DanteSystemDesignExamples

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HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleSanctuary/MainTheaterSystemwithPassiveLoudspeakers

SystemDescription:ThisisablockdiagramforamediumtolargesizeHouseofWorshiporPerformingArtsCenter.ThehouseandstagesystemsarerunningonaredundantDantenetwork.AlldevicesshownareDanteenabledwiththeexceptionoftheloudspeakers,whicharedrivenbyDante-enabledamplifiers.

HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleSanctuary/MainTheaterSystemwithDanteEnabledLoudspeakers

SystemDescription:Thisblockdiagramshowsthesamesystem,butnowhasDanteenabledloudspeakersforboththefront-of-houseandthestagemonitors.

HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleGymnatorium/BlackBoxTheaterSystem

SystemDescription:Thisissmallerversionoftheprevioussystem,whichissuitedtoaBlackBoxTheateroraGymnatoriumapplication.ItisshownrunningonaprimaryonlyDantenetwork.

HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleAncillaryAreas

SystemDescription:Thisdiagramshowstheancillaryareasofthefacility,includingthelobbyandmeetingroomsand/ordressingrooms.PoEGigabitswitchesareusedsincethedesignutilizesmanylowchannelcountDanteI/OdevicesthatcanderivepowerdirectlyfromtheirEthernetconnections.

GigabitS

witch

VLAN1

VLAN2

VLAN3

BridgeandisolatetheVLANSattheswitch,orbythepatchingofcables.

GigabitS

witch

VLAN1

VLAN2

VLAN3

BridgeandisolatetheVLANSattheswitch,orbythepatchingofcables.

HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleNetworkDiagram1

SystemDescription:ThenetworkviewofthesystemshowsalloftheswitchesthatarepartoftheDantenetworkconnectiontoasinglecentralswitch.Theswitchcanbeconfiguredtoallowthesystemtoactasonelargesystem,orisolatetheindividualsystems.

DanteBridgingDevice

HouseofWorship/PerformingArtsCenterSystemDesignExampleNetworkDiagram2

SystemDescription:ThenetworkviewshowsaDanteenabledbridgingdevicethatcanbeusednotonlytoisolatethethreesystems,butmakesiteasytoroutevariousaudiochannelsbetweenthesystems,whileprovidingfullisolation(andsamplerateconversion).AbridgingdeviceisanyproductthatcanhostmultipleDanteI/Ocardswhileprovidingsamplerateconversion,suchasamixerordedicatedformatconvertor.

Lectern/InstructorsStation

EquipmentCloset

Corporate/EducationalSystemDesignExampleSmallPresentation/TrainingRoom

SystemDescription:ThisdiagramiswhatatypicalpresentationortrainingroomaudiosystemcanlooklikeusingDante.ThelecternorinstructorsstationcanuseDanteI/OdeviceswhichconnecttotheDSPlocatedinanequipmentcloset.Theamplifiersareremotelylocatedinthisexample,buttheycouldjustaseasilybeco-locatedwiththeDSPintheequipmentrack.

Lectern/InstructorsStation

Corporate/EducationalSystemDesignExampleLargeBoardroom/DistanceEducationRoom

withAnalogMicrophones

SystemDescription:Thissystemdesignbuildsoffofthepreviousonebyaddingmoremicrophones(bothwiredandwireless)forthemeetingparticipantsorstudents.AdditionalDSPsareusedandtheanalogmicrophonesusedhavePTTlogicandLEDstatusindicatorswhicharewiredtothecontrolportsoftheirrespectiveDSPs.Amix-minusspeechreinforcementsystemisaddedalongwithDanteenabledprogramaudiospeakers.

Lectern/InstructorsStation

Corporate/EducationalSystemDesignExampleLargeBoardroom/DistanceEducationRoom

withDanteEnabledMicrophones

SystemDescription:ThissystemreplacestheanalogmicrophoneswithDanteenabledones.Itsimplifiesthewiringandanyrelatedinfrastructurecosts.

Corporate/EducationalSystemDesignExampleFacilityView

SystemDescription:Thisisanoverviewofthefacilityshowtwobuildings,withtheNorthBuildingcontain10ofthesmalland4ofthelargeaudiosystems.TheSouthBuildinghas7ofthelargeaudiosystemswithaTechnicalOperationsCenterandHelpDeskwhichareusingDanteViatobothlistenandcommunicatewiththerooms.