Video Transcript
Hardware Peripherals
6m 16s
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By now, you should understand that the every system starts with the Q-SYS Core;
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it handles all of the audio, video and control processing on your system.
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But now were going to introduce you to all the different specialized network peripherals you can add,
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depending on your application needs,
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all of these peripherals send their data over the same standard Gigabit network
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back and forth to the Core for processing.
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The I/O Frame, as its name implies, provides additional audio inputs and outputs the system,
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when you need more connections than are available on your Core.
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The standard model of I/O Frame can house up to four specialized I/O Cards,
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which bring analog and bridge network audio sources onto the Q-LAN network to be delivered to the Core.
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After the Core processes the audio, it transports the audio to an appropriate output,
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which might be a local connection or I/O Card on the Core itself, or another networked I/O device.
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Regardless of where the audio leaves Q-SYS,
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that audio is then converted back to analog and delivered to the amplifier.
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Q-SYS I/O devices are intended to be physically located close to the signal source or destination.
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The different types of I/O Cards will be covered later in this course.
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There are also a few other types of I/O devices.
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For cinema applications, the DCIO interface provides a cost-effective way to realize the full benefits of
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Q-SYS-enabled cinema in every room of a multiplex.
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This modular networked device can provide all the audio inputs and outputs for each room.
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It allows for up to 16 AES3 input channels without the use of an AES/EBU IO Card, as well as dedicated
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analog HI and VI outputs for accessibility to hard-of-hearing and visually-impaired channels.
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There is a 10W amplifier for a local monitor output, as well as an XLR Mic/Line input and a 3.5mm Line
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input to route alternate content sources to the Q-SYS Core. In addition, the DCIO-H model provides an
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HDMI passthrough to bring Dolby Audio and DTS-HD decoding into the Q-SYS environment as well.
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The I/O-8 Flex is a compact PoE channel expander that provides 8 channels of “flex” input or output,
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which means that it can be configured in the software with single channel granularity
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to be either a mic/line input or a line output. For example if you need all 8 channel to be inputs, no problem.
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If you need 3 inputs and 5 outputs, easy peezy! You get the idea.
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On top of that, it comes with great mounting hardware that allow for single unit racking,
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pairing them up with an additional I/O-8 Flex, or if you’re doing a standard conference room,
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you might want to mount one right next to one of our SPA Series amplifiers.
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Or mount them outside the rack entirely, under the table or behind an LCD screen.
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If you need even higher channel count density in your installation
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or you have highly specialized I/O requirements,
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certain Cores, like the Core510i for example, can be operated in “IO Frame Mode”
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this mode offers the ability to integrate up to 128x128 audio channels via its 8 I/O Card slots.
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Keep in mind that you’ll need another Q-SYS Core on the network to do the processing.
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Similar to the I/O-8 Flex, the I/O-22 is a compact standalone I/O Box
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that provides two mic/line inputs and two line outputs, is powered over Ethernet,
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and also includes an 8.5 watt mono amplifier to drive a local monitor speaker. This device is compact in size
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which allows for hideaway mounting locations such as under a desk or attached to a rack tray.
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Next on our list of peripherals are the AV-to-USB bridging devices,
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ideal for integrating soft codec applications like Skype for Business and WebEx
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into modern conference room hardware.
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These include the Q-SYS PTZ-IP Cameras, and the IO-USB Bridge.
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Both conference cameras stream high quality video over the network
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to be delivered to a PC via a Q-SYS USB Video Bridge,
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typically through an IO-USB Bridge end point device, to a laptops on a table,
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or directly from the Core 110f’s USB port for rack-mount PCs.
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These devices also allow USB Audio Bridges, which deliver up to 16x16 channels of audio to a computer
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on the same USB 2.0 cable as the video bridge.
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This system is fully explored in another course in this training.
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Next, the Q-SYS touch screen controllers offer fully customizable control of the system for your end user.
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User control interfaces can be designed with simple drag-and-drop ease with Q-SYS Designer Software
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all without any scripting required.
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Best of all, there is no additional control hardware required to run these touchscreen controllers.
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Like every other function on Q-SYS,
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these are software applications that are driven by the powerful Q-SYS Core processor.
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Choose from models that range in size, resolution and form, including wall mount and tabletop versions.
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The TSC-7t also has a USB bridge which can accommodate 16x16 channels of
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BYOD audio connectivity to those soft codecs applications.
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If you want wireless control, you can configured your UCI to be displayed on any iOS device.
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Just download a free app from the Apple app store
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When designing your system, every peripheral that is properly connected to the Gigabit network
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will be discoverable in the Q-Sys Configurator.
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In order to make a peripheral accessible in your design,
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simply go to the Inventory pane, click the Plus Icon, select Peripherals, and add your device to your design.
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For more information on how this process, check out our video on the Configurator Tool.
Lesson Description
Hardware Peripherals
6m 16s
Learn about the I/O Frames, I/O Cards, Digital Cinema I/O, and Touchscreen Controllers, available for use with the Q-SYS Designer software.
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