User`s manual

AEQ FORUM
Digital audio mixer for broadcast applications
60
• “Get Hardware Info”: allows you to load automatically in the application the
configuration of hardware modules integrated into the console. By clicking on this
option, the ForumSetup software communicates with the AEQ FORUM mixing console
(therefore, there should be connection between the computer where is running the
configuration software and one of the network ports of the mixing console) and retrieves
the hardware configuration as installed in your system.
IMPORTANT NOTE: when there is a configuration loaded yet in the application, this
option overwrites that configuration, changing the name of logical lines, routing… That’s
why you will be asked for a confirmation:
Therefore, we recommend you to previously save the loaded configuration by means of
“Export” option (see section 4.1.1) and, when a new configuration is being prepared, to
use this hardware synchronization opcion as first step of the process, before configuring
any other parameter.
• “Module Configuration”: it shows the audio inputs and outputs modules of the 14
different slots available on the rear panel of AEQ FORUM. This option also allows you
to configure manually (as opposed to the automatic option “Get Hardware Info”) the
type of module placed in each slot.
• “Internal Module Configuration”: allows you to configure the general purpose inputs
and outputs GPIO (both the physical contact relays and the opto-coupled) that are
available on the rear panel in the section of common inputs and outputs of the AEQ
FORUM. It also allows you to configure the operation of the optional multi-channel
AES10 MADI communications module (available by means of user license: see section
4.1.1 of this manual) and the AoIP functionality.
4.2.1.1. “Module Configuration” section.
“Module Configuration” section of “Board Configuration” submenu shows you a list of the audio
inputs and outputs modules of the 14 different slots available on the rear panel of AEQ FORUM.
This option also lets you configure manually (as opposed to the automatic option “Get Hardware
Info”) the type of module placed in each slot.
The fields in this list are:
• “Slot number”: identifies the physical position of this module on the 14 slots rear panel
of AEQ FORUM.
• “I/O Card Model”: type of configured audio inputs/outputs module. Each one of these
14 positions corresponds to the 14 physical slots at the rear panel of the console and
can be configured as follows:
o <NONE>: no module inserted or detected.
o FR02 - Digital Audio I/O Card.
o FR03 - MIC/LIN Audio Card.
IMPORTANT NOTE: only slots 1 to 4 can be used for this type of module.
When you try to configure it in another slot an error message appears: