Tech specs

The input and output connectors are listed for Pearl-2 and Pearl-2 Rackmount. Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin is made up of two completely independent Pearl-2 systems, therefore it has double the number of inputs and outputs that are listed in this table. 

Specifications for Pearl-2

Video Inputs Local video inputs

(2) 12G SDI

(2) HDMI™ 1.4a¹ / DVI2

(2) 4K HDMI 1.4a (UHD/DCI)3 / DVI2

(2) USB 3.0 (UVC) - rear panel

Video over Ethernet5

RTSP4

NDI® 4.6 and NDI HX6 (Alpha channel support)

SRT (push)6

Connectors

(4) HDMI type A (female)

(2) BNC (female)

(2) USB-A (female) - rear panel

(1) RJ-45

Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, and custom aspect ratios
Standard resolutions PAL, PAL wide, NTSC, NTSC wide
Input resolution range 640×480 to 4096×2160
Frame rate Up to 60 fps7
Video input color spaces

HDMI: RGB 4:4:4, YCRCB 4:2:2, YCRCB 4:4:4

SDI: RGB 4:4:4, YCRCB 4:2:2

Deinterlacing Yes
Maximum cable length for SDI

300 ft

Maximum cable length for USB 3.0

6 ft

Audio Inputs Analog audio inputs

(4) XLR pro line level (+ 4.0 dBu) up to 12.3 VRMS, +24 dBu (balanced/unbalanced, mono or two L/R stereo pairs)

(1) RCA consumer line level - 10 dBV (L/R stereo pair)

Connectors

(4) XLR (female)

(2) RCA (female)

Digital audio inputs9

(2) SDI8

(4) HDMI

(3) USB (rear panel)

(6) RTSP (embedded from RTSP input over Ethernet)

(3) NDI (embedded from NDI input over Ethernet)

(6) SRT (embedded from SRT input over Ethernet)

Connectors

(2) SDI (female)

(4) HDMI (female)

(2) USB (female) - rear panel

(1) RJ-45 (female)

Audio gain control 0 dB to +30 dB
Audio mute Yes
Configurable audio delay

-300 ms to +300 ms

Video processing Video output color space

4:2:0, 8 bits per color

Video codec

H.264/AVC (ITU H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10) 4:2:0, 8 bit color

  • Encoding profile: High, Main, Baseline
  • Profile levels: 3.0, 3.1,3.2,4.0,4.1, 5.1

Motion JPEG

NDI, NDI|HX

Bitrate 1 to 50 Mbps (selectable)
Bitrate control Constant
Hardware accelerated video encoding Optional
Video scaling Software and hardware
Chroma keying Upstream/downstream keying
Key frames 1/2 s, and 1 s up to 5 s in 1 second intervals
Audio processing Compression MP3, AAC, and PCM
Sampling rate

MP3: 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz

AAC: 16 kHz, 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz

PCM: 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz

Bitrate

64 to 320 kbps (MP3 and AAC)

Video output Signal types

(2) HDMI (port 1 HDMI 2.0, port 2 HDMI 1.4a)

(3) H.264/AVC digital video over Ethernet

(2) NDI (unicast)

(6) RTSP

(6) SRT (push)

(6) HLS (push)

(6) MPEG-DASH (push)

Connectors

(2) HDMI

(1) RJ-45 (female)

Encoded channels Up to six 1080p channels at 30 fps or one 4K channel at 30 fps (recommended)
Streaming protocols

MPEG-TS and FLV

RTSP over TCP/UDP

SRT (push) over UDP

HLS (push) over HTTP/HTTPS

MPEG-DASH (push) over over HTTP/HTTPS

Multi-Publish to Streaming Server / CDN (SRT, RTSP, RTMP, RTMPS)

HLS (pull) - Native Apple HTTP/HTTPS stream for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Multicast streams

RTP/UDP, MPEG-TS & RTP, and MPEG-TS over UDP

UPnP and SAP

Stream encryption and authentication

SRT: 128 bits, 192 bits, or 256 bits AES encryption (negotiated) and configurable passphrase

HLS (push): MD5, SHA-256, and SHA-512

MPEG-DASH: MD5, SHA-256, and SHA-512

RTMPS: encryption plus CA certificate negotiation

Resolution ranges

Recorded: 480p to 2160p

Streamed H.264: 480p to 2160p

NDI streamed: 480p to 1080p

HDMI output ports: 480p to 2160p

Frame rate Up to 60 fps
Formats

H.264/AVC (ITU H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10) 4:2:0, 8 bit color

  • Encoding profile: High, Main, Baseline
  • Profile levels: 3.0, 3.1,3.2,4.0,4.1

Motion JPEG

NDI

Network traffic shaping (multicast streams)

4 Mbps to 95 Mbps (configurable)

Audio output Analog audio output (1) 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack - front panel
Digital audio outputs

RTSP, SRT, and NDI audio over Ethernet

HLS and MPEG-DASH over HTTP/HTTPS

HDMI audio (embedded)

Monitor and control Touch screen 4.3 inch touch screen monitor (built in) resolution: 800x480
USB keyboard Connect a standard USB keyboard (optional)
USB status light

Connect a single USB status light (optional), supported models:

-Kuando BusyLight models: UC Alpha and UC Omega

-Delcom Products USB HID single color and multi-color signal indicators

Recording and storage Record formats AVI, MOV, MP4, and MPEG-TS
Upload image formats JPEG, PNG
Internal hard drive 512 GB SSD10
File transfer protocols FTP, SFTP, SCP, AWS S3 client, and WebDAV client RSync
Network file share protocols CIFS/SMB
File system for USB storage FAT16, FAT32, XFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, NTFS
External USB ports

(1) USB 3.0 - front panel

(2) USB 3.0 (UAV/UAC) - rear panel

Bitrate Up to 50 Mbps
Communication USB standards USB 1.1, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 HDCP compliant
Serial port (1) Bidirectional RS-232 (female)
Serial port protocols

Data bits: 7 or 8 (default)

Stop bits: 1

Parity: None

Flow control: None, Hardware or Software

Serial port baud rate 19200 bps
Ethernet host port (1) RJ-45 (female)
Ethernet data rate 10/100/1000 Base-T, half/full duplex with autodetect
Maximum Transmission Unit 68 to 1500 MTU, configurable
Protocols DHCP Option 81, TLS 1.2, LDAP, mDNS, DDNS, UPnP, SAP, RTP, MPEG-TS & RTP and MPEG-TS/UDP, 802.1x, EAPOL, EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, PEAP, HTTP, HTTPS, NTP, PTP, FTP, SFTP, SCP AWS S3
Network discovery /
Announce
UPnP, SAP
Network security 802.1x EAP methods

PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS

Administration and control Admin panel

Local web UI for full administration. On-screen display and mobile UI for confidence monitoring, administration, and control.

Local Admin panel access using a USB mouse, keyboard, and monitor connected directly to Pearl-2 with built-in virtual keyboard and touch-screen monitor support.

Epiphan Live Local web-based UI to easily control streaming, recording, and switching.
Epiphan Cloud Cloud-based platform to remotely manage and control Pearl-2 devices. Start and stop recording/streaming, monitor channels and alert dashboard, remotely login to Admin panel for rescue troubleshooting, update firmware and more from the Internet.
Secure access

Multiple user accounts and passwords.

HTTPS for secure Admin panel and Epiphan Live access, as well as local network access to the live channel broadcast.

Remote access:

Remote login11 to cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live.

API Yes (HTTP/HTTPS or RS-232)
Crestron driver

Yes

See https://applicationmarket.crestron.com/epiphan/

Integrations Content Management Systems

Kaltura

Panopto

Cloud access and management Epiphan Cloud
General Power supply

Internal: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

Power use 0.8 A, 100-240 VAC
Operating temperature 32° to 122° F (0° to 50° Celsius)
Cooling

Fan air flow: Bottom front to back

Enclosure Metal
Form factor

Portable desktop model

19" rack mountable model

19" Rackmount Twin model

Dimensions (W x D x H)

Pearl-2: 11.81″ × 9.45″ × 3.54″ (300mm × 240mm × 90mm)

Pearl-2 Rackmount: 19 ⅛" × 3½" × 10 ⅞" (485 mm × 89 mm × 276 mm) - dimensions include mounting tabs

Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin: 19 ⅛" × 3½" × 10 ⅞" (485 mm × 89 mm × 276 mm) - dimensions include mounting tabs

Weight

Pearl-2: 8.38 lbs (3.8 kg)

Pearl-2 Rackmount: 12.1 lbs (5.5 kg)

Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin: 14.6 lbs (6.6 kg)

Regulatory compliance FCC compliance: Part 15

CE compliance:

Directive 2014/30/EU - Electromagnetic Compatibility

Directive 2014/35/EU - Low Voltage Directive

Directive 2011/65/EU - RoHS

Time Synchronization NTP, TIME (RFC 868), PTP v1 (IEEE-1588-2002 V1)
Country of Origin Made in Taiwan

¹ HDCP compliant.
2Using HDMI port with adapter.
3Requires 4K feature add on.
4Up to six 1080@30 inputs can be from RTSP sources or up to one 4K source4K can be from an RTSP source.
5A mix of video over Ethernet sources are supported. Just ensure that total system loading is within acceptable levels, see Optimum CPU performance.
6Up to three 1080@30 inputs or up to one 4K input source4K .
7Except the HDMI 4K input ports, which support up to 30 fps.
8Digital audio is de-embedded from the digital source.
9SD-SDI audio is not supported.
10Approximately 100 MB of the hard drive space is reserved for system use. Recording space can be virtually unlimited with offload to networked storage.
11Requires an Epiphan Cloud Pro account.