CobraNet Out

The CobraNet card gives you a total of sixteen inputs and sixteen outputs of CobraNet digital audio when used in an I/O Frame. When used in a Q-SYS Core, you can have 32 inputs, and 32 outputs. You can also use the CobraNet inputs to sync Q-SYS to an external clock source. Refer to the Core Status topic for details. In Q-SYS Designer, the CobraNet card has two components associated with it that you can add to your design; an Input Component, and an Output Component. This topic is for the CobraNet Output component.

Type 2 Hardware

The CobraNet card is available only in 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

CobraNet

Control	Function	Default / Range
Peak Output Level (dBFS)	Graphic display of the peak output level, measured in dBFS.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Peak Output Level (dBFS)

Graphic display of the peak output level, measured in dBFS.

N / A

Digital

Control	Function	Default / Range
Clip	Indicates if the signal is in clipping or not.	Off / On
Clip Hold	Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.	Off / On
Invert	Inverts the output signal.	Off / On
Mute	Mutes the output signal.	Off / On
Gain (dB)	Sets the gain of the output signal.	Default = 0 Range = -100 to 20

Control

Function

Default / Range

Clip

Indicates if the signal is in clipping or not.

Off / On

Clip Hold

Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.

Off / On

Invert

Inverts the output signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the output signal.

Off / On

Gain
(dB)

Sets the gain of the output signal.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Status

Control	Function	Default / Range
Status	Displays the current status of the CobraNet card 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

Status

Displays the current status of the CobraNet card 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

Properties

When the CobraNet Out component is selected in the Schematic, you will see all of the Properties of the Core or I/O Frame in which it is installed. Under the I/O Frame slot in which the card is installed, or under the Core I/O Slot, you can set the Input and Output Counts for the CobraNet card.

Property	Function	Choices
Output Count	The number of input or output pins available on the CobraNet input or output component. An I/O Frame can have a maximum of 16 input channels, and 16 output channels regardless of the I/O card types. A Core can have up to 32 input channels, and 32 output channels with a CobraNet card. The CobraNet card has four modes: 4 x 4, 8 x 8, 16 x 16, and 32 x 32 (32x32 Core only). On an I/O Frame you can mix the I/O cards, as long as the total channel count does not exceed 16 inputs and 16 outputs, regardless if the channels are wired in the design or not.	I/O Frame 4x4, 8x8, 16x16 Core 4x4, 8x8, 16x16, 32x32

Property

Function

Choices

Output Count

The number of input or output pins available on the CobraNet input or output component.

An I/O Frame can have a maximum of 16 input channels, and 16 output channels regardless of the I/O card types. A Core can have up to 32 input channels, and 32 output channels with a CobraNet card.

The CobraNet card has four modes: 4 x 4, 8 x 8, 16 x 16, and 32 x 32 (32x32 Core only). On an I/O Frame you can mix the I/O cards, as long as the total channel count does not exceed 16 inputs and 16 outputs, regardless if the channels are wired in the design or not.

I/O Frame

4x4, 8x8, 16x16

Core

4x4, 8x8, 16x16, 32x32

Control Pins

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Clip	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Clip Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Invert	0 1	normal invert	0 1	Input / Output
Level (Peak Output Level (dBFS))	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Output
Mute	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / 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

Clip

false

true

Output

Clip Hold

false

true

Input / Output

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Invert

normal

invert

Input / Output

Level (Peak Output Level (dBFS))

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Mute

unmute

mute

Input / 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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