Macnica has obtained IPMX certification for its ME10 Gateway Kit, validating its use in interoperable AV over IP solutions.

The company has announced that its ME10 Gateway Kit, built around the ME10 System-on-Chip (SoC), has passed IPMX product certification. The certification confirms that the Gateway Kit complies with the open standards that underpin IPMX and validates the ME10 as an embedded platform for the development of interoperable AV over IP products.

The ME10 Gateway Kit is a complete, working IPMX gateway based on the ME10 SoC. It provides manufacturers with the hardware, firmware and design resources needed to move from the evaluation stage to commercial production.

The ME10 Gateway Kit obtained certification in both sender and receiver configurations at the IPMX Product Certification Test Event, held in August at the EBU headquarters in Geneva. The IPMX certification program is administered by AIMS, while the EBU serves as the independent certification authority. Macnica's MEG1 gateway, also based on the ME10, was certified at the same event.

IPMX is a suite of open standards and specifications for transporting and controlling professional media over IP networks. Macnica was one of the key contributors to the development of IPMX and remains actively involved in its evolution. The ME10 Gateway Kit was designed for IPMX from the ground up, integrating core transport and control functions that manufacturers would otherwise need to develop and validate independently.

Certification is awarded to complete products rather than individual components. The Gateway Kit's certification demonstrates that the ME10's implementation of IPMX operates as intended within a finished hardware design and in accordance with the applicable specifications.

This certification is an important validation for both the ME10 Gateway Kit and the ME10 SoC behind it. Manufacturers want to create products that stand apart through their own user experience, control systems and application design, rather than spending a year rebuilding the underlying media transport layer. The ME10 Gateway Kit provides them with a working, standards-based starting point, and this certification demonstrates how that foundation performs in a finished, market-ready product, says Nestor Amaya, VP of Engineering at Macnica Americas.

As a fully operational gateway, the ME10 Gateway Kit allows developers to evaluate the entire IPMX signal path before beginning product customization. Macnica's engineering team can then help adapt the design to each manufacturer's enclosure, input and output connections, control architecture and branding, while development and debugging continue on hardware closely aligned with the eventual commercial product. This approach reduces technical risk and shortens the path from initial concept to volume manufacturing.

The ME10 Gateway Kit can be configured as an IPMX sender or receiver and supports HDMI 2.0 video up to 4K60p, JPEG XS compression, sub-frame latency, HDCP 2.3 with HKEP, NMOS IS-04, IS-05 and IS-11 control, embedded and analog audio, and USB connectivity for KVM applications. The endpoint design operates over standard Gigabit Ethernet and can be powered via PoE+, enabling the development of compact products for presentation spaces, control rooms, display networks and other professional AV environments.

Open standards create their greatest value when manufacturers can turn them into practical, interoperable products without adding unnecessary development time or complexity. Macnica played an important role in the development of IPMX, designed the ME10 in accordance with these standards and created the Gateway Kit to make that expertise accessible. The Gateway Kit's certification means manufacturers can start from a design that has already been through this process, Amaya adds.