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B80-BMB3 MOTHERSHIP 3 rev E and later B80-BMB3 MOTHERSHIP Quick Start Guide...
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B80-BMB3 1. Register Your Device Please register all serial numbers for your B80 MOTHERSHIP chassis, all Daughter Cards, and BP-300 power supply. You must register to activate your warranty! Please visit: www.burlaudio.com/register. 2. Install Daughter Cards Image 1: Insert the Daughter Card into the card guides.
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B80-BMB3 2. Dante Quick Start YOU WILL NEED: • B80 MOTHERSHIP with BMB3 Motherboard • Dante PCIe Card - OR - Dante Virtual Sound Card (DVS) (see 2.1, below) • Gigabit Ethernet Switch • Cat6 Ethernet Cables • Optional: Additional BKII-BMB3 card will double the channel count •...
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B80-BMB3 2.6 Connect the Computer’s Native Ethernet Port to Gigabit Ethernet Switch Even when using a Dante PCIe Card, Dante Controller requires a native Ethernet port and will not work via the PCIe Card. 2.7 If Using A PCIe Card, Connect Primary Port Of PCIe Card To Gigabit Ethernet Switch When using a Dante PCIe Card, audio is transmitted via the PCIe Card.
B80-BMB3 2.13 Input Assignment Route BMB3 Transmitter channel 1 to PCIe (or CPU if using DVS) Receiver card channel 1. This routes B80 input ch.1 to PCIe (or DVS) card ch. 1 (See Image 7). Image 7: Shows routing BMB3 transmitter channel 1 to PCIe Card channel 1.
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B80-BMB3 2.14 Output Assignment (continued) Continue with output assignments for your MOTHERSHIP configuration. See Image 9 for an example of routing B80 MOTHERSHIP outputs to the PCIe Card. Image 9: Shows routing BMB3 receiver ch. 1 to PCIe Card channel 1.
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B80-BMB3 2.16 Click On “Device Config” Select the sample rate and select preferred latency (See Image 11). Note: Actual latency used between two endpoints is the larger of the two endpoint settings. If using the Dante Virtual Soundcard (DVS), anything to or from DVS will have a 4ms latency in and out. Using a PCIe Card is recommended to get down to 150μs.
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B80-BMB3 3. Dante Clocking There are 3 ways to clock the B80 MOTHERSHIP: 1. BMB3 set to Internal. Brooklyn II (BKII) Card set to External 2. BMB3 set to External Clock, BKII Card set to External 3. BMB3 set to Dante, BKII Card set to Internal 3.1 Clocking BMB3 to Internal Word Clock...
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B80-BMB3 3.2 Clocking BMB3 To External Word Clock 1. Set BMB3 front panel to EXT 2. Open Dante Controller, select DEVICE INFO 3. Double Click on device “BMB3-xxxxxx” 4. Click on CLOCK STATUS. (Image 13) 5. Set BMB3 to “Preferred Master”, and “Enable to sync to External” 6.
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B80-BMB3 3.3 Clocking BMB3 To Dante 1. Set BMB3 front panel to DANTE 2. Open Dante Controller, select DEVICE INFO 3. Double Click on device “BMB3-xxxxxx” 4. Click on CLOCK STATUS. (Image 14) 5. Set BMB3 to “Preferred Master”, and deselect “Enable to sync to External” 6.
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