90 TYPE R Radio Production System Surface Panel Layout Examples
SURFACE PANEL LAYOUTS
Creating & Connecting Up Surface Layouts
The cabling scheme used for connecting Type R Fader Panels, Large Soft Panels (LSPs) and Small Soft Panels (SSPs) to the Type R
Core will depend on the required number of panels and the level of connection resilience desired.
The following examples are provided to show the recommended connectivity for Type R surface panels from a small single Core 12
Fader system to a larger architecture with multiple console surfaces connected to a Core redundancy.
These network examples show the surface panel to Core connectivity, for connecting IO Boxes to the Core, please refer to the AoIP
Network Examples.
All Type R panels need to be connected to an appropriate PoE+ switch or injector to provide the power required for each panel.
Recommended third party equipment.
The following examples are based upon the use of the following third-party switches and Windows PC’s;
1. Cisco SG350-10-MP-K9 PoE+ – 10 port (8+2) switch (Calrec 491-265)
- 8 x Powered 1Gbps RJ45.
- 2 x Non-powered combo RJ45/SFP 1Gbps slots that can accept 1Gbps interfaces.
Note that the use of the 2 x SFP slots will require additional SFP interfaces which are not supplied with the switch.
2. Cisco SG350-10-K9 – 10 port (8+2) switch (Calrec 491-267)
- 8 x 1Gbps RJ45.
- 2 x combo RJ45/SFP 1Gbps slots that can accept 1Gbps interfaces.
Note that the use of the 2 x SFP slots will require additional SFP interfaces which are not supplied with the switch.
3. All cabling shown is via RJ45 Cat5e shielded twisted pair (STP) cables.
4. Windows PC: Minimum specification
- i5 Intel Processor or AMD equivalent
- 4 Gig RAM memory
- Windows 7 or 10 - 64bit
- Google Chrome Browser - Version 77 or higher
The Cisco SG350-10-MP-K9 PoE+ – 10 port (8+2) switch (Calrec 491-265) provides to total power budget of 124W. Each of the 8
PoE+ powered ports each can power one Type R panel. This means one Cisco SG350-10-MP-K9 PoE+ can provide power for up to
8 Type R panels. Note ports 9 & 10 are not POE+ powered
• A maximum 60 Faders (10 Fader panels) can be connected to a single (or redundant) Core.
• A maximum 26 LSP or SSP Panels can be connected to a single (or redundant) Core (in addition to the above 10 Fader panels).
• A maximum 48 Faders (8 Fader Panels) can be used per console.
Cisco Switch Management Settings
The Cisco SG350 switches used for Control Panels need to have their Energy Detect Mode, Short Reach and 802.3 Energy Efficient
Ethernet Properties disabled, this is carried out in the Port Management>Green Ethernet>Properties page of the switch which
can be found here:- “5. Configure Network Switches & Devices” on page 17 of this manual.
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