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Table of contents
1.0 Safety Instructions: Precautions to avoid damage…...................
2.0 Overview: Product overview….......................................................
3.0 Main Features: Key features of the Encoder….............................
4.0 Technical Specification: Specifications electrical & mechanical.
5.0 Signal Connections: Overview of main electrical connections….
6.0 Network Overview: Overview of main web interface and Log in..
7.0 Status: Information page-Encoder key settings ….........................
8.0 Network: Network IP settings via web interface…..........................
9.0 HDMI Main. Overview of HDMI Main stream settings….................
9.1 HDMI Main: Codec settings, bit rate, frame rate, etc…..................
9.2 HDMI Main: Other settings …........................................................
9.3 HDMI Main: HTTP and RTSP settings….........................................
9.4 HDMI Main: MPEG–TS and RTMP settings….................................
10.0 HDMI Secondary Stream Settings: As 9.0 for secondary stream
11.0 Audio Settings: Setting of Audio codec, bit rates and channels…
12.0 Main Stream OSD settings: On screen text and images….........
13.0 Colour and Brightness adjustments….......................................
14.0 Image filters –settings for Noise sharpness and other filters….....
15.0 System Settings : Firmware , Reboot, System Reset etc….........
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1.0 Safety Instructions
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●Read this manual carefully before powering the device.
●Removing the device cover without permission may injury and the warranty will
be invalid
●Handle the device with care to avoid shock caused by a fall as internal
components may be damaged and warranty invalidated
●Keep all flammable metal and liquid materials from coming in contact
with the device casing as this will cause damage to
the device.
●Avoid dusty places and places with heat sources or direct sunlight or install the
device where it will be subject to sudden or severe mechanical vibration
●Connect a grounding earth connector to the metal case when fixing the case to
any surface.
●Choose the correct type of HDMI and Ethernet cable connector for connecting
to the device.
●Only use the power supply provided.
●Avoid rapid and frequent power on/off, or this may cause
damage to the semiconductor chipsets.
●Ensure power cord is correctly fitted into the AC mains supply and the 5v DC
connector correctly plugged in.
●Do not touch the power socket with wet hands to avoid
electric shock
●Take off all jewelry or ornaments ,such as ring, necklaces,
watches, bracelets, etc., before operating the device, or
otherwise the metal contact may possibly cause a short circuit
and result in components damage.
●Make sure the AC power is unplugged in case of changing cables
●Only Antrica staff are approved to remove the case else the warranty will be
invalid.
●Ensure good ventilation when the device is in operation as this may cause
damage to the device due to overheating.
●It is recommended to unplug the power cord from the wall socket if
the device will not be used for a long period of time
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2.0 OVERVIEW
The ANT-2400 HDMI ENCODER is a low cost , high performance and easy-to-use
video streaming device for RTSP HTTP RTMP and MPEG-TS streaming.
Designed for professional video applications requiring 4K or 1080P60/720P60
HDMI signals to be streamed live. This product has a 1 channel HDMI audio and
video input interface and can simultaneously encode video and audio. Various
stream formats are supported like HTTP RTSP RTMP and MPEG-TS
The Encoder features a 5Volt USB power input. .
The Encoder supports 1 channel HDMI video capture and generates dual streams
of h.264 encoding with AAC audio (G711 and MP3). HDMI bypass output is NOT
provided
Product applications include , PC Desktop encoding , Set Top box and IPTV
encoding ,education, health care, live events and conferencing,
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3.0 MAIN FEATURES
➢HDMI Input only Encoder with Lithium Cell internal Battery
➢Adjustable Protocol, Bitrate, Resolution, Profile per HDMI Source Input
H265 or H264 support
➢Dual streams out per HDMI input source simultaneously supports
one channel up to 3840x2160p30 Full HD and one channel 1280x720
HD output (max) Dual streams H265/264
➢Each channel stream can support any one of the following UDP/RTSP/
HTTP/MPEG-TS/RTMP protocols
➢H.265/264 High/Main/Baseline Profile, ACC & mp3 audio
➢Video bit rates:16-12000kbps;
➢Audio bitrate:48-256kbps
➢HD-to-SD downscale conversion
➢Superior video quality at ultra-low bitrates, generally video bitrate
advised SD about 680kbps, 720p about 1mbps,1080p about 3mbps
for lowest bitrate
➢Supporting CBR and VBR mode
➢WEB User Interface / Management
➢Easy-to-Use System Management
➢API Http SDK available
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4.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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5.0 SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
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When installing the Encoder each channel requires 4 connections. Power , Ethernet , Video
input (HDMI) and Audio (option).
Ethernet Interface RJ45 Audio Input Jack Battery Indicator Reset HDMI Input
5VDC Input
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6.0 NETWORK
When you enter the WEB interface using a browser, you will need to set the Laptop to a fixed IP
address in the 192.168.1.xxx range
Browse to 192.168.1.168 (default IP address of encoder)
You can now enter the settings page with a Log In of:
User: admin
Password: admin
Reset initialization: You can find a RESET button to the right of the HDMI input. Press and hold
RESET ,after 10 seconds release the button and the encoder will restart automatically, factory
default parameters will be initialized and the IP address reset to : 192.168.1.168
To change the IP address go to Network Settings and change the IP address to the required
IP address . Once changed this will require a Reboot for the new IP address to be set.
Either go to SYSTEM and click REBOOT or physically power down and power up the device
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7.0 STATUS > HDMI STATUS
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These settings can be changed further on in this manual.
Access Address: This is the main HTTP URL for the main stream.
Note that the main URL is http://192.168.1.168:80/hdmi and secondary URL for 2nd Stream is
http://192.168.1.168:80/hdmi_ext
Copy this into VLC player to play this http stream.(VLC Network Stream / Open Stream)
Video Parameters: Will tell you what resolution and frame rate is set
Audio parameters: Will tell you what sample rate is set and number of channels (1/2)
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STATUS > 2ND STATUS
This section defines the status of the Secondary Stream exactly as above for the Primary
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8.0 NETWORK > NETWORK
On this page you can set up the main Network Settings of the encoder:
DHCP: Either is Enabled or Disabled (Fixed IP address)
IP: Current IP address
Netmask: Current Network Mask 255.255.255.0 or 255.255.0.0 etc
Gateway: Router Gateway IP address
DNS: DNS Server IP address if used
MAC: The MAC address of this encoder (unique address)
Click Apply after any changes
NOTE! When changing an IP address setting, a REBOOT is required for settings to be
applied.
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9.0 HDMI MAIN > MAIN
On this page you can see the settings as they apply to the HDMI input such as Streaming type,
encoding settings such as bit rate frame rate etc. More details are described on the following 4
pages:
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9.1 HDMI MAIN > MAIN (part 1 of 4)
Here you are able to change the main stream settings as they relate to H264 encoding.
NOTE! There is a setting to select H265 or H264 in the user interface not shown here
Channel Name: The name given to this stream (chan) appears on web page only
Bitrate Control: CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate)
Key Interval: This is the I frame interval or Key Frame . E.g 30= one I frame for every 30 P frames
Encoded Size: This is the Resolution of the stream output. In Auto the encoder will stream the
same size resoltion as the HDMI input . Other settings allow the user to constrain the resolution to a
fixed value e.g 1280 x720 for example.
Bitrate: this controls the encoders bit rate from 16kBits/sec to a max of 12 Mbits/second.
Fluctuate Level: This is the amount of spread of data bandwidth(bit rate) to accommodate fast
changing video. Constraining the bandwidth may result in poorer video when scenes are changing
fast.
H.264 Level: Base, Main or High Profile encoding can be selected
Encoding Frame Rate: sets the stream frame rate regardless of input frame rate 5-60 fps range
Click Apply after any changes
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9.2 HDMI MAIN > MAIN (part 2 of 4)
Here you can change settings to do with MPEG-TS streams and also adjust the encoder for
optimum decoding using FFMPEG or VLC based players.
Package A or B: If using an FFMPEG based decoder use Package A , If using VLC based decoder
use Package B.
Buffer Mode A or B : When using MPEG-TS streams : A=188*7 and b=188*7
PMT ID: When using MPEG-TS according to DVB rules the PMT PID can be set here.
Transport ID : This is the MPEG-TS Transport ID which can be set by the user.
Stream ID : This is the MPEG-TS Stream ID setting
Click Apply after any changes
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9.3 HDMI MAIN > MAIN (part 3 of 4)
These settings define HTTP and RTSP streaming parameters and enable or disable these
streams.
HTTP Format: Enables or Disables the HTTP streaming format
HTTP Port: Set the port to be used for http streaming (usually port 80)
RTSP URL: Set the stream identifier used in RTSP streaming e.g rtsp://192.168.1.168:554/hdmi
Stream identifier “hdmi” can be changed here.
RTSP Port: change to the desired RTSP port: usually 554 but any port from 1-65535 can be
chosen. Avoid conflicts with ports being used for other purposes.
RTSP TCP: You can choose to stream over TCP or UDP
Click Apply after any changes
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9.4 HDMI MAIN > MAIN (part 4 of 4)
These settings define the MPEG-TS or RTMP stream settings
Unicast IP: This refers to MPEG-TS streaming , set up the IP address of the Receiving Decoder
here
Unicast Port: This refers to MPEG-TS streaming in unicast mode, set the Port here
Multicast IP: This refers to MPEG-TS streaming in multicast mode. Set the Multicast IP address to
be used here.
Multicast Port: This refers to MPEG-TS streaming , set the multicast port here.
The following section defines all RTMP streaming parameters to stream to you tube for example.
RTMP Server IP : The Server URL (Youtube) or public IP address here e.g rtmp://video.mudu.tv/
8eano/zvrut9 leave out the rtmp:// so enter video.mudu.tv (a.rtmp.youtube.com)
RTMP Server Port: Add a port number if known else defaults to 1935
RTMP User Name/ Password: Add user name password if used
RTMP app name: Add the app
RTMP stream name:
Example : rtmp://video.mudu.tv/8eano/zvrut9
RTMP Server IP： video.mudu.tv
RTMP app name： 8eano
RTMP stream name: zvrut9
Click Apply after any changes
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10.0 HDMI 2nd > SECONDARY
On this page you can define parameters to do with a secondary stream with individual settings for
the secondary stream. All settings are the same as primary stream but totally independent.
There may be some limitations when the primary stream is set to max resolution frame rate as CPU
loading will be at its peak. Only one stream type can be selected as per the MAIN settings RTSP
RTMP HTTP or MPEG-TS (Unicast and multicast section refers to MPEG-TS)
Click Apply after any changes
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11.0 AUDIO EXPAND > AUDIO SETTING
These settings allow the user to adjust the audio characteristics of the encoder
Audio Input: Select either line input (analogue jack) or embedded audio via HDMI input
Audio Bitrate: choose the bit rate for audio encoding
Audio Channel: Stereo Mono L or Mono R can be selected
Audio Codec: Choose AAC or MP3 (Note RTSP can be AAC or G711 PCM)
AAC Type : Choose LC or HE here
Resample: 32000 42100 resampling or disable.
RTSP Audio: Select G711 (ONVIF ) or AAC
Audio Gain: Adjust from +10 to -20dB
Click Apply after any changes
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12.0 AUDIO EXPAND > MAIN OSD SETTING / 2ND OSD SETTING
These settings allow you to define the position colour and size of both text and a bitmap image
burnt into the streaming video.The text and image will be displayed at the receiving end.
2nd OSD Setting: Select an On Screen Display to be burnt into the SECONDARY stream
Choose File for a LOGO to be uploaded in .bmp format.: Select a bmp file (rename it logo.bmp)
and click upload.File size max is 1920 x 1080 2MB
Logo : Close or Open means show the logo (Open) or do not show (close)
Logo X & Y : location of the logo in pixels left to right (1920 max) and top to bottom (1080 max)
Font X & Y: Location of the OSD Text top to bottom left to right as per logo.
Font Size: Size of Font to be used
Alpha: This is the transparency of the logo , the lower the number the more transparent the logo
will become.
Font Colour: e.g 0xFFFFFFFF
Text: write the OSD text required here
Click Apply after any changes
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13.0 AUDIO EXPAND > COLOUR SETTING
These settings allow the user to adjust Brightness, Contrast Hue and Saturation of the image being
streamed
Brightness; Set from 0-100 (100 is maximum )
Contrast; Set from 0-100 (100 is maximum )
Hue; Set from 0-100 (100 is maximum )
Saturation; Set from 0-100 (100 is maximum )
Click Apply after any changes
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14.0 AUDIO EXPAND > IMAGE SETTING
These settings allow you to set up various filters to improve the image quality
NOISE: Enable or disable a noise filter for removing white noise from camera images typically
found on night time images.
SHARPENING: Enables a sharpening filter for improving edge detail
SHARPENING STRENGTH: Allows the user to set up the level of sharpening
FILTERING: OPEN /CLOSE Leave Open this feature is not supported currently
FILTER A: 0
FILTER B: 0
FILTER C: 0
Click Apply after any changes
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