Digital In – DCIO/DCIO-H

The Digital Input on the DCIO supports 16 channels of AES3 audio and, with the DCIO-H, 8 channels of AES3 audio and 8 channels of HDMI audio.

The HDMI input extracts audio from incoming HDMI stream and passes the video stream directly to output HDMI port for connection to a downstream video device. Up to 8 channels of PCM audio are supported. Additionally, Dolby Digital Plus™ and DTS-HD® decoders are automatically applied if those bitstreams are detected.

Controls

HDMI (DCIO-H only)

Control	Function	Default / Range
HDMI Enable button	Click to enable or disable HDMI functionality. When this is activated, the AES channels 9 through 16 are disabled and become HDMI channels. Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.	Default = N/A Range = Off / On
Audio Format	The format of the detected audio input.	N / A
Sample rate	The sample rate of the detected audio input.	N / A
LEDs	An LED is illuminated when there is a signal available on that channel. L (left), R (right), C (center), LFE (low frequency extension), Ls (left surround), Rs (right surround), Lb (left back), Rb (right back)	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

HDMI Enable button

Click to enable or disable HDMI functionality. When this is activated, the AES channels 9 through 16 are disabled and become HDMI channels.

Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.

Default = N/A

Range = Off / On

Audio Format

The format of the detected audio input.

N / A

Sample rate

The sample rate of the detected audio input.

N / A

LEDs

An LED is illuminated when there is a signal available on that channel.

L (left), R (right), C (center), LFE (low frequency extension), Ls (left surround), Rs (right surround), Lb (left back), Rb (right back)

N / A

AES (DCIO-H only)

Control	Function	Default / Range
AES 9-16 Enable button	Click to enable or disable AES functionality for channels 9 through 16. When this is activated, the HDMI functionality is disabled. Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

AES 9-16 Enable button

Click to enable or disable AES functionality for channels 9 through 16. When this is activated, the HDMI functionality is disabled.

Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.

N / A

Input (for DCIO-H) / AES (for DCIO)

Control	Function	Default / Range
Peak Input Level (dBFS)	Graphic display of the peak input level to the AES3 and / or the HDMI Input, measured in dBFS.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Peak Input Level (dBFS)

Graphic display of the peak input level to the AES3 and / or the HDMI Input, measured in dBFS.

N / A

Digital

Control	Function	Default / Range
Invert	Inverts the input signal.	Off / On
Mute	Mutes the input signal.	Off / On
Gain (dB)	Sets the gain of the input signal.	Default = 0 Range = -100 to 20

Control

Function

Default / Range

Invert

Inverts the input signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the input signal.

Off / On

Gain
(dB)

Sets the gain of the input signal.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Status

Control	Function	Default / Range
Status	Displays the current status of the DCIO 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 – Audio is good, hardware is good. Compromised – Orange – 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. Fault – Red – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured. Missing – Red – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware. Initializing – Blue – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously not available during initialization. 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 DCIO 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 – Audio is good, hardware is good.

Compromised – Orange – 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.

Fault – Red – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured.

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

Initializing – Blue – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously not available during initialization.

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

Digital Input Control Pin

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Channel (1 through 16)
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 Input 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
AES Input 9-16 Enable	0 1	disable enable	0 1.00	Input / Output
Channel Status C	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status L	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status Lb	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status LFE	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status Ls	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status R	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status Rb	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
Channel Status Rs	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
HDMI Audio Format	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
HDMI Index	0 1	false true	0 1.00	Output
HDMI Audio Samplerate	N / A	text-kHz	N / A	Output
HDMI Input Enable	0 1	disable enable	0 1.00	Input / Output
Status	N / A	Text	N / A	Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Channel (1 through 16)

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Invert

normal

invert

Input / Output

Level (Peak Input Level (dBFS))

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Mute

unmute

mute

Input / Output

AES Input 9-16 Enable

disable

enable

1.00

Input / Output

Channel Status C

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status L

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status Lb

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status LFE

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status Ls

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status R

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status Rb

false

true

1.00

Output

Channel Status Rs

false

true

1.00

Output

HDMI Audio Format

false

true

1.00

Output

HDMI Index

false

true

1.00

Output

HDMI Audio Samplerate

N / A

text-kHz

N / A

Output

HDMI Input Enable

disable

enable

1.00

Input / Output

Status

N / A

Text

N / A

Output

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Digital In – DCIO/DCIO-H

Controls

HDMI (DCIO-H only)

AES (DCIO-H only)

Input (for DCIO-H) / AES (for DCIO)

Digital

Status

Properties

Control Pins

Digital Input Control Pin