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Dana

User Manual

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Copyrights DSP4YOU ltd

Dana Server

User Manual

Version 1.0

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Summary of Contents for AVB inputs

Page 1: ...Dana User Manual Page 1 of 28 Copyrights DSP4YOU ltd Dana Server User Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ranging from a BGM processor playing audio from a USB drive to a speaker processor for audio distribution Hardware 32 bit Floating point DSP Analog Sharc Flexible I O configuration in 4 slots Digital Audio Module slot for AVB USB I O card 24 bit conversion 48 KHz 96 KHz sampling rate Ethernet AVB IEEE1722 module 16 configurable GPIO 2GB on board flash storage for recovery External Internal USB dri...

Page 3: ...C Mac Linux systems 9 2 3 2 Control Network minimum requirements 9 2 4 Step by Step setup guide 9 3 System Configuration 10 3 1 Web interface overview 10 3 2 Dana Server configuration 11 3 2 1 Audio settings 11 3 2 2 AVB Configuration 16 3 2 3 GPIO programming 18 3 2 4 Preset Building 19 3 2 5 System settings 20 3 2 6 User access 22 3 3 AVB End point configuration 22 3 3 1 E line E power configura...

Page 4: ... and look for a Dana server with a blinking activity light 6 D A I Status indicates the status of the Digital Audio Interface AVB USB Illuminated when module connected to network or PC and in an operating mode 7 Power LED illuminates when AC power is applied to the unit 1 2 Rear panel description 1 IEC Power Receptacle Flush mount IEC power receptacle for connecting a compatible IEC power cable in...

Page 5: ... too much detail the three core protocols specify Timing and synchronization Bandwidth allocation through the Stream Reservation Protocol SRP Traffic shaping to ensure that low priority Ethernet traffic does not interfere with AVB traffic Engineered from the ground up for media streaming applications AVB has a definitive edge over legacy Ethernet technology in the sense that it allows bandwidth al...

Page 6: ... Link Local Addressing will automatically assign an IP address in the absence of a DHCP server Link Local Addressing is a handy feature when it comes to a direct connection to the unit without the need of using Static IP addressing on both units DHCP client Well known to most of you a network with a DHCP server most of the time part of the Router allows automatic assignment of the IP address Dana ...

Page 7: ...s required for connectivity through a network switch A crossover CAT 5 6 cable is required for direct connectivity to a PC Mac machine that doesn t support auto switching Depending on the Dana server hardware configuration two types of network ports may be provided 1x Ethernet port to be used for control over the web based user interface This port requires a simple 10 100MB connection to a network...

Page 8: ...e of digital input sample rate from 8kHz 192kHz The digital output sample rate will be synchronized to the Digital Signal Processor sampling rate AES EBU mode SPDIF mode Toslink S Cable Shield Positive cable Return cable Positive cable Return cable One toslink receiver connected to the digital audio source One toslink transmitter connected to the digital audio destination Toslink fiber cable 2 2 4...

Page 9: ...mum requirements Dana requires at the minimum a 100BaseT Ethernet network for configuration and monitoring Internet connectivity may be provided to allow remote monitoring over Internet See the port forwarding section in the configuration section for more information Dana server supports 2 modes of IP addressing Automatic with DHCP or Link Local Addressing mode Auto IP This is the default mode Sta...

Page 10: ... Configuration 3 1 Web interface overview Dana server web interface allows intuitive control without the typical learning curve of complex software With the help of Web 2 0 technology Dana server provides a real time and dynamic web interface unlike anything you ve seen before While the DSP configuration depends on the firmware version loaded in the unit the core structure of the User interface co...

Page 11: ...eams between AVB end points GPIO Section providing control of the General Purpose Input Output interface Presets Section for the programming of preset configuration of the Audio setting section DSP System settings Section for the general configuration of the Dana server e g RS232 time date IP firmware upgrade User Access Section for configuration of the user accounts 3 2 Dana Server configuration ...

Page 12: ...anels Digital AES EBU SPDIF Toslink interface configuration panels Digital Gain 60 to 24dB RMS meter Analog trim 0 to 60dB in 6dB steps Digital Mute Phantom Power 48V Polarity reversal Custom text label Output RMS meter Digital output attenuation Analog mute post DAC Analog PAD 14dB for Pro consumer output level Polarity reversal Custom output label Digital Gain 60 to 24dB RMS meter Digital Mute P...

Page 13: ...quency of the PEQ filter o Gain controls the boost or dip of the equalizer o Q Controls the number of octaves over which the filter affects the signal o Bypass Control on a per band basis whether the PEQ is enabled or not At any times during the tuning one can easily mouse over the curve to provide a real time reading of the value 3 2 1 4 Filter Control On some plug ins the DSP configuration may b...

Page 14: ...he cross point for the mixing part of the Matrix Mixer A red highlight of the active row and column guides the selection 3 2 1 6 Bandpass filter At the output of the matrix mixer a bandpass filter made up of 1 x Low pass filter and 1 x high pass filter provides all the flexibility required for multi way speaker processing applications One click toggles on off crosspoint Matrix Mode Single click to...

Page 15: ...al control settings including o Threshold 0 to 60dB in 0 1dB increments o Ratio 1 to 50 in 0 1dB increments o Gain 0 to 24dB in 0 1dB increments o Knee 1 to 60 in 0 1dB increments o Attack time 20 to 100ms in 0 1ms increments o Release time 20 to 100ms in 0 1ms increments o Bypass Bypass all compression limiting on the path 3 2 1 8 Delay The delay block provide time alignment for up to 3000ms 3s B...

Page 16: ... 6 streams in up to 6 streams out Future versions of the platform firmware will expand the specification of the platform The Dana server AVB configuration requires limited setup The following section will highlight steps involved in building deleting an AVB stream Please refer to the AVB primer for the basic terminology used through out this section 3 2 2 1 Build a Stream Click on the Configure AV...

Page 17: ...drop them to the Listener channel list as shown below Although the user interface will automatically pack up the talker channel in consecutive order on the listener side audio channels can be re arranged Using the Up Down buttons one can re organize the order of channels on the listener side as shown below Once a stream is configured simply click the Build Stream button at the center of the dialog...

Page 18: ...r stream into the garbage bin To configure a new stream with a new device simply drag the Talker Listener into the garbage bin 3 2 3 GPIO programming The GPIO tab allows for programming of the configuration of the General Purpose Input outputs GPIO The current plug in only enables the recall of a pre built preset on the trigger of a contact closure Input type Future versions of the firmware will a...

Page 19: ...er preset programming Block mode preset configuration STEP1 Select the GPIO for configuration by clicking on one of the 16 GPIO STEP2 Select the type of GPIO STEP3 Select from the drop down menu the preset to be recalled on high low state STEP4 Click Save button to finalize the configuration Click the Recall button to enable the Preset Red highlighted text indicates the last recalled preset Click ...

Page 20: ...ol a specific block Once the preset configured click the Save button to finalize the configuration 3 2 4 2 Load Edit or Delete a preset Once a preset built and configured its settings can be altered with the Load Edit feature 3 2 5 System settings 3 2 5 1 Basic settings The Basic settings tab allows configuration of Baudrate of the RS232 port 9600 38400 115200 Date Click on the calendar to set the...

Page 21: ...d replacement of an existing system Dana server is fitted with the following system backup recovery Configuration recovery allows you to browse on your PC for a binary file bin extension Once selected the file is automatically uploaded by FTP to the server Note that the configured IP address and hostname is displayed for reference If different from the current setting make sure to pay attention el...

Page 22: ...commend that you modify the user name password 3 3 AVB End point configuration Dana server not only provides a User interface for the configuration and monitoring of the Server but it also allows configuration of any device from the Dana series currently connected on the network By clicking on the device tree on the left one can access and configure any device from the Dana series The following se...

Page 23: ...urchased with a DSP plug in license Note that all AVB End point are provided on board local Digital Signal Processing meaning that the optional DSP feature can be enabled at a later time Contact our sales team for more information For more information about the configuration of the AVB end points E line Epower please consult their respective user manuals Label automatically assigned depending on t...

Page 24: ...re directed to the Dana server We recommend setting up Dana to static IP address to insure the server IP address does not change While every Router interface is different here is a typical interface for a Dana server with a local IP 192 168 121 73 Template Router configuration for Dana Server port forwarding Note that you will need the Public IP provided by your Internet provider on the Dana side ...

Page 25: ...tring to modify the status of a block with SETSTATUS In this case value can range from 1 to 3 1 mute state 2 active state 3 bypass state 4 1 2 Reply string To provide full monitoring of the structure dana server provides a comprehensive reply to each command string issued by the 3rd party control processor Two types of reply string can be summarized as follow If the command string was successfully...

Page 26: ...o 8 x channels of Audio recording 24bits 48kHz Up to 8 x channels of Audio playback 24bits 48kHz Rear panel connectors Ethernet control RJ 45 100Mbps Ethernet AVB Optional RJ 45 100Mbps RS 232 serial Female DB 9 connector for full duplex communication 16 GPIO connector for recall of preset remote trigger from Dana USB host allow for backup restore of configuration USB audio playback in loop for Ba...

Page 27: ...0 001 Impedance 10k ohms 200 ohms Phantom Power 48V 10mA ch n a Equivalent Input Noise EIN 20Hz 20kHz 48dB Rs 150Ω 125dBu n a Connector Euro style 3 pin connector Euro style 3 pin connector Description Specifications Digital input format Selectable between AES EBU SPDIF Toslink Sample Rate Converter ASRC allows digital input 8kHz 192kHz Channels 2 x channels in 2 x channels out Frequency response ...

Page 28: ...to IP address Link Local Address if not DHCP found Discovery Control Naming protocol ZeroConf based protocol allows naming self discovery and automatic status update of the devices on the network Connectors Dual RJ 45 connectors USB audio 2 0 interface for streaming of multiple audio channels to a USB PC Mac device Description Specifications Channels 8 channels in 8 channels out Frequency response...

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