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C8315_manual_EN_180823.doc 

digital audio 
modular 
processing system

 

C8315

 

64ch BNC MADI & AoIP I/O

 

C8000

 

 

features 

 

• Interface for AoIP (AES67 or DANTE) 
 
• Two AoIP network ports for redundant or switch operation 
 
• MADI I/O connection 
 
• AES3id MADI receiver and transmitter 
 
• Word length 24bit 
 
• Extended mode (64ch) 
 
• MASTER mode: A C8000 frame may be clocked via MADI input or AES67 network 
 
• Bridging between MADI and AoIP network 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

block diagram 

 

C8000 Audio Bus

S01 … S32

Routing Matrix

Madi

Transmitter

Madi

Receiver

AoIP

Dante

Brooklin II

OEM

module

AoIP I/O

MADI

PRI

SEC

System Clock

MASTER

IN

OUT

Summary of Contents for C8315

Page 1: ...witch operation MADI I O connection AES3id MADI receiver and transmitter Word length 24bit Extended mode 64ch MASTER mode A C8000 frame may be clocked via MADI input or AES67 network Bridging between MADI and AoIP network block diagram C8000 Audio Bus S01 S32 Routing Matrix Madi Transmitter Madi Receiver AoIP Dante Brooklin II OEM module AoIP I O MADI PRI SEC System Clock MASTER IN OUT ...

Page 2: ... clock recovery master sync capable Dedicated routing for non processed channels all channels max 64 can be routed to from the device or looped through AES3 channel status management non audio detection technical specifications AoIP AES67 Dante interface Standards Audio over IP by Dante Digital Audio Networking Standard AES67 compliant Audio 24bits transparent forwarding of PCM and compressed audi...

Page 3: ...ion for the next power up you must pull out the module and set BUS EN ON again Important note Since this type of module has an electronic output routing facility great care must be taken when installing or exchanging a module when such frame has components which are On Air If an unknown output bus configuration is stored it can cause a conflict with other modules in the frame If you are not sure a...

Page 4: ...ernal use and must be set to OFF 4 ID 16 OFF CAN bus address range is standard counting from 0x0 to 0xF see rotary encoder settings above ON CAN bus address range is extended by 16 counting from 0x10 to 0x1F 5 MASTER OFF Sync is taken from the c8k frame ON The C8315 will be sync master of the frame or an C8934 island Sync source is defined by SW2 6 6 DANTE OFF MADI is sync reference ON DANTE is sy...

Page 5: ... 5 20 web browser based GUI OVERVIEW The module overview of a frame below the display of an example frame By clicking on the spanner tool symbol you will be forwarded to the control pages of the C8315 and the status pane on the left hand side which is also shown on mouse over ...

Page 6: ...three preset banks holds the parameters of the respective MADI DANTE and c8k internal BUS routing There are presets for each of the three banks for the main function blocks of the C8315 Since the C8315 offers two interfaces each one has an individual bank of 16 presets to recall parameters at any time ...

Page 7: ... 17 32 Select a preset memory number where you would like to save the actual audio program parameters Name 16 character ASCII text Assign a name to the preset you are about to save up to 16 digits and press SAVE BUS Refers to the BUS pane A bank of 8 presets to recall device settings Load 33 name 48 name Select a preset by number name and press LOAD The preset number and name loaded automatically ...

Page 8: ...e Name 16 digit ASCII text Pressing CHANGE NAME will do so Platform C8315 Hardware related descriptor Parameter Version x Software related descriptor descriptor of the feature set FIRMWARE Bootloader xy Actual version of the card boot loader Controller xy Actual version of the module controller firmware FPGA xy Actual version of the system FPGA ...

Page 9: ...ressing the soft button will create an XML file that one may store on a PC Restore Settings and RESTORE l Presets from File Pressing the soft button will upload a backup file that has been selected via soft button BROWSE and move the previously stored settings back to the module SETUP Set up of general device parameters Common Config Enable Bus Driver ON OFF You can temporarily disable the bus dri...

Page 10: ... ON Will enable a dedicated sync signal for use by the Junger MMA meta data generator It will be inserted into MADI Ch 64 Important Note If MMA Sync is turned on MADI transmitter Ch 64 is blocked and can t be used for audio transport AOIP SETUP General settings of the AoIP Dante OEM module used for the C8315 Important Note This page content is informational only for the first release of the C8315 ...

Page 11: ... e IP configuration of the second port is only available for redundant mode Important Note When set to switched mode do not connect both ports to the same network same Ethernet switch if it does not support STP Spanning Tree Protocol This is the case for most of off the shelf office grade switches Doing so will cause a race condition where IP packets are circling around from the external switch to...

Page 12: ...rk cable is connected the interface is Unlocked If it is connected to a network it will be Locked If the C8315 is set to synchronize to other than the AoIP interface it will show Locked Async Preferred Master No Yes The Dante algorithm automatically looks for the best clock master inside the network but one may force a Dante module to become the clock master Primary Sync Status Startup Initializin...

Page 13: ...6 adjacent AoIP channels are grouped for fast routing I e you can select a group of 16 source channels from an available input and route them to one of four pre defined AoIP destination groups The diagonal dotted line shows the connected source and destination group To C8000 BUS Routing destination for the c8k frame busses Two adjacent c8k Bus lines are grouped for fast routing I e you can select ...

Page 14: ...P channels are grouped for fast routing I e you can select a group of 16 source channels from the AoIP network and route them to one of the available destination groups From C8000 BUS You can select pairs of c8k bus lines both operating in 8ch mux mode 16 channels from the c8k busses are grouped for routing I e you can select a pre defined group of 16 c8k channels and route them to one of the avai...

Page 15: ... Eight channel mux mode Bus S1 S32 One of the 32 bus lines of the c8k back plane Eight audio channels are put onto one bus line Channel Ch1 2 Ch7 8 A channel pair of the eight multiplexed AoIP RX Ch1 2 Ch63 64 One of the 32 channel pairs provided by the DANTE OEM interface MADI RX Ch1 2 Ch63 64 One of the 32 channel pairs provided by the MADI interface MADI TX Ch1 2 Ch63 64 One of the 32 channel p...

Page 16: ...sult of the FAST ROUTING settings above From C8000 System Bus 2Ch Mode Bus S1 S32 One of the 32 bus lines of the c8k back plane Two audio channels are put onto one bus line 8ch TDM Mode Eight channel mux mode Bus S1 S32 One of the 32 bus lines of the c8k back plane Eight audio channels are put onto one bus line Channel Ch1 2 Ch7 8 A channel pair from the eight multiplexed channels ...

Page 17: ...he 32 channel pairs provided by the MADI interface AoIP Tx Ch1 2 Ch63 64 One of the 32 channel pairs sent to the AoIP interface BUS ROUTING This pane shows the possible sources for the c8k busses from the AoIP as well as from the MADI interfaces The above example is the result of the FAST ROUTING settings above ...

Page 18: ...not be interrupted or disturbed AoIP RX CH1 2 Ch63 64 One of the 32 channel pairs provided by the AoIP interface To C8000 System Bus 2Ch Mode Bus S1 S32 One of the 32 bus lines of the c8k back plane Two audio channels are put onto one bus line 8ch TDM Mode Eight channel mux mode Bus S1 S32 One of the 32 bus lines of the c8k back plane Eight audio channels will be muxed onto one bus line Channel Ch...

Page 19: ...motely e g via presets The C8k frame can handle 127 different virtual system GPI numbers You must assign a unique number to the respective function Such numbers will be generated by the brc8x Broadcast Remote Controller or by a GPI O interface module C8817 If the C8315 receives such a number over the internal CAN bus it will for example load the respective preset or it will turn on a bypass functi...

Page 20: ...loaded and if you Preset modified change parameters which are related to that preset the word modified will be displayed in line with the preset name in the status window In this case you may clear that GPO to indicate that the parameters are not the same as the content of the previously loaded preset Important Note Virtual GPI and GPO numbers do not see each other on the CAN bus I e you can not u...

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