Solstice Supported Peripherals

The listed USB peripherals have been certified for use with Mersive's Solstice Pod for enhanced audio and video experiences during Solstice in-room content sharing and Solstice-enabled video conferences. USB video and audio devices plugged in to a Gen3 Solstice Pod can be wirelessly connected with a user's laptop through the Mersive Solstice app. Users can then select them as audio and video sources in their video conferencing app of choice.

Compatibilities and Best Practices

  • The Gen3 Solstice Pod supports USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices. Multiple peripherals can be plugged into a Pod using a USB hub (powered hub recommended). Peripherals include microphones, speakers, cameras, and composite devices that include one or more of these capabilities.
  • The Solstice Pod supports a plug-and-play experience in which no drivers or software needs to be installed on the Pod itself for the peripheral device to work as desired.

    Device management or features that depend on an external application, such as RightSight for the Logitech Rally Camera, will not work with Solstice because external applications cannot be installed on the Solstice Pod. Similar features that run on the device itself, such as RightSight on the Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini, should work with Solstice.

  • Power is one of the most important considerations for the Solstice Pod and attached USB devices. Insufficient power may cause poor peripheral device performance and/or decreased Pod performance, particularly in video conferences. Follow these power recommendations for best results:
    • Use the dedicated power supply for any device that has one. The Solstice Pod is not designed to provide more than 1.5 amps total power over USB, which is not always sufficient for larger devices or more than one smaller device.
    • If connecting multiple USB-powered peripherals to a Solstice Pod, the use of a powered USB hub is strongly recommended to ensure all devices get enough power.
    • Peripherals that contain rechargeable batteries will attempt to charge their batteries via the USB connection to the Solstice Pod, which Pods are not designed for. Use a powered USB hub with this type of device.
    • Use a Mersive-provided power supply to power Solstice Pods with attached USB-powered peripherals. PoE+ can be used in addition to the power supply, but PoE+ alone may not provide sufficient power.

Connectivity and Setup

  • Simply connect supported devices to the USB 2.0/3.0 ports on the back of the Pod to enable users to wirelessly connect those devices to their video conferences on demand.

    Only use the USB 2.0/3.0 ports on the back of the Pod, not the USB-C port on the front of the Pod, to connect USB peripherals.

  • If you have multiple USB audio devices plugged into a Solstice Pod, see Default USB Audio Device Prioritization for information on how Pods prioritize audio routing with different types of audio devices and port addresses.

Certified Partner Devices

Mersive has moved to supporting a limited number of devices from key vendor partners to be connected to a Solstice Pod as room audio and video resources. These devices have been certified on the latest Solstice version for use with top video conferencing services on supported versions of Windows. To connect Solstice to video conferences on macOS devices, use macOS Monterey and one of the devices marked as supported on Mac.

Device Name

Part #

Type

Supported Firmware

Works Best In

Notes

Mac Support

Bose Videobar VB1

842415-1110

842415-2110

842415-3110

842415-4110

842415-5110

videobar

1.4.0_faf301b

Small to medium conference rooms

 

 

 

QSC Q-SYS Core 110f

 

AV processor/ controller

9.6

Large conference rooms

 

 

QSC Q-SYS NV-32-H

 

AV processor/ controller

9.6

Small to medium conference rooms

 

 

 

QSC Q-SYS I/O USB Bridge

 

AV bridge

9.6

Medium to large conference rooms

See tested configuration.

 

 

Biamp TesiraFORTÉ devices (e.g., AVB VT4)

 

audio DSPs

4.4.1.6

Large conference rooms

Disable all AEC in Tesira software:
For USB, Block Parameters must be set to Speakerphone (disables Computer AEC).

 

Biamp Devio SCR-20/25

 

conference hub

2.3.1

Huddle rooms to small conference rooms

 

 

 

Biamp EX-UBT

 

AVB/USB expander

4.4.1.6

 

Disable all AEC in Tesira software:

For EX-UBT - Block Parameters must be set to:

- Stereo (2x inputs 2x outputs)

- Speakerphone (disables Computer AEC)

 

Logitech MeetUp

960-001101

960-001201 (w/ expansion mic)

videobar

1.0.264

Huddle rooms to small conference rooms

Application-based Logitech RightSense functionality not supported.

Logitech Rally Bar

960-001308

960-001320

OS videobar

1.4.223

Huddle rooms to medium conference rooms

Connect to Pod with USB 3.0 cable.

Pair Rally Bars running more recent firmware with Solstice 5.5.1.

Solstice supports Logitech RightSense functions using onboard processing.

Logitech Rally Bar Mini

960-001336

960-001348

OS videobar

1.8.293

Huddle rooms to small conference rooms

Solstice supports Logitech RightSense functions using onboard processing.

 

Logitech Rally Camera (in Rally System and Rally Plus)

960-001226

camera

1.1.167

Medium to large conference rooms

Supported in Solstice 5.4 and higher.

Application-based Logitech RightSense functionality not supported.

 

 

Logitech PTZ Pro 2

960-001184

camera

2.3.37

Large conference rooms

Application-based Logitech RightSense functionality not supported.

 

Poly Studio X30

2200-85980-001

OS videobar

3.14.2-378005

Huddle rooms to small conference rooms

Supported using USB 2.0 USB-C to USB-A cable: plug USB-C into Poly device and USB-A into Solstice Pod.

 

 

Poly Studio X50

2200-85970-001

OS videobar

3.14.2-378005

Small to medium conference rooms

Supported using USB 2.0 USB-C to USB-A cable: plug USB-C into Poly device and USB-A into Solstice Pod.

 

 

Poly Studio

7200-85830-001

videobar

1.5.0

Small to medium conference rooms

 

 

 

Information on devices previously tested with older versions of Solstice can be found here. This historical information is provided in the event past testing information, firmware versions, and functionality notes may still prove useful to some customers. However, Mersive does not support or certify the performance of these devices.

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