Q-SYS Hardware Products
This section contains links to information for Q-SYS Audio, Video & Control Platform hardware products.

The Q-SYS Core processor is the heart of the Q-SYS Ecosystem. The Core processes and routes all audio, controls peripheral devices, and manages firmware updates to connected peripheral devices – all via 1-gigabit Ethernet network.
Q-SYS Processing Specifications
- Processor Type: Intel 64-bit architecture
- Audio Processing: 32-bit floating point
- Q-LAN Network Audio Transport: 32-bit floating point
Note: Refer to the Core processor Specifications Sheets at qsys.com for additional specs.
Current Products
Network I/O processor with 3 HDMI inputs, 2 HDMI outputs, Q-SYS Core capable with software-definable video Encoding/Decoding, including AV bridging |
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Network I/O processor |
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Network + analog I/O processor |
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Network + analog I/O processor |
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Q-SYS network I/O COTS processor |
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Q-SYS network I/O COTS processor |
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Unified Core (small scale) with built-in I/O |
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Integrated Core |
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Q-SYS network I/O COTS processor |
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Enterprise Core (IT friendly) |
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Selected, scalable Q-SYS functionalities in a fully software-based format, directly from your own PC/server compute device |
Discontinued
Cinema Core 110c (small scale) with built-in I/O |
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Cinema Core 510c (medium scale) with eight I/O card slots |
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Compact, ruggedized, MIL-STD, NEBS and Marine-compliant processor |

Designed specifically for use with the Q-SYS platform, the Q-LAN network amplifier product lines include multiple two, four, and eight channel models capable of driving a wide range of loudspeaker configurations.
SPA-Qf Series
60 W x 2 Channels |
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60 W x 4 Channels |
CX-Q Series
800 W x 4 Channels |
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800 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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1500 W x 4 Channels |
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1500 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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2400 W x 4 Channels |
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2400 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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1000 W x 8 Channels |
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1000 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
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1500 W x 8 Channels |
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1500 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
CXD-Q Series (Discontinued)
700 W x 4 Channels |
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1400 W x 4 Channels |
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2000 W x 4 Channels |
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500 W x 8 Channels |
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500 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
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1000 W x 8 Channels |
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1000 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
DPA-Q Series (Discontinued)
700 W x 4 Channels |
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1400 W x 4 Channels |
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2000 W x 4 Channels |
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500 W x 8 Channels |
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500 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
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1000 W x 8 Channels |
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1000 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
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600 W x 4 Channels |
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600 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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1200 W x 4 Channels |
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1200 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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500 W x 8 Channels |
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500 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |
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2000 W x 4 Channels |
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2000 W x 4 Channels (network input only) |
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1000 W x 8 Channels |
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1000 W x 8 Channels (network input only) |

Q-SYS NL Series network PoE loudspeakers deliver clear speech and music reproduction to the modern collaboration space. As native Q-SYS Products, the NL Series help enable true end-to-end network-based audio, video and control solutions driven by the Q-SYS OS. NL Series network loudspeakers integrate into your space with a single Ethernet cable to reduce the overall hardware footprint and lower system cost.

Q-SYS I/O peripherals help connect the power of the Q-SYS Core processor to the outside world of audio.
QIO Series Audio I/O Expanders
Network Audio Expander with four (4) mic/line inputs |
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Network Audio Expander with four (4) line outputs |
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Network Audio Expander with two (2) mic/line inputs and two (2) line outputs |
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Network Audio Expander with four (4) AES-3 digital inputs and four (4) AES-3 digital outputs |
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Network Audio Expander with two (2) POTS interfaces |
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Network Audio Expander with four (4) Flex I/O Audio Channels, 4x8 GPIO Ports, one (1) Serial Port, two (2) Amp Outputs |
I/O Peripherals
In-rack or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) endpoint for Q-SYS conferencing camera feeds and audio processed with Q-SYS acoustic echo cancellation (AEC). |
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A compact networked peripheral that features eight Mic/Line Inputs, 8 Line Outputs, and 8 Flex I/O Audio Channels that can be configured via software as either a Mic/Line input with phantom power, or a Line Level output. |
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Digital Cinema Input/Output for Q-SYS™ is a cinema-specific interface that serves as the audio I/O for each screen in a Q-SYS enabled cinema complex. |
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Offers the ability to integrate up to 128 x 128 audio channels in to the Q-SYS system for processing on a separate Q-SYS Core processor. |
I/O Cards (Discontinued)
Mic/line analog input card |
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High performance mic/line analog input card |
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Analog line output card |
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Dataport output card |
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Analog Telephony Card (POTS) |
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CobraNet™ digital input/output card |
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AVB bridge card |
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Dante™ Audio Bridge Card |
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AES-3 digital input/output card |
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AES/EBU digital input card |

The Q-SYS video solution offers networked conferencing cameras and end points (with no clumsy USB extensions), driverless USB integration for conferencing products (Microsoft Teams Rooms, Google Meet, Zoom Rooms and more), and a single platform for in-rack PC, BYOD and interactive whiteboards.
NV Series Video Endpoints
Network Video Endpoint with 3 HDMI inputs, 2 HDMI outputs, Q-SYS Core capable with software-definable video Encoding/Decoding, including AV bridging |
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Network Video Endpoint with 1 HDMI input, 1 USB-C input, and 1 HDMI output, software-definable video Encoding/Decoding, AV bridging and device charging capabilities |
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Network Video wallplate Encoder with 1 HDMI input |
NC Series Conference Cameras
Fixed-lens, electronic pan, tilt, zoom (ePTZ) camera with 110° horizontal field of view |
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12x optical zoom PTZ camera with 80° horizontal field of view |
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20x optical zoom PTZ camera with 60° horizontal field of view |
USB Bridging
In-rack or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) endpoint for Q-SYS conferencing camera feeds and audio processed with Q-SYS acoustic echo cancellation (AEC). |
VisionSuite
Advanced video AI peripheral integrated with Q-SYS VisionSuite. |

The Q-SYS QIO Series network I/O expanders extend your Q-SYS system’s capabilities to enable streamlined interoperability with non-networked audio and control devices. By separating local I/O from processing hardware, the QIO Series offer modular and easily scalable network I/O to support your desired topology.
QIO Series Control I/O Expanders
Relay connectivity. Four (4) contact closure relays. |
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GPIO connectivity. Eight (8) general purpose inputs & eight (8) general purpose outputs. |
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Serial connectivity. Four (4) RS232 ports (one port also includes RS-485 and RS-422 compatibility) |
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Infrared connectivity. One (1) IR receiver input & four (4) IR emitter outputs. |

QSC offers multiple models of network capacitive PoE touchscreens. Each has a fully customizable User Control Interface (UCI), which you design with the Q-SYS UCI Editor (see User Control Interface (UCI) Design Overview). The Status/Control (Touch Screen) components provide the connection between the physical touchscreen and the Q-SYS Designer Software UCI.

Available with either gooseneck or handheld microphone (push to talk), the Q-SYS Networked Page Station is a dual-port network device that is fully configurable from Q-SYS Designer. Each station connects to a Q-SYS system via Q-LAN, which handles all audio deliveries to and from the station. The Page Station Expander (PS-X) plugs into the rear of any Q-SYS Page Station via Cat 5e cable and provides an additional handheld microphone.

Q-SYS accessories are non-network system add-ons for mission-critical installations and life safety requirements. You can add auto-switching power amplifier redundancy (up to eight channels per accessory) and automated verification of loudspeaker line integrity, even in real time.
Accessories
The Pilot Tone Load Accessory, used in combination with QSC DataPort or CXD platform amplifiers, allows the Q-SYS system to monitor shorts, opens, and other faults in a loudspeaker line, even in real time. |
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The DataPort Amplifier Backup Panel provides the ability to add true N+1 amplifier redundancy to any Q-SYS system, plus the ability to automatically switch amplifier input sources from a primary I/O Frame to a backup I/O Frame. |