Summary of Contents for GDC AE-6703
- Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR AE-6703 AES67/AES3 32x32 CHANNEL BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER March 11 , 2024...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Create AES67 Output Stream (Q-SYS Core) ..........22 12 CONFIGURING AES67 RECEIVE STREAM ............23 12.1 AE-6703 receives AES67 Multicast Stream ........... 23 12.2 Q-SYS Core receives Multicast Stream created by AE-6703 ...... 24 13 APPENDIX......................26 13.1 AE-6703 Firmware Version Upgrade Procedure ........... 26 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 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL - 2 - March 11 , 2024 User Manual...
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Page 4: Product Overview
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1 PRODUCT 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: Product Dimensions
2. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS 2 PRODUCT DIMENSIONS Figure 1: Dimensions of AE-6703 Unit - 4 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual... -
Page 6: Product Specifications
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 - 5 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual... -
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: Front And Rear Panel Description
5. FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 5 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. 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 Figure 5: AES3 Connection NOTE: For details regarding the AES3 connections on the SR-1000 Extreme-24 IMB; please refer to the ‘GDC SR-1000 Installation Manual’. - 9 - March 11... -
Page 11: Safety Instructions
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. - 10 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual... - 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. - 11 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual...
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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. - 12 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual... -
Page 14: Routing Diagram And Typical Application
Figure 6 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
④ Gigabit Network Switch 2 PCS. ⑤ GDC DAC-2824 1 PCS. ⑥ RJ-45 AES Audio Cable 6 PCS. ⑦ Network Cable 4 PCS. Table 4 - 14 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual... -
Page 16: Network Connection
The wiring scheme may vary slightly depending on the Cinema’s network configuration. NOTE: Ensure that the AES67 network (marked in Red) and the Management network (marked in Green) should be on different subnets. Additionally, the AES67(B) port on the AE-6703 should not be used. Furthermore, the... -
Page 17: Software Required For Ae-6703 Configuration
“AudioGridController.exe” (please contact GDC for the AudioGridController software file). Once renamed, double-click on this file in order to open the AudioGridController interface on your Laptop/PC. You would also require the FirmwareUpgrade tool to upgrade the firmware of the AE-6703 device (please contact GDC for the FirmwareUpgrade tool). -
Page 18: Configuring The Ip Address For Ae-6703
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: ▪... - Page 19 IMPORTANT: Before proceeding with the IP configuration, check the ‘Device Info’ tab and ensure that the AE-6703 device is on the latest firmware build (as of this document, the latest firmware versions have been highlighted in Figure 12). If not, then use the Firmware Upgrade tool to upgrade the device firmware (refer to Section 13.1 for detailed instructions regarding the upgrade procedure).
- Page 20 10. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION To prevent the AE-6703 device from competing with other devices on the network for the status of the Master Clock, you need to put it in ‘Slave Only’ mode. To do so, click on the ‘Clock Status’ tab and double-click on the blank area (marked by the Red dotted lines in Figure 14) under the ‘Slave Only’...
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Page 21: Configuring Aes67 Send Stream
SAP/SDP bulletin informing it of the information about the created multicast stream, such as the multicast address, port, protocol type, sampling frequency, code bits, included channels, and packaging time. 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 22 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. - 21 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual...
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Page 23: Delete Aes67 Output Stream (Ae-6703)
Connection Mode Figure 18. It will automatically generate 8 channel AES67 streams named after the TX block. Similarly, you can transmit upto 32 channels to the AE-6703 device (using 4x AES67 TX blocks). Figure 18: Create AES67 transmitter on Q-SYS Core... -
Page 24: Configuring Aes67 Receive Stream
Open the ‘AudioGridController’ software. Under the ‘Routing’ tab, “AES67-TX-1” is the AES67 multicast stream created by Q-SYS Core (which contains 8 channels) and “GDC-a203-662d” is the receiving device, as shown in Figure 19. Click on the intersection with the sending channel. When the box turns into a Green symbol, it means the receiving is successful. -
Page 25: Q-Sys Core Receives Multicast Stream Created By Ae-6703
Yellow, it is generally because the clock cannot be synchronized. Ensure that the AE-6703 device is in ‘Slave Only’ mode (refer to Section 10.4) there is only one master clock in the LAN. Also check whether all network connections, subnets, etc., are correct. - Page 26 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 21: View Multicast Stream Information - 25 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual...
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Page 27: 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 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 28 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 25. Figure 25: FPGA Upgrade Complete - 27 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual...
- Page 29 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 30 ‘Reboot’ column and click on the Reboot button (as shown in Figure 27). Then, switch off and restart the AE-6703 device. Figure 27 : Reboot device - 29 - March 11 , 2024 GDC AE-6703 AES67 CONVERTER USER MANUAL User Manual...
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Page 31: 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 28, 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... - Page 32 GDC Technology manufacturing facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Copyright © 2024 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.
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