CIAES-16 – AES/EBU Input Card

The CIAES16 is a 16-channel AES/EBU (AES3) 24-bit digital input Q-SYS peripheral card that can be used in any Q-SYS Core or I/O Frame. It utilizes IT industry standard RJ45 connectors, and provides a simple and cost-effective way to interface Q-SYS into an existing or new installation.

For configuration information, see 16-Channel AES3 In.

The CIAES-16 card is 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.

CIAES-16 Card

Dynamic range

un-weighted

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A-weighted

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Distortion (20Hz - 20 kHz)

Max Input Level Setting

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+27 dBu (max)

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0 dBu (max)

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-27 dBu (max)

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-54 dBu (max)

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Crosstalk (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

Inter-channel (max)

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Inter-channel (typ)

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Intra-channel (max)

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Intra-channel (typ)

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Frequency Response

20Hz - 20 kHz (max)

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20Hz - 20kHz (typ)

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Mute

Digital Mute

Infinite Attenuation
 

Input Impedance

Balanced (nominal)

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Unbalanced (nominal)

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Common Mode Rejection

20Hz - 20kHz (Min)

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20Hz - 20kHz (Typ)

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Input level

Adjustable in 1 dB steps

Vrms

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dBu

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dBv

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Audio Converters

 

 

 

Group Delay

Analog to Digital Conversion (ADCs)

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Digital to Analog Conversion (DACs)

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Input with SRC
 
 
 
 

Input without SRC
at 24 kHz 5.09 ms
at 32 kHz 4.03 ms
at 48 kHz 2.96 ms
at 96 kHz

1.89 ms
at 192 kHz 1.36 ms

0.062 ms

 

Connectors

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Two RJ45 connectors