Summary of 2453
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Table of contents limited warranty...............................................................................................................3 introduction......................................................................................................................4 connectors and dimens...
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Limited warranty sensoray company, incorporated (sensoray) warrants the hardware to be free from defects in material and workmanship and perform to applicable published sensoray specifications for two years from the date of shipment to purchaser. Sensoray will, at its option, repair or replace equip...
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Introduction model 2453 is an audio/video network streaming device. It takes composite video input from any standard ntsc or pal source, and optional audio input from a line source or a microphone. Using state of the art h.264 compression, the device allows streaming high quality video over an ether...
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Connectors and dimensions models 2453 and 2453s model 2253s front and back panels left to right: • composite video out; • composite video in; • line audio out; • microphone in; • line audio in. 5.
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Left to right: • serial interfaces (see table 1 for pinout); • ethernet; • configuration button; • led indicators: green (top) – power, red (bottom) – special function; • power (5 v dc, + on center). Table 1. Serial interfaces terminal block pinout (left to right): 1 rs-232 tx 2 rs-232 rx 3 ground 4...
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Model 2453tas front and back panels left to right: • composite video out; • composite video in; • line audio out; • microphone in; • line audio in. Top row (left to right ): • gpio (see table 2 for pinout); • usb host; • sd card. Bottom row (left to right): • serial interfaces (see table 1 for pinou...
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• configuration button; • led indicators: green (top) – power, red (bottom) – special function; • power (5 v dc, + on center). Gpio model 2453 provides one general purpose input that could be either optically insulated or galvanically coupled, and one general purpose optically insulated output. The ...
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Configuration switches a block of dip switches allows configuration of 2453's serial interface. Individual switch numbers and on/off positions are indicated on the block. The interface can be configured for rs-232, rs-422 or rs-485 modes. Additionally a 120 ohm termination can be turned on or off on...
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Web page interface main menu main menu is the default screen displayed when the browser connects to the 2453. The default ip address as shipped is 192.168.24.53 . Connect to the board by typing this address in the browser address bar. Note: if the default ip address can not be accessed on your netwo...
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Live stream view live stream view windows display the live view of one of the two streams available from the 2453. To access the window click on one of the links (live view/stream a or live view/stream b) in the navigation bar. Streams are configured as described below in sections “stream controls” ...
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Rtsp streams live view / rtsp streams page provides a list of rtsp:// urls which can be viewed using vlc or another rtsp-compatible player. The player is responsible for requesting the video and starting and stopping the stream. Right click on the link that corresponds to current configuration of se...
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Stream control stream control window allows individual network configuration and control of one of the two streams. The “current” section displays the stream status and allows starting and stopping the stream. The “settings” section configures the following stream parameters: protocol: currently onl...
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Recording control the recording control page allows the stream to be recorded on the sd card. Either duration or maximum size of the file can be specified. Recorded file can be split into segments, in which case duration (maximum size) applies to each segment. Recording requires a 2453ta board with ...
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Stream configuration stream configuration window allows configuring individual stream parameters which may differ between streams a and b. Format: allows selection of compression (h.264, mpeg4 or mjpeg) and stream types (video elementary stream, ves; mpeg transport stream, mpeg-ts, with or without a...
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Osd (on screen display): allows putting an optional text overlay (caption) on top of video (up to 160 characters). Standard formatting functions allow automatic insertion of date, time and some other information into the caption. Message field allows setting the caption text . The following formatti...
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Stream configuration - video stream configuration – video window allows configuration of video parameters common to both streams a and b. Video standard: ntsc or pal. Field mode: interlaced or interpolated. This setting is relevant for full frame resolutions (480 or 576 lines). Interlaced mode prese...
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Stream configuration - audio audio parameters control input source (line or microphone), sampling rate, volume (input and output), and some other settings. Audio parameters are common to both streams a and b. An online help in the right section of the web page contains details. 18.
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Clock configuration the clock configuration page allows setting the 2453 internal clock either manually (using a 24- hour format), or to the host's time. With a battery installed on the optional 2453ta board the 2453 will keep time when powered down. 19.
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Network configuration each 2453 is shipped with a default ip address 192.168.24.53 and a netmask 255.255.0.0 . Those settings can be modified using a web page interface. The unit has to be powered up and connected to the lan using an ethernet patch cable, cat5 or better. The 2453 automatically detec...
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Step 1 - setting up a temporary ip address this step is only necessary if the network used to configure the unit can not access the default ip address ( 192.168.24.53 ). In this case the unit must be switched into the configuration mode which allows setting up a temporary ip address accessible from ...
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Step 2 – setting up a permanent ip address connect to the unit with a web browser by typing the unit's temporary ip address in the address field. Example: http://10.135.1.61 once the main menu page is displayed, select admin/network. Type in the desired permanent ip address and subnet mask values in...
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User management user management window allows access to the device to be limited to certain users with an associated permission level. The permissions levels are: • none (guest user only); • stream view (may only access live view or rtsp streams); • stream control (stream view permissions, plus stre...
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To create a new user, enter the user name and password, select the desired permission level and then click create user. Both user name and password are case-sensitive. The password “password” is not allowed. 24.
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Firmware update the firmware update window displays the versions of the device's firmware components and the serial number. To update the firmware, choose the file ( s2453.Fw provided by sensoray) and press submit. The firmware update should take about 30 seconds to complete. Do not unplug the devic...
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Specifications a/v inputs video: ntsc/pal composite, 75 ohm; audio: line stereo, microphone mono. A/v outputs video: ntsc/pal composite, 75 ohm (decoder or pass- through mode); audio: line stereo. Video compression h.264 (hp@l3), mpeg4, motion jpeg audio compression g.711 (a-law, µ-law), 8 khz, 8 bi...
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Revision history version notes 1.0.0, may 2014 initial release. 27.