Cadac CDC seven Hardware User Manual

Cadac CDC seven Hardware User Manual Manual pdf 41 page image

Revision 1 2017CDC seven41System functionsWaves SoundGrid® interfaceWaves SoundGrid® is a proprietary high-speed digital audio transport protocolwith a capacity of 64 bidirectional channels. The CDC seven is fitted with aSoundGrid® interface card, accessible on the rear panel via three RJ45 networkconnectors. Any one of these may be connected to an external computer (with theappropriate Waves drivers loaded) to perform multitrack recording and playback.A range of optional Waves servers is also available which can be used to host thefull range of Waves plug-in signal processing. The control screens for the externalsoftware processors can be accessed via the CDC seven’s Main Screen.See the Software and SoundGrid Manuals for full details.USB portsThe CDC seven is equipped with five Type ‘A’ USB 2.0 ports. These are locatedas follows: one socket in the meter bridge of the Master Section, two socketsunder the armrest and two sockets on the rear panel.The location of the ports is illustrated at page 18 (Item [16]), page 20 (Item[6]) and page 22 (Item [5]).The USB ports are intended for the connection of an external memory device(USB stick or similar), on which Show files can be saved or backed-up, and alsofor performing software upgrades. They also allow the connection of a standardUSB QWERTY keyboard for channel name entry, etc., if this is preferred to theon-screen “virtual” keyboards.Ethernet PortsThe Channel Section of the CDC seven is equipped with two standard RJ45Ethernet Ports. They are both standard PC network Gigabit Ethernet port forconnection to a network, for purposes such as updating firmware.Cat 6 cable suitable for 1000base-T use is recommended for network connetions.The location of the ports is illustrated at page 22 (Item [7]).Video ports (HDMI)This port carries a video signal which may be defined in software; typicaly this willbe the main screen display or the Waves screen display.Note that the Video Port is not currently implemented.