QIO-24f

The peripheral shall provide 24 channels of analog audio inputs and outputs that are remotely configurable. The peripheral shall send/receive up to 24 networked audio channels, formatted as Q-LAN networked audio, to/from 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 AC mains 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 8 balanced mic/line audio inputs on two 12-pin Euroblock connectors, 8 balanced line audio outputs on two 12-pin Euroblock connectors, and 8 FLEX I/O channels on two 12-pin Euroblock connectors that can be software-defined as analog inputs or outputs in single channel increments in any combination ratio. Additionally, the rear panel includes 8x8 GPIO (with 12V 0.2A supply and common ground) on two 10-pin Euroblock connectors, a recessed settings reset button, and two RJ45 connectors for optional redundant Ethernet networks, configured as Q-SYS Network ports that operate at 1000Mbps.

The peripheral shall support an optional peripheral redundancy mode, where a pair of identical peripherals can be configured as a primary/secondary failover pair. In case of a failure on the primary peripheral, the secondary peripheral takes over and becomes active. An integrated relay on each output channel is automatically opened on the inactive peripheral, to prevent undesirable interactions between paralleled outputs.

The peripheral shall feature multiple mounting options including a standard 19-inch rack or surfaces such as under-table or credenza mounting. It shall be full rack width and one rack unit tall (1.72 inches / 43.6 mm). The peripheral shall include two reversible steel angle brackets that are pre-installed for rack mounting, but which can be reinstalled in an alternate location to facilitate under-table or credenza mounting.

The peripheral dimensions shall be 12" x 17.4" x 1.72" (304.8 x 443.0 x 43.6 mm).

The peripheral shall be the QSC Q-SYS QIO-24f.