RME Audio ADI-6432 User manual

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User's Guide

ADI-6432

(R)

Multichannel Audio Digital Interface

SyncAlign

SyncCheck

Intelligent Clock Control

SteadyClock

Hi-Precision 24 Bit / 192 kHz

64-Channel Bidirectional Format Converter

MADI - AES/EBU Interface

MIDI embedded in MADI

RS232 embedded in MADI

MIDI Remote Control

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User's guide adi-6432 (r) multichannel audio digital interface syncalign tm synccheck tm intelligent clock control tm steadyclock tm hi-precision 24 bit / 192 khz 64-channel bidirectional format converter madi - aes/ebu interface midi embedded in madi rs232 embedded in madi midi remote control.
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2 user's guide adi-6432 © rme important safety instructions ..................................4 general 1 introduction ...............................................................6 2 package contents .....................................................6 3 brief description and characteristics......
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 3 technical reference 14 technical specifications 14.1 inputs ................................................................... 30 14.2 outputs ................................................................ 30 14.3 midi – rs232 ...........................................
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4 user's guide adi-6432 © rme important safety instructions attention! Do not open chassis – risk of electric shock the unit has non-isolated live parts inside. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer service to qualified service personnel. Mains • the device must be earthed – never use it without p...
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6 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 1. Introduction with the adi-6432 you have an incredibly versatile digital interface to your supply. From small project studios to broadcast and television, this advanced digital interface is the perfect solu- tion for many tasks. As a consequent continuation of rme's w...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 7 4. First usage – quick start 4.1 controls and connectors the front of the adi-6432 features nine buttons with 31 leds, and an extensive status display including 97 more leds. Madi input determines the current input for the madi signal (optical/coaxial). The state of the...
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8 user's guide adi-6432 © rme the rear of the adi-6432 provides the following connections: eight d-sub connectors (aes/ebu i/o), two madi optical, two madi coaxial (bnc), two word clock (bnc), two midi (5-pin din), one rs232 (d-sub), and mains power. Madi i/o optical: standard madi ports. Madi i/o c...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 9 4.2 quick start configuration starts with choosing the madi input, bnc or optical. The state of the input signal is displayed by a total of 38 leds. Shown are active input, automatic input selection, receiver state, sync, 56 or 64 channel format, 48k frame or 96k frame,...
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10 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 5. Accessories rme offers several optional components for the adi-6432: digital breakout cables, one side 25-pin d-sub, the other side split to 4 x xlr male + 4 x xlr female. For addressing all 32 aes i/os eight cables are required. Part number description bo25mxlr4m4f...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 11 6. Warranty each individual adi-6432 undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test at imm before shipping. The usage of high grade components should guarantee a long and trouble-free operation of the unit. If you suspect that your product is faulty, pleas...
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12 user's guide adi-6432 © rme ce / fcc compliance ce this device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the european council direc- tive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compati- bility according to rl2004/108/eg, and european low vol...
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14 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 8. Front panel controls 8.1 madi input the button input sets the input to optical or coaxial. The section input state helps to avoid errors caused by wrong, missing or not correctly connected inputs, and makes handling the digital madi format much easier. A total of 38...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 15 8.4 clock the source and frequency of the unit's clock is configured in the clock section. The but- tons clock let you step through the options external clock (aes, madi, word) and internal clock (44.1 or 48 khz). The button state sets internal, but also the external s...
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16 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 9. Inputs 9.1 madi both madi inputs are located on the rear of the adi-6432. The bnc input's ground-free design is built according to aes10-1991. The input's impedance is 75 ohm. It will operate without error from about 180 mvpp. The optical input uses a fddi (iso/iec ...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 17 thanks to a highly sensitive input stage, spdif signals can also be processed by using a sim- ple cable adapter phono/xlr. To achieve this, pins 2 and 3 of a male xlr plug are connected individually to the two pins of a phono plug. The cable shielding is only connected...
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18 user's guide adi-6432 © rme connecting devices with coaxial spdif ports to the adi-6432 is accomplished by the above cable adapter xlr/phono, but using a female xlr plug. Note that many consumer hifi equip- ment with phono spdif inputs will only accept signals with channel status ‘consumer’. In s...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 19 thanks to a low impedance, but short circuit proof output, the adi-6432 delivers 4 vpp to 75 ohms. For wrong termination with 2 x 75 ohms (37.5 ohms), there are still 3.3 vpp at the out- put. 11.2 operation and technical background in the analog domain one can connect ...
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20 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 11.3 cabling and termination word clock signals are usually distributed in the form of a network, split with bnc t-adapters and terminated with resistors. We recommend using off-the-shelf bnc cables to connect all devices, as this type of cable is used for most compute...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 21 12. Midi and rs232 12.1 midi transmission madi allows for a transmission of 64 audio channels over long distances with a single line – perfect. But what about midi? Be it remote control commands or sequencer data, in practice only a single madi line will not suffice. T...
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22 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 12.3 remote control software a free remote software for windows and mac os x can be downloaded from the rme website. It can use any existing midi port within the system to perform remote control and status re- quests of any number of supported rme units via a simple mo...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 23 12.4 rs232 many devices in the professional range of pa and live sound solutions can be remote controlled using serial communication. The most common standard for those is rs232, the interface known from any computer (com port). Small and cost-efficient converters betw...
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24 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 13. Application examples 13.1 digital aes/ebu multicore the adi-6432 is perfectly suited to build up a digital aes/ebu multicore. Up to 64 channels can be realized, transmitted via madi optical cable lossless and undisturbed to places in a distance of up to 2.000 meter...
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26 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 13.3 madi to madi converter madi has been used for quite some time now and therefore not all interfaces from different manufacturers are compatible with each other. An ams neve logic dfc e. G. Only accepts the 56 channel input format and when a 64 channel signal is app...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 27 the number of adi-6432s necessary is identical to the number of madi signal sources, so it's two for this example. The first adi-6432 serves as madi to aes converter. Its aes outputs are connected to the aes inputs of the second adi-6432. The second adi-6432 is used as...
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30 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 14. Technical specifications 14.1 inputs madi • coaxial via bnc, 75 ohm, according to aes10-1991 • high-sensitivity input stage ( • optical via fddi duplex sc connector • 62.5/125 and 50/125 compatible • accepts 56 channel and 64 channel mode, and 96k frame • single wi...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 31 aes/ebu • 32 x, transformer balanced, ground-free, according to aes3-1992 • output voltage professional 4.5 vpp • format professional according to aes3-1992 amendment 4 • single wire: 32 x 2 channels 24 bit, up to 192 khz word clock • bnc • max. Output voltage: 5 vpp •...
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32 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 14.6 firmware the adi-6432's main part has been realized using programmable logic. By re-programming of a little component called flash-prom, both function and behaviour of the unit can be changed at any time. At the time of writing this manual, the unit is shipped wit...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 33 the same is true for a direct adapter cable tascam d-sub to euphonix d-sub. Euphonix: signal in 1/2+ in 1/2- in 3/4+ in 3/4- in 5/6+ in 5/6- in 7/8+ in 7/8- d-sub 15 2 4 16 18 5 7 19 signal out 1/2+ out 1/2- out 3/4+ out 3/4- out 5/6+ out 5/6- out 7/8+ out 7/8- d-sub 2...
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34 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 15. Technical background 15.1 terminology single speed sample rate range originally used in digital audio. Typical applications are 32 khz (digital radio broadcast), 44.1 khz (cd), and 48 khz (dat). Double speed doubles the original sample rate range, in order to achie...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 35 15.2 lock, synccheck and syncalign digital signals consist of a carrier and the data. If a digital signal is applied to an input, the re- ceiver has to synchronize to the carrier clock in order to read the data correctly. To achieve this, the receiver uses a pll (phase...
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36 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 15.3 aes/ebu - spdif the most important electrical properties of 'aes' and 'spdif' can be seen in the table below. Aes/ebu is the professional balanced connection using xlr plugs. The standard is being set by the audio engineering society based on the aes3-1992. For th...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 37 15.4 madi basics madi, the serial multichannel audio digital interface, has been defined already in 1989 as an extension of the existing aes3 standard following several manufacturers' wish. The format also known as aes/ebu, a balanced bi-phase signal, is limited to two...
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38 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 15.5 steadyclock the steadyclock technology of the adi-6432 guarantees an excellent performance in all clock modes. Its highly efficient jitter suppression refreshes and cleans up any clock signal, and pro- vides it as reference clock at the word clock output. Usually ...
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40 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 17. Midi implementation chart adi-6432 17.1 basic sysex format value name f0h sysex header 00h 20h 0dh miditemp manufacturer id 63h model id (adi-6432) 00h..7eh, 7fh device id. 7fh = broadcast (all ids) mm message type nn parameter number (see table 1) oo data byte f7h...
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User's guide adi-6432 © rme 41 17.4 table no. No. Name set value value resp. Data bytes 00h 0 settings byte 1 x x hex coded value of byte (see below) 01h 1 settings byte 2 x x hex coded value of byte (see below) 02h 2 info byte 1 x hex coded value of byte (see below) 03h 3 info byte 2 x hex coded va...
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42 user's guide adi-6432 © rme 00h 0 settings byte 1 msb / 7 0 6 madi input: 0 = bnc, 1 = opt 5 madi frame: 0 = 48k, 1 = 96k 4 madi format: 0 = 56ch, 1 = 64ch 3 0 2 lock keys: 0 = unlock, 1 = lock 1 msb / 1 serial i/o baud rate: 0 = 9600, 1 = 19200 lsb / 0 lsb / 0 serial i/o bd rate: 2 = 115200, 3 =...