PreSonus AVB to Dante Bridge Users Manual

AVB-D 16

16x16 AVB-to-Dante Bridge

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

1 Overview — 1

1.1 Introduction — 1

1.2 About This Manual — 1

1.3 What’s in the box — 2

1.3.1 What Else You Need — 2

1.4 Companion PreSonus Products — 2

2 Connections and Controls — 3

2.1 Front Panel — 3

2.2 Rear Panel — 3

3 Network Setup — 4

3.2 Recommended Network Setup Example — 4

3.3 Managing Each Network — 5

3.4 Updating Firmware — 5

3.5 AVB Network Setup — 5

3.5.1 Method 1: Console Mixer Touch

Display Setup — 5

3.5.2 Method 2: UC Surface Setup — 7

4 Technical Information 9

4.1 Specifications — 9

1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

AVB-D 16

Owner’s Manual

Welcome to a whole new world of possibilities! The AVB-D 16 is your bridge between
an AVB network and Dante network. This 16x16 bridge converts 16 channels of
audio from AVB to Dante and 16 channels of audio from Dante to AVB. It has a
built-in asynchronous sample rate converter (ASRC) to ensure your media clock
remains solid and reliable on both networks. Additionally, the ASRC allows you
to operate each side of the network at different sample rates. For example, you
can have the AVB network running at 48kHz and the Dante network at 96kHz.

AVB-D 16 works like any other audio endpoint on either your StudioLive Series III
AVB network or your Dante network. This means that when the AVB audio
data reaches the bridge, it’s translated to Dante and vice versa. Other data,
such as control data, is not passed through the bridge. For this reason it’s
important to ensure you’ve properly set up your AVB and Dante networks
with the devices and computers you’ll need on each side respectively.

PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed to constant product improvement,
and we highly value our customers and their creative endeavors. We
appreciate the support you have shown us by purchasing your AVB-D
16 and are confident that you will enjoy for years to come!

1.2 About This Manual

We suggest you spend some time with this manual before beginning to work
with your AVB-D 16 and familiarize yourself with their features, functions, and
proper connection procedures. This will facilitate configuring your AVB and Dante
networks to intercommunicate and make the process go as smoothly as possible.

This manual describes the functions of the AVB-D 16 with StudioLive Series III digital
mixers. More information about AVB Networking best practices and configurations
can be found in the PreSonus AVB Networking Guide, and we highly recommend
that you review this document as well, to avoid any difficulty in creating your AVB
network. This manual covers basic connection and use case configurations only. For
more complex routing examples, please review the PreSonus AVB Networking Guide.

Throughout this manual, you will find Power User Tips. These suggestions
provide useful information on getting the most out of your AVB-D 16 as well as
explanations of various useful audio terminology. Thank you, once again, for
purchasing our product. We are confident that you will enjoy your new AVB-D 16.

Note: When using your AVB-D 16 with any StudioLive Series III Ecosystem product, every
product on the network will require the latest firmware and Universal Control version for
proper functionality. Please log into your My PreSonus user account and update all
associated software for your PreSonus StudioLive Series III Ecosystem AVB products before
proceeding

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1 Overview

StudioLive™ Series III

AVB Networking Guide

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1.3 What’s in the box

1.3 What’s in the box

1.3.1 What Else You Need

AVB-D 16

Owner’s Manual

In addition to to a Quick Start Guide, your AVB-D 16 package contains the following:

AVB-D 16 16x16 AVB-to-Dante bridge

Power Supply

AVB Switch. The PreSonus SW5E AVB PoE Switch is fully compatible
with all PreSonus AVB products and third-party AVB devices that
adhere to the 1722.1 AVB standard. For a complete list of compatible
third-party AVB switches, please visit www.presonus.com.

Ethernet Cable. PreSonus requires a CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable for all AVB
devices. These can be acquired at most electronics dealers or www.presonus.com.

PreSonus StudioLive Series III Ecosystem Product. All PreSonus StudioLive
Series III mixer models, NSB-series stage boxes, and EarMix 16M personal
monitor mixers are fully compatible with the 1722.1 AVB standard and
the AVB-D 16. At this time, third-party AVB mixers are not supported.

1.4 Companion PreSonus Products

Welcome to the PreSonus Ecosystem! As a solutions company, we believe
the best way to take care of our customers (that’s you) is to ensure that
you have the best possible experience from the beginning of your signal
chain to the end. In order to achieve this goal, we’ve prioritized seamless
integration throughout every design phase of these products from day
one. The result is systems that communicate with each other as intended—
straight out of the box—without excessive configuration hassle.

For more information on how our PreSonus AVB networking devices play so well
with one another, please review the StudioLive™ Series III AVB Networking Guide.

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