Socionext X500E User manual

X500E

HEVC UHD Encoder

User’s Guide

Version 1.1.1

Model No: SC0F50A-00E

Document code: MN04-00008-2E

X500E HEVC UHD Encoder User’s Guide

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Socionext Inc.

Nomura Shin-Yokohama Bldg., 2-10-23 Shin-Yokohama

Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0033

Japan

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.socionext.com

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protecting Socionext Inc. rights in the aforementioned information. Any use of this document or the information contained herein for any

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Socionext Inc. assumes no responsibility for product use or for the rights of third parties, which may be affected in any way by the

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specifically stated in Socionext Inc.’s sales contract or order confirmation.

Information contained herein is periodically updated and changes will be incorporated into subsequent editions. If you encounter an error,

please notify Socionext Inc.

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All company names, brand names and trademarks herein are property of their respective owners.

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Revision History

Date

Revision

Description

June 4, 2019

1.1.0

Initial version

Oct. 2, 2019

1.1.1

Minor editorial changes were made.

5.2 Overheating

Table 25 was modified.

Appendix A System Specifications

P frame was deleted from supported frames in “Codec features”.

KC class A was added to “Regulatory Compliance”.

The class of FCC was corrected in “Regulatory Compliance”.

Appendix B Safety and Compliance

“KC class A statement” was added.

“General Caution” was modified.

“Caution with using” was modified.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 8

SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................................................8

DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................................................9

INSTALLING THE SYSTEM.................................................................................................................... 10

UNPACKING THE X500E PACKAGE ..............................................................................................................10

INSTALLING THE XVTEC MANAGEMENT TOOL...............................................................................................10

USING X500E ..................................................................................................................................... 11

BUTTONS................................................................................................................................................12

CONNECTORS ..........................................................................................................................................12

LEDS.....................................................................................................................................................12

CONFIGURING X500E ......................................................................................................................... 14

GETTING STARTED....................................................................................................................................14

4.1.1 Assigning an IP Address ..................................................................................................................14

4.1.2 Accessing X500E..............................................................................................................................16

4.1.3 Work Area.......................................................................................................................................18

VIDEO INPUT...........................................................................................................................................19

CHANNEL SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................21

4.3.1 Video Bitrate Settings .....................................................................................................................24

4.3.2 Streaming Modes............................................................................................................................ 25

SYSTEM SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................27

4.4.1 System Settings Main Page.............................................................................................................28

4.4.2 Time & Date....................................................................................................................................30

4.4.3 Network Configuration ...................................................................................................................31

4.4.4 User Management..........................................................................................................................33

4.4.5 Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................................................................34

4.4.6 Licensed Features............................................................................................................................ 36

SYSTEM STATUS.......................................................................................................................................37

ABOUT...................................................................................................................................................38

4.6.1 Socionext Legal Page ......................................................................................................................39

4.6.2 Open Source Software ....................................................................................................................40

4.6.3 Certifications...................................................................................................................................41

REBOOT .................................................................................................................................................41

BOOTING, TROUBLESHOOTING AND RECOVERY ................................................................................. 43

BOOTING X500E.....................................................................................................................................43

5.1.1 Static IP Address ............................................................................................................................. 43

5.1.2 DHCP-Allocated IP Address .............................................................................................................43

OVERHEATING .........................................................................................................................................44

RESTORING SYSTEM DEFAULTS ...................................................................................................................45

SYSTEM RECOVERY ...................................................................................................................................45

5.4.1 Recovery Using Image on USB Memory Stick .................................................................................45

5.4.2 Recovery Using Image on Network.................................................................................................47

RESETTING THE USER NAME AND PASSWORD ................................................................................................49

REST-API ......................................................................................................................................... 51

REST-API OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................51

APPENDIX A SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 52

APPENDIX B SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE................................................................................................. 54

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List of Figures

Figure 1: X500E Front Panel..................................................................................................................11

Figure 2: X500E Rear Panel ...................................................................................................................11

Figure 3: LED Panel................................................................................................................................12

Figure 4: List of Devices Discovered......................................................................................................14

Figure 5: Setting the X500E IP Address.................................................................................................15

Figure 6: List of Devices Discovered......................................................................................................15

Figure 7: Requesting Dynamic Allocation of an IP Address ..................................................................15

Figure 8: Entering the IP Address in the Browser Address Bar.............................................................16

Figure 9: Enter User Name and Password ............................................................................................16

Figure 10: Configuration System Page Layout ......................................................................................17

Figure 11: Video Input Page..................................................................................................................19

Figure 12: Channel Settings Page..........................................................................................................21

Figure 13: TS-UDP Streaming Fields......................................................................................................25

Figure 14: RTP Streaming Fields............................................................................................................26

Figure 15: RTSP Streaming Fields..........................................................................................................26

Figure 16: System Settings Menu .........................................................................................................27

Figure 17: Systems Settings Main Page ................................................................................................28

Figure 18: Time & Date Page ................................................................................................................30

Figure 19: Network Configuration Page................................................................................................31

Figure 20: User Management Page.......................................................................................................33

Figure 21: Firmware Upgrade Page ......................................................................................................34

Figure 22: Selecting the Image File .......................................................................................................35

Figure 23: Upgrade Status Field............................................................................................................35

Figure 24: Upgrade LED Indicators........................................................................................................35

Figure 25: Upgrade Completed LED Indicators.....................................................................................36

Figure 26: Licensed Features Page........................................................................................................36

Figure 27: Enabled Features .................................................................................................................37

Figure 28: System Status Page ..............................................................................................................37

Figure 29: About Page...........................................................................................................................38

Figure 30: Legal Page ............................................................................................................................39

Figure 31: OSS Page ..............................................................................................................................40

Figure 32: Certifications Page ...............................................................................................................41

Figure 33: Reboot Confirmation ...........................................................................................................41

Figure 34: X500E Rebooting..................................................................................................................42

Figure 35: End of Boot Sequence with Successful IP Address Allocation .............................................43

Figure 36: Attempting to Retrieve Network Parameters from DHCP Server........................................43

Figure 37: X500E Failed to Retrieve IP Address from DHCP Server ......................................................44

Figure 38: Release SW Button to Begin Restoring Defaults..................................................................45

Figure 39: System Defaults Successfully Restored................................................................................45

Figure 40: Release SW Button to Begin System Recovery....................................................................46

Figure 41: Recovery LED Indicators.......................................................................................................46

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Figure 42: End of Recovery Process ......................................................................................................46

Figure 43: Recovery Page......................................................................................................................48

Figure 44: Selecting the Image File .......................................................................................................48

Figure 45: Upgrade Status Field............................................................................................................49

Figure 46: Recovery LED Indicators.......................................................................................................49

Figure 47: Resetting the User/Password ..............................................................................................50

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List of Tables

Table 1: Contact Us .................................................................................................................................8

Table 2: Definitions .................................................................................................................................9

Table 3: Items Shipped in the X500E Package ......................................................................................10

Table 4: Buttons....................................................................................................................................12

Table 5: Front Panel Connectors...........................................................................................................12

Table 6: Rear Panel Connectors............................................................................................................12

Table 7: LEDs .........................................................................................................................................13

Table 8: Main Menu Entries..................................................................................................................17

Table 9: Control Types ..........................................................................................................................18

Table 10: Video Input Field Descriptions ..............................................................................................20

Table 11: Channel Settings Field Descriptions ......................................................................................22

Table 12: Valid Minimum/Maximum Bitrates ......................................................................................24

Table 13: Recommended Bitrates in Normal Encoding Latency Modes...............................................24

Table 14: Recommended Bitrates in Low Encoding Latency Modes ....................................................24

Table 15: TS-UDP Streaming Field Descriptions....................................................................................25

Table 16: RTP Streaming Field Descriptions .........................................................................................26

Table 17: RTSP Streaming Field Descriptions........................................................................................27

Table 18: System Settings Menu Entries...............................................................................................28

Table 19: Systems Settings Field Descriptions ......................................................................................29

Table 20: Time & Date Field Descriptions.............................................................................................31

Table 21: Network Configuration Field Descriptions............................................................................32

Table 22: User Management Field Descriptions...................................................................................33

Table 23: Firmware Upgrade Field Descriptions...................................................................................34

Table 24: System Status Field Descriptions ..........................................................................................38

Table 25: Overheating Conditions ........................................................................................................44

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Introduction

The X500E HEVC UHD Encoder (hereinafter referred to as “X500E”) delivers superior video quality,

allowing users to stream broadcast quality UHD video with up to 50% bandwidth savings compared

to H.264. X500E provides best-in-class HEVC video quality of up to 4:2:2 10-bit and sets new industry

standards for bit rate and latency.

Support

Table 1: Contact Us

Support: [email protected]om

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Definitions

Table 2: Definitions

Term

Definition

AAC_LC

Advanced Audio Coding –Low Complexity Profile

HEVC

High-Efficiency Video Coding, a video compression standard. Standard guidelines are presented

in ITU-T Recommendation H.265

Pixel depth

The number of bits used to represent the color (or a color component) of a single pixel. Typical

pixel depths are 8 (for 24-bit color) and 10 for (30-bit color).

Color space

A numerical model representation of colors, usually over 3 axes, for example, RGB or YCbCr.

Frame rate

The frequency (rate) at which consecutive images (frames) appear on a display, expressed in

frames per second (fps).

GOP

Group of Pictures

Bit rate

The number of bits transmitted or processed in a given period of time, expressed in bits per

second (bps).

IDR

Instantaneous Decoder Refresh. An IDR frame is a specialized I-frame that clears the reference

buffer so that no future frame can reference frames processed before the IDR frame.

TS-UDP

Transport Stream over UDP

RTP

Real Time Protocol

RTSP

Real Time Streaming Protocol

MAC

Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces that

supports communications at the data link layer (Ethernet) of a network segment (LAN).

Internet Protocol. An IP address is a numerical identifier assigned to a computing device or

node in a TCP/IP network. The address is used to locate and identify the node in

communications with other nodes on the network.

APIPA

Automatic Private IP Addressing. Used to automatically assign an IP address when no DHCP

server is available.

DNS

Domain Name Server. DNS is a naming system used to translate domain names into numerical

IP addresses that are used to locate and identify computer services.

Unicast

A one-to-one association between a sender and destination. Each destination address uniquely

identifies a single receiver endpoint.

Multicast

A one-to-many-of-many or many-to-many-of-many association. Datagrams are routed

simultaneously in a single transmission to many recipients. It differs from broadcast in that the

destination address designates a subset, and not necessarily all, of the accessible nodes.

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Installing the System

Unpacking the X500E Package

The items listed below are shipped in the X500E package. When opening the package, make sure

that all of the items are found. If any item is missing, please contact your representative.

Table 3: Items Shipped in the X500E Package

Items Shipped in the X500E Package

X500E

Power supply, international cable kit

Four rubber feet pads

Quick installation guide

EULA

Warranty statement

Installing the XVTEC Management Tool

The XVTEC Management Tool is a Windows application used to perform discovery and to configure

the network settings of X500E.

To install the XVTEC Management Tool:

1. Download the XVTEC Management Tool from the XVTEC site at discovery setup tool via the

Downloads page: http://www.xvtec.com/support/downloads/

2. Run the installation file that you just downloaded, and follow the instructions as presented

in the installation wizard.

3. Before executing the tool that you installed, disable Windows Firewall to enable discovery

of the network.

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