BSS Audio BLU Series Install Guide - Manual (Page 9)

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Rear Panel
OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH THE
ETHERNET
PRIMARY SECONDARY
A 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 B
C D
IN
OUT
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK
SAME TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE
AVIS: UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE
RECHANGE DE MEME TYPE
THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED
MANUFACTURED IN THE USA BY BSS AUDIO RS232 LOCATE
S S S S
S S S S
S S S S
S S S S WORD CLOCK
T1.6AH - 250V FUSE
100-240V ~ 50/60Hz, 55W
CobraNet
BLU link
IN
OUT
BLU-800 shown above� BLU-320 layout is identical� BLU-
160 and BLU-120 have no CobraNet TM or WORD CLOCK
BNC connectors, but are otherwise identical to the BLU-
800 and BLU-320�
BLU-805 shown above� BLU-325 layout is identical�
BLU-806 shown above� BLU-326 layout is identical�
AC Mains
AC Mains input to the universal switched-mode power supply, operates over a wide range of AC input voltages
from 100V to 240V, 50/60Hz�
CobraNet TM Connectors–Primary/Secondary [BLU-800/BLU-320]
CobraNet TM is a licensed technology which allows CobraNet TM enabled Soundweb London devices to send
and receive (simultaneously) up to 32 channels of audio to and from other CobraNet TM enabled devices� The
CobraNet TM compatible devices within the Soundweb TM London system are fitted with a Peak Audio Cobranet TM
CM-1 module� The module itself offers a Primary and a Secondary Cobranet TM port� Under normal operation,
only the Primary port transmits and receives data to and from the network� Should the Primary port or connection
fail, the CM-1 module automatically switches to receive from and transmit with the Secondary port�
AVB [BLU-805/BLU-325]
Ethernet AVB, or Audio/Video Bridging, is a common name for a set of IEEE standards that ensure the transmission
of high quality streaming audio and video over a standard Ethernet connection� The BLU-805 and BLU-325
devices are fitted with an AVB module. The module allows Soundweb London devices to send and receive
(simultaneously) up to 64 channels of audio to and from other AVB-enabled devices� The module offers a
Primary and a Secondary AVB port� Under normal operation, only the Primary port transmits and receives data
to and from the network� Should the Primary port or connection fail, the AVB module automatically switches to
receive from and transmit with the Secondary port� NOTE: The Secondary port is not currently enabled� It will
be enabled in a future release of HiQnet London Architect� The physical AVB connections must be made using
Cat 5e cables and an AVB compatible network switch. See ‘Technical Specifications’ for compatible Ethernet
Switches� Do not connect the AVB ports to any switch which does not support AVB! When connecting only
two AVB devices together, a direct connection between devices can be made from the primary of one device
to the primary of the other�
Dante TM [BLU-806/BLU-326]
Dante TM is a licensed technology from Audinate®� It uses standard Internet Protocols over 100Mb and/or Gigabit
Ethernet and is capable of transporting professional quality, low-latency audio� Dante TM runs on inexpensive
off-the-shelf computer networking hardware and does not require dedicated network infrastructure; Ethernet
switches transmit Dante TM digital media streams alongside ordinary data traffic. The BLU-806 and BLU-326
devices are fitted with a Dante TM module� The module allows Soundweb London devices to send and receive
up to 64X64 channels of audio at 48 kHz (up to 32X32 channels at 96 kHz) to and from other Dante TM -enabled
devices� The module offers a Primary and a Secondary Dante TM port. The Secondary port can be configured
for Swithed or Redundant operation using the Dante Controller software� When a device is set for Redundant
operation, the device will duplicate Dante audio traffic to both Primary and Secondary Ethernet ports. When a
device is set for Switched operation, the Secondary Ethernet port will behave as a standard switch port, allowing
daisy-chaining through the device� The physical Dante TM connections must be made using Cat 5e or Cat 6
cables when using a Gigabit network (Cat 5 may be used for purely 100Mbps networks)�
BLU link
The Soundweb London digital audio bus (also informally referred to as “BLU link”) is a point-to-point digital
audio bus with 256 audio channels at 48K sample rate or 128 audio channels at 96K sample rate� The physical
connection is made with Cat 5e cable from the OUT port of one device to the IN port of another device� The
devices are connected in a daisy chain fashion continuing with the OUT port of one device connected to the
IN port of the next device� Redundancy can be provided by completing the loop and connecting the OUT port
from the last device to the IN port of the first device in the chain. DO NOT connect BLU link ports to a hub,
network switch, or router. All devices connected in the BLU link ring/chain must be configured for the same
audio sample rate�