MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS STAGE8.8 User manual

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CobraNet™ Interface
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766 LAKEFIELD ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA 91361 U.S.A. www.mediatechnologysystems.com
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THIS!DEVICE!COMPLIES!WITH!PART!15!OF!THE!FCC!RULES.!OPERATION!IS!SUBJECT!TO!THE!FOLLOWING!
CONDITIONS.! ! THIS! DEVICE! MAY! CAUSE! HARMFUL! INTERFERENCE.! THIS! DEVICE! IS! DESIGNED! TO!
ACCCEPT! AND! OPERATE! WITH! ANY! INTERFERENCE! RECEIVED.! ! THIS! INCLUDES! INTERFERENCE! THAT!
MIGHT!CAUSE!UNDESIRED!OPERATION.!!!
CAUTION:! ANY! CHANGES! OR! MODIFICATIONS! MADE! WITHOUT! THE! EXPRESS! APPROVAL! AND!
PERMISSION!OF!MANUFACTURER,!VOID!RESPONSIBILITY!OF!MANUFACTURER!FOR!COMPLAINCE.!
THIS!EQUIPMENT!HAS!BEEN!TESTED!BY!A!COMPETANT!BODY!AND!FOUND!TO!COMPLY!WITH!THE!LIMITS!
FOR! A! CLASS?B! ! DIGITAL! DEVICE,! PURSUANT! TO! PART! 15! OF! THE! FEDERAL! COMMUNICATIONS!
COMMISSION! RULES.!!! THESE!LIMITS!ARE!DESIGNED!TO! PROVIDE! REASONABLE!PROTECTION!!AGAINST!
HARMFUL!RF!ENERGY!IN!A!RESIDENTIAL!INSTALLATION.!
THIS!EQUIPMENT,! IF! NOT!PROPERLY!INSTALLED!IN! ACCORDANCE! WITH! THIS! MANUAL,!! LOCAL,! STATE!
AND! NATIONAL! RECOMMENDED! PRACTICES,! MAY! CAUSE! HARMFUL! INTERFERENCE! TO! RADIO!
COMMUNICATIONS.!SUCH!INTEFERENCE!AND!CAN!BE!DETERMINED!BY!SWITCHING!THE!DEVICE!ON!AND!
OFF.! ! THERE! IS! NO! GUARANTEE! THAT! THE! DEVICE! WILL! NOT! CAUSE! INTERFERENCE.! TO! RADIO! AND!
TELEVISION! RECEPTION.! ! USER! IS! ENCOURAGED! TO! TRY! TO! CORRECT! ANY! INTERFERENCE! BY! ONE! OR!
MORE!OF!THE!FOLLOWING!MEASURES:!
! ?RE?ORIENT!OR!RELOCATE!THE!RECEIVING!ANTENNA!
! ?INCREASE!THE!DISTANCE!OF!ANY!EQUIPMENT!AND!THE!DEVICE.!
! ?CONNECT!THE!DEVICE!TO!A!DIFFERENT!A/C!POWER!CIRCUIT!OUTPUT!TO!THE!RECEIVER!
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Important!Safety!Instructions:!
Read!these!instructions.!
Keep!these!instructions.!
Heed!all!warnings.!
Follow!all!instructions.!
Do!not!use!this!apparatus!near!water.!
Clean!only!with!dry!cloth.!
Do!not!block!any!ventilation!openings.!Install!in!accordance!with!the!
manufacturer's!instructions.!
Do!not!install!near!any!heat!sources!such!as!radiators,!heat!registers,!stoves,!or!
other!apparatus!(including!amplifiers)!that!produce!heat.!
Only!use!attachments/accessories!specified!by!the!manufacturer.!
Refer!all!servicing!to!qualified!service!personnel.!Servicing!is!required!when!the!
apparatus!has!been!damaged!in!any!way,!such!as!liquid!has!been!spilled!or!
objects!have!fallen!into!the!apparatus,!the!apparatus!has!been!exposed!to!rain!or!
moisture,!does!not!operate!normally,!or!has!been!dropped.!
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EMC:!This!equipment!has!been!designed!to!comply!with!the!limits!for!a!Class!A!digital!
device,!pursuant!to!part!15!of!the!FCC!Rules.!These!limits!are!designed!to!provide!
reasonable!protection!against!harmful!interference!when!the!equipment!is!operated!in!
a!commercial!environment.!!
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Industry!Canada!Class!A!emission!compliance!statement:!This!Class!B!digital!apparatus!
complies!with!Canadian!ICES‐003.!Avis!de!conformite'!a'!la!re'glementation!d'Industrie!
Canada.!Cet!appareil!nume'rique!de!classe!A!est!conforme!a'!la!norme.
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This!manual!provides!you!with!valuable!information!for!safely!and!correctly!installing,!
setting! up! and! operating! your! amplifier.! ! It! is! not! possible! to! cover! all! aspects! of!
installation!and!application!of!complex!product.!!However,!we!have!attempted!to!supply!
all! critical! and! essential! information,! plus! advice! and! explanations! where! relevant.!!
There! is! a! great! body! of! work! re! amplification! and! sounds! systems! best! practices,!
available!from!many!sources!on!line.!!MTSI!will,!from!time!to!time!add!“White!Papers”!
and!Application!Notes!to!our!website.!As!well!as!additional!information!on!amplifier!use!
and!other!valuable!information.!
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It!is!particularly!important!that!you!read!this!manual!and!especially!the!Warnings!and!
Cautions.!!!

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Each!analog!input!circuit!employs!a!fully!balanced!true!differential!topology!designed!to!
maximize!CMRR!across!all!possible!input!connection!methods,!where!the!input!and!
output!connectivity!has!been!designed!to!meet!AES48!standards!for!immunity!to!hum,!
buzz!and!SCIN.!!
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Each!input!stage!has!a!10kohm!input!impedance!and!can!accommodate!signals!of!up!to!
+24dBu!peak,!where!the!input!channel!gain!is!adjustable!from!0dB!to!+60dB,!ie!–from!
56dBu!(nominal)/+36dbu!(peak)!to!+4dBu!(nominal)+24dbu!(peak)!via!a!front!panel!
mounted!rotary!potentiometer.!Each!input!channel!has!an!individual!front!panel!
mounted!switch!that!form!phantom!power!(+24volts!DC).!!
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Both!input!and!output!channels!have!front!panel!mounted!signal!(‐20dB!threshold)!and!
peak!(‐3dB!threshold)!LED’s.!
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Each!output!channel!is!600ohm!impedance!and!drives!signals!of!up!to!+24dBu!peak.!
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The!STAGE8.8!is!a!CobraNet™!interface!with!8!analog!Mic/line!input!channels!and!8!line!
level!output!channels.!!
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The!CobraNet™!port!uses!the!Cirrus!Logic!CS181xxx/CS496xxx!chipset!(similar!to!the!
commonly!used!CM2!card).!This!allows!for!up!to!8!audio!input!channels!from!the!
network!and!up!to!16!audio!output!channels!to!the!network,!8!local!analog!mic/line!
input!channels!to!the!network!and!8!local!analog!line!level!output!channels!from!the!
network.!!
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See!Figure 3-1!for!details!of!the!internal!block!diagram!for!the!Digital!Section!I/O.!
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Figure 3-1: Block diagram showing the Cobranet routing of the *%#=-F6F!
In!addition!to!audio!transport,!the!CobraNet™!port!provides!control!and!monitoring!
capability!via!SNMP.!MTS!provides!an!OEM!version!of!Stardraw!control!with!embedded!
MTS!SNMP!drivers!for!custom!GUI!rendering.!!This!is!downloadable!from!the!MTS!

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website.!The!SNMP!controls!include!all!the!standard!CobraNet™!OID’s!and!the!Cirrus!
DSP!extensions.!
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See!Cirrus!Logic’s!UM23!users!manual!for!full!details!of!the!chipset!and!PM25!
programmers!manual!for!full!details!of!the!SNMP!controls…!
http://www.CobraNet™.info/en/products!
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The!8!analog!inputs!are!mapped!to!the!CobraNet™!transmitter!channels!1!to!8!and!then!
repeated!on!channels!9!to!16.!This!will!allow!two!unicast!bundles!to!transmit!the!audio!
to!two!different!locations.!The!CobraNet™!receiver!channels!33!to!40!are!mapped!to!the!
analog!output!channels!1!to!8.!
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The!MTS!STAGE8.8!uses!the!standard!TIA/EIA‐568‐B!wiring!scheme!(T568B!)…!see!
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The! STAGE8.8! interface! products! use! an! internationally! approved! “world! voltage”,!
external!power!supply!unit,!model!number:!!
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This! supply! takes! 100‐240VAC! 50/60Hz! and! provides! 24VDC! at! 1.5! Amps! to! the!
internal!supply!board.!!Regulation!and!supply!rails!are!generated!internally!by!a!Switch!
Mode!Power!Supply!(SMPS)!board!that!derives!plus!12!and!minus!12! Volt,! 5! Volt! and!!
24Volt!rails!for!the!various!circuit!elements,!such!as!the!MTSI!CobraNet™!board,!that!for!
the!STAGE8.8.!!!
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For!standalone!crossover!connection!between!two!STAGE8.8’s!(ie!no!Ethernet!switch),!
use!the!two!Data!in!connections!to!separate!the!DC!supplies.!For!a!typical!stage!box,!the!
two!injectors!would!be!at!the!control!room/mixing!console!and!just!the!long!cable!with!
Data!and!power!to!the!stage.!See!below…!
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The!Cobranet!network!port!also!carries!the!24!volt!power!on!the!unused!4!wires!of!the!
100BaseTx!connection.!The!STAGE8.8!ships!with!a!24volt!PSU!and!PoE!injector!(note!
the!Stage8.8!is!a!custom!PoE!and!not!IEEE802.3af).!The!injector!connects!as!follows…!
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The!shallow!depth!(3.5”)!of!the!STAGE8.8!allows!installation!in!a!standard!drywall!
construction.!This!option!would!provide!8!inputs!and!8!outputs!(off!one!UTP!cable)!at!
various!wall!and!floor!positions!in!an!Auditorium,!Banquet!Hall!or!Conference!Room.!
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The!STAGE8.8!ships!with!a!wall/floor!mount!accessory!(see!below)!that!attaches!to!the!
main!STAGE8.8!!chassis!and!provides!a!decorative!cover.!
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The!STAGE8.8!ships!with!the!8!analog!inputs!linked!to!CobraNet®!Transmitter!sub!
channels!1‐8!and!CobraNet®!Receiver!sub!channels!33‐40!are!linked!to!the!8!analog!
outputs.!This!allows!the!STAGE8.8!to!be!used!‘out!of!the!box’!by!merely!setting!up!
Transmitter!and!Receiver!(‘Bundle’)!network!addresses.!
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However,!the!STAGE8.8!has!the!capability!of!transmitting!16!CobraNet®!channels!and!
receiving!16!CobraNet®!channels,!so!a!more!sophisticated!routing!can!be!configured!
using!the!free!utility!Cobranet!Discovery!(CNDISCO)!from!Cirrus!Logic.!
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To!use!CNDISCO,!the!host!PC!or!laptop!must!be!set!to!the!default!IP!subnet!in!order!to!
talk!to!the!STAGE8.8.!Figure 4-1!below!shows!the!method!of!setting!up!a!Windows!
computer.!NOTE:!The!default!IP!address!of!the!STAGE8.8!IS!192.168.192.50.!
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•Go!to!Control!Panel!and!then!open!“Network!connections”.!
•Click!on!the!General!tab!and!open!“Properties”.!
•Select!“Internet!Protocol!(TCP/IP)”!and!click!on!properties.!

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•Finally,!change!the!selection!from!“Obtain!an!IP!address!automatically”!to!“Use!
the!following!IP!address”!and!set!to!your!desired!IP!domain,!eg:‐!
•IP!address:!192.168.192.50!
•Subnet!mask:!255.255.255.0!
•After!finishing!using!the!CNDISCO!application,!return!to!the!Control!Panel!and!
reset!the!selection!back!to!“Obtain!an!IP!address!automatically”.!
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If!an!intelligent!or!managed!switch/router!is!in!use,!then!the!switch!address!will!need!to!
be!set!to!the!same!subnet,!usually!192.168.1.1!or!192.168.1.254!are!the!most!common!
default!addresses.!
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In!order!to!use!CNDISCO!effectively,!it!will!be!necessary!to!enable!the!configuration!and!
advanced!features.!This!will!also!allows!you!to!put!any!version!of!firmware!on!any!
hardware‐compatible!CobraNet™!module.!CNDISCO!needs!to!have!the!particular!
firmware!version!of!a!device!in!its!firmware!directory!in!order!to!properly!identify!the!
device!for!compatible!firmware!upgrades.!Should!the!situation!arise!where!you!know!
the!device!is!a!specific!model!but!CNDISCO!says!there!are!no!compatible!firmware!
upgrades,!using!the!advanced!feature,!you'll!be!able!to!update!the!firmware!anyway.!!
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How!to!enable!the!advanced!feature:!
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Open!cndisco.ini!(WinXP)!or!the!config!file!(WinVista/Win7)!the!in!Notepad!
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Its!usually!in!a!directory!like!this:!C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet™!Discovery.!!
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Find!the!Configuration!section.!It!usually!looks!something!like!this:!
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[Configuration]!
Adapter!Index=[10]![10]!Broadcom!NetXtreme!57xx!Gigabit!Controller!
Firmware!Location=C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet™!Discovery\firmware!
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Start!a!new!line!after!one!of!the!lines!in!that!section!and!type!in!Advanced!Feature=1.!
Add!CC_Enable=1!under!Advanced!Feature=1!
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It!should!look!something!like!this!when!you're!done:!
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[Configuration]!
Adapter!Index=[10]![10]!Broadcom!NetXtreme!57xx!Gigabit!Controller!
Firmware!Location=C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet™!Discovery\firmware!
Advanced!Feature=1!
CC_Enable=1!
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For!WinVista/Win7,!the!line!is!slightly!different,!ie,!change…!
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Save!the!changed!.ini/config!file!and!exit!Notepad.!The!advanced!features!are!now!
enabled.!
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Now!when!you!update!the!firmware!you'll!see!a!check!box!in!the!"Select!Firmware!
Version"!dialog!box!marked!"Show!All!Firmware!Versions".!Check!the!box!and!you'll!be!
able!to!choose!from!all!the!firmware!versions!stored!in!the!firmware!directory.!
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The!CNDISCO!manual!(found!in!the!C:\Program!Files\Cirrus!Logic\CobraNet™!
Discovery!folder)!will!explain!in!detail!most!of!the!configuration!processes,!so!these!
have!not!been!repeated!here.!However,!there!are!some!useful!features!of!the!CobraNet™!
protocol!that!are!not!covered!explicitly,!ie…!
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One!of!the!key!features!of!the!STAGE8.8!product!is!the!ability!to!set!up!to!4!CobraNet™!
audio!transmitters!and!8!CobraNet™!receivers.!In!addition,!MTS!has!provided!the!ability!
to!set!each!bundle!subchannel!configuration.!
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The!settings!are:‐!
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•Transmitter!setup:!This!section!covers!the!CobraNet™!transmitters!(see!Figure
4-2).!The!CS496112!chipset!allows!for!up!to!4!transmitters,!each!of!up!to!8!
channels,!subject!to!an!overall!channel!count!of!2!analog!input!channels!and!8!
network!audio!streaming!channels.!The!settings!are:‐!
oBundle!number:!This!sets!the!bundle!address!of!each!transmitter.!The!
bundle!numbers!are!0!(off,!ie!no!transmission),!1‐255!are!multicast,!256‐
65279!are!unicast!and!65280‐65535!are!private.!
oUnicast!mode:!If!the!transmitter!bundle!address!is!normally!unicast!
(>255),!but!more!than!one!receiver!is!available!for!that!bundle!address,!
then!the!bundle!can!be!transmitted!either!multicast!or!multi‐unicast.!
oMax!Unicast:!Depending!on!unicast!mode,!the!maximum!number!of!multi‐
unicast!bundles!can!be!set!between!1!and!4.!
oTransmitter1…Transmiter4:!This!lists!the!four!transmitters!associated!
with!the!bundle!address!and!allows!the!user!to!set!the!audio!subchannels!
associated!with!that!bundle.!The!subchannel!mapping!allows!the!user!to!
decide!which!of!the!8!audio!channels!are!mapped!to!each!bundle!and!in!
which!order!they!are!transmitted.!
oSubformat!Resolution:!This!sets!the!word!length!of!the!transmitted!audio!
to!16,!20,!or!24!bit.!Note:!if!the!word!depth!is!set!to!24bit,!then!only!7!
audio!channels!can!fit!in!one!bundle.!
oUnicastMode:!This!value!can!be!used!to!override!or!modify!the!normal!
unicast!vs.!multicast!implications!of!the!assigned!bundle!number.!The!normal!
default!value!is!‘Never!Multicast’.!The!available!options!are:!!
Always!Multicast!–!All!bundles!are!sent!multicast!regardless!of!Bundle!
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Multicast!over!1!–!If!more!than!one!receiver!is!set!to!receive!this!
bundle,!it!will!be!multicast,!else!it!will!be!Unicast!!
Multicast!over!2!–!If!more!than!two!receivers!are!set!to!receive!this!
bundle,!then!it!will!be!multicast,!else!it!will!be!unicast!or!multi‐unicast!
Multicast!over!3!–!If!more!than!three!receivers!are!set!to!receive!this!
bundle,!then!it!will!be!multicast,!else!it!will!be!unicast!or!multi‐unicast!
Multicast!over!4!–!If!more!than!four!receivers!are!set!to!receive!this!
bundle,!then!it!will!be!multicast,!else!it!will!be!unicast!or!multi‐unicast!!
Never!Multicast!–!Only!a!single!bundle!will!be!sent!unicast!!
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•Receiver!setup:!This!section!covers!the!CobraNet™!receivers!(see!Figure 4-3).!The!
CS496112!chipset!allows!for!up!to!8!receivers,!each!of!up!to!8!channels,!subject!
to!an!overall!channel!count!of!2!analog!output!channels!and!8!network!audio!
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oBundle!number:!Same!process!and!limitations!as!described!in!the!
transmitter!section!
oReceiver!active:!This!LED!only!lights!if!there!is!a!valid!transmitter!sending!
audio!on!that!bundle!address!and!channel.!
oRX1…RX8:!Same!process!and!limitations!as!described!in!the!transmitter!
section!
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Figure 4-3: CobraNet™ Receiver settings page!
•Main!Interface!settings:!This!section!covers!the!more!advanced!variables!not!
usually!associated!with!bundle!management!and!which!apply!to!the!CobraNet™!
device!globally!(see!Figure 4-4).!These!are!explained!in!detail!in!the!CNDISCO!
manual,!but!2!are!of!particular!importance!to!the!ION!series!interfaces,!ie…!
oPersistance:!The!STAGE8.8!is!a!very!simple!interface!product!and!does!not!
have!a!preset!memory,!so!“persistence”!is!used!to!store!the!last!settings!in!
case!of!power!down.!Please!note…!
All!CobraNet™!settings!need!up!to!1!minute!to!establish!
persistence,!as!they!are!stored!in!the!CobraNet™!flash.!If!the!ION!
power!is!cycled!before!the!settings!are!stored!to!flash,!then!the!
settings!will!be!lost.!!
If!the!persistence!tick!box!is!off,!then!no!settings!will!be!saved.!
oMode!Rate!Control:!The!options!are!1.33mS,!2.66mS!or!5.33mS!latency.!
Note:!there!are!significant!trade‐offs!if!changes!are!made!to!the!5.33mS!
default!settings!(see!PM25),!particularly!in!terms!of!the!number!of!switch!
hops!that!can!be!used.!If!the!STAGE8.8!interface!is!being!used!with!a!

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simple!local!network!with!a!single!Ethernet!switch,!then!1.33mS!can!be!
safely!used.!If!more!than!1!switch,!then!use!2.67mS.!If!more!than!3!
switches,!then!use!5.33mS.!
oThe!“Location”!is!a!useful!way!of!uniquely!naming!the!STAGE8.8!interface.!
Up!to!60!characters,!eg!“Ballroom!3:!Stage!left,!Mics!7/8”.!For!more!
detailed!naming!information!in!a!large!project,!both!the!“Location”!and!
“Contact”!fields!can!be!used.!
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Figure 4-4: Global Interface settings!
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The!STAGE!8.8!is!a!simple!device!and!does!not!contain!a!host!processor!and!no!access!to!
multiple!preset!functionality.!However,!the!Cobranet!flash!can!be!used!to!save!Cobranet!
interface!settings!via!“persistence”!(see!previous!section!and!Figure 4-4).!If!the!
persistence!option!is!enabled,!then!the!last!set!of!values/settings!can!be!stored!into!the!
Cobranet!flash!and!will!be!restored!on!power!up.!Note!that!these!settings!can!take!up!to!

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1!minute!to!save,!as!they!are!stored!in!between!other!processes.!Also!note!that!DSP!
settings!are!not!stored‐only!Cobranet!interface!settings.!
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First!set!persistence!on!(see!Section!5).!Then!double!click!on!the!device!in!the!main!
CNDISCO!window!to!open!the!configuration!menu!(see!below).!In!the!configuration!
menu!select!the!“SNMP”!button.!An!SNMP!window!will!open!and!select!the!“Monitor”!
Group!and!the!“ipMonStaticIP”!variable.!
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In!the!value!section,!type!the!desired!IP!address!in!AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD!format!and!then!
press!“PUT”.!Confirm!the!setting!by!pressing!“GET”!See!below!for!an!example.!
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The!Cobranet!firmware!is!updated!using!the!free!utility!(Cobranet!Discovery)!from!
Cirrus!Logic!–!see!Figure 5-1!below.!
Figure 5-1: Cobranet Discovery showing 2.11.9 firmware
After!loading!the!CNDISCO!application,!Advanced!features!will!need!to!be!enabled.!
Enabling!advanced!features!in!CNDISCO!allows!you!to!put!any!version!of!firmware!on!
any!hardware‐compatible!Cobranet!module!you!wish.!CNDISCO!needs!to!have!the!
particular!firmware!version!of!a!device!in!its!firmware!directory!in!order!to!properly!
identify!the!device!for!compatible!firmware!upgrades.!Should!the!situation!arise!where!
you!know!the!device!is!a!specific!model!but!CNDISCO!says!there!are!no!compatible!
firmware!upgrades,!using!the!advanced!feature,!you'll!be!able!to!update!the!firmware!
anyway.!!
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How!to!enable!the!advanced!feature:!Firstly,!open!cndisco.ini!in!Notepad.!!Its!usually!in!
a!directory!like!this:!C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet!Discovery.!Then!find!the!
Configuration!section.!It!usually!looks!something!like!this:!
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[Configuration]!
Adapter!Index=[10]![10]!Broadcom!NetXtreme!57xx!Gigabit!Controller!
Firmware!Location=C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet!Discovery\firmware!
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Start!a!new!line!after!one!of!the!lines!in!that!section!and!type!in!Advanced!Feature=1.!It!
should!look!something!like!this!when!you're!done:!
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[Configuration]!
Adapter!Index=[10]![10]!Broadcom!NetXtreme!57xx!Gigabit!Controller!
Firmware!Location=C:\Program!Files\Peak!Audio\CobraNet!Discovery\firmware!
Advanced!Feature=1!
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Save!the!file!and!exit!Notepad.!The!advanced!feature!is!now!enabled.!
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Now!save!the!MTS!cobranet!binary!file!“MTS_2_11_xx.bin”!to!the!Firmware!folder!and!
use!CNDISCO!to!upload!the!firmware.!Please!ensure!that!you!ONLY!use!the!MTS!binary,!!
otherwise!it!will!be!lacking!the!amplifier!specific!controls!needed!for!the!correct!
operation!of!the!product..!
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First!Click!on!Cobranet!and!then!choose!Upload!firmare…!
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Now!when!you!update!the!firmware!you'll!see!a!check!box!in!the!"Select!Firmware!
Version"!dialog!box!marked!"Show!All!Firmware!Versions".!Check!the!box!and!you'll!be!
able!to!choose!from!all!the!firmware!versions!stored!in!the!firmware!directory.!
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Then!choose!all!“Unconditionally”!and!select!the!“MTS_2_11_xx.bin”…!binary!and!hit!
Update.!You!will!get!a!warning,!so!accept!and!then!see!the!updating!dialog!box!below.!
Once!completed,!power!cycle!the!product.!
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