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AES-SPD Connections

Inputs

One

AES/EBU

XLR Female

One 

Coax S/PDIF

Phono (RCA)

One 

Optical S/PDIF TOS-Link

Outputs

One

AES/EBU

XLR Male

Two 

Coax S/PDIF

Phono (RCA)

Two 

Optical S/PDIF TOS-Link

Specifications:

AES transformer balanced input on XLR-F
AES Input impedance: 110 Ohms
One buffered transformer balanced AES/EBU output on XLR-M
AES Output impedance: 110 Ohms

S/PDIF input on Phono (coax) and TOS-Link (optical) connectors
S/PDIF input impedance (coax): 75 Ohms.

2 buffered coaxial outputs on Phono
S/PDIF output impedance (coax): 75 Ohms

2 TOS-Link outputs

Sample Rate: up to 96 kHz.

Jitter:   < 3.0 ns.

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Summary of Contents for AES SPD

Page 1: ...DIGIBOXES USER GUIDE December 2003 Rev 1 ...

Page 2: ...y AES splitter 1 AES D2 2 way AES channel divider 3 AES SPD AES S PDIF converter 5 SPD S4 4 way S PDIF splitter 7 CLK D4 4 way Word Super Clock distributor 9 CLK C4 4 way Word Super Clock converter 11 CLK G4 Word Super Clock generator 13 ...

Page 3: ... to avoid reflections on the line So one cannot connect an AES output to several AES inputs without changing the impedance of the line and creating reflections The AES S3 solves this problem with its ability to drive up to 3 different devices Using the AES S3 A cable with an impedance of 110 ohms also called an AES digital audio cable must be used especially for long distances up to several hundre...

Page 4: ... XLR Female Outputs Three AES EBU XLR Male Specifications One Transformer balanced input on XLR Female Input Impedance 110 Ohms Three Transformer balanced outputs on XLR Male Output impedance 110 Ohms Sample rate Up to 96KHz Jitter 1ns 2 ...

Page 5: ...o select each output to have any combination of input signal So it is possible to use the unit as a two way splitter or reverse the Left and Right of an AES EBU stereo signal independently on each output Using the AES EBU AES D2 A cable with an impedance of 110 ohms also called an AES EBU digital audio cable must be used especially for long distances several hundred meters For short distances 10 m...

Page 6: ... XLR Male Specifications One Transformer balanced AES EBU input on XLR F Input impedance 110 Ohms Two buffered transformer balanced AES EBU outputs on XLR M Output impedance 110 Ohms Channel Selection on each output AA AB BB BA Sample Rate up to 96 kHz Jitter 8 0 ns 4 ...

Page 7: ...n in S PDIF mode another switch selects between coax and optical For AES EBU a cable with an impedance of 110 ohms also called an AES EBU digital audio cable must be used with long distances up to several hundred meters For short distances 10 metres any good microphone cable should be OK For S PDIF coaxial a 75 ohm cable must be used For S PDIF optical a good quality fibre optic cable is recommend...

Page 8: ...fications AES transformer balanced input on XLR F AES Input impedance 110 Ohms One buffered transformer balanced AES EBU output on XLR M AES Output impedance 110 Ohms S PDIF input on Phono coax and TOS Link optical connectors S PDIF input impedance coax 75 Ohms 2 buffered coaxial outputs on Phono S PDIF output impedance coax 75 Ohms 2 TOS Link outputs Sample Rate up to 96 kHz Jitter 3 0 ns 6 ...

Page 9: ...ne So one cannot connect an S PDIF output to several S PDIF inputs without changing the impedance of the line and creating reflections The SPD S4 solves this problem with its ability to drive up to 7 different devices 4 coaxial and 3 optical Using the SPD S4 The SPD S4 can convert an electrical coax signal into an optical signal or vice versa For S PDIF a coaxial 75 ohm cable must be used For S PD...

Page 10: ...oax S PDIF Phono RCA Three Optical S PDIF TOS Link Specifications One S PDIF input on Phono coaxial Input impedance 75 ohms One TOS Link input optical connector Four buffered coaxial outputs on phono Output impedance 75 ohms Three TOS Link outputs Sample Rate up to 96 kHz Jitter 3 0 ns 8 ...

Page 11: ...ect a Clock output to several Clock inputs without changing the impedance of the line and creating reflections The CLK D4 solves this problem with its ability to drive up to four different devices Using the CLK D4 A cable with a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms must be used particularly with long distances and Super Clock mode any video cable with BNC connectors The CLK D4 has a very high input...

Page 12: ...Connections Inputs One Clock input BNC Four Clock outputs BNC Specifications Input on BNC Input impedance 75 ohms or open Buffered output on BNC Output impedance 75 ohms Jitter 0 5ns 10 ...

Page 13: ...dicate whether the input is Word Clock or Super Clock and one other LED which is only used with a Word Clock input and indicates whether Super Clock is locked at the output not used with a Super Clock input Using the CLK C4 A cable with a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms must be used particularly with long distances and Super Clock mode any video cable with BNC connectors The CLK C4 has a very ...

Page 14: ... input BNC Four Clock outputs BNC Specifications Input impedance 75 ohms or un terminated Output impedance 75 ohms LED indication of Word Clock or Super Clock input LED indication of Word Clock to Super Clock lock Jitter 0 5 ns 12 ...

Page 15: ...er clock at an affordable price Also each pair of outputs can independently deliver Word Clock or Super Clock Super clock is a high speed clock developed by Digi Design the frequency is 256 times that of Word Clock Using the CLK G4 A cable with a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms must be used particularly with long distances and Super Clock mode any video cable with BNC connectors The CLK G4 is ...

Page 16: ...ns Output A Two Clock outputs BNC Output B Two Clock outputs BNC Specifications Four buffered outputs on BNC Output impedance 75 ohms Sample Rate 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz Precision stability 3 5 ppm Jitter 0 5 ns 14 ...

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