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MADI Router - Digital Patch Bay and Format Converter


MADI Router
12-Port MADI Optical, Coaxial, Twisted Pair Digital PatchBay and Format Converter, 19", 1 HU
with redundant power supply

As MADI systems grow, they may require a central router to distribute and merge streams and individual channels. The MADI Router is a device that can be used to split MADI signals into several outputs, or combine audio channels from several inputs into one signal.

Specifications:
 
• Power supply: Two internal redundant power supplies, 100-240V AC, max. 100W
• Dimensions without rack ears (WxHxD): 440 x 44 x 240 mm (17.32” x 1.73” x 9.45”)
• Temperature range: +5° up to +50° Celsius (41° F up to 122°F)
• Relative humidity: < 75%, non condensing
• Weight: 2.8 kg
 
Inputs | MADI
 
• Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, according to AES10-1991
• High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vpp)
• Optical via FDDI duplex SC connector
• 62.5/125 and 50/125 multimode compatible
• Both Optical and Coaxial ports accept any MADI signal
• Twisted Pair via RJ45 connector (input and output)
• Pinout “EXT”: 1-2 receive, 3-6 send, 4-5 DC +48V, 7-8 -48V
Note: The Twisted Pair implementation uses standard ethernet technology such as 8b/10b encoding for DC-balance, which is important to achieve stability over long cable runs. At the time of writing it is proprietary to RME. Implementations of other manufacturers may show incompatibilities.
 
Inputs | Word Clock
 
• BNC, not terminated (10 kOhm)
• Switch for internal termination 75 Ohm
• Automatic Double/Quad Speed detection
• SteadyClock guarantees super low jitter synchronization
• Capacitive coupled, galvanically isolated input
• Signal Adaptation Circuit: signal refresh through auto-center and hysteresis
• Overvoltage protection
• Level range: 0.7 Vpp – 3.3 Vpp
 
Outputs | MADI
 
• Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, according to AES10-1991
• Output voltage 750 mVpp
• Cable length: up to 200 m
• Optical via FDDI duplex SC connector
• 62.5/125 and 50/125 multimode compatible
• Fiber length: up to 2000m
 
Outputs | Word Clock
 
• BNC
• Max. output voltage: 3.3 Vpp
• Output voltage @ 75 Ohm: 1.65 Vpp
• Impedance: 10 Ohm
• Frequency range: 27 kHz – 200 kHz