LAWO mc256 MKII, Technical Manual

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Chapter 1: Technical Overview
Hardware Components
DALLIS I/O
Front View
Rear View
The I/O capabilities of the system are expanded by adding DALLIS unit(s). Each can be either 3RU (shown
above) or 6RU in height, and may be remote from the rest of the system.
The front of the frame houses the:
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DALLIS Master Boards - two central slots are provided for a main and redundant master board. A choice
of board types provide connection to/from the Nova via MADI or RAVENNA, see DALLIS Interface
Options .
The type of DALLIS master board, and hence the connection , determines the maximum number of audio
channels to/from the Nova: up to 60 (MADI) or 128 (RAVENNA).
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DALLIS I/O cards - 18 slots are available for a range of I/O breakout options (Mic/Line, Line, AES, SDI,
GPIO, etc.), see DALLIS Interface Options .
All cards are hot plug-able, with the exception of Phantom Power.
The rear of the frame provides access to:
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Main and redundant power supplies
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Alarm and control contacts - including a local DALLIS alarm.