Ikegami to unveil its new IPX-100 IP gateway at NAB 2025

Visitors to NAB 2025 (April 6-9, Las Vegas) will be able to discover for the first time in the United States the IPX-100 IP gateway of Ikegami, a solution targeting Unicam XE and Unicam HD cameras that enables broadcast content creators to adopt the SMPTE ST 2100 while supporting traditional baseband workflows.

The IPX-100 is presented as a Compact and lightweight 2U high unit and half a rack width, and a weight of 5 kilograms. Suitable for use in a central equipment room, REMI mobile unit or flight pack, the system incorporates a test signal generator that allows the system to be configured before connecting cameras or other sources.

Each chamber can be fed into a gateway IPX-100 over up to 3.2 kilometers of conventional SMPTE hybrid fiber cable. The camera head is powered via the IPX-100, so There is no operational difference for the camera compared to using a conventional camera with fiber cable. The solution also includes support for the Unicam XE cameras' video trunk channel, allowing IP integration of a POV camera such as the UHL-43 box-type.

The IPX-100, which took its first steps at IBC 2024, can be quickly configured using a number of license key options to suit specific requirements as or where needed. Among them are a Gateway function for 3G/HD-SDI input/output that allows conversion of SDI to IP and IP to SDI, supporting external devices at the IPX-100 location; JPEG XS encoding and decoding (SMPTE ST2110-22 compliant), or a 3D-LUT output for HD simulcast with support for 33 x 33 x 33 or 65 x 65 x 65 .cube files created with DaVinci Resolve, as well as HD to 4K-UHD conversion.

The initial configuration of the system is done through the software Ikegami XE Web View, which can be simultaneously connected to the camera's control network via an Ikegami protocol gateway, allowing for initial configuration and monitoring of the ST 2110 interface. Automated configuration of the MoIP network can be done using an IS-04/IS-05 NMOS feed from the IPX-100 to a local or remote central automation system.

Video formats supported as standard with the IPX-100 include UHD (2160p59.94/50) and HD (1080p59.94/50, 1080i 59.94/50 and HD-HFR at 1080i/p (speed 2x/3x/4x) and 720p59.94/50). Other supported standards include redundancy SMPTE ST 2022-7, synchronization ST2110-10, ST 2110-20/-21/-22/-30/-40 and ST 2059-1/2 PTP and control protocols NMOS IS-04/-IS05.