Allen & Heath ME-U Datasheet

ME-U TECHNICAL DATASHEET

OVERVIEW

ME-U is a touring grade, 10 port PoE hub capable of providing power and audio to multiple ME-1 and ME-500
personal mixers. It comes with a standard input card to interface with dLive, SQ SLink, Qu and GLD dSnake,
iLive ACE or Aviom® A-Net®. This card can be replaced with a MADI, Dante or Waves SG card to accept a
digital feed of up to 40 sources from third party systems.

• 10 ports with locking Ethercon connectors

• Daisy chain ME-Us for more outputs - up to 19
ME-1/ME-500s with 2 hubs

• Each port provides power + 40 audio sources to
connected ME-1 and ME-500 mixers

• Automatically receive channel names and stereo
link status from dLive, SQ, Qu and GLD systems

• Touring grade build quality

• 2U rack or desk mounting

• Multi-purpose Network Port:

- Connect a PC or Mac for browser based
configuration of unit name, IP address and manual
entry of channel names

- Connect iLive AH-Net network to pick up channel
names automatically from an iLive system

• Compatible with Aviom® A-Net®

ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS SPECIFICATIONS

The device shall be a 10-port hub with PoE capability
for use with ME-1 and ME-500 personal monitoring
mixers. 40 audio sources plus channel naming and
stereo link status shall be received automatically
from compatible Allen & Heath mixers and broadcast
to connected ME-1 And ME-500 mixers. 16 audio
sources shall be received from compatible Aviom®
A-Net 16 devices.

The device shall incorporate 10 outputs with
locking EtherCON connectors on the front panel for
connection to ME-1 and ME-500 personal monitoring
mixers using standard Cat5 cabling. The front panel
outputs shall be capable of providing 15w per output
via PoE to power directly connected ME-1 and ME­500 mixers.

The device shall incorporate an input port on the
front panel. The input port shall include a removable
digital input card to allow direct connection to dLive,
SQ, Qu, GLD and iLive digital mixers in addition to
Aviom® A-Net 16 sources. The removable card shall
feature a locking EtherCON RJ45 connector.

The device shall accept M-DANTE, M-MADI and
M-WAVES2 digital audio networking cards to facilitate
connection to third party digital audio systems. The
digital audio networking cards shall be fitted into the
front panel input port.

The device shall feature an RJ45 socket to allow
connection of a Windows or Apple computer for
browser based configuration.

The device shall be suitable for freestanding or
19” rack mounted operation. The device shall be
mounted via integrated 19” rack ears and shall
occupy 2U of rack space.

The device shall have a built-in power supply with
a rear-panel on/off switch and shall be capable of
accepting 100-240V AC via an IEC cable. The device
shall have a maximum power consumption of 250W.
Recommended operating temperature for the device
shall be 5 to 35 degrees Celsius.

The device shall be the Allen & Heath ME-U.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

System

Mains Input 100-240VAC / 47-63Hz

Mains Power Consumption 250W

Operating Temperature Range 5°C-35°C

PoE Capabilities 15W per socket

Dimensions and Weights

Width x Depth x Height x Weight

ME-U (unpacked)

483 x 253 x 92 mm (19” x 10” x 3.6”) x 4.6kg
(10.1lbs)

A: Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9LU, UK W: allen-heath.com