Peavey COBRANET AUDIO BRIDGE CAB 16D - Manual (Page 22)

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CAB ™ 16 Series User Manual
Basic CobraNet Network Connections
The CAB 16 Series products feature 4 different connection types. (Refer to the Rear Panel Details.) First in priority is the
CobraNet
™ network port. This RJ-45 connector is designed to connect with standard, off-the-shelf Category 5 (CAT 5) cable
for use with standard Ethernet network switches. This cabling interconnect is commonly referred to as the wiring “backbone”.
This backbone must be properly designed for each system. Ideally, this cabling and its associated hardware would be designed,
installed and certified by a competent network systems engineer.
A typical CobraNet system would include a CAT 5 cable from each CAB 16 to a network switch. An additional CAT 5 cable
would connect the switch to one or more MM-DSP-cn cards within the MediaMatrix frame. The example below is the most
basic configuration. Large systems on managed networks can get very complex. Please don’t get ahead of yourself here! You
need to be able to make this configuration work first!
Fig. 4, Typical Network Connections
Fig. 5, Direct Connection Example
Standard CAT5 Cable
“Crossover” CAT5 Cable
(See p. 26-27)
100 Base T Network Switch
CAB 16o CAB 16i
CAB 16o
MediaMatrix Frame with MM-DSP-cn DPU Card
Alternately, you can connect the CAB 16 CobraNet port directly to the CobraNet port on your MM-DSP-cn card, bypassing the
need for a switch. However, this type of direct connection requires a "crossover" cable. (See p. 26-27 for CAT 5 cable details.) It
should be emphasized that with this direct connection method, you cannot connect more than a single CAB product to an MM-
DSP-cn card. This type of connection is normally used for testing and troubleshooting and has limited advantages in actual sys-
tem installations.
MediaMatrix Frame with one MM-DSP-cn DPU Card