Allen & Heath FibreACE OpticalCon Connectors Audio Networking Card:

Allen and Heath's M-DL-GOPT-A (fibreACE) is one of several audio networking options that can be fitted to a dLive I/O Port. It provides a 128x128ch 96kHz copper or fiber optic point-to-point link to another dLive mixing system. It can also be used to connect a MixRack and Surface via fiber optic instead of CAT cable. The fibreACE card uses the proprietary Allen & Heath gigaACE protocol for transporting Audio and Control over Ethernet which allows very low latency, cable redundancy and can tunnel TCP/IP network control over the same connection.

fibreACE is Allen & Heath’s proprietary protocol for transporting Audio and Control over Ethernet. It allows very low latency and cable redundancy without any audio dropout. It can also tunnel the dLive / Avantis TCP/IP control network over the same connection, for example to enable control of two systems by a single laptop.

fibreACE is a truly plug ‘n play protocol: no computer is required for the setup of fibreACE connections. Simply plug the cable between any two dLive / Avantis systems and set the patch and clock settings directly on the mixer.

Features:

• 128 in, 128 out
• 96kHz sample rate
• 3 modes of operation:
  • Copper – CAT5e or higher
  • Fibre – Neutrik OpticalCon Duo multimode
  • Convert – run fibre between MixRack and Surface
• Ultra-low transport latency – 5 samples (52us)
• Dual redundancy
• Switchable Control Network Bridge