Appsys ADX-16 Bidirectional ADAT/TOSLINK Extender Kit

About: Appsys ADX-16 Bidirectional ADAT/TOSLINK Extender Kit

The ADX-16 Kit has been designed to overcome the length limitations (5m/16 ft) of optical TOSLINK interconnects running ADAT Lightpipe, S/PDIF and other protocols. The kit enables you to run two TOSLINK connections (one in each direction) over a single Cat5 cable and up to 100m / 330ft. in length, opening up a range of new possibilities (e.g. for audio distribution within a building).

Features

• Bidirectional transmission over up to 100m/330ft. using a single Cat5 cable
• Reliable, lossless, true bit-transparent transmission
• Near-zero latency (< 1µs)
• Compatible with any data format which can be sent over TOSLINK (ADAT, SPDIF, AC-3/Dolby Digital, DTS ...)
• Quality product "Made in Switzerland"

Applications

• Economic digital 8x8 snake with lowest latency
• Recording of 8 channels from a remote location, with master clock transmitted to the remote unit
• Interconnection of ADAT enabled equipment (e.g. DAWs and digital mixers)
• If analog conversion is needed at one or both ends, we recommend using 8-channel ADC/DACs (e.g. Behringer ADA8000 or Focusrite Octopre mkII Dynamics) on the respective end(s)

Specifications

• Input/Outputs
  • Optical connector
  • F05 Type TOSLINK compatible
• Maximum distance between sender and receiver -  100 m (328 ft.)
• Supported audio formats
  • ADAT Lightpipe
  • S/PDIF (up to 96kHz / 24 bit)
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3)
  • DTS
  • all other TOSLINK compatible formats up to 13.2 MBit/s (NRZ-encoding)
    • Note: Both directions operate completely independent from each other.
• Pinout Cat5 cable
  1. (orange/white) DATA+ "S>R"
  2. (orange) DATA-– "S>R"
  3. (green/white) DATA+ "R>S"
  4. (blue/white) +12V
  5. (blue) +12V
  6. (green) DATA-– "R>S"
  7. (brown/white) GND
  8. (brown) GND
• Power supply
  • 9-15V DC 150mA, Polarity: Center Positive
  • Plug: ID=2.5mm OD=5mm Length=9mm0...50°C
• Operating temperature -  0 - 50°C
• Storage temperature -  0 - 70°C, non-condensing
• Dimensions (LxWxH) (each unit) -  2.62 x 2.62 x 1.1 inch (66.5 x 66.5 x 28mm) 
• Weight (each box) -  0.13 lb (60g)

What's in the Box

• Converter Box ADX-16-S (1xTOSLINK In + 1xTOSLINK Out to Cat5 with power supply)
• Converter Box ADX-16-R (1xTOSLINK In + 1xTOSLINK Out to Cat5)
• AC adapter
• Manual