- Networked open architecture digital audio processor
- 64 x 64 channel, dual-redundant Dante*/AES67 audio transport
- 10 high-headroom analogue mic/line inputs
- 6 electronically balanced, low impedance line level outputs
- 24 channels of freely assignable Acoustic Echo Cancellation
- 16 channel ULTRANET audio output bus
- Class-compliant USB connection for integration with soft codec conferencing applications
- System configuration and control via ethernet?
- Embedded HTML engine to serve custom control pages?
- Integrated control modules for Lab Gruppen D series and Lucia amplifiers
- Embedded media engine for audio playback and recording
- RS232 connector for interfacing with 3rd party control systems?
- 6 user-configurable general purpose input output connections (GPIO)
- Auto-ranging universal power supply
- Designed and engineered in the United Kingdom
Technical Specifications
Analogue Inputs
Number of channels: 10
Type: Analogue, electronically balanced Euroblock connectors
Impedance : 10 kΩ
Maximum input : level +24 dBu
Gain range : 0 to +66 dB with step 6 dB
Common mode rejection : Typically, 60 dB at 1 kHz
Crosstalk (inter-channel @ 1 kHZ) : < -75 dB
Phantom power : +48 VDC, 7mA per channel
Analogue Outputs
Number of channels" 6
Type "Analogue, electronically balanced Euroblock connectors
Output impedance : 200 Ω, balanced
Maximum output level : -31 dBu to +24 dBu
Dante Input / Output Characteristics
Number of channels : 64 input / 64 output
Connector : 2 x RJ45
Sample rate : 48 kHz
Resolution : 24-bit
DM8500 internal latency : < 1.8 ms
DM8500 Dante latency : 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, 1.0 ms, or 5.0 ms (set by Dante controller)
Clock synchronization : Incoming Dante clock or DM8500 internal clock
ULTRANET Digital Network
Number of channels : 16 out
Connector : RJ45
Sampling rate : 48 kHz
Latency : < 1.8 ms
Cable : Shielded CAT-5
Cable length : Up to 75 m / 250 ft
USB Audio
Number of channels : 2 in / 2 out
Resolution : 16-bit
Sampling rate : 48 kHz
Type : Audio Class 1.0 compliant
Connector : USB, type B
GPIO
Number of channels : 6
Input voltage : 0 to 5 V
Input impedance : 4.7 kΩ to +5 V (2-wire mode) > 1 MΩ (3-wire mode)
Output voltage : 0 / 5 V (unloaded)
Output impedance : 550 Ω (source) 10 Ω (sink)
Output current : -1 mA (source) (Vo ≥4 V) 20 mA (sink), (Vo ≤ 0.4 V)
+5 V supply current : 150 mA max
RS232
Format : 8-N-1, 38,400 baud
Connector : DB9 female
Performance
Frequency response : 20 Hz to 20 kHz (±1 dB, input to output @ +4 dBu)
THD+N (1kHz @ 0 dB gain, +4
dBu output) : < 0.005% (Bandwidth = 20 Hz-20 KHz)
Equivalent input noise : -125 dBu (Bandwidth= 20 Hz-20 KHz, gain = 66 dB, RS = 150 Ω)
Dynamic range : > 105 dB (Bandwidth = 20 Hz-20 KHz,
none weighted)
A/D - D/A conversion : multi-bit ΣΔ
AEC Module : Support 6 AEC Modules (Up to 24 channels totally) Each AEC module tail length setting options:150ms with 4 channels or 300ms with 2 channelsEach AEC Module can set individually
AEC : convergence up to 100 dB/sec
Power Requirements
Voltage : 100 VAC to 240 VAC ±10 %
Frequency : 50 ~ 60 Hz
Consumption : < 48 W
Dimension / Weight
Dimensions (H x W x D) : 44 x 483 x 293 mm (1.7 x 19 x 11.5")
Weight Net: 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs)
Shipping: 4.8 kg (10.6 lbs)
Temperature Range
Operation : +0° C to +45° C
Storage : -20° C to +60° C