Specifications

Chapter 1: Overview 1
Chapter 1: Overview
The Snake card allows you to connect a Stage Rack to your
FOH Rack via a Digital Snake cable, transmitting a maximum
of 48 inputs and outputs to and from your console. Adding a
second Snake card to your FOH Rack allows you to add a sec-
ond Stage Rack, expanding your system’s I/O capacity to a
maximum of 96 inputs and outputs. Two Snake cards are also
required to enable redundant outputs for HDx and VENUE
MADI recording option cards.
For Snake card installation instructions, see “Installing a
Snake Card” on page 3.
For instructions on connecting Stage Racks to your FOH Rack
using the Snake card, see “Connecting the Stage Rack to the
FOH Rack” on page 6.
Snake Card Components
The Snake card package includes the following items:
• Snake card
• Ribbon cable
•Mounting screws
• Avid Registration Information Card
• BNC jumper cable
Snake Card Features and Capabilities
• Two pairs of Snake inputs and outputs (Snake 1 and
Snake 2) via BNC-style connector ports
• Optional redundant snake capability via Snake 2 ports
• Word Clock In and Out connectors for synchronizing ex-
ternal digital devices
• Active and Sig LEDs for all ports