Release notes for VINX

v2.0.1b3
Release date: 2020-02-19
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that caused popping sound on analog audio output when changing streams
Known issue:
On a VINX-110AP-HDMI-DEC, when both USB 2.0 ports in used, the analog audio signal on the output might be jammed during stream change

v2.0.0b27
Release date: 2020-01-16
New feature:
Factory defaults button added to Advanced Setup page.
From this version on, the firmware supports the VINX-120AP-HDMI-ENC-DNT encoder.
From this version on, the device can be set to use static IP address, use dynamic IP address either with or without falling back to AutoIP, or continue with dynamic IP address query even after AutoIP was set.
From this version on, the HPD signal on the HDMI input of an encoder can be toggled.
Improved switching time considerably. (Switching time is the time elapsed between switching to another source and providing a stable output on the output HDMI port.)
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that resulted in some LW3 requests not to be executed when the sender closed the TCP connection before receiving an answer for the request from the VINX device.

v1.4.1b2
Release date: 2019-07-03
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that caused the IP related settings to be restored to their factory default values (to DHCP) when upgrading to v1.4.0.

v1.4.0b7
Release date: 2019-07-05
New feature:
Added support for VINX-210AP-HDMI-ENC, VINX-120AP-HDMI-ENC, and VINX-110AP-HDMI-DEC.
From this version on, the exact product name is presented to the user in the header of the built-in web and in LDC.
From this version on, both the encoder and the decoder can be set whether or not to use jumbo frames. Note, that this setting is only available from LW3 and the decoder and the corresponding encoder shall be set to the same setting.
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that might have resulted in the Advanced Settings page to be rendered incorrectly at some resolutions.
Known issue:
Pressing the front panel key (COMP MODE or USB CONNECT) for less than ten seconds might reset the device to its factory settings.
On a VINX-120-HDMI-ENC device, The EDID is not read from the sink connected to the local output of the encoder. Thus, it cannot be used as a dynamic EDID.
Some parameters of the EDID emulated on the HDMI input of VINX-210AP-HDMI-ENC and VINX-120AP-HDMI-ENC (other than the preferred timing) might get modified.
VINX-210AP-HDMI-ENC might indicate wrong resolution for incoming analog signals with frame rate of 50 Hz.
On a VINX-110AP-HDMI-DEC, compressed audio might be output for a brief period of time which results in digital noise on the output.

v1.3.0b5
Release date: 2018-12-18
New feature:
Added controls for setting the RS-232 mode to Pass-through or Command injection.
Added a Crosspoint tab to the graphical user interface. In the crosspoint tab it is possible to route any input to any output as long as the number of encoders and decoders in the subnet does not exceed 24 and the number of encoders is less or equal to 16.
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that caused the firmware upgrade to stop at 20% when upgrading through LDU2.
Fixed a bug that caused the Output scaling radio button group to work hectically when the Output standard is set to DVI.

v1.2.1b1
Release date: 2018-10-24
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that resulted in wrong output format for scaling set to 1920x1080@50Hz.

v1.2.0b9
Release date: 2018-10-18
New feature:
From this version on, the video mode related settings (Video quality as referred to in earlier versions) have been given a more descriptive and self explaining name.
The Connect button in the Main Settings page has been renamed to Open Device.
From this version on VINX devices are supported by the Lightware Device Manager.
From this version on, the graphical user interface displays a preview image of the encoder input.
Improved response time of the devices. As a result, changes made to the devices are reflected faster on the graphical user interface.
The list of available output formats has been consolidated and a few output formats have been added.
From this version on, the name of the device appears on the tab of the Programmers' LW3 Terminal window.
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that caused the video not to be transmitted properly in Unicast mode when switching Video Stream ID on the encoder.
Fixed a bug that caused the Auto detect from EDID scaler feature not to work properly after a factory reset.
Fixed a bug that caused the device to switch to Unicast mode from Multicast mode only at the second click on the corresponding button on the Advanced Settings page.
Fixed a bug that let the user select two decoders to receive the same video stream in Unicast mode.
Fixed a bug that caused the connection to the device to be lost when changing Video Stream ID on the decoder multiple times in rapid succession.
Fixed a bug that caused the USB LED on the decoder not to reflect valid information when pressing the Connect button on several decoders connected to the same encoder in rapid successions multiple times.
Added a warning message to state that the device having an Auto IP of 169.254.x.x cannot be detected after firmware upgrade as the IP address will change after a reboot.
Fixed a bug that caused the Delete video wall button on the Video Wall Setup page to be active even if there is no video wall selected.
Fixed a bug that let the user enter invalid value for stop bit in the LW3 tree view.
Fixed a bug that caused the IGMP packets to be disregarded by certain switches due to missing Router Alert option from the IP header. Thus, it is no longer necessary to disable IP header validation on the switches.
Fixed a bug that caused connection reset during firmware upgrade by LDU2.
Fixed a bug that caused the Programmers' LW3 Terminal window to be rendered incorrectly at certain resolutions.
Known issue:
The video wall being edited can lose focus when it is saved.
The Output scaling radio button group works hectically when the Output standard is set to DVI.

v1.1.1b2
Release date: 2018-06-07
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that degraded switching speed.

v1.1.0b7
Release date: 2018-05-31
New feature:
From this version on, the items in the Emulated EDID on input list reflect the monitor name field of the EDID instead of the format parameters for better identification.
New EDIDs have been added to the factory EDID list.
From this version on, the OSD messages that appear on the display connected to the VINX decoder are turned off by default. They can be turned on individually or globally, though.
From this version on, information like the IP address of a decoder and the position within a video wall can be temporarily displayed on the monitor attached to a VINX decoder. This will ease the setup of video walls.
For smooth video playback, the default operation mode has been changed from Graphic Mode to Video Mode.
From this version on, VINX encoder and decoder units can be upgraded in batches by LDU2.
It is now possible to disable (by an LW3 property) the DIP switch setting of the video stream ID.
Version number of several components including package version has been added to the graphical user interface.
It is now possible to set bandwidth limit for the encoded video stream generated by the encoder.
It is now possible to create a list of favourite channels and associate shortcut keys to cycle through the list up and down. Moreover, shortcut keys can be associated with specific streams. The associated shortcut key, when pressed on a keyboard attached to a decoder, can be used to trigger the corrsponding action.
It is now possible to connect to an encoder from a decoder or to a decoder from an encoder by clicking on a Connect button in the list of available devices on the Main Settings page.
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug that caused VINX-HDMI-120-ENC and VINX-HDMI-110-DEC not to be accessible via http://lwr-gatewayAABBCCDDEEFF.local or http://lwr-clientAABBCCDDEEFF.local, respectively, where AABBCCDDEEFF is the MAC address without colons of the device to be accessed.
Fixed a bug that caused a decoder device to display invalid content when it was removed from a video wall.
Fixed a bug that casued the VINX encoder to restart when the corresponding decoder was reading an EDID from the attached device that had a Video Format Preference block in its CEA extension.
Fixed a bug that caused the RS-232 symbol rate not to be displayed correctly when a custom value was set via LW3.
Known issue:
When defining a shortcut key combination for switching to previous or next stream or for a stream shortcut, and the shortcut key combination has more modifier keys, the box containing the key combination might get truncated.
When an encoder is switched to Unicast mode and restarted, it still can receive the USB stream coming from a decoder in Multicast mode and having the same Video Stream ID.
The Programmers' LW3 Terminal window might get rendered incorrectly at certain resolutions.
When dragged at certain pixel positions it is impossible to move an item from the tile representing a video wall element on the Video Wall Setup page.
Switching source or destination through the Device list pane on the Main Settings page of the encoder or decoder might take more time compared to switching directly by modifying the ID in the Video stream ID box.

v1.0.0b11
Release date: 2017-12-14
Known issue:
The same Video Stream ID can be set on multiple VINX-120-HDMI-ENC devices that results in an UDP packet collision and erroneous video transmission.
Neither VINX-HDMI-120-ENC, nor VINX-HDMI-110-DEC can be accessed via http://lwr-gatewayAABBCCDDEEFF.local or http://lwr-clientAABBCCDDEEFF.local, respectively, where AABBCCDDEEFF is the MAC address without colons of the device to be accessed.
EDID information cannot be read by the source attached to the HDMI input of a VINX-120-HDMI-ENC device if HDCP is disabled on the input.
Only 225.0.1.x can be selected as a multicast base address.
Although changing parameters usually takes effect within an acceptable period of time, it might happen that feedback is not received for up to several seconds. This can result in uncertainty on the graphical user interface. This is the reason why e.g. a video wall seemingly still exists although it has already been deleted.