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- Page 1 ADAT Multicore Extender ADX-32B ADX-64B-PRO User's Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1. DEVICE OVERVIEW..............................3 1.1. Front panel................................. 3 1.2. Rear panel................................3 2. TYPICAL APPLICATION.............................. 4 2.1. Digital snake (32 channels) with ADX-32B......................4 3. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES............................ 5 3.1. Cat5 connections............................... 5 4. INTRODUCTION................................. 5 4.1. Features................................5 4.2. -
Page 3: Device Overview
1. DEVICE OVERVIEW 1.1. Front panel Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 2 Appsys ProAudio ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 32/64-ch ADAT® Multicore Extender 1 (A/ B) 1 (A/ B) with MIDI and wordclock 2 (A+B) 2 (A+B) Made in Switzerland www.appsys.ch Power... -
Page 4: Typical Application
User's Manual 2. TYPICAL APPLICATION 2.1. Digital snake (32 channels) with ADX-32B The diagram below shows a typical application of the ADX devices: One Cat5 cable is used for both the transmission of 24 channels from the stage to the mix console, and 8 channels in the opposite direction. All 32 channels are also fed into a monitor console and into a multi-track recorder. -
Page 5: Important Safety Notes
Wordclock signal extraction from ADAT derives a coaxial wordclock signal from any ADAT data stream. This is especially useful if your master clock has no BNC output Upgrade modules available for system extension (ADX-32B to ADX-64B-PRO) Easy setup and operation One lightweight Cat5 cable replaces a heavy 32 channel analog snake ... -
Page 6: Available Models
The system is designed with maximum flexibility in mind: The direction of data transmission can be selected individually for each ADAT connection. Thus, the ADX-32B can be operated in 32/0, 24/8, 16/16, 8/24 or 0/32 TX/RX channel configuration, and the ADX-64B-PRO can be configured to 64/0, 56/8, 48/16 etc. to 0/64 of TX/RX channels. -
Page 7: Front Panel
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 5. FRONT PANEL 5.1. Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 1 1 (A/ B) 2 (A+B) Power ADAT Clock Termination Carries ADAT connections 1-4 and MIDI1 data (on channel 1) Jacks “A” and “B” are electrically paralleled. ... -
Page 8: Rear Panel
User's Manual 6. REAR PANEL 6.1. POWER Connections PRIMARY SECONDARY POWER POWER 12V/1A 12V/1A Connect the supplied DC adapter(s) here. The Input “SECONDARY POWER” is only present on the ADX-64B- PRO with the “Redundant Power Supply” option installed. When the “Redundant Power Supply” option is installed, two DC adapters can be plugged into “PRIMARY ... -
Page 9: Adat 1-4
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 6.3. ADAT 5-8 (ADX-64B-PRO only) Cat5 Connection 1 Cat5 Connection 2 MIDI2 1 2 3 4 5 6 OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU OUT/THRU The transmission direction (TX or RX) for channels 5-8 must be set using the DIP switches 1-4 (see 6.2. -
Page 10: Wordclock (Adx-64B-Pro Only)
User's Manual 6.6. Wordclock (ADX-64B-PRO only) WORDCLOCK IN/OUT The ADX itself do not need a clock to operate. The wordclock feature is provided for the distribution of the wordclock signal only and is independent of the ADX operation. The wordclock function uses Channel 5 for transmission and can operate in two different modes, selectable by DIP switch 6: Multi: ADAT transmission on channel 5 works as every other ADAT channel. -
Page 11: Device Synchronization
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 7. DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION 7.1. General concept For all signal sources and sinks within a digital audio system, it is required to share a common clock. This ensures that data processing on all channels and on all devices happens at exactly the same rate. Otherwise, the individual clocks would drift apart with time, causing the number of samples generated by one device to differ from the number of samples expected by another –... -
Page 12: Cable Recommendations
User's Manual 8. CABLE RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1. Cat5 cable Cable Quality Cat5 cabling is commonly used, cheap, with a huge selection on the market to choose from. With the ADX devices, any cable that meets Cat5 or higher (e.g. Cat5e, Cat6, Cat7) can be used. A higher “Cat” number cable has no electrical advantage over a basic Cat5 type, because the parameters where the higher graded one performs better are only important for much faster systems, like Ethernet applications. -
Page 13: Digital Signal Quality
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 9. DIGITAL SIGNAL QUALITY 9.1. Latency Latency has – in contrast to traditional analog systems – always been a topic in digital audio technology. High latency can lead to unwanted effects, such as phasing, hall, echo etc. and can seriously affect audio performance. -
Page 14: Example Applications
(Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) MIDI e.g. for remote control MIDI ADAT1 ADAT2 ADAT3 ADAT4 ADX-32B ADX-32B A Cat.5 B Stage ADAT Lightpipe connection ADAT Lightpipe (used only for wordclock sync) MIDI connection Cat.5 connection Analog connection A Cat.5 B... -
Page 15: Digital 48/16 Multicore With Monitoring And Recording Splits
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 10.2. Digital 48/16 multicore with monitoring and recording splits (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) (Wordclock slave) * Return channel choice: MIDI1 goes in the same direction as ADAT1, and Wordclock is extracted from ADAT5 which must MIDI (e.g. -
Page 16: Settings Overview
User's Manual 11. SETTINGS OVERVIEW Switch location Label Function (upper position) (lower position) Front panel Termination Cat5 cable One cable connected to Two cables connected to “Cat5 Conn.1” termination “Cat5 Connection 1” “Cat5 Connection 1” Front panel Termination Cat5 cable One cable connected to Two cables connected to “Cat5 Conn. -
Page 17: Specifications
ADX-32B / ADX-64B-PRO 12. SPECIFICATIONS Parameter ADX-32B ADX-64B-PRO Number of ADAT connections 4 (32) 8 (64) (audio channels) Number of MIDI connections 1 (2 available on request) Standard BNC connector Configured as input: “H”-level: ≥ 1.6 V “L”-level: ≤ 1.1V... - Page 18 User's Manual 12V DC 1.0 A, Polarity: (center positive), Power supply Plug type: ID=2.5mm, OD=Ø 5.5mm, Length=9mm Supplied DC adapters are isolated from earth Case is connected to power supply GND (earth-free) Shielding / Grounding Cat5 shield is connected to GND (earth-free) Wordclock jack outer conductor is connected to GND (earth-free) Operation: 32°F ...140°F (0°C...+60°C) Temperature range...
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Page 19: Appendix
ADAT® is a registered Trademark of Alesis Corp. TOSLINK® is a registered Trademark of Toshiba Corp. EtherCon® is a registered Trademark of Neutrik AG All information provided here is subject to change without prior notice. Document Revision: 1 2011-01-20 Copyright © 2010 Appsys ProAudio Printed in Switzerland...
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