CONNECT>NETWORK >CONNECT TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER STREAMS
Network configuration to connect
Transmitter & Receiver Streams
Now the receiver streams have been
patched to the physical output ports in the
AoIP device, the transmitter and receiver
streams are networked together using a
crosspoint matrix.
The user simply clicks on the crosspoint
to connect audio streams between the
AoIP Core and AoIP Devices. The matrix
shows where valid connections can be
made in white.
At the top of the transmitter rows is an
extra row called ‘Mute’, this is where a
crosspoint is placed when no connection
is required, it applies a muted audio signal
to that stream.
As an example, a transmitter stream from
the core shown as part of
calrec-system
is called
Imp TX1
and it has been
connected to a receiver in
Combo 21
called
Line Out- C21.
The stream is
carrying 8 channels, one of which is the
Main 1 Mono Bus Output which is to be
connected to a physical output port.
AoIP Stream Interfaces
The page shown above is arranged as an
X-Y matrix with the transmitters in rows
and the receivers in columns.
The page allows the user to open
(expand) or close (collapse) the stream
displays for each Core or AoIP device,
so that the matrix is easier to navigate.
There is also a Collapse All/Expand All
option for both transmitters & receivers.
Adjacent to these, are search entry boxes
which allows the user to quickly find a
stream by name.
Network Presets
In the footer of the Network page are the
Load Preset and Save Preset buttons,
this allows the user to have a library of
connection presets which can quickly be
altered on demand.
ASSIST>IO PATCHING>PATCH BUS OUTPUT TO CORE TRANSMITTER
Patch a Console Output to the Core
Transmitter using Assist
Now the whole of the audio output path
has been configured and connected, the
last step in the process is to patch the
console DSP output (in this case Main 2
Desk Output) to the core transmitter. This
is carried out using the IO patching facility
on the Touchscreen of the Argo surface
or by using the Assist Application as
shown below right.
Summary for Outputs configuration
This guide has covered the whole
setup of the Outputs configuration from
start to finish. In normal operation, all
the interfaces, transmitters, receivers,
connection of the I/O box resources
to the receiver streams and network
connection of transmitters and receivers
will have already been setup by the
engineer, so that the operator just patches
the output source from the console, to
a physical audio output using the Assist
application or a Touchscreen on the Argo
surface.
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