E Snake Manual - Whirlwind

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E SYSThe development of Whirlwind’s E Sys family of digital audio products is the culmination of ouryears of experience in building the finest quality interconnects products available for the audioprofessional.E Sys products utilize the CobraNet ® licensed protocol for multi-channel distribution of real-timeaudio and are fully compatible with all CobraNet based equipment. E Sys products include:E Snake: A multi-channel audio transport and distribution system for transporting mic, lineand AES/EBU audio, either point-to-point or as part of a distributed audio network.E Snake 2. A 16 channel version of E Snake. Each ES2 accepts up to two of the same I/O cardsthat are used in the E Snake in any combination for a total of up to 16 channels.E Desk: Whirlwind’s complete analog and digital audio processing platform. You can buildcomplete analog and networked digital systems containing virtual pieces of audio equipmentincluding mixers, processors, EQs, delays, controls and much more.E Mod: CobraNet compatible digital audio transceivers. The first model, DCS88 (DigitalContracting Series), is the first digital audio transceiver utilizing low power core technology.This breakthrough design allows for the remote application of power to the DCS88 transceiversvia CAT-5 cable along with the digital audio. This greatly simplifies CobraNet installations andmakes DCS the ideal choice for introducing or expanding the benefits of a digital audio networkin new or existing systems.E Beam: Whirlwind E Beam incorporates the latest infrared laser technology resulting in thefirst truly affordable solution for reliable Ethernet and CobraNet© wireless transmission.
1. E Snake System OverviewThe main components of the Whirlwind E Snake system consist of E Snake Frames (ESF) or ESnake 2 (ES2) master units and E Snake Control (ESC) software for managing the system. Twoor more of these units connected to each other through an Ethernet switch with CAT-5 (UTP) orfiber optic cabling replace the traditional analog multi-pair audio snake. E Snake utilizesCobraNet, the industry standard for real-time, multi-channel networked audio.Each master unit (ESF or ES2) consists of a hardware frame and motherboard that can beconfigured with input cards and output cards. Each card is capable of processing eight channelsof audio. An ESF can accept up to 4 input and output cards. Therefore, each ESF is capable ofsimultaneously processing 32 inputs and 32 outputs.ES2 can accept any two I/O cards and therefore process up to 16 inputs or 16 outputs or 8 ofeach.Multiple master units can be used with Ethernet switches to increase the capacity to literallyHUNDREDS of channels.(Red arrows indicate analog connections; CobraNet connections are via CAT-5 data cable.)Basic E Snake system:A pair of master units connected to each other through an Ethernet switch, along with thepresence of a personal computer (PC) on the network, replaces a traditional analog snake. ThePC is necessary to run E Snake Control software that allows the operator to manage the various
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