Contemporary Research ICE-HE-DXL Display Control Center with Universal Rackmount - Manual (Page 13)

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Building an RF/IPTV Hybrid Control System
The iCC-Net control strings are agnostic as to whether the source channels are delivered over a CATV RF network or IPTV network. When
using the components of the RF based system, it is possible to have components of an IPTV based system operating in parallel using the
same control interface. The iCC-Net commands will be sent via the RF out and simultaneously as UDP broadcast data packets.
The latest generation Contemporary Research QMOD encoder/modulators or compatible encoder/modulators from other manufacturers
may simultaneously provide RF CATV channels and MPEG-TS IPTV streams of the exact same video content. The user may not be able to
distinguish whether the source channels are delivered over RF or IP.
The Hybrid RF/IPTV based system will comprise of a control system interface to execute the commands, an ICE-HE-DXL Display Control
Center, and any combination of display controllers, tuner/controllers, IPTV decoder/controllers, or tuners.
The control system requires a control system interface to execute the commands. The control system interface can be any of the following
listed below.
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Display Express Server PC
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Display Express Lite web page embedded in the ICE-HE-DXL
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Third-party control processor
The ICE-HE-DXL Display Control Center is required to process the iCC-Net data from the control system and allow it to be inserted into the
CATV RF distribution system. The iCC-Net commands that are delivered to the RF system are automatically duplicated and sent as UDP
broadcast data packets to the IPTV decoder/controllers and tuners on the IPTV network.
Display control is accomplished using display controllers and HDTV tuner/controllers, IPTV decoder/controllers, and HDTV tuners. Display
controllers, tuner/controllers, IPTV decoder/controllers, or tuners in any combination are utilized to receive the iCC-Net command strings
and process the display specific commands for display control.
The display controllers have an RF pass-
through for connection to the display’s integrat ed tuner. The tuner/controller replaces the function
of a display’s integrated tuner for receiving and decoding the CATV channels in addition to provided display control.
The RF display controllers or tuner/controller include the following listed below.
• ICC1-232 display controller for RS-232 control of video displays with integrated tuner
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ICC1-IRX display controller for IR control of video displays with integrated tuner
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ICC1-TC tuner/controller for RS-232 control of video displays without an integrated tuner
The IPTV decoder/controllers will receive and decode the IPTV channels in addition to providing display control. The compatible RF tuners
can receive the iCC-NET UDP broadcast data packets and respond to power, volume, and channel commands. Limited display control is
available.
IPTV decoder/controllers and tuners include the following listed below.
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QIP-D IPTV decoder/control for RS-232 control of video displays
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QIP-DVX IPTV decoder/control for IR or RS-232 control of video displays
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232-ATSC 4K HDTV tuner with HDMI CEC display control of compatible displays
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ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV tuner
Compatible IPTV Control System Components
Display Express Server PC
The Display Express Server PC may be used as the control system interface just as in the RF control system. The Display Express Server PC
hosts a web server. Users can log into the web server either locally or remotely using a web browser to access the control pages. The
Display Express Server PC connects to the ICE-HE-DXL via RS-232 port, USB virtual com port, or via Ethernet TCP port 2728.
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Independent control of over 4000 displays
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Displays may be controlled as individual units, as defined groups, as zones, or as all
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Supports hundreds of source channels
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Supports multiple schedules
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Supports control presets and macro presets
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Allows for multiple users with unique customizable control pages and user privileges
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Allows forwarding of custom strings to RS-232 controlled displays for advanced control
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Emergency alert presets may be manually or externally triggered