SONIFEX AVN-DIO19 Dante to AES3 16 Channel I-O Converter User Manual

DIO19 Dante to AES3 16 Channel I-O Converter
User Manual

Registration & Warranty

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This handbook is for use with the following products:
AVN-DIO19 Dante® to AES3 16 Channel I/O Converter
Artwork: AW11043 Stock Code: 30-395
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Revision 1.03, May 2022
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Unpacking Your Product

Each product is shipped in protective packaging and should be inspected for damage before use. If there is any transit damage take pictures of the product packaging and notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment. Packing materials should be kept for inspection and also for if the product needs to be returned.
The product is shipped with the following equipment so please check to ensure that you have all of the items below. If anything is missing, please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately.

Repairs & Returns
Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your Sonifex product. Email technical.support@sonifex.co.uk for the repair/upgrade/returns procedure, or for support & questions regarding the product operation.

**** Conformity

The products in this manual comply with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmental protection legislation.
The technical justification file for this product is available at Sonifex Ltd.
The declaration of conformity can be found at: http://www.sonifex.co.uk/declarations
WEEE Directive
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Atmosphere/Environment**
This apparatus should be installed in an area that is not subject to excessive temperature variation (<0°C, >50°C), moisture, dust or vibration.
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and no objects filled with water, such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

AVN-DIO19 Dante® to AES3 16 Channel I/O Converter

The AVN-DIO19 audio converter and interface converts up to eight digital stereo AES3 inputs and eight digital stereo AES3 outputs to and from the Dante Audio-over-IP networking standard. Each input can accept sample rates from 32 kHz to 192 kHz, which will be sample rate converted to the Dante system sample rate. All outputs follow the Dante system sample rate.
It’s powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE), using Neutrik EtherCON® connectors, with primary and secondary ports for power and data redundancy. The AVN-DIO19 uses the latest Audinate Dante® chipsets so is AES67 and Dante Domain Manager® compliant.
There are front panel LEDs to indicate network clock status, AoIP Primary and AoIP Secondary link status, PoE Primary power and PoE Secondary power active. In addition to these there are 8 AES3 input lock status LEDs.
A web interface is available for firmware updates, status information, network and device settings.
The AVN-DIO19 is supplied with a belt-clip, shoulder strap hooks (but not the strap) and an under desk mounting plate. Up to 3 of the AVN-DIO19 units can be rack mount in the 1U AVN-DIORK.

• 8 x balanced digital stereo AES3 inputs and outputs on 2 x 25-way D types.
• Sample rate conversion of physical inputs to Dante system sample rate.
• Physical output sample rate matches Dante system sample rate.
• Dual redundant Primary and Secondary Dante network ports using Neutrik EtherCON® Ethernet connectors.
• Powered via PoE (Power over Ethernet) with PoE dual redundancy.
• Fully Dante compliant device.
• AES67 compatible.
• Dante Domain Manager compliant.
• Web interface for configuration.
• Clock, PoE, Network link and AES3 input lock LEDs.
• All available Dante sample rates supported.
• Supplied with belt-clip, shoulder strap hooks (but not the strap) and under desk mounting plate.
• 3 x units rack mount in the AVN-DIORK

Dante® Controller

Dante Controller is an application provided by Audinate and can be downloaded from their website: https://www.audinate.com/
Use Dante Controller as you normally would to setup the audio routes on the unit.
For troubleshooting information please see the official Dante® FAQs at: https://www.audinate.com/resources/faqs
And Dante® Controller User Guide at: https://dev.audinate.com/GA/dante- controller/userguide/pdf/latest/

Embedded Web Server
The AVN-DIO19 has an embedded web server which provides easy access to device information, network settings and allows for firmware updates when new releases are available.
The device has two Ethernet ports on the back panel. One is the ‘Primary’ Ethernet port and the other is the ‘Secondary’ Ethernet port. When set to switched mode in Dante Controller, either of these ports can be connected to a network and a computer on the same network which can then access the embedded web server. When set to redundant mode, only the primary Ethernet port will allow access to the web server.
By default, the embedded web server is set to static address mode and the IP address is 192.168.0.100 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. If the network address mode for the port to be used has been set to ‘Dynamic’, the unit will attempt to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found an automatically generated IP address will be used.
The active IP address for the network port can be found using a service discovery tool such as the ‘Discovery Application’ which can be found on the Sonifex website (http://sonifex.co.uk/technical/software/index.shtml#sfxsrvdisc).

Information

The Information tab shows the current status of the unit as well as the software versions of the various modules running on the unit. When contacting Sonifex technical support, it is important to provide the information shown on this page. The lower half of the page shows the configuration of the network ports; the ‘Control Port Information’ shows the network address configuration of the embedded web server which can be accessed on both the ‘Primary’ and ‘Secondary’ Ethernet connections.
The ‘Primary Dante Port Information’ and the ‘Secondary Dante Port Information’ shows the configuration information of each port to the Dante audio network. The network settings of these two ports can be controlled via the Dante controller application or via the ‘network’ configuration web page. If the Dante redundancy setting for the unit is set to “Switched” via Dante controller then only the Control Port and Primary Dante Port Information are shown here.

Status
The status page shows the lock status of each AES input.

Configuration

The Configuration tab has the Network page which shows the current configuration of the control port which is used to access the devices web server. The friendly name and security options can also be set here.
Friendly Name
The friendly name identifies the unit on the network. It is a good idea to assign a user name or location as this is easily recognized by other users. The default friendly name is made from the device ID and the 7-digit product serial number i.e. AVN-DIO19-1234567. The friendly name can only contain letters, numbers and hyphens although it cannot start or end with a hyphen.
Password
In order to prevent other users connected to the same network from modifying the configuration of the device it is possible to protect your device with a password. The password may be between 4 and 8 characters long and may only contain numbers and letters.
Removing Password Protection
Password protection can be removed from a device by clearing both the ‘Password’ and ‘Retype Password’ fields and clicking submit.
HTTP Port
The HTTP port number can be set to any integer from ‘1024’ up to and including ‘65535’, or to ‘80’ the default value. The value entered determines which port the web server on the device will use. When the port number is modified the unit will be restarted automatically. To view the web pages of a device with a modified port number, the port number must be specified in the address bar of the web browser after the IP address and separated by a colon. For example, if the HTTP port of a unit is set to ‘1024’ and the IP address of the unit is ‘192.168.0.100’ then ‘http://192.168.0.100:1024’ would need to be entered into the address bar of the web browser. When the port is set to its default value of ‘80’ a port number doesn’t need to be specified when accessing the web server. The web server on the unit is advertised as an Avahi/Bonjour service so tools like Sonifex Service Discovery or avahi-browse will be able to discover the address and port number being used by the unit’s web server.
Address Mode
The address mode determines how the port obtains its IP address. When set to dynamic, the unit will attempt to acquire an IP address automatically from either a DHCP server or via auto configuration if no DHCP server is found. The actual IP address is shown on the device information page. When static mode is used, the IP address & subnet mask values entered wilbe assigned to the port.
Static IP Address
This is the IP address that will be assigned to the port when static address mode is selected. It is important to ensure that this IP address is not currently in use on the network. This value is not used when the address mode is dynamic.
Static Subnet Mask
This is the subnet mask that will be used for the port when static address mode is selected. This value is not used when the address mode is dynamic.
Static Gateway
The router IP address used for the port when static address mode is selected.
Note
If the device is in switched mode the secondary Dante network port settings are not displayed. If any of the network configuration options are changed, the unit automatically restarts to implement the new settings. If the address mode of the control port is changed, a new connection is made once the unit has restarted and the IP address assigned via DHCP is known.
Otherwise, the new page will be reloaded automatically once the restart of the unit is complete.
Device
The device page of the configuration tab currently provides the following option.
Enable Red LEDs
When this option is checked, the status LEDs are lit red when not green.

System
The System tab is used for the following;

• Updating the unit.
• Rebooting and resetting the unit.

Update Firmware
In this section the current firmware version on the connected unit is shown. New versions of firmware will be released as new features are added, and when any bug fixes are completed, click on the software downloads link to visit the firmware downloads webpage of the Sonifex website. If an update is available for your unit you can download it as a zipped archive file, you will need to extract the ‘DWN’ file from the archive, this can be done in Windows by right- clicking the archive and selecting extract all.
Reboot or Factory Reset
The unit can be rebooted using the reboot button, a quick reboot can often fix any issues with the unit, after rebooting the webpage should automatically be reloaded. The factory reset button restores the unit to factory settings, restoring the factory settings will also cause the unit to reboot.
Bootstrap Mode
In the unlikely event that power is lost during a firmware upgrade then the unit may enter bootstrap mode. This is a limited firmware set that allows firmware upgrades to take place to return the unit to a normal working state. This is indicated by both primary and secondary PoE and Link LEDs flashing in unison. Firmware updates are performed using a TFTP client running on a host PC.
Forcing Bootstrap Mode
If you need to force the unit into bootstrap mode, this is done by pressing and holding the reset button down for more than 5 seconds. After 5 seconds the front panel LEDs will start to flash slowly, this indicates that the unit will be forced into bootstrap mode with a static IP address of 192.168.0.100. If the reset button is held for more than 10 seconds, the LEDs will flash faster which indicates that the unit will be forced into bootstrap mode with dynamic mode addressing set. The unit will now attempt to get an address from a DHCP server or fall back to a link-local IP address using Auto-IP. If the reset button is held for more than 15 seconds, the LEDs will flash even faster and the unit will now perform a factory reset and clear all of the current configuration settings.
Upgrading Firmware in Bootstrap Mode
Once the device has been put into bootstrap mode, a TFTP client can be used to transfer firmware to it. The IP address of the device must be known – the Sonifex Service Discovery Application can be used to find the IP address of the device. Many TFTP clients are available, on MS Windows a free application called TFTPD64 is available. Within TFTPD64, select the TFTP tab, enter the device’s address in the host field and 69 in the port field. Next navigate to the firmware update file (this has the .dwn file extension). The r’emote file’ field should be left blank and the ‘block size’ left on default. Finally press the button labelled ‘Put’, the progress of the upload will then be displayed. The device will reboot and now be using the uploaded firmware. If you are still experiencing issues, try holding the reset button for 15 seconds to perform a factory reset.

D-Sub (DB-25) Stereo Digital Inputs And Outputs
The AVN-DIO19 has 2 female digital D-Sub (DB-25) inputs and output TASCAM AES-59 digital pin out.

AES Stereo Inputs and Outputs 1-4:| AES Stereo Inputs and Outputs 5-8:
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Pin 1: Out Channel 7/8 + (Phase)
Pin 2: Out Channel 7/8 ground
Pin 3: Out Channel 5/6 – (Non-phase)
Pin 4: Out Channel 3/4 + (Phase)
Pin 5: Out Channel 3/4 ground
Pin 6: Out Channel 1/2 – (Non-phase)
Pin 7: In Channel 7/8 + (Phase)
Pin 8: In Channel 7/8 ground
Pin 9: In Channel 5/6 – (Non-phase)
Pin 10: In Channel 3/4 + (Phase)
Pin 11: In Channel 3/4 ground
Pin 12: In Channel 1/2 – (Non-phase)
Pin 13: No connection| Pin 14: Out Channel 7/8 – (Non-phase)
Pin 15: Out Channel 5/6 + (Phase)
Pin 16: Out Channel 5/6 ground
Pin 17: Out Channel 3/4 – (Non-phase)
Pin 18: Out Channel 1/2 + (Phase)
Pin 19: Out Channel 1/2 ground
Pin 20: In Channel 7/8 – (Non-phase)
Pin 21: In Channel 5/6 + (Phase)
Pin 22: In Channel 5/6 ground
Pin 23: In Channel 3/4 – (Non-phase)
Pin 24: In Channel 1/2 + (Phase)
Pin 25: In Channel 1/2 ground| Pin 1: Out Channel 15/16 + (Phase)
Pin 2: Out Channel 15/16 ground
Pin 3: Out Channel 13/14 – (Non-phase)
Pin 4: Out Channel 11/12 + (Phase)
Pin 5: Out Channel 11/12 ground
Pin 6: Out Channel 9/10 – (Non-phase)
Pin 7: In Channel 15/16 + (Phase)
Pin 8: In Channel 15/16 ground
Pin 9: In Channel 13/14 – (Non-phase)
Pin 10: In Channel 11/12 + (Phase)
Pin 11: In Channel 11/12 ground
Pin 12: In Channel 9/10 – (Non-phase)
Pin 13: No connection| Pin 14: Out Channel 15/16 – (Non-phase)
Pin 15: Out Channel 13/14 + (Phase)
Pin 16: Out Channel 13/14 ground
Pin 17: Out Channel 11/12 – (Non-phase)
Pin 18: Out Channel 9/10 + (Phase)
Pin 19: Out Channel 9/10 ground
Pin 20: In Channel 15/16 – (Non-phase)
Pin 21: In Channel 13/14 + (Phase)
Pin 22: In Channel 13/14 ground
Pin 23: In Channel 11/12 – (Non-phase)
Pin 24: In Channel 9/10 + (Phase)
Pin 25: In Channel 9/10 ground

Technical Specification

For AVN-DIO19

AES3 I/O

Input & Output Impedance:| 110Ω Balanced
Sample Rates:| 32 – 192 kHz
Connections:| 8 x stereo AES3 inputs and outputs on 2 x 25 way D-types using AES59 pin out
Network and AoIP
AoIP Standard:| Dante
Channels:| 16 receive, 16 transmit
Flows:| 16 receive, 16 transmit
Sample Rates:| 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Encoding:| PCM 16, PCM 24, PCM 32
AES67 Support:| Yes
Connectivity:| 2 x etherCON (RJ45 compatible)
Speed:| 1 Gbps or 100 Mbps
Network Modes:| Switched or redundant
Dante Domain Manager Ready:| Yes
Clock Source:| Internal (PTP Leader) or from Network PTP Leader
PoE Power
Standard:| 802.3af
Redundancy:| Yes
Class:| 0
PD Power Range:| 0.44 W to 12.94 W
Typical PSE Power Usage:| 4.6 W
Max PSE Usage:| 15.4 W
Equipment Type
AVN-DIO19:| Dante to AES3 16 channel I/O converter
Physical Specification
Dimensions (Raw):| 14.0cm (W) x 13.6cm (D) x 4.2cm (H) 5.5” (W) x 5.4” (D) x 1.7” (H)
Dimensions (Boxed):| 17.8cm (W) x 17cm (D) x 5.6cm (H) 7.0” (W) x 6.7” (D) x 2.2” (H)
Weight:| Nett: 0.5kg Gross: 0.9kg
Nett: 1.1lbs Gross: 2.0lbs
Accessories
AVN-DIORK:| AVN-DIO 1U 19” rack kit (5 x small DIO or 3 x large DIO)
CBL-D25-4XI4XO:| AES3 balanced cable, DB25 to 4 x XLR3M and 4 x XLR3F, 3m
CBL-D25-D25:| AES3 balanced cable, DB25 to DB25, 3m

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References

• Sonifex Software Downloads
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
• sonifex.co.uk/register
• Audinate - Pioneering the future of AV
• FAQs | Dante
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios

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