powersoft K10 DSP+AESOP User Manual

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AES3-A stream
AES3-B stream
Control data stream
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Port 3
(slave)
Port 4
(slave)
Ethernet switch
FIGURE 51: AES3 stream coming from the rear XLR stream is routed
to both AES3 streams A and B via the master RJ45 ports.
IMPORTANT: when an amplier is set to forward the XLR AES3
signal to either the AES3-A or AES3-B stream, the amplier can
accept as the sole AES3 input signal the one coming from the
XLR connector. The RJ45 ports cannot, when the amplier is in
forwarding mode on both streams, input an AES3 signal to the
amplier.
9.2 Network robustness
K series ampliers equipped with a KAESOP are capable of
being connected each to the other via a network: using a single
sound source, each amplier in the network can be, for example,
dedicated to providing power audio signal to a given subsection
of a large venue. In dealing with networks of ampliers, one of
the most important aspects to consider, especially when working
in a critical application such as large venue sound distribution, is
the robustness of the network itself. Data and audio connections
can be made “fault proof”: this means that if for some reason
one audio or data connection should fail, the whole system is not
compromised. The degree of redundancy expresses how many
network connections can break before sound is interrupted in
any one amplier part of the system. A “zero degree” redundant
system is not robust: the rst connection to jump (either from a
cable failure or even from an amplier problem) means the whole
system goes down. A “one degree” redundancy system, on the
other hand, will continue working automatically if one (but no
more than one) connection fails. This happens because K series
ampliers can sense a connection failure and automatically (and
almost instantaneously) invert the audio feed direction to allow
the source signal to remain uninterrupted.
The following section illustrates and analyzes some common
amplier networks divided by redundancy degrees.
9.3 Network connections
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Daisy chain
The following diagrams show a daisy chain connection of 4
ampliers.
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Port 3
(slave)
Port 4
(slave)
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Port 3
(slave)
Port 4
(slave)
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Port 3
(slave)
Port 4
(slave)
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Port 3
(slave)
Port 4
(slave)
Ethernet network
Device mode: forward to AES3-A
Device mode: repeat
Device mode: repeat
Device mode: repeat
AES3 source
AES3-A
Ethernet
FIGURE 52: Daisy chain connection of four ampliers with four RJ45
ports each
Ethernet networkAES3 source
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Device mode: forward to AES3-A
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Device mode: repeat
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Device mode: repeat
Port 1
(master)
Port 2
(master)
Device mode: repeat
AES3-A
Ethernet
FIGURE 53: Daisy chain connection of four ampliers with two frontal
RJ45 ports each
The rst amplier in the chain receives the AES3 input from the
rear panel XLR connector and then forwards it to the AES3-A
(or, alternatively, the AES3-B) stream. In order to do so, the rst
amplier mode is set to “forward to AES3-A stream”. Instructions
on how to set the amplier mode can be found in section “10.1
Device Mode” on page 36. The second amplier in the chain

powersoft K10 DSP+AESOP Specifications

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Brand	powersoft
Model	K10 DSP+AESOP
Category	Amplifier
Language	English