Alta 2110: Alta-2110 Encoder v2.08

Release Notes:

This is an installation package for the core Alta software that can be used to update an existing Alta-2110 virtual machine.

This package is for Debian 10 Virtual Machines. Please contact EEG Support to upgrade if you have an older Debian 8 VM.

Please also install the alta_rest_server package for version 2.56.0 or up. This update is found in the Alta Transport Stream section of the EEG Support download folders.

Recent changes

• Latest, v2.08 (5/9/23)
  • Fixed SDP parse bug due to unexpected ordering of connection + media data
• v2.07 (4/17/23)
  • Support for configurable CC Auto Erase setting
• v2.06 (4/5/23)
  • Support for Lexi pause + resume triggers
  • Support for VITC offset
• v2.04 (2/13/23)
  • Multi-language support
  • NTP support
  • Fixed bug where VITC was only generated if 2059-2 data was present
• v2.03 (1/13/23)
  • Support for SCE104 time signal with segmentation descriptor triggers
• v2.02 (12/7/22)
  • Added support for event_id in SCTE104 preset parameters
  • Added delay_compensation to log print for Lexi Speaker Change
• v2.00 (11/16/22)
  • Teletext passthrough support
  • Upstream VITC blocking support
  • Patched memory leak in log writer
• v1.99 (7/21/22)
  • SCTE104 over TCP/IP support
  • Lexi trigger on/off
• v1.98 (6/22/22)
  • SCTE104 insertion triggers
• v1.97 (6/14/22)
  • Lexi speaker change triggers
• v1.95 (5/31/22)
  • Fix for generic horizontal offset incompatibilities with legacy gear (all CC VANC now added at offset 0)
• v1.94 (4/12/22)
  • Fix for interlace system upstream VANC field switching
• Minor bug fixes (v1.92)
• Enhancements to OP-47/Teletext encoding to support more decoders and conversion devices, improved readability (v1.91)
• Additional log prints on device shutdown (v1.91)
• Includes NMOS UUID's with RX/TX status (v1.91)
• Fixed no packet RX warning bug (v1.91)
• Faster/cleaner encoder shutdown (v1.89)
• Fix for overlogging when due to 2022-7 buffer issues (v1.88)
• Fix for white noise on iCap audio after joining streams through NMOS (v1.87)
• Fix for memory leak when secondary NMOS leg unjoined (v1.87)
• Misc NMOS startup config bug fixes (v1.87)
• Misc bug fixes + stability/start-up improvements (v1.85)
• Publishes initial transmitter/reciever multicast parameters correctly to IS-05, including when using 2022-7 (v1.83)
• Ability to use non-100 RTP payload ID (1.82)
• Fixes for TAI/UTC leap second offset detection (1.80)
• NMOS IS-05 and SDP file parsing improvements (1.80)
• Improved outbound telnet keep alive (1.72)
• Add NMOS "grouphints" support (1.71)
• Add 2022-7 Support (1.71)
• Fix bug observed where iCap audio would often stop uplinking after about 10 hours of continuous run time (1.68)
• Fix input bandwidth metrics to show average over shorter period of time for more accuracy (1.68)
• Improvements to audio reception durability when small timestamp offsets or RTP packet loss are present (1.67)
• Added ability to use an offline license (1.65)

How To Install

On up to date versions of the Alta configuration/management local website, you can go to the "Update" tab on the top. bar and load the ".deb" file directly in over the management interface.