Hardware manual
Table Of Contents
- Cover Page
- Contents
- About this guide
- Safety Instructions and safety warnings
- Before you start
- Introduction to NION
- Setting up the NION
- Introduction
- Configuration
- Updating the firmware
- Using the front panel
- Using the web interface
- Using XDAB clusters with VLANs and CobraNet
- Introduction
- Important concepts
- Use cases
- Scenario 1 - Basic network
- Scenario 2 - Network using VLAN
- Scenario 3 - Network with VLAN and analog interconnects
- Scenario 4 - Network with VLAN and digital interconnects
- Scenario 5 - Network with an XDAB cluster
- Scenario 6 - Network with VLAN and XDAB
- Scenario 7 - Network with VLAN and XDAB
- Scenario 8 - Network with VLAN and two XDAB clusters
- Scenario 9 - Network with VLAN and three XDAB clusters
- Setting conductor and XDAB priority in NWare
- Further examples
- Troubleshooting
- Connector ports
- Technical specifications
- Reference Information
- Warranty statement
Chapter 4 - Introduction to NION
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Description
NION (n. nee-on) is a programmable digital audio processing node designed for professional
and commercial audio and communications applications.
The internal processing core is supported by a wide range of features including MediaMatrix’s
scalable I/O architecture, a modular I/O scheme that supports a variety of optional plug-in
cards for maximum versatility.
Each of the module bays supports 8 simultaneous analog audio channels, while the integrated
CobraNet port provides further channels, depending on the model.
NION is built on an embedded Linux architecture designed for stable, efficient and robust
performance. Low-latency audio across all I/O ports makes NION perfect for performance
audio projects, in addition to applications where a large amount of audio processing is
required.
Multiple NIONs can be managed using NWare, a Windows-based program that works with
multiple nodes across an Ethernet network. Additional support for third party control and
SNMP management tools is included.
An intuitive front panel interface features an LCD display, soft buttons and rotary encoder to
enable access to common system functions. Additional control interfacing is provided by both
RS-232 and RS-422/485 ports, while a configurable GPIO system allows interfacing with hard
contacts and logic systems.
Note: The front panel is fitted to all NION models apart from the NION nE. This model is
managed using the web interface and NWare.
Features
Floating point DSP Engine with 6 DSP
chips (NION n6) or 3 DSP chips (NION
n3, NION nX)
Front panel interface with intuitive user
input controls (n3, n6 and nX models
only)
World-famous MediaMatrix audio
algorithms
Robust Linux embedded system
controller
96 channels total audio I/O (NION n3,
NION n6) or 80 channels total audio I/O
(NION nX)
Integrated flash-based storage
32 bits processing engine Supports optional hard-disk storage
systems
24 bit conversion Windows configuration and control client
X-DAB bus (NION n3, NION n6)
supports up to 448 bi-directional audio
channels
Note: It is possible to exceed the 448
channel limit, but it is not recommended.
Testing has shown that using a greater
number of channels can produce
unexpected results.
Full support for SNMP network
management tools