The VN‑Matrix® 250 Series provides real‑time transmission of high resolution HDCP‑compliant HDMI, DVI, or RGB video across standard IP networks. It is used in streaming, recording, and playback applications where visually lossless quality and low latency performance is essential. The VN‑Matrix 250 Series accepts resolutions up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080. Stereo analog and HDMI‑embedded stereo audio signals are both supported, providing compatibility with embedded display speakers or existing audio systems. The VN‑Matrix 250 Series is ideal for mission critical applications with the most demanding quality requirements, such as command and control, simulation, medical, and distance collaboration with complex computer visualizations.
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VNE 250 Encoder
Provide an HDCP-compliant encoder that supports low-delay, high quality streaming applications for computer-video or standard video resolutions, analog and digital audio, RS232, USB keyboard and mouse data and with return audio decoding
Rack mountable, one-half rack width, 1U high metal enclosure that encodes audio, video, USB keyboard and mouse, RS232 data and decodes return audio shall:
Provide an HDMI connector for interfacing digital video signal inputs with embedded audio and a loop through HDMI connection
Provide a 15 pin HD female connector for interfacing analog RGB video signals and a loop through 15 pin HD female connector
Provide connections for interfacing analog audio signals
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for line-level balanced/unbalanced stereo audio input
One 3.5mm female jack for local monitoring of stereo analog audio input
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for line-level balanced/unbalanced stereo audio return audio connection output
Provide front panel LCD display and controls for device configuration
Provide connections for device configuration from a PC or other peripheral
One USB connection on the front panel
One RS-232 captive screw connection on rear panel
Provide one 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 network connection to provide access to the system from an external AV control interface
Provide one 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connector for transport of streaming data
Provide one SFP socket for optional use of fiber-optic transceivers to provide optical Ethernet transport in place of the 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 streaming connection
Provide four LED indicators for status monitoring
Control LED to indicate status of control data
Stream LED to indicate status of streaming
Status LED to indicate status of input source
Alarm LED to indicate presence of a system fault
Provide a USB host interface to connect a source PC’s keyboard and mouse to the encoder, enabling remote keyboard/mouse control from a decoder
Support bidirectional serial RS-232 control between external AV devices across an encoder and decoder connection
Support two-way audio streaming to enable bi-directional audio communication between encoder and decoder
Support streaming of HDCP-encrypted sources to decoders connected to HDCP-compliant displays
Maintain continuous HDCP-encryption between the source and encoder
Support Extended Display Identification Data – EDID and Display Data Channel – DDC data using the EDID 2.0 standard
Support use of EDID values defined by the user, supplied by a locally connected display or stored values captured from previously connected displays
Support standard video resolutions including: 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p
Support computer-video resolutions from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support HDMI signals with RGB or YCrCb color space
Accept RGBHV and RGsB analog signals
Support vertical scan rates for RGB signals between 23.98 Hz and 85 Hz
Support horizontal scan rates for RGB signals between 15 kHz and 100 kHz
Support automatic sensing of the resolution and signal format of video inputs
Support manual selection of signal format for video signal input
Support HDMI embedded and analog stereo audio
Support automatic detection of video source input resolutions
Support 24 bit, 8 bit per color encoding and processing that is capable of maintaining the 4:4:4 color information throughout the entire encode-streaming-decode process
Support streaming of all video and computer-video signals maintaining native resolution from encode to decode
Support streaming of signals at 60 frames per second at resolutions up to 2048x1080p and 1920x1200
Support a low delay, encode and decode process of 70 ms
Provide a video error concealment system which does not increase streaming bandwidth or encoding delay
Support unicast streaming to up to four destination addresses
Support unicast RTP, unicast TCP and IGMP multicast streaming applications
Support audio breakaway streaming
Offer adjustment over the Ethernet frame Maximum Transmission Unit – MTU
Provide contact closure notice of definable warnings or alarms to support system monitoring
Support automatic or manual negotiation of network link speed and duplex mode
Support VLAN tagging
Support creation of user defined device names
Support configuration and control from an embedded web browser
Support optional on-screen messaging for device identification
Support compatibility with a network appliance for recording and playing back audio, video, RS-232 or UDP data
Support configuration and control in systems consisting of multiple codecs, encoders, decoders and recorder appliances from a central networked control unit
Support encoding and decoding audio and video at bit rates from 500 kbps to 270 Mbps
Maintain audio-video synchronization and synchronization of multiple channels of audio and video
Encoder shall be capable of preserving absolute changes to the video on a frame-by-frame basis up to 60 frames per second.
Offer independent control over spatial compression of luminance and chrominance information
Support temporal compression applied on a sub-picture basis examining change that discriminates between luminance, chrominance as well as a threshold for signal or image noise
Support compression and encoding based on constant quality, variable spatial quality or frame rate based on bit rate targets
Offer bit rate management based on: definable frame rates from 1 to 60 frames per second, adaptive frame dropping based on bit rate targets, adaptive spatial compression based on bit rate targets or combined adaptive spatial compression and adaptive frame dropping
Supports compression of audio at various bit rates from 3 Mbps for program quality down to 400 kbps for voice grade applications
Support intelligent power management including control over continuous operation and sleep mode as well as the video output detected by displays that apply intelligent power management
Approved device shall be the Extron VNE 250 Encoder (60-1274-01; no alternates or equals)
VNE 250 Encoder
Provide an HDCP-compliant encoder that supports low-delay, high quality streaming applications for computer-video or standard video resolutions, analog and digital audio, RS232, USB keyboard and mouse data and with return audio decoding
Rack mountable, one-half rack width, 1U high metal enclosure that encodes audio, video, USB keyboard and mouse, RS232 data and decodes return audio shall:
Provide an HDMI connector for interfacing digital video signal inputs with embedded audio and a loop through HDMI connection
Provide a 15 pin HD female connector for interfacing analog RGB video signals and a loop through 15 pin HD female connector
Provide connections for interfacing analog audio signals
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for line-level balanced/unbalanced stereo audio input
One 3.5mm female jack for local monitoring of stereo analog audio input
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for line-level balanced/unbalanced stereo audio return audio connection output
Provide front panel LCD display and controls for device configuration
Provide connections for device configuration from a PC or other peripheral
One USB connection on the front panel
One RS-232 captive screw connection on rear panel
Provide one 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 network connection to provide access to the system from an external AV control interface
Provide one 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connector for transport of streaming data
Provide one SFP socket for optional use of fiber-optic transceivers to provide optical Ethernet transport in place of the 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 streaming connection
Provide four LED indicators for status monitoring
Control LED to indicate status of control data
Stream LED to indicate status of streaming
Status LED to indicate status of input source
Alarm LED to indicate presence of a system fault
Provide a USB host interface to connect a source PC’s keyboard and mouse to the encoder, enabling remote keyboard/mouse control from a decoder
Support bidirectional serial RS-232 control between external AV devices across an encoder and decoder connection
Support two-way audio streaming to enable bi-directional audio communication between encoder and decoder
Support streaming of HDCP-encrypted sources to decoders connected to HDCP-compliant displays
Maintain continuous HDCP-encryption between the source and encoder
Support Extended Display Identification Data – EDID and Display Data Channel – DDC data using the EDID 2.0 standard
Support use of EDID values defined by the user, supplied by a locally connected display or stored values captured from previously connected displays
Support standard video resolutions including: 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p
Support computer-video resolutions from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support HDMI signals with RGB or YCrCb color space
Accept RGBHV and RGsB analog signals
Support vertical scan rates for RGB signals between 23.98 Hz and 85 Hz
Support horizontal scan rates for RGB signals between 15 kHz and 100 kHz
Support automatic sensing of the resolution and signal format of video inputs
Support manual selection of signal format for video signal input
Support HDMI embedded and analog stereo audio
Support automatic detection of video source input resolutions
Support 24 bit, 8 bit per color encoding and processing that is capable of maintaining the 4:4:4 color information throughout the entire encode-streaming-decode process
Support streaming of all video and computer-video signals maintaining native resolution from encode to decode
Support streaming of signals at 60 frames per second at resolutions up to 2048x1080p and 1920x1200
Support a low delay, encode and decode process of 70 ms
Provide a video error concealment system which does not increase streaming bandwidth or encoding delay
Support unicast streaming to up to four destination addresses
Support unicast RTP, unicast TCP and IGMP multicast streaming applications
Support audio breakaway streaming
Offer adjustment over the Ethernet frame Maximum Transmission Unit – MTU
Provide contact closure notice of definable warnings or alarms to support system monitoring
Support automatic or manual negotiation of network link speed and duplex mode
Support VLAN tagging
Support creation of user defined device names
Support configuration and control from an embedded web browser
Support optional on-screen messaging for device identification
Support compatibility with a network appliance for recording and playing back audio, video, RS-232 or UDP data
Support configuration and control in systems consisting of multiple codecs, encoders, decoders and recorder appliances from a central networked control unit
Support encoding and decoding audio and video at bit rates from 500 kbps to 270 Mbps
Maintain audio-video synchronization and synchronization of multiple channels of audio and video
Encoder shall be capable of preserving absolute changes to the video on a frame-by-frame basis up to 60 frames per second.
Offer independent control over spatial compression of luminance and chrominance information
Support temporal compression applied on a sub-picture basis examining change that discriminates between luminance, chrominance as well as a threshold for signal or image noise
Support compression and encoding based on constant quality, variable spatial quality or frame rate based on bit rate targets
Offer bit rate management based on: definable frame rates from 1 to 60 frames per second, adaptive frame dropping based on bit rate targets, adaptive spatial compression based on bit rate targets or combined adaptive spatial compression and adaptive frame dropping
Supports compression of audio at various bit rates from 3 Mbps for program quality down to 400 kbps for voice grade applications
Support intelligent power management including control over continuous operation and sleep mode as well as the video output detected by displays that apply intelligent power management
Approved device shall be the Extron VNE 250 Encoder (60-1274-01; no alternates or equals)
VND 250 Decoder
Provide an HDCP-compliant decoder that supports low-delay, high quality streaming applications for computer-video or standard video resolutions, analog and digital audio, RS232, USB keyboard and mouse data and with return audio encoding
Rack mountable, one-half rack width, 1U high metal enclosure that decodes audio, video, USB keyboard and mouse, RS232 data and encodes return audio shall:
Provide an HDMI connector to supply video and embedded audio to a digital display system
Provide connections for interfacing analog audio signals
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for balanced/unbalanced line level stereo audio
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for balanced/unbalanced line level stereo audio return signals
Provide front panel LCD display and controls for device configuration
Provide connections for device configuration from a PC or other peripheral
One USB connection on the front panel
One RS-232 captive screw connection on rear panel
Provide one 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 network connection to provide access to AV system control devices
Provide one 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connector for transport of streaming data
Provide one SFP socket for optional use of fiber-optic transceivers to provide optical Ethernet transport in place of the 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 streaming connection
Provide four LED indicators for status monitoring
Control LED to indicate status of control data
Stream LED to indicate status of streamed data
Status LED to indicate status of streamed source
Alarm LED to indicate presence of a system fault
Provide two USB connections for keyboard and mouse supporting remote control of a PC connected to an encoder
Support bidirectional serial RS-232 control between external AV devices across an encoder and decoder connection
Support two-way audio streaming capabilities to enable bi-directional audio communication between encoder and decoder
Support decoding of HDCP-encrypted sources when an HDCP-compliant display is connected
Maintain continuous HDCP-encryption between the decoder and display
Support streaming of all video and computer-video signals maintaining native resolution from encode to decode
Support decoding of video signals from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support scaling of video signals at selectable resolutions from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support streaming of signals at 60 frames per second at resolutions up to 2048x1080p and 1920x1200
Support standard video resolutions including: 480p, 720p 1080i, and 1080p
Support Extended Display Identification Data – EDID and Display Data Channel – DDC data using the EDID 2.0 standard
Support use of EDID values defined by the user, supplied by a locally connected display or stored values captured from previously connected displays
Support 24 bit, 8 bit per color encoding and processing that is capable of maintaining the 4:4:4 color information throughout the entire encode-streaming-decode process
Support a low delay, encode and decode process of 70 ms
Provide a video error concealment system which does not increase streaming bandwidth or encoding delay
Support unicast RTP, unicast TCP and IGMP multicast streaming applications
Offer adjustment over the Ethernet frame Maximum Transmission Unit – MTU
Provide contact closure notice of definable warnings or alarms to support system monitoring
Support automatic or manual negotiation of network link speed and duplex mode
Support VLAN tagging
Support creation of user defined device names
Support configuration and control from an embedded web browser
Support optional on screen messaging for device identification
Support compatibility with a network appliance for recording and playing back audio, video, RS-232 or UDP data
Support configuration and control in systems consisting of multiple codecs, encoders, decoders and recorder appliances from a central networked control unit
Support decoding audio and video at bit rates from 500 kbps to 270 Mbps
Maintain audio-video lip synchronization
Provide a genlock and loop through connection supporting synchronizing across multiple decoders
Support clean switching between sources when scaling the output to a defined resolution
Support scaling of outputs to integer videowall magnification sizes such as 2x2
Provide the following aspect ratio management options for displaying streaming sources:
Decoded video fills display
Decoded video maintains source’s original aspect ratio with no image cropping
Provide an adjustable buffer supporting the ability to adapt to varying network latency conditions
Support intelligent power management including control over continuous operation and sleep mode as well as the video output detected by displays that apply intelligent power management
Approved device shall be the Extron VND 250 Decoder (60-1275-01; no alternates or equals)
VND 250 Decoder
Provide an HDCP-compliant decoder that supports low-delay, high quality streaming applications for computer-video or standard video resolutions, analog and digital audio, RS232, USB keyboard and mouse data and with return audio encoding
Rack mountable, one-half rack width, 1U high metal enclosure that decodes audio, video, USB keyboard and mouse, RS232 data and encodes return audio shall:
Provide an HDMI connector to supply video and embedded audio to a digital display system
Provide connections for interfacing analog audio signals
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for balanced/unbalanced line level stereo audio
One set of captive screw connections on rear panel for balanced/unbalanced line level stereo audio return signals
Provide front panel LCD display and controls for device configuration
Provide connections for device configuration from a PC or other peripheral
One USB connection on the front panel
One RS-232 captive screw connection on rear panel
Provide one 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 network connection to provide access to AV system control devices
Provide one 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connector for transport of streaming data
Provide one SFP socket for optional use of fiber-optic transceivers to provide optical Ethernet transport in place of the 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 streaming connection
Provide four LED indicators for status monitoring
Control LED to indicate status of control data
Stream LED to indicate status of streamed data
Status LED to indicate status of streamed source
Alarm LED to indicate presence of a system fault
Provide two USB connections for keyboard and mouse supporting remote control of a PC connected to an encoder
Support bidirectional serial RS-232 control between external AV devices across an encoder and decoder connection
Support two-way audio streaming capabilities to enable bi-directional audio communication between encoder and decoder
Support decoding of HDCP-encrypted sources when an HDCP-compliant display is connected
Maintain continuous HDCP-encryption between the decoder and display
Support streaming of all video and computer-video signals maintaining native resolution from encode to decode
Support decoding of video signals from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support scaling of video signals at selectable resolutions from 640x480 up to 1920x1200 and 2048x1080
Support streaming of signals at 60 frames per second at resolutions up to 2048x1080p and 1920x1200
Support standard video resolutions including: 480p, 720p 1080i, and 1080p
Support Extended Display Identification Data – EDID and Display Data Channel – DDC data using the EDID 2.0 standard
Support use of EDID values defined by the user, supplied by a locally connected display or stored values captured from previously connected displays
Support 24 bit, 8 bit per color encoding and processing that is capable of maintaining the 4:4:4 color information throughout the entire encode-streaming-decode process
Support a low delay, encode and decode process of 70 ms
Provide a video error concealment system which does not increase streaming bandwidth or encoding delay
Support unicast RTP, unicast TCP and IGMP multicast streaming applications
Offer adjustment over the Ethernet frame Maximum Transmission Unit – MTU
Provide contact closure notice of definable warnings or alarms to support system monitoring
Support automatic or manual negotiation of network link speed and duplex mode
Support VLAN tagging
Support creation of user defined device names
Support configuration and control from an embedded web browser
Support optional on screen messaging for device identification
Support compatibility with a network appliance for recording and playing back audio, video, RS-232 or UDP data
Support configuration and control in systems consisting of multiple codecs, encoders, decoders and recorder appliances from a central networked control unit
Support decoding audio and video at bit rates from 500 kbps to 270 Mbps
Maintain audio-video lip synchronization
Provide a genlock and loop through connection supporting synchronizing across multiple decoders
Support clean switching between sources when scaling the output to a defined resolution
Support scaling of outputs to integer videowall magnification sizes such as 2x2
Provide the following aspect ratio management options for displaying streaming sources:
Decoded video fills display
Decoded video maintains source’s original aspect ratio with no image cropping
Provide an adjustable buffer supporting the ability to adapt to varying network latency conditions
Support intelligent power management including control over continuous operation and sleep mode as well as the video output detected by displays that apply intelligent power management
Approved device shall be the Extron VND 250 Decoder (60-1275-01; no alternates or equals)
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