Status (I/O-8 Flex)

The Q-SYS I/O-8 Flex Channel Expander adds several expansion capabilities to the Q-SYS platform.

Eight flex channels (software configurable as either a Mic/Line input with phantom power, or a Line Level output)
Audio-to-USB Bridging for integration with soft-codec applications for host PC
Control connectivity via GPIO and RS232
Versatile mounting accessories included
PoE+ or external power supply (not included)

The I/O-8 Flex Status component provides the current status for network (LAN A , LAN B), clocking, power (PoE or Aux Power), and backup equipment. The Status component provide the configuration properties for the I/O-8 Flex.

Refer to the I/O-8 Flex Hardware topic for an explanation of the controls and connectors. Refer to the I/O-8 Flex User Manual for detailed installation instructions, and specifications.

Controls

Each control listed in the Analog and Digital sections, are one per channel.

I/O-8 Flex Status

Control

Function

Default / Range

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.

Off / On

Status LED

This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the I/O-8 Flex. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.

N / A

Status

Displays color-coded messages indicating the current status of the active I/O-8 Flex.

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.

N / A

Clock Offset

Indicates how much of an offset exists between this I/O-8 Flex and the Master Clock.

No default

Microseconds

Grandmaster

The clock master of the network.

N / A

Parent Port

The device and interface name to which this device is syncing. Usually it is the same as the Grandmaster name.

N / A

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 I/O-8 Flex. 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.

fpga_fifo_error	sequence_error
recv_fifo_error	xmit_task_early
xmit_fifo_error	xmit_task_late
recv_dma_error	xmit_task_error
xmit_dma_error	xmit_overrun
sync_error	clock_sync_loss

N / A

Reset Details

You must set Verbose to Yes in the Properties for this field to display.

Press this button to reset the details to zero.

N / A

Power

Control	Function	Default / Range
PoE A Plus	LED indicating that power over Ethernet is being used to power the unit.	On /Off
Aux Power	LED indicating that Auxiliary is being used to power the unit.	Off / On

Primary / Backup

You must have "Is Redundant" set to Yes in the Properties. The following table is for both the Primary and Backup units.

Control	Function	Default / Range
Details	Displays the details of LAN A (LAN B) network status.	N / A
Active	LED indicating which LAN is currently in use. Green indicates "in use".	On / Off
Go Active	Press this radio button to have the "other" I/O-8 Flex unit go active.	On / Off
Standby	LED indicating that the associated I/O-8 Flex unit is in standby.	Off / On

Audio Streams

You must have "Is Network Redundant" set to Yes in the Properties to see LAN B information.

Control	Function	Default / Range
Input / Output OK LED (LAN A / LAN B)	This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the I/O-8 Flex. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.	N / A
Suppress button	If the "Is Network Redundant" property is set to 'Yes', but the redundant network is not connected, an error is displayed. This button suppresses the error caused by LAN B not being connected.	Off / On
Input / Output Details	You must have Verbose set to Yes in the Properties. The following details are available: connected=1 (=1 connected / =0 not connected) dscp=34 (Differentiated services code point) You can change this number in the Design Properties dialog (Menu > File > Design Properties). accept_count= (number of packets accepted)	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Input / Output OK LED

(LAN A / LAN B)

This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the I/O-8 Flex. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.

N / A

Suppress button

If the "Is Network Redundant" property is set to 'Yes', but the redundant network is not connected, an error is displayed. This button suppresses the error caused by LAN B not being connected.

Off / On

Input / Output Details

You must have Verbose set to Yes in the Properties.

The following details are available:

connected=1 (=1 connected / =0 not connected)

dscp=34 (Differentiated services code point) You can change this number in the Design Properties dialog (Menu > File > Design Properties).

accept_count= (number of packets accepted)

N / A

Control Pins

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Aux Power Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Backup I/O-8 Flex Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Backup I/O-8 Flex Go Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Backup I/O-8 Flex Standby	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Backup I/O-8 Flex Status	Text display			Output
Clock Grandmaster Name	Text display			Output
Clock Offset From Master	–	0 ms to n ms	–	Output
Clock Parent Port Name	Text display			Output
LAN A/B Input Stream Details	Text display			Output
LAN A/B Input Stream OK	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
LAN A/B Output Stream Details
LAN A/B Output Stream OK	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
LAN B Suppress	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Identify	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
POE A Plus Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Primary I/O-8 Flex Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Primary I/O-8 Flex Go Active	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Primary I/O-8 Flex Standby	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Primary I/O-8 Flex Status	Text display			Output
Reset Details	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output