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Normal Layout

Meter Characteristics

Scale Range Without

Phase Meter

Scale Range with Phase

Meter

0dBFS

Reference

Start of Amber

Section

Start of

Red Section

Dual PPM + Standard VU

-8 to +12dBu

-2 to +12dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

EBU PPM

-9 to +12 dBu

-7 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

BBC PPM

-8 to +12 dBu

-5 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

Nordic PPM

-30 to +12 dBu

-26 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+6dBu

AES Digital PPM

-42 to 0 dBFS

-38 to 0 dBFS

+18dBu

-18dBFS

0dBFS

DIN PPM

-23 to +11 dBu

-19 to +11 dBu

+18dBu

-3dBu

+4dBu

German PPM

-32 to +15 dBu

-26 to +15 dBu

+15dBu

-32dBu

+7dBu

SMPTE RP.0155

-42 to 0 dBFS

-38 to 0 dBFS

+18dBu

-20dBFS

0dBFS

Standard VU

-18 to +3 VU

-16 to +3 VU

+18dBu

-4VU

0VU

Extended VU

-16 to +15 VU

-12 to +15 VU

+18dBu

-4VU

0VU

Table 8-1: Normal Layout.

Detailed View

Meter Characteristics

Scale Range Without

Phase Meter

Scale Range with Phase

Meter

0dBFS

Reference

Start of

Amber Section

Start of

Red Section

Dual PPM + Standard VU

-17 to +12 dBu

-14 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

EBU PPM

-17 to +12 dBu

-14 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

BBC PPM

-16 to +12 dBu

-13 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+8dBu

Nordic PPM

-47 to +12 dBu

-41 to +12 dBu

+18dBu

0dBu

+6dBu

AES Digital PPM

-59 to 0 dBFS

-53 to 0 dBFS

+18dBu

-18dBFS

0dBFS

DIN PPM

-48 to +11 dBu

-42 to +11 dBu

+18dBu

-3dBu

+4dBu

German PPM

-64 to +15 dBu

-58 to +15 dBu

+15dBu

-54dBu

+7dBu

SMPTE RP.0155

-59 to 0 dBFS

-53 to 0 dBFS

+18dBu

-20dBFS

0dBFS

Standard VU

-26 to +3 VU

-23 to +3 VU

+18dBu

-4VU

0VU

Extended VU

-68 to +15 VU

-56 to +15 VU

+18dBu

-4VU

0VU

Table 8-2: Detailed View.

Summary of Contents for AVN-PA8/T/D

Page 1: ...D 8 Stereo Analogue Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Portal AVN PD8 T D 8 Stereo Digital Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Portal AVN PM8 T D 8 Mic Line Inputs 8 Stereo Line Outputs AES67 Portal HANDBOOK Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV Installed Sound Broadcast Radio Broadcast TV ...

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Page 3: ...lay 8 Navigation Control 8 Reset Button 8 Power Button 8 5 AVN PA8 T D 8 Stereo Analogue Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Display Portal 9 Rear Panel Connections 9 AVN PA8 AVN PA8D 8 Stereo Analogue Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Display Portal 9 AVN PA8T AVN PA8TD 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Line Input Output Terminal Connections AES67 Portal 11 Network Interfacing RJ45 Connections 14 SFP Interface 14 12V DC...

Page 4: ...io Source Parameter 63 Status Parameter 63 Handlers Node 64 Triggers Node 64 Vgpio Sources Node 64 Parameter Value Specification 64 11 Technical Specifications 68 AVN PA8 T D 8 Stereo Analogue Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Display Portal 68 AVN PD8 T D 8 Stereo Digital Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Portal 69 AVN PM8 T D 8 Mic Line Inputs 8 Line Outputs Terminal Block AES67 Portal 71 12 Additional Informat...

Page 5: ...l Tab of the Configure Physical Input Window on the AVN PM8 Signal Level Line 43 Fig 8 26 General Tab of the Configure Physical Input Window on the AVN PD8 44 Fig 8 27 AoIP Tab of Edit AoIP Input Stream Window 45 Fig 8 28 EQ Tab of Configure Physical Output Window 46 Fig 8 29 General Tab of Configure Physical Output Window AVN PA8 46 Fig 8 30 General Tab of Configure Physical Output Window AVN PD8...

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Page 9: ...emoving the equipment covers The cover is connected to earth by means of the fixing screws It is essential to maintain this earth ground connection to ensure a safe operating environment and provide electromagnetic shielding Voltage Setting Checks Ensure that the machine operating voltage is correct for your mains power supply by checking the box in which your product was supplied The voltage is s...

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Page 11: ... the units also allow input from up to 8 AoIP streams with a maximum of 16 AoIP input channels which can be routed The units provide up to 8 AoIP output streams with a maximum of 8 channels per stream providing up to 64 stream outputs The level of each routing can be individually adjusted at the input output or crosspoint along with the addition of a high pass and low pass filter on all inputs and...

Page 12: ...r redundancy There are also two ethernet RJ45 connections control and AoIP and an SFP Small Form factor Pluggable port This allows the user to install an SFP transceiver of their choice such as a 1Gbit s copper or optical SFP transceiver When an SFP is used this replaces the AoIP RJ45 connection Each portal has a configurable GPIO system with 10 physical ports provided by a D Sub or terminal block...

Page 13: ...s an AVN HA1 for the AVN PA8 and AVN PM8 or AVN HD1 for the AVN PD8 headphone amplifier can be used to listen to the outputs with the portals providing power and audio signals The switches on the front panel of the AVN HA1 and AVN HD1 can be used as another GPI for muting the output in the GPIO settings menu these are known as Cough Ports Please refer to the Sonifex website for more information on...

Page 14: ...ctive IP address for the network port can be found by going to the system info menu on the front panel See System Info menu item on page 54 for details 7 If a dedicated grandmaster clock such as the AVN GMC from Sonifex is going to be used as the master PTP clock for the network audio system the PTP profile on the portal will need to be set to the current setting on the grandmaster device On the w...

Page 15: ...utputs and any of the AoIP output streams This routing can be controlled through the devices webserver Audio Outputs The AVN PA8 has 8 analogue balanced stereo outputs The AVN PD8 has 8 digital AES3 outputs and the AVN PM8 has 8 analogue balanced stereo outputs These audio outputs can be monitored using the meter display if fitted otherwise confidence metering is available on the OLED display The ...

Page 16: ...ntrol OLED Display User Button Menu Button Inputs Button Outputs Button Reset Switch Power Button Fig 4 1 The AVN Portal Front Panel Status Indicators Navigation Control OLED Display User Button Menu Button Inputs Button Outputs Button Reset Switch Power Button Inputs Meter Outputs Meter Fig 4 2 The AVN Portal Front Panel with Meter Display Ethernet Indicates the link status of the Ethernet port u...

Page 17: ...the status of the DC power input as follows Green DC voltage is within normal operating range of 11V to 13V This is the normal condition Amber DC voltage is less than 11V or greater than 13V This indicates a warn condition Red Not connected or DC voltage is less than 10V or greater than 14V This indicates a fault condition if a DC power source is connected NB Both the AC PSU and DC PSU LEDs can be...

Page 18: ...sed to select a stereo input AVN PA8 and AVN PD8 or mono input AVN PM8 on the input meter display or a stereo output on the output meter display The selected channel or channels will be shown in more detail using the whole screen To select whether to access the input or output meter display use the up and down buttons on the navigation control an individual input or output channel can then be sele...

Page 19: ...n 17 Channel 6 Non phase Pin 18 Channel 5 Phase Pin 19 Channel 5 ground Pin 20 Channel 4 Non phase Pin 21 Channel 3 Phase Pin 22 Channel 3 ground Pin 23 Channel 2 Non phase Pin 24 Channel 1 Phase Pin 25 Channel 1 ground Rear Panel Connections AVN PA8 AVN PA8D 8 Stereo Analogue Line Inputs Outputs AES67 Display Portal D Sub DB 25 Stereo Line Input Connections The AVN PA8 and AVN PA8D have 2 female ...

Page 20: ... phase Pin 7 Channel 4 Phase Pin 8 Channel 4 ground Pin 9 Channel 3 Non phase Pin 10 Channel 2 Phase Pin 11 Channel 2 ground Pin 12 Channel 1 Non phase Pin 13 No connection Pin 14 Channel 8 Non phase Pin 15 Channel 7 Phase Pin 16 Channel 6 ground Pin 17 Channel 6 Non phase Pin 18 Channel 5 Phase Pin 19 Channel 5 ground Pin 20 Channel 4 Non phase Pin 21 Channel 3 Phase Pin 22 Channel 3 ground Pin 2...

Page 21: ...AVN PA8T AVN PA8TD 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Line Input Output Terminal Connections AES67 Portal 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Line Input Terminal Connections The AVN PA8T and AVN PA8TD have 2 female 24 pin Phoenix style terminal blocks used as analogue stereo line inputs This has the following pinout L Left R Right Block 1 Pin 1 Channel 1L ground Pin 2 Channel 1L Phase Pin 3 Channel 1L Non phase ...

Page 22: ... 7L Non phase Pin 16 Channel 7R ground Pin 17 Channel 7R Phase Pin 18 Channel 7R Non phase Pin 19 Channel 8L ground Pin 20 Channel 8L Phase Pin 21 Channel 8L Non phase Pin 22 Channel 8R ground Pin 23 Channel 8R Phase Pin 24 Channel 8R Non phase 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Line Output Terminal Connections The AVN PA8T and AVN PA8TD have 2 female 24 pin Phoenix style terminal blocks used as analogue...

Page 23: ...19 Channel 8L ground Pin 20 Channel 8L Phase Pin 21 Channel 8L Non phase Pin 22 Channel 8R ground Pin 23 Channel 8R Phase Pin 24 Channel 8R Non phase 24 Pin Phoenix Style GPIO Terminal Connection The AVN PA8T and AVN PA8TD have a single female Phoenix style terminal block this provides 10 configurable GPIO and a voltage free switching relay contact Pin 1 12VDC Pin 2 GPIO Port 1 Pin 3 GPIO Port 2 P...

Page 24: ... RJ45 used for network interfacing this is the top port and is used to access the devices embedded web server AoIP All devices in the AVN portal series have a female RJ45 used for audio transfer and network interfacing this is the bottom port and is used primarily to transfer audio across a network however it can also be used to access the devices embedded web server SFP Interface AoIP All units i...

Page 25: ...el Stereo Line Inputs Stereo Line Inputs Stereo Line Inputs Ethernet 1 Gb Female RJ45 AoIP 1Gb Female RJ45 Stereo Line Outputs Stereo Line Outputs Stereo Line Outputs Stereo Line Outputs SFP Port 12V DC Input Mains Fuse Mains AC Input GPI O Rear Panel Connections AVN PD8 AVN PD8D D Sub DB 25 Stereo Digital Inputs And Outputs The AVN PD8 and AVN PD8D have 2 female digital D Sub DB 25 inputs and out...

Page 26: ...ve low this means they are triggered when pulled down to ground GPIO configuration can be managed through the devices embedded web server AVN PD8T AVN PD8TD 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Line Input Output Terminal Connections AES67 Portal 24 Pin Phoenix Style Stereo Digital Input Terminal Connection The AVN PD8T and AVN PD8TD use female Phoenix style terminal blocks Pin 1 Channel 1 2 ground Pin 2 Ch...

Page 27: ...7 8 ground Pin 11 Channel 7 8 Phase Pin 12 Channel 7 8 Non phase Pin 13 Channel 9 10 ground Pin 14 Channel 9 10 Phase Pin 15 Channel 9 10 Non phase Pin 16 Channel 11 12 ground Pin 17 Channel 11 12 Phase Pin 18 Channel 11 12 Non phase Pin 19 Channel 13 14 ground Pin 20 Channel 13 14 Phase Pin 21 Channel 13 14 Non phase Pin 22 Channel 15 16 ground Pin 23 Channel 15 16 Phase Pin 24 Channel 15 16 Non ...

Page 28: ...e performance of the AoIP network Ethernet All devices in the AVN portal series have a female RJ45 used for network interfacing this is the top port and is used to access the devices embedded web server AoIP All devices in the AVN portal series have a female RJ45 used for audio transfer and network interfacing this is the bottom port and is used primarily to transfer audio across a network however...

Page 29: ...ne Connections Stereo Line Outputs Ethernet 1 Gb Female RJ45 AoIP 1Gb Female RJ45 Stereo Line Outputs SFP Port 12V DC Input Mains Fuse Mains AC Input GPI O Rear Panel Connections AVN PM8 AVN PM8D XLR Mic Line Inputs The AVN PM8 and AVN PM8D have 8 female XLR connections used as microphone inputs Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Microphone Phase Pin 3 Microphone Non Phase Phantom power and rear panel LEDs Phanto...

Page 30: ... Phase Pin 3 Channel 1 Non phase Pin 4 Channel 2 ground Pin 5 Channel 2 Phase Pin 6 Channel 2 Non phase Pin 7 Channel 3 ground Pin 8 Channel 3 Phase Pin 9 Channel 3 Non phase Pin 10 Channel 4 ground Pin 11 Channel 4 Phase Pin 12 Channel 4 Non phase Pin 13 Channel 5 ground Pin 14 Channel 5 Phase Pin 15 Channel 5 Non phase Pin 16 Channel 6 ground Pin 17 Channel 6 Phase Pin 18 Channel 6 Non phase Pin...

Page 31: ...Channel 5L Phase Pin 3 Channel 5L Non phase Pin 4 Channel 5R ground Pin 5 Channel 5R Phase Pin 6 Channel 5R Non phase Pin 7 Channel 6L ground Pin 8 Channel 6L Phase Pin 9 Channel 6L Non phase Pin 10 Channel 6R ground Pin 11 Channel 6R Phase Pin 12 Channel 6R Non phase Pin 13 Channel 7L ground Pin 14 Channel 7L Phase Pin 15 Channel 7L Non phase Pin 16 Channel 7R ground Pin 17 Channel 7R Phase Pin 1...

Page 32: ... web server With this setup potentially heavy network traffic on a company LAN does not affect the performance of the AoIP network Ethernet All devices in the AVN portal series have a female RJ45 used for network interfacing this is the top port and is used to access the devices embedded web server AoIP All devices in the AVN portal series have a female RJ45 used for audio transfer and network int...

Page 33: ...ted IP address will be used The active IP address for the network port can be found using a service discovery tool such as the Discovery Application which can be found on the Sonifex website http sonifex co uk technical software index shtml sfxsrvdisc or Bonjour Print Services Alternatively the user can display the IP address on the main display of the device by navigating to the Device Informatio...

Page 34: ...des a summary of the configuration of each GPIO Relay and vGPIO it also automatically reports any issues in their configuration Device Information The top part of this page shows details of the connected unit as shown This information shows the current status of the unit as well as the software versions of the various modules running on the unit When contacting Sonifex technical support it is impo...

Page 35: ...Time Protocol PTP clock as well as the configuration of the network ports as shown The network IP addresses and subnet masks shown are the actual values currently in use GPIO Assignments The GPIO Assignments web page contains three sections these sections are as follows GPIO Assignments User Button GPIO Assignments Virtual GPIO Assignments ...

Page 36: ...ut or an output or it can be disabled Inputs can activate local functions and trigger virtual GPO Outputs can be triggered by local functions virtual GPI and Ember consumers This section also shows a list of triggers assigned to the relay with the triggers that are currently active shown in bold Any errors in the configuration of the physical GPIO will be displayed in red text next to the associat...

Page 37: ...anel of the devices and their corresponding LEDs Virtual GPIO Assignments Fig 8 6 Virtual GPIO Assignments Section of GPIO Assignments Webpage This section displays information about the virtual GPIO assignments Each port can be set up as an input or output or if the port isn t used it can be disabled If a port is configured as an input the remote virtual output driving the port will also by shown...

Page 38: ...en set to dynamic the unit will attempt to acquire an IP address automatically from either a DHCP server or via auto configuration if no DHCP server is found The actual IP address will be shown on the device information page When static mode is used the IP address and subnet mask values entered will be assigned to the corresponding network port Static IP Address This is the IP address that will be...

Page 39: ...currently selected PTP profile It also allows the parameters in each profile to be edited Fig 8 7 Upper Section of PTP Profiles Web Page Active Profile There are 3 PTP profiles available Default AES67 Media and Custom This dropdown list selects which of the profiles will be active DSCP The DSCP or Differentiated Services Code Point value is used by DiffServ to control the precedence of outgoing PT...

Page 40: ...for an announce message and is a multiple of announce intervals If no announce messages are received within the timeout interval the unit will assume the role of grandmaster Sync Interval This is the rate at which the sync message is sent one per the selected time The sync and follow up messages are sent from the master to the slave to determine the difference in clock frequency This information i...

Page 41: ...ync Interval 1 sec Delay Req Interval 1 sec Peer Delay Req Interval 1 sec Priority 1 128 Priority 2 128 Domain 0 Slave Only Disabled AES67 Media Profile Delay Mechanism E2E Announce Interval 2 secs Announce Timeout 3 secs Sync Interval 1 8 sec Delay Req Interval 1 sec Peer Delay Req Interval 1 sec Priority 1 128 Priority 2 128 Domain 0 Slave Only Disabled Custom Profile Delay Mechanism E2E Announc...

Page 42: ...nel Settings section should be available on devices with a meter panel the Meter Panel Settings section should also be available The following devices have a metering panel AVN PA8D AVN PA8TD AVN PD8D AVN PD8TD AVN PM8D AVN PM8TD Fig 8 9 Image of Display Settings Webpage ...

Page 43: ... are None GPIO Input Menu Shortcut and Output Menu Shortcut None Pressing the associated user button does nothing GPIO Allows the button to be configured in the GPIO Settings webpage for example the button could be used to mute and output Input Menu Shortcut Allows the user to jump into the Input Channel menu on the OLED display which allows the user to select an input channel to be shown in full ...

Page 44: ...n be set to any value from 0 to 255 with 0 being the dimmest setting and 255 being the brightest Meter Mode This can be set to either Discrete or Continuous and changes the appearance of the meter bar of the meter display Fig 8 12 Discrete Meter Mode Image Fig 8 13 Continuous Meter Mode Image Meter Scale Many different types of scale can be selected to display alongside metering the available opti...

Page 45: ...18 to 3 VU 16 to 3 VU 18dBu 4VU 0VU Extended VU 16 to 15 VU 12 to 15 VU 18dBu 4VU 0VU Table 8 1 Normal Layout Detailed View Meter Characteristics Scale Range Without Phase Meter Scale Range with Phase Meter 0dBFS Reference Start of Amber Section Start of Red Section Dual PPM Standard VU 17 to 12 dBu 14 to 12 dBu 18dBu 0dBu 8dBu EBU PPM 17 to 12 dBu 14 to 12 dBu 18dBu 0dBu 8dBu BBC PPM 16 to 12 dBu...

Page 46: ...navailable on the inputs of the AVN PM8D and AVN PM8TD as they have mono inputs Phase metering is shown on a scale from 180 to 0 Audio Routing On this page inputs outputs AoIP streams and routing can all be configured This is done through the use of pop up windows and a routing grid Add AoIP In Stream Clicking on the button Add AoIP In Stream brings up a menu entitled Add New AoIP Input Stream the...

Page 47: ...ssary parameters SDP The SDP that was discovered for the selected stream is shown in the SDP box SDP Errors If there are any errors with the SDP then another textbox will be shown giving details of these A Buffer Delay can also be set for the selected stream this allows for smooth playback of digital streams in a high latency network the buffer delay is measured in samples with a choice of 0 96 14...

Page 48: ...ream Window In the General tab the value in the Stream Name field of the stream you have selected in the AoIP tab is displayed in the Name text field The Trim level of the stream can also be modified by using the and buttons or typing a value in the text field of the Trim section the increase or decrease in the level of the stream is measured in dB and can be any whole number from 12 to 12 If the ...

Page 49: ...eld The value in these two fields can be any whole number from 40 to 10000Hz If a filter is set up for a stream a icon will be shown next to the stream name in the grid By pressing the green Add button the stream is then added to the grid To modify the configuration of an AoIP input stream that has already been added to the grid click on the name of the AoIP input stream in the INPUTS list to brin...

Page 50: ...o Multicast is enabled within the Network web page however if Auto Multicast is not enabled an alternative Multicast address value can be entered into this field The number of channels the AoIP stream consists of can be selected from the Channels dropdown menu this can be set to either 2 4 or 8 this can be modified later if required The DSCP of the stream can be set to allow the precedence of the ...

Page 51: ...puts by pressing the downwards pointing arrow next to the inputs outputs name and an option to minimise all inputs or all outputs by pressing the inwards pointing arrows next to the inputs outputs section headers Expand When the Expand button is pressed the routing grid is maximised and all channels are displayed This will show exactly which input channels are routed to which output channels The b...

Page 52: ...onfigure Physical Input Window The last tab available is the EQ tab which allows a high pass filter and low pass filter to be applied to an input The High Pass Filter can be enabled by selecting the On checkbox This removes low frequency components from a signal The frequency of the lowest components to be allowed can be set using the and buttons or by typing in a value in the input field The Low ...

Page 53: ...ration option using the Audio Line Up dropdown menu The line up level can be set to determine the analogue audio level that is equal the 0dBFS full scale digital value This can be set to either 15 18 20 22 or 24 dBu The audio line up level will depend on the minimum and maximum audio levels that need to be provided this will vary depending on the standard used geographically AVN PM8 AVN PM8D AVN P...

Page 54: ... circuitry they contain When phantom power is enabled the icon will be coloured green The user can add from 0 to 60 dB of gain to the microphone input by pressing the and buttons or manually entering a value into the Preamp Gain input field The line up level can be set under the Audio Line Up dropdown menu This determines the analogue audio level that is equal the 0dBFS full scale digital value Th...

Page 55: ...lack cross next to the label changes to a green tick A Remove button is also available at the bottom of an edit window When pressed the AoIP input stream is removed from the grid Physical Outputs All Devices Clicking the name of a physical output located to the top of the routing grid opens a window entitled Configure Physical Output this window contains two tabs General and EQ The window opens wi...

Page 56: ...hich allows a high pass filter and low pass filter to be applied to an input The High Pass Filter can be enabled by selecting the On checkbox This removes low frequency components from a signal The frequency of the lowest components to be allowed can be set using the and buttons or by typing in a value in the input field The Low Pass Filter can be enabled by selecting the On checkbox This removes ...

Page 57: ...PD8D AVN PD8T and AVN PD8TD Fig 8 30 General Tab of Configure Physical Output Window AVN PD8 AVN PD8 devices have no extra options AVN PM8 AVN PM8D AVN PM8T and AVN PM8TD Fig 8 31 General Tab of Configure Physical Output Window AVN PM8 AVN PM8 devices also have an audio line up configuration option The line up level can be set under the Audio Line Up dropdown menu This determines the analogue audi...

Page 58: ... Configure AoIP Output this window is essentially the same as the window that opens up when Add AoIP Out Stream is pressed however a Remove button is also available at the bottom of an edit window When pressed it removes the AoIP output stream from the device AoIP Outputs Fig 8 32 Configure AoIP Output Window of Audio Routing Webpage ...

Page 59: ...49 Embedded Web Server 8 Routing Fig 8 33 Image of Routing Grid of Audio Routing Webpage ...

Page 60: ...r clicking on the box when it is this dark green colour will open up another window entitled Configure Connection If the user holds down the Ctrl key and clicks on a dark green box the routing is deleted without having to use the Configure Connection window to do so The Configure Connection window lists the connected input and output channels next to the labels Input and Output This window has one...

Page 61: ... AoIP Link Down Active when no connection is available on the lower RJ45 network interfacing port AC Power Off Active when the status of the AC port is in fault condition red AC status LED DC Power Off Active when the status of the DC port is in fault condition red DC status LED PTP Sync Lost Active when the connection to the PTP master is lost GPI n where n is from 1 to 10 Active when GPI n is ac...

Page 62: ...ected unit is shown New versions of firmware will be released as new features are added and when any bug fixes are completed Click on the software downloads link to visit the Sonifex web page If an update is available download the latest file The file will have the SWU extension To install a new firmware file click the Browse button and locate the new firmware file and then click Update Once the f...

Page 63: ...on file ensure that the Overwrite Network Settings check box is ticked Click the browse button and locate the required configuration file and then click the LOAD CONFIG button Once the file has been successfully uploaded the unit will automatically reboot to load the new configuration settings This takes approximately 25 seconds during which time a progress page will be shown If the settings of th...

Page 64: ...the value to be changed For listed options highlight the required setting and press the centre button to select Options presented in a dialog give guidance on how to change the current setting To ascend up the menu structure press either the navigation outer left button or select the option back All AVN portal series devices have the following options available in their Main Menu System Info Netwo...

Page 65: ...ic Settings IP Address Subnet Mask Back Close Back Close AoIP Port Address Mode Static Settings IP Address Subnet Mask Back Close Back Close Auto Multicast Back Close Display The Display menu area allows the screen contrast and LED brightness to be adjusted These settings correspond to the options shown on the Display Settings webpage on page 33 For a description of these items please refer to thi...

Page 66: ...a stereo pair of channels or mono channel to be selected anddisplayed full size on the input display The Output Channel sub menu displays a list of the output channels and allows a stereo pair of channels to be selected and displayed full size on the output display The Scale Selection sub menu provides a list of different scale standards selecting a standard applies that scale to the monitor panel...

Page 67: ... the available setting values are A full list of the options and values associated with each of the Ember parameters can be found in the Parameter Value Specification sub section of this handbook To read and write to the various parameters the Ember protocol can be used The screenshots in this section are obtained using the Ember Viewer tool which provides a graphical user interface GUI that can b...

Page 68: ...10 4 Options available after selection Eth0 Mode Allows the user to select between Static and Dynamic addressing modes IP Address Allows the user to enter an IP address for the device which is used when the device is in the Static addressing mode Netmask Allows the user to enter a subnet mask for the device which is used when the device is in the Static addressing mode Gateway Allows the user to e...

Page 69: ...device which is used when the device is in the Static addressing mode Gateway Allows the user to enter a gateway address for the device which is used when the device is in the Static addressing mode MAC Address This specifies the MAC address of the port Audio Routing Node Fig 10 5 Ember Audio Routing Structure Labels Node Targets A list of all the devices outputs each of these outputs can be selec...

Page 70: ...r example a physical input on the PA8 Fig 10 7 Options available on a PA8 physical input Each of these options can be selected and adjusted Connections This shows connections between input and output channels for example the following shows a connection between the left channel of the first physical input and the left channel of the first physical output Fig 10 8 Mix level option of a connection E...

Page 71: ...61 Ember Interface 10 Matrix Selecting matrix from the list bring up the following display Fig 10 9 Matrix used for routing audio ...

Page 72: ...t to are listed under the Handlers node see page 64 Output Trigger Parameter This string parameter is the function that triggers the GPIO port when it is configured as an output The values that this parameter can be set to are listed under the Triggers node see page 64 Invert Trigger Parameter When this boolean parameter is set to true the status of the GPIO when it is configured as an output is t...

Page 73: ... when the virtual GPIO when configured as an input is asserted The values that this parameter can be set to are listed under the Handlers node see page 64 Output Trigger Parameter This string parameter is the function that triggers the virtual GPIO when it is configured as an output The values that this parameter can be set to are listed under the Triggers node see page 64 Invert Trigger Parameter...

Page 74: ...ce parameter described above Parameter Value Specification This section provides a full list of the possible parameter values for the Ember interface Integer values with a prefix of 0x are in hexadecimal format Identity Read only leaves that describe the unit Product Company Serial Version Network Friendly Name String max length 23 characters Port Eth0 is upper port and Eth1 is lower port Mode Int...

Page 75: ...Trim Integer 12 Min 12 Max Mute Boolean False Off True On Line up Integer 0 15 dBu 1 18 dBu 2 20 dBu 3 22 dBu 4 24 dBu HPF Enable Boolean False Off True On HPF Frequency Integer 40 Min 10000 Max LPF Enable Boolean False Off True On LPF Frequency Integer 40 Min 10000 Max Connections T Target channel S Source channel Mix Level Integer 100 Min 10 Max Matrix Click in grid to create a connection betwee...

Page 76: ...on Example Eth Link Down for multiple triggers follow this value with a comma and another trigger leaf value from the trigger section Example Eth Link Down AoIP Link Down Active Triggers String Trigger leaf values of active triggers Example Eth Link Down for multiple triggers follow this value with a comma and another trigger leaf value from the trigger section Example Eth Link Down AoIP Link Down...

Page 77: ...r String Trigger leaf value found in trigger section Example Eth Link Down Status Boolean False Inactive input output True Active input output Handlers H and value used to perform functions on the device using GPIO Triggers T and value used to set triggers on the device when configuring GPIO vGPIO Sources vGPIO Friendly Name list of vGPIO outputs from other devices these can be used as triggers fo...

Page 78: ... 15 18 20 22 24dBu Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 2dB THD N 110dBFS 30dBFS 20Hz to 20kHz 20kHz BW Noise 110dBFS 20kHz BW Rs 200Ω Crosstalk 100dB Common Mode Rejection 70dB 1kHz Balanced Line Outputs Output Impedance 50Ω balanced 0dBFS Line Up Adjustable 15 18 20 22 24dBu Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 2dB THD N 110dBFS 30dBFS 20Hz to 20kHz 20kHz BW Noise 110dBFS 20kHz BW Rs 200Ω Connec...

Page 79: ...terminal type analogue outputs RAVENNA AoIP and a detailed customisable display Physical Specification Dimensions Raw 48 3cm W x 17 5cm D x 4 4cm H 1U 19 W x 6 9 D x 1 8 H 1U Dimensions Boxed 59cm W x 28cm D x 11cm H 23 W x 11 D x 4 3 H Weight Nett 3 0kg Gross 3 7kg Nett 6 6lbs Gross 8 1lbs Accessories AVN DC150 150W DC power supply with KPJX 4S plug AVN HA1 Analogue Headphone Amplifier AVN PD8 T ...

Page 80: ...l Specification Dimensions Raw 48 3cm W x 17 5cm D x 4 4cm H 1U 19 W x 6 9 D x 1 8 H 1U Dimensions Boxed 59cm W x 28cm D x 11cm H 23 W x 11 D x 4 3 H Weight Nett 3 0kg Gross 3 7kg Nett 6 6lbs Gross 8 1lbs Accessories AVN DC150 150W DC power supply with KPJX 4S plug AVN HA1 Analogue Headphone Amplifier AVN HD1 Digital Headphone Amplifier AVN PD8T D Inputs 2 24 Pin Phoenix style terminal blocks Digi...

Page 81: ...nels Per Stream Up to 8 Packet Time 125µs 333µs 250µs 1ms 4ms 2 Channel Streams Only Transmit Streams Up to 8 Sample Rate 48 kHz Ember Interface Connection Interface Type Provider Network Interface Ethernet port and AoIP port Port 9000 Timing Synchronisation Profile Support Default AES67 Media Custom profiles Timing Protocol PTPv2 IEEE1588 2008 Microphone Inputs Input Impedance 2 5kΩ balanced Gain...

Page 82: ...ualisation unit with analogue mic line inputs analogue outputs and RAVENNA AoIP AVN PM8D Advanced audio routing metering and equalisation unit with analogue mic line inputs analogue outputs RAVENNA AoIP and a detailed customisable display AVN PM8T Advanced audio routing metering and equalisation unit with terminal type analogue mic line inputs terminal type analogue outputs and RAVENNA AoIP AVN PM...

Page 83: ...PHB 40 46 5 Critical mainly used for RTP VOICE ADMIT 44 5 Critical uses Call Admission Control CS6 48 6 Internetwork Control CS7 56 7 Network Control Table 12 1 DSCP Names Their Corresponding IP Precedence Table 12 1 shows the corresponding IP precedence for the DSCP names used in the PTP Profiles and AoIP Stream Settings For more information on the types of DSCP name see the following documents C...

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