Summary of Contents for GDC AE-6703
- Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR AE-6703 AES67/AES3 32x32 CHANNEL BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER February 16 , 2023...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
12 CONFIGURING THE AES67 RECEIVE STREAM ..........22 12.1 AE-6703 receives AES67 Multicast Stream ........... 22 12.2 Q-SYS Core receives Multicast Stream created by AE-6703 ...... 23 13 APPENDIX ......................25 13.1 AE-6703 Firmware Version Upgrade Procedure ........... 25 13.2 AE-6703 Input/Output LED Indicator Switch .......... - Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACTS AND OFFICES Website Contact Us Worldwide Offices 24/7 Support - 2 - February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL...
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Page 4: Functional Overview
1. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW The GDC AE-6703 is a bidirectional converter capable of converting 32 channels of audio in each direction concurrently (total of 64 channel processing). It allows 32 channels of AES3 audio input to be transmitted as AES67 network audio while at the same time allowing another 32 channels of AES67 network audio input to be output as AES3 audio. -
Page 5: Dimensions
2. DIMENSIONS 2 DIMENSIONS Figure 1: Dimensions of AE-6703 Unit February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 4 -... -
Page 6: Product Specifications
Dimensions (WxHxD) 483 x 44 x 195 mm (1U) Shipping Dimensions (WxHxD) 545 x 140 x 275 mm Net Weight 3.2 KG Shipping Weight 3.5 KG Table 1 February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 5 -... -
Page 7: Packing List
4. PACKING LIST 4 PACKING LIST The AE-6703 AES67 Converter package consists of the components listed under Table 2. Sr. No. Part Description Photo Quantity ① AE-6703 AES67 Converter unit 1 PCS. ② Power Adapter 1 PCS. ③ Power Cable 1 PCS. -
Page 8: Ae-6703 Front And Rear Panel Description
5. AE-6703 FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 5 AE-6703 FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 5.1 Front Panel Figure 3: AE-6703 Front Panel Indicators ① → 32-Channel Audio Signal Indicator From left to right are the 1 to 32 channel audio signal indications, indicating whether the channel has audio signal input or output. -
Page 9: Back Panel
5. AE-6703 FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 5.2 Back Panel Figure 4: AE-6703 Back Panel Connectors ① → DC 12V Power Interface (positive inside and negative outside) For safety, use only the supplied power adapter. ② → Network Interface AES67(A）and AES67(B) When connecting a switch, users can only use one of the interfaces and cannot connect two interfaces to the same switch. -
Page 10: Ethernet/ Aes3 Wire Connection
▪ Pair 3 corresponds to channel 5-6 ▪ Pair 4 corresponds to channel 7-8 NOTE: For details regarding the AES3 connections on the SR-1000 Extreme -24 IMB; please refer to the ‘GDC SR-1000 Installation Manual’. February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL... -
Page 11: Safety Instructions
CM FROM THE FRONT AND REAR VENTILATION OPENINGS). CONNECTIONS TO THE MAINS SHALL BE DONE ONLY BY AN ELECTROTECHNICALLY SKILLED PERSON ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTRIES WHERE THE UNIT IS SOLD. February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 10 -... - Page 12 INSTALLING OF THIS UNIT MUST BE PERFORMED ONLY BY QUALIFIED TRAINED PERSONNEL FOLLOWING APPLICABLE SAFETY RULES. DO NOT ALLOW INSTALLING OF THIS UNIT IF INSTALLATION HARDWARE IS BROKEN, BENT, PARTS ARE MISSING OR IS OTHERWISE DAMAGED. February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 11 -...
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Page 13: Regulatory Information
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ▪ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 12 -... -
Page 14: Routing Diagram And Typical Application
Figure 5 illustrates the routing diagram for the AE-6703. The AES3 output device (SR-1000 Extreme -24) is connected to the AES3 input interface of the AE-6703 and it can transmit its own audio signal to other AES67 devices on the network through the network. -
Page 15: Installation And Configuration
1 PCS. ④ 1 PCS. Gigabit Network Switch ⑤ GDC DAC-2824 1 PCS. ⑥ RJ-45 AES Audio Cable 6 PCS. ⑦ 3 PCS. Network Cable Table 4 February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 14 -... -
Page 16: Network Connection
10. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 10.2 Network Connection Figure 7: Network Connection Diagram for AE-6703 February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 15 -... -
Page 17: Software Required For Ae-6703 Configuration
WARNING: Since this step requires the device to be rebooted; please complete this step before powering-up the DAC or Amplifier in order to avoid hearing the reboot shock from the speakers. In order to modify the IP Address of the AE-6703 device, make sure the network interface IPs of your laptop/PC are set as follows: Change the ‘IP Address’... - Page 18 10. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION Figure 9: Select Network Interface As shown in Figure 10, click on the Device Config sub-tab. Select the device ‘GDC-a203-662d’ from the Select device drop-down list. Figure 10: Modify IP Address NOTE: In case you are unable to select any device in this drop-down list; click on the Device info sub-tab and check if any ‘Unknown Device’...
- Page 19 The AE-6703 device will automatically restart to complete the IP modification process. Once the IP Address of the AE-6703 device has been modified, ensure that the network interfaces for the Q-SYS Core, AE-6703 and SR-1000 Extreme -24 IMB are configured such that they belong to the same subnet (in this example, 192.168.0.xx) as your laptop/PC.
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Page 20: Configuring The Aes67 Send Stream
The parameters used by AE-6703 have 48KHz sampling rate, 24-bit encoding, 1ms packetization time and a single multicast stream contains up to 8 channels. - Page 21 Under the Channel list on the left below, select the check-box against the channel to be sent. After more than 8 channels, it will automatically prompt that the maximum value has been reached. It is no longer allowed to join, but it can be modified. February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 20 -...
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Page 22: Delete Aes67 Output Stream (Ae-6703)
Routing sub-tab. 11.2 Delete AES67 Output Stream (AE-6703) As shown in Figure 14, all multicast streams created by the device are displayed on the right side under the Multicast flow list box. -
Page 23: Configuring The Aes67 Receive Stream
Open the ‘AudioGridController’ software. As shown in Figure 16, ‘AES67-TX-1’ is the AES67 multicast stream created by Q-SYS Core, which contains 8 channels. ‘GDC-a203-662d’ is the receiving device. Click on the intersection with the sending channel. When the box turns into a Green symbol, it means the receiving is successful. -
Page 24: Q-Sys Core Receives Multicast Stream Created By Ae-6703
12. CONFIGURING THE AES67 RECEIVE STREAM 12.2 Q-SYS Core receives Multicast Stream created by AE-6703 Open the ‘Q-SYS Designer’ software and select the corresponding configuration. Press F5 to go online and double-click AES67-Receiver to open the AES67 multicast receiving interface. - Page 25 IP, sending port, protocol number, number of encoding bits, sampling rate, etc. If the receiving device is using manual settings, it can be set according to the above information. Figure 18: View Multicast Stream Information February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 24 -...
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Page 26: Appendix
13 APPENDIX 13.1 AE-6703 Firmware Version Upgrade Procedure Step 1: Open the Firmware upgrade tool (please contact GDC for the firmware upgrade tool file) and set the Local IP address to the correct IP address of your laptop/PC. Ensure that the IP address of the AE-6703 device and IP address of your laptop/PC belong to the same network segment. - Page 27 Step 4: Once the upgrade is complete; the ‘FPGA Upgrade’ column will display “100%” and the ‘Status’ column will display “Completed”, as shown in Figure 22. Figure 22: FPGA Upgrade Complete February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 26 -...
- Page 28 13. APPENDIX Step 5: In order to upgrade the MCU firmware version, select the new MCU firmware file (please contact GDC for the MCU firmware file) by clicking on the Browse button alongside the MCU firmware file option. Similar to Steps 3 and 4, click on the blank area under the ‘MCU Upgrade’ column to initiate the upgrade and wait until the ‘MCU Upgrade’...
- Page 29 Step 6: After completing both the FPGA and MCU firmware version upgrades, select the checkbox under the ‘Reboot’ column and click on the Reboot button (as shown in Figure 24). Then, switch off and restart the AE-6703 device. Figure 24 : Reboot device February 16 , 2023 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 28 -...
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Page 30: Ae-6703 Input/Output Led Indicator Switch
13.2 AE-6703 Input/Output LED Indicator Switch The ‘AudioGridController’ software version 1.51 or later supports the modification of audio signal indicator display mode and threshold value. As shown in Figure 25, select the AE-6703 device from the Choose device drop-down box within the Remote Control tab. Under the AE6703 LED Indicator section, you can then select the type of audio signal (‘Input’... -
Page 31: Ae-6703 Dante ® Mode
Controller software (as shown in Figure 26). In case you are using Dante ® mode; the AE-6703 and QSC devices must be on the same network segment and it is recommended to delete the AES67 stream. ® Figure 26: Dante... - Page 32 Contact Us GDC Technology manufacturing facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Copyright © 2023 GDC Technology Limited. All rights reserved. All trademarks listed in this manual are properties of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice due to ongoing product development and improvement.