Two Channel, full duplex, stereo IP Audiocodec with local analogue, digital and AoIP Dante™/AES67 Inputs and Outputs
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Request informationDual stereo full-duplex IP audiocodec with analogue, digital and AoIP Dante local connectivity
Allows two independent stereo/dual or four mono connections to two different destinations with selectable formats and quality levels.
Features configuration and remote control tools, triple network port, dual RS232 auxiliary data link and optional redundant power supply, AC or 48 V DC.
Exclusive tool to simplify AEQ audiocodec connections
Free platform to simplify AEQ audiocodec connections
Optional SIP server with audio transport for AEQ audiocodec connections in complex environments
Optional service that generates web links for PCs or mobile devices to download an OPUS audiocodec from the cloud
Functional Description
VENUS 4 Catalogue
PDFCatalogue- ✓"Carrier Grade" quality for maximum communications reliability.
- ✓Compatible with most third-party audiocodecs.
- ✓Adaptive buffer to absorb network jitter.
- ✓Automatic configuration of connection parameters.
- ✓3 network ports: separate control traffic, encoded audio (WAN) and local IP audio I/O via AES67/Dante.
- ✓Automatic reference clock adjustment to synchronise both ends.
- ✓Forward Error Correction (FEC).
- ✓Multiple unicast: send to several destinations simultaneously.
- ✓Remotely monitorable. Includes SNMP server compatible with any standard SNMP client.
- ✓Dual continuous data channel.
- ✓Professional analogue, digital and optional IP Dante/AES67 audio.
- ✓Silent operation. The unit is cooled by natural convection.
- ✓Optional dual AC power supply and/or one or two 48 V DC power inputs.
- ✓DHCP.
- ✓4 GPI and 6 GPO general-purpose I/Os for signalling and control.
- ✓OPUS encoding, N/ACIP EBU Tech3326 and proprietary AEQ algorithms.
Control Software
Control Phoenix
All front-panel controls are available in the Control Phoenix PC application, which allows remote configuration and operation of a fleet of audiocodecs.
Control all network codecs (local or remote) from a PC. An optional multicodec application detects all AEQ IP audiocodecs on the local network for coordinated control. Includes address book with copy functions and remote VU meters.
General Overview
The Control Phoenix general screen gives an at-a-glance overview of all network audiocodecs, with audio presence indicators and remote VU meters.
Allows control of remote devices over the Internet for comprehensive communications network management.
Technical Details
Inputs and Outputs
- 4 x female XLR. Zin > 9 kΩ. Electronic balancing. Professional line level.
- 4 x male XLR. Zout < 100 Ω. Electronic balancing. Professional line level.
- DB15 connector. Two AES/EBU interfaces. Inputs with SRC.
- 2 stereo inputs and 2 stereo outputs, DANTE / AES67 technology. Dedicated 1 Gbps RJ45 port.
- Possibility to synchronise AES/EBU outputs to the input sampling frequency.
Coding Modes
- AEQ recommends the OPUS algorithm with Fs = 48 kHz, mono or stereo, with 4 mono and 3 stereo modes, bitrates from 12 to 192 kbps and bandwidth from 6 to 20 kHz.
- For compatibility with fixed installations and corporate standards, VENUS 4 and VENUS 4+ can use G711 Law A, Law µ, G722, AEQ-LD, MPEG 1 & 2 – LII, linear PCM and others on request.
Connection Tools
- To simplify unit operation, AEQ offers the Smart RTP automatic call setup mode.
- AEQ provides its own SIP server services at no extra cost to Phoenix VENUS 4 and VENUS 4+ users.
- Optional SIP Relay service to facilitate audio transport through a relay server.
- Optional service that generates web links so PCs or mobile devices instantly download from the cloud an OPUS audiocodec that automatically connects to the unit.
Other Characteristics
- 10/100 baseT Ethernet ports (NET1 and NET2) for combined or separate control and WAN use. RJ45 connector. Fully compliant with EBU Tech 3326 N/ACIP.SIP recommendation.
- Optional AoIP using DANTE / AES67 technology. Additional independent 1 Gbps port.
- Operating temperature: -10 to +45 °C (14 to 114 °F).
- Dimensions: 482 × 44 × 200 mm (19" × 1.75" × 7.87").
- Weight: approx. 2.8 kg (6.172 lbs).
- Power supply: one or two AC/DC sources 110–240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, 12 W. Auto-range. 3-pin IEC connector. Option for one or two 48 V DC power inputs.
- Cooling: fully silent natural convection. Compatible with in-studio operation.
- Two DB-9 connectors, one per communications channel. Two individually configurable streams at 1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2 or 38.4 kbps embedded in the RTP stream.
- DB15 connector.
- 4 general-purpose inputs (GPI), optically isolated.
- 6 GPO outputs, optically isolated, open-collector.
- IP Multicast: transmission and reception with IGMP subscription management.
- Multiple unicast in RTP mode: send the same stream to multiple destinations (depending on the codec algorithm).
- SIP in accordance with EBU-Tech 3326 recommendation. Can operate with or without a SIP server.