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LBN-MST
LBN-MSR
LBN-MSC
USER MANUAL
AVoIP HDMI/VGA
ENCODER, DECODER & CONTROLLER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
AVoIP HDMI/VGA Encoder/Decoder User Manual (LBN-MSx)
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
OPERATION CONTROL AND FUNCTIONS
FRONT/REAR PANEL
CONNECTOR PIN OUT ASSIGNMENT
SYSTEM SETUP
SPECIFICATIONS
SERVICE PROCEDURE
REPLACEMENT POLICY
RETURN AND REPAIR SERVICE
LIMITED WARRANTY
APPENDIX A: API SERIAL COMMANDS
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
AVoIP HDMI/VGA Encoder/Decoder User Manual (LBN-MSx)
The AVoIP HDMI/VGA Encoder(Tx) & Decoder (Rx) with PoE (over Fiber or CAT 5e) provides
stunning 4K video distribution at a very cost eective price point. Engineered for simplicity
in mind, the AVoIP System is designed to operate exactly like a conventional Matrix Switcher
and is configured to work out of box with no IP knowledge required. The AVoIP Matrix
Switching Controller automatically detects devices connected to the Encoder/Decoder
and the BCI App provides drop down menu simplicity for routing all connected devices.
Featuring advanced EDID along with HDCP management and extremely low latency video.
This is an ideal solution for digital signage with advanced video wall processing and video
distribution for training rooms, classrooms and conference rooms.
FEATURES
• Leveraging advanced network IP video technology for conventional 18G 4K HDMI video
matrix switching
• Operates exactly like a conventional HDMI video matrix switcher, via API commands or
virtual key buttons
• Perfect for users with minimum IP network knowledge/experience
• Accommodate up to HDMI 1.4 (4K@30Hz, 4:4:4) signals, with external audio, RS-232, IR,
and USB
• Extend and switch HDMI 1.4 video over CAT-5e/6 cable up to 100m, with negligible latency
• >100x100 input/output routing, based on Cisco SG300/500 Gigabit Ethernet switcher
• Remote powering via POE
• Support RS-232, Telnet, and Web GUI control
• Virtual front-panel buttons for quick, manual operation

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2.1 LBN-MST Front Panel
1. Power LED (top) – This LED illuminates amber when unit is powered ON
Link – This LED illuminates solid green when a source is connected. This LED flashes
when there is no source connected.
2. RS-232 port – Connect to RS-232 port of external device.
3. IR Decoder – Connect to an IR Decoder cable.
4. IR Emitter – Connect to an IR Emitter cable.
5. Channel DIP Switch – Not used. Reserved
6. VGA loopback – connect to a display to view non-HDCP HDMI content
2.2 LBN-MST Rear Panel
1. RJ45 – Gigibit Ethernet port (supports PoE). Connect to a Gigabit Ethernet switch.
2. SFP – SFP cage for SFP fiber module.
3. HDMI In – Connect to an HDMI source.
4. VGA In – Connect to a VGA source.
5. Line in – Stereo analog audio input. Connect to an analog audio source using a 3.5mm
stereo cable.
6. Line out – Stereo analog audio output. Connect to amplifier input using a 3.5mm
stereo cable.
7. USB host port – Connect to PC USB port.
8. DC power jack – Connect to 12VDC power supply. 12VDC power supply is not needed
if using a PoE Ethernet switch.

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2.3 LBN-MSR Front Panel
1. Power LED (top) – This LED illuminates amber when unit is powered ON.
Link – This LED illuminates solid green when connected to an encoder. This LED flashes
when it is establishing a connection. It is o when not connected to any encoder.
2. RS-232 port – Connect to RS-232 port of external device.
3. IR Decoder – Connect to an IR Decoder cable.
4. IR Emitter – Connect to an IR emitter cable.
5. Channel DIP Switch – Not used. Reserved
6. Link Button – Reserved.
7. Video Mode button – Reserved.
8. USB port – Connect to keyboard or mouse.
9. USB 2.0 port – Connect to USB device.

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2.4 LBN-MSR Rear Panel
1. RJ45 – Gigibit Ethernet port (supports PoE). Connect to a Gigabit Ethernet switch.
2. SFP – SFP cage for SFP fiber module.
3. HDMI Out – Connect to HDMI input on the display.
4. VGA Out – Connect to VGA input on the display.
5. Mic – Microphone input. Connect to a microphone using a 3.5mm stereo cable. Only
works in unicast mode.
6. Line Out – Stereo analog audio output. Connect to amplifier input using a 3.5mm stereo
cable.
7. DC power jack – Connect to a 12VDC power supply. 12VDC power supply is not
needed if using a PoE Ethernet switch.

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2.5 LBN-MSC Front and Rear Panel
1. DC power jack – Connect to the included 19VDC power supply.
2. Audio output – reserved.
3. VGA output – reserved.
4. HDMI output – reserved.
5. Ethernet port – connect to Gigibit Ethernet switch using CAT5e cable.
6. SS USB ports – connect to optional USB-to-RS-232 adapter or USB-to-Ethernet
adapter.
7. Power button – Not used. Unit will power on once 19VDC power supply is
plugged in.
8. SS USB ports - connect to optional USB-to-RS-232 adapter or USB-to-Ethernet
adapter.
9. Audio/headphone output – reserved.

8CONNECTOR PIN OUT ASSIGNMENT
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3.0 CONNECTOR PINOUT ASSIGNMENT
3.1 RS-232 Pinout
Decoder
Encoder

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SYSTEM SETUP
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4.0 SYSTEM SETUP
The following section describes the system setup for a simple 2x2 switcher.
System Checklist
LBN-MST Encoder (2)
LBN-MSR Decoder (2)
LBN-MSC Controller (1)
1G Ethernet Switch (1)
PC/Laptop (1)
HDMI Source (2)
Display (2)
HDMI cables (4)
CAT5E patch cables (5)
System Setup
1 Configure Ethernet switch: the Gigabit Ethernet switch must support 8k jumbo frame
packets and IGMP snooping. Please refer to the Quick Install Guide for Certified Ethernet
Switches.
2 Connect the encoder, decoder and controller to the Ethernet switch per setup diagram
3 Connect the encoder and decoder to the Ethernet switch using the CAT5E patch cables
4 Connect power supplies to the encoders and decoders if the Ethernet switch does not
support PoE.
5 Connect the controller to the Ethernet switch using the CAT5E patch cable.
6 Connect power to the controller. It is not necessary to press the power button.
7 Connect the HDMI sources to the encoders
8 Connect the displays to the decoders.
LBN-MST Encoders LBN-MST Decoders
LBN-MSC Controller

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Accessing Controller Web Server
• Connect power supply to the controller. Once power is plugged in, the controller will boot
up.
• The controller will power up in hotspot mode. Use the PC/Laptop to connect to the hotspot.
The controller hotspot will show up as lbn1g-xxxx-hotspot. The default password is broadata.
• Open up a web browser and type in 10.42.0.1 in the address bar.
• The login window will pop up. Type in the following default login credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin
• The routing page will be displayed showing the 2 encoders and 2 decoders.
Video Routing
The Routing page provides a matrix view of encoders and decoders in the system. Decoders
are shown on the left and encoders are shown on the top of the matrix. To set up a route, click
on the box for the corresponding connection and a check mark will appear. Click on the Apply
button to complete the route. An encoder can be routed to all decoders by clicking on All for the
corresponding Encoder and then Apply. Un-route All can be done by clicking None and then Apply.

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EDID Management
After a box is checked to establish a connection, there is an option to copy the EDID from a
connected decoder to the encoder by clicking the EDID button in the lower right corner. The EDID
button turns green to indicate that the encoder is using the EDID from the selected decoder. If none
of the EDID buttons are selected, the encoder uses the default internal EDID.
Presets
The current routes and EDID settings can be saved to a user defined preset. Click on the Save
Preset button and the Save Preset window will pop up.
Type in the preset name and preset description and then click Save Preset. All saved presets are
managed in the Presets page.
Encoders
The controller’s web interface allows the user to easily manage and configure any encoder in the
system.
Click the Encoders tab on the top menu bar to bring up the Encoders page.

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This page shows a table of all the encoders in the system. The name of each encoders is show on the left
side of the table. Each encoder will have a default name which can be changed. Each encoder also
has a unique physical identifier called the MAC Address. The MAC Address is also printed on a
label attached to the outside of the device case. The operational status of each encoder is shown
in the State column. The encoder states are defined as follows:
Attaching: Encoder is ready
Service On: Active source is plugged in
Unavailable: Encoder is disconnected
The configuration for one or more Encoders can be updated from a file. First select the Encoder
to be updated by checking the box to the left of the Encoder name. Then click on the Browse
button and browse to the update file (CSV format). Click on the Update button to start the update
process. See Export Encoder Configuration in Advanced Encoder Configuration section for
instructions on how to export a file.
Power LED
As an aid for setting up a system with a large number of Encoder units, the power LED on a
Encoder can be set to blink so that a particular device can be easily identified amongst many other
units. To blink the LED, set the Blink LED switch to the ON position. The LED will continue to blink
until the switch is set to OFF.
Encoder Configuration
In the right hand column, click on the “List” icon to bring up the Encoder Settings pop up window.

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Renaming an Encoder
In the General Configuration panel, type in a new name in the Encoder Name box. This panel
also shows the encoder’s MAC address and IP address.
HDCP
The Encoder’s HDMI input supports HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2. If you do not want the HDMI
input to be HDCP compliant, uncheck the HDCP Compliant box.

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Decoder
The controller’s web interface allows the user to easily manage and configure the decoder in the
system.
Click the Decoder tab on the top menu bar to bring up the Decoder page.
This page shows a table of all the decoders in the system. The name of each decoder is shown
on the left side of the table. Each decoder will have a default name which can be changed. Each
decoder also has a unique physical identifier called the MAC Address. The MAC Address is also
printed on a label attached to the outside of the device case. The operational status of each
decoder is shown in the State column. The decoder states are defined as follows:
Idle: Decoder is ready
Service On: Decoder is streaming video
Unavailable: Decoder is disconnected
The Connected to column shows the encoder that the decoder is connected to.
The configuration for one or more Decoders can be updated from a file. First select the Decoder to
be updated by checking the box to the left of the Decoder name. Then click on the Browse button
and browse to the update file (CSV format). Click on the Update button to start the update process.
See Export Decoder Configuration in Advanced Decoder Configuration section for instructions on
how to export a file.
Power LED
As an aid for setting up a system with a large number of units, the power LED on a decoder can be
set to blink so that the device can be easily identified amongst many other units. To blink the LED,
set the Blink LED switch to the ON position. The LED will continue to blink until the switch is set to
OFF.

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Decoder Configuration
On the right hand column, click on the “List” icon to bring up the Decoder Settings pop up window.

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Renaming a Decoder
In the General Configuration panel, type in a new name in the Decoder Name box. This panel also
shows the decoder’s MAC address and IP address.
HDCP
In order to accommodate older displays that only support HDCP 1.4, the decoder supports the
conversion of HDCP 2.2 to HDCP 1.4. In the Video Configuration panel, select the HDCP Conversion
drop down list and select HDCP 1.4 Always On to enable this feature.

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Scaler
The decoder is equipped with a flexible scaler that allows the HDMI output to be scaled to various
commonly used resolutions. In the Video Configuration panel, select the Scaler Mode drop down
list to select the desired output resolution. The supported resolutions include: Full HD 1080p60,
Full HD 1080p50, Ultra HD 2160p30, Ultra HD 2160p25, WXGA (1366x768), WXGA+ (1440x900),
WUXGA (1920x1200), SXGA+ (1400x1050). Select Pass-through to bypass the scaler and Auto to
output the native resolution of the display.
Advanced Encoder Configuration
Audio
The analog audio input supports several options that can be selected in the Audio Over IP
Settings.
Auto: If an analog audio input is plugged in, the HDMI embedded audio will be replaced by
the analog audio. If no analog audio input is plugged in, the HDMI embedded audio will remain
unmodified.
HDMI: The HDMI embedded audio will not be modified. The analog input audio is not used.
Analog: The analog input audio will replace the embedded HDMI audio.
Analog Input Volume: The slider adjusts the analog audio input volume level from 0 to 80.

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RS-232 Port
The RS-232 port supports 2 modes of operation:
1) Pass-through
2) Control External Device
When the encoder is connected to a single decoder in Pass-through mode, the serial data from the
external device connected to the encoder is directed to the RS-232 port of the associated decoder.
When the encoder is connected to multiple decoders in Pass-through mode, the device connected to
the decoders initiates the connection to the encoder based on a “first come first served” protocol. For
example, the first decoder that transmits data to the encoder will have control of the serial connection.
After 2 seconds of inactivity, the connection will be released and the next decoder can take control of
the connection.
In both modes of operation, the RS-232 serial settings must be set to match the serial port settings of
the connected device. The RS-232 port settings are configured in Serial Over IP Settings.

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Disable Serial over IP: Select this box to disable the serial over IP function. This box should be
unselected for normal serial operation.
Baud rate: This menu selects the baud rate. The baud rate options are 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 19200, 3800, 57600, 115200.
Data bits: This menu selects the number of data bits. The number of data bits supported are 5, 6, 7
and 8.
Parity: This menu selects the parity. The parity options are None, odd and even.
Stop bits: This menu selects the number of stop bits. The stop bit options are 1 or 2.
Controls external device: When this box is selected, the server can be used to send command
strings to the RS-232 port (see UARTSTR command in API).
USB
Disable USB over IP: Select this check box to disable the USB over IP function (KMoIP will still be
operational if it is not disabled). This box should be unselected for normal USB operation.
Disable KMoIP: Select this box to disable the Keyboard and Mouse over IP feature. KMoIP enables
keyboard and mouse emulation, which allows for fast keyboard/mouse switching. This box should
be unselected for normal USB operation.
Export Encoder Configuration
The configuration of an Encoder can be exported to a file, which can be used to update one or
more Encoders with the same configuration. Click on Export Encoder Configuration and then click
Export. A file named encoders_config.csv will be saved to the local Downloads directory.

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Advanced Decoder Configuration
Audio
The decoder analog audio output supports several options that can be selected in Audio Over IP
Settings, Output Select drop down list.
Auto: The analog audio output follows the HDMI audio.
HDMI: The analog audio output follows the HDMI audio.
Analog: The analog output audio is determined by the Analog audio input setting on the Encoder.
The Analog Output Volume slider adjusts the analog audio output volume level from 0 to 80.