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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference even if it causes undesired operation.
This equipment has been desinged to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the
user will be re
uired to correct the interference at his own expense.
VERSA-4K is a complete AV over IP solution, which can extend 4K video with one frame
latency, four USB 2.0 Devices with additional Key board and mouse, Bidirectional IR, Full
Duplex RS-232, and Bidirectional analog audio, all in 1G Ethernet Network.
VERSA uses visually lossless compression and has inbuilt Video Scaler and Video Wall
support, which makes it one stop scalable solution for the today's AV needs
See Specifications for More details.
Fig 1: Block Diagram
Application
• Remote PC management
• Digital Signage
• Interactive Classrooms
• Surveillance
• Live broadcast
• AV distribution
• Conference rooms, Auditoriums, Bars and restaurants
User Buttons for front panel operation
DOWN
RST Factory Reset
LCD 16x2 Character display for System Configuration
1000BTRJ45 Jack -- Connects to 1G Ethernet
IR-CTRLIR Local Control
IR-IN, IR-OUTIR Detector and IR Emitter connections for
Bidirectional Pass-through
L/R IN, L/R OUT3.5mm Jack for Analog Line Input and Line Output
HDMI AUDHDMI Audio extraction
MIC IN 3.5mm Jack for Microphone Analog Input
HDMI OUTVideo Output
HDMI INVideo Input
RS-232 RS-232 Phoenix connector for full duplex serial
communication
USB HOSTUSB Type B that connects to host PC
USB 1.1, USB2.0USB Type A for USB peripherals
5V DC External Power Supply with Locking connector
1. Use Gigabit Switch with IGMPV2 and Jumbo Frame Support
2. Connect Sender(s) and Receiver(s) to the switch. No DHCP server required, by
default Auto IP is enabled.
3. If switch does not support PoE, use external power supply include in the
package
4. Assign unique Group ID
Front Panel
(See Front Panel operation
5. Connect HDMI Source(s) to Sender(s)
6. Connect HDMI Display(s) to Loop out as required
7. Connect HDMI Display(s) to Receiver(s)
8. Connect IR Detector
required
9. If extending bidirectional IR, connect IR Emitter cable to "IR-OUT" port and IR
detector cable to "IR-IN" port of both Sender and Receiver. See IR Over IP
more details.
10. If Using RS-232, connect RS-232 cable from PC or automation system to the
supplied phoenix connector, and then connect it to the "RS-232" port of VERSA.
See Serial over IP
11. To control the unit from WEB-GUI or PC-GUI change the IP address of PC to the
Auto IP network
12. Assign Device Name to Sender(s) and Receiver(s) from WEB-GUI or PC-GUI
using UP and DOWN arrow keys or by using IR Remote Controller
to each Sender. Group ID can be changed from the
for more details)
cable to "IR-CTRL" port to use IR Remote Controller as
VERSA features a 16X2 Character LCD and with three user buttons: MENU, UP and
DOWN on the front panel, which allows the user to quickly change the Group ID
configuration. By default, VERSA displays Device Name
Screen, UP and DOWN arrow keys can be used change the Group ID.
In general, to change a configuration from the front panel is 5 step process:
1. Press MENU button on Home Screen
2. Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to navigate to a configuration.
3. Hold the MENU button till the Configuration starts blinking.
4. Use UP and DOWN arrows keys to see the available Options/Settings.
5. Press MENU again to apply the new configuration.
USB 2.0 (Receiver Only)Used to the Connect/Disconnect with Senderin the
same group
Status Name Description
MAC ADD Mac Address of the Device
USB RX IP (Sender Only)Shows the IP address of the Receiver to which USB is
connected
USB TX IP (Receiver Only)Shows the IP address of the Sender to which USB
devices are exported
LINK SPEED Ethernet Link Speed (Shows 1000M when connected to
1G network)
Shows "No Link!" when Physical Link is down or IP
address is not assigned
IR Remote Controller
IR Remote controller can be used to change the
Group ID of Sender/Receiver. The numeric key pad
on the remote controller can be used to key-In 4 digit
Group ID (0000 to 9999). To use IR Remote
Controller, connect IR Detector Cable, which is
labeled as "Control" to "IR-CTRL" port of VERSA. See
IR Detectors and Emitters
IR Detectors and Emitters
IR Detector cable
Connected to "IR-IN" port of VERSA.
IR Detector cable for Local Control .
Connected to "IR-CTRL" port of VERSA
IR Emitter cable for Passthrough.
Connected to "IR-OUT" port of VERSA
VERSA-4K
WEB-GUI
VERSA hosts a WEB Application with intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) , which can
be accessed using any standard WEB browser. WEB-GUI can be used to change various
systems setting such as Device Name
Independent Routing
and Firmware Update over HTTP etc.
, Group ID, USB Control, Audio Control, Video Wall,
For more advance configurations such as USB Filtering and USB device View use PC-GUI
PC-GUI is used to configure all the advanced settings, such as USB Filtering, OSD, EDID
Management, SOIP
PC-GUI gives an advanced top level management interface to control all the VERSAs on
the network. PC-GUI can provides Video Preview, USB Device View, Matrix View etc in
real time.
, and Bezel and Width Compensation. With advanced device finder,
VERSA uses Client-Server architecture, where each function such as Video, Audio, USB, IR,
RS-232 is considered as a service. VERSA-4K-S (Sender) being a server, provides services
independently under one Group ID
client and receives a service by joining in the group using Group ID
A Receiver should have the same Group ID as sender to receive a service. Among all the
services only USB 2.0 is mutually exclusive. This means only one receiver in a group can
exclusively connect with the sender in order to export its USB Devices. See USB over IP
for more Details.
Unicast Mode v/s Multicast Mode
Unicast is used in One-to-One Applications, where only one receiver is allowed in a group.
Unicast offers simple and secure ways to extend Video and USB applications, such as
Remote PC Control, Classroom Presentation system with touch screen.
Unlike Unicast, Multicast mode is used in One-to-Many Applications, where multiple
receivers can join in a group and request services from a sender. Multicast gives true
flexibility to scale the system and offers features like Independent Routing
Wall.
. Each VERSA-4K-R (Receiver) in the network acts a
User can assign Device Name to VERSA, which can be used to identify its Location or
Purpose. Device Names are useful for Logical representation of the system in big
installations and they are not linked to IP address. For instance, all the Receivers
connected to the projectors in a school can have Room Number as Device Name. By
default the Device Name is set to "VERSA" for both sender and Receiver.
Group ID
In VERSA's architecture
a simpler representation of Multicast IP. Each Sender needs to have a unique Group ID on
the network. A Group ID Ranges from 0000 to 9999, which allows scaling the system up
to 10,000 Senders in one network. A Receiver can receive a service from a sender by
having the same Group ID. In multicast mode multiple Receivers can join in the same
group, and can multiplex various services from Senders in different groups, which is also
called as Independent Routing
, each service from a Sender is served on Multicast IP. Group ID is
.
Auto IP
Auto IP, is also called as Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) is a method where a
device on a network assigns itself an unique IP address in the absence of a DHCP Server.
An Auto IP device, such as VERSA holds an IP address in the range of 169.254.x.y in
Auto IP Mode, where : x,y can range from 0 to 255.
By default Auto IP is enabled in VERSA. To access the device WEB-GUI or to control the
device with PC-GUI, the User's PC should be in the following network:
IP Address 169.254.x.yWhere:
x = 0 - 255
y = 0 -255
Subnet 255.255.0.0
Independent Routing
Independent Routing featured in the VERSA-4K-R (Receiver) gives the flexibility to
multiplex various services from multiple Senders. For example, a Receiver can receive
video form Group-1, Audio from Group-2 and USB from Group-3 as shown below.
Note that, Audio only works when there is a active Video Group.
Video Over IP
VERSA-4K-S uses visually lossless compression to encode 4K Video. Along with bit rate
and Frame rate adjustments, Sender provides Various Quality modes and Bit Rate
adjustments to minimize the network bandwidth.
Encoder Settings
Bit Rate
Best Effort VERSA takes complete freedom to deliver best
quality content with less compression. A typical
1080@60 video can take up to 200Mbps bandwidth
10 - 200Mbps This forces the encoder to compress more to meet
the selected video bandwidth requirement
Frame Rate
0 - 100% Can be used to minimize the bandwidth by reducing
the number of frame that needs to be encoded. Low
frame rate can be used for Static Image Videos
Quality Mode
Video Mode More priority to Frame Rate over Video Quality
Graphic Mode More priority to Video Quality over Frame Rate.
Some of the frames might be dropped. This mode is
typically used for Static Image Videos.
1 -5 Higher the value lower the Video quality
Anti-Dither
Mode
ON/OFF Anti-Dither Mode removes the noise in the source
video by averaging them with surrounding pixel data.
Don't enable this if the source video is clean
EDID Management
VERSA-4K Sender can save up to two EDIDs. One of them is Default EDID
, which cannot
be modified and other one is a Custom EIDD, which can be updated from Receiver end.
Sender always serves Custom EDID to the source, in the absence of Custom EDID it
serves Default EDID.
In multicast mode, a receiver in the group can send an EDID Update Request to replace
Custom EIDD with its attached Sink EDID. A Receiver automatically sends an Update
Request when Display is detected, if "Use this EDID" option is enabled. When multiple
receivers sends an EDID update request, the last received request will be successful. In
multicast scenario it is recommended to enabled "Use This EDID" option on only one
receiver.
Fig 11. EDID Management
Video Scaler
VERA has inbuilt Video Scaler on each Receiver. The Scaler supports Up-scaling (Low
resolution to High Resolution), Down-Scaling (High Resolution to low resolution) and
Timing Conversion (Interlaced to Progressive and vice versa). See HDMI Video resolution
support list for more information.
The Scaler can be set to "EDID Preferred", which will automatically scale the input video
to the native resolution of the monitor as defined in its EDID. This feature provides the
flexibility to use different kinds of monitors at the Receiver end regardless of brand and
4K resolution support.
Scaler Settings
Output
Timing
Pass through Output same resolution as input
Custom Timing See Resolution Support List
EDID Preferred Automatically scales the video to the preferred
EDID timing of the sink
Video Wall
VERSA receiver has inbuilt video wall support with Bezel and GAP compensation, Pixel
Wise panning, Image Rotation and Mirroring. The Video Wall layout is a rectangular
array of monitors, where the position (x' , y') of a monitor on the Wall is identified with
row and column number. The total number of rows indicates Vertical Monitor Count (Y)
and the total number of columns indicates Horizontal Monitor Count (X).
A total of 4 Receivers are required to build this wall and they can be positioned at: (0,0) ,
(0,1) , (1,0), and (1,1)
VERSA-4K
Each Receiver includes a Video Wall Preview in its WEB-GUI, which helps to visualize the
wall. From the above example to the place a receiver in Top left corner of the video wall,
set the Wall Size = 2x2, and select the position (0,0) as shown below.
VERSA-4K-R has inbuilt Hardware On Screen Display (OSD) Controller, which supports
Alpha Blending and transparent settings. A Receiver can display an Image and Multi
color text at any position on the screen. Use PC GUI to upload images and display text as
OSD.
Offset in pixels [X,Y]
OSB predefined Presets Top-Left/Top -Right
Bottom-Left/Bottom-Right
Top/Bottom/Left/Right
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Text
Color RGB: [x,y,z]
Character Count 128
Text Pixel Size [1 to 100]
Text Align Center/Left
OSD Alpha Blend (31 is no
transparency)
OSD Background Mask ON/OFF
Timer (In Seconds) Always ON/ [0 to 100]
[1 to 31]
VERSA-4K
Image
Size
Type
640x480
JPEG /PNG 32bpp
Audio Over IP
VERSA Supports up to 7.1ch HDMI Audio (See HDMI Audio Format Support List for more
details). The Sender also supports HDMI audio embedding from LIN IN, which is used for
VGA sources.
VERSA also supports bidirectional audio pass-through in Unicast Mode, which make it
ideal solution for Remote PC extension.
Fig 11. Bidirectional Audio Pass-through
In multicast Mode, Sender supports 3 Input Modes to select an audio source between
HDMI Audio and LIN IN Audio. The selected audio source is embedded into the video and
multicast to all the Receivers in the group. Also, Receiver supports 3 Output Modes to
route audio between LINE OUT and HDMI OUT. See Audio Modes
Note:
1. While using Independent Routing
, receiver must be a part of a working video
group to output the audio.
2. Bidirectional Audio Pass-through is only supported in Unicast Mode and when
LINE IN is selected. (See Audio Modes
Auto 1Auto Select LINE IN when Line hot plug is detected
Auto 2Always use HDMI audio when video Input is not
DVI
Always use LINE IN when video Input is DVI
Output Mode
(Only for
Receiver)
Dual Outpu
HDMI Onl
Line Out
Only
Output Audio on both HDMI and LINE OUT
Only output audio on HDMI
Only output audio on LINE OUT
USB Over IP
The principle of USB Over IP (USBoIP) in VERSA is rather simple. A Receiver has an
inbuilt USB2.0 HUB, which acts a USB2.0 Local host to all the USB devices connected to it.
A Receiver needs to the pair with a Sender in order to export its USB2.0 devices to the
Host PC. The Host PC always sees remote USB devices as locally attached to a HUB
emulated in the Sender.
VERSA can serve up to four USB2.0 downstream devices over IP. Unlike Keyboard and
Mouse , each Receiver in a group should explicitly connect to a sender to export its
USB2.0 devices. Receiver can setup an export policy to filter USB2.0 devices based on
Class or Product ID (PID) & Vendor ID (VID). Use PC-GUI to build custom USB policy and
to view the Device Tree. See Supported USB Class List
Attached Client IP IP Address for connected Receiver
Auto Connect to
First Peer
USB will be automatically connected the first
receiver seen in the group (Useful when
there is only one receiver in the group)
USB Incompatibility Enable when the mouse is responding slow
VERSA-4K-R
(Receiver)
Connect/DisconnectInitiates USB 2.0 Connect/Disconnect
Request. When multiple receivers send the
request only last received will be served and
others will be disconnected.
Host IPIP Address of connected Sender
Keyboard and Mouse
Unlike USB2.0, Keyboard and mouse are always emulated on the host PC and no explicit
connection requests or driver installation is needed. In multicast mode, a PC can be
controlled using mouse and keyboard from any receiver in the group.
Both Sender and Receiver supports two types of modes to control RS-232 devices. In
Pass Through mode, all the bytes from the senders are multicast to all the receivers in
the group, like wise all the bytes from the receiver is directed to the sender in the group.
The Guest mode allows 3rd party control systems to control serial devices over IP. In
Guest mode, a control system can completely take control on the serial port and can have
full duplex serial communication with attached serial devices. See supported baud rate
list for more information.
Fig 15. Serial Over IP
RS-232 Modes
Pass Through
Guest Mode
(Telnet Port: 6752)
RS-232 Pass Through mode
Serial Over IP
IR Over IP
VERSA Supports Bidirectional Pass-through IR along with Guest Mode. Guest mode
allows 3rd party control systems to Send/Receive IR Commands over IP. Use PC-GUI to
control devices using Guest Mode.
Dolby Digital 5.1
ch
Dolby Digital
Plus
Dolby Digital
Pro-Logic
Dolby TrueHD DTS-ES Matrix Linear PCM 2 ch 32 kHz
Dolby Atmos DTS-HD High
DTS-HD Master Audio Linear PCM 2 ch 96 kHz
DTS:X Linear PCM 2 ch 192 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 44.1 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 88.2 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 176.4 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 32 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 48 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 96 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 44.1 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 88.2 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 176.4 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 32 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 48 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 96 kHz
Linear PCM 6.1 ch 192 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 44.1 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 88.2 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 176.4 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 32 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 48 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 96 kHz
Linear PCM 7.1 ch 192 kHz
DTS 5.1 ch Linear PCM 2 ch 44.1 kHz
DTS 96/24 Linear PCM 2 ch 88.2 kHz
DTS-ES Discrete Linear PCM 2 ch 176.4 kHz
Resolution Audio
Linear PCM 2 ch 48 kHz
Linear PCM 5.1 ch 192 kHz
USB 2.0 Supported Class List
Audio Personal Healthcare
Communications and CDC Control Audio/Video Devices
HID (Human Interface Device) Diagnostic Device
Physical Wireless Controller
Image Miscellaneous
Printer Application Specific
Mass Storage Vendor Specific
CDC Data
Smart Card
Content Security
Video (Video Streaming not