6 E-MADI64 card
This chapter describes the E-MADI64 card.
The E-MADI64 is a MADI (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface) card,
providing up to 64 duplex channels of AES3 digital audio over a coaxial cable or
fiber pair between compatible devices. The card supports both direct and trunk
connections.
You can limit the quantity of channels to 32, 56 or 64 channels in EHX.
The E-MADI card supports up to 32 V-Series Panels. See 6.5 V-Series Panels on
E-MADI (Multi-channel Audio Digital Interface) for more information.
Each E-MADI64 card set comprises:
A front card with pin reset and various status indicators (including
channel quantity, sample rate, power and diagnostic (active and error)
indicators).
A rear card with a MADI multimode fiber connector, MADI input and
output coaxial cable connectors, and a coaxial Video / Word clock input.
The standard maximum cable length is 2km, using fiber cable, or 50m using
coaxial cable. Up to 15km is available to special order, using the single mode
fiber option.
Note: All MADI channels have standard EHX settings, including VOX and in-use tally.