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PS-1600 CONNECTIONS
Figure 2-3 shows the rear panel of the Surface power supply. The DC
cable can plug into any DC output jack. The plug has a locking collar to
securely fasten it to the threaded jack.
Figure 2-3 GSX Surface Power Supply, Rear Panel
MIX ENGINE CONNECTIONS
There are no audio connections on the Mix Engine other than the ¼" TRS
headphone jack on the front panel. The audio I/O for your GSX console is
supplied by one or more I/O Blades. The Blades' inputs and outputs are
then cross-connected in Navigator to connect to the GSX console signals.
Audio inputs (sources) connect to the GSX fader channels and External
monitors (destinations), while the GSX busses, channel bus minus signals,
and CR and Studio monitor signals connect to audio outputs on one or
more I/O Blades or directly to a PC using an audio driver.
The Mix Engine's rear panel (Figure 2-4) has two sets of connectors: the
left side has the GSX Surface Host jacks (Ethernet, HDMI, and two USB
ports), the right side has the Mix Engine jacks: Logic 1-6 and 7-12,
Ethernet (ETH 1G), and an IEC AC input.
The Surface Host's Ethernet jack uses a customer supplied Ethernet
cable to connect to an access port on a managed gigabit Ethernet switch
configured for multicast audio streaming. The ETH 1G Mix Engine jack
connects the Mix Engine to another access port. Because it's carrying
multiple streaming audio signals to/from the GSX it must be a CAT6 or
better Ethernet cable.
The Surface Host's HDMI jack connects a customer supplied 1080p
HDMI video monitor or touchscreen. The two USB ports connect the
touchscreen or a USB mouse. A USB keyboard can also be connected when
User passwords are being used and to enter Event and Preset names. A
wireless transceiver could alternately be plugged into a USB port to
support a wireless mouse and/or keyboard.
The right side has the Mix Engine connections: the top two RJ45 jacks,
labeled Logic 1–6 and 7–12, each have six LIO (Logic In/Out) ports per
jack. These LIO ports are also known as GPIO (General Purpose
Input/Output). Figure 2-5 shows the signals on each pin of a WNIP system
Logic jack.
To simplify wiring for logic-controlled devices, a WNIP GPIO Logic
Adapter is available from NotaBotYet (www.notabotyet.com) which breaks
out the logic connections from one RJ45 logic jack to screw terminals so
multiple "old school" peripheral devices, like warning lights and hot mic
LEDs, can easily be wired to one Logic jack. The WNIP GPIO Logic Adapter
connects to a Mix Engine or Blade Logic jack using an Ethernet cable.
Figure 2-4 Mix Engine, Rear Panel Connections
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Figure 2-5 Logic RJ45 Pin Outs & Signals
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