Cable Type And Function - Midas XL8 DL461 Operator's Manual

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Cable type and function

The following table shows the type, terminations and function of the XL8 system's
interconnecting cables. Please read the table in conjunction with the network
interconnections diagram on page 42.
Key Cable
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Optical
1
'snake' with
Neutrik
OpticalCon®
connectors
Cat 6e
1
'snake' with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
Cat 5e with
1
EtherCon®
XLRs
3M cable with
1
50-way
connectors
Appendix D: Setting Up An XL8 System
From To
X Router Y Router
(Ethernet (Ethernet
connector in connector in
expansion expansion
port) port)
RAPIDE Control centre
(ETHERNET n (Ethernet
connector) control 1
connector)
Control centre I/O unit
(AES50 audio (AES50 audio
X connector) X connector)
Control centre I/O unit
(AES50 audio (AES50 audio
Y connector) Y connector)
Control centre X/Y Router
Control centre Router
X Router DSP (X)
(AES50 audio
bank 1)
Y Router DSP (X)
(AES50 audio
bank 1)
X Router DSP (X)
(Ethernet
control X)
Y Router DSP (Y)
(Ethernet
control X)
Y Router Mic splitter (Y)
(AES50 audio
bank 0)
X Router Mic splitter (X)
(AES50 audio
bank 0)
DSP (link 0) DSP (link 0)
Description
Carries redundancy information for
the digital 'snake'.
Carries information on fader
positions.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
192 channels of 96KHz audio plus
200Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
192 channels of 96KHz audio plus
200Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries standard 100bs Fast Ethernet
data.
Carries standard 100bs Fast Ethernet
data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Carries a proprietary data format for
connecting the DSP units together to
form the DSP loop.
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