Cisco Codec EQ CS-CODEC-EQ-K9+ – Codec EQ Unit, Configured Order Line

Product Overview

CS-CODEC-EQ-K9+ is listed by the distributor simply as a Cisco Codec EQ unit, and it carries no list price of its own, which is how a component line inside a configured order usually appears. Buyers meet this part number on a bill of materials for a Room Kit EQ or a custom room build rather than as a standalone purchase. The platform it refers to is the current Cisco Codec EQ: three HDMI 2.0 outputs at up to 4K60, three HDMI inputs plus USB-C, four 802.3bt PoE++ ports sharing 90W, and support for up to eight Cisco IP microphone units. Cisco does not publish a general definition of the + suffix on its part numbers.

Product Description

When a codec appears on a quote at zero cost, the value has usually been carried at bundle level. That does not make the line unimportant: it identifies which codec generation, radio option and encryption classification the room will actually receive, and it is the line an integrator should check before the room is designed around it.

The Codec EQ platform gives a room three HDMI 1.4b inputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps with HDCP 1.4 on one input, a USB-C input at up to 4K30, and four PoE++ Ethernet ports carrying up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams or one 4K30 stream. Output is three HDMI 2.0 ports at up to 4K60 with CEC 2.0, which is enough for dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen, or an interactive touch screen over HDMI plus USB-A.

Audio is the part of the specification most often under-checked at BOM stage. Three analog mini-jack inputs, three HDMI embedded inputs, USB-C and USB-A inputs for a DSP or USB microphone, and four PoE++ ports for audio over IP are available, with AES67 interoperability and support for up to eight Cisco IP microphone units. Cisco states that more than three IP microphones requires the Room Kit EQ AV Integrator license, so licensing needs to appear on the same order as the microphones themselves.

Cameras documented with the codec are the Quad Camera, Room Vision PTZ, PTZ 4K and Precision 60, so confirm which camera the bundle line carries. The codec is 18.6 x 1.7 x 8 in. and 5.1 lb, mounts on a wall, on rack ears or free-standing, and requires RoomOS 11.1.2 or later. Cisco publishes no formal definition table for its product-number suffixes, and this part carries no list price in the distributor record, which is characteristic of a line item inside a configured order rather than a standalone purchase. Confirm the configuration recorded against your quote before ordering. Cisco publishes no standalone Codec EQ data sheet; all Codec EQ specifications appear inside the Cisco Room Kit EQ and Room Kit EQX data sheets.

Key Features

• Three 4K60 HDMI outputs — Codec EQ drives up to three external displays at 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps from a single codec, which lets an integrator build dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen without an external scaler.
• Seven video inputs across three transports — Three HDMI inputs, one USB-C input and four PoE++ Ethernet ports carrying up to three 1080p60 video-over-IP streams give an integrator multiple simultaneous camera and content sources on one codec.
• 90W PoE++ power budget on four ports — The four 802.3bt PoE++ ports power and control cameras, the Room Navigator, an audio amplifier and AV-over-IP peripherals from the codec itself, reducing the number of local power outlets required at each device location.
• AES67 audio networking — Codec EQ interoperates with third-party audio systems and digital microphones over AES67, so it can be dropped into rooms that already have a networked DSP infrastructure.
• Up to eight Cisco IP microphones — The codec supports up to eight Cisco IP microphone units or third-party AES67 digital microphones, with more than three IP microphones requiring the AV Integrator license.
• USB-C BYOD passthrough — A single USB-C cable passes camera, microphone and speakers to a laptop while also carrying content sharing and 4K30 display extension, which removes the need for a separate BYOD switching box.
• Rack, wall or free-standing mounting — Optional rack ears (CS-CODEC-EQ-RCK) and a wall-mount kit (CS-CODEC-EQ-WMK) mean the same unit fits a credenza, an equipment rack or a wall behind the display.

Technical Specifications