Rear Panel - Peavey MediaMatrix Nion Hardware Manual

Chapter 4 - Introduction to NION

Rear panel

1. Serial Port Female DB-9 panel connector, which provides RS-232 communications for
external control protocols.
Note: On earlier units, this connector is on the front panel.
2. Power Receptacle Flush-mount IEC power receptacle for connecting a compatible IEC
power cable (included).
3. Module Bays Housing bays for NION series expansion cards. Up to 4 Nio series I/O cards
can be installed in a NION n3 or NION n6. Up to 2 Nio series I/O cards can be installed in
a NION nX.
4. XDAB In RJ-45 panel connector accepts a shielded CAT6 data cable for transport of the
proprietary NION digital audio input bus. (NION n3, n6 only.)
5. XDAB Out RJ-45 panel connector accepts a shielded CAT6 data cable for transport of the
proprietary NION digital audio output bus. (NION n3, n6 only.)
6. GPIO Female DB-25 panel connector provides access to the internal GPIO control
functionality.
7. LAN RJ-45 panel connector accepts a CAT5 data cable for data transport to/from the
internal network interface. This connection is required on all units for system
configuration and inter-unit communications.
8. RS-485/422 Female DB-9 panel connector accepts a standard DB-9 connector (not
included) to provide access to the external RS-485 or RS-422 external control protocols.
9. CobraNet Primary RJ-45 panel connector accepts a CAT5 data cable for data transport
to/from the integrated CobraNet audio transport network interface.
10. CobraNet Secondary RJ-45 panel connector accepts a CAT5 data cable for data transport
to/from the secondary integrated CobraNet audio transport network interface.
Note: This port does not provide additional CobraNet capacity and only becomes active in
the event that the network connected to the Primary CobraNet port becomes inoperative.
11. Power Supply Industrial ATX format power supply with exhaust fan.
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Use only the supplied cable or an equivalent international version.
Additional air flow is provided on the side panel opposite the power supply. Install
with at least 2" of free clearance on sides of unit. Do not block any air intake or
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