User Manual

EtherSound ES881, ES1241 & ES16161
Ethernet Audio Bridges
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFORMATION FOR THE USER ........................................................................................................................................ 3
KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Contents of this package .......................................................................................................................................................................4
The ES881, ES1241, and ES16161 front panels..........................................................................................................................5
ES881, ES1241, and ES16161 back panels ..................................................................................................................................6
INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Before mounting devices in a rack….................................................................................................................................................8
Internal settings .................................................................................................................................................................................8
Connecting your EtherSound device ...................................................................................................................................................8
Power supply.......................................................................................................................................................................................8
Network...............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Example 1: bi-directional point-to-point transmission of eight audio channels ........................................................8
Example 2: more complex architectures.............................................................................................................................8
Synchronization..................................................................................................................................................................................9
Connecting a computer to manage the EtherSound network..............................................................................................9
Audio.....................................................................................................................................................................................................9
GPIO......................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Serial port (RS232 on DB9) ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Remote set-up by means of configuration software ............................................................................................................ 10
Firmware update................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................11
Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Inputs/outputs ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Connectivity............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Synchronization...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
APPENDIX A: GPIO CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................................12
General Purpose Inputs (GPIs) .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
GPI #1............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
GPI #1............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
GPI #3 & GPI #4........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
GPI optocoupler specifications.................................................................................................................................................... 13
General Purpose Outputs (GPOs)..................................................................................................................................................... 13
GPO relay specifications............................................................................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX B: SETTING THE INTERNAL JUMPER .......................................................................................14
Jumper location on the main board................................................................................................................................................. 14
Select sampling frequency ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................................................16