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Baud Rates
All devices connected in this application need to be set to the same baud rate. Configure the 6416Y2 card’s DIP
switches before installing it in the Yamaha console; its settings cannot be accessed once the card is installed.
Set up the devices as follows:
RS‑422 Port
Baud Rate
Data Bits Stop Bits Parity
Yamaha Console
38.4 k
8
1
none
6416Y2 card
38.4 k
8
1
none
Remote Pro64 device
38.4 k
8
1
none
Setting Up
To send remote control data from a Yamaha console to a Yamaha mic preamp with Virtual Data Cables:
On the Yamaha digital console, set its RS‑422 communication settings for 38.4k baud. (See
1.
the documentation that came with your Yamaha product for additional information on
changing its control data communication parameters.)
Set the 6416Y2 card’s
2.
baud rate to 38.4k using the DIP switches on the card body. See page
36 for baud rate information.
Activate a pair of
3.
VDC Slots on the 6416Y2 card, for example, Slots 1 and 2 (an odd‑even
pair is required).
Install the 6416Y2 card in the Yamaha console.
4.
Connect a DB9 cable from the RS‑422 port on the Yamaha console (labeled “Remote”) to
5.
the RS‑422 port on the 6416Y2 card.
Connect the 6416Y2 card to another Pro64 device that has RS‑422 capability with a Cat‑5e
6.
cable (up to 400 feet, 120 meters).
On the second Pro64 device, such as the 6416dio Digital I/O Module, set its RS‑422 baud
7.
rate to 38.4k.
Connect its RS‑422 port to the first Yamaha mic preamp you want to control with a serial
8.
DB9 cable.
Connect additional Yamaha mic preamps by daisy chaining the
9.
RS‑422 connections. This
requires a special DB9 cable, as specified in the Yamaha documentation.
Power up all the devices.
10.
On the Pro64 device receiving the VDC control data, activate the same VDC Slots set up in
11.
Step 3 for the 6416Y2 card.
At this point changes to mic pre parameters can be made on the Yamaha control surface.
Consult the documentation that came with your Yamaha product for complete information on routing channels,
selecting mic preamps to control, and how to change specific parameters.
