Studio Technologies 5204 - Manual (Page 7)

Model 5204 User Guide Issue 1, August 2014
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 7
Model 5204
Dual Line Input to Dante Interface
USB Dedicated Charging Port
A USB type A receptacle is located on the
back panel of the Model 5204. It allows
connection to a wide variety of devices that
obtain power for operation and/or charging
via USB. No data is transferred to or from
the Model 5204 with this connector, only
power is provided. The dedicated charg-
ing port (DCP) is capable of automatically
enumerating (“handshaking”) with a num-
ber of the popular device protocols. This
allows operation with most mobile phones,
tablet computers, and personal audio de-
vices. Using the appropriate cable, simply
connect the dedicated charging port to the
selected device. Up to 5 watts of energy
can be delivered on a continuous basis.
It’s possible that the device being pow-
ered and/or charged is also serving as the
source of analog audio for line input A. In
this case two interface cables will be used
to link the device with the Model 5204.
Dante
Configuration
Several Model 5204’s Dante-related
parameters can be configured. These
configuration settings will be stored in non-
volatile memory within the Model 5204’s
circuitry. Configuration will typically be
done with the Dante Controller software
application which is available for download
free of charge at www.audinate.com. Ver-
sions of Dante Controller are available to
support Windows® and OS X® operating
systems. The Model 5204 uses the Ultimo
2-input/2-output integrated circuit to imple-
ment the Dante architecture. However, only
the two transmitter (output) channels are
utilized. This dictates which parameters
can be configured and what choices are
available.
The two transmitter channels associated
with the Model 5204’s Dante interface
must be assigned to the desired receiver
channels. Within Dante Controller a “sub-
scription” is the term used for routing a
transmit flow (a group of output channels)
to a receive flow (a group of input chan-
nels). Note that as of the writing of this
guide the number of transmitter flows
associated with an Ultimo integrated circuit
is limited to two.
The Model 5204 will support audio sample
rates of 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz with
a limited selection of pull-up/pull-down
values. The Model 5204 can serve as the
clock master for a Dante network but in
most cases it will “sync” to another device.
The Model 5204 has a default Dante de-
vice name of ST-M5204 and a unique suf-
fix. The suffix identifies the specific Model
5204 that is being configured (it relates to
the MAC address of the Ultimo integrated
circuit). The two Dante transmitter chan-
nels have default names of
Ch1 and Ch2.
Using Dante Controller the default device
and channel names can be revised as ap-
propriate for the specific application.
Operation
At this point an Ethernet connection with
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability
should have been made. The unit’s Dante
configuration settings should have been
selected using Dante Controller software
application. At a minimum the Model
5204’s two Dante transmitter channels
should have been routed to receiver
channels on an associated device. Analog