DataPort Component

The DataPort component is the Q-SYS Designer virtual component representing the DataPort card. DataPort cards can be installed in a Core or an I/O Frame. (For more information, refer to the Core and I/O Frame User Guides.) The Q-SYS Designer design must match the physical hardware. The DataPort card provides control capability for connected amplifiers and loudspeakers. The controls for the amplifiers and loudspeakers are found in their corresponding control panels, not the DataPort control panel. The DataPort card:

Works only with QSC DataPort amplifiers in a Q-SYS system.

Converts the audio signal from digital to analog for the amplifier/loudspeakers, and analog to digital for audio monitoring.

For QSC DataPort amplifiers, provides:

Four audio channels, two from each connector,
Telemetry (remote monitoring of critical parameters), including: status for protection, clipping, temperature, voltage, current, power, headroom, and open or shorted conditions on the outputs,
Standby/normal power control and status,
Gain and Mute functions,
Input signal presence status.

For QSC loudspeakers connected to QSC DataPort amplifiers, Q-SYS provides:

Intrinsic Correction™
Telemetry, including: temperature, voltage, current, impedance, peak level, limiter reduction, and power compression.
Pilot Tone, including: enable for low and high and impedance for each.

IMPORTANT: DataPorts on multi-port amplifiers must be wired to DataPorts on the same I/O Frame or Core. You cannot wire some of the amplifier's DataPorts to a Core and others, on the same amplifier, to an I/O Frame. You cannot wire some of the amplifier's DataPorts to one I/O Frame and others, on the same amplifier, to another I/O Frame.

Type 2 Hardware

Type 2 hardware provides new cables and connectors between the I/O cards and main boards in Cores and I/O Frames. Due to this change, the Type 2 hardware is not physically compatible with the older hardware. You can still integrate the new I/O Frames and Cores in the same system with older hardware, but the I/O cards are not interchangeable. Type 2 hardware can be identified by a yellow label on the back of the Core and I/O Frame, and the bottom of the I/O cards.

Controls

Control	Function	Default / Range
Peak Output Level (dBFS)	Graphic Meter displays the Peak output level of the DSP prior to the DataPort card. The actual output of the DataPort card expressed in dBV can be viewed in the corresponding DataPort Amplifier control panel.	N / A
Mute	LED indicates if the output is muted or not. Red = Mute. This indicates that the "master" mute in the Loudspeaker Status/Control component is engaged.	Off / On
Gain (dB)	Text readout indicates the RMS gain at the output of the DataPort card. The Gain for this meter is controlled in the master section of the Loudspeaker Status/Control component associated with the DataPort channel.	-100 to 20
Status	Displays the current status of the amplifier both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions. NOTE: These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field. OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good. Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.) Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.) Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware. Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad. Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Peak Output Level (dBFS)

Graphic Meter displays the Peak output level of the DSP prior to the DataPort card. The actual output of the DataPort card expressed in dBV can be viewed in the corresponding DataPort Amplifier control panel.

N / A

Mute

LED indicates if the output is muted or not. Red = Mute. This indicates that the "master" mute in the Loudspeaker Status/Control component is engaged.

Off / On

Gain
(dB)

Text readout indicates the RMS gain at the output of the DataPort card. The Gain for this meter is controlled in the master section of the Loudspeaker Status/Control component associated with the DataPort channel.

-100 to 20

Status

Displays the current status of the amplifier both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions.

NOTE: These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field.

OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good.

Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.)

Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.)

Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware.

Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad.

Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.

N / A

Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Channel # Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Output
Channel # Level	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Output
Channel # Mute	0 1	unmuted muted	0 1	Output
Status	0 1 2 3 4	OK (green) Compromised (orange) Fault (red) Unknown (red) Updating (blue)	0 0.250 0.500 0.750 1.00	Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Channel # Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Channel # Level

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Channel # Mute

unmuted

muted

Output

Status

OK (green)

Compromised (orange)

Fault (red)

Unknown (red)

Updating (blue)

0.250

0.500

0.750

1.00

Output

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