The BSS Soundweb London BLU-800 Signal Processor with BLU link and CobraNet offers configurable I/O, configurable signal processing, CobraNet audio and a high bandwidth, and fault tolerant digital audio bus. The BLU-800 has an open architecture which is fully configurable through HiQnet™ London Architect. A rich palette of processing and logic objects and a “drag and drop” method of configuration provide a simple and familiar design environment.
The BLU-800 processor features CobraNet audio with primary and secondary ports for fault tolerance. Control is through a separate Ethernet port which allows CobraNet and control networks to be easily separated or mixed depending upon requirements.
The BLU-800 also features a low latency, fault tolerant digital audio bus of 256 channels which uses standard Category 5e cabling giving a distance of 100m between compatible devices. Fiber optic media converters can be used to increase the distance between devices to over 40km.
Four card slots facilitate many different device I/O configurations. Each slot can accommodate any of six available I/O cards, including the Analog Input Card, Analog Output Card, Digital Input Card, Digital Output Card, AEC Input Card, and Telephone Hybrid Card. Each card supports four channels.
Analog Input Cards provide software configurable gain in 6dB steps up to +48dB per channel and software selectable Phantom Power per channel. Digital Input Cards and Digital Output Cards process AES/EBU and/or S/PDIF audio and offer a variety of clocking and syncing options. (Further information about the I/O cards can be found on dedicated datasheets)
Phantom Power, Sync, Signal Present and Clip information per channel is easily accessible, without the requirement for a PC, from clear front panel LED indication. Device-specific information such as Device Name, Device Type, Firmware Version Number, Time, IP Address and Subnet Mask is available from the front panel display. A bi-directional locate function allows devices to be identified both from and within HiQnet London Architect.
Features:
Four Input / Output Card Slots
Configurable Inputs / Outputs
Analog Inputs (with Phantom Power per Channel)
Analog Outputs
Digital Inputs (AES/EBU and S/PDIF)
Digital Outputs (AES/EBU and S/PDIF)
AEC Inputs (with Phantom Power per Channel)
Telephone Hybrid Card
Configurable Signal Processing
Rich Palette of Processing and Logic Objects
CobraNet Audio
256 Channel, Low Latency, Fault Tolerant Digital Audio Bus
Clear Front Panel LED Indication
Informative Front Panel Display
Bi-Directional Locate Functionality
12 Control Inputs and 6 Logic Outputs for GPIO Integration
Soundweb London Interface Kit for Third Party Control System Integration (Documentation)
HiQnet Device
Configuration, Control and Monitoring from HiQnet London Architect
Specifications:
Chassis 19" (single rack space)
Custom I/O (card based) yes
Analog Inputs up to 16
Digital Inputs up to 16
AEC Inputs up to 16
Analog Outputs up to 16
Digital Outputs up to 16
Telephone Connection up to 4
Max Inputs/Outputs 16
Config Software
LCD Display yes
Logic Processing yes
RS-232 yes
GPIO yes
Signal Processing (MHz) 800
Cobranet yes
SWL Digital Audio Bus 256
AVB no
Dante no
