Developer Comparison

KONA Family

Model

KONA IP25
KONA IP25 		KONA X
KONA X 		KONA XM
KONA XM 		KONA 5
KONA 5 		KONA 4
KONA 4 		KONA HDMI
KONA HDMI 		KONA 1
KONA 1
AJA SDK - - - NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2
Windows - - -
macOS - - -
Linux - - -
Current Firmware - - - 2/4/2019 2/8/2019 10/24/2018 5/10/2018
Multiple Firmwares* (8k/ 4k/ ST2110 shown) - - - - -
First Supported SDK Version - - - 15.0.1 10.6 14.2 14.2

Video Support Overview

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
HDR - - - -
HFR - - -
8K/UHD2 - - - - - -
4K/UHD - - - -
2K/HD 1080p - - -
2K/HD 1080 PsF - - -
HD 1080i/HD 720p - - -
SD - - -
47.95/48p (2K, 4K or 8K only) - - - -
2048x1556 p/PsF - - - - - -

Video Capabilities

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
Maximum Number of SDI Video Inputs - - - 4 (12G) 4 (3G) - 1 (3G)
Maximum Number of SDI Video Outputs - - - 4 (12G) 4 (3G) - 1 (3G)
Total Number of SDI Video I/O Spigots - - - 4 (12G) 4 (3G) - 2 (3G)
Maximum Number of HDMI Video Inputs - - - - - 4 -
Maximum Number of HDMI Video Outputs - - - 1 1 - -
Total Number of HDMI Video I/O Ports - - - 1 (2.0) 1 (1.4b) 2 (2.0) + 2 (1.4b) -
Independent-Simultaneous I/O - - - - -
SMPTE 424 3G I/O - - - -
SMPTE 259/292/296 - - - -
SMPTE 372 Dual Link - - - - -
8/10 bit RGB Framestore Formats - - -
Number of Independent Framestores - - - 4 4 4 2
Up/Down/Cross-Conversion - - - - -
Number of 1D Luts - - - - 4 8 2
Number of Mixer/Keyer Widgets - - - 1 2 - 1
Video Key I/O - - - -
Multiple 2K/HD Extraction from 4K - - - - -
XYZ & XYZA 12 Bit Support - - - - - -

Audio

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
Number of Embedded Audio Channels per SDI stream - - - 16 16 - 16
Number of Embedded Audio Channels per HDMI stream - - - 8 8 8 -
Number of AES Audio Channels - - - 8 (BoC) 8 (BoC) - -
Unbalanced Analog RCA Monitor Out (stereo pair) - - - - ✓ (BoB) - -

Ancillary

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
Number of LTC Inputs - - - - - - 1

Reference

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
Genlock - - - - - -
Analog Reference Input - - - - - -

Physical and Electrical

KONA IP25 KONA X KONA XM KONA 5 KONA 4 KONA HDMI KONA 1
PCIe Gen 2.0 - - - - -
PCIe Gen 3.0 - - - - - -
Number of PCIe Lanes - - - 8 8 8 2
RS 422 - - - -
Number of DMA Engines - - - 2 2 2 2
DMA Tranfer Rate in MB/s (typical) - - - 5500 2400 2400 1200
Peer to Peer DMA transfers (not available in MacOS & requires special P2P firmware) - - - - - -
Low Profile Version Available - - - - - -
Breakout Cable (BoC) Available - - - - -
Breakout Box (BoB) Available - - - - - -
Board Dimensions L x H (inches) - - - 0.75 x 6.9 x 5.0 0.75 x 6.9 x 5.0 0.75 x 6.5 x 5.0 T = 0.88 x 7.38 x 4.75 S = 0.75 x 7.25 x 3.125
Power Delivery [PCIe slot, PCIe ATX, ext-PS] - - - ATX/PCIe slot PCIe slot PCIe slot PCIe slot
Power Consumption in Watts (maximum) - - - 35W 24W 22W 8W

Please contact third party companies for specifics around their stated support for AJA products.

AJA Desktop Software from AJA provides direct support and plug-ins for: Adobe Creative Cloud Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition products, AJA Control Room, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer Products and Telestream Wirecast only.

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