ADX-16
3. INSTALLATION
First ADX-16 box (with power supply jack, “ADX-16-S”)
Connect the supplier AC adapter to the “Power” jack
Connect the optical output of your first device (e.g. mixing desk) to the “TOSLINK In” jack, and the optical
input to the “TOSLINK Out” jack.
Second ADX-16 box (“ADX-16-R”)
Connect the optical output of your second device (e.g. DAC/ADC) to the “TOSLINK In” jack, and the optical
input to the “TOSLINK Out” jack.
The second box does not need a separate power supply because it is powered from the first one over the
Cat5 cable.
Cat5 connection
Use up to 100m (330 ft) Cat5(e), Cat6(e) or Cat7 cable to connect the first ADX-16 box to the second one.
Note: For the ADX-16's signal transmission, the quality of the cable doesn't matter much (we use 100 meters
of the cheapest cable we were able to get for testing). However, we recommend using good quality cable if
mechanical stress is an issue.
4. SPECIFICATIONS
Parameter
Value
Maximum length of Cat5 cable
100m / 330 ft
Supported data formats
ADAT
®
(8ch@48kHz 4ch@96kHz/SMUX, 2ch@192kHz/QMUX per direction)
S/PDIF (up to 2ch@96kHz per direction)
Dolby
®
Digital 5.1 (AC-3)
DTS
®
all other formats capable of TOSLINK transmission
Note: Both directions operate independent from each other
Latency added to the link
< 1
µ
s when run over 100m
Cat5 cable pin assignment
Pin Color
Signal
1
orange/white
TX DATA +*
2
orange
TX DATA –
3
green/white
RX DATA + *
4
blue/white
+12V
5
blue
+12V
6
green
RX DATA – *
7
brown/white
GND
8
brown
GND
* TX/RX functions seen from unit with power connector, mapped to RX/TX on the other
unit.
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CAUTION:
Use the Cat5 cable ONLY to connect the ADX-16 boxes together!
NEVER connect any ADX-16 device to a computer network port, network switch or likewise!
The ADX-16 uses a proprietary protocol which is incompatible with Ethernet equipment,
and such a connection may damage both the ADX-16 and the connected device!
