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The Wohler iVAM2-2 is a compact, high-performance professional audio and video monitor, designed as a dual control center in a 2RU rack format. It is indispensable in Broadcast environments thanks to its two 4.3-inch LCD touchscreens, which allow the simultaneous display of video and level meters for up to 16 audio channels, optimizing decision-making. It offers essential connectivity with two 3G-SDI inputs and balanced Analog Audio via XLR. Its powerful acoustic system provides up to 104dB SPL, ensuring accurate monitoring. Furthermore, the iVAM2-2 is highly expandable and IP-Ready, with options to integrate Ravenna/AES67, Dante, SMPTE2110, and SMPTE2022-6 via optional modules and licenses, guaranteeing its relevance and functionality in modern audio and video over IP infrastructures. Its management is intuitive via the touchscreen interface or a remote web interface.
Wohler iVAM2-2 3G-SDI Audio and Video Monitor
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The Wohler iVAM2-2 is a compact, high-performance professional audio and video monitor, designed as a dual control center in a 2RU rack format. It is indispensable in Broadcast environments thanks to its two 4.3-inch LCD touchscreens, which allow the simultaneous display of video and level meters for up to 16 audio channels, optimizing decision-making. It offers essential connectivity with two 3G-SDI inputs and balanced Analog Audio via XLR. Its powerful acoustic system provides up to 104dB SPL, ensuring accurate monitoring. Furthermore, the iVAM2-2 is highly expandable and IP-Ready, with options to integrate Ravenna/AES67, Dante, SMPTE2110, and SMPTE2022-6 via optional modules and licenses, guaranteeing its relevance and functionality in modern audio and video over IP infrastructures. Its management is intuitive via the touchscreen interface or a remote web interface.
Wohler iVAM2-2 Audio and Video Monitor: Essential control center for your workflow
The Wohler iVAM2-2 is a compact, high-performance professional audio and video technical monitoring solution, designed to seamlessly integrate into the most demanding professional production and broadcast environments. This powerful system is not just a monitor, but a dual control center for video and audio, ensuring maximum confidence in the quality of your content.
Built into a robust 2RU chassis for standard rack mounting, the iVAM2-2 combines Wohler's legendary audio quality with intuitive video monitoring. Its most outstanding feature is the two 4.3-inch capacitive LCD touchscreens, which allow you to simultaneously view the incoming video and high-resolution audio level meters (for up to 16 channels). This dual-screen configuration optimizes the workflow, enabling operators to make quick and precise decisions.
The iVAM2-2 comes equipped with essential standard connectivity, including two 3G-SDI inputs and one 3G-SDI loop output, in addition to balanced Analog Audio input and output via XLR. With the future and maximum versatility in mind, the monitor is highly expandable. Through optional cards and software licenses, it can incorporate support for the most advanced Audio over IP (AoIP) protocols such as Ravenna/AES67 and Dante, as well as video technologies SMPTE2110 and SMPTE 2022-6 via optional modules, ensuring its relevance in modern IP infrastructures.
For uncompromising acoustics, it features a high-power speaker system, offering an acoustic output of 104dB SPL at 70cm and a power of 15W RMS per channel, ensuring clear and detailed listening even in noisy environments. Management is simple thanks to its intuitive, web-based user interface and available APIs, allowing for remote updates and control of multiple units on the network. The iVAM2-2 is the definitive tool for professionals who demand reliability, power, and adaptability in monitoring complex signals.
Wohler iVAM2-2 technical specifications
- Chassis Format: 2RU for standard 19” rack
- Displays: 2 x 4.3” (109mm) Capacitive LCD Touchscreens
- Display Resolution: 480H \ 272V
- Audio Channels: 16 channels maximum
- Standard Inputs/Outputs:
- 2x 3G-SDI Inputs (on BNC)
- 1x 3G-SDI Output (on BNC, of selected source)
- 1x Analog Audio I/O Pair (on XLR)
- 1x HDMI Output (of monitored video)
- Speaker Power: 15W RMS per side (30W Peak)
- Maximum Acoustic Output: 104dB SPL @ 70cm
- Network Connectivity: Ethernet (for control, monitoring, and updates)
- Expansion Options (via optional licenses/hardware):
- Audio over IP: Ravenna/AES67, Dante
- Video over IP: SMPTE 2110, SMPTE 2022-6 (via SFP)
- Digital Audio: AES3 (via HD-15), MADI (via BNC and/or fiber SFP)
- Other I/O: Option for 8 additional Analog I/O channels, TOSLINK.
1.- What is the main technical advantage of having two 4.3-inch screens instead of one large one?
The main advantage is the dedication of the display for critical tasks. The dual design allows the operator to constantly keep the video visible on one screen while the other is dedicated exclusively to the detailed monitoring of the audio level meters (up to 16 channels). This eliminates the need for tab switching or overlays, which is crucial for live monitoring, where visual latency and response speed are vital for detecting and correcting errors.
2.- How does the iVAM2-2 handle audio monitoring in IP workflows (AoIP/Video over IP)?
The iVAM2-2 uses a modular approach based on licenses and modular hardware. Through these options, the monitor can decode and monitor audio streams from AoIP protocols such as Ravenna/AES67 and Dante, or can de-embed audio from Video over IP streams, specifically SMPTE2110 (via the ST2110-30 audio suite) and SMPTE2022-6. This is achieved by inserting compatible cards or modules into the chassis.
3.- What is the maximum sound pressure level (SPL) and why is this specification important in a rack environment?
The maximum sound pressure level is 104dB SPL at 70cm (2 feet). This high acoustic power is fundamental because the iVAM2-2 is often installed in equipment racks or noisy control rooms (due to fans and other gear). A high SPL ensures that the operator can clearly hear anomalies, audio artifacts, or phase issues, even above the ambient background noise, ensuring monitoring accuracy.
4.- What type of audio level meters does it support and are they configurable according to standards?
The iVAM2-2 supports a wide variety of audio level meters, including international volume standards. Common measurement types are PPM (Peak Programme Meter), VU (Volume Unit), and Loudness Meters that comply with standards such as EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770, and ATSC A/85. The meters are configurable on the touchscreens to adjust ballistics, ranges, and scales according to the regional standard or customer requirement.
5.- Does the iVAM2-2 allow switching between video sources and how is it displayed?
Yes, the standard monitor features two 3G-SDI inputs (on BNC). The operator can switch between these two sources using the tactile controls. The video signal from the selected source is displayed on one of the 4.3-inch screens. Additionally, a key feature is the HDMI video output, which allows the preview of the selected source to be sent to a larger external monitor for more detailed inspection.
6.- How are remote management and configuration of multiple units performed?
Remote management is done via the Ethernet port and a web-based user interface (GUI). This allows engineers to access the full unit configuration, perform calibrations, update firmware, and manage licenses from a central location on the network. Furthermore, API (Application Programming Interface) support facilitates integration with third-party control and monitoring systems (like NMOS), enabling automation and control of multiple units from a single point.
7.- What is the audio delay (lip-sync) performance and how is it adjusted?
The iVAM2-2 is designed for low-latency monitoring. In SDI environments, the internal delay is minimal. However, to compensate for delays that other equipment may introduce in the signal flow (such as processors or encoders), the iVAM2-2 allows the application of programmable audio delay (delay compensation). This adjustment is made through the user interface, allowing the operator to align audio and video with precision (lip-sync).
8.- What logging or error registration capacity does the unit have?
The iVAM2-2 provides a log of critical events and errors (logging). It is capable of detecting and reporting the presence or absence of signal, CRC errors in the SDI stream, and sustained peak or overload conditions in audio levels. These logs are accessible via the web interface, facilitating the diagnosis of intermittent problems and compliance with quality standards.
9.- Does the iVAM2-2 support monitoring of auxiliary data embedded in the SDI, such as Timecode or VANC data?
Yes, it is designed to decode and display auxiliary data embedded in the SDI stream. This includes Timecode (VITC or LTC, if present), which can be visualized on screen, and information contained in the video auxiliary data space (VANC data), which is crucial for verifying the presence of critical data such as closed captions.
10. What is the RMS power of the speakers and what type of speakers are used?
The internal speakers provide a nominal power of 15W RMS per channel, resulting in a total power of 30W (peak). The system uses full-range, custom-designed speakers to maximize vocal intelligibility and transient response across the audible spectrum, a key requirement for critical audio monitoring in professional environments.
