SoundCraft Vi5000 User Manual page 220

Option Cards (Local Rack/Compact Stagebox, Vi Stagebox)
EtherSound CARD
The Digigram
EtherSound card
allows up to 128
channels of audio
(64 inputs/64
outputs) to be
connected to the
rack via a single
Cat5 connection.
A second Cat5
connection allows
daisy chaining or
full redundancy
capability, ensuring
the network remains
uninterrupted should
a cable be broken.
Available in both stagebox and
local rack versions. This card is only
available via Digigram's distribution
network.
PART NUMBER:
Available from Digigram
COMPATIBILITY:
Local Rack/CSB
4
Vi Stagebox
4
MADI Cat 5 CARD
Two types of MADI
card are available,
both offering 64
channels of audio
on dual redundant
cables.The Cat
5 version offers
cost-efective
connections to
a Soundcraft
Stagebox using Cat
5 cable terminated
in robust Ethercon
connectors.
Distances of up to
120m are possible
using approved
Cat 5 cables (see list below).
PART NUMBER:
ViO-C5
COMPATIBILITY:
Local Rack/CSB
4
Vi Stagebox
✘
APPROVED CAT 5 CABLES
TYPE MAX. DISTANCE
NEUTRIK (CONTRIK) 80m
ETHERFLEX
EVOLUTION XPC 100m
TACTICAL Cat 5E
KLOTZ RC5SB 120M
Soundcraft does not guarantee
reliable operation with any other type
of Cat 5 cables.
MADI Optical CARD
The optical MADI
card provides the
same functionality
as the Cat 5 version
but on industry-
standard SC
fibre connectors.
Two duplex SC
connectors allow
dual redundant
cabling with
automatic
switchover.
Connection
distances of up
to 1500m are
possible using
the standard multimode card, but
a version with single-mode optical
transceivers is also available allowing
distances of up to 10km.
PART NUMBER:
Multimode ViO-MO
Singlemode ViO-SO
COMPATIBILITY:
Local Rack/CSB
4
Vi Stagebox
✘
GPIO CARD
For general-
purpose switching
applications
requiring total
electrical isolation,
this card provides
16 electrically
isolated opto-
coupler inputs with
integrated current
sink (5...24 VDC)
and 16 electrically
isolated outputs
using SPST relay
contacts. 5 VDC
supply pins are
available. Inputs
and outputs on standard 37-pin
D-type connectors (female).
PART NUMBER:
ViO-GPIO
COMPATIBILITY:
Local Rack/CSB
4
Vi Stagebox
✘