Cisco Spark Board Features and Benefits
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Feature |
Benefit |
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Wireless presentation |
● No wires required to share a presentation, locally or remotely, from a laptop (HDMI available)
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Digital whiteboard |
● Easily white board with the Cisco Spark Pen or your finger on the Cisco Spark Board and automatically save content to a Cisco Spark space
● Connects to white-boarding capability on any Cisco Spark app-enabled device
● Annotate on shared documents (future software release)
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Audio/video conferencing |
● High-quality video conferencing (Cisco Spark and Session Initiation Protocol [SIP])
● High-fidelity audio conferencing
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Industrial design |
● Discreet built-in 4K camera is unintimidating, to help users feel comfortable when close to the screen
● Built-in microphones and wireless sharing add to the clean, no-wire aesthetics
● Fixed-lens camera uses an 86-degree-wide field of view to capture virtually the entire room
● High-resolution 4K screen shows detailed content beautifully
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Usability |
● Easy-to-understand activity circles correspond to the basic activities and workflows that users need to get their work done
● Intuitive navigation, such as a home button and touchscreen, is a staple of mobile devices and familiar to users
● Consistent user interface and workflow across the Cisco Spark Board and Cisco Spark app reduce the user’s learning curve
● Familiar capacitive touch capability is the same as on smartphones and tablets, and allows for two-point multi-touch, which lets two people work on the board at the same time
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Continuous workflow |
● Cloud registration lets everything created on the Cisco Spark Board be stored directly and securely in the cloud and associated to a virtual Cisco Spark space
● Team members can pick up wherever they left off on the Cisco Spark Board when they leave the physical room; work can continue from a different location, time zone, or device, such as another Cisco Spark Board or any other Cisco Spark app-enabled devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops)
● Cisco Spark Board and the Cisco Spark service together provide end-to-end encryption, so your communications and content are secure
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Intelligent views |
● Powerful 4K camera captures high-resolution image of virtually the entire room
● Intelligent software algorithms enable future capabilities such as automatic framing for the best possible views and active speaker tracking (future software release)
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Intelligent audio |
● Built-in 12-microphone array amplifies sound quality – as if a microphone has been extended to each speaker
● Automatically modulates the active speaker so that clear audio is delivered to the far end, whether the speaker is close to or far away from the Cisco Spark Board
● No microphone wires to detract from the aesthetics of the Cisco Spark Board
● Powerful microphones cover a room with 8 to 10 people
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Intelligent Proximity |
Cisco Spark Proximity and ultrasound pairing technology enable the following: ● Cisco Spark Board automatically wakes up when it detects a Cisco Spark app-enabled user enter the room and suggests an activity to choose from
● Wireless sharing of documents from a laptop is enabled both within and outside of a conference call; connect seamlessly to personal and mobile devices using ultrasound (no need for dongles, adapters, typing in PINs, etc.)
● Basic endpoint control of the Cisco Spark Board can be done through a Cisco Spark app-enabled mobile device (make and disconnect calls, etc.)
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Cisco Spark Board Prominent Features/Differentiators
The Power of the Cisco Spark Platform Enables Continuous Teamwork
The Cisco Spark Board is revolutionary in its capability, usability, and design, but the ability to connect teams beyond the physical meeting room is thanks to the power of the Cisco Spark platform. The consistency, simplicity, and reliability of experience across the Cisco Spark Board and other Cisco Spark app-enabled devices is made possible by these key features of the Cisco Spark platform:
● Cloud based: The Cisco Spark Board is registered and delivered simply and securely with end-to-end encryption through the Cisco Collaboration Cloud and offered on a subscription basis, so you can add or update services automatically or on demand.
● App based: Once they are shared or created on the Cisco Spark Board and associated with a Cisco Spark virtual space, content and messages live persistently and can be accessed from any mobile device – laptop, smartphone, tablet – on the Cisco Spark app from wherever you are. This means work and knowledge can be transferred seamlessly from one team member to the next, from one time zone to another.
● Activity based: The capabilities you enjoy on the Cisco Spark Board – meeting, calling, messaging, and white boarding – are the same capabilities you will experience on any other Cisco Spark app-enabled personal device. So you can start your work on the Cisco Spark Board and continue on your personal and mobile devices, or vice versa.
Cisco Spark Board Platform Support
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Product Family |
Platforms Supported |
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Cisco Spark Board |
Requires activation and connection to the Cisco Collaboration Cloud |
Cisco Spark Board Subscription
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License Level |
Term |
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Cisco Spark Board subscription |
Monthly or 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-year options |
Cisco Spark Board 55 Product Specifications
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Type |
Specifications |
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Software |
Cisco Spark Board OS, provisioned by the Cisco Collaboration Cloud |
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Components |
Fully integrated unit is delivered with: ● Multi-touch 55-inch LED display
● 4K camera
● 12-microphone array
● Speakers
● White boarding pen
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Display |
● Edge LED LCD – 55-inch 4K, 350 nits, 16:9
● Viewing angle: +- 89 degrees (all directions)
● Number of colors: 1.07 billion (10 bit)
● Contrast: 1:4000
● Response time: 5.5 ms
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User interface |
● Capacitive touch
● Protective glass with optical bonding
● Multi-touch
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Inputs and outputs |
● HDMI input
● Home button
● 3.5-mm mini jack audio out (line out)
● Two USB 3.0 (for serviceability)
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Camera overview |
● Fixed lens, infinite focus
● F-value: 2.8
● 4Kp60
● Horizontal field of view (HFOV): 83 degrees
● Vertical field of view (VFOV): 55 degrees
● Camera mounted tilted: -25 degrees
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Audio system |
● 12-element microphone array (with intelligent voice tracking)
● Integrated voice-optimized speakers
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Network |
● Ethernet (RJ-45) 100/1000 Mbps
● Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) supported on future software release
● Bluetooth ready
● IPv4 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/static
● Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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User controls |
● Control Cisco Spark Board directly from the touchscreen or using a Cisco Spark app-enabled personal device
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Language support |
● English, Spanish, German, French
● Additional languages to be supported in future software release
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Physical dimensions (H x W x D) |
● 32 x 50 x 1.9 in
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Weight |
● 87.7 lb (39.8 kg)
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Physical dimensions and weight of packaging (H x W x D) |
Main unit ● Consolidated package size: 36.2 x 55.7 x 7.5 in (919 x 1416 x 191 mm)
● Weight: 88 lb (39.8 kg)
● Shipping weight (including packaging): 101 lb (45.8 kg)
Floor stand kit ● Consolidated package size: 41.9 x 77.7 x 5.2 in (1064 x 1974 x 132 mm)
● Weight: 46 lb (21.1 kg)
● Shipping weight (including packaging): 55 lb (25 kg)
Wall stand kit ● Consolidated package size: 30.2 x 48.5 x 4.2 in (768 x 1231 x 106 mm)
● Weight: 24 lb (11 kg)
● Shipping weight: 28.6 lb (13 kg)
Wall mount kit ● Consolidated package size: 10 x 54.5 x 2 in (253 x 1386 x 51 mm)
● Weight: 11 lb (5 kg)
● Shipping weight: 13.2 lb (6 kg)
Cisco Spark Board and the selected mounting option will be shipped in a consolidation pack on a pallet. The dimensions above describe each of the individual boxes within the consolidation packaging. |
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Power |
● Autosensing power supply
● 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
● Power consumption:
◦ Sleep: 45W
◦ Idle or in-use: 185W
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System management |
Cisco Spark Board is managed in the administrator portal in Cisco Spark, giving system status and overview, activation, configuration, metrics, and troubleshooting. |
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Operating temperature and humidity |
0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F) at relative humidity 10% to 90% (noncondensing) |
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Approvals and compliance |
● Directive 2014/35/EU (Low-Voltage Directive)
● Directive 2014/30/EU (EMC Directive) – Class A
● Directive 2014/53/EU (Radio Equipment Directive)
● Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS)
● Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
● NRTL approved (Product Safety)
● FCC CFR 47 Part 15B (EMC) – Class A
● FCC Listed (Radio Equipment)
Please check product approval status database https://www.ciscofax.com/ for approval documents per country. |
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System requirements |
● Cisco Spark Board is connected to the Cisco Collaboration Cloud service using RESTful APIs. Communication with other Cisco Spark Boards, Cisco Spark apps, or other third-party solutions is provided through the Cisco Collaboration Cloud.
● Communication with the Cisco Collaboration Cloud uses the H.264 codec for video and the OPUS codec for audio.
● Real-time media (voice, video, and screen sharing) is encrypted using the Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP); end-to-end encryption uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, AES 256, SHA1, SHA256, and RSA.
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Bandwidth requirements |
Minimum bandwidth: ● 720p30 from 768 Kbps
● 1080p30 from 1.72 Mbps
Maximum bandwidth: ● Transmit: 4.3 Mbps
● Receive: 10 Mbps
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Video inputs |
1 HDMI for local presentation or sharing in meetings. Supports formats up to maximum 4K (3840 x 2160) (available on a future SW release) Frame rate of 60 fps for up to 1080p and 30 fps for 2160p Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) |
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Presentation capabilities |
● Local presentation up to 4K
● Audio over HDMI
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Live video resolutions (encode/decode) – main video and presentation sharing |
Main video: ● Up to 1920 x 1080@30 (HD1080p)
Presentation sharing: ● Up to 1920 x 1080@30 (HD1080p)
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Audio features |
● High-quality 20-kHz audio
● Acoustic echo cancellation
● Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
● Automatic noise reduction
● Active lip synchronization
● Microphone array with intelligent voice tracking capabilities
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