Status (Core)
The Core is the centralized digital signal processor (DSP) for the Q-SYS system.
Core Model | Local I/O Channels | Network Audio Channels | Software Dante Audio Channels4 | AEC Processors | Multitrack Audio Players | Local I/O Card Capacity | VoIP Instances |
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8 flex, 8x8 USB audio |
64x64 |
Up to 32x32 (8x8 included) |
8 |
16 (upgradable to 32) |
N/A |
2 |
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8x8 USB audio |
64x64 |
Up to 32x32 (8x8 included) |
8 |
16 (upgradable to 32) |
N/A |
2 |
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HDMI (8-ch per port) Stereo 3.5 mm (1 x 1) |
32x32 |
Up to 32x32 (none included) |
8 |
16 |
N/A |
1 |
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24 (8 analog in, 8 analog out, 8 analog flex in/out), 16x16 USB audio |
128x1281 |
Up to 32x32 (8x8 included3) |
16 |
16 (upgradable to 32) |
N/A |
4 |
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24 (8 analog in, 8 analog out, 8 analog flex in/out), 16x16 USB audio |
128x1281 |
N/A |
4 |
16 (upgradable to 32) |
N/A |
1 |
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Up to 32 analog, 128x128 (AES/CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
256x256 |
Up to 128x128 (8x8 included2) |
64 |
16 (upgradable to 128) |
8 |
64 |
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Up to 32 analog, 128x128 (AES/CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
256x256 |
N/A |
64 |
16 (upgradable to 128) |
8 |
4 |
|
N/A |
512x512 |
Up to 512x512 (8x8 included2) |
160 |
16 (upgradable to 128) |
N/A |
64 |
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Discontinued | |||||||
Up to 32 analog, 64x64 (AES/CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
64 flex in/out |
N/A |
16 |
16 (upgradable |
8 |
64 |
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Up to 32 analog, 128x128 (AES/CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
128 flex in/out |
N/A |
48 |
16 (upgradable |
8 |
64 |
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Up to 4 analog, 16 AES, 64x64 (CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
256x256 |
N/A |
72 |
16 (upgradable |
1 |
64 |
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Up to 4 analog, 16 AES, 64x64 (CobraNet/Dante/AVB cards) |
512x512 |
N/A |
144 |
16 (upgradable |
1 |
64 |
1. When using the Core 110f on-board USB Device Port for video bridging, the Q-LAN / AES67 maximum audio channel count is 64 x 64.
2. For units shipped after January 1, 2021. See Licensing.
3. For units shipped after March 31, 2020. See Licensing.
4. Software Dante channels count towards Network Audio Channels.
Note: For NV-32-H (Core Capable) properties related to HDMI, see the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) topic.
Property |
Function |
Choices |
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Identifies the Core component in Q-SYS Designer, enabling the connection between the design and the physical Core. This name must be the same as the name (hostname) in Q-SYS Core Manager > Network > Basic. The name must follow standard naming conventions, restricted to the following: ASCII characters a - z, A-Z (case insensitive) Digits 0 - 9 Hyphen (cannot be at the beginning or end of the name) Underscore (acceptable with a Q-SYS implementation) No other characters, symbols, punctuation, or blank spaces. When you have entered the Name, it displays next to the Core icon in the left-side pane. Note: When you use Telnet or third-party external control you must enter the Name exactly as it is entered here. |
User input |
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Location |
The Location is a means by which you can organize your virtual equipment to correspond to your physical equipment. For example, the Core may be in Rack 1.
When you have given the location a name, the Core is now displayed under the new location. Any other equipment you identify as being in that location display under that location. |
User input |
Model |
Select your Q-SYS Core processor model. * Discontinued |
Core Nano Core 8 Flex NV-32-H (Core Mode) Core 110f Core 510i Core 5200 Core 250i* Core 500i* Core 1100* Core 3100* |
Is Redundant |
If you have redundant Cores in the installation select Yes, otherwise, leave it as No. Note: The NV-32-H (Core Capable) does not support Core Redundancy. |
No / Yes |
Backup Name |
This property displays when you set Is Redundant to Yes. Same requirements as the primary Core Name. |
User input |
External USB Audio |
When enabled, you can connect an external audio device to the USB input and route audio to and from that device. See External USB Audio Device In and External USB Audio Device Out. |
Disabled / Enabled |
Note: Refer to the USB Video Bridge and USB Audio Bridge topics to what Q-SYS Core processors and peripherals support USB bridging.
USB Bridging – Common Properties
These properties appear based on the USB bridging capabilities of the Q-SYS device.
USB Bridge Name
User-defined name given to the USB Bridge, from 1 to 24 characters. The Name may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted.
Zoom Compatibility
If you are using the HID Conferencing component to control a remote computer running Zoom, set this property to 'Enabled.' Otherwise, when controlling another conferencing app such as Skype for Business, set to 'Disabled' (default). When this property is enabled, the USB Bridge Name property is disabled, and the USB Bridge uses the name of the device – for example, "Q-SYS Core 110f" or "Q-SYS NV-32-H".
Tip: Enabling Zoom Compatibility may improve the user experience with macOS conferencing solutions.
USB Video Bridge
Enable the USB Video Bridge to bridge Q-SYS Mediacast streams to USB, enabling you to view Mediacast video on a connected computer. This exposes the USB Video Bridge component in the I/O-USB Bridge Inventory tree. To see what Properties are available when the USB Video Bridge is enabled, see USB Video Bridge.
USB Audio Bridge
Provides the capability of passing audio via USB. When this is set to anything except 'Disabled', you can drag the Speakerphone and/or Sound Card components from the device's Inventory tree into your design. To see what Properties are available when the USB Audio Bridge is enabled, see USB Audio Bridge.
- Disabled: (Default)
- Speakerphone (1 x 1): Provides a speakerphone with an input and output component, each having 1 audio connection.
- Sound Card (2 x 2): Provides a sound card with an input and output component, each having two (stereo) audio connections.
- Speakerphone and Sound Card: Provides one speakerphone and one sound card with the same capabilities as described above.
- Advanced – If supported, allows up to any combination of four speakerphone / sound cards.
Property |
Function |
Choices |
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Telephone Country |
Select the country in which the telephone service resides. |
Multiple Default = USA |
Telephone Tone Output |
When 'Yes' is selected, the Ring, Entry, Exit, and DTMF tones are fed to a separate output channel (Tone Output) on the POTS In component. These tones can now be routed independent of the voice audio. |
No / Yes |
Property |
Function |
Choices |
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I/O Slot |
Identifies the type of I/O card installed in the physical Core. After you make your selection, the I/O card displays under the Core in the Inventory list. The number of I/O Slots varies depending on the Core Model. |
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SRC Disabled (AES3) |
When an AES3 In / Out or AES3 16-channel In card is selected for the I/O Slot Property, you have the ability to disable or enable the AES3 Sample Rate Conversion. |
Enabled / Disabled |
Maximum DSP |
When this is set to the default (Yes) the Core operates normally (same in earlier releases of Q-SYS). When this is set to No, the Core has the following changes:
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Yes / No |
Network Receive Buffer |
Adds extra buffer time to the default maximum of 1 ms. Additional Network Receive Buffer time is useful in (rare) cases where the network latency through the network exceeds the default maximum. Additional network latency my be introduced by sub-optimal QoS functionality, some layer-3 routing implementations, long distances or large networks. Because the specified additional latency is added both to transfers from IO Frames to the Core and from the Core to IO Frames, the additional system latency is twice the amount of additional receive buffer selected. Total system latency based on this setting is calculated and displayed immediately below the Network Receive Buffer property. |
Default Extra 1/3 ms Extra 1 ms Extra 2/3 ms |
Note: The PTP settings for the Core are now available in the Design Properties dialog. (Menu > File > Design Properties.)
Property |
Function |
Choices |
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Sample Rate |
Selects the sample rate. Typically, 48kHz is used as the Sample Rate. In scenarios where Q-SYS is externally synchronized to a (video) house sync signal you would use 48kHz Pull Down as the Sample Rate. |
48 kHz 48 kHz Pull-Down |
Clock Source |
The AES3-1 and AES3-2 options display when you have an AES3 In / Out card selected for the Core I/O slot. When you have an AES3 16-channel In card selected, only the AES3-1 option is available. Use these options to sync to an external AES3 signal. The AES3 selections require either regular AES3 or AES3 black. The clock should be connected to the AES3 card either connector Channel 1/2 In, or Channel 3/4 In. The GPIO selections require an external TTL level word clock or a GPS connection: pin 3 is signal, pin 8 is ground. When you select GPIO A-1 or GPIO B-1 as the clock source, the respective GPIO 1 Property changes to "Input used as clock source". The clock source should be connected to pin 3 of the respective GPIO connector - either GPIO A or GPIO B. Note: Typically, Internal is used as the clock source. Only if there is a need to synchronize the Q-SYS system to an external clock would you use GPIO or AES3. You would use GPIO if the external clock signal is a word clock or GPS. You would use AES3 if the external clock signal is an AES3 signal. Often an AES3 signal without audio is used to reduce the clock jitter. This signal is called AES3 black. |
AES3-1 AES3-2 GPIO A-1 GPIO B-1 Internal |
Clock Source |
The GPIO selection requires an external TTL level word clock or a GPS connection: pin 1 is signal, ground in is indicated by the ground symbol on either end of the connector. When you select GPIO In Pin 1 as the clock source, GPIO Pin 1 is no longer displayed. The clock source should be connected to pin 1 of the GPIO connector. |
Internal GPIO In Pin 1 |
Clock Type |
When the Clock Source is set to a GPIO pin, the Clock Type field is available. |
Word Clock GPS (1PPS) GPS (5PPS) |
Baud Rate |
If a GPS clock type is selected, you can specify the baud rate based on your connected clock's requirements.
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1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 |
Verbose |
Adds CPU Statistics Audio and Network to the Core Status component, along with a Reset button to reset the statistics to zero. You must have the Core Status component in the schematic area, and selected. |
Yes / No |
ID
Click to flash the green ID LED on the front of the NV-32-H unit. The indicator flashes indefinitely until you press the ID button again.
Status
Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:
- OK: The device is functioning normally.
- Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
- Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists. Refer to the Status box for details.
- Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
- Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured. Refer to the Status box for details.
- Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being uploaded to the Core and before it has started running.
- Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.
Clock Offset
Indicates how much of an offset exists, in microseconds, between the NV-32-H and the network Grandmaster.
Grandmaster
Indicates the current clock master of the network.
CPU Temperature
The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H central processing unit.
VPU Temperature
The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H video processing unit.
I/O Temperature
The current temperature, in Celsius, of the NV-32-H HDMI I/O hardware.
Parent Port
The clock Parent Port is the device and interface name to which the NV-32-H is syncing. Typically, this is the Grandmaster.
Fan 1, 2
Indicates the current RPMs of the two fans within the NV-32-H.
PoE < 90w
This LED glows if the NV-32-H is connected to a switch port that does not support the required PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4) power standard. This is accompanied by an "Insufficient power" fault in the NV-32-H Status section.
Note: This LED can also glow if the switch port to which the NV-32-H is connected does not properly negotiate the 802.3bt Type 4 standard, despite being capable of providing proper power. If you believe this is the case, enable the Operate with any PoE PSE option in Q-SYS Configurator. For more information, see the Configurator topic.
PoE = 90w, 802.3bt
This LED glows if the NV-32-H is receiving power from a switch port that supports the required PoE++ (802.3bt Type 4) standard.
Aux Power
This LED glows if the NV-32-H is receiving power via 48V DC.
Some controls require a specific setting in the Properties to make them available. In the Properties Settings column
R represents Is Redundant set to Yes
V represents Verbose set to Yes
C represents the Clock Source set to something other than Internal
N represents Not available on all Cores
N / A indicates that there are no Properties available for the Control.
Control |
Function |
Properties Setting |
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ID |
When the ID/Identify button, in the Q-SYS Designer Status component, or the Configurator's Network Configuration for the hardware, or on the physical hardware is pressed, the ID buttons in the Configurator and Status component flash, and the LCD on the physical Hardware flashes to indicate the association between the three. The indicators will flash for 5 minutes unless you stop them by pressing any one of the buttons. |
N / A |
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Status LED |
This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the Core. See Status for the meanings of the various colors. |
N / A |
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Status |
Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:
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N / A |
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External Clock |
The Clock Source in the Core's Properties must NOT be set to Internal. The External Clock illuminates if the Core receives a valid external word clock or AES3 signal. (Not available on Core 5200) |
C |
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External Frequency |
The Clock Source in the Core's Properties must NOT be set to Internal. The frequency of the clock sync connected to GPIO. This is usually 48000 (+- a few samples). If you are using GPS sync it will be either 5 (for 5pps) or 1 (for 1pps) (Not available on Core 5200) |
C |
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External Lock |
The Clock Source in the Core's Properties must NOT be set to Internal. The External Lock illuminates if the Core is able to successfully synchronize to the external clock signal. (Not available on Core 5200) |
C |
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Clock Master |
LED indicating if the Core is the Master Clock for the Q-SYS system or not. The Core can be the Master Clock even if the clock is synchronized to an external clock. |
N / A |
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Clock Offset |
Indicates how much of an offset exists, in microseconds, between this Core and the Master Clock. If this Core is the Master Clock, the offset is zero. |
N / A |
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Grandmaster |
The clock master of the network. |
N / A |
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Parent Port |
The device and interface name that this device is syncing to when it's not the clock master. Usually it is the same as the Grandmaster name. |
N / A |
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Processor Temp |
The current temperature, in Celsius, of the Core processor. |
N / A |
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Processor Fan |
The current speed of the processor fan in RPM. The speed varies based on the temperature. Not all Cores have this field. |
N |
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Chassis Temp |
The current temperature, in Celsius, of the Core chassis. |
N |
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Chassis Fan |
The current speed of the chassis fan in RPM. The speed varies based on the temperature. |
N |
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Memory Usage |
The percentage of memory used. |
V |
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Audio File Sync |
Text field indicating whether or not the audio files on the inactive Core, of a redundant pair, are in sync with the active Core. |
R |
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Details |
You must set Verbose to Yes in the Properties for this field to display. Text indicating the Details of any errors occurring with the Core. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. None of the items listed below display unless there is a value associated with it. If there are values associated with these, call Support.
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V |
This section is available only when the Is Redundant Property is set to Yes.
Control |
Function |
Default / Range |
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Active |
Identifies which Core is currently Active |
On / Off |
Standby |
Lights if the Core is in Standby mode. When the Core is booting, this LED is lit. |
Off / On |
Go Active |
Click this button to force the inactive Core to become Active. 1 |
Off / On |
1. In a redundant Core, redundant network system when the LAN-A connection to one Core is removed, and the LAN-B connection to the other Core is removed, you cannot switch between Cores using the Go-Active button. |
This section is available only when the Verbose Property is set to Yes.
Control |
Function |
Default / Range |
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Audio 1 and Audio 2 (audio processing time – microseconds) |
Contains the following information when the count is not zero:
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N / A |
Reset |
Resets the statistics in the Audio and Network fields. While the Reset button resets all entries in both fields, the average, periods, and overruns are the most noticeable. |
Momentary switch |
CPU Statistics Notes:
- average - the result of the number displayed in the average field, divided by 300, then multiplied by 100 should be slightly less than the DSP Usage shown in File -> Check Design....
- maximum - a value of > 333 causes overruns to increment, which means a dropout in the audio. An isolated dropout sounds like a click and is usually inaudible with program material but can be heard when listening to pure tones. There may occasionally be overruns when the design starts or when the primary and backup of a redundant pair of cores are swapped because of clock mastership change. This is OK because audio streams are not running at these points.
Note: The following USB Audio controls are available on the Core 110f , I/O USB Bridge, I/O-8 Flex, and the TSC-7t.
The following information is available only when the USB Audio Bridge, in the Properties, is set to anything except Disabled, and one or more of the USB Audio components are in the schematic.
Control |
Function |
Default / Range |
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Connection |
Green LED indicating that the USB Out component is connected to a computer. |
Off / On |
USB Speed |
Speed of the USB Connection. For example: High (2.0) |
N / A |
Active |
Green LED indicating that signal is streaming. |
Off / On |
More button |
Click to show or hide the details listed below. (Samples, SRC+, SRC-) |
N / A |
Samples |
Total number of samples since the audio started, or since the count has been reset. |
N / A |
SRC+ |
The number of samples added in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock |
N / A |
SRC- |
The number of samples removed in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock |
N / A |
Reset |
Resets the Sample count for the associated audio device. |
N / A |
The following information can be found on the Core 110f Status component and the I/O USB Bridge Status component.
Input
Input LED
Indicates whether or not there is active input to the Q-SYS video input device.
Input Connection
The network name of the Q-SYS video input device.
Bitrate (Kb/s)
The current input video bitrate, in kilobits per second.
Frames per Sec
Number of frames per second being sent by the video device.
Frame Count
Total number of frames sent.
Packet Count
Total number of packets since the last reset.
Packets Lost
Number of packets lost since the last reset.
Packet Loss%
The percentage of packets lost based on Packets Lost and Packet Count.
Test Button
Test the network setup for the Q-SYS video streaming implementation without having a PC or any USB connection. This tests QoS and IGMP on multicast.
USB
USB Active LED
Video Bridge USB Active: Indicates if the USB is active or not.
USB Bridge Name
The network name of the Q-SYS video bridging device.
Video Format
Displays the format of the video present on the USB – for example, "1920x1080p30".
Encoding
Displays the type of encoding used for the USB video stream - for example, "MJPEG".
USB Speed
Displays the detected USB speed capability of the connection – for example, "High Speed (2.0)".
Bitrate (Mb/s)
USB bitrate, in megabits per second.
Frames per Sec
USB frames per second
SRC-
The number of samples removed in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock
SRC+
The number of samples added in order to match the USB clock with the Q-SYS PTP clock
Reset
Reset Button
Clears the readings, and restarts monitoring.
Pin Name |
Value |
String |
Position |
Pins Available |
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Aux Power Active |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Core Status |
0 1 2 3 4 5 |
OK (Green) Compromised (Orange) Fault (Red) Not Present (Gray) Missing (Red) Initializing (Blue) |
- |
Output |
CPU Temperature |
n.n |
n.n°C | - |
Output |
Fan 1, 2 RPM |
n |
n |
- |
Output |
I/O Temperature |
n.n |
n.n°C | - |
Output |
Identify |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Input / Output |
Network Clock Grandmaster Name |
(text) |
Output |
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Network Clock Master |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Network Clock Offset from Master |
- | nus | - |
Output |
Network Clock Parent Port Name |
(text) |
Output |
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PoE < 90w |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
PoE = 90w |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
VPU Temperature |
n.n | n.n°C | - |
Output |
Pin Name | Value | String | Position | Pins Available |
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Primary / Backup (must be redundant) |
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Active |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Go Active |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Input / Output |
Standby |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Chassis Fan |
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RPM |
4-digit number |
text |
N/ A |
Output |
Statistics (must be Verbose) |
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Audio 1 |
Text box with statistics on the audio on network 1 |
Output |
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Audio 2 |
Text box with statistics on the audio on network 2 |
Output |
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Reset |
trigger |
Input / Output |
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Audio File Sync |
Text box with information regarding syncing audio files between redundant Cores |
Output |
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Chassis Temperature |
Text box displaying the internal temperature of the Core in Centigrade. |
Output |
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Core 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 |
External Clock (clock must not be internal) |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
External Clock Frequency (clock must not be internal) |
Text box displaying the external clocks frequency in Hz. |
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External Lock (clock must not be internal) |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Identify |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Input / Output |
Memory Used | 0 to 100 |
Text 0 to 100% |
0.0 to 1.00 |
Output |
Network Clock Grandmaster Name |
Text box indicating the network name of the Network Clock Grandmaster |
Output |
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Network Clock Master |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1 |
Output |
Network Clock Offset From Master |
– |
0 ms to n ms |
– |
Output |
Network Clock Parent Port Name |
Text box indicating the network name of the Parent port, usually the same as the Network Clock Grandmaster with the LAN appended. |
Output |
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Processor Fan RPM |
4-digit number |
text |
N/ A |
Output |
Processor Temperature |
Text box displaying the temperature of the Core's processor in Centigrade. |
Output |
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System Info (Details) |
Text field displaying system information. |
Output |
If your design contains an AES67 Receiver or Atmos Receiver (cinema only) component that was originally added to your design prior to version 7.0.1, you may see the aforementioned fault message in the Core Status component after saving your design to the Core. To resolve, replace these components in your design with new versions.