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3. To be configured by lp13s OUT FORUM 1 AOIP13L FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP13L origin po tp ts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP13R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP13R _ po tpt4s OUT FORUM 1 AOIP14L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP14L _ po pts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP14R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP14R _ pop ts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP15L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP15L _ pop ts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP15R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP15R _ po pts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP16L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP16L _ tpt6s OUT FORUM 1 AOIP16R FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP16R_ Oo pt7s OUT FORUM 1 AOIP17L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP17L _ po pt7s_ OUTFORUM 1 AOIP17R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP17R _ pop ts OUT FORUM 1 AOIP18L__ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP18L_ po tpt8s OUTFORUM 1 AOIP18R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP18R _ po pi9s OUT FORUM 1 AOIP19L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP19L_ pop t9s_ OUT FORUM 1 AOIP19R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP19R _ popes OUT FORUM 1 AOIP20L_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP20L _ pps OUTFORUM 1 AOIP20R_ FORUM 1 OUT configured through AOIP20R_ NOTE If more FORUM consoles are present in the system substitute in each cell FORUM 1 by FORUM 2 FORUM 3 FORUM n when configuring and labeling the other consoles AEQ Audio Over IP 105 Routing System A2 2 Configuration software A2 2 1 Ad
4. Master Values between 0 Pri 1 and 64 Slave channels The configuration options are as follows the last 2 are displayed only when the option is enabled o Disable to deactivate it o 16 Channels for CAPITOL activates it with a maximum of 16 channels o 32 Channels for FORUM for the activation of a single FR14 module in slot 14 with a maximum of 32 channels o 64 Channels for FORUM for the activation of two FR14 modules one in slot 14 and the other in 13 with a maximum of 64 channels o Sync allows you to configure whether the console will use the synchronism extracted from AolP link Slave slot 14 prevails over slot 13 in FORUM console or not Master o Used allows you to configure how many of the available mono channels are actually in use AES this tab appears only in CAPITOL and allows you to configure if you want to synchronize the console using the external synchronism received in AES11 format through AES3 SPDIF digital audio input 1 in that case you must configure this option as Slave It s not possible to use WORD CLOCK external synchronism C Internal Module Configuration MADI AOIP AGIP A x Int Module Configuration MADI AQIP AES MADI AOIF AES AES Sync f Master C Slave AEQ Audio Over IP 108 Routing System FORUM EXTERNAL SYNC There is an independent RJ45 connector for external sync input AES11 or Word Clock in the
5. 5 4 Configuring Dante Virtual Soundcard the Dante Virtual Soundcard icon is a means of configuring and controlling Dante It is important to understand that the Control Panel that is displayed when you click on amp Virtual Soundcard it is NOT the Dante Virtual Soundcard itself dvs gui When you open the Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel you are presented with a window with three tabs Settings Licensing and About The Settings tab is selected by default when the application is opened 5 4 1 Settings Tab The Settings tab is the first screen you see when you open the Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel NOTE Settings cannot be changed while the Dante Virtual Soundcard is running To change settings Completely quit out of any applications that are using the Dante Virtual Soundcard Stop the Dante Virtual Soundcard Change your Dante Virtual Soundcard settings Start the Dante Virtual Soundcard Restart your application s A a a NOTE If you do not quit out of any applications that are using the Dante Virtual Soundcard before changing settings the application may prevent the new settings from taking effect AEQ Audio Over IP 80 Routing System r Dante Virtual Soundcard Settings Licensing About Gudinate button Dante Virtual Soundcard Audio Interface WDM Audio Format 48000 Hz 24 bit Dante L
6. Click Revert to revert back to the previous settings NOTE Assigning static IP addresses requires a device reboot 4 9 Using Dante Controller Multicast Transmit Flow Configuration When clicking on the Multicast Setup button ec within Dante Controller ewer aia Device View no matter what tag is selected a Create 1 Multicast Flow dialog box will appear that allows the user File View Help y Refresh F5 to aggregate several channels to a new multicast flow a Create Multicast Flow Ctrl M Create Multicast Flow CAPITOL 74625 supports up to 8 channels per flow Select one or more transmit channels to be placed in multicast flows Channel Name CAPITOL MASTER L CAPITOL MASTER R CAPITOL AUX 1L CAPITOL AUX 1R CAPITOL AUK 2L CAPITOL AUX 3L CAPITOL AUX 3R CAPITOL AUX 4L CAPITOL AUX 4R CAPITOL TEL OUT A CAPITOL_10 CAPITOL_11 CAPITOL_12 CAPITOL_13 CAPITOL_14 CAPITOL_15 This window shows a list of the Tx channels for the device and allows you to add them to the new multicast flow that is being created by checking the tick box next to each channel name Once you have selected all the channels required create the multicast flow by clicking the Create button at the bottom of the dialog box To abandon creating a new multicast flow click Cancel A single multicast flow can contain up to the maximum supported channels per flow for this device This is
7. Packet loss results in audio glitches so it is very important to ensure that all receivers have their latency set high enough to prevent packet loss AEQ Audio Over IP 64 Routing System Setting device latency too high however can interfere with low latency applications for example realtime monitoring when recording vocals so it is sometimes important to find a balance between low latency and guaranteed audio integrity The Latency tab can be used to identify devices that are dropping packets because their latency is set too low and also devices that could potentially have their latency reduced if required generally the default Dante latency of 1ms is more than adequate for low latency applications About the Histogram The transmitter s name is displayed at the top of the histogram along with the latency value against which the histogram is reporting The horizontal axis shows the distribution of audio packet latency measurements from the transmitter The vertical axis shows the number of measurements recorded at each data point on a logarithmic scale Measurements are taken at roughly 1 second intervals from when Dante Controller is started gt oe eee es TAREA BA Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config ll Network Config CAPITOL IP 5 msec 100 Setting 5 msec 10 Peak bT usec Average bF usec 1 Lake 0 T E oO W Latency 25 5 FORUM IP 5 msec 100 Setting 5 msec
8. i Dante Controller Clock Status Monitor oy Se The History tab can be used to establish the stability of device clocks It shows a histogram of clock frequency offset S for the selected device and the current frequency offset value updated in real time The following information is also displayed e Mute status e Sync status e External word clock e Preferred Master status About Clock Offset Hardware clocks are based on a vibrating piezoelectric quartz crystal All crystals are slightly different and vibrate at slightly different frequencies When a device slave clock wants to sync to a master network clock its frequency must be pulled up or down to match the frequency of the master clock The amount that the clock s frequency is pulled is referred to as offset Hardware clocks can only support a certain amount of offset referred to as pull range If the pull range isexceeded the slave clock will lose sync with the master clock and the device will be automatically muted Software clocks typically use an algorithm to derive a clock from an internal counter Software clocks can support any amount of offset AEQ Audio Over IP 51 Routing System Rapidly changing offset can also cause a slave clock to lose sync with the master clock Various factors can destabilise slave clocks by affecting their offset such as e Overloaded network links e Poorly implemented EEE Energy Efficient
9. Dante Controller and to facilitate their removal In contrast to unicast flows multicast flows must be set up on the transmitting Dante device before receivers can subscribe to these flows Advanced Routing Using Multicast Dante routing is unicast by default This means that a separate flow is set up between each transmitter and receiver If several receivers are all subscribed to the same channels of a transmitter it may sometimes be more efficient to use multicast Multicast sends the same set of channels to multiple receivers In practice this usually means that the audio flow is flooded throughout the network If many receivers want the same channels using multicast can reduce overall network use especially on the transmitter because only one copy of each audio channel needs to be sent rather than many Dante receivers will automatically prefer multicast to unicast if it is available This means that if a new multicast flow is created containing the channels that a receiver is currently receiving as unicast the receiver will switch over to receiving audio from the multicast flow and the unicast flow will be removed 1 4 5 Clock Synchronization All Dante enabled devices use the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol PTP across the network to synchronize their local clocks to a master clock providing sample accurate time alignment throughout the network One Dante device will be elected as the PTP Master Clock for the netwo
10. Pin 10 GND g 1 Pin 11 ANALOG 2 IN Pin 12 GND Pin 13 ANALOG 3 IN Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 4 IN AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 26 Pinout of DBB15 ANALOG OUT 1 4 connectors Pin 1 ANALOG 1 OUT Pin 9 ANALOG 1 OUT 1 Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND SESLSESETESESET Pin 3 ANALOG 2 OUT Pin 11 ANALOG 2 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND p Pin 5 ANALOG 3 OUT Pin 13 ANALOG 3 OUT 15 g Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 ANALOG 4 OUT Pin 15 ANALOG 4 OUT Pin 8 GND 2 5 2 3 Digital Inputs and Outputs c There is a switch to assign input and output 2 to the DB15 female connector or alternatively to USB This way when the switch is in the upper position the DB15 female connector will include INPUTS IN 1 amp 2 and OUTPUTS OUT 1 amp 2 using the following pinout Pinout of DB15 DIGITAL I O 1 2 connectors Pin 1 DIGITAL1 IN Pin 9 DIGITAL 1 IN 5 4 Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 DIGITAL 1 OUT Pin 11 DIGITAL 1 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 DIGITAL 2 IN Pin 13 DIGITAL 2 IN 15 g Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 DIGITAL 2 OUT Pin 15 DIGITAL 2 OUT Pin 8 GND Remarks Each of the two digital audio inputs and outputs include two different audio channels according to AES 3 or SPDIF standard The second one has also two channels in USB connector when the switch is in the upper position AES 1 IN input synchronizes N
11. The Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel enables user interaction with Dante Virtual Soundcard By default the Dante Virtual Soundcard will be installed in C Program Files Audinate Dante Virtual Soundcard In 64 bit Windows it will appear under C Program Files x86 The Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel can be started in one of three ways e By double clicking on the icon appearing in the desktop or e Using the Start menu Start gt Programs gt Audinate gt Dante Virtual Soundcard gt Dante Virtual Soundcard or e Navigate to the directory where it is installed and click the Dante Virtual Soundcard icon amp dvs_g ui 5 3 Obtaining a Dante Virtual Soundcard License Dante Virtual Soundcard will not operate until a valid License ID has been entered and activated The first time you start the Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel you will be presented with a screen that looks similar to the following m Dante Virtual Soundcard Settings Licensing About Gudinate Dante Virtual Soundcard Version 3 2 1 Enter a License Id Get a License You are required to register with Audinate at www audinate com and provide an email address to obtain A string formed by letters and numbers valid License ID for Dante Virtual Soundcard If the machine on which you are installing Dante Virtual Soundcard is connected to the I
12. The program audio for all studios as well as other required signals for the central control such as Clean feed auxiliary sends for telephone systems etc are sourced from the NETBOX 32 AD audio outputs The signals necessary for the studios such as satellite downlink audiocodecs tuners or TV receivers etc are routed to the NETBOX inputs One or several NETBOX 32 AD units can also be installed in the links dispatch From this can be extracted for example signals going to radio links and satellite uplinks Audio signals from the central control will be channeled into the system through them Programs from all the studios as well as any other signal required in central control such as auxiliary program sends orclean feeds for telephone systems are available on the NETBOX32 AD audio outputs Signals required as studio channels such as satellite down links mobile units etc are connected tot the NETBOX audio inputs A NETBOX 8 can be installed in News recording cabins or edit suites providing audio input and output for the audio workstations through a bi directional USB link Audio can also be provided to the mixing console using analog and digital I O connections The same NETBOX 8 unit will provide IP connectivity to analog or digital studios without AEQ IP connectivity This way a station can be IP connected without having to abandon existing equipment AEQ CAPITOL IP FORUM and ARENA digital consoles can be provided with the corr
13. e Amber LED channel is transmitting or receiving audio depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level between 20dBFS and 14dBFS e Red LED the channel is saturated or clipping above 14dBFS 2 4 2 Description of the back panel and connections lt A rn Be ae Ht il E a i J i lj i Ler i ohare ark U VAC NETBOX 32 semea aina aii Ein 2 4 2 1 Ethernet Ports LAN 1 and LAN 2 a Netbox 32 includes two Ethernet ports LAN 1 must always be wired while LAN 2 is only used when the system is wired in Daisy Chain mode or a redundant system is set up Physically both are RJ45 10 100 1000 connectors with the pinout described below Pin 4 Pin 5 Blue White and Blue Pin 3 Pin 6 White and Green Green Pin 2 Pin 7 Orange White and Brown Pin 1 Pin 8 White and Orange Brown RJ45 connector pinout 2 4 2 2 Analog Inputs and Outputs The physical connectors used are DB15 female INPUT IN connectors are placed in the bottom row while OUTPUTS OUT are located in the upper row with the following pinout AEQ Audio Over IP 17 Routing System E 15 g Pinout of DB15 ANALOG IN 1 4 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 ANALOG1 IN GND ANALOG 2 IN GND ANALOG 3 IN GND ANALOG 4 IN GND Pin 9 ANALOG 1 IN Pin 10 GND Pin 11
14. AEQ AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System IP based multi channel audio network ARENA Console BC2000D Matriz BC2214 32 amp BC2214 64 boards FORUM GRAND FORUM Console FR14 board CAPITOL IP Console NETBOX 32 AD Audio Interface NETBOX 8 AD Audio Interface Dante Virtual Soundcard USER S MANUAL ED 07 14 V 1 1 17 09 2014 CONTENTS TIN RO HON irises se asec ze acces E E E R 5 1 1 Fields of application of the product cccccccccccsssssceeeceeeeceesceeeeeesseeaueeeesseaaeeeesesaaeeeeseas 5 1 2 Description of the devices covered by this MANUal ccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeessaneeeees 5 1 2 1 ARENA Console BC2000D Matrix BC2214 32 and BC2214 64 boards 5 1 2 2 FORUM GRAND FORUM console FR14 b0ard ccceeeeeceeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeas 6 Ta CAPITORIR CON OIE eee meee eee een ee enn eee ee eee 6 1 2 4 NETBOX 32 AD Audio interface cccccccccccceesseceecceeseeeesceeueeeesssaaseseessaageeeessaas 6 1 2 5 NETBOX 8 AD Audio interface cccccccccccccceecceceeeceeeeeeeceeceaeceeseeeeeesaaeeesseeeeeeas 6 1 2 6 Dante Virtual Soundcard cccccccccceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesssueaseeeeeeessaaaaeees 6 1 2 7 Control Software Dante Controller ccccccccsseeccceeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeeeessaeaaeess 7 Ved General PE AUN CS ainen iE a TE i EE oE EED 7 1 4 Operation of the AEQ AolP system based on DANTE
15. f my 3 Audio LE Source Rx channels 3 and 4 on Dest are subscribed as follows e 3 Audio L Source e 4 Audio R Source Dante will perform the necessary audio routing to deliver the audio from the Tx channels to the Rx channels AEQ Audio Over IP 10 Routing System Redundancy Many Dante devices support redundant audio routing These devices have two network interfaces labelled primary and secondary Primary interfaces should be connected to one physical network If redundancy is being used secondary interfaces should be connected to a second separate network Secondary interfaces cannot communicate with primary interfaces Dante controller Dest 1 1 Audio L Source NetworkA primary Non redundant Dante device Source 1 Audio E 2 Audio R Dest 2 1 Audio L Source l 2 Audio R Source Redundant Dante device NetworkB secondary Redundant Dante device If the secondary network is connected to a device that supports redundancy it is enabled automatically Audio data is transmitted on both the primary and secondary networks simultaneously In the event of a failure on one network audio will continue to flow via the other network NOTE 1 Dante redundancy requires that both the primary and secondary interfaces on any redundant device are connected using the same link speed For example if the primary interface is connected to a 1 Gbps switch port the secondary in
16. 10 Peak TOS usec Average bF usec 1 Late 0 T a Lm i 0 Latency eva 5 ve To clear the histogram click Clear Latency measuring will then restart To save the histogram as a png image click Save NOTE If any subscriptions are via multicast flows there may be two histograms displayed for one transmitter one histogram for the unicast flows and one for multicast This is because multicast flows always use a latency of ims If the receiver is set to a latency other than 1ms two histograms will be displayed AEQ Audio Over IP 65 Routing System The following information is also displayed e Setting indicates the latency setting for the histogram In most cases this will be the same as the latency setting on the receiver However for some subscriptions Dante will automatically apply a different latency For example o Multicast flows are automatically set to a minimum of ims o If a transmitter does not support the latency set on the receiver i e it can t guarantee delivery within the required latency Dante will increase the latency to the lowest setting supported by the transmitter e Peak indicates the peak latency since measuring started e Average indicates the average latency since measuring started e Late indicates the number of measurements taken that included one or more late packets note that each measurement typically includes many packets Interpreting the Histogram If
17. 6 2 5 Gains submenu Gains submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon allows you to configure the input and output gains of each one of the analog and digital audio connections adjusting inputs to the most proper level for transmission through DANTE network and outputs to the necessary level for destination unit reception In the case of NETBOX 32 there are 8 analogue inputs outputs and 8 digital inputs outputs gt NetBox Tool Administration Configurations Digital 10 amp Remote IP Firmware Upgrade__ ANALOG 01 R ANALOG 02 L ANALOG 02 R ANALOG 03 L ANALOG 03 R ANALOG 04 L ANALOG 04 R ANALOG 05 L ANALOG 05 R ANALOG 06 L ANALOG 06 R ANALOG 07 L ANALOG 07 R ANALOG 08 L ANALOG 08 R DIGITAL 09 L DIGITAL 09 R DIGITAL 10 L DIGITAL 10 R DIGITAL 11L DIGITAL 11 R DIGITAL 12 L DIGITAL 12 R DIGITAL 13 L DIGITAL 13 R DIGITAL 14 L DIGITAL 14 R DIGITAL 15L DIGITAL 15 R DIGITAL 16 L DIGITAL 16 R a ra Lae ara l r a lara arar ee HH ett eet mn mm at ma g 0 cB ANALOG D1 L ANALOG 01 R ANALOG 02 L ANALOG 02 R ANALOG 03 L ANALOG 03 R ANALOG 04 L ANALOG 04 R ANALOG 05 L ANALOG 05 R ANALOG 06 L ANALOG 06 R ANALOG 07 L ANALOG 07 R ANALOG 08 L ANALOG 08 R DIGITAL 09 L DIGITAL 09 R DIGITAL 10 L DIGITAL 10 R DIGITAL 11L DIGITAL 11 R DIGITAL 12 L DIGITAL 12 R DIGITAL 13 L DIGITAL 13 R DIGITAL
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19. GPIO o The physical connector used is DB15 female with the following pinout 5 15 g Pin 1 GPI 1 Pin 9 GND_GPI 1 4 Pin 2 GPI 2 Pin 10 GND _GPI 1 4 Pin 3 GPI 3 Pin 11 GND_GPI 1 4 Pin 4 GPI 4 Pin 12 5V GPIO 1 4 Pin 5 GPO 1 Pin 13 GND_GPO 1 4 Pin 6 GPO 2 Pin 14 GND_GPO 1 4 Pin 7 GPO 3 Pin 15 GND_ GPO 1 4 Pin 8 GPO 4 Remarks please note that a common ground GND is provided for inputs and another one exists for outputs Pin 12 supplies a 5V reference voltage to ease wiring 2 5 2 5 Power supply The mains power supply connector is located in the back left area of the unit The internal power supply is auto ranging accepting 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 50 VA max 2 5 2 6 Remarks on Netbox 8 AD audio wiring AEQ eases the installation task providing the connection between the system and the connected pieces of equipment by providing on demand the FR CAB INP wiring accessory consisting on a DB15 male connected to four balanced and shielded pairs 6 meters long unterminated in order to ease the wiring of 4 audio pairs El accesorio FR CAB GPIO consiste en un conector DB15 macho conectado a un cable de 15 hilos de 6 metros sin terminaci n para GPIs y GPOs Cada cable A conecta los 8 GPI o GPO de cada conector del equipo AEQ Audio Over IP 30 Routing System 3 BRIEF GUIDE TO SYSTEM INSTALLATION 3 1 Control elements 3 1 1 PC for RTC and monitoring
20. have in mind that the general information about them is included in the respective user manuals so this one includes only specific pieces of information related to the AolP solution 2 1 Description of the BC2214 module 2 1 1 Front panel description Any number of BC2214 modules can be installed in the back Input Output slots of the BC 2000 D router or ARENA digital mixing console Each module has two connectors LAN 1 and LAN 2 each one with its respective physical link signaling LEDs LAN LEDs indicate the status of the audio local area network LAN 1 main interface and LAN 2 secondary interface Status e Off no local network connection e Blinking green link is established at data level e Steady yellow link is established at physical level only If the boards are wired to a dedicated audio network using a switch in LAN 1 only the green LED should be blinking and the yellow one should be steady on If the wiring is connected in Daisy Chain mode without switches or there is a redundant network both green LEDs should be blinking and both yellow ones should be steady ON 2 2 FR14 module description 2 2 1 Front panel description One or two FR14 modules can be installed in the FORUM digital mixing console back Input Output slots 13 and 14 respectively Each module features two connectors LAN 1 and LAN 2 with their corresponding physical connection indicator LEDs LAN LEDs indicate the status of the
21. http www audinate com 1 2 Description of the devices covered by this manual 1 2 1 ARENA Console BC2000D Matrix BC2214 32 and BC2214 64 boards BC2214 AolP boards are designed to be installed in BC2000D frames used in AEQ ARENA digital mixing consoles and AEQ TITAN BC 2000D routers The first version connects via IP up to 32 input and 32 output channels to from the BC2000D internal TDM bus system This is enough to provide IP connectivity to an ARENA console in a network what is equivalent to an up to 512x512 channels IP matrix In order to build a large sized router a BC2000D frame can be equipped with as many BC2214 boards as needed they can be connected to one or several Gigabit Ethernet networks enabling TDM IP hybrid routers with great flexibility AEQ also offers a version of the BC2214 AolP board aimed to this kind of systems and that features 64 input and 64 output channels Both boards have two Ethernet ports LAN1 and LAN2 with activity LEDs Besides several AolP BC2214 boards the BC 2000D frame can be equipped with a number of synchronous TDM access ports such as MADI BC2211 BC2212 or the 1024 channels BC2213 HSAL as required in order to create a large routing structure AEQ Audio Over IP 5 Routing System 1 2 2 FORUM GRAND FORUM console FR14 board FR 14 AolP board is installed as any other input output board at the rear panel of the FORUM console It connects up to 32 input and 32 output ch
22. mode without switches or there is a redundant network both green LEDs should be blinking and both yellow ones should be steady ON 2 4 NETBOX 32 AD equipment description 2 4 1 Front Panel description NETBOX 32 AD aS E ta AGIO OVER IP IHTERFACE SSSSeCesseeeeessa PTTTTTTTTTTTirt an n bleist ilele val alel sls SAE gsr mn neenenes Leccssscosscsccoce NS There are indicators related to the unit status communications and audio levels a LED POWER ON indicates the status of the unit power supply e Off no mains input e Green power supply ON B LAN LEDs indicate the status of the audio local area network LAN 1 main interface and LAN 2 secondary interface e Off no local network connection e Blinking green link is established at data level If the boards are wired to a dedicated audio network using a switch in LAN 1 only the green LED should be blinking If the wiring is connected in Daisy Chain mode without switches or there is a redundant network both green LEDs should be blinking AEQ Audio Over IP 16 Routing System AUDIO LEVEL LEDs Each LED indicates the level of the corresponding device audio input output e LED off the channel is muted or transmits or receives depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level below 60dBFS e Green LED channel is transmitting or receiving audio depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level between 60dBFS and 20dBFS
23. or having the priorities incorrectly mapped for AEQ VolP Dante For this reason managed switches must be used in a AEQ system Managed switches allow the user to interrogate and if necessary change the settings of the switch usually via a web interface Some switches came with EF Audio prioritised over CS7 Clocking If Audio packets are prioritised above PTP sample clock timing packets it can lead to higher clock jitter and longer lock times In extreme situations high audio traffic it could lead to a network node loosing sync and dropping audio packets because the sample timing has become skewed Please refer to the user documentation of your specific switch for more information regarding configuring QoS Whilst not an exhaustive list the following switches were found to be suitable for RedNet after the aforementioned setup was carried out e Cisco SG300 e Cisco SG200 e Netgear GS724T A3 2 Configuration of CISCO SG 200 family of switches for Dante based AEQ AolIP AEQ can provide properly configured CISCO SG200 switches on demand If the switch from a third party you must set it up according to the following procedure Configuration procedure for the Cisco SG200 family of switches for use with DANTE technology 1 Change the IP address of the computer used to configure the switch so it falls in the 192 168 1 xxx range 2 Using an Internet browser type the address 192 168 1 254 in the URL bar and then type User ci
24. 14 L DIGITAL 14 R DIGITAL 15L DIGITAL 15 R DIGITAL 16 L DIGITAL 16 R aaa Output Gains eo ANALOG OLL O cB oi Change Input o Change Output In the case of NETBOX 8 there are 2 analogue inputs outputs and 2 digital inputs outputs the second one can be switched between DB15 connector and USB connector AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 91 AEQ gt NetBox Tool DER i Output Gains ANALOG OLL ANALOG OLL ANALOG OLR Ode ANALOG OLR Od O cB O cB O dB O cB O cb O cB Configurations DIGITAL O3R Ode DIGITALO3R Ode USB 04 L 0 dB USB 04 L 0 dB USB D4 R 0 dB USB 04 R 0 dB Digital I0 amp Remote IP When you select one of the inputs or outputs of the list and double click on it or press the Change Input or Change Output button a window will appear allowing you to configure that input or output gain ANALOG 03 L NetBox Tool 12 dB 11 dB Administration __ Input Gains 10 9dB ANALOG 01 L ANALOG O1 R I 8 dB ANALOG 02 L BE 7 ANALOG O2L Od ANALOG 02 R 6dB ANALOG OZR Od Q ANALOG 03 L 0 dB p 45d ANALOG OSL OdB Configurations ANALOG 03 R E ANALOGO3R 0d ANALOG 04 L A ANALOGO4L OB ANALOG 04 R J 3 dB ANALOGO4R Od ANALOG 05 L EE t2 dB ANALOG OSL 0dB ANALOG 05 R D e ANALOGOSR Od ANALOG 06 L ANALOG O6L Od ANALOG 0
25. ANALOG 2 IN Pin 12 GND Pin 13 ANALOG 3 IN Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 4 IN Pinout of DB15 ANALOG IN 5 8 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 ANALOG 5 IN GND ANALOG 6 IN GND ANALOG 7 IN GND ANALOG 8 IN GND Pin 9 ANALOG 5 IN Pin 10 GND Pin 11 ANALOG 6 IN Pin 12 GND Pin 13 ANALOG 7 IN Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 8 IN Pinout of DB15 ANALOG IN 9 12 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 ANALOG 9 IN GND ANALOG 10 IN GND ANALOG 11 IN GND ANALOG 12 IN GND Pin 9 ANALOG 9 IN Pin 10 GND Pin 11 ANALOG 10 IN Pin 12 GND Pin 13 ANALOG 11 IN Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 12 IN Pinout of DB15 ANALOG IN 13 16 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 ANALOG 13 IN GND ANALOG 14 IN GND ANALOG 15 IN GND ANALOG 16 IN GND Pin 9 ANALOG 13 IN Pin 10 GND Pin 11 ANALOG 14 IN Pin 12 GND Pin 13 ANALOG 15 IN Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 16 IN Pinout of DB15 ANALOG OUT 1 4 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 ANALOG1 OUT GND ANALOG 2 OUT GND ANALOG 3 OUT GND ANALOG 4 OUT GND Pin 9 ANALOG 1 OUT Pin 10 GND Pin 11 ANALOG 2 OUT Pin 12 GND Pin 18
26. ANALOG 3 OUT Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 4 OUT AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 18 Pinout of DB15 ANALOG OUT 5 8 connectors Pin 1 ANALOG 5 OUT Pin 2 GND Pin 3 ANALOG 6 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 5 ANALOG 7 OUT Pin 6 GND Pin 7 ANALOG 8 OUT Pin 8 GND Pin 9 ANALOG 5 OUT Pin 10 GND Pin 11 ANALOG 6 OUT Pin 12 GND Pin 18 ANALOG 7 OUT Pin 14 GND Pin 15 ANALOG 8 OUT Pinout of DB15 ANALOG OUT 9 12 connectors Pin 1 ANALOG 9 OUT Pin 9 ANALOG 9 OUT Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 ANALOG 10 OUT Pin 11 ANALOG 10 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 ANALOG 11 OUT Pin 13 ANALOG 11 OUT Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 ANALOG 12 OUT Pin 15 ANALOG 12 OUT Pin 8 GND Pinout of DB15 ANALOG OUT 13 16 connectors Pin 1 ANALOG 13 OUT Pin 9 ANALOG 13 OUT Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 ANALOG 14 OUT Pin 11 ANALOG 14 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 ANALOG 15 OUT Pin 13 ANALOG 15 OUT Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 ANALOG 16 OUT Pin 15 ANALOG 16 OUT Pin 8 GND 2 4 2 3 Digital Inputs and Outputs c The physical connectors used are DB15 female INPUT IN connectors are placed in the bottom row while OUTPUTS OUT are located in the upper row with the following pinout 5 1 SdDGRGTG GdRGRGG 15 g Pinout of DB15 DIGITAL IN 1 4 connectors Pin
27. Ethernet e A master clock that is derived from an inaccurate external word clock one that does not run at its nominal frequency About the Histogram p _ File Help The horizontal axis of the histogram shows the tes Hstor distribution of clock frequency offset measurements Za against the nominal frequency of the clock in parts Unmuted Sync Status External Word Clock per million ppm The zero point of the horizontal axis corresponds to the clock s nominal frequency i e the frequency that the clock is intended to run Locked at for example 48 kHz No The vertical axis shows the number of measurements recorded at each data point on a Preferred Frequency Offset logarithmic scale 40 0 40 Save Clear Cose Mute Status The histogram is continually updated with measurements taken roughly once per second e To select devices click the drop down menu at the top e To clear the histogram click Clear e To save a png format screenshot of the current data click Save Interpreting the histogram 10000 The histogram can be seen as an indication of how eee much work a slave clock is doing to stay in sync with the master clock ii Generally a stable and accurate clock will show a consistently very low offset in the order of a few EE ppm It means that the clock s nominal frequency closely matches the master clock and it is not having amp to change
28. Fiter Renevers Z E eiae REE 5 ir Ha e L Cir J i ra F z k Danke Receivers CAPIL 71i 4 18 Multicast Bandwidth Obes Eventlog B Clock Stee Hornito jl Transmit channels are advertised on the network A receiver uses this advertisement to establish a subscription to the channel A transmit channel can be sent to multiple receivers using unicast or multicast Receive channels are connected to transmit channels via a subscription Each receive channel will receive audio over the network from at most one transmit channel Chapter 4 7 4 1 explains this in detail 1 4 2 Differentiating between input and output channels Channels are classified according to whether they put audio data onto or take audio data off the network e A channel that puts audio data onto the network is known as a transmitting Tx or output channel e Achannel that takes data off the network is known as a receiving Rx or input channel AEQ Audio Over IP 8 Routing System 1 4 3 Device Names and Channel Labels In Dante devices and audio channels are identified by names and labels Device names and channel labels can be customized Dante routing is performed using the device names and channel labels A receive channel can be subscribed to the name of a transmit channel at a device Example Analog L FORUM IP 1 describes a channel labelled Analog_L on a device named FORUM IP 1 Device names must be unique on a Dante network Chan
29. Gbps and 10 Gbps networks Supports a single integrated network used for audio video control and monitoring Compatible with other kinds of traffic using QOS management Uses low cost off the self network infrastructure 24 bit 48 KHz audio resolution Delay 1 1 5 ms 48 KHz typical depending on network performance and complexity 2 RJ45 Ethernet ports per interface 1000 BASE T galvanically isolated that can be used for redundancy or daisy chain connections Binary rate 10 100 1000 Mbps Maximum segment length 100m max over CAT5e or better cabling Number of channels in each device NETBOX 8 8 bidirectional CAPITOL IP 16 bidirectional FR14 FORUM 32 bidirectional BC2214 32 ARENA BC 2000 D 32 bidirectional NETBOX 32 32 bidirectional BC2214 64 ARENA BC 2000 D 64 bidirectional February 2014 Specifications subjected to evolutionary changes Download the latest version of the manual at www aeq es www aeq eu or www aegbroadcast com AEQ Audio Over IP 97 Routing System 8 A E Q GUARANTEE AEQ warrants that this product has been designed and manufactured under a certified Quality Assurance System AEQ therefore warrants that the necessary test protocols to assure the proper operation and the specified technical characteristics of the product have been followed and accomplished This includes that the general protocols for design and production and the particu
30. IN At the 1 TO 4 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the inputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 5 jumpers associated to each input from position 1 2 down to position 2 3 up as shown in the previous image Programming digital inputs 5 to 8 as S PDIF In order to use S PDIF inputs the programming described below adapts levels and unbalance signals by joining IN5 IN6 IN7 and IN8 to their associated grounds so each signal is taken from the corresponding IN and its GND or IN AEQ Audio Over IP 290 Routing System At the 5 TO 8 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the inputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 5 jumpers associated to each input from position 1 2 up to position 2 3 down as shown in the following image EN asind T g 3 osind GP pa P pi S 6P0t a INZL999 sd Sy 5 Ta 182 AES3 7 Iil INPUTS H em te LOLLI a LG li aha peip tar 2 A p e s C752 fe Programming digital outputs 5 to 8 as S PDIF In order to provide outputs to S PDIF equipments the programming procedure described above adapts the levels and unbalances the signals by joining OUT5 OUT6 OUT7 and OUT8 to their corresponding GND so the signal is taken from each OUT to OUT or GND At the 5 TO 8 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the outputs one by one fro
31. Log View submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon represents the record containing all the actions associated with a particular upgrade process as a sequence of independent events chronologically ordered and allows you to check whether the process ended correctly or not This submenu provides complementary information to Tree View and Upgrade View submenus NetBox Tool ER Upgrade Log View Log 14 57 40 218 Upgrading from version 1 12 09 07 2014 to version 1 13 04 09 2014 14 57 41 015 Upgrading progress 10 14 57 41 156 Upgrading progress 20 14 57 41 296 Upgrading progress 30 14 57 41 437 Upgrading progress 40 14 57 41 578 Upgrading progress 50 14 57 41 718 Upgrading progress 60 14 57 41 859 Upgrading progress 70 14 57 41 984 Upgrading progress 80 14 57 42 125 Upgrading progress 90 14 57 42 281 Upgrading progress 100 14 57 42 296 Upgrade Successful AEQ Audio Over IP 96 Routing System 7 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Data format DANTE Audio over IP technology AVB ready Plug and play technology automatic detection of the hardware and simple audio routing Precise sample level synchronization even through several switches Very low and deterministic delay in the entire network Flexible and scalable network topology supporting a great number of audio transmitters and receivers Works in 100 Mbps 1
32. Version Address Link Speed Address Link Speed CAPITOL 74623 Brooklyn 2 3 0 0 169 254 150 67 1Gbps FORUM IP 1 Brooklyn 2 3 0 0 169 254 112 69 1Gbps FORUM IP2 Brooklyn 2 3 0 0 169 254 182 199 1Gbps NETBOX 8 Bklyn 3 4 23 169 254 160 231 1Gbps The Device Info tab provides a network wide overview of device configuration and operating information The tabular view presents the following information in columns from the left Device Name The device name currently associated with the device Product Type The type of Dante module in the device Product Version The product version as defined by the manufacturer Primary Address The IP address assigned to the primary interface IP addresses are currently assigned via DHCP or automatically self assigned Self assigned addresses on the primary interface will be in the 169 254 X Y range e Primary Link Speed The Ethernet link speed of the primary interface e Secondary Address The IP address assigned to the secondary interface Self assigned addresses on the secondary interface will be in the 172 31 X Y range N A indicates that the device does not support a secondary interface Link down indicates that the device supports a secondary Dante interface but it is not currently connected e Secondary Link Speed The Ethernet link speed of the secondary interface Other values are possible as per Secondary Address NOTE 1 A Dante interface may have a preferred link speed Whe
33. Virtual Soundcard will automatically switch to the newly selected interface and begin operating on that interface AEQ Audio Over IP 82 Routing System 5 4 2 Licensing Tab The Licensing Tab allows you to see the status of the license you have and if necessary enter a new license key and re activate the Dante Virtual Soundcard If you have a trial license it will display the number of days remaining before the trial license expires 5 4 3 About Tab The About Tab shows you the version of Dante Virtual Soundcard that you have installed It also allows you to read the End User License Agreement 5 5 Using the Dante Virtual Soundcard with an Audio Application 5 5 1 Important Notes The Dante Virtual Soundcard acts in a very similar way to a hardware soundcard NOTE 1 Make sure that you start the Dante Virtual Soundcard with the settings you require BEFORE you start your audio application NOTE 2 Digital Audio Workstations treat Dante Virtual Soundcard like any other WDM Windows device For support information about using audio devices including Dante Virtual Soundcard with your DAW please use the support services provided by the manufacturer of your DAW 5 5 2 Choosing an Audio Application Dante Virtual Soundcard acts like a standard WDM sound device in a PC running Windows In WDM mode Dante Virtual Soundcard supports common audio applications available fo
34. W It displays an approximation of the current transmit bandwidth on the primary Dante network interface for the device o Secondary Tx B W It displays an approximation of the current transmit bandwidth on the secondary Dante network interface for the device o Primary Rx B W It displays an approximation of the current receive bandwidth on the primary Dante network interface for the device o Secondary Rx B W It displays an approximation of the current receive bandwidth on the secondary Dante network interface for the device Latency Setting Shows the current latency setting for the AEQ equipment is usually configured to 1ms and Dante Virtual Soundcard to 4 6 ms Latency Status The Latency Status column displays icons representing the recent latency performance of the device LJ A green light indicates that the device is subscribed and there are no latency problems i e all audio packets are arriving well within the device s latency setting a An amber light indicates that audio packets for one or more channels are arriving at or near the limit of the device s latency setting You may need to increase the device s latency or reconfigure the network to prevent audio glitches due to packet loss from late arriving audio packets AEQ Audio Over IP 53 Routing System A red light indicates that one or more audio packets have arrived outside the device s latency setting This will result in a
35. Windows Recommended Minimum Requirement Windows 7 82 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 82 bit and 64 bit It may work on Windows XP SP3 32 bits but we don t provide support for this OS NOTE Both UTF 8 and Unicode are supported EXCEPT for host or device names the DNS standard does not support Unicode for these AEQ Audio Over IP 36 Routing System Operating System Updates Ensure your PC has the latest Windows updates installed Firewall Configuration Firewall configuration for Windows Firewall is automatically handled during installation Dante Controller communicates over UDP over the following ports Dante Control and Monitoring 8700 8704 8800 If you are using a third party firewall product use the port information provided above to configure it accordingly Monitor Requirements A display resolution of at least 1024 x 768 with a screen size of at least 19 is recommended for Dante Controller 4 3 Installing Dante Controller 4 3 1 Downloading Dante Controller Dante Controller is available for download from Audinate s website To download a copy of Dante Controller Go to Audinate s website www audinate com Navigate to Support gt Software Downloads gt Dante Controller If not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register before continuing Once registered download the required version of Dante Controller Windows moe ae This will
36. all bars are green and falling well within the limit of the histogram i e towards the left or middle of the histogram it indicates that the latency setting for the receiver is set high enough to prevent packet loss If any bars are amber it means that some packets are arriving near the limit of the latency setting Network traffic fluctuations could potentially lead to extra delay which could cause packets to arrive late A histogram of this type indicates that the receiver latency should be increased if possible If any bars are red it indicates lost packets and audio loss The receiver latency should be increased or the network reconfigured 4 8 3 5 Device Config Stagebox1 250 usec 1000 100 10 1 Count 0 Latency 125 250 DLAYCVVAL W ZIJU USEL 1000 100 Count 0 Latency 125 250 Stagebox1 250 usec 1000 Count 0 Latency 125 This tab on the device view window allows you to configure device specific parameters The specific options available will depend on the capabilities of the device In the case where a device does not support configuration via Dante Controller the tab will be disabled NOTE Dante Virtual Soundcard does not have a Config Tab available on Dante Controller The Dante Virtual Soundcard User Interface on the PC or Mac must be used to configure these devices AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 66 E ee Forum v Y Receive Transm
37. allows you to return to the previous menu screen No change you may have made is saved e SAVE stores in the selected memory position the configuration of the console at that moment The system will ask for your confirmation in the screen that appears you can confirm by pressing SAVE again or return to the memories list by pressing BACK e LOAD allows you to load the configuration you stored previously in the selected memory position The system will ask for your confirmation in the screen that appears you can confirm by pressing LOAD or return to the memories list by pressing BACK You can also create snapshots with different configurations from the configuration software AEQ Audio Over IP 118 Routing System A2 3 2 Multichannel routing configuration Pressing the MENU key in the initial screen will take you to the MAIN MENU screen and from this one by pressing SELECT you can access to the menu that allows you to perform advanced configuration of audio inputs ouptus internal routing and processes There are two options INPUT and OUTPUT within SELECT menu A2 3 2 1 INPUT menu This menu shows a list of all the audio input logical signals defined in the system from the configuration software For more information see section A2 2 Configuration software in this appendix or section 4 in the users manual of the console TEL 61 TEL 8 amp 2
38. aoip06 Click to CONF AOIPO Click to CONI 137 aoip0 Click to CONF AOIPOS Click to CONI 139 aoip08 Click to CONF AOIPO9 Click to CONI 141 a0ip09 Click to CONF 43 AOIP10 Trconeicik Click to CONF j 145 AOIP11 Click to Comi Three columns are shown e Input shows the internal numeric identifier for the input e Label shows the name or label associated to the channel e Config allows you to configure the associated options for that input channel from a specific screen You can access by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the El button that will appear AEQ Audio Over IP 115 Routing System SnapShot Input High Pass Filter Active Configure SnapShot 2 AOIP10 Routing Balance Panorama mDigital Sound Processes Compressor Limiter Program v Audition ES Active Configure nee 5 15 Q 0 15 R Noise Gate z Aux 2 Active L Configure Buttons Equalizer ne ET anes ON Button v Bere OFF Button Low Pass Filter Active L Configure Load Preset OK x Cancel From left to right and from top to bottom the available options are i e Name of the snapshot SnapShot 2 in the example e Name of the channel AOIP10 in the example e Routing allows you to configure the initial activation or not of the quick rou
39. are shown with the relevant pull up down value against their Clock Status For example a device acting as master clock with 0 1 pull up will be shown as Master 0 1 See About Clock Domains section for more information Other transient clock states exist which are not listed above AEQ Audio Over IP 47 Routing System e Preferred Master Raises the priority of the device in the master clock election If only one device on a particular clock domain has this checkbox ticked it ensures that the selected device becomes master clock for that clock domain When multiple devices have their Preferred Master checkbox ticked the master will be elected automatically from within that group If Slave Only is shown instead of a checkbox it indicates that the device is not capable of acting as a master clock e Enable Sync To External Forces the Dante module to derive its clock from an external source either from a host device word clock or from an auxiliary device This will also ensure that this Dante device becomes master clock for the relevant clock domain unless another device has Preferred Master selected It is not normal practice to configure more than one device per clock domain with an external clock source In this case the user is assumed to have synchronized external word clock sources e g house clock If an AEQ system such as FORUM or BC 2000 D has two or more DANTE boards and is intended to pr
40. audio local area network LAN 1 main interface and LAN 2 secondary interface Status e Off no local network connection e Blinking green link is established at data level e Steady yellow link is established at physical level only If the boards are wired to a dedicated audio network using a switch in LAN 1 only the green LED should be blinking and the yellow one should be steady on If the wiring is connected in Daisy Chain mode without switches or there is a redundant network both green LEDs should be blinking and both yellow ones should be steady ON AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 15 2 3 CAPITOL IP BOARD module description 2 3 1 Back panel description Only one CAPITOL IP BOARD module can be installed inside the CAPITOL IP digital mixing console core In that case two Ethernet LAN 1 and LAN 2 ports will be installed in the AolP area of the core back panel with their corresponding physical connection indicator LEDs LAN LEDs indicate the status of the audio local area network LAN 1 main interface and LAN 2 secondary interface Status e Off no local network connection e Blinking green link is established at data level e Steady yellow link is established at physical level only If the boards are wired to a dedicated audio network using a switch in LAN 1 only the green LED should be blinking and the yellow one should be steady on If the wiring is connected in Daisy Chain
41. device names channel labels etc please wait at least 5 seconds before disconnecting or powering down any affected devices This ensures that the new information has been properly saved to the devices Device configuration e g sample rates latency clock settings is saved instantly 4 7 Using Dante Controller Network View When Dante Controller is started it opens at the Network View with the Routing tab selected offering the network connection view in XY format Menu bar Tool bar Eile Device View Help Garx AGH Routing Device Info Clock Status Network Status Events H E Tans Dante y Filter Transmitters 5 Filter Receivers tf E Lobby amet Monitor Console PA PCle Record Stagebox 2 Dante Transmitters Dante Receivers E E E H H A a A HAAA H H H E i H ee ee AAA T i F amp amp amp nnnnnnnnnnnnnivgnn n ceceo ecco HEE H Ee H H E HH a H E E H 4 H HE EEEE H Heee gE H A es GS j Multicast Bandwidth 14Mbps EventLog Clock Status Monitor Status bar AEQ Audio Over IP 40 Routing System 4 7 1 Network View Menu Bar The menu bar in the Network View includes four menus File Device Vi
42. download a self installing Dante Controller file 4 3 2 Installing Dante Controller on Windows Once you have downloaded the self installing Dante Controller file navigate to the directory where you have downloaded it e g Desktop To install Dante Controller 1 Ensure you are logged on to your PC as an administrator 2 Navigate to and double click the Dante Controller installer file 3 Read the license agreement If you agree to the terms select the I agree checkbox and click Install If you do not agree to the terms click Close 4 Confirm acknowledge any Windows security prompts that are displayed Dante Controller will then be installed Dante Controller will be added to the start menu under Audinate 4 3 3 Uninstalling Dante Controller under Windows You should not need to uninstall Dante Controller before installing a new version However if you do wish to uninstall Dante Controller Navigate to Control Panel gt Programs and Features select Dante Controller and click Uninstall NOTE Two other Dante features Dante Control and Monitoring and Dante Discovery may still be present in the programs list after uninstalling Dante Controller Do not uninstall these features if they are present they are required by other Dante software applications for example Dante Virtual Soundcard Firmware Update Manager and third pa
43. fis CAPITOL_4 CAPITOL IP lt FORUM_4 FORUM IP2 9 aed i Subscription status is Connected unicast subscribed to channel Tx FORUM _ 4 of device FORUM IP2 E Other messages are displayed if the subscription is in any other state e Incorrect channel format source and destination channels do not match The receiver and transmitter are set to different sample rates e Mismatched clock domains The transmitter and receiver are not part of the same clock domain One of the devices is configured with sample rate pull up down that does not match the other device e Tx Scheduler failure This is typically because you are trying to use sub millisecond latency over a 100 Mbps network link 1 msec is the minimum supported latency over 100 Mbps links AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System 45 e No Receive flows receiver cannot support any more flows This will be seen if the receiver is subscribed to too many devices devices typically do not support the same number of flows as they do channels e No more flows TX transmitter cannot support any more flows This will be seen if too many devices are subscribed to the transmitter 4 7 4 2 Device Info status of the device 2 Dante Controller Network View 3 5 0 17 Beta Develop t O File Device View Help 7 bf ci nas cr Master Clock FORUM IP1 e Device Product Product Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Name Type
44. menu A2 2 3 1 Routing Configuration submenu Routing Configuration submenu of Programmable Configuration menu allows you to define the cross points between input channels or internal summing buses and output channels or internal summing buses The entire set of cross points available on the mixing console is arranged in a table with the following fields e Id Routing internal numeric identifier for the input channel or the summing bus e Routing LABEL of the input channel or summing bus e Type type of channel used in the cross point Input for input channels and Mixer for internal summing buses e Id Output internal numeric identifier for the output channel e Output LABEL of the output channel AEQ Audio Over IP 112 Routing System 2 01 x Administration Routing Configuration Hardware Configuration P19 program Ome cig paps iaucition Mer ici c Routing Configuration 1 4 a 83 Program sss lrogram Mer dsb J assiauaiton Mer usb srl Mer Ss T jw Mer tS laos T wma Mer O T amwe Mer S am T spom pet S o oa Preset Configuration Qq waooo input 199 ee x Delete Routing a Insert Routing Firmware Upgrade Insert Routing button allows you to create a cross point through a simple process that allows you to select an input channel or an internal summing bus as the source and an output channel or an internal summing bus a
45. more information e Preferred No indicates that the card has not been set to preferred master mode Yes indicates that the card is set to preferred master mode AEQ Audio Over IP 63 Routing System e Frequency Offset Indicates the offset from the network clock master measured in parts per billion Primary Interface Provides the following information about the primary network interface e IP address The IP address currently assigned to the interface e MAC address The Media Access Control address of the interface associated with the Ethernet layer e Tx Utilization Shows the current total transmit bandwidth in use e Errors on the same line as Tx utilization shows the number of transmit Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC or packet errors detected since the device was last started e Rx Utilization Shows the current total reception bandwidth in use e Errors on the same line as Rx utilization shows the number of receive Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC or packet errors detected since the device was last started NOTE 1 The Rx Utilization includes not only network traffic destined for the Dante device but any other multicast or broadcast traffic received at this network interface NOTE 2 As a rule of thumb neither the Rx Utilization nor the Tx Utilization should exceed about 85 of the link speed in order to guarantee good clock synchronization performance links ar
46. of DB15 GPO 1 8 connectors Pin 1 GPO 1 Pin 9 GND_GPO 1 4 Pin 2 GPO 2 Pin 10 GND_ GPO 1 4 Pin 3 GPO 3 Pin 11 GND_GPO 1 4 Pin 4 GPO 4 Pin 12 5V GPIO Pin 5 GPO 5 Pin 13 GND_GPO 5 8 Pin 6 GPO 6 Pin 14 GND_ GPO 5 8 Pin 7 GPO 7 Pin 15 GND_ GPO 5 8 Pin 8 GPO 8 Remarks please note that a common ground GND is provided for inputs 1 to 4 and another one exists for inputs 5 to 8 Pin 12 supplies a 5V reference voltage to ease wiring Pinout of DB15 GPO 9 16 connectors Pin 1 GPO 9 Pin 9 GND_GPO 9 12 Pin 2 GPO 10 Pin 10 GND_ GPO 9 12 Pin 3 GPO 11 Pin 11 GND_ GPO 9 12 Pin 4 GPO 12 Pin 12 5V GPIO Pin 5 GPO 13 Pin 13 GND_ GPO 13 16 Pin 6 GPO 14 Pin 14 GND_ GPO 13 16 Pin 7 GPO 15 Pin 15 GND_ GPO 13 16 Pin 8 GPO 16 AEQ Audio Over IP 24 Routing System Remarks please note that a common ground GND is provided for inputs 9 to 12 and another one exists for inputs 13 to 16 Pin 12 supplies a 5V reference voltage to ease wiring 2 4 2 5 Power supply The mains power supply connector is located in the back left area of the unit The internal power supply is auto ranging accepting 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 50 VA max 2 4 2 6 Remarks on Netbox 32 AD audio wiring AEQ eases the installation task providing the connection between the system and the connected pieces of equipment by providing on demand the FR CAB INP wiring accessory consist
47. represents a proposed installation for a small two studio radio station The Daisy Chain IP wiring is represented in pink running from one PC to the audio interface located in the central control to the mixing console in studio one and from there to the console in studio two The program audio for both studios as well as other required signals for the central control such as clean feeds for telephone systems etc are sourced from the NETBOX 8 AD audio outputs The signals necessary for the studios such as satellite downlink audiocodecs tuners etc are routed to the NETBOX inputs Each console will also receive not only the NETBOX incoming audio but also the aux and program sends from the other console AEQ Audio Over IP 30 Routing System 3 3 1 1 Installation o Setup aPC with the control applications as explained in chapter 3 1 o Double check that the digital mixing consoles are configured as described in chapter 3 2 o Wire the PC consoles and NETBOX in Daisy Chain mode according to the diagram or preferably in a star topology by using a switch such as the one recommended in 3 3 1 2 Appendix A2 Turning ON Turn the units on configure them to send the program audio from the mixing consoles to the DANTE network as well as to the NETBOX outputs Start the Dante Controller application and send a test audio Check that all units are displayed in the Routing window of the application
48. result in the device being automatically muted Why would a device clock be unstable There are a range of network conditions that can interfere with a device s clock stability These include A switch on the network is configured to use Energy Efficient Ethernet Green Ethernet functionality A100 Mb switch or link is present where a Gigabit connection is required One or more switches are incorrectly configured A problematic external word clock is being used as the master clock Please check Appendix 1 Troubleshooting for more information AEQ Audio Over IP 49 Routing System Passive monitoring Passive monitoring is on all the time If a Dante device loses sync with the master clock or regains sync with the master clock it reports the event to Dante Controller Dante Controller records these events in a log file and also will display an alert the Clock Status Monitor icon at the bottom right corner of the main window will light up red Clock Status Monitor Clicking the icon opens the Clock Status Monitor which g Dante Controller Clock Status Monitor includes 2 tabs 7 saatanaa A Log clock status event log Ble Help Hystory clock status histogram Log History Active Monitoring When active monitoring is switched on Dante Controller begins actively monitoring the behaviour of supported devices to identify si
49. supplied with 172 31 37 1 IP address and NETBOX 8 with 172 31 38 1 IP address and the Port the connection will be established through IP Where there is more than one unit with the same IP in the same network you should connect to each one of them individually and change their address in order to avoid network conflicts NOTE The Port drop down menu allows you to select that connection would be established through a serial port but only for maintenance purposes and under AEQ s Technical Support supervision Sat aeq es When the unit is correctly detected the configuration buttons will appear activated the Connect button allows you to force the connection although where there is communication with the unit that connection is established automatically NetBox Tool Configurations Connection Pai 72 31 3721 Connect Port IP W External Sync Front Test 3 Master OIP Syne OAESI1 Sync Q q Change Configuration Start Test Device Address amp IP 172 31 37 1 MA Re Mask 255 255 0 0 00 21 01 25 01 17 Gateway 0 0 0 0 ei A Factory A Reset Change Ip Address Firmware Upgrade__ Firmware Upgrade External Sync section allows you to configure the synchronization mode whether the unit works as Master only one unit per network must be configured that way or its synchronized through IP connection IP Sync or through the source connected to digital input 1 AES11 Sync The s
50. unit Confirmation is requested for both options Reset 6 2 2 GPIO s submenu GPIO s submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon allows you to check the functioning and perform basic operations of unit s GPIO s the GPIO s are normally used in relation with other units and applications AEQ Audio Over IP 88 Routing System NetBox Tool Administration Yp w AS ains When you press any of the 16 buttons in GPO s section in the case of NETBOX 32 it is lighted in amber and the corresponding GPO of the unit changes to active status the circuit between the corresponding pin and the ground pin in DB15 connector of the unit gets closed In the case of NETBOX 8 there are only 4 GPI s and 4 GPO s available so that only 4 buttons are shown in each section NetBox Tool Administration EJE Ty GPI s GPIO s 01 02 03 Ge 04 Digital 10 w ains The voltage and current limits for external power supply of GPO are 200 volts and 120mA The unit provides a 5V voltage in order to make easier GPO s cabling when the receiver unit accepts logical levels and needs low charge levels In order to use the voltage provided by the unit you have to connect the floating ground of GND pin to the connector chassis A device with a consumption lower that 3mA can be connected between GPO pin and the one wit
51. 1 DIGITAL1 IN Pin 9 DIGITAL 1 IN Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 DIGITAL 2 IN Pin 11 DIGITAL 2 IN Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 DIGITAL 3 IN Pin 13 DIGITAL 3 IN Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 DIGITAL 4 IN Pin 15 DIGITAL 4 IN Pin 8 GND AEQ Audio Over IP 19 Routing System Pinout of DB15 DIGITAL IN 5 8 connectors Pin 1 DIGITAL 5 IN Pin 9 DIGITAL 5 IN Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 DIGITAL 6 IN Pin 11 DIGITAL 6 IN Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 DIGITAL 7 IN Pin 13 DIGITAL 7 IN Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 DIGITAL 8 IN Pin 15 DIGITAL 8 IN Pin 8 GND Pinout of DB15 DIGITAL OUT 1 4 connectors Pin 1 DIGITAL1 OUT Pin 9 DIGITAL 1 OUT Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 DIGITAL 2 OUT Pin 11 DIGITAL 2 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 DIGITAL 3 OUT Pin 13 DIGITAL 3 OUT Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 DIGITAL 4 OUT Pin 15 DIGITAL 4 OUT Pin 8 GND Pinout of DB15 DIGITAL OUT 5 8 connectors Pin 1 DIGITAL 5 OUT Pin 9 DIGITAL 5 OUT Pin 2 GND Pin 10 GND Pin 3 DIGITAL 6 OUT Pin 11 DIGITAL 6 OUT Pin 4 GND Pin 12 GND Pin 5 DIGITAL 7 OUT Pin 13 DIGITAL 7 OUT Pin 6 GND Pin 14 GND Pin 7 DIGITAL 8 OUT Pin 15 DIGITAL 8 OUT Pin 8 GND Remarks Each of the eight digital audio inputs and outputs include two different audio channels acco
52. 120 x5120 circuit concentrator e Double Ethernet Audio over IP connections in all AEQ consoles and digital matrixes e Standalone double audio over IP interfaces making audio input and output connections to central controls link dispatches analog studios reporter cabins and any other locations where an AEQ digital mixing console is not available an easy task e The system is usually structured as a star topology using Gigabit Ethernet switches e For smaller installations the system can be cascaded or daisy chained as network interfaces are duplicated e Where maximum availability is a design goal the network can be wired with duplicate switches ensuring uninterrupted operations with redundant paths 1 4 Operation of the AEQ AolP system based on DANTE 1 4 1 Discovery and auto configuration When a Dante enabled device is connected to an IP Ethernet network it will automatically e Configure its IP address e Advertise itself to allow automatic discovery Within seconds of a Dante enabled device connecting to a network Dante Controller will automatically discover and display the device allowing you to configure channels and route audio Network automatic configuration A Dante enabled device connected to a network will automatically setup its own network configuration including its IP address If the network has a DHCP server which may be the case for installed networks it will receive its IP configuration
53. 2 ERA e FORUM_28 IN CAPITOL 6R age FORUM 2 MASTER R FORUM IF2 0 EA LPORUM_29 IN CAPITOL 7L ods FORUM 2 AUX IL FORUMIP2 RAV l ee FORUM_30 IN CAPITOL 7R a FORUM 2 AUX 1R FORUMIP2 e C is FORUM_31 IN CAPITOL amp L ag FORUM 2 AUX 2L FORUMIP2 yi IN CAPITOL amp R ag FORUM 2 AUX 2R FORUM IP2 LA av Mm FORUM 2 AUX 3L FORUM 2 AUX 3R MAAM ie 2 A Canceling subscriptions It is also possible to cancel subscriptions from the Receive Channels area In order to do so the subscription to be cancelled must be selected within the Connected to column and then click on the Unsubscribe button located in the bottom area of the screen this can also be done by pressing the keyboard s Del key lt is possible to cancel more than one subscription at once by selecting several at the same time by holding the Ctrl key down and then clicking on the Unsubscribe button or Del key CAPITOLS CAPITOL_10 ACIP L FORUM IF 1 C CAPITOL_11 ACIP R FORUM IF1 amp CAPITOL 12 CAPITOL 13 AOIPS L FORUM IP 1 0 CAPITOL_14 ADIPI R FORUM IF amp CAPITOL 15 AEQ Audio Over IP 61 Routing System 4 8 3 2 Transmit The Transmit tab is used to inspect and modify the transmit configuration of a device File Device View Help 4 x eg E3 CAPITOL 746 e Transmit Channels Transmit Flows Channel Signal Channel Label Unicast amp Multicast 0 CAPITOLO e CAP
54. 2 digital outputs and besides the second input output can be configured by means of a switch in order to be available in DB15 connector or in USB connector and that configuration is also shown in this submenu Digital Inputs Digital Inputs DIGITAL INPUT 03 AES DIGITAL INPUT 03 AESS DIGITAL INPUT O04 AES ISB INPUT O4 SPDIF Digital Outputs Digital Outputs DIGITAL OUTPUT O35 4ESS DIGITAL OUTPUT O35 4ESS DIGITAL OUTPUT O4 4ESS ISB OUTPUT 04 SPDIF 6 2 4 Remote IP submenu Remote IP submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon allows you to configure up to 16 IP address of units that will receive information regarding transmitter unit GPI s status so that those units will be able to decode that information when properly configured and activate certain functions regarding transmitter GPIl s status AEQ Audio Over IP 90 Routing System Seles gt NetBox Tool Remote IPs Connection Port Port 2001 Configurations Send All GPI s to next IP address 1P 110172 31 3 11 IP 9 IP 2 0 0 0 0 IP 10 IP 3 0 0 0 0 IP ii IP 4 0 0 0 0 IP 12 Digital 10 IP 5 0 0 0 0 IP 13 Sa IP 6 0 0 0 0 l IP 7 0 0 0 0 IP 8 0 0 0 0 Remote IP L Once those IP addresses are configured the changes will be applied by pressing Change Configuration button
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56. 6 R DE Od ANALOG O6R Ode ANALOG 07 L E 1 ANSLOGO7L Od ANALOG 07 R 24B ANSLOGO7R Od ANALOG 08 L ANALOG OSL Od ANALOG 08 R gt 3 dB ANALOG O8R Ode DIGITAL 09 L 4dB DIGITAL 09L Ode DIGITAL 09 R W SdB DIGITAL O9R Od DIGITAL 10 L 6d DIGITAL 10L Od DIGITAL 10 R DIGITAL 10R Od Digital 10 DIGITAL 11L W 7E DIGITAL 11L 0d DIGITAL 11 R 8dB DIGITAL 11R OB DIGITAL 12 L 9dB DIGITAL 12L dB DIGITAL 12 R DIGITAL 12R OdB Ga DIGITAL 13 L 710 dB DIGITAL 13L 0dB DIGITAL 13 R EE 11 cB DIGITAL 13R dB DIGITAL 14 L I 19cB DIGITAL 14L Od DIGITAL 14 R 13dB DIGITAL 14R 0OdB Remote IP DIGITAL 15L TE DIGITAL 15L 0d DIGITAL 15 R a Ga DIGITAL 15R 0dB SN DIGITAL 16 L 16 dB DIGITAL 16L OdB DIGITAL 16 R 18dB DIGITAL 16R Od 21 dB Daai 24dB Gains M oi Change 30 dB O Change Output INFO In Phase O Stereo The In Phase checkbox allows you to modify the input or output signal phase the sign on the right part of the line corresponding to the selected input or output changes from to or vice versa In Phase ANSLOG OSL OdB C In Phase ANALOG OF L O dE AEQ Audio Over IP 92 Routing System AEQ The Stereo checkbox allows you apply the gain changes as well as the phase changes to stereo pair It must be activated before modify those
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58. ADIPF 1 a AOIP BACK You can access a more complete description of each one of the input audio channels by turning any of the 3 associated encoders and pressing then the OK contextual key or any of these encoders The information showed on this screen from top to bottom and left to right is e Name of the channel in alphanumeric format containing up to 6 characters This is the same identifier as the one shown in the channel display e Hardware corresponding to the audio input of this channel in format HW xx yy where xx is the number of the virtual slot where this inputs outputs module is installed and yy is the audio channel of this inputs outputs module In stereo channels yy represents the audio channel corresponding to the left channel of the stereo pair The right channel corresponds to the number just above e Graphic representation of three encoders associated with the GAIN PHASE and BALANCE fields By operating on the rotary encoders associated with the main screen in the Control and Monitoring section you can change the values AEQ Audio Over IP 119 Routing System o GAIN configurable between 12dB and 12dB for line level inputs and between 36dB and 19dB for mic level inputs The field is configured with the default value of OdB o PHASE allows you to modify the input signal phase among and for stereo signals and among and for mono signals o BALANCE enables you to modify the bal
59. AatION c ccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeaas 100 A1 4 3 What are the symptoms of using the wrong network interface on my computer 100 A1 4 4 How do I check which network interface my Dante Controller Dante Virtual UAC AG MVS USING Cree EEE E A 100 A1 4 5 How do I check IP addresses for all devices on my network 000seeeees 101 A1 5 Troubleshooting Switch Configuration and Cabling c ccccceecccceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaeeeeees 101 A1 5 1 Symptoms of switch or Cabling iSSUCS ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaeneees 101 A1 5 2 Switch and Cabling Checklist ccccccccccceeceeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeeeeeseaas 101 ANNEX 2 INSTALLATION DETAILS CONFIGURATION OF FORUM AND CAPITOL FOR USE WITH AOIP OR MADI MULTICHANNEL BOARDS ccccceesessssssssessseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 102 Pole G16 2 ea ae ene ee Oe E ee ee ee ee en en ee ee 102 A2 1 1 FORUM CAPITOL and DANTE internal systems correspondence 102 A2 2 COMMU AIO WM SOWA E eene a 106 A22 1 POMIDISIAUON MONU snesen a a NT 106 A2 2 1 1 GOMIGUIALIONS SUDMENU s x car cscarwesradexendsgcouusdossaiwetaanaveleieteeiuedondanetaas 106 A2 2 2 Hardware Configuration MenU cccccceccsseessseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeeeeeeseaas 107 A2 2 2 1 Board Configuration submenu ccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeees 107 A2 2 2 2 I O Configur
60. Audio Over IP 101 Routing System ANNEX 2 Installation details configuration of FORUM and CAPITOL for use with AolP or MADI multichannel boards A2 1 Scope The purpose of these notes is to review and set the information of the FORUM and CAPITOL digital mixing consoles User Manuals in order to ease installation and configuration of a multichannel AolP audio system The information presented here is also useful if you want to know how to install or configure a MADI multichannel system in FORUM or CAPITOL consoles All the important adjustments required to configure inputs outputs assign faders and other important issues regarding internal routing in the equipment to integrate it into a multichannel system are reviewed below on the configuration software and the physical unit display screens A2 1 1 FORUM CAPITOL and DANTE internal systems correspondence Have in mind that the configuration of the input and output channels in the internal configuration menus and configuration software for FORUM and CAPITOL consoles is not transferred to the screens in DANTE Controller so both systems need to be configured separately Also note that e DANTE doesn t support stereo lines so different names are assigned to left and right channels forming stereo line e FORUM and CAPITOL displays support only up to 6 characters per label e The name of output BUS or input routed to an output is more meaningful than the output line name itself It
61. C address will be chosen Clocking and Synchronization in Redundant Networks In a redundant network the clock synchronization protocol operates over both primary and secondary networks Each network will have a designated PTP master clock usually this will be the same device on both networks If this is not the case e g if a non redundant device is designated Preferred Master then one device will bridge the clock synchronization information from the primary to the secondary network ensuring that all devices derive their clock from the same source Redundant PTP Slave clocks will synchronize their local clocks based on information from one of the networks they are connected to In event of a failure on one network a redundant device will continue to receive clock synchronization information over the other network 1 4 6 Latency In Dante variation in latency in the network is compensated for at the receiver Each receiver has a device latency setting This setting defines the latency between the timestamps on the incoming audio samples and when those samples are played out The typical default latency for a Dante device is 1 msec This is sufficient for a very large network consisting of a Gigabit network core with up to 10 hops between edge switches and 100 megabit links to Dante devices Smaller Gigabit only networks can use lower values of latency down to 150 usec for very fast devices such as PCle cards Recommended latency se
62. Check that the indicators in the Signal column CENTRAL CONTROL AUDIO I O LINKS PROCESSORS CODECS MULTILINES AUDIO O STUDIO MICROPHONES CD WORKSTATIONS SPEAKERS HEADPHONES within the Transmit tab in the Device View window corresponding to each device are illuminated green indicating that the equipment is sending audio to the network AUDIO O STUDIO MICROPHONES CD WORKSTATIONS SPEAKERS HEADPHONES AEQ DIGITAL CONSOLE 3 3 1 2 Monitoring audio and creating routes o Open the Dante Virtual Card for monitoring or alternatively prepare some receiving channels in the consoles or NETBOX audio devices in order to receive and monitor audio o Subscribe the input channels of each device the output channels corresponding to the Master and NETBOX outputs In order to check the sound from the PC also subscribe Dante Virtual Sound to the different master and NETBOX output flows 3 3 1 3 Optimization o Check the audio quality and if possible adjust its latency o You can substitute unicast flows by more than two multicast subscriptions this is not mandatory in networks that are not too overloaded o Make switching groups especially to switch audio pairs simultaneously AEQ Audio Over IP 33 Routing System 3 3 2 AEQ Audio over IP system for medium to large sized stations This drawing represents a proposed installation of a medium to large sized radi
63. ER L FORUM IP1 pr PORUM_16 FORUM_17 FORUM_18 FORUM_19 FORUM_20 FORUM_21 FORUM_22 FORUM _23 FORLIM_24 FORUM _25 FORUM _26 FORUM _27 FORUM_28 i FORUM 30 IN CAPITOL 8R FORUM 1 MASTER L FORUM IP1 gt Multiple Device View windows may be opened from the Network View so that several devices can be examined simultaneously ee PERLE RLERE REE ERE REE haa PECCCECECSCHPECCHOCCCP SCOPE ECE SES The Device View has up to six tabs allowing you to see different information relating to a specific Dante device Network Config Receive display and configure device s receive Rx channels Transmit display and configure device s transmit Tx channels including multicast Status device software clock and network status information Latency view latency histograms supported devices only Device Config rename device change sample rate and set other attributes as relevant to device type e Network Config view and edit network configuration AEQ Audio Over IP 57 Routing System 4 8 1 Device View Menu Bar The menu bar of the Device View screen i Ei T Dante Controller Device View CAPITOL 74623 includes 4 sub menus File Device View and 2 Help The list of options included in each of them File Device View Help is described below File Close Window Alt F4 Device Ref
64. ETBOX 8 with the source connected to it emitting an AES 3 SPDIF or AES 11 formatted stream The outputs can be used to provide synchronization to other devices that can extract it from an AES 3 formatted audio stream USB Digital input and output 2 When the rear switch is in the upper position AEQ NETBOX 8 provides the second stereo digital input through the USB type B connector labeled USB NOTE The second output is always available through the DB15 connector as well as through the USB connector regardless of the switch position When connecting the USB module to a PC through the USB port the PC automatically recognizes it as a new audio device identified as USB Audio CODEC Audio can be sent to it from any playback program like with any other professional external soundcard Also audio can be recorded from NETBOX by using any recording application The card is plug amp play on Microsoft Windows operating systems and Apple Computer Mac OS not requiring any special driver The supported sampling rates are 32 KHz 44 1 KHz y 48 KHz with internal Sample Rate Converter SRC to the 48 KHz frequency used internally by the DANTE based AolP AEQ system AEQ Audio Over IP 27 Routing System AEQ IMPORTANT NOTE Access and configuration of the configuration jumpers require a previous experience in installing and configuring computer or electronic cads Don t open the unit if you lack this experience in orde
65. Firmware Upgrade that contains the new version you want to load Step 1 Select AFU Old Version New Version Once it s selected the following window shows the old and new versions of the module to be upgraded and allows you to start the upgrading process by pressing the Upgrade button Step 1 Select AFU NETBOX_CPU_V01 13_ 04 09 14 AFU Old Version 1 12 09 07 2014 New Version 1 13 04 09 2014 Step 2 Send Upgrade fem From this point on the application changes automatically to Upgrade View screen in order to show you the upgrading progress NetBox Tool Administration Upgrade View Write Tree View Upgrade View Info Old Version 1 12 09 07 2014 New Version 1 13 04 09 2014 Log View AEQ Audio Over IP 95 Routing System AEQ Write progress bar concerning the AFU file copy process from the computer that is running application to the unit internal memory Read progress bar concerning the AFU file reading process Usually unseen due to its rapidity Info while upgrading is in progress it shows information regading old and new versions of the module to be upgraded The following fields are visible on screen IMPORTANT NOTE You should not act on the system and you must never turn off the equipment during the upgrading process since this action may deprogram the module that you are trying to upgrade There is no pre established upgrading order
66. ITOL MASTER L Total 8of3 CAPITOL_1 og CAPITOL MASTER R CAPITOL_ ag CAPITOL AUX LL CAPITOL_3 og CAPITOL AUX 1R CAPITOL_4 og CAPITOL AUX 2L CAPITOL_5 og CAPITOL AUX 3L CAPITOL_6 og CAPITOL AUX 3R CAPITOL_7 og CAPITOL AUX 4L CAPITOL 8 af CAPITOL AUX 4R CAPITOL_9 ag CAPITOL TEL OUT A CAPITOL_10 ag CAPITOL NEW LABEL CAPITOL 11 og CAPITOL_12 as CAPITOL_13 og CAPITOL 14 og CAPITOL 15 og The Transmit Tab is arranged in two areas Transmit Channels The area on the left pane of the tab shows the Tx channels for the device and any user defined channel label It allows you to create labels or editing them by double clicking on the channel s name and typing a new text in for transmit channels Input to the table is filtered to prevent illegal characters from being used in channel labels Tx channel labels must be unique within a device the same name cannot be used for two different channels Supported devices will also show the following channel metering icons in the Signal column indicating the presence of audio on subscribed channels Channel is either muted or receiving audio at less than 61 dBFS ah Channel is receiving audio between 61 dBFS and 0 dBFS a Channel is clipping Transmit Flows The area on the right pane of the tab indicates how many unicast flows are currently in use as well as the multicast transmit flows that have been configured on the device Multicast flows are listed in ID order inc
67. In order to control the system the Dante Controller must be running on a PC If audio monitoring at the PC is required the Dante Virtual Soundcard application must also be installed If a backup network is installed a network interface card will be required for each network 3 1 1 1 Applications installation Dante Controller is provided with each system as an application running on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8 environments The auto run disk provided includes an executable file that installs the software The software modules to be installed are Dante Controller Windows version 3 5 3 1 Dante Firmware Update Manager version 1 4 7 1 The PC must be set up so it automatically obtains an IP configuration from the network DHCP Enabled Once installed the application is run by double clicking on the icon appearing in the desktop In order to get more information please check chapter 4 of this manual pantenn i Dante Virtual Soundcard can be downloaded from Audinate website version 3 2 3 1 Once installed the application is run by double clicking on the icon appearing s in the desktop J In order to get more information please check chapter 5 of this manual Dente itis 3 2 Boards installation in mixing consoles and routers 3 2 1 Installation of BC2214 boards in an ARENA console or BC 2000D router If the ARENA console or BC 2000 D router has been provided with the AolP opt
68. S Transmit 1 2 A Change Icon Controller Information Dante Virtual Soundcard Properties Audinate Pty Ltd Jack Information No Jack Information Available Device usage Use this device enable AEQ Audio Over IP 84 Routing System AEQ 6 AEQ NETBOX TOOL CONTROL AND CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE FOR NETBOX 8 AND NETBOX 32 6 1 Introduction AEQ NetBox Tool application is the control and configuration software for NETBOX 8 and NETBOX 32 The auto run disk furnished with those units contains the executable file that installs the application Installing it is simply a matter of executing this file and following the on screen instructions as they come up ie Setup Netbox Tool Welcome to the Netbox Tool Setup Wizard This will install Netbox Tool version 1 03 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel Once the AEQ NetBox Tool application is installed by default in C Program files AEQ Netbox you can start it up by double clicking the icon displayed on the desktop Metbox Tool 6 2 Administration Tools When the application starts up the initial screen will appear allowing you to access the different options and showing the software version as well as an image showing the equipment type NETBOX 8 or NETBOX 32 when connection is established gt NetBox
69. TER L FORUM 1 MASTER R FORUM 1 AUX 1L FORUM 1 AUX 1R i FORUM 1 AUX 2R FORUM 1 AUX 3L LFORUM 1 AUX 3R FORUM1 AUX 4L FORUM AUX 4R FORUM PHONE 1 OUT FORUM 1 PHONE 2 OUT FORUM _12 FORUM_13 FORUM_14 FORUM_15 FORUM_16 FORUM_17 FORUM_18 FORUM_19 FORUM _20 FORUM_21 FORUM_22 FORUM_23 FORUM _24 FORUM _25 FORUM _26 FORUM _27 FORUM _28 FORUM _29 FORUM _30 The tab is split into two panes Receive Channels and Available Channels Receive Channels The receive channels area shown in the left area of the screen contains 4 fields e Channel It is an editable field showing the labels of the current device receive channels These labels can be edited to rename the channels by double clicking on the channel s name and typing a new text in AEQ Audio Over IP 59 Routing System e Signal Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config Network Config Receive Channels Channel i Signal Connected to Status OPITOL 0 FORUM _ m FORUM IP2 Fj CAPITOL 1 CAPITOL 2 FORUM_bm FORUM IP2 fj Supported devices will also show the following channel metering icons indicating the presence of audio on subscribed channels Channel is either muted or receiving audio at less than 61dBFS al Channel is receiving audio between 61 dBFS and 0 dBFS ae Channel is clipping Currently Brooklyn II featured in AEQ multichannel devices and PCle devices su
70. Tool Seles NetBox 8 32 AD Audio Over IP Interface Configurations Digital IO amp Remote IP NetBox Tool Firmware Upgrade Version 1 03 31 07 2014 AEQ Audio Over IP 85 Routing System AEQ gt NetBox Tool Sie x NetBox 8 32 AD Audio Over IP Interface Digital ID Remote IP zi NetBox Tool About NetBox Tool Version 1 03 31 07 2014 On the left side of the screen all the relevant menus and submenus are available These are drop down menus and are activated by clicking on the desired option 6 2 1 Configurations submenu Configurations submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon allows you to configure and control the communication between application and physical equipment When no connection is established this submenu looks like that gt NetBox Tool Administration Configurations Conmmection a IP 172 3374 Cormect J Ports IP External Synce rFront Test O Master OIP Syne OAES11 Sync Configurations q Change Configuration Start Test Device Address Digital IO Remote 1P Gateways A Factory Reset Change Ip Address Gains AEQ Audio Over IP 86 Routing System Connection section allows you to configure the parameters to connect to the unit Firstly the IP address of the equipment must be configured by default NETBOX 32 units are
71. UTPUT HW xx 0y means that we are setting the output y of the card located in the slot xx For instance OUTPUT HW 16 01 means that output 1 of a card located in the virtual slot 16 assigned to the MADI is being configured OUTPUT HW 14 01 means that output 1 of a card located in the slot 14 assigned to the first AolIP board in FORUM is being configured OUTPUT HW 13 01 means that output 1 of a card located in the slot 13 assigned to the second AolP board in FORUM is being configured e Label alphanumeric name of the channel Maximum number of characters recommended is 6 This is the name that appears on all displays and menus of the AEQ FORUM or CAPITOL control surface by default outputs are labeled in lowercase letters e Default Routing allows you to configure the signal routed by default to that output channel You can select any input channel Inputs in Type column or any of the internal summing buses Mixer in Type column By default inputs are labeled in capitals e Mono allows you to configure the logical output channel as Mono or Stereo By default all the outputs channels of AEQ FORUM or CAPITOL are defined as Stereo If any channel is re configured to Mono it will result in an incremented number of the listed available output channels one Stereo Channel is converted into two Mono channels A2 2 3 Programmable Configuration
72. a transmitter to one or more receivers Unicast routing creates flows to single receivers Multicast routing creates flows that can be received by multiple receivers Multicast flows are assigned IDs enabling them to be identified in Dante Controller Unicast routing Unicast flows are point to point from a single transmitter to a single receiver Unicast flows typically have room for 4 channels of audio Multicast routing Multicast flows are one to many from a single transmitter to any number of receivers Use Dante Controller to choose which channels are to be multicast Unlike unicast routing multicast flows consume network bandwidth even if there are no receivers but do not require additional bandwidth to add more receivers Subscription A subscription configures a receive channel Rx to receive audio from a transmit channel Tx on another Dante device Subscription status For a receive channel subscription status indicates whether it is subscribed whether it is receiving unicast or multicast audio whether the subscription is OK or whether an error has occurred Subscription Dante routing is performed by associating a receiving Rx channel with a transmitting Tx channel This is called subscription Example Route Tx channels 1 and 2 labeled Audio L and Audio R on the device labeled Source to Rx channels 3 and 4 on the device labeled Dest Pi i Source Network ae Dest 1 Audio L
73. activate or deactivate the selected routing by means of ADD and DEL contextual keys and you can modify the cross point gain between 99 8dB and 12dB by turning the third encoder AEQ Audio Over IP 123 Routing System ANNEX 3 DANTE based AEQ AolP Ethernet Switches A3 1 General configuration of DANTE based AEQ AolP Ethernet Switches The vast majority of AEQ AolP systems will require a network switch This document will provide information which will help the decision of which switch to purchase and provides data for its correct configuration Requirements Switch must be Gigabit rated 1000 Mbps Quality of Service QoS with four queues Diffserv DSCP QoS with strict priority A managed switch is required to allow custom configuration as well as detailed operation information e Switches prioritise packets using DSCP Diffserv Values The packet priority values used for Dante have been chosen to make it simple to configure QoS with a wide range of switches Some switches require additional configuration to recognise and prioritise specific DSCP values The table below shows the various Diffserv Code Points DSCP packet priority values Priority Usage DSCP Label Hex Decimal Binary High Time critical PTP events CS7 0x38 56 111000 Medium Audio PTP EF 0x2E 46 101110 Low reserved CS1 0x08 8 001 000 None Other traffic BestEffort 0x00 0 000000 Whilst most switches support DSCP they may default to either not using it
74. ame subnet Incorrect general IP configuration Accidentally having multiple DHCP servers on the same network Unusual for example someone may have a PC connected to the network with a DHCP server running that they re not aware of Incorrectly configured static IP addresses You shouldn t need to configure static IP addresses at all If for some unusual reason you do it must be in the same subnet as the rest of the network Incorrect redundant network configuration Setting up a redundant network is described in Redundancy There are a few ways to incorrectly configure a redundant network More than one of these can be present at the same time Connecting the secondary interface of a Dante device to the primary network Most commonly by either misunderstanding how redundancy works and using only one switch with all cables connected to it or correctly using two switches or networks but accidentally connecting one secondary cable to a primary network switch Joining the primary and secondary Dante networks By connecting primary and secondary switches or perhaps just using one switch Multiple interfaces on the same device using the same IP address subnet Possibly by having the same DHCP server on both primary and secondary networks or both DHCP servers configured to serve the same IP addresses A1 4 3 What are the symptoms of using the wrong network interface on my computer If you have more than one wired networ
75. ance between the L and R channels in stereo signals By pressing this encoder you can configure the sending mode of the stereo input signal toward the stereo outputs that it is routed to The options that appear successively when you press the encoder are L L only the L input channel is sent to L and R output channels R R only the R input channel is sent to L and R output channels and R L the R input channel is sent to the L output channel and the L input channel is sent to the R output channel If you press the enconder once more it returns to the normal working mode L R NOTE When the input audio channel selected in the INPUTS list is assigned to a fader channel you can also access to this advanced information screen by pressing the SELECT key of the corresponding channel working this key as a quick access to this submenu The four contextual keys under the display are associated with the four options shown in the bottom line of the screen BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen DYNAM allows you to access to the menus for configuration and activation of dynamics effects included in AEQ FORUM and CAPITOL Compressor Limiter and Noise Gate For more information please consult the unit manual EQUAL allows you to access to the menu for configuration and activation of Equalizers and Filters included in AEQ FORUM and CAPITOL For more information please consult the un
76. and select all devices again by pressing All button 3 Click Save AEQ Audio Over IP 72 Routing System To save a Preset that includes a selection of device parameters 1 Click the button in the amp Dante Controller Save Preset Network View toolbar or _ Select device to be induded in this preset file Select parameters to be included in this preset file select Save Preset Ctrl lasers ji S in File option through the aesa ara Network View toolbar Device Switch VLAN 2 Click Advanced button Device Name Device Preferred Master 3 Select the devices that you External Word Clock Setting wish to include in the preset Sample Rate Pullup 4 Select the parameters that I7 Device Sample Rate you want to save for the Device Encoding selected devices Z Device Unicast Latency 5 Click Save button HaRemote Bridge Mode Interface IPv4 Addresses Tx Channe Labels Tx Flows Rx Channel Names Rx Channel Subscriptions Lat None _ The Save a Preset File dialog box will appear allowing the user to select a folder a file name for the Preset files that will be created The preset is saved as an XML file which can be manually edited if required using a text editor 4 10 3 Applying Presets To load and apply a previously saved preset click the C button in Dante Controller Network V
77. ange the labels of audio channels from numbers to names that suit you Customize the receive latency latency before play out Save audio routing presets Apply previously saved presets View and set per device configuration options including o Changing the device name o Changing sample rate and clock settings o Viewing detailed network information o Access the device web page to upgrade firmware and license information where supported o Identify a device for example by flashing LEDs where supported e View network status information including o Multicast bandwidth across the network o Transmit and receive bandwidth for each device e View device performance information including latency statistics and packet errors e View clock status information for each device including frequency offset history and clock event logs 4 2 Minimum System Requirements Below we list the minimum system specifications for your computer to be able to use Dante Controller Disclaimer It is possible that your computer may meet the requirements below but suffer from some other individual performance limitation related to its particular hardware Please seek the advice of your computer support administrator General Recommended Minimum Requirement Processor 1GHz or better Memory 512Mbyte of RAM Network Standard wired Ethernet network interface 100Mbps or Gigabit Wireless LAN Wi Fi Ethernet interfaces are not supported
78. annel is re configured to Mono it will result in an incremented number of the listed available input channels one Stereo channel is converted into two Mono channels e Studio On Air associates the activation of Channel ON OFF key of this channel in FORUM Channel ON key in CAPITOL with the triggering of a GPO for the ON AIR lights of the Studio room It also associates the studio monitors muting Typically you would associate this function to microphone channels e Control On Air associates the activation of Channel ON OFF keys of this channel in FORUM Channel ON key in CAPITOL with the triggering of a GPO for the ON AIR lights of the Control room It also associates the muting of the control monitors and the CUE bus Typically you would associate this function to auto control microphone channel Outputs configuration When configuring a multichannel output aoip1 in this case outputs are labeled in lowercase letters by default the fields depicted in the following image can be edited Please note Mono and Default routing options that last is where a signal will be received from either directly from an input without passing through a fader or from an internal sum bus AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System x OUTPUT HA 14 01 x OUTPUT HA 14 01 Label Label facipd 1 aoip0 1 Default Routing Default Routing Program hi ona Stereo C Mono e Headers o O
79. annels to the units TDM bus The FR14 board features two Ethernet ports Main and Back up both including activity LEDs The same console can be equipped with up to two FR 14 AolP boards It is not compatible with the MADI option so in case one AolP board is configured in the console the MADI option will not be available 1 2 3 CAPITOL IP Console CAPITOL IP is an 8 channel digital mixing console Its performance is based on the AEQ CAPITOL console and the experience gained with this model The control surface has been redesigned with new silent buttons more programmable keys and a new arrangement of the monitoring section controls IP connectivity in CAPITOL IP console is implemented through a single module with 16 input and 16 output channels incorporated in its core and excludes MADI connectivity So the rear panel is similar to the former model with two precut holes for both Ethernet connectors Depending on the configuration the unit may come either with the Ethernet connectors or the MADI optical connector or without any of these options but never with both at the same time CAPITOL IP consoles can have a single multichannel access IP or MADI 1 2 4 NETBOX 32 AD Audio interface NETBOX 32 AD is an interface for multi channel AolP It allows for the Audio Input and Output system connectivity atlocations where the installation of AEQ digital consoles is not planned NETBOX 32 AD features 32 input and 32 output channels organized i
80. arty device compatible with DANTE technology can be incorporated Among them the Dante Virtual Soundcard is especially interesting as a complement to the equipments presented by AEQ This software can be downloaded in trial and full versions at www audinate com Chapter 5 in this manual explains how to configure and operate it Any computer with Dante Virtual Soundcard installed can receive and send channels from to AEQ consoles and matrixes It is very useful for monitoring and intercom purposes from the network control stations where the Dante Controller application described below is installed AEQ Audio Over IP 6 Routing System 1 2 7 Control Software Dante Controller The system is able to auto detect all DANTE enabled equipment that can provide Audio within the network Through the Dante Controller application installed on one or more computers on the network the user can choose among the available audio channels which one should be received from the different consoles or interfaces The application is very comprehensible and easy to operate Compatibility with other manufacturers is absolute Dante Controller software makes the different IP access cards work together no matter which manufacturer provides the equipment they are installed in 1 3 General Features e Up to 512 audio channels in each Gigabit Ethernet network Possibility of integration of several networks in a TITAN BC2000D 5
81. atency i0ms In de area loca One IP 169 254 90 53 MAC 18 a9 05 95 1a 44 Audio format settings can only be changed when DVS is off and not connected to an audio application Network interface settings and information ON OFF Button The Settings Tab indicates whether Dante Virtual Soundcard is on or off and allows the user to change this status via an ON OFF button Green the Dante Virtual Soundcard is running Greyed out the Dante Virtual Soundcard is not running Click this button to toggle the state of Dante Virtual Soundcard When Dante Virtual Soundcard is running all other buttons and drop down lists on the Settings Tab are greyed out IMPORTANT NOTE If you are recording via Dante Virtual Soundcard stop the recording before you switch Dante Virtual Soundcard off Switching Dante Virtual Soundcard off during a recording can lead to driver instability issues NOTE Dante Virtual Soundcard can be either on or off running or not running when the Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel is started It will always be in the state it was in when the Control Panel was last closed If the computer is power cycled Dante Virtual Soundcard will resume in the state it was in when the computer was powered off When Dante Virtual Soundcard is running it will be visible on a Dante Controller on the network It wil
82. ating sample rate of the Dante device This may require the device to be rebooted to take effect All sample rates supported by the device are shown in the drop down menu IMPORTANT NOTE When working with AEQ equipment this sampling frequency must be set to 48 kHz e Pull up down Shows the current pull up down setting for the device and allows you to change the pull up down setting The pull up down setting can be used to adjust the sample rate of the device to synchronise audio with video that has undergone frame rate conversion For example to synchronise Dante audio with video that has been converted from 24 fps to 25 fps set the sample rate pull up down for any relevant Dante audio devices to 4 166 7 AEQ Audio Over IP 67 Routing System NOTE Changing the sample rate pull up down for a device places that device in a dedicated clock domain Dante devices can only transmit audio to or receive audio from other devices on the same clock domain See Clock Status View for more information IMPORTANT NOTE This configuration is not suitable for AEQ equipment Device Latency Shows the current device latency setting and allows you to change the operating receive latency for the selected device Select a value and click OK to apply the latency to all flows that the device is receiving WARNING changing the latency value will cause disruption in the audio while the flows are re established at the new latency settin
83. ation SUBMENU ccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesuaesseeeeeees 109 A2 2 3 Programmable Configuration MENU ccccccccsseeecceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaes 112 A2 2 3 1 Routing Configuration SUBMENU cceececcceeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeees 112 A2 2 3 2 SnapShot Configuration SUDMENU 0 6 ceeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eaeeeeeeeeeeeees 113 A2 3 Multichannel audio configuration internal MENU OPTIONS ccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 118 A2 3A MEMORY MENU tag oe occas anaes cxcarecousssasoeseicatacaed csbesagaaescaausaiiawadndeseeneiasesstansatacsate 118 A2 3 2 Multichannel routing configuration ccc eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeaaaeeeess 119 A2 321 INPUT MENU issen eE EEE iE aS 119 A23 2 2 OUTPUT MEMU serre e Ee Si a 122 ANNEX 3 DANTE BASED AEQ AOIP ETHERNET SWITCHES sssssssssssesseeeeeeeeeees 124 A3 1 General configuration of DANTE based AEQ AolP Ethernet Switches 124 A3 2 Configuration of CISCO SG 200 family of switches for Dante based AEQ AolP 124 ANNEX 4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION cccccccessssscccssssssneseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeessnenseeeeeeeees 127 AEQ Audio Over IP 4 Routing System 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Fields of application of the product Using off the shelf routing equipment to send audio over IP in small to medium sized systems offers cost advantages over syn
84. being configured INPUT HW 13 01 means that input 1 of a card located in the slot 13 assigned to the second AolP board in FORUM is being configured e Label alphanumeric name of the channel Maximum number of characters recommended is 6 This is the name that appears on all displays and menus of the AEQ FORUM or CAPITOL control surface e Fader Start allows you to select a GPO to perform the Fader start function for this channel None indicates there is no Fader start function associated to that channel e Remote ON OFF allows you to select a GPI to perform the remote start function for this channel Channel ON OFF key on control surface None indicates there is no Remote ON OFF function associated to that channel e Mute allows you to select a GPI associated with the function to mute the channel selected upon receiving a remote command None indicates there is no Mute function associated to that channel e Hidden allows you to select whether the selected input channel can be associated Visible or not Hidden to a channel from AEQ FORUM or CAPITOL control surface through FADER menu An example of a typically Hidden signal would be the time TOPS e Mono allows you to define whether the selected input channel is Mono or Stereo By default all the input channels except the mic line inputs of AEQ FORUM and CAPITOL are defined as Stereo If any ch
85. chronous solutions using AES 10 MADI or TDM buses These have higher capacity but require powerful hardware Besides large TDM systems can reduce their cost and at the same time increase their flexibility when they are combined with IP audio links to connect a few circuits with a central router That s why when developing the IP audio routing system at AEQ we have created not only IP connection devices for the consoles but also connection panels that allow for audio input and Output installation wherever it s necessary as well as access boards for the AEQ BC2000D router On the other hand AEQ insists on offering interoperability with third party devices for the convenience of our customers Because of that the solution we now present is based on AUDINATE s technology that is operating with extraordinary performance making our systems 100 compatible with a wide selection of equipment for Broadcast Recording Studios and Professional Audio see full listing at www audinate com At the same time in the near future we are open to adapt this solution to other technologies that are currently under development in order to be compatible with other manufacturers as they start to become mature and widely available AaDante Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd Product includes license from Audinate Pty Ltd under US patent number s 7747725 8005939 7978696 8171152 and others Visit Audinate website for more details on Dante
86. common inputs and outputs module at the back panel including a follower synchronization output AES11 or Word Clock independent of the rest of digital outputs See user manual for the product If a valid external AES11 or Word Clock synchronization signal is present this one prevails over the external sync configuration on multichannel link MADI or AolP If this signal is not present then the external synchronization can be obtained from the multichannel link MADI or AolP by configuring the Slave mode in the corresponding tab If the Master mode is selected in the multichannel link tab and there is no external sync input then local synchronization is selected using the console internal oscillator CAPITOL EXTERNAL SYNC The external AES11 synchronization input is shared with AES3 SPDIF AES IN 1 4 SYNC digital audio input 1 located in the back panel of the audio Core so it C E can be enabled or disabled by using the AES tab its not possible to se use Word Clock external synchronism Any digital audio output can be used as a follower AES11 sync output A If the Slave mode is selected in the AES tab then external AES11 sync is enabled If a valid AES11 signal is provided in the AES3 digital audio input 1 this synchronization prevails over the external sync configuration on multichannel link MADI or AolP If this signal is not present then the external synchronization can be obta
87. d for Windows This will download a self installing Dante Virtual Soundcard file Installing Dante Virtual Soundcard on Windows Once you have downloaded the Dante Virtual Soundcard installer file navigate to the directory where you have downloaded it To install 1 Ensure you are logged on to your PC as an administrator 2 Double click the icon for the Dante Virtual Soundcard installer 3 Read the license text and if you accept the terms of the agreement click the l Agree checkbox 4 Click Install 5 Acknowledge accept any Windows security warnings that are displayed NOTE 1 If you are upgrading to a new version of Dante Virtual Soundcard you do not need to uninstall the previous version first If you do uninstall the previous version before upgrading you will need to reenter your license key to activate the software NOTE 2 If you already have the latest version of Dante Virtual Soundcard installed running the installer again will allow you to repair or uninstall the application NOTE 3 If you have Dante Virtual Soundcard selected as the default audio interface in Windows upgrading to a new version of Dante Virtual Soundcard will reset the selection to an alternative interface and you will need to reselect Dante Virtual Soundcard following the upgrade AEQ Audio Over IP 78 Routing System 5 2 Starting the Dante Virtual Soundcard Control Panel
88. d from Factory to verify the console The advanced configuration menu of each one of the snapshots is accessed by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the El button that will appear The available options in the snapshots advanced configuration menu affecting the multichannel signals in particular are the following ones e Label name or alphanumeric label for the snapshot memory e Faders section where several drop down menus allows the user to assign a previously created audio input channel to each one of the physically present faders on the control surface up to 8 for CAPITOL up to 12 in FORUM and up to 20 for GRAND FORUM These faders are numbered from left to right starting in 1 up to 8 in CAPITOL and to 20 in FORUM In the case of AEQ FORUM console the number of faders to configure will depend on the quantity of 4 fader independent modules FRCH installed on the control surface 1 2 or 3 modules in FORUM meaning up to 4 8 or 12 channels respectively or 1 to 5 modules in GRAND FORUM meaning a maximum of 4 8 12 16 or 20 channels respectively e Configure Inputs amp Outputs this button gives you a quick access to the advanced configuration section for audio inputs and outputs channels presented in two consecutive columns e OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration e Cancel allows you to reject the created or edited configuration No change yo
89. defined device name User defined channel labels Clock configuration clock master external clock master setting Static IP addresses Redundancy configuration Sample rate setting including pull up down Latency setting Any existing audio routes OO00 00 0 0 Supported devices allow you to Clear Config instead of Factory Reset Clear Config wipes the same configuration settings listed above but allows you to optionally keep the IP settings i e retain the Dante Redundancy settings and any static IP addresses currently configured in the Network Config tab A reboot is required after clearing the configuration for the changes to take effect Some devices will allow you to automatically reboot after clearing the configuration If this option is not available a manual reboot is required W Keep Network Configuration Reboot AEQ Audio Over IP 68 Routing System 4 8 3 6 Network Config Use the Network Config Tab to toggle supported among them all AEQ devices feature two AolP Ethernet ports between Redundant and Switched modes and to specify static IP addresses for a device s Ethernet ports File Device wiew Help Se es Y Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config Network Config Dante Redundancy Current Swikched New Switched IP Address Netmask C DNS Server i Fl Gateway This device does not support static addressing Rese
90. device to communicate Dante Controller attempts to identify and report several types of incorrect IP address configuration including Having multiple DHCP servers on the same network Incorrectly configured static IP addresses Connecting the secondary interface of a Dante device to the primary network Different interfaces on the same device using the same IP address subnet If you need further information please refer to ANNEX1 Troubleshooting Failsafe mode A device will enter failsafe mode when the firmware image stored on the board has become corrupted Although rare this can occur when e The firmware update process is interrupted by power loss or network failure e The firmware image itself that was used in an upgrade is corrupt If your device enters failsafe mode please use the Failsafe Recovery function in the Firmware Update Manager application if available or contact the AEQ Technical Support Other Event Notifications Dante Controller will also notify you of network status general device events and clock status events via the LED icons in the Status Bar 4 8 Dante Controller use Device View The Device View is used to view and modify detailed information and settings for a specific device Device view can be activated by double clicking a device name in any of the Network View tabs except Events or by selecting Device View from the Device menu Ctrl D or Command D in the Netw
91. devices Appendix 1 provides information about requirements and offers recommendations in this respect and also regarding the use of properly configured bridges or routers that can avoid overflow produced by multicast audio streams in network areas not related to audio AEQ Audio Over IP 71 Routing System 4 10 Presets Dante Controller supports the saving and loading of Dante network routing and device configurations known as presets A preset file contains configuration and routing parameters for some or all of the devices in the network Preset files are saved as xml and can be edited offline They are also device agnostic they can be shared between networks with different physical components You can use presets to e Backup and restore network configurations e Quickly switch between saved network configurations e Copy a Dante network configuration from a lab or test network to a live or production network WARNING danger of severe system misconfiguration The Presets tool is extremely powerful and allows the user to quickly make deep modifications in the network as well as the fast configuration of a complex network by cutting and pasting characteristics of their individual elements For this reason it shouldn t be used on real operating networks until enough skills have been acquired as any detail that is not properly configured can cause dropouts or noises in the audio 4 10 1 About Device Roles P
92. displayed at the top of this window and is 8 channels for this device If you select more than the maximum allowed channels per flow multiple flows will be created Once a flow has been created it will appear in the list of flows in the transmit pane along with the channels contained within that flow Channels cannot be added to or removed from existing flows Each time the dialog is used to select additional channels a new multicast flow will be created AEQ Audio Over IP 70 Routing System H a Sec Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config Network Config Transmit Channels Transmit Flows Channel Signal Channel Label Unicast 1 CAPITOLO ag CAPITOL PROGRAM L Multicast 2 Total 3of 32 CAPITSL_1 CAPITOL PROGRAM F CAPITOL_2 CAPITOL AUDITION L Multicast Flow 2 CAPITOL AUSi L CAPITOL AUSI R Multicast Flow 3 CAPITOL AUS L CAPITOL AUKS R CAPITOL 3 CAPITOL 4UDITION F CAPITOL 4 i CAPITOL AUT L CAPITOL S CAPITOL 4Ux1 R CAPITOL _6 7 CAPITOL 4UKe L COPITOL CAPITOL le R CAPITOL 3 4 CAPITOL ADs L CAFITOL_S CAPITOL AUKS R CAPITOL_10 a CAPITOL TELL OUT CAPITOL 11 CAPITOL 12 CAPITOL 13 CAPITOL 14 CAPITOL 15 By default Dante devices prefer multicast over unicast When you click a transmit channel to make a subscription the receiver will automatically connect to the channel via a multicast flow if one exists Likewise when a channel that did not form part of an existing multicast fl
93. displayed where a secondary network is connected Multicast Bandwidth The current Dante audio multicast bandwidth on the connected networks Note that there may be network traffic from other sources that is not included in the multicast bandwidth reading Event Log Indicates the current status of the event log Click the icon to open the Events View Clock Status Monitor Indicates the current status of the Clock Status Monitor Click the icon to open the Clock Status Monitor 4 7 4 Network View Tabs There are five sub views within Network View that can be selected by clicking on the tabs located under the tool bar Each of these options is described below 4 7 4 1 Routing When Dante Controller is started it always displays the Routing Tab within the Network View In this view the network is shown in the form of a grid Devices with Tx channels are displayed along the top row of the grid and those with Rx channels are displayed along the left hand column of the grid Initially a collapsed view is presented individual channels cannot be seen NOTE If a device name is shown in red it means Dante Controller has automatically detected an error condition Double click the device name to see more information For more information check section 4 7 5 Device Channels A Dante device has a number of channels associated with it These are either transmit Tx or receive Rx c
94. ds to be added to connections received from a Dante Virtual Soundcard transmitter Dante Virtual Soundcard is configured with custom latency values for reliable operation Dante devices with Rx channels that are subscribed to Tx channels from a Dante Virtual Soundcard transmitter will automatically configure themselves to use these higher latency values for those channels only The latency on all other subscriptions on the receiver is unaffected AEQ Audio Over IP 13 Routing System 1 4 7 Dante Control and Monitoring In addition to automatic configuration and discovery audio transport and routing Dante enabled devices can also be controlled and monitored in various ways This includes being able to view and change specific parameters such as clock configuration settings Dante devices are also capable of sending status events that can be viewed using Dante Controller Status events include changes in clock status or network interface changes NOTE The computer service that manages control and monitoring is called ConMon AEQ Audio Over IP 14 Routing System 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITS In order to understand the installation and cabling process associated to each unit first you need to be familiar with the connectors and other specific elements of the AolP solution described in this manual and the equipment front and back panels In the case of BC 2000 D ARENA FORUM GRAND FORUM y CAPITOL IP units
95. e applied Nor shall a Substituted Products in application of this Guarantee be subject to Guarantee Period Extension 5 The present guarantee will not be applicable in the following situations improper use or Contrary use of the product as per the User or Instruction Manual violent manipulation exhibition to humidity or extreme thermal or environmental conditions or sudden changes of such conditions electrical discharges or lightning oxidation modifications or not authorized connections repairs or non authorized disassembly of the product spill of liquids or chemical products 6 Under no circumstances whether based upon this Limited Guarantee or otherwise shall AEQ S A be liable for incidental special or consequential damages derived from the use or from the impossibility of using the product AEQ shall not be liable for loss of information in the disks or data support that have been altered or found to be inexact neither for any accidental damage caused by the user or other persons manipulating the product AEQ Audio Over IP 98 Routing System ANNEX 1 Troubleshooting This appendix reproduces the Dante original troubleshoot guide and questions asked frequently by users and system integrators A1 1 Messages on Startup Error Message Meaning amp Actions Dante Controller was unable to connect to theConmon Affects Windows only manager Dante Controller cannot function without this Meaning Dante Control and c
96. e full duplex The graphic also indicates the speed and connected state of the interface as follows Indicates that the link is operating at 1Gbps Indicates that the link is operating at 100Mbps iy Indicates that the link is not connected or that there is an error The IP address will gee read N A and Tx and Rx utilization will be O kbps Secondary Interface This provides the same information for the secondary interface that is provided for the primary interface as described above The secondary network interface will only be displayed if the device supports redundancy 4 8 3 4 Latency For supported devices the Latency tab displays histograms of audio packet latency for each transmitter that the device is subscribed to Newer Brooklyn Il featured in AEQ multichannel devices and PCle devices support latency monitoring in Dante Controller You can check your device type in the Device Info tab under Network View About Latency and Packet Loss Latency is used to account for the delay between an audio packet leaving the transmitter traversing the network potentially through multiple switches and reaching the receiver If a receiver s latency setting is too low audio packets will not have time to get from the transmitter to the receiver before they are supposed to be played out When this happens the receiver will drop packets i e it will throw packets away because they are late to the party
97. e same range of sample rates as the devices on the original network you could choose not to apply the Device Sample Rate parameter and change the sample rates manually instead once the preset has been applied Some preset parameters are not applicable to the current device and so they are represented in light grey e Preset Roles The Preset Roles column lists the roles or variants of the device with different functions that were saved in the preset You can apply a role to the same physical device from which it was created if it exists in the target network or to a different device in the same network or to another device ina new network When a role is applied to the same physical device or a device of the exact same model the configuration and routing should be replicated perfectly although some subscriptions may be broken if the relevant transmitters are not also present on the target network NOTE This makes presets an ideal way to backup and restore configurations for relatively static networks If a role is applied to a different device model or a different type of device the configuration and routing may not be replicated exactly the success of the role assignment will vary depending on the functionality and channel support of the target device Applying a role to a fundamentally different type of device may not be very successful For example applying a role for a fully subscribed 32 channel mixing c
98. ed AEQ AolP network using a PC For its use as multi track software please refer to the full manual Minimum System Requirements e Processor Dual core CPU e Memory 1 Gigabyte of RAM e Network Standard wired Ethernet WiFi not supported network interface 100Mbps or Gigabit A Gigabit 1000Mbps interface is required for channel counts above 32x32 48kHz although the PC may have a 100 Mbps interface e Windows 7 82 bit or 64 bit or Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit operating systems with the latest available version and updates installed Windows Drivers System drivers must be of the performance standard expected by the Windows Logo Program NOTE Both UTF 8 and Unicode are supported EXCEPT for host or device names DNS standard does not support Unicode for these The PC audio application must be compatible with WDM Windows Driver Model The application supports the ASIO multichannel standard interface but this is not the purpose of the use that this document describes Its default screen must be configured this way Note that the configured latency even not audible is by far higher than the one normally produced by AolP AEQ devices due to the lower performance of a general purpose PC hardware as compared to dedicated audio hardware a Dante Virtual Soundcard jailed Licensing il About Gudinate Dante Virtual Soundcard Audio Interface wom Audio Format 48000 Hz 24 bit Dante Lat
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101. elected option will be applied when pressing Change Configuration button External Sync Master O IP Syne AES11 Syne hy Change Configuration Front Test section allows you to start a test of front level indicators by pressing the Start Test button when test is started the button changes to Stop Test and allows you to stop the process The front LEDs will light one by one following the green yellow red sequence AEQ Audio Over IP 87 Routing System AEQ Start Test Stop Test OOOO OOOO TTT 1 tari j b s OTTONE Device Address section allows you to configure the IP parameters of the Ethernet interface of the unit IP valid IP address associated with that interface Mask valid subnet mask associated with that interface Gateway valid gateway or network gateway address associated with that interface MAC valid MAC address associated with that interface this parameter is automatically configured depending on the IP address assigned to the unit Device Address IP 172 31 37 1 ite Mask 255 255 0 0 00 21 01 25 01 17 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Once those parameters are configured the changes will be applied by pressing Change Ip Address button Confirmation is requested Confirm SS Change Ip Address om The Factory button allows you to return to iniitial Factory parameters A Factory The Reset button allows you to restart the
102. elow adapts the levels and unbalances the signals by joining OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 and OUT4 to their corresponding GND so the signal is taken from each OUT to OUT or GND At the 1 TO 4 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the outputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 4 jumpers associated to each output from position 1 2 down to position 2 3 up as shown in the following image AEQ Audio Over IP 241 Routing System AEQ Position 1 2 AES EBU Position 2 3 S PDIF Digital output 4 Digital output 3 Digital output 2 Digital output 1 Jumpers J30 J31 Jumpers J8 J17 Jumpers J25 J26 Jumpers J3 J13 J36 and J35 J18 and J16 J34 and J33 J14 and J12 bebe bb TTT c37 Be to ag 182 AES2 283 S Pl Pulse 5612NL S NMA 1310 Mi era a isi0 M1 CHINA DE 6 CHI ka fi PE G5612NL _ PE 65612NL 1310 M1 PE 65612NL Pulse GP Pulse Digital input 4 Digital input 3 Digital input 2 Digital input 1 Jumpers J28 J21 J22 Jumpers J7 J6 J9 Jumpers J23 J19 J20 Jumpers J2 J1 J4 J32 and J29 J10 and J15 J27 and J24 J5 and J11 Position 1 2 AES EBU Position 2 3 S PDIF Programming digital inputs 1 to 4 as S PDIF In order to use S PDIF inputs the programming described above adapts levels and unbalance signals by joining IN1 IN2 IN3 and IN4 to their associated grounds so each signal is taken from the corresponding IN and its GND or
103. ency 10 ms g THERE eS j Conexi n de area local TP 169_754_30_53 MAC 18 a9 05 95 1a 44 AEQ Audio Over IP 77 Routing System Supporting services Dante Virtual Sound Card makes use of Dante Discovery service for automatic device discovering and ConMon for the control and monitoring of Date devices Both of them are installed with the application Firewall Configuration Firewall configuration for Windows Firewall is automatically handled during installation and on system boot every time the Dante Virtual Soundcard services start The Dante Virtual Soundcard communicates over UDP using the following ports Dante Clock Synchronization 319 320 Dante Audio Routing 4440 4444 4455 Dante Control and Monitoring 8700 8705 8800 Dante Multicast and Unicast Audio 4321 14336 14600 If you are using a third party firewall product use the port information provided above to configure it accordingly 5 1 Installing the Dante Virtual Soundcard Downloading Dante Virtual Soundcard Dante Virtual Soundcard is available for download from Audinate s website 1 Go to Audinate s website www audinate com 2 Navigate to Support gt Software Downloads gt Dante Virtual Soundcard 3 If not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register before continuing 4 Once registered download the version of Dante Virtual Soundcar
104. entCopyFies html Source File Name Copy Save Configuration Save cisco Language English v Running Configuration Startup Configuration Backup Configuration Miror Configuration Destination File Name Startup Configuration Backup Configuration AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System ogout About Help 126 ANNEX 4 Additional information NOTE This equipment complies with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense AaDante Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd Product includes license from Audinate Pty Ltd under US patent number s 7747725 8005939 7978696 8171152 and others Visit Audinate website for more details on Dante http www audinate com AEQ Audio Over IP 127 Routing System
105. eparated list The master clock is chosen automatically through an election process though there are user configurable parameters that allow prioritization of some devices in the master clock election Configuring a device to have an external word clock source will force that device to become master clock unless another device has Preferred Master set Checking the Preferred Master flag will always result in that device or the device with the lowest MAC address if more than one device has been checked becoming master clock for that domain NOTE If the master clock device is not directly visible to Dante Controller for example if the master clock device is for some reason only connected to the secondary network and Dante Controller is only connected to the primary network the Master Clock display in the toolbar may show a MAC address string instead of the device name Clock Status Monitoring Dante devices are monitored by Dante Controller to establish the status of their clock synchronization with the Dante network master clock There are two levels of monitoring passive and active In passive mode Dante Controller will report if a clock loses sync or regains sync with the master clock In active mode Dante Controller will also report if a clock is showing signs of instability If a device clock is significantly unstable it can lose sync with the master clock which will
106. ersonnel in possession of all necessary technical information relative to this system and with the possibility to establish a direct communication with AEG s technical support sat aeaq es In order to execute this menu available options it is necessary to be in direct communication with the AEQ NETBOX 8 or AEQ NETBOX 32 unit through its Ethernet port In case there is no connection to unit the associated submenus will be shown blank Tree View submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon provides a global view of the system with a tree structured diagram providing information regarding the currently installed firmware versions for each of the modules of the unit The equipment type NETBOX 8 or NETBOX 32 is also shown gt NetBox Tool SEE Administration Upgrade Tree View Firmware Upgrade if Serial Port IP K Netbox 32 AD A 1 12 09 07 2014 gt 1 03 10 07 2014 Firmware Upgrade The following icon represents unit s micro or CPU n The following icon represents unit s FPGA gt A In order to upgrade the unit s firmware place the pointer on its name press the right mouse button and then the Upgrade option that appears J Q Netbox 32 AA Upgrade 1 12 09 07 2014 gt 1 03 10 07 2014 AEQ Audio Over IP 94 Routing System AEQ In the new window that appears press the m button and select the AFU upgrading file AEQ
107. esponding multi channel interfaces One with 16 input 16 outputs for CAPITOL IP and one or more with32 input 32 outputs for FORUM and ARENA The most important outputs of each console can be routed to the multi channel interfaces master auxiliary clean feeds etc so they can be used at any other location within the station At any moment and as required it is possible to assign and route the signals with origin from studios cabins central control and links to the audio inputs of the interface The installation turn on monitoring routing creation and optimization tasks are equivalent to those described in the corresponding paragraphs in section 3 1 except for the differences related to the size and complexity o the system AEQ Audio Over IP 35 Routing System 4 DANTE CONTROLLER REAL TIME OPERATION SOFTWARE 4 1 Dante Controller Description Dante Controller is a software application provided by Audinate which allows users to configure and route audio around Dante networks It is available for PCs running Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Apple Macs running OS X 10 7 5 10 8 5 and 10 9 Once you install Dante Controller on your PC or Mac and connect it to a Dante network you can use Dante Controller to View all Dante enabled audio devices and their channels on the network View Dante enabled device clock and network settings Route audio on these devices and view the state of existing audio routes Ch
108. evice that has been identified as unstable or has lost or regained sync with the master clock The event types are Dante Controller Clock Status Monitor Clock Sync Warning Indicates that a clock Eile Help has been identified as unstable and Is at 9 History risk of losing sync with the master clock Timestamp Device Name Event oct 22 2013 20 00 46 FORUM IP2 Clock Sync locked Clock Sync Unlocked Indicates that a oct 22 2013 20 00 45 CAPITOL 74623 Clock Sync locked device has lost sync with the master clock oct 22 weeny CAPITOL 74623 Clock Sync Unlocked F i g g oct 22 2013 20 00 34 FORUM IP2 Clock Sync Unlocked This will result in the device being oc222013 19 55 29 FORUM IP2 Clock Sync locked automatically muted until it reg ains sync oct 22 2013 19 55 28 CAPITOL 74623 Clock Sync locked oct 22 2013 19 55 19 FORUM IP2 Clock Sync Unlocked oct 22 2013 19 55 18 CAPITOL 74623 Clock Sync Unlocked Clock Sync Locked Indicates that a device has regained sync with the master clock Save Clear Close To delete all Clock Status log entries click Clear This will reset the Clock Status Monitor icon to green NOTE This will also clear all other event log entries the Clock Status log is a filtered view of the main event log Dante Controller will then resume monitoring unless the Clock Status Monitoring button is switched off To save the event log as an XML file click Save History
109. ew and Help The options available for each of the menus are the following ones File Load Preset Ctrl L loads a configuration from a file Device View Help Save Preset Ctrl S saves configuration for currently Gel Load Preset Cird l displayed devices to a file Exit Alt F4 exits Dante Controller W Save Preset Ctrl 5 Exit Alt Fa Presets operation is described in more detail in section 4 10 of this manual Device Device View Help F5 refreshes the displayed network device Gl Refresh Fs Device View Ctrl D opens a new Device View window Device View Ctrl D View allows the activation of channel Help groups Ctrl Caps G Show Hide Channel Groups Ctrl Mayusculas G Help About shows the Dante Controller version and current event log file location en ae About License displays the license text Contents Shift F1 opens a help window and License displays help contents Contents Mayusculas Fl 4 7 2 Network View Tool Bar Pe i a Below the menu bar there is a tool bar containing six buttons 4 Yr can mia H 47 Reload Device Information Updates the current view with the latest device information from the network This is useful when a recent change to the network has not yet propagated automatically through to Dante Controller for example a new device has been added to the netw
110. g As indicated in the confirmation window Dante Controller Changing device latency will interrupt existing audio routes to and from this device Are you sure you want to change the latency of FORUM IP1 from 5 msec to 1 msec lt NOTE DANTE networks feature an extremely low latency The 0 15 ms option won t be available for devices including an internal switch as happens with all AEQ VoIP devices Taking into account these internal switches connecting two pieces of equipment together using a simple straight cable we already have two switches and if one more is connected in between we now have three The maximum latency value setting recommended by AEQ is 1 ms still allowing for network topologies of certain complexity 5 ms latency is still unnoticeable so in case that audio cutoffs appear it can be increased to 2 or 5ms The Dante Virtual Soundcard must be configured from its own PC window to 4 6 or up to even 10 ms On the other hand the audio network is usually critical mission and should be isolated from any other Ethernet service to avoid unnecessary or variable latencies Reset Device Allows you to remotely reboot the Dante interface and also to reapply factory settings Factory Reset Rebooting the Dante device may also require a reset of the AEQ host audio equipment containing the device Factory Reset Available in some Dante devices wipes the following device configuration settings User
111. gns of clock instability If a clock exhibits significant instability the Clock Status Monitor icon will light up amber and a warning event will be recorded in the clock status event log Clock Status Monitor jg Click the icon to open the Clock Status Monitor window Active monitoring is off by default To activate it click the Clock Status Monitoring button E5 on the main toolbar When Active Clock Status Monitoring is active the button is shown in _ green a To switch it off click the button again NOTE Active monitoring does not affect passive monitoring Devices including an active supervision DANTE support module are the Brooklyn II module incorporated in all AEQ systems described in the present manual Dante PCle cards Dante MY16 AUD cards If the device includes a Brooklyn II module this is displayed in the Product Type in the Device Info tab and also in the sections Device Information and Dante Information in the Status tab within the corresponding Device View window Clock Status Monitor ree TRE a re Dante Controller Clock Status Monitor The Clock Status Monitor window includes two tabs Log Dante Controller Clock Status Monitor and History File Help ry AEQ Audio Over IP 50 Routing System Log The Clock Status log shows time stamped clock status events for each d
112. h 5V voltage AEQ Audio Over IP 89 Routing System When a GPI is activated in the unit the circuit between the corresponding pin and the ground pin gets closed the corresponding button in GPI s section will light in amber This GPI will be also transmitted through the network to all the IP addresses configured in Remote IP submenu see section 2 4 of this manual In order to activate a GPI with internal voltage you have to connect the floating ground to the connector chassis 6 2 3 DIGITAL IO submenu DIGITAL submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon gives access to an information window where you can check the digital inputs and outputs format These inputs and outputs are configured as AES EBU by default and can be configured as SPDIF by changing some internal jumpers In the case of NETBOX 32 there are 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs NetBox Tool Digital Inputs DIGITAL INPUT 09 AES3 DIGITAL INPUT 10 AES3 DIGITAL INPUT 11 AESS DIGITAL INPUT 12 AESS DIGITAL INPUT 13 AESS DIGITAL INPUT 14 AESS DIGITAL INPUT 15 AESS DIGITAL INPUT 16 AESS Digital Outputs DIGITAL OUTPUT 09 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 10 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 11 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 12 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 13 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 14 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 15 AESS DIGITAL OUTPUT 16 AESS zi In the case of NETBOX 8 there are 2 digital inputs and
113. hannels Receive channels and devices are listed down the left side of the grid Transmit channels and devices are listed along the top of the grid Transmit channels are advertised on the network A receiver uses this advertisement to establish a subscription to the channel A transmit channel can be sent to multiple receivers using unicast or multicast AEQ Audio Over IP 42 Routing System Receive channels are connected to transmit channels via a subscription Each receive channel will receive audio over the network from at most one transmit channel Subscribing to Audio Channels In the Routing View a blue square at the intersection of an Rx and a Tx channel indicates that is it possible to create an audio route between those channels A grey square indicates that it is not possible to create a route between those channels This may be because of a mismatch in sample rate between the transmitter and receiver or because a device cannot route to itself When you click a blue square at the cross point between a transmit channel and a receive channel a subscription will be created and a green tick will appear in the matrix cross point You may initially see a grey hourglass icon usually very briefly to indicate that the subscription is in progress ba If there is a problem with the subscription either a warning or an error icon may appear If many devices have been subscribed at the same time a yellow pending icon may appear tempo
114. has occurred for example there is insufficient bandwidth to establish the subscription D Pending Device is part way through setting up subscription Most commonly seen when subscribing many channels at a time NOTE The status of a subscription can change after it has been initially established due to changes in the network or changes in other devices AEQ Audio Over IP 43 Routing System Expanding the Routing View 7 WwW ET E H Master Clock FOH Console Click to expand the device and view its T Tei Tx channels Dante Fiter Transmitters Enter text to filter the device lists PCle Record Stagebox 1 TOX i te Transmitters Click to expand all Tx devices H Darn Click to expand all Rx devices bia Ctrl click to subscribe all available channels Click to collapse the device amp Click to collapse TITTLILIELiote the channel group 8a So Ss Ss 4 Click to expand the channel group H Gel Ge Gel Ge Le iL ae i E be E mn F a F Click to configure ma a ea P Multicast Bandwidth 14ibps EventLog D Clock Status Monitor E Click to open Click to open the the Events tab Clock Status Monitor The Rx channels associated with any device can be displayed by clicking on the to the left of the device name in the left hand column of the grid The Tx channels associated with any device can be displayed by clicking on the above the device name on the
115. hat the device has not been assigned a role mA green icon indicates that the device has been successfully assigned a role An amber icon indicates that the device has been assigned a role but there is a warning condition associated with the assignment A red icon indicates that the device has been assigned a role but there is an error condition associated with of the assignment Ill A black icon indicates that the device has been assigned a role but the assignment will have a potentially terminal effect on the operation of the network Apply Preset Devices on the network Do you care about these issues Target Devices Issues CAPITOL 74623 is missing information for prese V Redundancy Configuration Device Switch VLAN J Device Preferred Master External Word Clock Setting Sample Rate Pullup 7 Device Sample Rate Device Encoding 7 Device Unicast Latency HaRemote Bridge Mode Interface IPv4 Addresses Tx Channel Labels Tx Flows Rx Channel Names Issues The Issues column lists all issues identified by Dante Controller Clicking a role or a target device will highlight the issues associated with that role or role assignment The following are fatal issues that could render the network unusable identified by a black LED icon You cannot apply the same device name to multiple devices You cannot apply the same static IP address to multiple dev
116. ices You cannot apply a redundant configuration to a device that does not support redundancy Other issues may or may not be a problem depending on your requirements for the network Applying Presets To apply the preset click Ok This process will take around one minute Click Cancel to abandon the operation Preset Progress 7 Se Preset Progress Preset Progress Applying Preset Capitol and Netbox Preset 1 Applying Preset Capitol and Netbox Preset 1 Applying Preset Capitol and Netbox Preset 2 Set Switch Redundancy Set Rx Labels Create Rx Subscriptions AEQ Audio Over IP 76 Routing System 5 CONTROL TERMINAL DANTE Virtual Soundcard Any computer with the Dante Virtual Soundcard software installed will be able to send and receive channels to and from the AEQ consoles and matrixes There are trial and fully operating versions of this software that can be downloaded free of charge from www audinate com Registered users can also download the user manual from this page Nevertheless for your convenience we reproduce an extract from it here Dante Virtual Soundcard is a software application complementary to Dante Controller as it adds monitoring capabilities The scope of this document is to describe the utility of Dante Virtual Soundcard as a tool allowing the insertion of a couple of channels as a test audio or to extract them as a monitor in a Dante bas
117. iew the Network View toolbar File Device View Help Se a amp 4 mia EEE Load Preset Ctrl L can also be selected in File option through the Network View toolbar i Load Preset Ctrl L Ww Save Preset Ctrl S Exit Alt Fa The Apply Preset dialogue is arranged in 4 columns representing the logical steps in applying a preset from left to right AEQ Audio Over IP 73 Routing System Device parameters to be updated _ Device Roles in this preset Devices on the network Do you care about these issues eset Roles Target Devices E CAPITOL 74623 a CAPITOL 74623 CAPITOL 74623 jj FORUM IP1 FORUM IP1 fj V Redundancy Configuration Device Switch VLAN J Device Preferred Master External Word Clock Setting Sample Rate Pullup 4 Device Sample Rate Device Encoding V Device Unicast Latency HaRemote Bridge Mode Interface IPv4 Addresses 7 Tx Channel Labels Tx Flows V Rx Channel Names 7 Rx Channel Subscriptions The 4 columns are e Preset Elements Use the Preset Elements column to select the parameters that you wish to apply from the preset to the target network If the target network is not identical to the original network from which the preset was saved some parameters might not be applied successfully For example if some devices on the target network do not support th
118. imary Address of all devices should follow the same IP address scheme e g 169 254 or 10 12 0 Same for secondary addresses Note that some older Dante devices or devices running older firmware may not show this information A1 5 Troubleshooting Switch Configuration and Cabling Cables are the most vulnerable part of a network system If you suspect cabling issues check for Faulty or manually terminated cables Unplugged badly connected Ethernet cables Incorrectly configured switches Dante devices removed or turned off A1 5 1 Symptoms of switch or cabling issues You cannot see Some devices in the Dante Controller network view Dante Controller shows orange unsuccessful subscription icons which usually means a device that was present earlier is now missing Faulty cables can lead to intermittent faults which may be heard as dropped samples or cracks in the audio Dante devices may appear and disappear in Dante Controller A1 5 2 Switch and Cabling Checklist Are all the connected link status lights on the switch lit or flashing as expected o Is the switch powered on o Is the cable correctly plugged in at the switch and the PC or equipment Is the switch correctly configured o Perhaps QoS or VLANs have been incorrectly set up Are you using a switch from another application with an unchecked or tested configuration o Consult the switch manual and check the switch configuration AEQ
119. in WDM mode it will appear as a selectable audio interface in an ASIO supporting DAW However it will not function correctly unless the currently selected mode matches the requirements of the application 5 5 4 Windows Audio Shared Mode Windows allows applications to share audio interfaces If applications with differing sample rates share an audio interface their sample rates are automatically brought into line by Windows so it can mix the audio streams This will result in sample rate conversion on one of the audio streams which can adversely affect audio quality To prevent Windows performing sample rate conversion on Dante Virtual Soundcard audio the Shared Mode default format for all Dante Virtual Soundcard channels should be set to match the sample rate currently selected on the Dante Virtual Soundcard control panel To set the shared mode default format 1 Open the Windows Sound options dialog Start gt Control Panel gt Sound 2 With the Playback tab selected double click the DVS Transmit 1 2 entry in the interface list The DVS Transmit 1 2 Properties dialog is displayed Select the Advanced tab Set the Default Format to the required setting the Audio Format value displayed on the Dante Virtual Soundcard control panel Click OK Repeat for all Dante Virtual Soundcard stereo pairs Repeat again for the Recording tab Click OK E P General Levels Advanced DV
120. in detail below Dante Controller Device View CAPITOL 74623 File Device View Help Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config Network Config 4 8 3 1 Receive The Receive tab shows a list with all the subscribed and standby receive channels included in the current device as well as information about the subscribed channels only It also permits the creation of subscriptions from the available channels list 4 Dante Cile Device View CAPITOL 746z moe vete ouuu Aal A E CAPITOL 746 v Network Config Receive Channels Available Channels Channel Connected to Status FORUM IPL IN CAPITOL 1L IN CAPITOL 1R IN CAPITOL 2L IN CAPITOL 2R IN CAPITOL 3L IN CAPITOL 3R IN CAPITOL 4 change label IN CAPITOL 4R IN CAPITOL 5 A PHONE IN CAPITOL 5 B PHONE IN CAPITOL 6L IN CAPITOL 6R IN CAPITOL 7L IN CAPITOL 7R IN CAPITOL 8L IN CAPITOL 8R SATELLITE L NETBOX 8 SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 OBVAN L NETBOX 3 OBVAN R G NETBOX 3 IN CODEC B NETBOX 8 FORUM 1 AUX 2 R FORUM IP 1 FORUMI AUX 2 L FORUM IP 1 FORUM 1 AUX 2 L FORUM IP1 SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 OBVAN L NETBOX 3 OBVAN R G NETBOX 3 IN CODEC A NETBOX 3 IN CODEC B NETBOX 8 em amp on en amp amp om C om amp amp om amp 0 en amp en amp amp FORUM 1 MASTER L FORUM IP1 p FORUM 1 MASTER L FORUM IF1 p FORUM 1 MAS
121. ined from the multichannel link MADI or AolP by configuring the Slave mode in the corresponding tab If the Master mode is selected in the multichannel link and AES section and or there is no external sync input then local synchronization is selected using the console internal oscillator A2 2 2 2 I O Configuration submenu From Factory all inputs are labeled in capitals by default and all outputs are labeled in lowercase letters By default MADI inputs are sequentially labeled as MADI 01 MADI 02 in capitals and outputs are labeled as madi 01 madi 02 in lowercase letters They are all stereo by default By default AolP inputs are sequentially labeled as AolP 01 AolP 02 in capitals and Outputs are labeled as aoip 01 aoip 02 in lowercase letters They are also all stereo by default AEQ Audio Over IP 109 Routing System AEQ 15 x I O Configuration Hardware Configuration e a E mt soea FRo2 Digtal audo O Card Clik to CONFIG Board Configuration i5jaoroi FR14 ACIP Audio 1 0 Card Click to CONFIG _ 1270o ER14 OIP Audio yO Card Click to CONFIG f P szs acrpos FRI4 ACIP Audo 1 0 Card Clik to CONFIG majoro ERa ACIP Audio yO Card click to CONFIG b moros ER14 AOP Audio 1 0 Card Click to CONFIG ioro ERIA ACIP Audio 1 0 Card Click to CONFIG Click ta OCONEE _ Porm Je eja po e TEE D aope Ri OTP Aud
122. ing is set too low to compensate for network delay variation and computer scheduling jitter there is a risk of intermittent loss of audio Network Interface Icon The Network Interface Icon is displayed below the in the Settings Tab below the ON OFF button It shows the status of the network interface being used by the Dante Virtual Soundcard It can have the following values e Active 1Gbps Ethernet network interface detected e Active 100Mbps Ethernet network interface detected e No Ethernet network detected Selecting a Network Interface To the right of the Network Interface Icon is a drop down box which allows you to see and select the network interface that the Dante Virtual Soundcard uses The available entries in the drop down box will be all the wired Ethernet network interfaces on the machine For machines with only one Ethernet network interface there will only be one option available The IP Address and Ethernet MAC address of the currently selected interface are displayed below the drop down box NOTE 1 Dante Virtual Soundcard can NOT use wireless USB Bluetooth or bridged Ethernet interfaces NOTE 2 All Dante applications on the same computer have a shared understanding of the primary Dante interface For example if you have installed Dante Controller on the same PC as Dante Virtual Soundcard and a new primary interface is selected from within Dante Controller Dante
123. ing on a DB15 male connected to four balanced and shielded pairs 6 meters long unterminated in order to ease the wiring of 4 audio pairs The FR CAB GPIO accessory consists on a DB15 male connector connected to a 15 way wire 6 meters long unterminated for GPI and GPO Each cable connects all 8 GPI or GPO provided by the unit 2 5 NETBOX 8 AD equipment description 2 5 1 Front Panel description annee pe i NETBOX 8 AD AUDIO OVER IP INTERFACE wre There are indicators related to the unit status communications and audio levels a LED POWER ON indicates the status of the unit power supply e Off no mains input e Green power supply ON B LAN LEDs indicate the status of the audio local area network LAN 1 main interface and LAN 2 secondary interface e Off no local network connection e Blinking green link is established at data level If the boards are wired to a dedicated audio network using a switch in LAN 1 only the green LED should be blinking If the wiring is connected in Daisy Chain mode without switches or there is a redundant network both green LEDs should be blinking AUDIO LEVEL LEDs Each LED indicates the level of the corresponding device audio input output e LED off the channel is muted or transmits or receives depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level below 60dBFS AEQ Audio Over IP 25 Routing System Green LED channel is t
124. ion installed from factory they will have updated firmware and should be ready to be connected to the Ethernet network s and readily operate In the case of already installed consoles or routers the AolP boards having 32 or 64 input output channels can be installed in any free back slots of the BC 2000 D frame and the routing can be configured as any other multichannel board such as MADI or HSAL these can be also used to generate a complex routing infrastructure The firmware must be updated according to the procedure described in the users manual for existing consoles and routers AEQ Audio Over IP 3 Routing System 3 2 2 Installation of FR14 boards into a FORUM o GRAND FORUM console If the console has been provided with the AolP option installed from factory they will have updated firmware and should be ready to be connected to the Ethernet network s and readily operate The FORUM and GRAND FORUM AolIP option consists on one or two FR14 boards with 32 input and output channels each If only one FR14 board is installed it should be in slot 14 and if two are installed slots 13 and 14 are used substituting the MADI port for routing purposes the AolP uses its routing resources so it can be no longer used When a single FR14 board is installed in slot 14 slot 13 cannot be used as this option uses the logical resources from both slots The firmware must be updated according to the procedure described in the user s manual for exis
125. is typically because of a mismatch in parameters e g sample rate incompatibility etc or because a device cannot route audio to itself AEQ Audio Over IP 60 Routing System AEQ Subscriptions are created by selecting a channel from the Available Channels list in the right hand pane of the Receive Tab then dragging and dropping it onto the appropriate receive channel in the left hand pane of the Receive Tab Creating Subscriptions Multiple channels can be selected and then dragged and dropped onto the Receive Channels pane to make several subscriptions simultaneously KA I CE CAPITOL 746 _w Receive Transmit Status Latency Device Config Network Config Receive Channels Available Channels Channel Signal Connected to Status FORUM_15 bs FORUM_16 IN CAPITOL 1L og SATELLITE L NETBOX 8 E paa IN CAPITOL 1R ag SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 Sekaa i IN CAPITOL 2L os OBVAN Li NETBOX 3 amp 3 FORUM_19 IN CAPITOL 2R a OBVAN R NETBOX 8 o FORUM _20 IN CAPITOL 3L ods FORUMI AUX 2L FORUM IP1 FORUM_21 IN CAPITOL 3R age FORUM 1 AUX 2R FORUM IP1 Ge PORUM_22 IN CAPITOL 4L af FORUMI AUX 2L FORUM IP1 amp IN CAPITOL 4R age FORUMI AUX 2L FORUMIP1 gt oe IN CAPITOL SAPHONE ae SATELLITE L NETBOX 8 Cj Posms 1 h Ea IN CAPITOL 5BPHONE of SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 FORUM_27 IN CAPITOL 6L a FORUM 2 MASTER L FORUM IP
126. it Status Latency Device Config Network Config Rename Device FORUM IF1 Sample Rate Sample Rate 46k Pull upydown This device does not support Pull up down configuration Encoding Encoding This device does not support Encoding configuration Device Latency Current latency 5 msec Latency Maximum Network Size SO usec Gigabit network with one switch 250 usec Gigabit network with three switches 500 usec Gigabit network with Five switches O 1 msec Gigabit network with ten switches or gigabit network with 100Mbps leaf nodes 2msec Gigabit network with 100Mbps leaf nodes Smsec Safe value Reset Device Clear Config These are the configurable parameters e Rename Device Allows you to enter a new Dante friendly name for the device The text field displays the current name To change the device name enter a new name in the text field and press Apply IMPORTANT NOTE This action will delete the existing audio routings from this device to others When you click on Apply a confirmation window will appear Dante Controller Renaming a device breaks existing audio routes from this device to other devices Are you sure you want to rename FORUM IP1 to FORUM IP3S See 1 4 3 chapter for information about name conflicts and device name rules e Sample Rate Shows the current sample rate of the device and allows you to change the oper
127. it manual NEXT allows you to access the additional information menu about the audio signal present in this input channel where you can also change the signal assigned to that channel and modify its internal routing Expanded information menu accessing FADER and ROUTE menus Pressing the NEXT contextual key from the advanced information menu of an audio input channel will give you access to the advanced information section of that channel It maintains a structure similar to the base menu Analyzing from left to right top to bottom we can recognize Muti Name of the channel in alohanumeric format containing up to 6 characters This is the same identifier as the one shown in the channel display By default it will be MADI 01 MADI 02 MADI 32 if the interconnection is made by means of stereo MADI links or on the other hand AOIP 01 AOIP 02 AOIP16 if the interconnection is made by means of one AOIP card stereo link or alternatively AOIP 01 AOIP 02 AOIP 32 if the interconnection is made by means of two AOIP cards stereo link Hardware corresponding to the audio input of this channel in format HW xx yy where xx is the number of the slot where this inputs outputs module is installed and yy is the audio channel of this inputs outputs module In stereo channels yy represents the audio channel corresponding to the left channel of the stereo pair The right channel corresponds to the number just ab
128. ital input 2 will be placed at the USB connector regardless of the configuration programmed by jumpers At the DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the inputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 5 jumpers associated to each input from position 1 2 up to position 2 3 down as shown in the following image Position 1 2 AES EBU Position 2 3 S PDIF Digital input 1 Digital input 2 Jumpers J7 J10 J5 Jumpers J17 J16 J15 J4 and J6 J13 and J14 JIJI Jt J6 3 2 eee 37 J18 J21J20519 a i ol Digital output 1 Digital output 2 Jumpers J11 J12 Jumpers J18 J21 J9 and J8 J20 and J19 Position 1 2 AES EBU Position 2 3 S PDIF Programming digital outputs 1 and 2 as S PDIF In order to provide outputs to S PDIF equipments the programming procedure described above adapts the levels and unbalances the signals by joining OUT1 and OUT2 to their corresponding GND so the signal is taken from each OUT to OUT or GND Take note that the digital output 2 will be duplicated at the USB connector regardless of the configuration programmed by jumpers At the DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the outputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 4 jumpers associated to each output from position 1 2 up to position 2 3 down as shown in the previous image AEQ Audio Over IP 29 Routing System 2 5 2 4 General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
129. its offset very much to stay in sync 40 0 40 Count A histogram that shows a distributed range of offsets indicates an unstable clock it is having to change its Mite Stoke offset significantly and often to stay in sync with the enor master clock This can be due to overloaded network na aii links or poorly implemented EEE 10 lt a a 1 8 ppm 40 0 40 A histogram that shows measurements in amber 10 and or red indicates a clock that might be currently Mute Status stable but has little room for manoeuvre its offset Era could easily move outside its pull range at which m aie ee point it will lose sync completely This can result n when the master clock is derived from an inaccurate io external word clock on faa 0 40 40 Count AEQ Audio Over IP 52 Routing System 4 7 4 4 Network Status Dante Controller Network View File Device View Help H a am SS hH Master Clock FORUM IP1 e Routing Device Info Clock Status Network Status Events Device Subscriptioi Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Latency Latency Packet Name Status Status Status Tx B W Tx B W Rx B W Rx B W Setting Status Errors CAPITOL IP amp 1Gbps I A 22 Mbps 21 Mbps 5 msec bal baad FORUM IP1 1Gbps I A 21 Mbps 22 Mbps 5 msec la heal FORUM IP2 1Gbps I A lt 1Mbps 28 Mbps 5 msec km Lal vr Multicast Bandwidth 29Mbps EventLog Clock Status Monitor J The Netwo
130. ivated This makes it easier to view and make channel subscriptions for devices with large numbers of channels File Device View Help amp a k a aH ADante Filter Transmitters 1 16 ri sordi FORUM IP2 oe St et et 7 FORUM IP1 7 NETBOX 8 Filter Receivers CAPITOL 74623 FORUM 2 AUX 1L FORUM 2 AUX 2L FORUM 2 AUX 4L FORUM 2 AUX 1R FORUM 2 AUX 2R FORUM 2 MASTER L FORUM 2 MASTER R FORUM 2 AUX 3 L FORUM 2 AUX 3 R FORUM 2 AUX 4R Dante Receivers CAPITOL 74623 FORUM2 PHONE 1 OUT FORUM 2 PHONE 2 OUT Dante Transmitters I I I l l l DA BERR BERR RRR ORS EE E a The groups are named 1 16 1 16 w 17 32 etc z IN FORUM1 1L changing name O IN FORUM1 1R EA To expand a channel group click EON A the plus icon To collapse a MrouRes oo channel group click the minus IN FORUM2 4R A IN FORUM2 5 A PHONE ICON IN FORUM2 5 B PHONE A IN FORUM2 6L IN FORUM2 6R amp NOTE Grouping channels does ee EA not affect routing or device aiei EA behaviour 17 32 lt FORUM IP2 bin Y Subscription Tooltips Hovering the mouse over a subscription icon in the Routing tab displays a tooltip containing information about the subscription If there is no problem with the subscription the tooltip will display the Rx channel and u device name plus the Tx channel and i HSE eee eee eee a Uo peli ooo
131. k interface and Dante Controller is not using the interface the rest of the Dante device are connected to Dante Controller cannot see any Dante devices Dante Virtual Soundcard is not sending or receiving any audio when it is expected to A1 4 4 How do I check which network interface my Dante Controller Dante Virtual Soundcard is using The selected network interface can be viewed or changed via the interface selection button in the Network View toolbar of Dante Controller Select the network interface that the Dante Controller will use to communicate with other Dante devices LAN Primary Interface IP 10 12 0 130 MAC 64 28 7B AA E3 4F a Secondary Interface IP 127 31 169 226 MAC OOSEO 4C 50 18 55 AEQ Audio Over IP 100 Routing System It can also be viewed on the Dante Virtual Soundcard Settings tab If the Dante network is standalone and does not have a DHCP server installed this address should be 169 254 If the Dante network is using a DHCP server the IP address should conform to the addressing scheme it is using as shown in the image above A1 4 5 How do I check IP addresses for all devices on my network Use the Dante Controller Device Status tab to view the IP addresses of all the devices on your network Device Product Product Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Name Type Version Address Link Speed Address Link Speed FOH Console Bklyn2 3 6 4 16 10 12 0 193 1Gbps The Pr
132. l appear on the network with a label identical to the computer name NOTE The device label for Dante Virtual Soundcard in Dante Controller can only be changed by changing the name of the computer itself Audio Interface For the initial start up please use the Audio Interface button to disable ASIO audio engine and setup WDM Dante Virtual Soundcard must be switched off via the power button on the control panel before you can switch audio interfaces You will need to reboot your PC after changing the audio interface In WDM mode Dante Virtual Soundcard supports audio applications that use WDM audio for example iTunes for Windows Windows Media Player and Skype Audio Format Two drop down boxes on the Settings Tab allow you to select the audio format that Dante Virtual Soundcard supports Set it at 48 000 Hz 48 kHz 24 bits AEQ Audio Over IP 81 Routing System Dante Latency The Dante latency drop down box allows you to view and set the receive latency It needs to compensate primarily for computer scheduling jitter as well as delay variations encountered in the network Allowed values are as follows e 4ms low e 6ms medium e 10ms high As a rule of thumb 4ms can be used where Dante Virtual Soundcard is running on a high spec PC with low scheduling jitter Computers with poor scheduling performance may need to use the 10ms Dante Latency setting NOTE If the Dante Latency sett
133. l events are shown e When set to Warning only warning and error events are shown e When set to Error only error events are shown Clearing the Events List To clear the events list click the Clear button When new events are detected that match the current filter setting they are displayed in the event list If you have switched to another Network View tab new events in the event list will also be indicated by a red Event Log LED icon in the Status Bar Clicking the LED icon will take you straight to the Events tab and will clear the Event Log LED NOTE The Event Log LED icon will always remain green while the Events tab is open AEQ Audio Over IP 54 Routing System Saving the Events Log To save the events list click the Save button The list is saved as a text file with file extension log All events in the list are saved the filter does not apply to saved events logs Automatic events logging Events are also continuously written to a log file Each time Dante Controller is started it creates a new log file with a time stamped filename to avoid overwriting previous logs You can find the path to these log files under Help gt About To delete log files more than seven days old click the Delete old Log files button Events Classification The following events are classified as Errors Invalid link local address Subnet mismatch on dante interface Subnet match with non Dante interface Mu
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135. lar ones for this product are conveniently documented 1 The present guarantee does not exclude or limit in any way any legally recognized right of the client 2 The period of guarantee is defined to be twelve natural months starting from the date of purchase of the product by the first client To be able to apply to the established in this guarantee it is compulsory condition to inform the authorized distributor or to its effect an AEQ Sales office or the Technical Service of AEQ within thirty days of the appearance of the defect and within the period of guarantee as well as to facilitate a copy of the purchase invoice and serial number of the product It will be equally necessary the previous and expressed conformity from the AEQ Technical Service for the shipment to AEQ of products for their repair or substitution in application of the present guarantee In consequence return of equipment that does not comply with these conditions will not be accepted 3 AEQ will at its own cost repair the faulty product once returned including the necessary labour to carry out such repair whenever the failure is caused by defects of the materials design or workmanship The repair will be carried out in any of the AEQ authorized Technical Service Centre This guarantee does not include the freight charges of the product to or from such Authorized Technical Service Centre 4 No Extension of the Guarantee Period for repaired product shall b
136. light indicates that the device is not currently synced E e Mute Indicates the mute status for the device A red mute icon indicates that the device is currently muted usually due to loss of clock sync amp No icon in the mute column means that the device is not muted audio should be flowing normally e Clock Source Indicates the clock source for the device Dante The device is deriving its clock from the Dante network or is acting as master clock but not deriving its clock from an external source External The device is deriving its clock from an external word clock source e Primary Status Secondary Status Indicates the state of the PTP clock for the primary and secondary network interfaces Master Device is the current PTP Master Clock on the primary Dante network Slave Device is a PTP Slave on the primary Dante network Passive Device is not using clock synchronization information from this interface Link Down The interface is not connected to the network N A Indicates that the device does not support clock status reporting In the Secondary Status column can also indicate that the device is non redundant Listening Usually transient When persistent it indicates that the device can not operate as a clock master slave only and is waiting for a clock master to appear on the network Devices that are configured with sample rate pull up down this is not the case with AEQ equipment
137. ltiple addresses with matching subnets Subnet conflict of Dante interface on primary Subnet conflict of Dante interface on secondary Unknown address error Fail Safe Mode Unknown device issue Elevation to Clock Master Fanout Configuration detected Mismatched clock pullup subdomain Wrong subdomain for pull up Unknown subdomain Audio mute Audio unmute Clock sync lock unlocked The following events are classified as Warnings Resolution Failed Elevation to Grand Master Multiple external clock sources Cannot Elevate to Clock Master Clock Sync Warning The following events are classified as Information Request Timeout Error Response Timeout Error Demotion from Clock Master Demotion from Grand Master Reboot required AEQ Audio Over IP 55 Routing System 4 7 5 Automatic Notification of Device Errors Dante Controller is able to identify several types of problems that a Dante device may experience A device that is found to have problems will have its device name displayed in red Additional information about the problem can be found by double clicking on the device A device displayed in red will either have entered failsafe mode or have an identified issue with its IP configuration These states are described in more detail below Incorrect IP address configuration Dante networks use IP Addressing to communicate Incorrect address configuration can make it hard or impossible for a Dante
138. luding the channels contained within the flow Unicast flow details are not displayed in the transmit flow window AEQ Audio Over IP 62 Routing System 4 8 3 3 Status The Status tab is used to obtain current information about a Dante device x Dante Controller Device View arme File Device View Help 1o Be oec H Monitor Cons B Receive Tanam Status Device Config Network Config HA Remote Device Information Manufacturer Audinate Pty Ltd Product Type Brooklyn II Product Version 9 9 9 Dante Information Model Brooklyn II Software Version 3 7 0 17 Firmware Version 3 4 6 1 Clock Synchronisation Mute Status Unmuted Sync Status Locked External Word Clock No Preferred No Frequency Offset 1 ppm Primary InterFace Tin IP Address 10 12 0 161 MAC Address 00 1D C1 06 08 68 Tx Utilisation 5Mbps Errors 0 e z Rx Utilisation 48 Mbps Errors 0 Secondary Interface Tinh IP Address N A MAC Address 00 1D C1 06 08 69 Tx Utilisation N A Errors N A lt s Rx Utilisation N A Errors N A The tab is divided into five sections The information presented on this tab can be very useful when investigating networking or clocking issues in the system The Refresh button can amp be used to update this information if required NOTE Not all Dante devices support the display of all of this information The available sections are as follows Device Information Thi
139. m AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 4 jumpers associated to each output from position 1 2 up to position 2 3 down as shown in the previous image AEQ Audio Over IP 23 Routing System 2 4 2 4 General Purpose Inputs and Outputs GPIO o The physical connectors used are DB15 female INPUT GPI connectors are placed in the bottom row while OUTPUTS GPO are located in the upper row with the following pinout a D DD D khh OROROROROMOMS 15 g Pinout of DB15 GPI 1 8 connectors Pin 1 GPI 1 Pin 9 GND_GPI 1 4 Pin 2 GPI 2 Pin 10 GND_GPI 1 4 Pin 3 GPI 3 Pin 11 GND_GPI 1 4 Pin 4 GPI 4 Pin 12 5V GPIO Pin 5 GPI 5 Pin 13 GND_ GPI 5 8 Pin 6 GPI 6 Pin 14 GND_GPI 5 8 Pin 7 GPI 7 Pin 15 GND_GPI 5 8 Pin 8 GPI 8 Remarks please note that a common ground GND is provided for inputs 1 to 4 and another one exists for inputs 5 to 8 Pin 12 supplies a 5V reference voltage to ease wiring Pinout of DB15 GPI 9 16 connectors Pin 1 GPI9 Pin 9 GND_GPI 9 12 Pin 2 GPI 10 Pin 10 GND_GPI 9 12 Pin 3 GPI 11 Pin 11 GND_GPI 9 12 Pin 4 GPI 12 Pin 12 5V GPIO Pin 5 GPI 13 Pin 13 GND_GPI 13 16 Pin 6 GPI 14 Pin 14 GND_GPI 13 16 Pin 7 GPI 15 Pin 15 GND_GPI 13 16 Pin 8 GPI 16 Remarks please note that a common ground GND is provided for inputs 9 to 12 and another one exists for inputs 13 to 16 Pin 12 supplies a 5V reference voltage to ease wiring Pinout
140. ministration menu A2 2 1 1 Configurations submenu Offline caret s Offine Operations PEE weet Geom ae mat Geom Online Operations Online Operations Capitol IP address Forum IP adress AN Reset nx Disconnect A Reset 172 31 341 172 26 34 1 Bros FB sosom rot ares ARANNIANATIII RRR UEEEEEEUNNEEEEREOOOEEOOOEEE Licenses AOIP ADIP Madi LOCKED amp ENABLED arigu atin DISABLED E Virtual LOCKED 6 The following options appear once the connection between the computer where application is installed and the console is established e AOIP In the case of CAPITOL console this section indicates whether the AolP audio over IP functionality is ENABLED at physical level or not DISABLED that is whether the IP module is installed in the audio core or not In the case of FORUM console allows you to active SIT x at physical level the AolP audio over IP function Number of channels When you press the associated button a window will appear allowing you to configure the maximum Disabled number of channels that could be activated 32 1 32 Channels C 64 Channels FR14 module or 64 2 FR14 modules Xx Cancel dy Set AQIP DISABLED S e Licenses allows you to activate the MADI link functionality You must purchase a mandatory usage license first a ee ee F alphanumeric keyword will appear when clicking on the l
141. n 16 mono analog 8 stereo digital channels The stereo digital audio channels can be configured as AES EBU or SPDIF standard It also incorporates 16 GPI and 16 GPO each GPIO connector includes a power supply pin to feed the external circuitry Due to its high input and output capacity it is especially suitable for central controls and link dispatches and also to increase or distribute the capacity of TDM BUS matrixes such as the AEQ BC 2000D Dimensions 1 U x 19 Depth 356mm Weight 3 5 kg 1 2 5 NETBOX 8 AD Audio interface NETBOX 8 AD is an interface for multi channel AolP It allows for the Audio Input and Output system connectivity atlocations where the installation of AEQ digital consoles is not planned NETBOX 8 AD features 8 inputs and 8 outputs organized in 4 mono analog and 2 digital stereo channels Stereo digital ones can be configured as AES EBU or SPDIF standards The second digital stereo channel can also be switched to a USB connector to ease the connection to an audio workstation It also provides 4 GPI and 4 GPO The GPO port includes a power supply pin to feed the output circuitry Due to its small footprint it can be useful to give IP access to analog or digital consoles that are not ready for this type of connectivity from factory for recording rooms talk rooms or any other auxiliary location Dimensions 1U x 2 19 207x41mm Depth 300 mm 1 2 6 Dante Virtual Soundcard Being an open system any third p
142. nection i e physically connecting your computer to a switch on the secondary network and changing the interface selection in the Configure Dante Interfaces dialog In the example below the laptop running Dante Controller is connected to the switch via one interface only which is set as the primary Dante interface The two Dante devices the console and the Netbox are connected to the primary switch via their primary interfaces and to the secondary switch via their secondary interfaces The two switches are not connected to each other This is a typical redundant network configuration for computers with only one network interface NOTE When connected to the secondary network you will not have control over devices that are only connected to the primary network i e non redundant devices or Dante Virtual Soundcard You will see the device names in the Network view and in subscription dialogs for example the Device View gt Receive and Transmit tabs but you will not be able to view or edit device configuration for those devices Also if the master clock is only connected to the primary network its name will not resolve in the Master Clocks section of the main window tool bar it will be shown as a MAC address string Primary and secondary networks redundant configuration two network interfaces on the host computer If you have primary and secondary networks and two network interfaces available on the ho
143. nel key turns off e when the input is not assigned to a fader and in the previous list you select Program bus for instance pressing the ADD key is equivalent to set that input ON AIR the cross point appears and if gain is not configured at its minimum value signal is sent to that bus The DEL key allows you to deactive that routing the cross point disappears A2 3 2 2 OUTPUT menu This menu shows a list of all the audio output logical signals defined in the system from the configuration software followed by the internal summing buses Program Audition Aux1 and Aux2 the monitoring buses Cue Studio and Control and finally the MPX buses For more information see section 4 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE in the unit manual OIP 1 HWii 7 i iss THe A You can access a more detailed description of each one of the output audio channels by turning any of the 3 associated encoders and pressing then the OK contextual key or any of these encoders The information showed on this screen from top to bottom and left to right is e Name of the channel in alphanumeric format containing up to 6 characters e Hardware corresponding to the audio output of this channel in format HW xx yy where xx is the number of the virtual slot where this inputs outputs module is installed and yy is the audio channel of this inputs outputs module In stereo channels yy rep
144. nel labels must be unique on the device If a device or channel is renamed Dante routing considers it to be a different device or channel If a new device or channel is then given the old name Dante routing will route from the new device in place of the previous device Example The power supply on Netbox 3 fails and Netbox 3 needs to be replaced The old Netbox is removed and a new Netbox is plugged in and named Netbox 3 Dante receivers previously subscribed to the old Netbox 3 will now automatically restore their subscriptions to the new Netbox 3 Device names must be unique on the network If you attempt to rename a device using Dante Controller to a name that is already in use on the network Dante Controller will notify you and reject the name change Example There is an existing device on the network called MY16 slot If user attempts to rename another device to MY16 slotl Dante Controller will notify you that the name is already in use The device will not be renamed If a new device is added to the network with a name that already exists a name conflict is detected and one of the devices will rename itself by appending 2 to its name This device will not be able to transmit audio until it is renamed NOTE A device that has been renamed with 2 appended e g MY16 slot1 2 will not be able to transmit audio until it is renamed The device name must be changed b
145. ns Dante Controller has automatically detected an error condition This will be either an IP address configuration issue or the device has entered failsafe Double click the red device name to see more information A1 4 1 Correct IP configuration Dante hardware devices are set to obtain their IP address automatically from the network They will either Automatically assign themselves an address in the range 169 254 172 31 for the secondary network if present or Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server if it is present on the network Dante Virtual Soundcard uses the IP address of the PC or Mac it is installed on If the computer has more than one wired Ethernet network interface it will use the IP address of the selected network interface Your PC or Mac TCP IP network configuration set should be set to Obtain an IP address automatically This way it will automatically acquire a Link Local automatic IP address in the same network as other Dante devices If a DHCP server is present the computer and Dante devices will all acquire their IP addresses via DHCP AEQ Audio Over IP 99 Routing System A1 4 2 Possible IP network configuration mistakes Possible network configuration errors are listed below Dante Controller will try to automatically detect these If detected the offending device will be displayed in red Incorrect PC Mac IP configuration Accidentally having multiple network interfaces with addresses in the s
146. nternet click the Get a License button to be taken directly to the Audinate website Once you have obtained a License ID it can be entered in the Licensing tab The Activate button is not enabled until a correctly formatted License ID has been entered into the dialog box NOTE In some special cases outside the scope of this manual the documentation provided with your equipment will include a license Id or information to obtain that Id with some discount Click Activate to register the installation with the Audinate servers IMPORTANT NOTE Ensure that the machine has access to the Internet during this step AEQ Audio Over IP 79 Routing System Once this step has been completed a Licensed to message will appear and the software is ready for use The Control Panel will appear as shown on the following screen a Dante Virtual Soundcard Settings Licensing About Audinate Dante Virtual Soundcard Version 3 2 1 Licensed to AEQ 5 A Go to website XMM MXKMN XMM VNF AI a If you are using a trial license the Control Panel a Trial version licensed to message and remaining trial time info will appear Trial version licensed to Audinate KAKAN ANKAA AAKA 000 B IMA 14 days remaining In order to continue using Dante Virtual Soundcard after the trial period has expired you will need to purchase a full license
147. nts In order to delete a role just select that role in Target Devices and press the keyboard s Del key or select another role for it from the Preset Roles column and then click on Apply Manual Assignments To manually apply a role to a device Drag the role onto the device or Select the role and the target device s in the Target Devices column and click Apply The LED icons against each role indicate the assignment status of the role Lal A grey icon indicates that the role has not been assigned to any target devices A green icon indicates that the role has been successfully assigned to one or more target devices An amber icon indicates that the role has been assigned to one or more target devices but there is a warning condition associated with one or more of the assignments A red icon indicates that the role has been assigned to one or more target devices but there is an error condition associated with one or more of the assignments ll A black icon indicates that the role has been assigned to a target device but the assignment will have a potentially terminal effect on the operation of the network AEQ Audio Over IP 75 Routing System e Target Devices This column lists the device names of devices on the currently connected Dante network and the roles that have been assigned to them if applicable The LED icons against each device indicate the assignment status of the device _ A grey icon indicates t
148. nu This menu enables you to manage the configuration memories as snapshots In two consecutive screens the 7 memory positions available for user defined configurations are shown Each one of these memory positions stores all of the parameters in use at that time in each one of the console channel gain phase and balance configuration PROGRAM AUDITION AUX1 AUX2 and or CUE routing activation configuration activation of equalizers filters and or dynamics processes and channels activation deactivation ON OFF No fader position is stored because these are set manually The memory position also stores the activation of signals sending to control and studio monitoring by means of the keys placed under the corresponding displays but not the position of the 3 associated encoders The first of these screens displays the first 4 memory positions for user defined configurations and the second shows the following 3 memory positions You can shift between these two screens by turning any of the associated encoders as you move through the complete list of snapshots stored at that time The memory that is selected at any time is highlighted Each stored memory is identified by its name and the date on which it was created The names of the memories are editable from the configuration software The options available through the contextual keys below the screen from left to right are e BACK pressing this key
149. o W O card Clk to CONFIG aes 2 137lacipo FR14 ACIP Audio 1 0 Card Click to CONFIG daogleninn ad ANTE Audin TAN Card Click ta OANEI Programmable Configuration Firmware Upgrade Inputs configuration By clicking on Click to CONFIG of a multichannel input and then clicking again on the CONFIG button that appears the advanced configuration menu is accessed When configuring a multichannel input the fields displayed in the following image can be edited Please note Mono and Hidden options if the input is configured as Visible it will be possible to associate it to a fader F ADIP Input Configuration INPUT HY 14 03 Label Fader Start por Remote ON OFF x i Visible Hidden e Headers indicates the type and position of the module that is configured at that moment o MADI Input Configuration means that a MADI type input is being configured o AolP Input Configuration means that an AolP type input is being configured AEQ Audio Over IP 110 Routing System o INPUT HW xx 0y means that we are setting the input y of the card located in the slot xx For instance INPUT HW 16 01 means that input 1 of a card located in the virtual slot 16 assigned to the MADI is being configured INPUT HW 14 03 means that input 3 of a card located in the slot 14 assigned to the first AolP board in FORUM is
150. o station The main wiring for IP is represented in pink using an IP switch or group of switches when the wiring is disperse or distributed in different zones or floors The backup IP wiring is represented in green It can be easily installed through a second IP switch or group of switches when the wiring is dispersed or distributed in different areas or floors of the building All devices in the AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System feature two network interfaces that allow optional installation of system redundancy To complete this redundancy the PCs must be equipped with a second Ethernet adapter The schematic shows the 5 different AolP interfaces in the AEQ system NETBOX 32 Channel interface NETBOX 8 Channel interface CAPITOL IP console FR14 boards to connect FORUM and GRAND FORUM mixing consoles BC2214 boards to connect ARENA consoles and BC 2000D TITAN routers z PCs WITH CONTROL SOFTWARE PARE an PEEL Cae te a Prk eis att s FH in i E T scomm ma i 2 fal fe 11s i ni m r ee a E 32 CHANNEL AUDIO INTERFACES aaa E Sie Foes aere p TAR omie a t ie T i d TETT a Ti B CHANNEL AUDIO INTERFACES WORI TION EDITIN aaa ES 1 0 J AUDIO 0 PHONES CD CAPITOL INTERFACES 16 CHANNELS DIGITAL l STUDIO M a FORUM INTERFACES NX32 CH ARENA BC 2000 D INTERFACES N x 32 N x 64 Ch AEQ Audio Over IP 34 Routing System
151. ock icon associated to the Serial Number MADI option You must send this number MDGIV ML4ZH T2EF4 A53DA Eps to AEQ or authorized dealer so they can provide a valid key to be entered in the Key Key textbox Sc ew Licenses te Madi LOCKED Virtual LOCKED The Unlock button allows you to confirm the key and when it s Warning x correct activate the function In case the key is not the right one an error message will appear Invalid key AEQ Audio Over IP 106 Routing System AE A2 2 2 Hardware Configuration menu A2 2 2 1 Board Configuration submenu C Capitol IP Setup Administration Board Configuration Hardware Configuration Console Configur ation Slot Number 1 0 Card Model CA03 MIC LIN Audio Card CAO3 MIC LIN Audio Card CA04 Analog Audio Inputs Card CA04 Analog Audio Inputs Card Mixer Bus Configuration CADS Analog Audio Outputs Card CA02 Digital Audio I O Card re CA22 USB Audio 1 0 Card CA33 Hybrid Audio Card 1 0 Configuration i Internal Module Configuration oton omg Monitoring Configuration rere Internal Module MADI AOIP AES Click to CONFIG Internal Module 8 x GPI Click to CONFIG Internal Module 8 x GPO Click to CONFIG gt Internal Module 4 x RELAY Click to CONFIG Programmable Configuration Firmware Upgrade In order to configure the multichannel modules first you need to access the Inte
152. om left to right is as follows e BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved e ADD enables you to create the cross point toward the output signal or bus that is highlighted at that moment e DEL enables you to delete the cross point toward the output signal or bus that is highlighted at that moment e OK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved The routing toward the Program Audition Aux1 and Aux2 internal buses works in a different way depending on the assignment of the selected input to a fader or not e when the input is assigned to a fader and in the previous list you select Program bus for instance when you press the ADD key the routing key PROGRAM in this case of the channel is activated the associated LED is lighted In the display the cross point toward that bus appears for a moment and then dissappear The DEL key has no associated function in that case you must press the PROGRAM channel key to deactive that routing If now you press the ON key of the channel the cross point appears now in the display if you rise the fader the ON AIR indicator will light in that case the DEL key allows you to deactive the routing toward that bus the cross point disappear and the PROGRAM chan
153. onnection This problem is most likely caused by the Monitoring service Is not Conmon manager service or daemon stopping responding unexpectedly You may need to restart your computer Action Reboot your PC or restart or reinstall Dante Controller to repair this problem this service via Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services A1 2 Computer Configuration Checklist Before installing Dante Controller you must be logged in to your computer as a user with administrator privileges To be correctly configured for use with a Dante network the computer should have Dante Controller installed The correct network interface selected The correct IP addresses in use A1 3 Thrid party firewall configuration Standard Windows and Mac firewalls are typically configured on installation Third party firewalls will need to be manually configured If your computer has a third party firewall installed please read the Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard User Guides for detailed information about firewall requirements and configuration A1 4 Troubleshooting Dante IP Address Configuration All devices in a Dante network including Dante Virtual Soundcard must be using IP addresses from the same network When using Dante Virtual Soundcard or Dante Controller your PC or Mac must be connected to the Primary Dante network and must have a correct IP address Note If a device name is shown in red it mea
154. onsole configured at 96KHz to a 2 channel amplifier that only supports 48kHz will be problematic only two channels can be subscribed assuming the transmitters are also present and the sample rate will be rejected AEQ Audio Over IP 74 Routing System Be yau Gare abet Bear Ga p lri aad a PID H is missing information for preset element Redundancy Configurator ah PID DO hes issue Slave Only wathi roie PORSI PAD OS degi iol have pioa boak chancel FID OS dari ol hiv iaa oti a Lanne Ahay he hare POR UE to PEELA anid PLP anne bhay he hare POU to PLP and PRP T i he name FORURHP IL t PIDI ene POR P You can apply a role to multiple devices You cannot apply multiple roles to one device To see which devices a role has been assigned to click the role The assigned device s will be highlighted in the Target Devices column Automatic Assignments Dante Controller will automatically assign roles to devices based on the following rules lf there is a perfect device match i e the physical device in the original network from which the role was created is also found in the target network the role is assigned automatically lf there is a device name match the role is assigned automatically lf a perfect match or a device name match cannot be made the role will be assigned automatically to a device of the same manufacturer and model assuming there is an unassigned device of that type Removing Assignme
155. ork jg Load Preset Loads a previously saved audio routing configuration For more information check section 4 10 x Save Preset Saves the current audio routing configuration For more information check section 4 10 Choose a Dante Interface Opens the Configure Dante Interfaces dialog For more information check section 4 5 Clock Status Monitoring Activates the Clock Status Monitoring function For more information check section 4 7 4 3 E _Channel Groups Allows the activation of the display of audio channels for each device in groups of 16 For more information check section 4 7 4 1 To the right of the toolbar Dante Controller displays the current master clock or clocks in the case of redundant networks AEQ Audio Over IP 41 Routing System 4 7 3 Network View Status Bar The Status Bar in the bottom area of the screen displays notifications for network status general device events and clock status events plus the current Dante audio multicast bandwidth on the network Stagebox 1 Faas Stagebox 2 MHRA Lal 4 t Multicast Bandwidth 14Mbps Event Log Clock Status Monitor The Status Bar displays the following information P The current status of the Primary network Green indicates that Dante Controller is currently connected to the primary Dante network Red indicates a problem with the connection The current status of the Secondary Dante network Only
156. ork View window The Device View opens in a new window Multiple device views can be open simultaneously The label of the device being viewed is displayed in the middle of the toolbar In the screenshot above CAPITOL 74623 is the device being displayed in the drop down list box The device viewed can be changed by selecting another device from the drop down list AEQ Audio Over IP 56 Routing System AEC Dante Controller Device View CAPITOL 746 File Device View Help If T aN p A BS E Receive Network Config Receive Channels Available Channels Channel Connected to Status ee FORUM 1 MASTER L IN CAPITOL iL SATELLITE L NETBOX 8 om amp goss ele IN CAPITOL 1R SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 om amp FORUM 1 AUXIL IN CAPITOL 2L OBVAN L NETBOX 8 e FORUM 1 AUX IR IN CAPITOL 2R OBVAN R NETBOX 8 e G i IN CAPITOL 3L IN CODEC B NETBOX 8 om amp FORUM 1 AUX 2R IN CAPITOL 3R FORUM 1 AUX 2R FORUM IP1 gt amp PORUM 1 AUX 3L IN CAPITOL 4 change label af FORUM1AUX 2L FORUMIP1 CEJ FI ERATOR IN CAPITOL 4R FORUMI AUX 2L FORUM IP1 amp ias dehe FORUM 1 AUX 4R casa ibe FORUM1 PHONE 1 QUT IN CAPITOL 5 B PHONE SATELLITE R NETBOX 8 om amp LFORUM 1 PHONE 2 OUT IN CAPITOL 6 L OBVAN L NETBOX 8 om FORUM 12 IN CAPITOL 6R OBVAN R NETBOX 8 e i FORUM_13 IN CAPITOL 7L a IN CODEC A NETBOX 8 en G FORUM_14 IN CAPITOL 7R IN CODEC B NETBOX 8 amp pePORUM_15 IN CAPITOL 8L FORUM 1 MAST
157. ove Channel type mic line analogue digital USB MADI or AolP AEQ Audio Over IP 120 Routing System e Indicators related to the specific hardware configuration MADI ON or AolP ON to indicate that it is active RSYNC ON to indicate that external synchronization is active and LINK OK to indicate that the physical link is up e Indication of MONO or STEREO signal The contextual keys under the display are associated with the three options shown in the bottom line of the screen e BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen FADER allows you to assign another input channel to the physical fader where this signal is currently found e ROUTE gives you access to the menu for control and configuration of the internal routing of the equipment FADER menu This submenu is displayed as a list of all the inputs available in the system except the ones that are yet assigned to a fader You can make your selection by turning any of the associated encoders and then pressing any of them or the OK contextual key to confirm the selection that is highlighted at that moment The BACK contextual key allows you to return to the previous menu screen without changed the assigned signal ROUTE menu From this internal submenu you can manage the internal routing of signals in the console You can access from the advanced information menu of an audio in
158. ovide clock to the DANTE system it is not enough to mark one of both boards as the Preferred Master but all of them also need to have the checkbox Enable Sync To External activated so they are synchronized to each other r l a Dante Controller Network View File Device View Help Yb aoh Master Clock FORUM IP1 ce Device Senc a Clock Primary Secondary Preferred Enable Sync Name Source Status Status Master To External CAPITOL IP ual Dante Slave I A a FORUM IP 1 Lu External Clock Master I A 7 7 FORUM IP2 External Clock Slave v Where the checkbox is present but greyed out and inactive it means that the Dante device can be slaved to an external word clock but it cannot be set directly from Dante Controller it must be done via the host device user interface or via some other method e g third party control software If the checkbox is greyed out and populated it means that the Dante device is currently slaved to the external clock If N A is displayed it means that the device does not support slaving to an external word clock NOTE If no clock status information is displayed for a particular device it can indicate a ConMon Dante control and monitoring service failure on the device The device may need to be reset or restored About Clock Domains Dante Devices that are not configured with sample rate pull up down operate on the default clock domain using the default clock De
159. ow is added to a new multicast flow any existing unicast subscriptions to that channel will automatically switch over to use the new multicast flow Care should be taken when deleting a multicast flow as the existing subscriptions will convert back to unicast This has the potential to result in Multiple devices are receiving audio via this multicast flow Deleting this flow will cause audio glitches and may lead to network overload exceeding the link capacity or maximum number z e of flows at the transmit device as multiple unicast ua flows will be established between the transmitter FORUM IP1 and its receivers It may be advisable to remove Are you sure you want continue some or all of the audio routes prior to deleting the multicast flow A good rule of thumb is to use multicast when there are more than two receivers for a specific audio channel You should also assume that the flow will flood throughout the entire network and therefore consume bandwidth on all network links NOTE Certain Ethernet switches support IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol a protocol that provides the ability to prune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that require that traffic If this is the case and IGMP is correctly configured on all the Ethernet switches then multicast audio will not flood throughout the network but will instead be sent only over the links required to deliver it to subscribed
160. parameters in order to apply them simultaneously to L and R channels of selected input or output Stereo ANALOG OSL 6 dB ANALOG OZR 6 dB 4 The Save button allows you to save the changes in the non volatile memory of the unit that way those changes will remain saved although the unit is turned off 6 2 6 About NetBox Tool submenu About NetBox Tool submenu accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the corresponding icon shows the version and date of NetBox Tool application It also shows an image of the equipment type NETBOX 8 or NETBOX 32 when connection is established gt NetBox Tool Seles NetBox 8 32 AD Audio Over IP Interface Digital 10 amp Remote IP ae YO Ni ibisi tlelslelets rs iai tesasssoreonseee e as o m ps sees eee K s gt deli bieten SAEQ i Gains About NetBox Tool NetBox Tool Version 1 03 31 07 2014 gt NetBox Tool Sele NetBox 8 32 AD Audio Over IP Interface Digital 10 amp Remote IP FaN ert Gains About NetBox Tool NetBox Tool Version 1 03 31 07 2014 AEQ Audio Over IP 93 Routing System AEQ Firmware Upgrade menu is a maintenance menu that allows you to update the firmware versions of the unit 6 3 Upgrading Tools IMPORTANT NOTE Any operation in this Firmware Upgrade section of the Forum Setup application should only be accomplished by qualified p
161. pport channel metering in Dante Controller You can check your device type in the Device Info tab included in Network View e Connected To Lists the Tx channel that the receive channel is currently subscribed to e Status Shows the status of both primary and secondary subscriptions using the following icons Y e lt Subscription is OK and audio should be flowing Subscription is unresolved usually because the transmitting device has been removed from the network or is switched off No subscription or a subscription error Subscription is via unicast connection Subscription is via multicast connection Subscriptions can show several symbols in the Status column Common status icon combinations and their meanings are as follows i 0 j Cag a Unicast device successfully subscribed to a transmitter Redundant device successfully subscribed on both primary and secondary via unicast Redundant device successfully subscribed on both primary and secondary via multicast Indica Redundant device successfully subscribed on primary only via unicast This is typically seen when the secondary interface is not connected Available Channels The Available Channels pane at the right side of the screen lists the devices and advertised channels available on the network Devices that are greyed out indicate that this receiver cannot subscribe to those channels or devices This
162. put channel and that submenu shows an alphabetical list of all of the outputs present in the console followed by the internal summing buses Program Audition Aux1 and Aux2 the monitoring buses Cue Studio and Control and finally the MPX buses The operation of the three associated encoders is as follows e Left turning this encoder allows you to scroll through the several audio outputs and buses on the list Pressing this encoder allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved e Centre turning this encoder has no associated function Pressing this encoder allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved e Right turning this encoder enables you to modify the gain in the cross point of the highlighted output or bus between 99 8dB and 12dB By default all of the cross points will be configured with a OdB gain Pressing this encoder allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved AEQ Audio Over IP 121 Routing System In the first image by clicking ADD and the OK the AOIP7 input of the AoIP multichannel link is sent directly to aoip 1 output In the second one to Program bus and in the third image to ana 1 output By default all are stereo signals unless the user configures the opposite The operation of the contextual keys fr
163. r Windows such as Windows Media Player iTunes and Skype 5 5 3 Configuring Dante Virtual Soundcard as your Audio Interface Audio applications generally provide a mechanism for selecting the sound card that they will use Before configuring the application to use Dante Virtual Soundcard as its audio interface make sure you have started Dante Virtual Soundcard with the required settings and with the correct interface mode selected WDM Dante Virtual Soundcard supports 8 channels 4 stereo pairs in WDM mode Each stereo pair appears as an independent selectable audio device in any relevant Windows and supporting application dialogs In the Windows 7 Sound Playback options Dante Virtual Soundcard appears as follows Playback Recording Sounds Communications Select a playback device below to modify its settings gt Speakers 3 Plantronic ele V Default Device 7 F DVS Transmit 3 4 Dante Virtual Soundca Read DVS Transmit 5 6 Dante Virtual Soundca DVS Transmit 7 8 Dante Virtual Soundcard Set Default iv Properties o caa AEQ Audio Over IP 83 Routing System NOTE Dante Virtual Soundcard stereo pairs will appear as selectable audio interfaces in Windows regardless of the current mode i e with Dante Virtual Soundcard in ASIO mode it will still appear as a set of selectable audio interfaces in the Windows sound playback options dialog Similarly
164. r to avoid risk of electrical shock or damages to the system 2 5 2 3 1 Digital inputs outputs jumpers configuration AN Digital inputs and outputs are programmed by default as AES EBU If compatibility with SPDIF equipment is required you must open the unit and change the corresponding configuration jumpers Opening the unit Its VERY IMPORTANT to turn first the equipment off and disconnect the power supply cable Remove the 3 screws located at the top of the rear panel and the 3 one located at the front of the unit s base Pull up from the top cover and remove it Finding the jumpers location Place the unit with the front facing towards you and recognize the following zone inside it DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE M CY T ae oll a WANT i TA l i T Y HN Re Bc 1 d rib d 5 EREMI WR at fa a i nat i oI cee cd maaf PE Son ac ras n W ie MAN Eeu un a AAN vies Tak TETI 7 Ai j RI r ae M j AF i agaw E n a B ma in a eag To n i e voto ecoa a AEQ Audio Over IP 28 Routing System Programming digital inputs 1 and 2 as S PDIF In order to use S PDIF inputs the programming described below adapts levels and unbalance signals by joining IN1 and IN2 to their associated grounds so each signal is taken from the corresponding IN and its GND or IN Take note that when the rear switch is in USB position the dig
165. ransmitting or receiving audio depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level between 60dBFS and 20dBFS Amber LED channel is transmitting or receiving audio depending on whether it is an output or an input at a level between 20dBFS and 14dBFS Red LED the channel is saturated or clipping above 14dBFS 2 5 2 Description of the back panel and connections GPIO Y gt APS SPDIF mD an E N DIGITAL IN OUT D O NETBOX 8 SA n LAN2 CE ANALCG 2 5 2 1 Ethernet Ports LAN 1 and LAN 2 A Netbox 32 includes two Ethernet ports LAN 1 must always be wired while LAN 2 is only used when the system is wired in Daisy Chain mode or a redundant system is set up Physically both are RJ45 10 100 1000 connectors with the pinout described below Pin 4 Pin 5 Blue White and Blue Pin 3 Pin 6 White and Green Green Pin 2 Pin 7 Orange White and Brown Pin 1 Pin 8 White and Orange Brown RJ45 connector pinout 2 5 2 2 Analog Inputs and Outputs The physical connectors used are DB15 female INPUT IN connectors are placed in the bottom row while OUTPUTS OUT are located in the upper row with the following pinout Pinout of DB15 ANALOG IN 1 4 connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 ANALOG 2 IN Pin 4 GND Pin 5 ANALOG 3 IN Pin 6 GND Pin 7 ANALOG 4 IN Pin 8 GND ANALOG 1 IN GND Pin 9 ANALOG 1 IN
166. rarily Oe NOTE Subscriptions can also be created in the Device View This is covered in the Device View Section Subscribing to Multiple Audio Channels at once To subscribe multiple channels at the same time hold down the Ctrl key and click the symbol at the top left corner of the intersection between the two devices All the possible channels will be subscribed at the same time see image in next page in diagonal arrangement the first channel of the transmitting device connected to the first channel of the receiver device second channel to second channel and so on This multiple subscription tool subscribes channel by channel for example 4 transmitters to 4 receivers that is a receiver can receive audio from one transmitter only Unsubscribing Audio Channels To unsubscribe an audio channel click on the cross point containing a subscription The subscription icon will be removed and revert to a plain blue square Subscription Status The symbol displayed at the intersection of the Tx channel and the Rx channel in the Routing View provides information on the status of the subscription or connection as follows z In progress The subscription is in progress Subscribed Connection is established and fully functional A Warning The subscription is unresolved typically because the transmitting device is not visible on the network for example because it has been removed or switched off Error An error
167. rding to AES 3 or SPDIF standard AES 1 IN input synchronizes NETBOX 32 with the source connected to it emitting an AES 3 SPDIF or AES 11 formatted stream The outputs can be used to provide synchronization to other devices that can extract it from an AES 3 formatted audio stream 2 4 2 3 1 Digital inputs outputs jumpers configuration IMPORTANT NOTE Access and configuration of the configuration jumpers require a previous experience in installing and configuring computer or electronic cads Don t open the unit if you lack this experience in order to avoid risk of electrical shock or damages to the system Digital inputs and outputs are programmed by default as AES EBU If compatibility with SPDIF equipment is required you must open the unit and change the corresponding configuration jumpers Opening the unit Its VERY IMPORTANT to turn first the equipment off and disconnect the power supply cable Remove the 12 screws located at the top cover Pull up from the top cover and remove it Finding the jumpers location Place the unit with the connectors facing towards you and recognize the following zones inside it AEQ Audio Over IP 20 Routing System 5 TO 8 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE pal bal or aacadats 2 Ta a as 1 TO 4 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE Programming digital outputs 1 to 4 as S PDIF In order to provide outputs to S PDIF equipments the programming procedure described b
168. re it does and an interface is not operating at that preferred link speed the values in the Link Speed columns will be shown in red NOTE 2 If no device information is displayed for a device it can indicate a ConMon Dante control and monitoring service failure on the device The device may need to be reset or restored 4 7 4 3 Clock Status The Clock Status tab provides a network wide overview of the clocking state within the network AEQ Audio Over IP 46 Routing System Dante Paani File Device View Help Device Name DSP Processor DVS FOH Amp FOH Console Lobby Amp Monitor Console PA PCIe Record Stagebox 1 Stagebox 2 H B AoH Master Clock FOH Console Routing Device Info Clock Status Network Status Events Secondary Preferred Enable Sync Status Master To External Link down F a Link down Link down Sync Mute Link down Link down Link down Link down Link down Link down Ti Multicast Bandwidth 0 bps EventLog Clock Status Monitor J This view provides a convenient way of quickly scanning the network for clock information The tabular view presents the following information in columns from the left e Device Name The device name currently associated with the device e Sync Indicates the clock sync status for the device A green light indicates that the device is currently synced to or is driving the network clock 1 A red
169. resents the audio channel corresponding to the left channel of the stereo pair The right channel corresponds to the number just above e Graphic representation of an encoder associated with the GAIN field By turning the first associated encoder you can configure gain between 12dB and 12dB The field is configured with the default value of OdB e Indication of audio signal type analogue digital USB MADI or AolP e Indication of MONO or STEREO signal AEQ Audio Over IP 122 Routing System The contextual keys under the display are associated with the three options shown in the bottom line of the screen BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen The gain configuration you may have made is saved You can also return to the previous screen by pressing any of the three associated encoders TONE controls the tone generator associated with that physical output The tone generated is 1 KHz Its activation is identified through the LED of the contextual key To modify its level you need only to change the output gain associated with that channel from the rotary encoder associated with GAIN control ROUTE this submenu allows you to manage the internal routing of the signals of the console toward that output signal or bus It is displayed as a list of all the inputs channels connected to that output at that moment By turning the first encoder you can go round the cross points list You can
170. resets introduce the concept of device roles When a preset is saved the configuration and routing for each selected device is saved into the preset as a device role with the same name as the device from which it was created The role is not tied to its originating device When a preset is loaded into Dante Controller each role can be applied to its originating device or to another device even if it does not support exactly the same functionality It is a transferable set of device configuration and routing parameters If a role is applied to a device that is different from the role s originating device for example a role for console model A is applied to console model B Dante Controller will identify any issues that might arise such as unsupported sample rates and will display those issues so they can be addressed or ignored if they are not important 4 10 2 Saving Presets To save a Preset that includes all device parameters 1 Click the button in the Network View toolbar Dante Controller Network View File Device View Help Sw aS a Save Preset Ctrl S can also be selected in File option through Device View Help the Network View toolbar Load Preset Cirl L Ww Save Preset Ctrl 5 Exit Alt F4 2 Select the devices that you wish to include in the preset By default all available devices are selected you can clear that selection by pressing None button
171. resh F5 Refreshes the displayed network device data Create Multicast Flow Ctrl M View Show Hide Channel Groups Ctrl Shift G Help About Shows Dante Controller version and current log file License Displays the license text Contents Shift F1 Opens a help window and displays help contents 4 8 2 Device View Tool Bar There is a tool bar below the Menu bar including five buttons rp Refresh Re load routing and configuration information for the current device Web Config Some Dante devices can be configured via a web interface This button opens a web browser window which can be used to perform functions such as firmware upgrades This feature is not supported on AEQ and most of Dante devices O Identify Identify the current device by for example causing its LEDs to flash Note that this feature is not supported on AEQ and most of Dante devices e z Multicast Configure multicast transmit flows on the current device H Channel Groups Activates deactivates Channel Groups The toolbar also provides a drop down list of all available devices on the network which allows you to switch the Device View to a different device CAPITOL 746 w 2 NS CAPITOL IP16 gt 7 De I eC G AEQ Audio Over IP 58 Routing System AEQ 4 8 3 Device View Tabs There are 6 tabs below the tool bar that we describe
172. rk all other Dante devices act as a PTP Slave Clocks to the elected master clock Although many Dante devices may be capable of becoming PTP Master Clock only one device will win the election Devices with clock inputs e g Word Clock or AES3 will be preferred in the election process A gigabit connected device is preferred over a device connected via 100Mbps A tie breaker rule of the lowest MAC address is used if several equivalent candidate master clocks are available The election process may be overridden by manually setting Preferred Master on a device Dante Clock Types Each Dante hardware device can derive its clock from either its high quality onboard clock circuit or an externally connected word clock In the case of Dante Virtual Soundcard the computer s clock will be used Clock Settings Slave to External Clock Word A Dante device set to Slave to External Clock Word will use the external word clock from its host equipment to tune its onboard VCXO A Dante device with this attribute set will become the PTP Master Clock unless there is another Dante device present with Preferred Master set AEQ Audio Over IP 12 Routing System Preferred Master Sometimes it may be necessary to force a particular device to provide the PTP Master Clock A Dante device with Preferred Master set will always be chosen as the PTP Master Clock If more than one device has Preferred Master set the device with the lowest MA
173. rk Status tab provides a range of network related information across all devices in the network This view includes subscription status bandwidth and latency information and can be used to quickly identify any potential network traffic issues The tabular view presents the following information in columns from the left Device Name The device name currently associated with the device Subscription Status The icon in the Subscription Status column displays a summary of subscription states for the device If any of the device s channels are not successfully subscribed the relevant icon will be displayed here Check the section Subscription to audio channels in section 4 7 4 1 for information about the various icons that can be displayed in the Subscription Status column Primary Status The Primary Status column indicates the link speed of the primary Dante network interface for the device Secondary Status The Secondary Status column indicates the link speed and status of the secondary Dante network interface for the device if applicable N A indicates that the device does not have a secondary interface Link Down indicates that the device has a secondary interface but it is not currently connected Bandwidth Columns Use the bandwidth columns to see an approximation of transmit and receive traffic over individual device interfaces Indicated in Mbps Megabits per second o Primary Tx B
174. rnal Module MADI AOIP AES option for CAPITOL or Internal Module MADI AOIP in the FORUM case by clicking first Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the CONFIG button that will appear A window will appear then comprising 2 tabs in FORUM and 3 in CAPITOL IMPORTANT NOTE MADI and AolP functions are mutually EXCLUDING so they can not be enabled at the same time In order to change from MADI tab to AolP tab the first one must be Disabled and the same the other way round MADI the first tab allows the user to configure the synchronous AES 10 MADI link F Internal Module Configuration MA401 A01P xj Int Module Configuration MADI AOIP MADI aor C Disabled Used Master Values between o 1 and 64 2 C Slave channels The configuration options are as follows the last 2 are displayed only when the option is enabled AEQ Audio Over IP 107 Routing System o Disable Enabled deactivates or activates the module o Sync allows you to configure whether the console will use the synchronism extracted from MADI link Slave or not Master o Used allows you to configure how many of the 64 mono channels available are actually in use AOIP the second tab allows the user to configure the asynchronous AolP link based on DANTE technology x Int Module Configuration MABI AOIP mapi AGIP Disabled C 32 Channels 64 Channels Sync Used
175. rty Dante control applications They will be removed automatically if they are no longer required AEQ Audio Over IP 37 Routing System 4 4 Where to find the Dante Controller application By default Dante Controller will be installed in C Program Files Audinate Dante Controller It can be started in several ways Using the Start menu Start gt Programs gt Audinate gt Dante Controller gt Dante Controller Run by going to Start gt Run and entering in the dialog box C Program Files Audinate Dante Controller DanteController exe Navigate to the directory where it is installed and double click the Dante Controller icon ff eee DanteController 4 5 Configuring Dante Controller Dante Controller can communicate with other Dante devices on the primary network or the secondary network or both Dante Controller needs to know which of the network interfaces of the host computer is connected to each Dante network y Configure Dante Interfz The first time Dante Controller IS run you may be Select the network interface that the Dante Controller presented with the Configure Dante Interfaces will use to communicate with other Dante devices dialog box shown below providing a list of a interfaces from which to select the primary and Wf primary interface sige A 1 ITT secondary Dante interfaces Once interfaces have SU MAC 4 28 2B AA E3 4F been selected
176. s provides the following general information about the device e Manufacturer The name of the device manufacturer e Product Type The type of device e Product Version The product version Dante Information This provides Dante specific information about the device e Model The Dante device type e Software Version The version of the Dante software running on the device e Firmware Version The version of the Dante firmware running on the device Clock Synchronization This provides the following information about device clocking e Mute Status Muted indicates that the device is has been automatically muted due to a clock synchronisation problem or because the external word clock is invalid Unmuted indicates that the device is not muted and audio is flowing normally e Sync Status Locked indicates that the device is locked to the network PTP clock Not Locked indicates that the interface has not achieved lock with the network PTP clock e External Word Clock No indicates that the device has been configured to use the internal clock source Yes indicates that the device has been configured to accept an external word clock source NOTE If the Dante device is configured to accept an external word clock source it is important to make sure that the host equipment has been configured to provide its word clock to the Dante device Check your product manual for
177. s the destination Delete Routing button allows you to eliminate the selected cross point confirmation is requested F Insert Routing Xj F Insert Routing Inputs and Mixer Buses ANA 4 Inputs and Mixer Buses Jana 4 A2 2 3 2 SnapShot Configuration submenu SnapShot Configuration submenu of Programmable Configuration menu allows you to manage the different configurations memories stored in console and available to operators through the internal menu of the main screen of the Control and Monitoring section of AEQ FORUM or CAPITOL control surface This configuration allows us to specify how the input signals from a multichannel MADI or AolP card are asigned to a fader s configuration AEQ Audio Over IP 113 Routing System F Forum Setup Administration Hardware Configuration Programmable Configuration SnapShot Configuration AEQ Je pee perne o obesa admin feik tw CONFIG ieta admin clk to FCONFIG aiSnapshot3 Admin Click to CONFIG O OOOO o o 4SnapShot4 admin Click CONFIG O 5SnapShot5 Admin Clickto CONFIG O Mic Group Configuration a Preset Configuration SnapShot Configuration Firmware Upgrade The main screen of this submenu is presented as a list of all the snapshots stored there are up to 7 available snapshots ordered by their Id and with a Label or name as identifier Snapshots labelled as tests have been pre programme
178. sco Password cisco AEQ Audio Over IP 124 Routing System AEQ You will be asked to change the password the first time you access the switch configuration ast Switch gt Q 192 168 1 254 z Sy Esta p gna eeri esorta en ro uaa Tear no contarac n gt IDILE i cisco Switch o O Password EIEEEI English 2010 Cis tems Inc All Rights Reserved Cisco the ogo and Cisco S ms are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the 3 Go to section Quality of Service gt DSCP to Queue QoS Properties Queue CoSi s02 1p to Queue IP Precedence to Queue Rate Limit Profile Interface Rate Limit Traffic Shaping We will see some decimal values and a priority Ingress DSCP lt decimal value gt Output Queue Priority 1 corresponds to the lowest priority 4 is the highest Ingress DSCP Output Queue 0 BE 4 Change the following priorities in the corresponding decimal numbers 56 CS7 4 46 EF 3 8 CS1 2 AEQ Audio Over IP 125 Routing System DSCP to Queue Table Ingress DSCP Output Queue Ingress DSCP Output Queue Ingress DSCP Output Queue Ingress DSP Output Queue 0 BE el 18 c82 1 g 10FF11 11 12FF12 13 1AAF13 15 ba 4 elelelelele 1 1 otAF 21 14 ZO AF 22 21 22TAF 23 23 24 C53 25 2AF 31 af ZOLAF 32 2d SOUAF 33 31 FaSt ag S4 CAF 41 ala SEGAF
179. scripUON isasi aA ere eee E ai 16 2 4 NETBOX 32 AD equipment description ccccccccseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceeeeeeesaeeseeeeesaaseeeessaaees 16 2 4 1 Front Panel description ccccccccessececcceeseececcceeuseeecssaeeeeeseaueeeeeseauseeeesssaaeess 16 2 4 2 Description of the back panel and connections cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeess 17 2 4 2 1 Ethernet Ports LAN 1 and LAN 2 ccccccsescceeeeseeeeeeeseeeeseeseeeneeeeeneaes 17 2 4 2 2 Analog Inputs and Outputs ccceeccccceecceseeseeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeess 17 2 4 2 3 Digital Inputs ANd OUt QUIS eeeecccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeees 19 2 4 2 3 1 Digital inouts outputs jumpers Configuration cccecsseeeeeeeeeeees 20 2 4 2 4 General Purpose Inputs and Outputs GPIO cc eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 2 4 2 5 Power SUPDDIY cccccsscccceseeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeseeseeeesaeeesseeeeeseeeeessaseeesaeneeesaeees 25 2 4 2 6 Remarks on Netbox 32 AD audio wiring ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeees 25 2 5 NETBOX 8 AD equipment description ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeseeaaeeeessaaaeeeesenaaees 25 2 5 1 Front Panel description ccceccccccaeeseeeeeeaeeseeeeeeeesseeeeeseeeeeeessaaeseeesesaaseeeessseaeess 25 2 5 2 Description of the back panel ANd CONNECTIONS cccccseeeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeeneeeeeeneees 26 2 5 2 1 Ethernet Ports LAN 1 and LAN 2
180. seems reasonable to use totally descriptive names in both systems for example the ones proposed below in order to define a set of pre configured labels for FORUM and CAPITOL consoles both in the FORUM and CAPITOL Setup software presets and in the DANTE CONTROLLER presets themselves so a coherent configuration is created for both systems and the routing between them AEQ Audio Over IP 102 Routing System BASIC CONFIGURATION AND CIRCUIT NAMES EXAMPLE IN AEQ MULTICHANNEL SYSTEM CAPITOL console Basic block 4 stereo input and output channels and 8 mono inputs IN CAPITOL 1 AOIPO4L CAPITOL 1 STEREO INPUT 4 through AOIPO4L CAPITOL console Basic block 4 stereo input and output channels and 8 mono outputs NOTE If more CAPITOL consoles are present in the system substitute in each cell CAPITOL 1 by CAPITOL 2 CAPITOL 3 CAPITOL n when configuring and labeling the other consoles AEQ Audio Over IP 103 Routing System BASIC CONFIGURATION AND CIRCUIT NAMES EXAMPLE IN AEQ MULTICHANNEL SYSTEM FORUM console Basic block 4 stereo input and output channels and 8 mono inputs IN FORUM 1 AOIPO4L FORUM 1 STEREO INPUT 4 through AOIPO4L FORUM console Additional block 8 stereo input and output channels inputs AEQ Audio Over IP 104 Routing System FORUM console Basic block 4 stereo input and output channels and 8 mono outputs FORUM console Additional block 8 stereo input and output channels outputs
181. st computer you should connect one interface to each network This means that you will always have full control of all redundant devices even if the primary network fails In the example below the laptop running Dante Controller and the two Dante devices are connected to the primary switch via their primary interfaces and to the secondary switch via their secondary interfaces The two switches are not connected to each other This is a typical redundant network configuration for computers with two or more network interfaces NOTE 1 You must be connected to a standard wired Ethernet network in order to use Dante Controller Wireless and other non standard wired Ethernet interfaces will not appear in the Configure Dante Interfaces dialog NOTE 2 All Dante applications on the same computer have a shared understanding of which interface is the primary Dante interface For example if you have installed Dante Virtual Soundcard on the same PC as Dante Controller and a new primary interface is selected from within Dante Virtual Soundcard Dante Controller will automatically switch to the newly selected interface and begin operating on that interface AEQ Audio Over IP 39 Routing System AEQ Dante Controller presents two main types of view Network View and Device View 4 6 Using Dante Controller IMPORTANT NOTE After making changes to Dante network routing e g subscriptions
182. t Device Clear Config The available sections are Dante Redundancy Depending on the manufacturer s configuration of a device it may be possible to toggle the device between Redundant and Switched modes or to select a Switch Configuration e Redundant When a device is set to Redundant the Dante Redundancy device will duplicate Dante audio traffic to both Ethernet ports allowing the implementation of a redundant network via the secondary port Not all devices support ewe redundancy All AEQ devices covered by this manual Switched include two Ethernet AoIP ports and support this feature e Switched When a device is set to Switched the secondary Ethernet port will behave as a standard switch port allowing daisy chaining through the device All AEQ devices covered by this manual include two Ethernet AolP ports and support this feature Current Switched Switched Addresses Dante devices obtain IP addresses automatically by default and in the vast majority of circumstances there is no need to change the Addresses settings However static IP addresses can be assigned if necessary AEQ Audio Over IP 69 Routing System To assign a static IP address 1 Select manually configure an IP Address for the appropriate Ethernet port 2 Enter the IP Address and Netmask 3 Click Apply The DNS Server and Gateway settings are optional the device will use network defaults if they are not specified
183. terface must also be connected to a 1 Gbps switch port Similarly if the primary interface is connected to a 100 Mbps switch port the secondary interface must also be connected to a 100 Mbps switch port NOTE 2 Dante devices that do not support redundancy must be connected to the primary network only Audio Formats Some Dante devices support a range of audio formats sample rates AEQ equipment operates at FS 48 kHz 24 bits PCM It is only possible to set up a subscription between channels which have a common audio format If AEQ pieces of equipment are connected to systems from other manufacturer make sure that they are setup to operate at 48 kHz 24 bits PCM Channels on devices with incompatible formats will be shown in grey and will not be routable Flows Dante audio routing creates flows Each flow carries one or more channels of audio from a transmitting device to one or more receiving devices There are two types of flow unicast and multicast AEQ Audio Over IP 11 Routing System Unicast routing creates flows to a single receiving device a unicast flow typically assigns space for 4 channels of audio Unicast flows are set up when a receiver subscribes to an available audio channel and are automatically removed when the receiver unsubscribes from all channels in that flow Multicast routing creates flows that can be received by multiple receivers Multicast flows are assigned IDs enabling them to be identified in
184. they are remembered for future use and this dialog box will not be shown when Py Rate x Secondary Interface IP 127 31 169 2268 SU HAC OO EO 4C 50 1A 55 Dante Controller is run subsequently To display this dialog at any other time click the button cm in the main toolbar Network Interface Configuration Guidelines Primary only non redundant Dante network If you only have a primary network you can only connect one interface to the Dante network In the example below the laptop running Dante Controller and the two Dante devices a console and a Netbox are connected to the switch via their primary interfaces This is a typical non redundant Dante network If the laptop has two network interfaces either can be used Primary and secondary Dante networks redundant configuration only one network interface on the host computer If you have primary and secondary redundant networks but only one network interface on your computer you should set your computer s network interface as the primary interface This ensures that you can control any non redundant devices and see full connection information for any redundant devices that are connected to non redundant devices AEQ Audio Over IP 38 Routing System If a problem does occur and you lose connectivity on the primary network you can connect instead to the secondary network to maintain control over your devices This entails changing the physical con
185. ting consoles A FORUM or GRAND FORUM configuration must be created in the following way 1 Leave slots 13 and 14 free 2 Physically assemble the FR14 board in slot 14 and optionally install a second one in slot 13 3 Enable AolP functionality by means of the Forum Setup application 4 Configure up to 32 AolP channels optionally 64 if a second FR14 board is installed and label them as AOIP1 to AOIP16 16 stereo channels or optionally as AOIP1 to AOIP32 5 Configure the AolP input and output routing 6 Assign to faders those channels that are required to be readily available Those channels that are not initially assigned can be selected afterwards from the corresponding menu for association of input channels to faders 3 2 3 Installation of the CAPITOL IP BOARD on a CAPITOL IP console The CAPITOL IP consoles have their own CAPITOL IP BOARD installed and configured from factory to provide 16 Audio over IP inputs and outputs through a DANTE network The user manual provides all necessary information regarding this If the console had a special configuration such as a MADI board instead of AolP and it is necessary to substitute the type of multichannel board AEQ SAT will guide you in the steps to follow 3 3 Installation of a DANTE network in AEQ NETBOX and mixing consoles The installation will be described using two examples 3 3 1 AEQ Audio over IP System for two digital studios and a Central Control This drawing
186. ting keys that are available above each fader channel of console control surface please note that in CAPITOL Aux 1 and Aux 2 don t have a dedicated key e Balance Panorama allows you to manage the initial balance or panoramic control for this input channel e Buttons allows you to configure the initial status of the PFL sending button CUE and for the CHANNEL ON OFF keys mutually excluding present in AEQ FORUM control surface only CHANNEL ON in CAPITOL e Digital Gain allows you to control the initial input gain of the selected channel from 12dB to 12 dB by means of a graphical representation of a sliding fader e Fader allows you to configure the initial virtual position of that channel fader IMPORTANT NOTE This configuration will take effect when that channel is not associated to a physical fader in the control surface when it s associated to a fader the value corresponding to that physical fader position will be taken e Digital Sound Processes allows you to configure and activate deactivate initially the available processes for that channel or by means of Load Preset button to select and load a previously created preset e OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration e Cancel allows you to reject the created or edited configuration No change you may have made is saved Advanced configuration of outputs Within the Configure Inpu
187. top row of the grid When this action is performed the grid view expands to show each channel of the device and the becomes a Clicking on collapses the view You can also group channels into sets of 16 see next page The Rx channels associated with all devices can be simultaneously expanded by clicking on the of Dante Receivers at the top of the left hand column Similarly the Tx channels associated with all devices can be simultaneously expanded by clicking on the of Dante Transmitters at the left of the top row Clicking on will collapse the view Device List Filtering The device lists in the Routing view can be filtered using the st Transmitters Filter Transmitters and Filter Receivers boxes below the Dante logo in the top left hand corner Any text string typed into the box will filter the view to only display devices that iS Severs contain that text string in either a device name or channel name AEQ Audio Over IP 44 Routing System The filtering is case insensitive For example in the Dante Controller Network view shown here entering the string foh in either of the Filter fields would display only the FOH Amp and FOH Console devices and their channels Channel Groups When Channel Groups is active device channels in the Network View Routing tab are grouped into sets of 16 The button changes its color to green when this option is act
188. ts amp Outputs advanced configuration screen accessed by pressing the corresponding button the right part of the screen shows the complete list of all the available audio output channels Three columns are shown Output shows the internal numeric identifier for the output e Label shows the name or label associated to the channel e Config allows you to configure the associated options for that output channel from a specific screen You can access by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the LJ button that will appear AEQ Audio Over IP 116 Routing System SnapShot From left to right and from top to bottom the available options are e Name of the snapshot SnapShot 2 in the example e Name of the channel aoip03 in the example Digital Gain allows you to control the output gain of the selected channel from 12dB to 12 dB by means of a graphical representation of a sliding fader OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration e Cancel allows you to reject the created or edited configuration No change you may have made is saved AEQ Audio Over IP 117 Routing System A2 3 Multichannel audio configuration internal menu options Among other options the internal menu allows for the online modification of the routing configured from the setup software and also the activation of the different memories or snapshots A2 3 1 MEMORY me
189. ttings are displayed in Dante Controller and may also be found in the documentation accompanying the product Latency is set on the receiver However when a subscription is made there is an automatic negotiation process between the receiver and the transmitter to ensure that the latency for the subscription is high enough to prevent packet loss For example Ultimo devices support a minimum of 2ms latency If a faster device such as a PCle card is set to 1ms latency and is then subscribed to an Ultimo transmitter the latency used for the subscription will be 2ms which is the minimum supported latency for the subscription Subscriptions to other devices such as a Brooklyn II device using AEQ devices with two AolP ports will be set at 1ms or whatever latency the receiver is set to This effectively makes the device latency setting a default latency which is used unless the transmitter doesn t support it NOTE The minimum latency available for a device connected to a 100 Mbps network port is 1 msec Using a latency lower than 1 msec over a 100 Mbps link will result in a subscription error with the tooltip Tx Scheduler Failure Latency and Dante Virtual Soundcard Dante Virtual Soundcard allows a standard Apple Mac or Windows PC to function as a Dante device Because Dante Virtual Soundcard runs on a general purpose computer without special hardware to support Dante timing requirements additional latency nee
190. u may have made is saved AEQ Audio Over IP 114 Routing System AEQ Snapshot Configuration Label SnapShot 2 aders tudia Fader 01 Fader 08 Fader 15 Program _ fieiites None Bone cite eel Fader 02 Fader 09 Fader 16 Sel Input Fader 03 Fader 10 Fader 17 Sel Out al ie A YY none Fader 04 Fader 11 Fader 18 Fader 05 Fader 12 Fader 19 Program cue None Bell None cio Ge Fader 06 Fader 13 Fader 20 Sel Input wei Fader OF Fader 14 Talkback MIC Sel Out Advanced configuration of inputs Within the Configure Inputs amp Outputs advanced configuration screen accessed by pressing the corresponding button the left part of the screen shows the complete list of all the available audio input channels x SnapShot 2 Tints input 4 label config oup 4 Label Config q 39 i 53 ana3 Click to CONF 35 ana 4 Click to CONF 83 USB 2 Click to CONI Click to CONF USB 3 Click to CONI 83 usb 02 Click to CONF USB 4 Click to CONI TB MIC Click to CONI AOIPO1 Click to CONI AOIPO2 Click to CONI 85 usb 03 Click to CONF 87 usb 04 Click to CONE 125 aoip01 Click to CONF 127 aoip02 Click to CONF aoro Click to CONI 129 aoip03 Click to CONF AQIF04 Click to CONI 131 ao0ip04 Click to CONF AOIPOS Click to CONI 133 aoip05 Click to CONF AOIPO6 Click to CONI 135
191. udio glitches The device s latency setting should be increased or the network reconfigured for example by reducing the number of network nodes in between the transmitter and the receiver LJ A grey light indicates that the device is not currently subscribed O e Packet Errors A red light in the Packet Errors column indicates that one or more audio packets have been corrupted in between the switch and the receiver This is usually due to a faulty Ethernet cable 4 7 4 5 Events The Events tab in Network View provides information on significant changes and failures in the network Ede Device Wew Help O B a m H Masher Clerk FORUM Fauna l Cere Inle Glock Sialis Nelwork Shatus Eremis A Timrstamp wel 22 2019 Mikl wel 22 2019 246 wel 22 2019 204555 wel 22 2019 20449 wel 22 2019 Mtk Multicast Bandwidth Gbps Eventlog Cock Stake Monitor E Dante Controller continually monitors Dante devices and the network as a whole It is able to watch for problematic configurations unexpected problems and communication failures between itself and Dante network devices Events are displayed and stored in an event log Events fall into one of three categories Depending on the severity from lower to higher e Information e Warning e Error Filtering the Events List Use the drop down menu at the bottom left of the view to filter the events list e When set to Information al
192. using the standard DHCP protocol On a network without a DHCP server which may be the case for temporary or smaller networks the Dante enabled device will automatically assign itself an address using link local protocols in the same way PCs and printers often do AEQ Audio Over IP 7 Routing System Automatic discovery A Dante enabled device will advertise information about itself to other Dante devices and Dante Controller including Device name Audio channel labels Number of audio channels Sample rates and bit depths This information can be seen when viewing a device on Dante Controller and allows Dante devices to determine compatibility with other devices such as compatible sample rates to allow audio to be routed Device Channels A Dante device has a number of channels associated with it These are either transmit Tx or receive Rx channels Receive channels and devices are listed down the left side of the grid Transmit channels and devices are listed along the top of the grid os fw amp SS Master Clock PORUMIP 1 2 Reutry Demas info Chock Sukta Netware Status Evens fal J 2 Ba E Dante 23 a R227 3222 a EEk n BY geee sae SS SS 05 AF ANARA ARA Enhe EEEE orc afa 5 FFA Filter Thareanitiers F SAE EEE EL ELE g phaddjalda 93333 3332233273333323 3 Ghj jjdjdj_ 13533 33333773523 SE tiuscSssseee kenge Top SPES POPPE PES PEL RES TeaezTeTeEeELLEL POPPP SpE E BEESEEREES z z aid TTT
193. vices that are configured with sample rate pull up down operate on separate clock domains which have their own dedicated PTP clocks adjusted to account for the pulled up down sample rates Clock domains are not physically separated they all exist on the network simultaneously Devices with pull up down synchronise to the appropriate clock for their pull up down setting and ignore other clocks Those devices are shown with the relevant pull up down value against their Clock Status in the Clock Status tab Dante devices can only transmit audio to and receive audio from other devices on the same clock domain For example a device with zero sample rate pull up down operates on the default clock domain and cannot transmit audio to or receive audio from any devices on the 4 1667 clock domain or the 1 clock domain etc AEQ Audio Over IP 48 Routing System Up to 5 separate clock domains can be supported at any one time All clock domains have their own master clock About Master Clocks Dante Controller Network View File Device View Help GG B amp E Master Clock FORUM IP1 o_ The Dante network master clock often also referred to as the Grand Master is displayed at all times in the center of the toolbar of the Network View This is the device that is providing the time sync source for all devices on the network If multiple clock domains are in use the master clock for each domain is shown in a comma s
194. y the user to be a valid nonconflicting name before the device can become fully functional Rules for Names and Labels e All Dante names and labels are up to 31 characters in length Name and label comparisons are caseinsensitive Guitar and guitar are treated as the same label Unicode and non roman characters are not supported e Device names should follow Domain Name System DNS hostname rules Legal characters are AZ a z 0 9 and dash or hyphen Device names must begin with A Z or a z e x channel labels may use any character except equals full stop or period or at Tx channel labels must be unique on a device Tx channel labels do not need to be unique on the network as they are always qualified by device channel device e RX channel labels follow the same rules as Tx channel labels AEQ Audio Over IP 9 Routing System 1 4 4 Routing Audio Routing Terminology Device A device means a Dante enabled device and more specifically that component of the audio equipment that implements the Dante interface A Dante device typically has Tx and Rx channels and other routing related properties Transmit Tx channel A transmit channel transmits audio from the audio hardware onto the network Receive Rx channel A receive channel receives audio from the network and sends it to the audio hardware Elow Dante audio routing creates flows Each flow carries several channels of audio from

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