- Main Features:
- Fanless design with cast-aluminum heat sinks is completely silent in-studio. Front-panel heat sinks are cooled by ambient air, not “rack air,” eliminating overheating worries.
- xNode2s are ‘universal translators’ that support that support a huge installed base of Livewire+ hardware as well as audio streams from other AES67-compliant devices.
- High-resolution front-panel multi-function LCD color display meters inputs and outputs or GPIO status and gives software and other status information.
- Power-efficient: xNode2s use just 16 Watts each.
- Exclusive redundant power plan uses AC and Power over Ethernet plus (IEEE802.3at) supplied by compliant Ethernet switches. Two front-panel LED glow when AC mains power is used and when PoE+ is used.
- SMPTE 2022-7, Seamless Protection Switching of RTP Datagrams: Dual NICs allow you to stream to separate network branches for RTP audio redundancy. Automatic failover to the available RTP stream.
- Built-in Syslog server with configurable event filter and external logging.
- Synchronize your AES master clock to a designated xNode2 AES/EBU input to keep all of your AES streams synchronized to the house clock.
- xNode2s use premium components, including rugged cast aluminum faceplates and heat sinks, high-resolution LCD displays, bulletproof power supplies designed for high availability telecom applications, and studio-quality SRCs with recording-studio specs.
- I/O connections via industry-standard RJ-45 audio connectors or high-density DB-25 connections, both available prefabricated and ready to attach in seconds.
- Versatile mounting options: Use freestanding, rack singly or side-by-side in 1 RU, or wall-mount using an optional surface-mount kit.
- Analog xNode2 inputs can be configured to supply four stereo audio channels or eight true mono channels. Outputs support the same variety of selections, easily selectable in software via the built-in web interface.
- On the Analog, AES/EBU, Mixed Signal, and Microphone xNode2s, a fully configurable mixing matrix allows for the mixing of both physical and network inputs, stream conversion, and a multitude of other unique solutions.
- SAP support
- Specifications:
- Microphone Preamplifiers
- Source Impedance: 150 Ohms
- Input Impedance: 4k Ohms minimum, balanced
- Input type: Line or Microphone
- Microphone PreAmp Gain: Adjustable, 14 dB to 68 dB
- Phantom power: +48VDC, switchable
- Analog Line Inputs
- Input Impedance: >40k Ohms, balanced
- Nominal Input Range: +4 dBu
- Input Headroom: 20 dB above nominal input
- Analog Line Outputs
- Output Source Impedance: <50 Ohms balanced
- Output Load Impedance: 600 Ohms, minimum
- Nominal Output Level: +4 dBu
- Maximum Output Level: +24 dBu
- Digital Audio Inputs and Outputs
- Reference Level: +4 dBu (-20 dB FSD)
- Impedance: 110 Ohm, balanced
- Signal Format: AES3 (AES/EBU)
- AES3 Input Compliance: 24-bit with sample rate conversion
- AES3 Output Compliance: 24-bit
- Digital Reference: Internal (network timebase) or external reference 48 kHz, +/- 2 ppm
- Internal Sampling Rate: 48 kHz
- Input Sample Rate: 32 kHz to 192kHz
- Output Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48kHz
- A/D Conversions: 24-bit, Delta-Sigma, 256x oversampling
- D/A Conversions: 24-bit, Delta-Sigma, 256x oversampling
- Frequency Response: Any Input to Any Output: +/- 0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Latency
- Analog Input to Analog Output, 4.5ms including network, converters, and mixing process
- Digital Input to Digital Output, 3.5ms including network mixing engine (ASRC off) Dynamic Range
- Analog Inputs to Analog Outputs 104dB referenced to 0dBFs, 111dB A-weighted
- Analog Inputs to Digital Outputs 110dB referenced to 0dBFs, 113dB A-weighted
- Digital Inputs to Analog Outputs 110dB referenced to 0dBFs, 115dB A-weighted
- Digital Inputs to Digital Outputs 126dB
- Equivalent Input Noise
- Microphone Preamp: -130 dBu, 150 Ohm source, reference -50 dBu input level Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise
- Mic Pre Input to Analog Output: < 0.005%, 1 kHz, -36dBu input, +18dBu output
- Analog Input to Analog Output: < 0.005%, 1 kHz, +18dBu input, +18dBu output
- Analog Input to Digital Output: < 0.004%, 1 kHz, +18dBu input, -6dBFs output
- Digital Input to Analog Output: < 0.004%, 1 kHz, -6dBFs input, +18dBu output
- Digital Input to Digital Output: < 0.0003%, 1 kHz, 0dBFs Crosstalk Isolation, Stereo Separation and CMRR
- Analog Line Stereo Separation: < -90dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
- Analog Line Input CMRR: < - 85dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
- Microphone Input CMRR: < -70 dB , 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Power Supply AC Input: Auto-Ranging Supply, 95VAC to 260 VAC, 50Hz to 60Hz, IEC Receptacle, Power Consumption: 16 Watts
- Operating Temperatures: 0 degree C to +40 degree C, <90% humidity, no condensation
- Dimensions: 8.5” (22 cm) wide; two may be mounted side-by-side in a standard 1RU rack space; 1.72” (4.4 cm) height, 11.75” (30 cm) depth
- Regulatory
- North America: FCC and CE tested and compliant, power supply is UL approved.
- Europe: Complies with the European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS), as amended by Commission Decisions 2005/618/EC, 2005/717/ EC, 2005/747/EC (RoHS Directive), and WEEE.
