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iAM-MIX

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iAM-MIX-8

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iAM-MIX-8-DA

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iAM-MIX-8-SDA

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iAM-MIX-8-MADI

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iAM-MIX-16

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iAM-MIX-16-DA

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iAM-MIX-16-SDA

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iAM-MIX-16-MADI

1RU, 8/16 of 64 Channel, Multi-Source Mixing

Audio Monitor

User Guide

Software Release: V1.1

Part Number 821807, Revision C

Summary of Contents for iAM-MIX-16-DA

Page 1: ... iAM MIX 8 DA iAM MIX 8 SDA iAM MIX 8 MADI iAM MIX 16 iAM MIX 16 DA iAM MIX 16 SDA iAM MIX 16 MADI 1RU 8 16 of 64 Channel Multi Source Mixing Audio Monitor User Guide Software Release V1 1 Part Number 821807 Revision C ...

Page 2: ...logies Inc makes no warranty or representation either express or implied with respect to software documentation their quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Wohler Technologies Inc be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the hardware software or its documentation even if advised of the ...

Page 3: ...e 7 Power 7 Compliance 8 FCC 8 ICES 003 8 CHAPTER 2 Local Operation 9 Startup 9 Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 11 Channel Displays 14 Preset Config Menu 14 Preset Selection 15 Current Version 15 Current IP Address 15 Reset IP Address 15 Loading Presets from Another iAM MIX 16 Setting DHCP or a Static IP Address 16 CHAPTER 3 Technical Info 17 Web Browser Control Device 20 First Time IP Assignments 20 Pee...

Page 4: ...tware on Networked iAM MIXs 36 APPENDIX B Dante Network Setup 38 Introduction 38 What is in the iAM MIX for Dante 39 Dante Device Setup 40 Dante Clock Selection 41 Channel Names 42 AES67 43 Device Lock 44 Dante Firmware Upgrades 45 APPENDIX C Ravenna Network Setup 46 Introduction 46 What is in the iAM AUDIO for Ravenna 46 RAVENNA compatible talker listener 46 AVB Ethernet features 46 BACH Controll...

Page 5: ...e moderately priced and simple to operate Its setup configuration can easily be copied to other iAM MIX units Setups are created with a web browser over a network connection Each iAM MIX can be configured with a number of Presets Nothing about the configurations of those predefined setups can be changed from the front panel This prevents less experienced or hurried operators from making accidental...

Page 6: ... The equipment has been dropped Safety Symbols Mounting The unit is designed for a standard 19 rack Install it at ear eye level for best high frequency response and visual observation of the display screens Please adhere to the following clearances Table 1 1 Clearance Recommendations Clearance Surface 24 Front 3 Rear 2 Sides 1 75 Top and Bottom if either radiates heat 0 Top and Bottom if no heat W...

Page 7: ...portable applications The weight of internal components is distributed fairly evenly around the unit Electrical Interference Be careful to avoid mismatched cable types and other similar causes of undesired reflections in digital signal systems If severe enough such reflections can result in corruption of the digital data stream As with any audio equipment maximum immunity from electrical interfere...

Page 8: ...ent generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense ICES 003 This Class A digital appara...

Page 9: ...is shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 1 iAM MIX 8 Front Panel Figure 2 2 iAM MIX 16 Front Panel functions or individual items within a control strip group The audio mixer terminology of strips is used in this manual when referring Important The number 1 8 or 1 16 above the channel control strips does not indicate any particular source channel number or arrangement Strip numbers only serve as references ...

Page 10: ...ntrol on the iAM MIX 8 the iAM MIX 16 incorporates a control that can be set up to be either a Master Volume control or a 16th Channel Volume Mute control The 16th Channel Control is scheduled for release in the near future Pressing a Master Volume control alternately mutes or unmutes the entire mix 5 Control Strips and Level Meters These miniature displays identify each Channel Volume Mute contro...

Page 11: ... LAN or to a PC to let you customize the iAM MIX configuration It will also allow you to copy system configurations from one iAM MIX to another It can also be used to update the iAM MIX software and firmware 4 AoIP This Ethernet port can accept either a Dante or a Ravenna Audio Important The monitor and power adapter have been tested as a combined apparatus to verify compliance with applicable saf...

Page 12: ...icenses 7 Dolby Metadata This RJ 45 jack transmits metadata from the selected Dolby bitstream in RS 485 serial data protocol 8 AES Out By default the BNC AES 1 jack outputs the same mixed audio as the XLR analog outputs as heard from speakers or headphones but as an AES3id pair Other options may be set in the iAM MIX Web GUI AES 2 4 jacks are reserved for possible future implementation 9 AES In Th...

Page 13: ...ut Connections 12 Analog Outputs These male XLR connectors provide two balanced analog outputs Left and Right The source of these signals is the mix of audio as monitored by the internal speakers Figure 2 5 Analog XLR Output Connections ...

Page 14: ...a white background with black labels and meters 3 Strip Labels Two lines of text can be used to identify the audio source by name channel number or other information a Five or six upper case letters or numbers will typically fit on each line Since text character widths vary the exact number of characters displayed can vary The right edge may get cut off if very wide characters are entered b Lower ...

Page 15: ...o the name of the Preset you choose It will take approximately 3 seconds to recall the Preset and then the Channel Strip will return to its normal indications Current Version Pressing VERSION AND SN shows the software revision and serial number Press EXIT MENU to return to normal monitor operation when you are finished reading this information Current IP Address Pressing SHOW IP ADDR displays the ...

Page 16: ...prompts that will appear on the display Press RD USB NO or EXIT MENU to cancel and return to normal monitor operation Setting DHCP or a Static IP Address Pressing SET IP METHOD proceeds to a menu where you can choose whether the iAM MIX will use a dynamic DHCP or a static IP address Press either SET DHCP or SET STATIC If you are not sure which to choose consult with your IT specialist To exit with...

Page 17: ...i Mode Fiber 1 SI Optical SC Connector 1300nm Single Mode Fiber 1 SI Optical SC Connector 1310nm MADI Inputs Outputs 1 MADI BNC Standard Coax I O Optional SFP Transceiver Multi Mode Fiber 1 MADI Optical SC Connector 1300nm Single Mode Fiber 1 MADI Optical SC Connector 1310nm Analog Inputs Outputs 8 Balanced Analog Inputs on DB 25 are standard with every unit 2 Balanced Analog Outputs of monitored ...

Page 18: ...d 24dBu max Analog Output Frequency Response 40 Hz to 20 kHz 1dB Analog Output Distortion 0 01 THD N Analog Output Dynamic Range 100 dB Analog Output Reference Level 20 dBFS 4 1 0 dBu Internal Speakers Stereo 40mm Full Range Peak Acoustic Output 90dBA SPL 2 feet Power Output 4 Watts RMS 8 Watts peak each side Acoustic Frequency Response 150 Hz to 16 kHz 5 dB Headphone Out Stereo 40 Hz to 20 kHz 1d...

Page 19: ...Page 19 Figure 3 1 iAM MIX Block Diagram ...

Page 20: ...heir smaller screen size that will require more scrolling The Chrome web browser is recommended for speed and compatibility First Time IP Assignments The iAM MIX can operate with a static fixed or dynamic DHCP IPv4 address The address will be 172 27 2 2 when received from the factory or when switched from DHCP to static addressing mode There are two basic types of connections that may be used to c...

Page 21: ...mpatible with the address assignments for that particular network Immediately after the host setup is complete change the iAM MIX s address Make the corresponding address mask and gateway changes in the iAM MIX Network Setup page Refer to the Network Setup section of this chapter and Figure 4 11 Otherwise set the iAM MIX to DHCP address mode by checking the box for Use DHCP in Network Setup and ha...

Page 22: ...ray backgrounds The top row shows which sources are used in the Preset The middle row shows which channel numbers are assigned to each control strip Colors in the bottom row indicate green for active or red for muted states No changes can be made on this screen Click View Details on the selected Preset or click on Configuration Presets Management in the left navigation pane to make Preset changes ...

Page 23: ...n with a password is required to make any changes When logging in is required to make a change the page shown in Figure 4 4 will appear Alternatively login can be done at any time by clicking on Administrative Account selection in the upper right portion of the browser page and clicking Log In Figure 4 4 Administrative Account Log In By default the User Name is admin By default the Password is adm...

Page 24: ...annel Naming Each channel can be assigned a name in the configuration database There is a separate set of names for each input type selected by the upper row check boxes The default names labels can be changed by normal cursor text entry operations in your browser and device These names will be automatically assigned to the channel strip label fields in a Preset when selected Channel names will ap...

Page 25: ...since the monitor can be left set to that Preset The Configuration page is where the setup can be made in virtually any arrangement Clicking through from the Dashboard screen will present that Preset for configuration Select other Presets for editing by clicking on the Recall Configuration box Figure 4 6 Configuration There are several settings available for each channel 1 If BNC and Optical sourc...

Page 26: ...r that mute unmute is controlled by the front panel operator 7 Label 1 shows what will be displayed on the upper line of the channel strip like a scribble strip on a mixing board Label 2 is for the lower line displayed Both labels will be automatically retrieved from the Channel Naming page when first selected here Those names can be changed for this Preset without affecting the Channel Naming lab...

Page 27: ...Page 27 Configuration Named Presets Change Preset names on this page Click Save to store the new name s Figure 4 7 Save Preset ...

Page 28: ...dditional option licenses Figure 4 8 System Setup The example above shows an iAM MIX 8 with several sources installed and the license keys displayed for reference Licenses without keys will not have the box checked Click on an unchecked box to allow entry of the license key provided by Wohler Customer Service Once entered saved and accepted the new license is available for use ...

Page 29: ...ork for Wohler iAM monitors installed on the network Other devices can have their network settings reconfigured by clicking the Edit pencil icon Information about the Updates tab is in Installing Software on Networked iAM MIXs Figure 4 9 Active Device Discovery ...

Page 30: ...ss Leading zeroes are not required 3 IP Mask This should usually be 255 255 255 0 unless your network can work across multiple subnets 4 Gateway Address This should usually be the same domain and subnet address numbers as the IP Address but with the last octet being 1 5 DNS nameserver A default value is shown for reference only DNS is not normally required for basic static IP network configuration...

Page 31: ...he following steps 1 Click the Export Presets button on the Database Management Database Export Import page 2 Insert a flash drive in the front panel USB jack on the iAM MIX you want to back up 3 Click the blue reload page link at the bottom of the page The Preset data will be written onto the Flash Drive Do not withdraw the Flash Drive before all of the data is written to it These instructions ar...

Page 32: ... Import page 2 Insert a flash drive in the front panel USB jack on the iAM MIX you want to recover Preset data from 3 Click the blue reload page link at the bottom of the page The list of Preset databases that are contained on the Flash Drive will appear on the screen 4 Select a Preset database from the list The Preset data you selected will be copied into the iAM MIX Do not withdraw the Flash Dri...

Page 33: ... itself not to a separate USB or network file Multiple database copies may be created until a limit is reached at which point existing copies must be deleted before a new one can be created Figure 4 13 Save Restore Database An automated database copy will be created whenever you import presets from a new unit in order to enable recovery from a failure Use Save when you have made modifications to t...

Page 34: ...vers Software or contact Wohler Customer Support for more information Unzip and copy the update file s from your computer to the root directory not inside a folder of a USB flash drive It must be FAT32 file type and does not need to be empty Both local and network update methods require that a USB flash drive with Wohler Update Package s installed on it be inserted into the front panel USB jack Im...

Page 35: ...ate package s into the front panel USB jack Refer to the Download the Software section of this chapter for the specifics of download and file transfer to the USB flash drive 2 A list of update file packages present on the USB drive will appear in the Description field area shown in Figure A 1 along with software Version number s Click on the one you want to use If the USB flash drive does not cont...

Page 36: ... operation of the iAM MIX Web GUI Installing Software on Networked iAM MIXs This page will scan the network for Wohler iAM monitors installed on the network and allow firmware updates of compatible and accessible iAM MIX units An iAM must be of the same type For example an iAM MIX cannot be updated by an iAM AUDIO update An iAM MIX must be on the same IP subnet to be updated Figure A 2 Active Devi...

Page 37: ...he networked iAM MIX that you wish to update 3 Click the Scan Network selection 4 Select the iAM MIX to be updated from the list shown Refer to the Scan Network Discovery section of Chapter 4 and to Figure 4 9 5 Click the Updates tab 6 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen Do not remove power to the iAM MIX or remove the USB drive during the installation process 7 The update is complet...

Page 38: ...selections are made by choosing Input Type AoIP in the Configuration Configure Presets page regardless of which AoIP option is installed The iAM MIX is set up at the Wohler factory to be used as a slave rather than a master within the Dante network Other devices or software such as a Dante Controller are expected to be responsible for most device configurations and all audio routing Figure B 1 Net...

Page 39: ...is possible to Manually Configure an IP Address from the network this is not a recommended Dante practice and should not be done Figure B 2 Device View Up to sixteen of the 64 AoIP receive channels can be monitored at once in the iAM MIX The sixteen iAM MIX input channels selected by Presets are transmitted to the Dante network The iAM MIX Dante AoIP is configured by the iAM MIX to receive up to 6...

Page 40: ...ddress as shown in Figure B 3 This name can be changed by the Dante Controller to appear that way on the network but that will not change the iAM MIX s unit name appearing on GUI pages and iAM MIX remote metering or discovery pages Figure B 3 iAM MIX Name Initial setup operators may want to manually change the iAM MIX unit Name in the System Setup page to match the reassigned Dante Device Name for...

Page 41: ... GPS or media reference video genlock or audio word clock based So it is generally not the best candidate to be the PTP Master Clock commonly called the grandfather clock for the network It can be set as the preferred master if no better clock source exists Refer to Figure B 5 The iAM MIX Brooklyn Dante card will serve as a temporary fallback clock source if preferred masters are interrupted It fu...

Page 42: ... desired but iAM MIX channel selections will remain as the original default numbers unless changed in the Channel Naming AoIP page Note these iAM MIX internal channel names are not passed to the Dante network for discovery purposes and are internal to the iAM MIX It is recommended for best operator understanding and system administrator reference that channel name changes made over the Dante netwo...

Page 43: ...Device View AES67 Config menu enables disables AES67 Figure B 6 AES67 Enable Disable Further Dante AES67 discovery and operational protocol requires manual assignments for static multicast transmit and receive IP addresses per Dante protocols for discovery and IGMP network operation Destination addresses in range 239 nnn 0 0 239 nnn 255 255 port 5004 o nnn can be configured using the Dante Control...

Page 44: ... the File menu Create Multicast Flows window shown in Figure B 8 Figure B 8 Multicast Device Lock Audinate recently added a feature whereby a remote controller can send a command to lock Dante network devices configurations The iAM MIX does not implement the Device Lock command at this time ...

Page 45: ...te code release Therefore it is strongly recommended that iAM MIX and Dante software firmware be updated at the same time to ensure compatibility and support of the latest features Use the Audinate Dante Firmware Update Manager Windows or OS X application to update the Dante firmware over the Dante network Follow the application s installation and usage guide plus any applicable technical notes av...

Page 46: ... listener 1 RFC 3551 RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences a L16 16 bit linear format defined in RFC 3551 clause 4 5 11 b L24 24 bit linear format defined in RFC 3190 clause 4 c AM824 24 bit Audio as defined in IEC61883 6 d Multicast and unicast session support e 48 kHz and 96 kHz audio sampling rates f 1 to 8 audio channels per stream g Up to 256 streams 2 Media clock support a 48 kHz and 9...

Page 47: ...ovides a interface to The BACH board includes a Graphical User Interface to review and manage the Bach board It provides an interface to 1 Manage connections with ease a Display discovered devices and streams b Connect streams from network to local destinations c Start stop and monitor stream health status 2 Enable local BACH device configuration status reporting Examples include a Receive buffer ...

Page 48: ...o different pages within the Bach Controller GUI to review or perform various functions The Home page can be accessed by entering the 172 27 2 30 IP address It gives a device overview and stream status Figure C 1 BACH Controller Home Page ...

Page 49: ...r channels for devices on the network The highlighted green square indicates a routing connection between a source or talker left and a destination or listener bottom The Web GUI will allow selection of channels to monitor from among the listeners bottom Figure C 2 BACH Controller Patch Panel ...

Page 50: ...Page 50 Controller Cloud The Cloud page shows any Ravenna devices on the given network including any Wohler devices with the Ravenna option installed Figure C 3 BACH Controller Cloud Page ...

Page 51: ...Page 51 Source Streams The Source provides in depth information on source streams that are transmitting sourcing Ravenna signals from devices on the network Figure C 4 BACH Controller Source Stream ...

Page 52: ...he Destination page provides in depth information on your destination devices that are receiving Ravenna signals on the network Clicking the Advanced button provides additional options Figure C 5 BACH Controller Stream Destinations ...

Page 53: ...e 53 Sync The Sync page allows you to program parameters relating to Precision Time Protocol PTP based time synchronization of network clocks of your BACH AES67 devices Figure C 6 BACH Controller Sync Page ...

Page 54: ...iguration Device Management The Config page allows operations such as modifying the IP address Packet time Rebooting etc Configure the Packet Time either as 1ms or 250us Figure C 7 BACH Controller Device Management ...

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