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vTechnical Publications Standards and Styles • IntroductionVNR 100 • Contentsv
VNR 100 • Contentsvi
Introduction
This section provides an overview of the user guide for the Extron VNR100 single channel
recorder and covers the following topics:
• About the Guide
• About the VNR 100 Recorder
• Transport Protocols Used for Streaming
• Definitions
• Features
About the Guide
This guide contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the VNR100.
In this guide:
• The term “recorder” refers specifically to the VNR100.
• The term “codec” refers to a VN-Matrix device that acts as an encoder and decoder.
• The term “stream” refers to multimedia that is constantly received by (and normally
presented to) an end-user while being delivered by a VN-Matrix encoding device.
• The term “element” refers to the video or graphics, audio, data, and whiteboard
(user data) content that is contained within a stream.
About the VNR 100 Recorder
The VNR 100 recorder is a network appliance capable of recording PURE3 video, audio,
and data streams from VN-Matrix codecs and encoders. Multiple VNR 100 units can be
configured together into systems to record and play back multiple, synchronized PURE3
streams.
The recorder is able to play and control a previously recorded file while simultaneously
recording a new file, with a sustained aggregate bit rate of 150 Mbps. The VNR 100 is also
able to replay, with time slip, a file that is still being recorded.
One or more VNR 100 recorders can be used in a VN-Matrix system. The system must
be under the control of an Extron VNM Enterprise Controller, whether the system contains
a single VNR 100 recorder or multiple recorders. Controlling multiple recorder devices or
channels from a single master unit allows:
• Support for common transport controls for record and playback of grouped channels.
• Support for directory and file management of grouped recordings and playback.
Multi-channel systems are facilitated by maintaining full stream synchronization of multiple
recorder devices across all stream elements (video, audio, data, and whiteboard) at all
playback speeds in forward and reverse directions.
The recorder uses a network storage architecture, which makes the system highly scalable
and flexible.
The VNR 100 recorder is fully compatible with existing VNM Matrix products, including the:
• Extron 5-channel VN-Matrix recorder
• Extron VN-Matrix 2xx and 3xx codecs
• Extron VN-Matrix software decoder
• Extron VN-Matrix Enterprise Controller
• Extron VNS 104 Multi-Stream decoding software
VNR 100 Drives
The VNR 100 has two replaceable drives:
• Operating system (OS) drive — contains the VNR 100 operating system.
• Media drive — contains the video, audio, data, and whiteboard information files that
have been recorded by the VNR 100.
Both these drives can be replaced easily. Replacing the media drive does not require any
device specific data to be updated on the OS drive. For complete instructions on replacing
the drives, see OS Drive Replacement Kit (page 15) and Media Drive Replacement Kit
(page 18).
Application Diagram
™
Touchpanel
Network
Multicast Enabled
Network
VN-Matrix
VNR 100
Recorder
VNR 100 Recorder
VN-Matrix
VNR 100
Recorder
VNR 100 Recorder
Browser Based User
Control
VNM Enterprise Controller
TouchLink
External User Control
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
Multiple VNM 200 and 225 Series Encoders
(or CODECs configured as encoders)
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
Multiple VNM 200 and 225 Series Decoders
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
(or CODECs configured as decoders)
Figure 1. Example of a System Using the Extron VNR 100
VNR 100 • Introduction2
Overview of Recorded Streams
Encoders convert video signals to highly compressed signals that can be transferred over a
network.
• The VNR 100 records the compressed signals from the network, without further
processing.
• As a minimum, each recording contains a video element.
• A recording may also include elements containing audio, data, and whiteboard
information (if these are present and enabled at the encoder). If these are selected for
storage, each element is stored as an individual file within the same directory.
Overview of Stream Playback
• The VNR 100 plays back saved data without processing. It is already in a highly
compressed format that can be transferred over a network.
• When a recording that contains multiple elements is selected for playback, all the
necessary files are loaded.
• The video content is always played back.
• When present, audio, data, and whiteboard elements may be enabled or disabled for
playback. If they are enabled, the audio, whiteboard, and data elements are always
slaved to the video stream.
Decoders take the highly compressed signals from the network and reconvert them to the
uncompressed format required by a display device.
Transport Protocols Used for Streaming
Source data from a VN-Matrix encoder can be distributed to multiple displays or decoders
(one-to-many) or to a single display or decoder (point-to-point). A previously recorded
stream can be distributed in the same way and, as the source of an encoded stream, the
recorder may be thought of as an encoder in this context.
A stream may be transported over the network from the source (encoder, recorded stream)
to the display (decoder) using one of three methods:
• Multicast Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP)
• Unicast Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP)
• Unicast Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
By default, the VNR 100 recorder provides a choice of unicast RTP or unicast TCP transport
protocols. A multicast transport protocol may be configured if required (see the Enterprise Controller User Guide).
NOTES:
• During playback of a recorded stream, the transport protocol can be TCP, RTP, or
RTP Multicast. The protocol is specified on the VNM Enterprise Controller.
• When a stream is recording, the VNR 100 may be considered as a display
(decoder) device.
VNR 100 • Introduction3
Multicast RTP — An Overview
Encoder sends data using
to a multicast gr
oup.
Multicast RTP allows a source to be displayed on multiple displays. This method uses RTP,
which is a real-time variation of UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
SOURCE
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
oup.
RTPRTP
RTP
Network
RTP
RTP
RTP
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
RTP
Multiple decoders can be
part of the multicast gr
Figure 2. Multicast RTP Streaming
The source encoder uses RTP to send data to a multicast group. The source does not need
to know the IP address of the decoders that are using the source.
RTP provides very low latency which is important for video streaming. Unlike other
protocols, RTP packets include a time stamp. If packets are received in the wrong
order, they are sorted into the correct order for display or discarded if the time stamp is
out-of-date.
However, because RTP is a connectionless protocol, data delivery is not guaranteed.
When data packets are lost (for example, due to excessive network traffic), the
decoder devices carefully manage the data stream to minimize any image disruption.
VNR 100 • Introduction4
Unicast RTP — An Overview
Similar to multicast RTP, this method uses a real-time variation of UDP protocol, called
unicast RTP. This method can be used where the network infrastructure does not support
multicast traffic. Typically, this protocol is used for point-to-point configuration (single source
to single display), but can be configured to use up to a maximum of four displays.
NOTE: The encoder sends an individual stream to each decoder. This means that the
total bandwidth of the VN-Matrix system increases as more decoders are added.
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RTP 1-4
RGB/DVI OVER IP
Encoder sends data using RTP
to up to 4 specified decoders.
SOURCE
Network
RTP 1
RTP 2
RTP 3
RTP 4
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
DISPLAYS
Figure 3. Unicast RTP Streaming
RTP provides very low latency which is important for video streaming. Unlike other
protocols, RTP packets include a time stamp. If packets are received in the wrong
order, they are sorted into the correct order for display or discarded if the time stamp is
out-of-date.
However, because RTP is a connectionless protocol, data delivery is not guaranteed.
When data packets are lost (for example, due to excessive network traffic), the
decoder devices carefully manage the data stream to minimize any image disruption.
Unicast TCP — An Overview
This method transports data using standard TCP and should only be used for single
point-to-point transfer of data.
TCP is a connection-based protocol and, therefore, data is guaranteed to be delivered.
However, in the event of excessive network traffic, delivery may be delayed which will impact
real-time performance.
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
Encoder
SOURCE
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
TCPTCP
Network
LAN-1
LAN-2
STATUS
VN-MATRIX 225 SERIES
RGB/DVI OVER IP
Decoder makes a TCP
connection with a
specified encoder.
DISPLAY
Figure 4. Unicast TCP Streaming
The decoder defines which source to connect to. Other than defining an IP address and
source type (if required), no special source encoder setup is required.
VNR 100 • Introduction5
Definitions
PURE3 — PURE3 is specifically designed for network transmission of real time media (such
as video or graphics, audio, data, and whiteboard elements). It features both spatial and
temporal image compression, which allows for efficient bandwidth usage and eliminates the
need for forward error correction.
• PURE3 streams always contain video or graphic elements.
• PURE3 streams may contain audio, data, and whiteboard elements that are associated
with the video and graphic elements.
Streaming media (stream) — This term refers to multimedia that is constantly received
by (and normally presented to) an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.
Internet television is a commonly streamed medium. Streaming media (stream) in this guide
refers to a PURE3 media stream that is produced by a VN-Matrix encoding device.
Element — This term refers to the video, graphics, audio, (user) data, and whiteboard
(annotation data) content that is contained within a stream.
Device license — This term refers to the number of licensed features that are available on
a device within a VN-Matrix system. All devices contain a default license that offers a default
level of functionality (see the VNM Enterprise Controller User Guide, which is available at
www.extron.com).
Controller license — This term refers to the license that is supplied to the VNM Enterprise
Controller (see the VNM Enterprise Controller User Guide).
(User) Data — This refers to the transfer of user data between an encoder and a decoder.
User data is created at the encoder, placed into the PURE3 stream, and sent to the
decoder. The data is received in the same form that it was transmitted. This method of data
transfer is unidirectional and can only be sent from an encoder to a decoder.
Whiteboard (wb) data — Also known as annotation data, whiteboard data outputs text
and simple pointer annotation onto local displays that are connected to VN-Matrix encoders
or decoders. This type of data is bidirectional, which allows a decoder to send whiteboard
data to an encoder.
VNR 100 • Introduction6
Features
Simultaneously record and play back VN-Matrix AV streams — uses customer assets
more effectively by allowing free use of imaging sources independent of playback and
review.
Time-shift playback capabilities support time slip or chase play — offers flexible
timing for playback of recorded events to accommodate local schedules.
Transport controls include: play, pause, and variable speed playback at 2x, 4x,
and 8x speeds in forward or reverse as well as single frame advance in forward or
reverse — allows time-efficient review and scanning over recorded content.
System scalability — create multi-channel recording systems using multiple VNR100
units, providing flexibility that can be applied in a wide range of applications; develop
recording systems with few or many audio and video channels.
System synchronization — synchronize playback across multiple VNR 100 units —
supports lip sync, genlocked decoding, scaled playback across multiple VNR100 units,
synchronization of recorded external ancillary data to audio and video streams, and the
ability to support recording and playback of videowalls, or multi-display systems.
PURE3 codec — provides visually lossless compression, efficient bit rates, and absolute
frame encoding supporting high quality content, lip sync, synchronization of multi-screen
playback, and playback transport controls for efficient and accurate visual documentation.
Removable storage — provides flexibility to secure recorded data in sensitive or secret
applications.
Replacement media drive and operating system drive available — use in
data-sensitive applications where independent storage is required to record different events.
Compatible with VN-Matrix 200, 225, and 300 series and VN-Matrix Software
Decoders — maintains value of existing and investments in Extron VN-Matrix products.
gcode Frame Translator Utility — allows the conversion of existing VN-Matrix video
recordings into individual still frames (see gcode Frame Translator Utility Instructions on
page28).
VNR 100 • Introduction7
Panels and Cabling
A
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This section provides information on:
• Rear Panel Features
• Front Panel Cover
• Front Panel Features
Rear Panel Features
B
Figure 5. VNR 100 Rear Panel
AC power connector — use a standard IEC power cord to connect the recorder to a
A
100 to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz power source.
PS/2 port for mouse (optional) — connect a PS/2 mouse to this port, if required.
B
PS/2 port for computer keyboard (optional) — connect a PS/2 keyboard to this
C
port, if required.
USB ports (2) — used to connect a mouse and keyboard for the initial configuration.
D
There are a total of four USB inputs: two rear panel and two front panel.
RS-232 control port — use an Extron control cable (not provided) to connect the
E
VNR100 to a control PC.
VGA output connector — connect a local VGA monitor to this output.
F
Ethernet port 0 (eth0) — use an RJ-45 cable to connect this port to the primary
G
network (the VN-Matrix network).
Ethernet port 1 (eth1) — is not functional. Do not connect this port to a network.
H
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