Vi
BLU
Link
Card
User
&
Setup
Guide
V1.1
Vi
BLU
Link
Card
User
&
Setup
Guide
The
Soundcraft®
Vi
BLU
Link
card
is
a
32
x
32
interface
between
a
Vi
series
console
and
the
Soundweb
London
digital
audio
bus,
informally
known
as
BLU
Link.
The
card
allows
connection
to
a
wide
variety
of
Harman
products
equipped
with
a
BLU
Link
interface,
such
as
BSS
London
BLU
800,
dbx®
PMC
or
Crown®
PIP
‐
BLU
interfaces
amongst
others.
BLU
Link
is
a
low
latency,
fault
tolerant
digital
audio
bus
of
256
channels
which
gives
a
distance
of
100m
between
compatible
BLU
Link
enabled
devices
using
standard
CAT5e
cabling.
To
increase
the
distance
between
devices
the
BSS
Audio
MC
‐
1
fibre
optic
media
converter
can
be
used
to
span
over
10km
(6.2
miles)
using
single
mode
fibre.
Additional
information
about
the
Soundweb
London
BLU
Link
digital
audio
bus
may
be
found
on
the
BSS
web
site
www.bssaudio.com
The
Vi
BLU
Link
card
is
available
in
two
versions,
which
differ
only
in
the
size
of
the
front
panel:
•
Local
Rack/Compact
Stagebox
expansion
slot
version
(3U
high,
single
‐
width
D21m
card)
•
Vi
Stagebox
version
(6U
high,
single
‐
width
stagebox
slot)
Both
versions
of
the
card
are
shipped
with
a
short
Wordclock
sync
cable
(9
‐
pin
D
to
BNC)
for
connection
to
the
console's
Wordclock
input
when
the
console
has
to
sync
to
the
BLU
link
network
(In
the
case
of
a
card
installed
in
a
stagebox,
an
extension
BNC
cable
may
be
required,
depending
on
relative
location
of
local
rack
and
stagebox).
