DN4816U Digital Converters Klark Teknik

Cascade Interfaces to Meet Your Requirements

No matter if you want to use StageConnect for connecting external effects, wireless or playback Systems, the Klark Teknik and Midas DN48XX Series devices can easily be daisy-chained to meet the requirements of your I/O configuration. With a total bandwidth of 32 channels, all combinations ranging from 32 inputs, through 16 inputs and outputs in parallel to 32 outputs can be achieved using different combinations of DN48XX interfaces connected with a simple XLR cable. To adapt for different requirements, the DN4816U provides a button to configure the USB I/O configuration.

Power via DC or StageConnect

The DN48XX Series devices can be powered via DC or via StageConnect. By design every SC Master provides 18W of power that can be used by devices in the chain. Depending on the respective power consumption multiple devices in the chain can be phantom powered by a single Master device. It should be noted that an SC device in the chain that is supplied with DC power can supply other devices connected to its Master Port as well. To check your respective setup for power consumption, use the StageConnect Calculator. This tool checks a virtually configured chain for the DMX cable lengths, power supply, audio routing and other parameters.

Automatic Bus Configuration

There are two ways to configure an SC Chain. Either you can manually configure the chain using devices like WING or let the Automatic Bus Configuration do its work. This process adapts the input and output configuration of the SC Bus depending on the connected devices. Simply connect devices and the Master device of the chain will automatically change the routing. To check and plan setups, the SSC Tool software is available, providing information about the routing and DMX cable length, power management and other parameters. 

ULTRANET – Seamless Integration

The well-established Ultranet technology transmits up to 16 independent channels of 24-bit digital audio via a single CAT5 cable between compatible digital devices. The DN48XX Series devices serve Ultranet connectivity for translation between StageConnect and Ultranet. This way more than 1 million Ultranet-Products on the market like the P16 monitoring system, AIR Mixers and Turbosound Speakers can be integrated in the new ecosystem.

StageConnect Calculator

The StageConnect Calculator (SCC Tool) is a tool that can be used for checking and planning setups. You can create a virtual SC-Chain to study the upstream and downstream routing. The calculator also indicates parameters maximum DMX cable lengths, power budget and the overall stability of your connection.  

You can virtually change the configuration of individual devices, change their order and intuitively add or remove devices from the chain. This allows you to explore the possibilities of routing signals through the new ecosystem.

Integrated Sample Rate Conversion

The DN4816U provides sample rate conversion to separate the Ultranet input from StageConnect and USB. This allows you to connect Ultranet sources to your WING console while keeping both clock sources independent. This is especially useful when pulling signals via Ultranet from an IEM system on stage while keeping an independent clock for FOH.

Auto Adapting Routing

The DN4816U is designed to automatically adjust its routing depending on the connected peripherals. To do so the device monitors all physical connections and adapts its routing depending on the detected devices. This allows for flawless integration providing the perfect I/O configuration within seconds. Besides a very intuitive operation, this also saves a lot of time when setting up for different applications. A list of all routing options associated with different connections can be found in the Quick Start Guide.