QSC Q-SYS QIO-AES8x8 Architectural & Engineering Specifications
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The peripheral shall provide eight (8) channels of AES3 audio input and eight (8) channels of AES3 audio output with independent sample rate conversion on each interface that is remotely configurable. The inputs shall be fully monitored and supervised with configurable sample rate conversion to detect the incoming rate and provide lock status with the ability to drive programmable logic or scripted programming. The outputs shall provide a configurable clock source with an option to use the system rate or convert to the rate of any received input. The peripheral shall support sample rate conversion of 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz to the system rate. The peripheral shall transport up to eight (8) networked audio channels in each direction, formatted as Q-LAN networked audio, to the system processor.

The peripheral shall operate natively on a standard gigabit Ethernet infrastructure available from a broad range of network infrastructure manufacturers. The peripheral shall employ DiffServ quality of service, IGMP, IEEE 1588-2008 (PTPv2) precision time protocol, and UDP/IP audio data transport with floating-point format audio data representation. The peripheral shall support 802.1x authentication. The peripheral shall not require IEEE 802.1AS, IEEE 802.1Qat, or IEEE 802.1Qav support on the network infrastructure to function. The overall system latency from analog input to synchronized analog outputs anywhere on the network shall be 3.167 ms. The system shall also be able to achieve an overall system latency of 3.167 ms over Layer-3 routed network infrastructure without any additional hardware, software, or connection services between subnets.

The peripheral shall operate on PoE or DC power input and have the following front panel controls and indicators: Unit ID button, green ID LED, and blue Power LED. A web interface shall provide basic network and security configuration, status, and log retrieval. The peripheral shall be natively integrated into Q-SYS Designer Software for network discovery, real-time configuration, control, monitoring, supervision, and network audio routing.

The peripheral’s rear panel shall provide two (2) 2-pin power Euroblock connectors for daisy-chainable DC power, four (4) balanced AES3 audio inputs on a 12-pin Euroblock connector, four (4) balanced AES3 audio outputs on a 12-pin Euroblock connector, a recessed settings reset button, and two (2) RJ45 connectors for daisy-chainable Ethernet configured as Q-SYS Network ports: one (1) PoE port, RJ45 1000 Mbps only; one (1) Pass-thru port, RJ45 1000 Mbps only.

The peripheral shall feature multiple mounting options, including a standard 19-inch rack or surfaces such as under-table or on-wall. It shall be one-quarter (1/4) rack space wide and less than one (1) rack unit tall (1.59 inches / 4.04 cm), allowing mounting alongside quarter-rack width QSC Q-SYS QIO peripherals using an optional rack tray kit. The peripheral shall include two (2) reversible steel angle brackets for surface mounting.

The peripheral dimensions shall be 1.59" x 4.25" x 8.5" (4.04cm x 10.80cm x 21.59cm).

The peripheral shall be the QSC Q-SYS QIO-AES8x8.