unit is 0 1mm and the value must be an integer ...

Page 38: ...d position layout You need to select the number of vertical and or horizontal monitors the position of the rows and the position of the columns The horizontal and vertical monitor number must be included and it should be between 1 and 8 ...

Page 39: ...39 11 2 4 Preferences Select the video stretching and rotation option The image can fit within the screen or be stretched and rotated through 180 or 270 degrees ...

Page 40: ...s Local Configures the current device IP address indicated in the web browser Hosts or Clients selects the transmitter or receiver that is to be configured from the web page in use Show OSD Select this box to display the specific OSD number for the receiver on the connected screen in real time ...

Page 41: ... 11 2 6 Advanced configuration This session allows for some additional fine tuning Before entering Advanced Setup complete the Basic Setup defining and confirming the layout and size of the video display ...

Page 42: ...ation has been applied the first advanced configuration session will look like this You can make changes to a group of screens by simply selecting the target devices If there are errors in the settings the Reset button will reset all advanced parameters to their default values ...

Page 43: ...o offsetting and scaling can be adjusted through the following parameters Horizontal Shift Adjusts the horizontal shift of the video Left or Right Vertical Shift Adjusts the vertical shift of the video Up or Down ...

Page 44: ...44 Horizontal Scale Up Adjusts the horizontal scaling of the video up Vertical Shift Scale Up Adjusts the vertical scaling of the video up ...

Page 45: ...twork settings and casting mode for each device 11 3 1 Auto IP Auto IP default enables automatic IP address assignment when more devices are connected to the same network The factory assigned IP subnet is 169 254 x y The last two numbers are randomly generated within a pre set range ...

Page 46: ... using a network switch or a LAN that has a DHCP server enabled on it it will automatically assign a unique IP address to each device Refer to the instructions in the How to find out the IP address of devices chapter to find the IP address assigned to each device ...

Page 47: ...e default Auto IP address has been found you can access the configuration web page by simply typing the device address into a web browser The control PC must be within the same network domain as the VEO products The IP configuration can be changed using the embedded web page After changing the default Ethernet settings click on the Apply button ...

Page 48: ...required for casting applications matrix structures or point to multipoint and multipoint to multipoint video walls Unicast required for point to point extension applications The Auto select USB operation mode per casting mode allows you to change the behaviour of the USB pass through according to the selected casting mode ...

Page 49: ...ing operating functions The Functions page allows you to configure the video output the USB extension mode and the Serial over IP function both for the transmitter and the receiver The receiver page will look like this ...

Page 50: ...e desired scaling Select customize and type in 8 hexadecimal values for greater video output resolution and refresh rate selections For example 1 80000004 HD 720p60 2 81000061 WXGA 1366x768 60 3 81000040 WXGA 1440x900 60 4 81000051 WUXGA 1920x1200 60 5 8100003C SXGA 1400x1050 60 etc Timeout for Detecting Video Lost Set the time frame for stopping video at the output once it has detected that the H...

Page 51: ...ected and the moment when the VEO XRI2L information screen appears Active if this box is selected the interval defined in the Timeout for Detecting Video Lost parameter will behave the same as in the previous situation However in this case it will not go back to the receiver information screen but instead the warning indicating that a signal is not detected will appear for each screen ...

Page 52: ... of 10 to 200 Mbps with a Best effort option that optimizes the transmission speed according to the video input 11 4 3 USB over IP data extension This section allows you to select the USB extension options Enable USB over IP Select to enable USB over IP extension mode Operating mode o Auto select mode will automatically select active on link or active per request depending on the casting mode o Ac...

Page 53: ...ce the type 2 option is selected it will be possible to set typical serial communication parameters such as speed of transmission data bits parity and stop bits o Type 2 guest mode allows the VEO XTI2L and VEOXRI2L to act as translators of TCP IP and RS 232 communication To do so you will need to create a TCP IP connection using the device s IP address and port 6752 Once this has been created comm...

Page 54: ...tion and copper link can be active at the same time but only one will work at a time The connection mode that was switched on first has priority In the event that the primary source is disconnected the secondary source would take over immediately as the primary network link without affecting transmission FACTORY RESET For these VEO devices you can perform a factory reset using the VEO XTI2L XRI2L ...

Page 55: ...ceptacle Default IP Auto IP 239 254 x y PoE power operation 802 3af Transmission distance Up to 120m via CATx in point to point topology Up to 100m when connected to standard Ethernet devices Up to 60Km via single mode fiber Up to 2Km via multimode fiber Audio formats LPCM 2 0 Dolby True HD DTS HD Master audio Sampling rate 192 kHz Bit depth 24 bit Analog audio connectors 3 5mm stereo minijack Dig...

Page 56: ...Humidity 5 90 RH non condensing Energy consumption 3 W MAX TX y RX Input supply AC100 240V 50 60Hz Output DC 5V 1A Dimensions A x A x P 26mm x 170mm x 109mm 1 02 x 6 69 x 4 29 TX y RX Weight 470g 1 036 lbs ...

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