DiGiCo DQ-Rack
DiGiCo DQ-Rack
The DQ-Rack provides all of the power of our larger racks, but in a more compact unit, and harnessing the flexibility of Audinate’s Dante protocol.
The compact 6U rack sports 48 mic inputs and up to 24 line outputs. Clever audio design allows the last 4 outputs to be switched between line outputs and stereo AES/EBU outputs, adding up to a maximum of 8 AES/EBU output channels.
Making use of Dante means that existing infrastructure can be used for flexible and familiar installation. Plus, connection to a DiGiCo console via the DMI-DANTE64@96 means all inputs and outputs on the racks can be accessed at both 48kHz and 96kHz.
To ensure ultimate reliability the DQ-Rack is equipped with dual redundant power supplies as standard.
- 6U Dante connected high performance rack
- 48 Mic In
- Up to 24 Line Out (switchable to 20 line out plus 4 stereo AES/EBU)
- Redundant power supplies as standard
The DiGico DQ-Rack shall have 48 inputs and 20 line outputs. It shall have an additional 4 outputs shall be configurable as eitheranalogue line outputs or AES digtal outputs. The rear panel shall have a Primary and a Secondary EtherCON Dante port. There shall alsobe a USB Type B port and two redundant PSUs.
The DQ-Rack shall have a TFT LCD menu screen on the rear. When the rack is receiving a valid sync source, the screen shall flashbetween white and green so that it can be seen from a distance that the rack is syncing correctly. The screen shall be locked until the leftand right buttons are both pressed and held for 2 seconds. The left and right buttons shall allow the user to scroll through the differentmenu items. There shall be a set of menu items that display system information, showing the PSU info and rack firmwares. There shallalso be menu items to switch the end 4 outputs between analogue and AES, select the sync source and if the sync source is set tointernal, the internal sample rate of the rack, and defaulting the rack. There shall also be a menu option that allows an oscillator signal to be sent to all rack outputs. The signal level shall be chosen between -96dB and 0dB and the signal frequency shall be chosen between 20Hz and 22kHz.