Semtech NT2000
Semtech's award-winning BlueRiver platform is designed from the ground up to efficiently and cost-effectively address all of the requirements of the professional AV market. The full-featured BlueRiver NT2000 includes BlueRiver AV Processor for in-line pixel processing.
Overview
Features
- Extension, IP switching and processing
- All HDMI 2.0 formats including
- 4K/60 8-bit 4:4:4
- 4K/60 10-bit 4:2:2
- High dynamic range content (HDR10 & Dolby Vision)
- Multichannel digital audio embed, de-embed and transport
- 10/100/1G Ethernet (internal GbE switch)
- Bidirectional RS-232, IR and USB 2.0
- RTP-based thumbnail source preview streams
- All HDMI 2.0 formats including
BlueRiver AV Processor for inline AV signal processing
- Broadcast-quality scaling engine optimized for video, graphics and text quality
- Instant, clean switching, regardless of source resolution
- Multi-source video compositing to enable multi-view, PIP and PAP applications
- Video splitting, cropping and bezel correction to enable N×M video wall applications
- Multi-channel audio downmixing
- Colorspace conversion
- Frame-rate conversion
- Two-color bitmap overlay
- Independent, breakaway routing of each signal type (audio, video, data, control) through standard Ethernet switches
- Zero-latency operating mode (0.1 milliseconds)
Extension to 100 meters on category cable (via 10GBaseT PHY) or 30 kilometers on fiber (via SFP+ module)
- NBaseT support on networks operating at 2.5G or 5G using the Aquantia AQLX107 device
- System level HDCP 2.2 / HDCP 1.2 digital content protection support (via external transceiver)
- All 3D video modes including frame packing, top-bottom, field/line alternative, side-by-side and 2D + Depth
Applications
- Matrix switching with infinitely flexible I/O configurations: say goodbye to wasted empty card slots
- Multiviewers, scalers and video-walls: BlueRiver AV Processor delivers all this functionality at every endpoint eliminating the need for complex and costly external hardware.
- Compatible with PCs, Blu-ray, DVD and media players, set-top boxes, AV receivers and gaming consoles
Order Codes
AVBRNT+FITRX01-SD Semtech AptoVision BlueRiver NT2000 for Fiber & Cat-x Support. FPGA not included.
AVBRNT+CUTRX01-SD Semtech AptoVision BlueRiver NT2000 for Cat-x support. FPGA not included.
Diagrams and Specs
Key Specifications
Video Interfaces
- HDMI 2.0 / HDMI 1.4 / DVI 2.0
- Pixel clock up to 594 MHz
Video Resolutions
All SD, HD, and other resolutions up to
- 4K / 60 Hz / RGB and 4:4:4 8 bit
- 4K / 60 Hz / 4:2:2 10 bit (HDR)
- 4K / 60 Hz / 4:2:0 10 bit (HDR)
Audio Interfaces
- All audio formats supported by HDMI 1.4 and HDMI 2.0, including: LPCM, Dolby Digital/Plus/EX, Dolby True HD, DTS, DTS-EX, DTS-96/24, DTS High Res, DTS-HD Master Audio, DSD
- I2S stereo input and output up to 48 kHz 24-bit
Control Interfaces
- RS-232 (up to 115.2 kbaud)
- Infrared
- USB 2.0 (full device support, up to 480 Mbps) with 3rd party chipset
- Gigabit Ethernet
Transmission Interface
- 10 Gigabit XFI, IEEE 802.3 (RJ45 and SFP+)
- 2.5G/5G/10GBaseT interface (AQLX107 only)
Transmission Distance
(Category cable)
- Up to 100 meters on CAT6A or better for 4K / 60 Hz / 4:4:4 video
- Up to 55 meters on CAT6 or better for 4K / 30 Hz / 4:4:4 video
- Cat-X support requires a 3rd party 10GBaseT PHY
Digital Content Protection
- HDCP 1.2 / HDCP 2.2 Compatible
AV Processing Technology
- Broadcast quality up-scaling and downscaling
- Colorspace and frame-rate conversion
- Multi-source video compositing
- Ultra-light compression, lossless for most content
- Audio embedding and de-embedding
- Audio down-mixing and re-sampling
- Video-splitting and bezel correction
- Two-colour bitmap overlay
Synchronization Technology
BlueRiver ACR (Automatic Clock Recovery)
- Multiple displays genlocked to single source
- Zero-frame latency
Multi-Signal Streaming Technology
- Encoding multiple native signals into IP streams
- Decoding IP streams into multiple native signals
- Bidirectional, 10Gbps
- Encoding RTP-based thumbnail source preview streams
Encryption
- AES-128
- User-defined Secure AV Device Key