NetPlay audio expansion card

Model NAB100       

People have audio spread out everywhere these days; on their phones, iPods, tablets, PC music libraries, in (several different) clouds, internet radio, cable boxes, Blu-ray.  Don't deal with the hassles of consolidating and constantly synching all these, just make sure they can all play when needed. Video Storm's NAB100 makes it easy to integrate all these sources with your in-wall speaker systems.  Take your audio matrix to the next level with direct audio streaming from Video Storm.

Netplay Audio allows you to easily add these popular services to your project:

• iOS, Android, and Windows (mobile & desktop) direct audio streaming
• Pandora, TuneIn, GoogleMusic, Spotify, Slacker, Last.fm, Sky.fm, and many more audio services
• Integrated music library (including iTunes) via integrated Logitech Media Server (no PC needed)
• Cloud based music library support
• Full hi-res cover art and metadata for all your music regardless of source
• Complete integration in Control4, RTI, Savant, and more

NAB100 features
NAB100 is our 8 stream NetPlay Audio integrated player.  Please click each feature for detailed descriptions.

• 8 independent audio output streams
• Integrated Logitech Media Server for local music libraries, iTunes, and all of our Cloud services
• Mobile streaming from all IOS, Android, and Windows devices
• Cloud library sync
• Announcement engine
• Digital audio ethernet transport
• RS232 output
• Internet required for firmware updates

Demo videos
Videos showing NetPlay Audio in different system integrations.

• NetPlay Audio features presentation
• Control4 Media services proxy
• RTI integration

Control solutions
Fully integrated in Control4, RTI, Savant, and more.  Full list of drivers.

• USB external hard drive (for AV libraries if you don't use NAS)   

Special NOTE:
We are continuously improving and adding capabilities to this product through new internal and 3rd party software.  All new features can be easily enabled by running our web updater and then selecting the desired features through the web config interface.  Some features on the website may be work in progress, and other new features may not be shown here.  Here is the latest NetPlay feature support matrix.

The total number of streaming channels possible will depend on both your network performance and the CPU utilization required by each audio format.  Each streaming audio channel takes from 0.2 to 1.7 MBps network bandwidth.  Current CPU performance is around 9% per stereo channel with encryption and lossless compression enabled (less if these are not used).  A typically 54MBps wireless network without strong interference can handle about 8 concurrent high quality audio channels without frequent disruptions.

Unit includes:

• NAB100 network audio board with 1 year warranty
• Installation cables

Specifications:

• Digital audio source (transmitter) device
     Up to 8 simulataneous zones of audio streamed to the network
     Dynamically selectable from any CMX-A2 input (analog or digital)
     RTSP/RTP streaming
     Automatic discovery via Upnp/Bonjour/others
• Digital audio renderer (playback) device
     Up to 8 stereo simultaneous sources streamed from the network
     Dynamically routable to any CMX-A2 output or outputs (analog or digital)
     RTSP/RTP streaming
     Automatic discovery via Upnp/Bonjour/others
• Digital audio players
     Plays music/audio from network storage or internet sources
     Dynamically routable to any CMX-A2 output or outputs (analog or digital)
     Configuration by web interface, telnet, or RS232
• Ethernet control
     Fully configurable, supporting all commonly used options
     Stable and reliable Linux networking stack
     DHCP or static addressing
     Control socket via Web page, Telnet, SSH, or RS232
     Control4 SDDP support
     Automatic discovery via Upnp/Bonjour/others
• USB Host port
     Used for expansion, such as wireless, Mic input, Bluetooth, etc
• RS232 input and output
     Ethernet => RS232 capability to control external RS232 devices
• Flexible, open platform
     Linux based system which allows easy addition new 3rd party audio players/codecs
• Internal design
      High speed ARM processor
      Linux operating system with 4GB of removable flash storage
      Fully digital datapath
      Designed and manufactured in the USA
  

NAB100 is only available through authorized dealers

Field installation video

NetPlay Protocol manual (pdf document)

Setup instructions

Volume control app note  

Dealers please login first and then CLICK HERE to order

SOLD OUT.
Replaced by Ethernet controller option on CMX1616a2 and CMX3838a2 products