RME Audio ADI-642 Specification

ADI-642
Overview
The ADI-642, an 8-channel format converter from MADI to AES and vice versa, is the latest addition to RMEs successful
MADI series. Amongst other applications, the unit can serve as ideal AES/EBU frontend for the Hammerfall DSP MADI
PCI card. Up to 192 kHz at 24-Bit are supported. Its most outstanding feature is an easy-to-use 72 x 74 routing matrix,
which can assign an individual input channel to every single output channel, allowing free con guration of all 64
MADI channels and the 8 AES channels. Additional features include:
- direct support for MADI Double and Quad Wire
- Automatic Delay Compensation when using more than one unit
- Analog stereo monitor output, up to 192 kHz
- Detailed status display for MADI and AES
- Completely remote controlable via MIDI
- Transfer of MIDI data via MADI
- SteadyClock for maximum jitter reduction and clock regeneration
The compact unit with 19" width and 1 unit height serves as format converter MADI to/from AES (Schematic View).
MADI handles 64 channels of 24-Bit audio at sampling frequencies up to 48kHz, 32 channels up to 96kHz, and 16
channels up to 192kHz. All channels are transferred across a single cable, either coaxial (BNC) or optical network
cable. In both cases, cable lengths of more than 100 meters can be achieved. The AES/EBU channels are provided via
4 XLR inputs and outputs, respectively. The ADI-642 accepts 56 channels and 64 channels as well as 96k frame at its
input, and can be set to generate those formats at its output. This way the ADI-642 even serves as perfect interface
between otherwise incompatible MADI devices.
8-channel 192 kHz MADI <> AES/EBU format converter with 72 x 74 Routing Matrix
Engineered and Made in Germany
Connectivity
1 x MADI I/O (coaxial and optical)
4 x AES/EBU I/O
1 x Stereo DA (Phones)
Com-Port I/O (RS232)
MIDI I/O
Word Clock I/O
Features
MADI Multinorm
MADI Dual I/O
MADI Quad Wire
MADI Redundancy
RME Remote
Instant Memory
MIDI over MADI
RS-232 over MADI
Intelligent Clock Control
SteadyClock
TM
SyncCheck TM
SyncAlign
TM
Multisync
cascadable
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