Appsys ProAudio ADX-32A, User Manual

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ADX-32A / ADX-64A-PRO
3. Important safety notes
3.1. Cat5 connections
Use the Cat5 cable ONLY between ADAT Multicore Extenders!
NEVER connect an ADAT-Multicore Extender to any Ethernet networking device (PC,
Switch, other network equipment)! The ADAT Multicore Extender and/or the network-
ing device may be DAMAGED!
4. Introduction
4.1. Overview
The ADAT-Multicore Extender devices are designed for building an inexpensive digital multicore
system, which acts, together with ADAT compatible mixers and converters, as an ideal
replacement for traditional analog multicores. The benefits are:
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Heavily reduced cabling: one single Cat5 cable replaces 32 analog cables
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No noise, hum, crackling etc. thanks to digital transmission and galvanic isolation
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Very low latency (<0.6µs over 100ft Cat5 cable)
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Simple, reliable and robust design
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Scalable: available in 32 or 64 channel versions,
the 32 channel version can be easily upgraded to a 64 channel system
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Wordclock distribution option (no coaxial cable needed) with the ADX-64A-PRO
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Local loopback function provides ADAT pass-through on the same device. This allows the
connection of additional monitoring equipment or can be used as wordclock source
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Compatible with all data formats using TOSLINK optical connectors:
ADAT Optical („ADAT Lightpipe“) 24bit/48kHz, ADAT S/MUX (Double Speed/DS, 24bit/96kHz),
ADAT S/MUX4 (Quad Speed/QS, 24bit/192kHz), SPDIF, AC-3, DTS etc.
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Ruggedized 19“ aluminium rack case
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Quality product „Made in Switzerland“
4.2. Applications
Using the ADX-32A , 4 ADAT Lightpipe-connections (32 channels of audio) can be transmitted
over a single Cat5 cable, up to a maximum distance of 330ft (100m).
Using the ADX-64A-PRO, 8 ADAT-Lightpipe connections (64 channels of audio) can be
transmitted over two Cat5 cables. This device also supports the transmission of a dedicated
wordclock signal (BNC connectors) along with the ADAT streams. When using this option, the
number of ADAT connections is reduced to 7 (56 channels of audio).
Both devices are designed for maximum flexibility: The direction of data transmission can be
selected individually for each ADAT connection. Thus, the ADX-32A can be operated in 32/0,
24/8, 16/16, 8/24 or 0/32 TX/RX channel configuration, and the ADX-64A-PRO can be
configured to 64/0, 56/8, 48/16 etc. to 0/64 of TX/RX channels.
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