Creating A Physical Dante Network - Extron electronics NetPA 502 AT User Manual

Creating a Physical Dante Network

A physical network is required to share Dante audio channels between a Dante source
device and a NetPA AT. The NetPA 502 AT and NetPA 1001-70V AT have an RJ-45
connector located on the back panel that accepts a standard network cable.
A DMP 128-based Dante network can be configured in a star or daisy chain network
topology using the four port switch and the Dante Controller in switched mode.
Star network topology places one DMP 128 C AT as the central unit, which connects
directly to up to three more units. Alternatively, a larger network switch in place of the central
DMP 128 AT, allows more than four NetPA ATs to connect in the star configuration.
NetPA 502 AT NetPA 502 AT
100-240V
100 240V 100-240V ~ --A MAX
Figure 6.
A daisy chain configuration can also be used. Each NetPA AT device can only connect to
the end of the chain.
100-240V ~ --A MAX 1 2 3 4 9 10 DMP 128 C AT 1 2 3
MIC +48V
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 11 12 5 6 7
5 6 7 8
50/60 Hz
Figure 7.
Hybrid versions combining the star and daisy chain topologies can be built, but a ring
topology, or any topology that creates a duplicate connection causes a connection failure in
Dante Controller.
NOTE: Connections between ports in either a star or daisy chain network do not need
NOTE: At the moment, Dante is not compatible with EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
NetP NetPA 502 AT NetPA 50
100-240V x.yAMAX
50-60Hz 50-60Hz
NetPA 502 AT
x.yAMAX
GAIN LINE OUT REMOTE AT 8Ω/4Ω OUTPUTS
1 2 1 2
1 2
-6 -4 -2 -6 -4 -2
-8 -8
0 0 G LINK RESET
-12 +2 +2
-20 +4 +4
- -
+6 +6
CLASS 2 WIRING
50-60Hz
DMP 128 C AT
A MAX 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 9 9 10 10 DMP 128 C AT DMP 128 C AT 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
MIC +48V
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 11 12 5 6 7 8
5 6 7 8
50/60 Hz
Star Network Topology
Star Network Topology
DMP 128 AT AXP 50 C AT #1
4 1 2
IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02
1 2 3 4 5 G 6 7 8 9 10 G POWER
1 2 3 4
12V
1.0A MAX
8 RS-232 1 2
RESET
Tx Rx G LAN
11 12 13 14 15 G 16 17 18 19 20 G EXP
Daisy Chain Network Topology
Daisy Chain Topology
to be sequential (1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4), nor do they need to be made between the
same port numbers (1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, 4 to 4).
technology. Care should be taken when using a network switch with this technology in
a Dante network.
• If using a managed switch, ensure that it supports disabling EEE on all ports that
will be used for Dante traffic.
• If using an unmanaged switch, do not use models that support the EEE function, as
it can not be disabled on these models.
• For more information on this topic, please refer to the Audinate website
www.audinate.com).
NetPA AT Series User Guide • Dante Configuration and Operation
A 502 AT 2 AT
NetPA 502 AT
8Ω/4Ω OUTPUTS 8Ω/4Ω OUTPUTS
GAIN LINE OUT NE OUT REMOTE REMOTE AT AT
1 2 2 1 1 2 2
1 2
-6 -4 -2 -6 -4 -2
-8 -8 -8 G G
0 0 LINK LINK RESET RESET
-12 -12 +2 +2
-20 -20 +4 +4
- - +6 - +6
CLASS 2 WIRING CLASS 2 WIRING
NetPA 502 AT NetP NetPA 50 A 502 AT 2 AT
100-240V x.yAMAX
GAIN LINE OUT
1 2 1 2
-4 -4
-6 -2 -6 -2
-8 0 -8 0
-12 +2 +2
-20 +4 +4
- +6 - +6
50-60Hz
1 2 3 4 5 G 6 7 8 9 10 G
1 2 3 4
RS-232
RESET
11 12 13 14 15 G 16 17 18 19 20 G Tx Rx G EXP LAN
AXP 50 C AT #2
3 4 5 1 2 3
IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02
POWER
1 2 3 4
12V
1.0A MAX
3 4 5 1 2 3
RESET
AXP 50 C AT
NetPA 502 AT
REMOTE AT 8Ω/4Ω OUTPUTS
1 2
G
LINK RESET
CLASS 2 WIRING
NetP NetPA 50 NetPA 502 AT A 502 AT
4 5 100-240V x.yAMAX
GAIN LINE OUT
IN G 01 02 IN G 01 02 1
1 2
1 2 2 3 3 4 4
-6 -4 -2 -6 -4 -2
-8 0 -8 0
4 5 -12 +2 +2
-20 +4 +4
RESET RESET - -
+6 +6
AXP 50 C AT AXP 50 C AT
50-60Hz
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2 AT
NetPA 502 AT
REMOTE AT 8Ω/4Ω OUTPUTS
2 1 2
G LINK RESET
CLASS 2 WIRING
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