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- Page 1 Charon Dante SDI audio embedder and de-embedder PRODUCT DETAILS 6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME141HE. ENGLAND. TEL: +44 (0) 1622 753662 Visit our website at www.glensound.com FAX: +44 (0) 1622 762330...
- Page 2 Glensound Electronics Ltd Thank you for choosing a new Glensound product. All rights reserved. Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, if in doubt please contact us for the latest product information. If you need any help with your product then we can be contacted at: Glensound Electronics Ltd 1 –...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to warn that the product can be This symbol is intended to warn that dangerous energised from more than one Mains power source. Care voltages within the product are present and must be taken if accessing internal components. Ensure constitute a risk of electric shock. -
Page 4: Product Warranty
PRODUCT WARRANTY All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and carefully designed to provide you with trouble free use for many years. We have a policy of supporting products for as long as possible and guarantee to be able to support your product for a minimum of 10 years. For a period of one year after the goods have been despatched the Company will guarantee the goods against any defect developing after proper use providing such defects arise solely from faulty materials or workmanship and... -
Page 5: Eu Declaration Of Conformity
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Charon Dante SDI audio embedder and de-embedder This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer. This equipment is manufactured by Glensound Electronics Ltd of Brooks Place Maidstone Kent ME14 1HE is... -
Page 6: Rohs Directive
RoHS DIRECTIVE RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU restricts the use of the hazardous substances listed below in electrical and electronic equipment. This product conforms to the above directive and for these purposes, the maximum concentration values of the restricted substances by weight in homogenous materials are: Lead 0.1%... -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Overview ..........................8 Charon 8P Front Panel Layout ..................9 SDI Input/Output ............................9 Primary and Secondary Copper Dante network interface ............9 Primary and Secondary SFP Dante network interface ..............9 Charon 8P Rear Panel Layout ..................10 Update button and USB C connector ....................10 12V DC Power Inlet .......................... -
Page 8: Overview
Install STM device driver ........................21 Put the Charon in ‘DFU’ mode ......................22 Update the firmware in Glensound Activator ................23 Updating The Dante firmware ..................25 Updating the device ..........................25 Overview The Charon is a simple SDI audio embedder/de-embedder for the first 8 audio channels of an SDI video stream. -
Page 9: Charon 8P Front Panel Layout
Primary and Secondary Copper Dante network interface Primary and Secondary 1Gbps ethernet IP interfaces allow connection to a Dante network. The Charon can operate in full redundant mode or in switched mode for daisy-chaining network devices. The LED indicates network activity. Both connectors are Neutrik etherCON which allow locking connections with a compatible etherCON cable. -
Page 10: Charon 8P Rear Panel Layout
Charon 8P Rear Panel Layout 12V DC Power Inlet USB C Update button Update button and USB C connector This reversable USB C connector is used for manual firmware updates. The ‘Update’ button must be pushed and held whilst applying power to the Charon for the Charon to enter it’s update mode. -
Page 11: Sdi Interface
De-embedded and Embedded audio channels The Charon can de-embed and embed on the first 8 channels of an SDI video stream: Thes 8 de-embedded and 8 embedded channels are presented in Dante Controller as 8 transmit channels and 8 receive channels. -
Page 12: Supported Video Modes (As Of Firmware Version V.1.02)
Supported video modes (as of DFU firmware version v.1.02) These are video modes that have been tested and verified as working with the Charon so far. 525i YCbCr-422-10 59.94 Hz 625i YCbCr-422-10 50 Hz 720p YCbCr-422-10 23.98 Hz 24 Hz 25 Hz 29.97 Hz 30 Hz... -
Page 13: Device Block Diagram (Charon Dfu Firmware Version V1.0.2)
Device Block Diagram (Charon DFU Firmware version v1.0.2) Page 13 of 26... -
Page 14: Audio Routing
All 8 audio channels de-embedded from the incoming SDI video are passed through to the output SDI video embedded audio channels 1-1 Pass through and send to Dante device All 8 de-embedded audio channels are passed through to the SDI embedded audio 1-1. -
Page 15: Connecting The Charon To A Dante Network
Getting Dante Controller If you are connecting the Charon to a new Dante network the first thing you will need to do is to get the free Dante controller software from Audinate. This can be downloaded by visiting Audinate’s web site at www.getdante.com... -
Page 16: Running Dante Controller
Running Dante Controller At the time of writing this manual the Dante Controller looks as per the screenshot below: The Charon will have been named at the factory during test to allow them to be identified by the Dante controller. -
Page 17: Dante Controller Tip
If you have never run Dante controller before then make sure that on the bottom left of the Dante controllers’ screen ‘P’ or ‘S’ is next to a green square as this indicates that it is connected to a network. By clicking ‘P’ or ‘S’ a pop up box opens to allow you to set what network interface the controller is using. -
Page 18: Aes67 Mode
The Charon uses a module from Audinate called the Brooklyn 3 for its network audio interface. Audinate are the company behind Dante and as such the primary network audio protocol is Dante, however Audinate have enabled their chip to comply with AES67 and therefore the Charon can be set to AES67 mode for interaction with other AES67 devices. -
Page 19: Receiving Aes67 Audio
Compatable AES67 stream from a non Dante Make subscriptions in the router matrix as device are detected (shows as a blue normal transmitter) AES67 Restrictions AES67 flows originating from a Dante device can only be generated with the following parameters: • Multicast Only • Non-redundant •... -
Page 20: Updating Glensound Device Firmware With Glensound Activator
• Glensound Activator • STM device driver installed Install Glensound Activator 1. Download activator from the following link: https://www.glensound.co.uk/Software/Dante/GS_Activator_v1.6.0.zip 2. Extract all contents of the downloaded folder 3. Run the “GlenActivator_1.6.0.0_Win32.msix’ file Click to install Glensound Activator is now installed. -
Page 21: Install Stm Device Driver
Install STM device driver Once Glensound Activator is installed you need to install the STM device driver from STMicroelectronics for Windows to recognise STM32 devices. Navigate to the folder titled ‘STM Driver Win10’ In this folder are two .exe driver installers. If your PC is 64 bit run dpinst_amd64.exe If your PC is 32 bit run dpinst_x86.exe Page 21 of 26... -
Page 22: Put The Charon In 'Dfu' Mode
Put the Charon in ‘DFU’ mode 1. Plug the USB cable from your PC in to the Charon 2. Push and hold the ‘Update’ button 3. Power up the Charon 4. Wait a few seconds and then release the the ‘Update’ button 5. -
Page 23: Update The Firmware In Glensound Activator
Update the firmware in Glensound Activator Now open Glensound Activator Device has been recognised A. Choose Browse and select your .dfu file B. Click to begin updating Caution! Audio will be interrupted during the device update Page 23 of 26... - Page 24 Update progression bar When the update is finished, the device will restart automatically Update complete. Device displays the firmware version that is running on the device. Note that devices that don’t support Glensound Controller features may not show here once the update is complete.
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Page 25: Updating The Dante Firmware
If you want to update devices on a Dante network that is not connected to the Internet, you can download the files ahead of time to your computer, move the computer to the offline network, and then update the devices using the downloaded files. - Page 26 Caution! Audio will be interrupted during the device update B. Press update device A. Tick box to confirm Update is in progress A. Update finished. B. Press Tick box to continue reboot device Update finished, device will now reboot Page 26 of 26...
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