EDBOX CARPO MX8 Audio IP Codec

Introduction EDBOX CARPO MX8

The CARPO MX8 series is an Audio Encoder/Decoder/Codec for up to 8 stereo channels
(encoder channels, decoder channels or mixed). Compact (19“ 1U housing), highly energy efficient
(< 2W per stereo channel in AES/EBU version),
DSP-based hardware. Streaming of elementary streams over IP or generation of DVB-compliant MPEG-2 transport stream, output via IP or ASI.
Several ordering options are available to adapt the audio input/output configuration to the customers requirements in a flexible way.


Supported Encoding and Decoding Standards

» ISO/IEC 11172-3, 13813-3 MPEG-1/2 Layer II
» ISO/IEC 13813-7 MPEG-2 AAC
» ISO/IEC 14496-3 MPEG-4 AAC LC
» ISO/IEC 14496-3 HE-AAC, HE-AAC V2
» APT-X® and enhanced apt-X®


Bitrate

» For MPEG-1/2 Layer II 32 kbps to 384 kbps
» For AAC 32 kbps to 384 kbps
» For APT-X and enhanced apt-X® up to 384 kbps Sampling Rate:
» 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Audio Frequency Range (analogue):
» 20 Hz .. 20 Khz +/- 0.3 dB


Outputs - Transport Protocols

» Over IP:
Streaming of elementary streams compliant to RFC3550/3551, RFC3016, RFC3640, EBUTECH 3326
Output of DVB MPEG-2 transport streams including service information according to
ETSI EN 300 468, compliant to Pro-MPEG Code of Practice #3 release 2

» Over ASI:
Output of DVB MPEG-2 transport streams including service information
according to ETSI EN 300 468


Monitoring and Control

» via Ethernet by accessing the online-system HTTP web server with any internet browser
» via Ethernet using SNMP
» via the front-panel keyboard and display


Audio Input / Output

» Digital: AES/EBU, electrical, XLR (IEC958)
» Analogue: XLR, electronically balanced, level range 0 .. +18 dBu (adjustable in 0.5 dB steps)
» A/D, D/A converter: 24 bits


Network Interfaces

» 2 separate Ethernet interfaces (IEEE 802.3, RJ45) for data (IP streaming, MPEG-2 TS)
   and control (HTTP, SNMP, ancillary data), optical interfaces on request
» E1 (G.703, G.704) *
» X.21 (synchronous serial interface)
» DVB-ASI (EN 50083-9)

Power

» Supply voltage: 100 .. 240V ± 10%, 50 .. 60Hz
   Power consumption: Dependent on number of channels, 2W/stereo channel in AES/EBU version
» DC dual power -48VDC *


Ordering Options for Audio Inputs & Outputs

» up to 8 stereo channels (encoder, digital AES/EBU)
» up to 4 stereo channels (encoder, analogue and digital AES/EBU)
» up to 8 stereo channels (decoder, digital AES/EBU)
» up to 4 stereo channels (decoder, analogue and digital AES/EBU)
» up to 4 stereo channels (encoder, digital AES/EBU) + 4 stereo channels (decoder, digital AES/EBU)
» up to 2 stereo channels (encoder, analogue and digital AES/EBU)
   +  2 stereo channels (decoder, analogue and digital AES/EBU)

*optional

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