Midas DL431 - Cable Type and Function

12 Chapter 2: XL8 Live Performance System Overview
DL431 Mic Splitter
Operator Manual
Cable type and function
Table 1 below 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 10.
Table 1: System interconnecting cables - type and function
Key Socket and
Connector
Cable
Type
Socket and
Connector
Description
Router
Cat5
Router
Ethernet tunnel, external 2 >
external 2.
Carries redundancy information for
the digital ‘snake’.
RapidE
Cat5
Control centre
“ETHERNET n” > external 2.
Carries information on fader
positions.
Control centre
Cat5
I/O unit
AES50 audio, X > X.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 24 channels of
96KHz audio plus 5Mbs of control
data.
Control centre
Cat5
I/O unit
AES50 audio, Y > Y.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 24 channels of
96KHz audio plus 5Mbs of control
data.
Control centre
Optical
Router
Optical ‘snake’.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 192 channels of
96KHz audio plus 200Mbs of
control data.
Control centre
Cat6e
Router
Cat6 ‘snake’.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 192 channels of
96KHz audio plus 200Mbs of
control data.
Router
Cat5
DSP
AES50 audio - bank 1 > X.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 24 channels of
96KHz audio plus 5Mbs of control
data.
Router
Cat5
DSP
AES50 audio - bank 1 > Y.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 24 channels of
96KHz audio plus 5Mbs of control
data.
Router
Cat5
DSP
Ethernet control > X.
Carries standard 100bs Fast
Ethernet data.
Router
Cat5
DSP
Ethernet control > Y.
Carries standard 100bs Fast
Ethernet data.
Router
Cat5
Mic splitter
AES50 audio - bank 0 > Y.
Carries a bi-directional
combination of 24 channels of
96KHz audio plus 5Mbs of control
data.
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Neutrik Opticon Neutrik Opticon
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR
1
Ethercon XLR Ethercon XLR