V 3.0 Audinate Dante Expansion Module User Guide

: June 7, 2024
: Dante

Table of Contents

V 3.0 Audinate Dante Expansion Module
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Safety Instruction
Introduction
Installation
Requirements
Connector Plate
Connection Scenarios
Mixer Setup
Audinate Software Tools
Specifications
Other important information
FCC INFORMATION
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

V 3.0 Audinate Dante Expansion Module

Product Information

Specifications:

Product Name: DN32-DANTE Audinate Dante Expansion Module
Channels: Up to 32 Bidirectional Channels
Version: 3.0

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Instructions:

Read and follow all instructions provided in the manual.
Keep the apparatus away from water, except for outdoor products.
Clean only with a dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Avoid installing near heat sources like radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other heat-producing apparatus.
Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Use only specified carts, stands, tripods, brackets, or tables. Take caution to prevent tip-over when moving the cart/apparatus combination.
Avoid installing in confined spaces like bookcases.
Do not place naked flame sources, such as lighted candles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Can I use the DN32-DANTE module with any audio equipment?
A: The DN32-DANTE module is designed to work with compatible audio equipment that supports Dante audio networking technology. Make sure your equipment is compatible before use.
Q: How many bidirectional channels can I use with the DN32-DANTE module?
A: The DN32-DANTE module supports up to 32 bidirectional channels for audio transmission and reception.
Q: Is it safe to clean the DN32-DANTE module with water?
A: No, clean the module only with a dry cloth as stated in the safety instructions to avoid damage.

Safety Instruction

Please read and follow all instructions.
Keep the apparatus away from water, except for outdoor products..
Clean only with a dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Use only specified carts, stands, tripods, brackets, or tables. Use caution to prevent tip-over when moving the cart/apparatus combination.
Avoid installing in confined spaces like bookcases.
Do not place naked flame sources, such as lighted candles
Operating temperature range 5° to 45°C (41° to 113°F).

Warning
Failure to observe the following warnings may lead to fatality or serious injury from fire or electric shock.
Before installing the card, you must refer to the owner’s manual of the host device or to klarkteknik.com to verify that your host device supports this card, and to verify the number of cards that can be installed in combination with other Midas or third-party cards.

Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the card. Do not apply excessive force to board connectors or other board components. Mishandling of board may lead to shock, fire hazard, or equipment failure.
Disconnect the power cable from the main unit before installing this card to eliminate shock hazard.

Caution
Failure to observe the following precautions may lead to personal injury, or may result in damage to equipment or other property.

Do not touch the board’s metallic leads (pins) when handling the card. Pins are sharp and may cause injury.
The card is electrostatic-sensitive. Before handling the card, you should briefly touch the main unit’s metal casing with your bare hand so as to drain off any static charge from your body. Music Tribe assumes no responsibility for data loss, equipment damage, or injury caused by inappropriate handling or usage.

Introduction

Dante is a high-performance digital media protocol designed to deliver audio over a standard Ethernet IP network. The DN32-DANTE card allows applicable MIDAS digital mixers to share up to 32 x 32 channels of audio with any network of Dante-enabled devices via single or redundant Ethernet connection. Using existing network infrastructure at 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s, the Dante protocol offers very stable, low-latency transmission for a variety of professional applications unifying multi-channel audio distribution across multiple locations or device families.

Installation

Before you install the DN32-DANTE card in the expansion slot of your console, you must check klarkteknik.com to verify whether the console firmware supports that card. We recommend that you periodically check your console’s product page for console firmware updates.
Caution – before installing the DN32-DANTE card into the console, you must make sure that the console’s power switch is turned off. Malfunctions or electrical shock may occur otherwise.

Make sure that the mixer’s power is turned off.
Loosen the 2 screws left and right that fasten the slot, then remove the slot cover or currently-installed card and keep it in a safe place.
Before removing the DN32-DANTE card from its protective bag, we recommend touching the grounded metal chassis of the console to prevent electrostatic discharges affecting the sensitive electronic components. It is generally a good idea to hold the card either by the face plate or by the two small handles, but never touching the components on the circuit board directly.
Align both edges of the card with the guide rails inside the slot and carefully insert the card into the slot. It should slide in without any considerable resistance. Push the card all the way into the slot to ensure that the contacts of the card are correctly inserted into the connector inside.
Fasten the card using the included screws. Be aware that damage or malfunctions may occur if the card is not fastened.

Requirements

Minimum hardware:

Windows-based application
- Core 2 Duo CPU, 2 GHz
- Ethernet port
- 1 GB RAM
Mac
- 1.5 GHz CPU
- Ethernet port
- 512 MB RAM

Recommended Operating Systems:

Windows:
- Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
- Windows 8 32-bit or 64-bit
Mac:
- 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
- 10.7.5 Lion
- 10.8 Mountain Lion

Dante Controller application provided free of charge at audinate.com.
Dante Virtual Soundcard application optional at audinate.com.

Connector Plate

2x RJ45 connectors with integrated LEDs
ACT/LINK LED (green) lights green when valid IP network connection exists.
1 G LED (amber) lights when used in 1 GBit/s network.
2x small handles (St) for removing the expansion card from the slot
2x outer screws for fixing the card in the slot (M3 x 6 size).
3x countersunk screws fixing the PCBA to the bracket. Do not remove these!

Connection Scenarios

M32 with DN32-DANTE connection to DanteTM network
M32 ➝ network router1 ➝ PC and other Dante-enabled audio devices, e.g. generic digtal console with Dante card
1 for advice on suitable network routers for use with Dante networks visit audinate.com
Here the PC performs 3 tasks concurrently:

a) run Dante Controller app for signal routing
b) run X32-Edit app, for M32 remote control
c) run Dante Virtual Soundcard, DVS, for recording/playback of all audio channels of both mixers

M32 with DN32-DANTE straight connection to PC / Mac and Dante Virtual Soundcard
DVS2 , for recording/playback up to 32 x 32 channels
2 for advice on using and licensing Dante Virtual Soundcard visit audinate.com

M32 with DN32-DANTE redundant network infrastructure
M32 ➝ two separate routers with independent wiring ➝ M32 + DL16

X32 with DN32-DANTE connection to Midas PRO2 via DN9650 + CM1 Dante card

Two M32 consoles with DN32-DANTE connection to DVS for recording 64 simultaneous tracks

Both consoles need to have DN32-DANTE cards installed. Connect one of the DN32-DANTE Ethernet ports on console A with the card installed in console B.
Connect the second port of console B, either directly with the DAW-PC/Mac or via a network router to which the DAW has access. This link will carry all 64 channels to and from both consoles.
Tip: The console’s Ethernet remote control can be done over the same network. For remote controlling console A in this example, it is sufficient to use a short patch cable connecting console A’s Remote connector with the free port on DN32-DANTE. Since both ports on DN32-DANTE of console B are occupied already, you would need to patch a separate cable to the network router.
Open the Dante Virtual Soundcard driver control panel and switch it ON.
Run the Dante Controller application to configure the virtual channel patch bay and route the channels between Dante Virtual Soundcard and the consoles.

Mixer Setup

The following four M32 screens have to do with configuring the DN32-DANTE and the signals to/from the card.

The SETUP/card screen shows a graphic of the DN32-DANTE card when it has been installed correctly, and offers advice on setup.
The SETUP/config page selects the synchronisation source and shows status indicators in the top ’global’ area (which should normally be “C” for DN32-DANTE Card).
The ROUTING/home page allows patching of signals from the DN32-DANTE card to the Input Channel processing. (e.g. channel 1-4 on Aux In)
The ROUTING/card out page selects channel blocks that will be provided to the Dante network controller. (e.g. 8 Local Outputs and 3 x 8 signals from AES50 Port A)

Note that the Dante network routing must be configured exclusively using the Dante Controller Application for Mac/PC. The signals that have been routed from the Dante Controller App to the DN32-DANTE card are available for patching to the input channel routing on the console’s Routing/Home page. Please refer to audinate.com for a comprehensive set of documentation, FAQ and forum advices on configuring the Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard applications.

Synchronisation
A master word clock source must be selected for the network. The DN32-DANTE Brooklyn II VCXO clock offers extremely low-jitter. In this case the Setup/Config page should look like this:

Note that the status bar shows “C: 44K1” and a green light for proper synchronisation of 44.1 kHz to the card.
The second green light “C: Dante” indicates proper installation of the DN32-DANTE card. The Dante Controller app configures the network for using the DN32-DANTE VCXO clock in this application.

See the M32 line, which is configured for Clock Status Master in the following example:

Note that the check boxes for ’Slave to External Word Clock’ are unchecked in this application.

Alternative Synchronisation:
Use the internal clock as master clock. In this case the Setup/Config page should look like this:

Note that the status bar shows “L 44K1” and a green light for Local (internal) clock of 44.1 kHz.
The second green light “C: Dante” indicates proper installation of the DN32-DANTE card.

The Dante Controller must now be configured for “Slave to External Word Clock” in this application. See the M32 line, which is configured Master in this example:

Renaming Dante Devices “Device View”
By default, the DN32-DANTE card may show up as “BKLYN-II-06f732” in the controller app. The last six digits represent a part of the card’s Ethernet MAC address. However, the controller’s Device View allows assigning a more descriptive name to the network device, see example below.

Audinate Software Tools

Dante Controller
The Dante Controller is a software application provided by Audinate which allows users to configure and route audio around Dante networks. It is available for PCs running Windows and Apple Macs running OSX 10.5. Dante Controller must be installed on one or more PC/Mac computers on the Dante network in order to change any signal routing or clocking in the network. Dante Controller is not required, when everything is pre-configured, for running audio between Dante devices over the network.

Dante Virtual Soundcard
The Dante Virtual Soundcard is a software application that turns your PC or Mac into a Dante-enabled device, allowing Dante audio traffic to be transmitted and received using the standard Ethernet port. No additional hardware is required. On Windows, the Dante Virtual Soundcard uses Steinberg’s ASIO audio interface, and can be used with any audio application that supports ASIO or WDM. On Mac OSX, the Dante Virtual Soundcard uses the standard Core Audio interface, and can be used by almost any standard audio application.
Visit audinate.com for further advice on downloading and licensing these applications.

Specifications

Audinate is a registered trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd. Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Audinate products are protected by one or more of US Patents 7747725, 8005939, 7978696, 8171152 and other patents pending or issued, see www.audinate.com/patents.

Other important information

Register online.
Please register your new Music Tribe equipment right after you purchase it by visiting musictribe.com. Registering your purchase using our simple online
form helps us to process your repair claims more quickly and efficiently. Also, read the terms and conditions of our warranty, if applicable.
Malfunction.
Should your Music Tribe Authorized Reseller not be located in your vicinity, you may contact the Music Tribe Authorized Fulfiller for your country listed under “Support” at musictribe.com. Should your country not be listed, please check if your problem can be dealt with by our
“Online Support” which may also be found under “Support” at musictribe. com. Alternatively, please submit an online warranty claim at musictribe.com BEFORE returning the product.
Power Connections.
Before plugging the unit into a power socket, please make sure you are using the correct mains voltage for your particular model. Faulty fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same type and rating without exception.

FCC INFORMATION

Responsible Party Name: Music Tribe Commercial NV Inc.
Address: 122 E. 42nd St.1, 8th Floor NY, NY 10168, United States
Email Address: [email protected]

DN32-DANTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

this device may not cause harmful interference, and
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important information:
Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Music Tribe can void the user’s authority to use the equipment.

Hereby, Music Tribe declares that this product is in compliance with Directive 2014/30/EU, Directive 2011/65/EU and Amendment 2015/863/EU, Directive 2012/19/EU, Regulation 519/2012 REACH SVHC and Directive 1907/2006/EC.
Full text of EU DoC is available at https://community.musictribe.com/.
EU Representative: Music Tribe Brands DK A/S
Address: Gammel Strand 44, DK-1202 København K, Denmark
UK Representative: Music Tribe Brands UK Ltd.
Address: 8th Floor, 20 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4AB, United Kingdom