Aqonda 8/16 Ethernet Audio Switches Important Safety Information Throughout this manual, read carefully before using this equipment! the lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the Follow these instructions and keep them in a safe place! Keep in mind that damages due to failure to observe the instructions contained in this manual are not covered by warranty.
INFORMATION FOR THE USER ............................3 KEY FEATURES ....................................4 OVERVIEW ....................................... 5 Contents of this package ..................................5 AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 front panels............................5 AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 back panels............................7 INSTALLATION ....................................9 Connecting your EtherSound rack...............................9 Power supply.......................................9 Network .......................................9 Example 1: bi-directional point-to-point transmission of eight / sixteen audio channels........9...
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Bien que tout ait été mis en œuvre pour assurer la plus grande précision, Digigram ne peut être tenu responsable pour toute erreur, faute de frappe ou omission et se réserve le droit d’apporter des modifications et des améliorations sans préavis.
(1) The ES-Giga firmware is still under development and not yet available. An update through software will be possible once the Es-Giga firmware posted on the Digigram web site. At the same time we will provide an update of the manual at hand.
Ethernet Audio Switches OVERVIEW Contents of this package The package consists of the following components: • one AQONDA 8 or AQONDA 16 19” 2U rack device • a power cord type IEC320 C13 with USA/Japan connector • A Quick Start Guide...
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o SIGNAL Green LEDs, indicating the presence of a signal exceeding -30 dBfs after A/D conversion o -9 dB Yellow LEDs, indicating that the nominal signal exceeds -9 dBfs o CLIP Red LEDs, indicating that the signal exceeds -2 dBfs and that therefore there is a high risk of saturation (clipping) •...
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Aqonda 8/16 Ethernet Audio Switches LED (blue) indicating that the device is in ES-100 mode. • ES-GIGA LED (blue) indicating that the device is in ES-Giga mode.
AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 back panels Power supply 1. <}100{> Power plug MUST be earthed properly. Ground Connect this ground bolt to the chassis of the mounting rack for a better grounding of the electronics, thus ensuring immunity to electromagnetic interference.
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Aqonda 8/16 Ethernet Audio Switches ES100 / ES-Giga selector switch Allows to select the mode of operation. Serial port RS232/422 interface on DB9. Note: The serial port is not operational yet. GPIO connectors These terminal blocks allow the connection of external control devices through protected GPIOs. See the dedicated appendix for more details.
Example 1: bi-directional point-to-point transmission of eight / sixteen audio channels This application is very easy with two EtherSound AQONDA 8 or AQONDA 16. Connect a standard Ethernet cable between the “OUT” port of the first Ethernet bridge to the “IN” port of the second Ethernet bridge.
Serial port (RS232/422 on DB9) AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 feature an RS232/422 serial port on male DB9 on the back panel. Use this port to connect any compatible device. For the specifications of the serial port, please refer to appendix B of this manual).
(non-condensing) Operating: 0 °C – 50 °C / 5% - 90% Storage: -5 °C – 70 °C / 0% - 95% Power consumption AQONDA 8: AQONDA 16: at 100 V 0.45 A 0. 6 A at 250 V 0.22 A 0.27 A...
APPENDIX A: GPIO CONNECTORS AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 feature eight ground sensing GPIs and eight relay GPOs. A virtual link between GPIs and GPOs of various devices on the same EtherSound network can be realized by means of the EScontrol application.
Aqonda 8/16 Ethernet Audio Switches GPI specifications 1 mA Minimum current to switch GPI 60 mA Maximum current supported +50 V / -5 V Maximum voltage supported General Purpose Outputs (GPOs) The ES8 GPOs are relay outputs. They feature two pins each and are all configured the same way.
Source d’Horloge GPIOs General Purpose Inputs Outputs. AQONDA 8 and AQONDA 16 each feature eight GPIs and eight GPOs. GPOs can be fully configured to remotely control external devices. GPIs can be used to receive commands from external devices. PRIMARY MASTER In an EtherSound ES-100 network, the first device of the chain (the one on which the IN port is not connected to any other EtherSound device) provides the synchronization for the entire network.
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RING A ring topology may be used in order provide redundancy and thus increase reliability. This topology is to be considered an extension of the daisy chain topology, where the last device is physically connected to the first one. The priority “Preferred Primary Master” is defined by the network dministrator through the of EtherSound control software.
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