Allen & Heath GPIO Datasheet

Allen & Heath Limited
Kernick Industrial Estate
Penryn, Cornwall,
TR10 9LU, UK

www.allen-heath.com

GPIO Technical Datasheet

Overview

§ Cat5 connection to dLive MixRack or Surface

§ 8 optically protected switched to ground inputs

§ 7 normally open (N/O) and 1 switchable normally

open (N/O) or normally closed (N/C) relay
outputs

o 24V Max
o 400mA Max

§ 2x 10V outputs (500mA max total)

§ Industry standard Phoenix connectors

§ Freestanding or rack-mount (1u / ½ Width)

operation

§ PoE (IEEE 802.3af-2003) compliant

§ IO parameters configured via Surface or Director

Dimensions

A&E Specifications

The unit shall be a portable General Purpose Input Output
network device used for 3rd party integration to a dLive system.

The unit shall have 8 switched to ground inputs with opto­isolation between inputs. There shall be 7 Normally Open relay
outputs and 1 switchable Normally Open or Normally Closed
relay output available on industry standard Phoenix
connectors. The relays shall have a maximum 10 Watt contact
rating and a 0.4 Amp switching current. In addition, the device
shall also provide two +10V outputs with a maximum total
current of 500mA. IO parameters shall be software assignable
via a surface, iPad or control software running on Windows or
Mac.

The device shall be connected to a Surface or MixRack via
standard cat5 cabling via an RJ45 connector located on the
rear panel. A reset button should be available to reinstate
factory default network settings if so required.

The unit shall be freestanding, desk-mounted or rack-mounted
and optional mounting accessories shall be available. When
rack-mounted the unit shall utilise 1U in height and ½ width of
a standard 19” rack. The optional mounting unit shall be of a
robust construction and allow for two units to be installed in a
single rack unit. It should also allow for the blanking of one half
if only one unit is installed. There shall be a maximum of 8 units
supported in any system.

The unit shall have a built-in power supply accepting 12V DC
via the supplied power supply. The unit shall also be PoE (IEEE

802.3af-2003) compliant and can be powered via the network
port from an external switch or PoE injector. Recommended
operating temperature for the unit shall be 5 to 35 degrees
Celsius.

The unit shall be the Allen&Heath GPIO.

GPIO Datasheet 2 Allen & Heath Ltd