8.2. Dante

Dante expansion card

  • Audinate Brooklyn II Dante Module based design

  • 32 In / 32 Out operation from 44.1kHz to 96kHz

  • Sample Rate Clock Sources: Brooklyn II Module, Dante network, H9000

  • AES67 Support

  • Either 2 Primary and 2 Redundant Networks Connections or 4 Primary Network Connections

  • Integrates with Dante-enabled devices: https://etide.io/dante-enabled

8.2.1. Dante Setup

8.2.1.1. Clock Sync

From a clocking point of view, it is best to think of the Eventide H9000 and its Dante expansion card as two separate devices.

H9000

Once a Dante card is installed, “Exp A/B/C (Dante)” will appear as a clock source option in Emote (Section 4.3.8), and on the front panel (Section 3.1.4). This option syncs the H9000’s clock to the Dante card’s clock.

Dante

The Dante card’s clock is set in Audinate’s Dante Controller, which is available here: https://etide.io/latest-dante Dante Controller’s Clock Status tab displays the current clock source of the Dante card. This clock source can be set with the “Enable Sync To External” checkbox.

To sync the H9000 to Dante, set the H9000’s clock source to “Exp A/B/C (Dante)”, and uncheck “Enable Sync To External” for the Dante card in Dante Controller.

To sync Dante to the H9000, set the H9000’s clock source to “Int {sample rate}”, and check “Enable Sync To External” for the Dante card in Dante Controller.

8.2.1.2. Sample Rate Match

The Dante card’s sample rate must be set manually under the Device Config tab in Dante Controller’s Device View.

If the H9000’s clock syncs to Dante, then the H9000’s clock will automatically follow Dante’s sample rate.

If Dante’s clock syncs to the H9000, then the sample rate in Dante Controller’s Device View must be manually configured after changing the H9000’s sample rate.

8.2.2. Documentation

https://etide.io/dante-tech-docs

Note

The Dante expansion card is not a network router, but it is a network switch. If Emote is on the same local area network as Dante, and the Dante expansion card is configured in Switched mode, then an ethernet cable can be plugged in directly between the H9000’s ethernet port and any of the Dante card’s primary ports.

8.2.3. Firmware updates

The H9000 Dante expansion card firmware update is available here: https://etide.io/dante-exp-firmware

To update your H9000 Dante expansion card firmware, first download Audinate’s Dante Controller, available here: https://etide.io/latest-dante

The Updater is available in Dante Controller’s “view” menu. Import “h9k-dante-io-board-19.1.31.1.dnt” into the Updater by following Audinate’s guide here: https://etide.io/dante-firmware-import