Yamaha AIC128-D Operation Manual
DANTE ACCELERATOR
AUDIO INTERFACE CARD
AIC128-D
Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
Connecting to a Network ................................................... 4
Before You Set Up Your Network - Important Notes......................4
Network Configuration....................................................................5
Unsupported Dante Network Configurations..................................7
Gigabit Ethernet Support........................................................... 4
Choosing a Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch ...........................4
Choosing Ethernet Cabling .......................................................4
Connection via a Redundant Network....................................... 6
Straight-through connection to another
Dante-enabled device ...............................................................7
Connecting Primary and Secondary redundant networks
to the same network switch ....................................................... 7
Dante Audio Data over Wireless Networks ...............................8
Use of 100Mbps Network interface ...........................................8
Dante Accelerator Basic Operation .................................. 9
Pre-operation Checklist ..................................................................9
Using Dante Controller ...................................................................9
Setting Up Audio Routing ..........................................................9
Configuring the Card .................................................................9
Device View Window................................................................. 9
Identifying Individual DANTE ACCELERATOR ......................10
Changing the Device Name .................................................... 10
Changing Channel Labels .......................................................10
Changing the Sample Rate ..................................................... 10
Setting the Latency .................................................................10
Using the Card with an Audio Application ..................... 11
Choosing an Audio Application ....................................................11
ASIO for Windows ................................................................... 11
Core Audio for Mac OS X........................................................11
Choosing Dante as your Audio Interface...................................... 11
Windows.................................................................................. 11
Mac OS X................................................................................ 11
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Troubleshooting ............................................................... 13
Introduction................................................................................... 13
Network Configuration..................................................................13
Gigabit Ethernet ......................................................................13
Computer Configuration ............................................................... 13
Network Switch Configuration and Cabling.............................14
System Checklist..........................................................................14
Checking Driver Version ......................................................... 14
Dante Configuration ..................................................................... 15
Sample Rate ...........................................................................15
Index .................................................................................. 16
Information
• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this manual are for instructional
purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your device.
• Audinate®, the Audinate logo and Dante are trademarks of Audinate Pty Ltd.
• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation in the United States
and other countries.
• Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries.
• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Connecting to a Network
In order to use your Dante Accelerator, you will need to set up
an Ethernet network connecting:
• The computer on which the Dante Accelerator is installed
• The computer running Dante Controller (if it’s not the same
computer), and
• Any other Dante-enabled audio device you may have.
Before You Set Up Your Network Important Notes
Gigabit Ethernet Support
Your Dante Accelerator has been designed to perform with
Gigabit Ethernet networks. Connecting your Dante
Accelerator to older 100Mbit/s Ethernet devices is not
supported.
When connecting your Dante Accelerator to a network switch,
make sure it supports Gigabit Ethernet and you are connected
to a Gigabit Ethernet port.
Choosing a Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
You get the best performance out of your Dante network even
if you use standard Gigabit Ethernet network switches.
Dante uses standard Ethernet and IP Quality of Service (QoS)
to ensure its high-quality synchronization is not affected, even
on loaded networks. Make sure that you choose network
switches which have the following features.
• DSCP-based QoS with four queues and strict priority
queuing
• ACL filtering
• Fiber-optic cable support including SFP pluggable modules
(if you need to run long cables)
• Managed network switches which allow you to manage the
network switches and monitor your network
If you have chosen a network switch that has been used
before, you may need to check its settings again.
For more information about choosing network switches,
please visit the Support section of the Audinate website
(www.audinate.com).
Connecting to a Network
Choosing Ethernet Cabling
Dante uses completely standard Ethernet and IP, so it also
uses standard Ethernet cabling (STP), including Cat5e or
higher and fiber-optic.
Make sure your Ethernet cables and ports are in good
condition.
Remember that Ethernet cables which are Cat5e or higher
have a limit of 100 meters* at speeds of 1Gbps. If you require
longer distances, you can use fiber-optic cables.
* The cable length limits depend on the cable types.
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Network Configuration
Dante
Accelerator
Ethernet network adapter
Network switch
Dante-enabled devices
The Dante Accelerator is a dedicated Dante audio interface,
and cannot be used by the Dante Controller as a port for
network control (configuring Dante devices, and routing
audio).
Network control must be performed via the standard network
adapter on the computer on which Dante Controller is
installed.
If this is the same computer in which the Dante Accelerator is
installed, the computer must be connected to the Dante
network via two Ethernet cables and a network switch:
Connecting to a Network
Basic network configuration
If your network switch has a mix of Gigabit and 100Mbps
ports, make you connect all Dante Accelerator, and if possible
all devices, to the Gigabit ports.
1. Make sure all computers are set to automatically
configure their IP address.
2. Power on the network switch.
3. Connect your Ethernet cables from each device to
the Gigabit ports of the network switch.
You may need to reboot the computers if they have active
previous IP network configurations.
All devices will automatically be assigned IP network
configurations.
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Connection via a Redundant Network
Dante redundancy works by using two completely
independent and separate networks, the Primary Network and
the Secondary Network.
To set up and use Dante Redundancy, connect your redundant
Dante-enabled device using duplicate network switches and
Ethernet cables as shown below.
Connect the following to the Primary Network only:
• Any computers running Dante Controller
• Any non-redundant Dante-enabled devices
All Dante-enabled devices that support redundancy should be
connected to both the Primary and Secondary networks.
The primary and secondary networks MUST NOT be
interconnected at any point.
Connecting to a Network
Primary network
Dante-enabled device
Without redundancy support
Dante Controller
Network switch 1
Ethernet network
adapter
Dante
Accelerator
Primary
port
Dante-enabled device
With redundancy support
Primary
port
Secondary
port
Secondary
port
Secondary network
Network switch 2
1. Make sure all computers are set to automatically
configure their IP address.
2. Power on the network switch.
3. Connect your Primary Ethernet cables from each
device to the Gigabit ports of the Primary network
network switch.
Primary
port
Secondary
port
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