16-Channel AES3 In

The AES3 16-channel Input in Q-SYS Designer has one input component associated component that you can add to your design. The AES3 Card gives you a total of 16 inputs of AES3 digital audio.

You can also use the AES3 inputs to sync Q-SYS to an external clock source. Refer to the Core Status topic for details. The AES3-1 option displays in the Core's Properties under Clock Source when you have an 16 Channel AES3 card selected for the Core I/O slot. Use this option 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.

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. 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.

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

AES3 In

AES3

Control	Function	Default / Range
Lock	LED indicating that the card is receiving a valid AES input signal.	N / A
Peak Input Level (dBFS)	Graphic display of the peak input level to the AES3 Input, measured in dBFS.	N / A
Clip	Indicates if the signal is good (Green), close to clipping (Yellow), or clipping (Red).	Green Yellow Red
Clip Hold	Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.	Off / On

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	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

Control

Function

Default / Range

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.

N / A

Properties

When the AES In 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. The only Property for the AES3 In component is Sample Rate Conversion.

Property	Function	Choices
SRC Disabled	Determines if the SRC (Sample Rate Conversion) is done by the AES3 In card or not.	Yes / No

Control Pins

AES3 Input Control Pin

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Channel
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
Lock	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Mute	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / Output
Status	N / A	Text	N / A	Output