Universal Audio Realtime Rack - Manual (Page 21)

Realtime Rack Manual Chapter 2: Hardware 21
Chapter 2: Hardware
Hardware Overview
The Realtime Rack hardware is the 1U rack device that performs audio signal processing
on digital audio streams via MADI optical I/O. The hardware unit contains four SHARC
DSPs that process the UAD Powered Plug-In algorithms. Each unit can process up to
16 MADI streams, and up to four units can be combined to process a total of 64 MADI
streams. Additionally, each unit has dual-redundant internal power supplies and auto-
matic failover protection.
Each Realtime Rack hardware unit is configured and controlled by the Realtime Rack
software application. The MADI channels being processed by each hardware unit is
specified in the Settings tab in the Realtime Rack software.
Front Panel
This section describes the function of all visual indicators and controls on the Realtime
Rack front panel. There are five visual-only elements and one (recessed) hardware RE-
SET button.
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powered by
RESET
(1) HOST Indicator
The HOST indicator displays the status of the rear panel Thunderbolt connection to the
host computer system. The indicator is lit when Realtime Rack is connected to, and
properly communicating with, the Mac computer that is running Realtime Rack software.
The Realtime Rack software must be properly installed and configured on the host com-
puter to enable driver connectivity, and the HOST indicator must be illuminated to use
Realtime Rack with all computer and Vi console operations.