Digital In – DCIO/DCIO-H
The Digital Input on the DCIO supports 16 channels of AES3 audio and, with the DCIO-H, 8 channels of AES3 audio and 8 channels of HDMI audio.
The HDMI input extracts audio from incoming HDMI stream and passes the video stream directly to output HDMI port for connection to a downstream video device. Up to 8 channels of PCM audio are supported. Additionally, Dolby Digital Plus™ and DTS-HD® decoders are automatically applied if those bitstreams are detected.
Properties
DCIO-H Properties Digital In
Name
The Name may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted.
Note: This name must match the Hostname for the device as defined in Core Manager or Peripheral Manager.
Location
User-defined name that groups the component with other components in the same physical location – for example, "Rack 1" – or in the same organizational scheme.
Is Required
When enabled, and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Missing', which is an error condition. This is the default behavior. When disabled, and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Not Present', which is not an error condition.
Dynamically Paired
Indicates that this virtual component can be paired with the same type of hardware without changing the network ID of the hardware or the name of this component. Refer to the Q-SYS Core Manager Dynamic Pairing topic for more information. The default is 'No'.
Graphic Properties
Label
Use the Label property to change the name of the component in the schematic. The Label property defaults to the component name. To learn more about renaming schematic elements, see Organizing Your Design.
Position
The coordinates reference a specific place in the schematic - for example,"100,100" (horizontal, vertical). 0,0 is the upper left corner of the schematic.
Fill
Sets the fill color of the component in the schematic.
Script Access Properties
Code Name
Displays the currently assign name for control access. You can use the auto-assigned name or customize it. Q-SYS will automatically check all Code Names in the design to ensure name is unique.
Script Access
Defines whether the component will be accessible by script and/or externally, or not at all. Choices include All, External, None (default), and Script.
- None (default) - Not accessible by any script, plugin, or by Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
- Script - Can be accessed by scripts, such as Text Controller, Block Controllers, and plugins only.
- External - Can only be accessed by 3rd party controls systems using component commands from the Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
- All - No restrictions, can be accessed by 3rd party control systems via Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC), or script objects or plugin objects.
Tip: Use Script Programmer Mode to quickly view the Script Access setting directly on the component in the design schematic without the need to disconnect from the Q-SYS Core processor.
Controls
HDMI (DCIO-H only)
HDMI Enable
Click to enable or disable HDMI functionality. When this is activated, the AES channels 9 through 16 are disabled and become HDMI channels.
Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.
Audio Format
The format of the detected audio input.
Sample rate
The sample rate of the detected audio input.
Upmix
Select whether to upmix HDMI stereo audio content to synthesize a center channel, as well as side and rear surround channels. Options include None (default), 5.1, and 7.1:
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Upmix Control Selection |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Format of Input Audio | None | 5.1 | 7.1 |
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Stereo1 |
Stereo |
7.0 |
7.0 |
|
Lt/Rt (Surround-encoded stereo)1 |
5.0 / 7.0 |
5.0 / 7.0 |
5.0 / 7.0 |
|
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
|
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
1. LFE not supported.
LEDs
An LED is illuminated when there is a signal available on that channel: L (left), R (right), C (center), LFE (low frequency extension), Ls (left surround), Rs (right surround), Lb (left back), Rb (right back).
AES (DCIO-H only)
AES 9-16 Enable
Click to enable or disable AES functionality for channels 9 through 16. When this is activated, the HDMI functionality is disabled.
Note: The HDMI Enable and AES 9-16 Enable are radio-type buttons. Both cannot be in the same position at the same time.
Input (for DCIO-H) / AES (for DCIO)
Peak Input Level (dBFS)
Graphic display of the peak input level to the AES3 and / or the HDMI Input, measured in dBFS.
Digital
Invert
Inverts the input signal.
Mute
Mutes the input signal.
Gain
Sets the gain of the input signal, from -100 to 20dB (default is 0).
Status
Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:
- OK: The device is functioning normally.
- Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
- Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists. Refer to the Status box for details.
- Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
- Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured. Refer to the Status box for details.
- Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being uploaded to the Core and before it has started running.
- Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.
Control Pins
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Pin Name |
Value |
String |
Position |
Pins Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Channel (1 through 16) |
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Gain |
-100 to 20 |
-100 dB to 20 dB |
0.000 to 1.00 |
Input / Output |
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Invert |
0 1 |
normal invert |
0 1 |
Input / Output |
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Level (Peak Input Level (dBFS)) |
-100 to 20 |
-100 dB to 20 dB |
0.000 to 1.00 |
Output |
|
Mute |
0 1 |
unmute mute |
0 1 |
Input / Output |
|
AES Input 9-16 Enable |
0 1 |
disable enable |
0 1.00 |
Input / Output |
|
Channel Status C |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status L |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status Lb |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status LFE |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status Ls |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status R |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status Rb |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
Channel Status Rs |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
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HDMI Audio Format |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
|
HDMI Index |
0 1 |
false true |
0 1.00 |
Output |
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HDMI Audio Samplerate |
N / A |
text-kHz |
N / A |
Output |
|
HDMI Audio Upmix |
- |
None 5.1 7.1 |
- |
Input / Output |
|
HDMI Input Enable |
0 1 |
disable enable |
0 1.00 |
Input / Output |
|
Status |
N / A |
Text |
N / A |
Output |
