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Summary of Contents for Appsys ProAudio ADX-32B
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1. DEVICE OVERVIEW..............................4 1.1. Front panel................................. 4 1.2. Rear panel................................4 2. TYPICAL APPLICATION.............................. 5 2.1. Digital snake (32 channels) with ADX-32B......................5 3. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES............................ 6 3.1. Cat5 connections............................... 6 4. INTRODUCTION................................. 6 4.1. Features................................6 4.2. -
Page 3: Device Overview
1. DEVICE OVERVIEW 1.1. Front panel Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 2 Appsys ProAudio ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 32/64-ch ADAT® Multicore Extender 1 (A/ B) 1 (A/ B) with MIDI and wordclock 2 (A+B) 2 (A+B) Made in Switzerland www.appsys.ch Power... -
Page 4: Typical Application
User's Manual 2. TYPICAL APPLICATION 2.1. Digital snake (32 channels) with ADX-32B The diagram below shows a typical application of the ADX devices: One Cat5 cable is used for both the transmission of 24 channels from the stage to the mix console, and 8 channels in the opposite direction. All 32 channels are also fed into a monitor console and into a multi-track recorder. -
Page 5: Important Safety Notes
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 3. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES 3.1. Cat5 connections Use the Cat5 cable ONLY between ADX devices. NEVER connect an ADAT Multicore Extender to any Ethernet networking device (PC, Switch, other network equipment)! The ADX device and/or the networking device may be DAMAGED! 4. -
Page 6: Available Models
The system is designed with maximum flexibility in mind: The direction of data transmission can be selected individually for each ADAT connection. Thus, the ADX-32B can be operated in 32/0, 24/8, 16/16, 8/24 or 0/32 TX/RX channel configuration, and the ADX-64B-PRO can be configured to 64/0, 56/8, 48/16 etc. to 0/64 of TX/RX channels. -
Page 7: Front Panel
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 5. IMPORTANT SETUP NOTES 6. FRONT PANEL 6.1. Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 1 1 (A/ B) 2 (A+B) Power ADAT Clock Termination Connection 1 for Cat5 cable (ADAT signals 1-4 and MIDI1 data) LEDs 1-4 show the current status of the channels 1-4. -
Page 8: Cat5 Connection 2 (Adx-64B-Pro Only)
User's Manual The switch “Termination” must be set depending on the the number of cables plugged in: 1 cable = “ON”, 2 cables = “OFF”. If you use only two devices (point-to-point connection), the termination must always remain switched on. Wrong termination settings are, depending on the cable length, not always immediately noticeable and the system appears to function properly. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 7. REAR PANEL 7.1. POWER Connections Connect the supplied DC adapter(s) here. The input „SECONDARY POWER“ is only available in the ADX-64B-PRO and allows you to connect a second (redundant) power supply. Both power supplies work independently, and if one of them fails, the other one takes over. -
Page 10: Adat 1-4
User's Manual 7.3. ADAT 5-8 (ADX-64B-PRO only) Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 2 MIDI2 1 2 3 4 5 6 OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU The transmission direction (TX or RX) for channels 5-8 must be set using the DIP switches 1-4 (see 6.2. -
Page 11: Wordclock
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 7.6.Wordclock WORDCLOCK IN/OUT The wordclock jack can be operated in two modes, which can be set with DIP switch #6: OUTPUT: In this mode, the ADX derives its clock signal from the signal on ADAT1. The extracted wordclock ... -
Page 12: Device Synchronization
User's Manual 8. DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION 8.1. General concept For all signal sources and sinks within a digital audio system, it is required to share a common clock. This ensures that data processing on all channels and on all devices happens at exactly the same rate. Otherwise, the individual clocks would drift apart with time, causing the number of samples generated by one device to differ from the number of samples expected by another –... -
Page 13: Cable Recommendations
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 9. CABLE RECOMMENDATIONS 9.1. Cat5 cable Cable Quality Cat5 cabling is commonly used, cheap, with a huge selection on the market to choose from. With the ADX devices, any cable that meets Cat5 or higher (e.g. Cat5e, Cat6, Cat7) can be used. A higher “Cat” number cable has no electrical advantage over a basic Cat5 type, because the parameters where the higher graded one performs better are only important for much faster systems, like Ethernet applications. -
Page 14: Digital Signal Quality
User's Manual 10. DIGITAL SIGNAL QUALITY 10.1. Latency Latency has – in contrast to traditional analog systems – always been a topic in digital audio technology. High latency can lead to unwanted effects, such as phasing, hall, echo etc. and can seriously affect audio performance. By design, other digital snake solutions (e.g. -
Page 15: Example Applications
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 11. EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS 11.1. Digital 24/8 multicore (unused) (unused) ADC / DAC ADC / DAC ADC / DAC ADC / DAC ADC / DAC ADC / DAC (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) MIDI e.g. -
Page 16: Digital 48/16 Multicore With Monitoring And Recording Splits
User's Manual 11.2. Digital 48/16 multicore with monitoring and recording splits... -
Page 17: Settings Overview
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 12. SETTINGS OVERVIEW Switch location Label Function (upper position) (lower position) Front panel Termination Cat5 cable One cable connected to Two cables connected to “Cat5 Conn.1” termination “Cat5 Connection 1” “Cat5 Connection 1” Front panel Termination Cat5 cable... -
Page 18: Specifications
User's Manual 13. SPECIFICATIONS Parameter ADX-32B ADX-64B-PRO Number of ADAT connections 4 (32) 8 (64) (audio channels) Number of MIDI connections 2 (=1 bi-directional) 4 (=2 bi-directional) Standard BNC connector Configured as input: “H”-level: 1.6 V “L”-level: 1.1V... - Page 19 ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO Operation: 32°F...140°F (0°C...+60°C) Temperature range Storage: 14°F...140°F (-10°C...+60°C) 19“ rack 1HE Dimensions 60 mm in depth Weight 900 grams approx.
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Page 20: Appendix
ADAT® is a registered Trademark of Alesis Corp. TOSLINK® is a registered Trademark of Toshiba Corp. EtherCon® is a registered Trademark of Neutrik AG All information provided here is subject to change without prior notice. Document Revision: 3 2014-06-18 Copyright © 2010-2014 Appsys ProAudio Printed in Switzerland...
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