Operation Manual

56 Appendix F: Setting Up An XL8 System
DL431 Mic Splitter
Operator Manual
Cable type and function
The following table shows the type, terminations and function of the XL8 system’s
interconnecting cables. Please read the table in conjunction with the network
interconnections diagram on page 54.
Key Cable From To Description
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
X Router
(Ethernet
connector in
expansion
port)
Y Router
(Ethernet
connector in
expansion
port)
Carries redundancy information for
the digital ‘snake’.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
RAPIDE
(ETHERNET n
connector)
Control centre
(Ethernet
control 1
connector)
Carries information on fader
positions.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Control centre
(AES50 audio
X connector)
I/O unit
(AES50 audio
X connector)
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Control centre
(AES50 audio
Y connector)
I/O unit
(AES50 audio
Y connector)
Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Optical
‘snake’ with
Neutrik
OpticalCon®
connectors
Control centre X/Y Router Carries a bi-directional combination of
192 channels of 96KHz audio plus
200Mbs of control data.
Cat 6e
‘snake’ with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Control centre Router Carries a bi-directional combination of
192 channels of 96KHz audio plus
200Mbs of control data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
X Router
(AES50 audio
bank 1)
DSP (X) Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Y Router
(AES50 audio
bank 1)
DSP (X) Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
X Router
(Ethernet
control X)
DSP (X) Carries standard 100bs Fast Ethernet
data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Y Router
(Ethernet
control X)
DSP (Y) Carries standard 100bs Fast Ethernet
data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
Y Router
(AES50 audio
bank 0)
Mic splitter (Y) Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
Cat 5e with
EtherCon®
XLRs
X Router
(AES50 audio
bank 0)
Mic splitter (X) Carries a bi-directional combination of
24 channels of 96kHz audio plus
5Mbs of control data.
3M cable with
50-way
connectors
DSP (link 0)DSP (link 0) Carries a proprietary data format for
connecting the DSP units together to
form the DSP loop.
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