Encoders and streamers

This page is related to streaming.

Introduction

This page contains information on hardware devices and software applications that can be used for media streaming over the network and that should be compatible with the HMP. Some of them might also have encoding capabilities.

A streaming testing procedure is also provided to guide your testing and validation of any potential streaming device for usage within a digital signage project based on HMP devices.

Note:

You are advised to test any equipment before deploying for production use!

Hardware

The list below is not exhaustive and you are invited to share your experiences with devices you have successfully tested, so it remains up-to-date.
Special thanks to all our partners reporting compatible devices!

Device	Type	Resolution	Added on	Tested by	Notes
Antrica 3200A	Encoder	HD	2016-06-16	SpinetiX
Antrica ANT-2010	Encoder	HD	2018-02-28	Voome (IT)	Unicast UDP only. Replaced by ANT-2200.
AMX DTV-TX01-DVB-T	Streamer	SD	2013-09-26	Vizcom Australia
Axis 207 / 207W / 223M / M3011	IP Camera	SD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Discontinued products.
Axis 207MW Network Camera	IP Camera	720p	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Discontinued product.
Axis 241S / 243SA / 247S	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Discontinued products.
AXIS F34 Main Unit	Streamer	1080p	2017-04-04	SpinetiX
Axis M3045-V network camera	IP Camera	Full HD	2017-02-16	SpinetiX	Discontinued product.
AXIS M1125	IP Camera	Full HD	2016-05-20	SpinetiX	Discontinued product.
Axis M3114	IP Camera	SD	2013-01-16	AMX (US)	Discontinued product.
Axis Q1755	IP Camera	720p	2013-09-26	Skyware (HK)	Discontinued product.
Axis P1346	IP Camera	Full HD	2013-09-26	Skyware (HK)	Discontinued product.
Axis P3215-VE	IP Camera	Full HD	2017-02-16	SpinetiX	Discontinued product.
Axis Q7401 video encoder	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Discontinued product. Replaced by AXIS P7304.
COMM-TEC ProTUNE III S	Streamer	Full HD	2015-12-21	Weyel (DE)	DVB Streaming Server / Tuner
Crestron DM-TXRX-100-STR	Encoder	1080p60	2021-09-26	Premier Network Solution (US)
Epiphan Lecture Recorder x2	Streamer	Full HD	2013-09-26	Universiteit Antwerpen (BE)	Discontinued product.
Etrovision EV3151A	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	See the device page for more details.
Dahua IPC-HFW4831E-SE	IP Camera	4K	2020-08-05	AVI<>SPL (US)
Inverto airscreen server IDL 400s	Streamer	Full HD	2015-12-21	Weyel (DE)
Kiloview E1	Encoder	Full HD	2020-10-06	Havelsan (TR)
LevelOne FCS-7111	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	EOM (MY)
Matrox Maevex 6120 Dual 4K	Encoder	4K	2020-11-24	Millennium Suisse (CH)
Panasonic WV-SF336 IP Camera	Streamer	720p	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Discontinued product. Replaced by WV-SFN310A.
REACH ENC-110	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	AV-Media (SG)	Discontinued product.
SiliconDust HDHomeRun	Streamer	720p	2013-09-26	Madison Technology (AU)
SiliconDust HDHomeRun Tech	Streamer	Full HD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	Multicast only.
TBS2603	Encoder	Full HD	2018-10-31	Urbanit (CH)
VSI AVN200	Encoder	SD	2013-09-26	SpinetiX	See the device page for more details.

Notes:

• Many instructions in the above guides may also apply to similar models by the same manufacturers.
• Some devices listed below are classed as "streamers" as they do not re-encode the input signals; for example a DVB-T or DVB-S will take a terrestrial or satellite MPEG2-TS stream and encapsulate it for IP. As a result, they are not guaranteed to fully work with all types of HMP models - for instance DVB streams containing AC3 audio might work, but without the audio on HMP200 or lower models.
• More CCTV / IP cameras using RTSP (and thus possibly compatible with the HMP) can be found on https://www.soleratec.com/support/rtsp/.

Software

The list below is not exhaustive and you are invited to share your experiences with software you have successfully tested, so it remains up-to-date. Note that SpinetiX has not validated and does not endorse these products, the list is provided solely as a convenience.

• ffserver, included in ffmpeg, is a streaming server for both audio and video. It supports several live feeds, streaming from files, and streams them over RTP/RTSP protocols.
• Darwin Streaming Server, the open source server technology that allows you to send streaming media to clients across the Internet using the industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols.
• Nimble Streamer is a light-weight fast freeware media server supporting RTSP and MPEG-TS protocols.
• Unreal Media Server is a streaming server software supporting MPEG2-TS protocol.
• VLC is a free and open source cross-platform Multimedia Player, Media Converter and Streamer. A tutorial on how to use VLC to transcode and stream a VOB file, containing MPEG-2 video and AC3 audio, to be playable on a HMP, can be found on this page: Streaming using VLC.
• Wowza offers monthly-fee paid media server software / cloud service with encoding capabilities. It supports RTSP/RTP and MPEG-TS protocols.

Others might be found on this page.

Streaming Testing Procedure

Streaming Testing Procedure

Version 1.3 (2016-06-30)

The purpose of this technical documentation is to describe the streaming testing procedure used internally by SpinetiX to certify third-party streaming devices (with or without encoding capabilities).

By following this procedure, any SpinetiX partner can perform the streaming and reliability tests, record the results, and validate a streaming device for usage within a digital signage project based on HMP devices.

After successful tests, partners are encouraged to submit their results to SpinetiX Technical Support for that streaming device to be added on the list of certified devices compatible with the HMP. Furthermore, the tested streaming device can also get a dedicated page on the SpinetiX Support Wiki , if a whitepaper is submitted along with the results of the tests.

A troubleshooting section is also provided, containing the steps to follow in case of problems playing the streaming media.