E Snake Manual - Whirlwind

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1. E Snake System Overview .............................................................................................................................................................51.1 Gain Tracking from input to output - a Virtual Wire...............................................................................................................61.2 Automatic Backup PC File Protection.....................................................................................................................................61.3 Automatic ESF Operating Parameter Backup.........................................................................................................................72. Hardware Components..................................................................................................................................................................82.1 The E Snake Frame (ESF) .......................................................................................................................................................82.1.1 Front Panel Indicators and Switch....................................................................................................................................82.1.2 ESP1 Power Supply .........................................................................................................................................................92.1.3 Rear panel connections...................................................................................................................................................102.2 Input and Output Cards .........................................................................................................................................................132.2.1 Mic/Line Input Card (MLI)............................................................................................................................................132.2.2 Transformer Mic Input Card (TRMI).............................................................................................................................132.2.3 AES/EBU Digital Input Card (AESI).............................................................................................................................142.2.4 Mic Line Output Card (MLO)........................................................................................................................................142.2.5 AES EBU Output Card (AESO) ....................................................................................................................................142.2.6 Line Output Card (LO)...................................................................................................................................................143. E Snake Control ...........................................................................................................................................................................153.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................153.2 Installing the E Snake Control Software................................................................................................................................163.3 Setting the Computer’s IP Address ........................................................................................................................................163.3.1 Setting TCP/IP in Windows 2000 ..................................................................................................................................183.3.2 Setting the TCP/IP in Windows XP ...............................................................................................................................203.3.3 Setting System IP Addresses in CobraNet Discovery (Disco) .......................................................................................253.3.4 Synchronizing E Snake Control and Disco IP Ranges ...................................................................................................283.4 E Snake Control functions......................................................................................................................................................303.4.1 Running E Snake Control For the First Time.................................................................................................................303.4.2 Operating E Snake Control ............................................................................................................................................303.4.3 Mic / Line Input (MLI) control functions - Channel Detail Page...................................................................................343.4.4 Transformer Mic Input (TRMI ) Control Functions- Channel Detail Page....................................................................373.4.5 AESI Input Control Functions - Channel Detail Page..................................................................................................383.5 Advanced Functions...............................................................................................................................................................393.5.1 Data backed up in real time............................................................................................................................................393.5.2 Upgrading firmware and software in the field................................................................................................................394. System Configuration Programming – The Architecture Editor ............................................................................................424.1 CobraNet® basics..................................................................................................................................................................424.2 Using the ARCHITECTURE EDITOR System Configuration Management Utility...............................................................444.2.1 Add ESF.........................................................................................................................................................................454.2.2 MAC Address.................................................................................................................................................................454.2.3 Bitwidth / Latency..........................................................................................................................................................464.2.4 Channel Text Color . . ...................................................................................................................................................474.2.5 Input Boards...................................................................................................................................................................47
4.3 Output boards ........................................................................................................................................................................474.3.1 Transmit (Tx) Bundle Assignment.................................................................................................................................484.3.2 Receive (Rx) Bundle Assignment ..................................................................................................................................484.3.3 Saving Architecture and View Control File ...................................................................................................................484.3.4 Validate Current Settings ...............................................................................................................................................485. Examples of typical applications and E Snake configurations.................................................................................................495.1 Basic 2-Box System, 32x8 ......................................................................................................................................................495.2 Large concert stage setup 64 inputs x 32 outputs ..................................................................................................................525.3 Festival Multiple Stage Setup ................................................................................................................................................545.4 Broadcast and Recording Setup.............................................................................................................................................585.5 ESF As I/O Access Point To A Cobranet Network.................................................................................................................605.6 ESF as an input to a digital console ......................................................................................................................................626. Installation....................................................................................................................................................................................666.1 Unpacking..............................................................................................................................................................................666.2 Rack Mounting.......................................................................................................................................................................666.3 Installing and Removing I/O cards ........................................................................................................................................666.4 Custom Installations ..............................................................................................................................................................677. Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................................................................687.1 Network problems ..................................................................................................................................................................687.1.1 “DSManager. PollDSF’s: A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host.” ..............................................687.1.2 “A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host”.........................................................................................687.2 Maintenance...........................................................................................................................................................................687.3 E Snake Control Software Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................687.3.1 No meter activity on known good input ........................................................................................................................687.3.2 ESF not responding – orange border around inputs on screen .......................................................................................687.3.3 “CobraNet Discovery Uninstall Components” error ......................................................................................................697.3.4 “Unreachable Frames” error .........................................................................................................................................697.4 Contacting Whirlwind Technical Support..............................................................................................................................697.5 Specifications / Dimensions ................................................................................................................................................... 69Appendix A. ESF LCD Display Messages...........................................................................................................................................71Appendix B. ESF error codes ..............................................................................................................................................................72Appendix C. Glossary of Terms...........................................................................................................................................................76Appendix D. ADDING TX AND RX TO DISCOVERY FOR E SNAKE OPERATION ..................................................................80
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allowing all physical connections a
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E Snake As Input To A Digital Conso
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Architecture Editor Screen for Basi
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Changing the complement of input an
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Appendix A.ES UNIT LCD Display Mess
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(Blink Code)Error Name(54) FLASH Bu
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Ethernet A Local Area Network (LAN)
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