Cat-5e, Pro16 a-net ports, Firmware update – Aviom ASI User Manual

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Cat-5e

All Cat‑5e connections between A‑Net devices should use Unshielded

Twisted Pair (UTP) cable. The cable can be of the stranded or solid type; solid

wire performs better over long distances while stranded wire is more flexible

and easier to manipulate and therefore easier to work with in a performance

situation.

Cables designated as Cat‑5e in Pro64 documentation can be interchanged

with any Cat‑6 (or better) cable. Cables will be referred to simply as “Cat‑5e.”

Connectors on Cat‑5e cables can be of the standard RJ45 variety or locking

Neutrik EtherCon type.

Pro16 A-Net Ports

All Pro16 A‑Net ports operate at a sample rate of either 44.1kHz or 48kHz.

When a Pro64 sample rate higher than 44.1/48kHz is used (96kHz, 192, etc.),

the A‑Net Systems Interface uses sample rate conversion to downsample the

Pro64 data to the closest compatible Pro16 sample rate (44.1 or 48kHz).

The ASI A‑Net Systems Interface can be connected to Pro16 A‑Net Distributors

such as the A‑16D and A‑16D Pro, AN‑16/o Output Modules, and to A‑16II and

A‑16R Personal Mixers.

Firmware Update

The Pro64 firmware can be updated in the field using a PC and the Pro64

Update Tool. Modules can be updated over A‑Net, while part of an active

audio network, or in local mode where no other modules are connected at

the time the update is being performed (such as may be required for a bench

configuration when setting up modules prior to installation).

Updating a module requires the Aviom Pro64 Update Tool application, a PC

host computer with RS‑232 connection capability, a null modem DB9 cable,

and the update file for the particular Pro64 device being updated. Refer

to the Aviom website for information about the availability of the latest

firmware upgrades and feature updates.

The ASI A‑Net Systems Interface must be connected to another Pro64 device

with Virtual Data Cable capability in order to be updated.

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