User's Manual
1. KIT CONTENTS
The kit contains everything you need to extend a bidirectional ADAT Lightpipe (TOSLINK) connection up to 100m
(330ft.) over Cat5 cable.
Converter Box ADX-16-S (1xTOSLINK In + 1xTOSLINK Out to Cat5 with power supply)
Converter Box ADX-16-R (1xTOSLINK In + 1xTOSLINK Out to Cat5)
AC adapter
This manual
2. USAGE
2.1. Description
The ADX-16 Kit has been designed to overcome the length limitations (5m/16 ft) of optical TOSLINK®
interconnects running ADAT Lightpipe®, S/PDIF® and other protocols, and to provide a more robust alternative
to sensitive Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) cable. Although longer optical cables are sometimes available, they do not
guarantee a reliable connection because they attenuate optical signals too much and make the proper distinction
of 0's and 1's in the digital signal difficult. A typical indication for such problems are clicks, pops and crackles
appearing in the transmitted audio signal.
The ADX-16 solves these problems by converting the optical signals to electrical ones, which can be losslessly
transmitted over up to 100 meters using ubiquitous and cheap Cat5 cable. Moreover, the ADX-16 reduces cabling
by transmitting a bidirectional signal (that is, one TOSLINK connection in either direction) together with power for
the second unit over a single Cat5 cable.
2.2. Applications
Economic digital 8x8 snake with lowest latency
Recording of 8 channels from a remote location, with master clock transmitted to the remote unit
Interconnection of ADAT enabled equipment (e.g. DAWs and digital mixers)
If analog conversion is needed at one or both ends, we recommend using 8-channel ADC/DACs (e.g.
Behringer ADA8000 or Focusrite Octopre mkII Dynamics) on the respective ends
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