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  • Page 1 EDGE e T w o r k n T e r fa c e echnical anual 600 Industrial Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562 ( tel 252-638-7000 / fax 252-637-1285)
  • Page 2 EDGE e T w o r k n T e r fa c e echnical anual Wheatstone Corporation January 2016...
  • Page 3 Wheatstone EDGE Network Interface ©2016 Wheatstone Corporation 600 Industrial Drive New Bern, North Carolina 28562 tel 252-638-7000 / fax 252-637-1285...
  • Page 4 The WheatNet-IP Naviga- tor is a computer program that provides a GUI. EDGE Network / Jan 2016...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Logic 1-6 - RJ-45 ....................1-11 Logic 7-12 - RJ-45 ....................1-12 Network Connection ....................1-12 Ethernet - RJ-45 .....................1-12 Typical Straight-Through Cable .................1-12 Typical Crossover Cable ....................1-13 EDGE Network Interface - Input/Output Pinouts Drawing ..1-14 page Contents – 1 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...
  • Page 6 C O N T E N T S Chapter 2 - EDGE Front Panel Operation Adding EDGE to the Peripheral Devices Tab ......2-2 Front Panel Controls ..............2-3 OLED Display ................. 2-3 EDGE Front Panel Configuration ..........2-4 Front Panel Menu Diagram ..................2-6 Installation and Overview .............
  • Page 7 Logic 1-6 - RJ-45 ....................1-11 Logic 7-12 - RJ-45 ....................1-12 Network Connection ....................1-12 Ethernet - RJ-45 .....................1-12 Typical Straight-Through Cable .................1-12 Typical Crossover Cable ....................1-13 EDGE Network Interface - Input/Output Pinouts Drawing ..1-14 page 1 - 1 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    General Information Introduction The Network Edge was created to support use of low cost IP radios for WheatNet‑IP audio links. So why are some IP radios cheap and others very expensive? A full duplex radio used historically for STL links has the ability to transmit data simultaneously in both ­...

  • Page 9: Edge Installation Options

    The EDGE alleviates this random latency problem by adding a buffering mechanism between the radio and the network. The EDGE can be located at either end of the link, but the way it operates with WheatNet‑IP depends which end it is located on. For both cases, the internal hardware of EDGE remains mostly the same.

  • Page 10: Edge Installed At The Transmitter Side

    For­ a­ “TX-Edge”­ IP-STL­ application,­ an­ IP­ radio­ is­ connected­ to­ the­WheatNet-IP­ Ethernet­network­on­the­Studio­side­and­the­EDGE­is­then­located­at­the­transmitter­(TX)­ end. The EDGE connects to another Ethernet switch along with the IP radio. A BLADE, co‑located at the transmitter site is not required, but can provide valuable resources and functionality­(silence­detection,­mixing,­audio­clip­player,­etc.).­...

  • Page 11: Edge Delay Controls

    DELAY control that may be adjusted using the EDGE GUI. Return Path Audio In both cases, installation of an Edge at the Studio or Transmitter site, there are means to bring a return audio feed from the Transmitter back to the Studio.

  • Page 12: Routing Rules

    •­ Transmitter EDGE Model •­ EDGE­PLL­MODE­is­set­to­REMOTE. Routing Rules The EDGE was designed as a versatile buffer interface which leverages the core strengths­of­the­WheatNet-IP­and­Navigator­routing­matrix.­While­all­EDGE­I/O­buffers­ and hardware interfaces appear as signals in Navigator, not all available routing path combinations are valid. The following rules apply when routing EDGE signals in Navigator: •­...

  • Page 13: Rack Mounting

    The EDGE is designed to be mounted in an industry standard 19" equipment rack, and requires one rack unit (1.75 inches) of vertical space. The EDGE has a depth of 9-1/2" behind the rack rails (including chassis connectors). An additional five inches of space is required for wiring cables to pass through.

  • Page 14: Edge Hardware Features

    The front panel display, button, and knob quickly and easily allow you to set up and configure each EDGE. Pressing the button takes you to the main menu, or backs out to the previous display. Rotation of the knob navigates up and down a menu when there is a list, or scrolls through options in a submenu once one has been selected.

  • Page 15: Cat6 Wiring

    Gigabit switch. It’s all in the numbers. It is important that the Ethernet network be properly set up in order for the EDGE to successfully join in with the rest of the WheatNet-IP system.

  • Page 16: I/O Connections

    • Digital AES3 compliant left/right audio with sample rate of 44.1kHz or 48kHz; • WheatNet-IP via 100BaseT Ethernet connection to a WheatNet-IP audio network. The EDGE is fed from a combination of analog inputs via four XLR or two RJ 45 connectors and digital inputs via two RJ‑45 connectors.

  • Page 17: Audio Outputs

    RJ‑45 D4 Pin 1 – HI Output (AES) 4 RJ‑45 D4 Pin 2 – LO Logic Ports The EDGE has two LOGIC 1‑6 and 7‑12 RJ‑45 connectors that provide 12 Universal logic ports. LOGIC 1 - 6 - RJ-45 RJ‑45 Pin 1 – Digital Ground RJ-45 Pin 2 –...

  • Page 18: Network Connection

    RJ-45 Pin 8 – +5V Digital Network Connection The EDGE can connect to a network or PC/laptop over Wired Ethernet via the 100Base‑T Ethernet port on the rear panel. This port is completely independent and Auto-MDIX, allowing it to support straight-through and crossover cables in any combination.

  • Page 19: Typical Crossover Cable

    White/Green TXD - RXD - Orange Green RXD + TXD + White/Green White/Orange RJ-45 RJ-45 Plug Blue Blue Plug White/Blue White/Blue RXD - TXD - Green Orange White/Brown White/Brown Brown Brown page 1 - 13 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...

  • Page 20: Edge Network Interface - Input/Output Pinouts Drawing

    PIN 3 - INPUT 2 RT LO A2 RJ-45 D4 RJ-45 OUTPUT 4 (AES) HI OUTPUT 2 HI OUTPUT 2 LO OUTPUT 4 (AES) LO EDGE Network Interface - Input/Output Pinouts page 1 - 14 EDGE Network / Jan 2015...
  • Page 21 E D G E F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N EDGE Front Panel Operation Chapter Contents Adding EDGE to the Peripheral Devices Tab ......2-2 Front Panel Controls ..............2-3 OLED Display ................. 2-3 EDGE Front Panel Configuration ..........

  • Page 22: Adding Edge To The Peripheral Devices Tab

    You will need to know the IP address of the EDGE being added, so you will want to find that out or set it as desired before you start. See the section below on the EDGE Menu for details on checking and setting the IP address.

  • Page 23: Front Panel Controls

    E D G E F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N The System Crosspoint screen will now include the EDGE’s connections. Front Panel Controls There are two front panel controls that you will use whenever you need to do any con‑...

  • Page 24: Oled Display

    On the left of the bottom line RJ‑45 connector icon will show green and have moving dots next to it if the EDGE is connected to the network. If it is not con‑ nected the RJ‑45 icon will show red and there will be no dots.
  • Page 25 IP address, Net Mask, and Gateway settings configured according to the rules of the system it is joining. Since all devices in WheatNet-IP system must be on the same subnet, you will need to configure the EDGE to be compatible with the existing system.

  • Page 26: Front Panel Menu Diagram

    E D G E F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N Front Panel Menu Diagram page 2 – 6 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...
  • Page 27 E D G E G U I EDGE GUI Chapter Contents Installation and Overview ............. 3-2 Adding EDGE To The Devices Panel ........... 3-3 System Info Pane ................3-4 Device Properties ................3-6 Blades Tab .........................3-6 Miscellaneous Tab ......................3-6 3rd Party Signal Name Prefix .................3-6 PLL .........................3-7...

  • Page 28: Installation And Overview

    GUI has been configured to communicate with. Click Add... to add a device to the list, Edit... to change the name of an EDGE or give the GUI a different IP address to talk to it on, or Remove to delete the device currently highlighted in the list. To the right of these buttons is the Online check box, which is used to toggle the GUI connection to the highlighted device between online (checked) and offline (not checked).

  • Page 29: Adding Edge To The Devices Panel

    Adding EDGE To The Devices Panel We need to add the EDGE as a device before we can work with Wheatnet Edge Setup GUI. Click the Add... button along the bottom of the Devices panel to bring up the Add...

  • Page 30: System Info Pane

    E D G E G U I System Info Pane Let’s turn our attention now to the System Info pane. The first time you start up the Wheatnet Edge Setup GUI this area will be blank. So let’s get it to fill in.
  • Page 31 It is important to note that Blade Picker function will use the last scan information you saved. If you have changed configuration in regard to Blades present since last saving the scan information you should rescan and resave. page 3 – 5 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...

  • Page 32: Device Properties

    3rd Party Signal Name Prefix The EDGE has a four‑character device name. The default name is EDGE. The EDGE uses the WheatNet‑IP 3rd Party interface to define signals for handling audio between the EDGE and the WheatNet‑IP system. The names of these...

  • Page 33: Pll

    The allowed values range from 0 to 45 minutes. Receive Sequence Errors The EDGE is monitoring the RTP sequence number field of the stream and incrementing counters for each stream when a sequence error is detected. When the IP radio is dropping packets these counters will respectively increment.

  • Page 34: Visibilities Tab

    NOTE: If you have not done the system scan you will not see all the sources that are available to the EDGE. Scroll up and down the Channel list, check or uncheck signals as desired for that channel, and click the Apply button to save the visibility options.

  • Page 35: Delay Control Tab

    The buffer must first go empty in order to reset and then refill to new delay setting. This can be done by simply breaking and re‑making the connection in Navigator. Stream Meters Tab Displays meters of the streaming audio. page 3 – 9 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...
  • Page 36 Please note that any gain modifications you make to a signal will affect the level of that signal everywhere in the system it appears. page 3 – 10 EDGE Network / Jan 2016...

  • Page 37: Edge Gui Menu

    • Exit – Used to exit the EDGE GUI. View The View menu is used to show or hide certain sections of the Wheatnet Edge Setup GUI or to change the GUI appearance: • Devices – Used to show or hide the Devices section.

  • Page 38: Hardware

    E D G E G U I When you first start the Wheatnet Edge Setup GUI there will be no information show‑ ing in the System Info section. Assuming that you are connected to a working system, you can get this section to fill by selecting WheatNet-IP System>System Scan... from the GUI menu.

  • Page 39: Help

    • Update... – Used to change the software version of the currently connected EDGE. • Reboot... – Used to reboot the currently connected EDGE – this is used primarily after doing a software update – a confirm dialog allows you to change your mind.

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