Cobalt Digital has expanded its product line with new hardware designed to support the IPMX open standard, including converters, encoders, audio monitors and multiviewers for AV-over-IP installations.

The company debuted two new models in its SAPPHIRE BBG-2110 compact mini converter line: the SAPPHIRE BBG-2110-4Hi/4Sio and the BBG-2110-2Hi2Ho/4Sio. Both support IPMX standards and offer HDMI inputs, with the latter model featuring two bidirectional signal paths. Each device is designed for high-performance conversion in space-constrained environments.

The SAPPHIRE converters support 10G/25G Ethernet and include features such as low-latency IP conversion, audio sample rate conversion and asynchronous audio mixing.

Cobalt also announced updates to its PACIFIC 9992-ENC MPEG-2/AVC/HEVC encoder. The encoder now supports ST 2110-20 baseband video and offers an ST 2110-22 option for JPEG-XS video. It can be deployed in IPMX facilities for local encoding, RIST-based low-latency transport over the internet, or traditional ASI environments — without needing separate gateway devices. The encoder supports up to four 1080p60 signals or a single 4K signal and can switch between SDI and ST 2110 on each channel. IPMX compatibility is available with the INDIGO 2110-DC-02 factory-installed option.

Cobalt’s new ARIA AUD-MON Audio Monitor includes a single-button operation interface and supports multiple input options such as dual SDI up to 12G, MADI, AES, analog audio and GPI for automation. Features include a live video thumbnail, SDI monitoring output, individual volume controls, and configuration through a front panel touch screen or web interface. The unit is 4 inches deep, weighs 4 pounds, fits into 1RU and supports PoE++ as well as external power redundancy.

Also introduced is the UltraBlue MV-SW, a software-based multiviewer that supports compressed and uncompressed IP and SDI inputs. Available as a turn-key server, UltraBlue can route audio flexibly and scale output for evolving system needs. It supports mosaic layouts with customizable picture-in-picture (PIP) configurations, tallies, overlays and ancillary data including closed captioning. The system can drive multiple HDMI displays in either landscape or portrait mode, with flexible orientation per display.

The UltraBlue MV-SW is designed to simplify configuration and support future scalability with save/restore presets, full audio support, and comprehensive ancillary data handling.