====== Dante™ information  ======

===== DHD devices with Dante interface =====
==== DSP Cores ====

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The following DSP Cores have a built-in 4ch/4ch Dante interface. 
  * 52-7420A (52/XC2)
  * 52-7423A (52/XC2)
  * 52-7410A (52/XC2)
  * 52-1810A (52/XS2)
  * 52-1830A (52/XS2)

The Dante signal is available on the ''ETH'' port on the rear of the DSP core. 

Each of these cores and the 52-7310A 52/XC2 Concentrator have an additional expansion slot. You can insert there a 52-7080 XC2 Dante IP audio interface.
==== I/O interfaces ====

  * 52-7080A - XC2 Dante IP Audio Interface
      * internal module for 52/XC2, 52/XS2 cores and 52/XC2 Concentrators
      * 64 ch in and 64 ch out
  * 52-7180A - XC Dante IP Audio Interface
      * external module with APC connector for 52/XC, 52/XD, 52/XS, 52/XC2, 52/XD2 and 52/XS2 cores
      * 48 ch in and 48 ch out
=== Default network settings at delivery ===
[{{ :dante:dante_controller_-_network_config.png?250|Screenshot of the Dante Controller Software - Device View - Network Config tab}}]The following table shows the factory settings for the Dante interfaces in DHD devices. You can change the parameters in [[https://www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-controller|Dante Controller]] - Device View - Network Config tab.


^interface type^module^IP Address setting^Switch Configuration^
|built in 4ch/4ch Dante interface|52-7420A, 52-7423A, 52-7410A, 52-1810A, 52-1830A|Obtain an IP Address Automatically|not available|
|built in 64ch/64ch Dante interface|52-7080A|Obtain an IP Address Automatically|redundant|
|48ch/48ch Dante interface|52-7180A|Obtain an IP Address Automatically|redundant|


===== Adding a Dante device in Toolbox8 =====

You can add a Dante device in TB8 via I/O Overview menu. Click ''Add'' and select your type of Dante device. If your core device is equipped with a Dante 4x4 interface, the I/Os of it are added automatically when you add your core device. It is named "<Core Name>.Dante" by default.

For more information on adding and using I/O units, see [[tb8:io_overview|Toolbox8 Documentation - I/O Overview]].

[{{ :dante:dante.png?500 |//Adding Dante devices in TB8.//}}]

===== Network Switches =====

General recommendations:

  * Use managed switches
  * Turn off EEE (Green Ethernet)

==== Tested network switches ====
  * Cisco Small Business SG300-10
  * Cisco Small Business SG300-20



===== AES67 =====
==== supported devices ====
  * 52-7080
  * 52-7180

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**Note**\\ The AES67 option for supported DHD Dante Modules is available since Dante software version 3.9.6.1.\\ Updates for DHD's Dante modules are directly provided by DHD.
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**Important**\\ The 4ch/4ch Dante interface in 52/XC2 and 52/XS2 cores does not support AES67.
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===== PTP in Dante devices and AES67-enabled Dante devices =====
Dante uses the [[wp>Precision_Time_Protocol]] (PTP) in version 1 (IEEE 1588-2002).

Dante supports PTP version 2 (IEEE 1588-2008), when the AES67 mode is enabled. 

If you enable the AES67 support on a Dante device, it enables both IEEE PTP v1 and v2. A single clock domain exists across both PTP v1 and v2 devices:
  * Standard Dante devices supporting PTP v1 only. 
  * AES67-enabled Dante devices supporting PTP v1 and PTP v2.
  * 3rd-party AES67 devices supporting only PTP v2.

One AES67-enabled Dante device will act as a boundary clock between PTP v1 and v2, bridging the two clock domains. Additional clocking status information is available in Dante Controller for PTP v2 clocking.

/* Source: Devan Sharma / Audinate / Mail an George Wismer 07.12.2016 */

===== Useful links =====

[[https://www.audinate.com/products/software|Audinate - Dante Software]]

[[https://www.audinate.com/resources/technical-documentation|Audinate - Dante Technical Documentation]]

[[https://www.audinate.com/resources/networks-switches|Audinate - Networks and Switches]]

[[https://www.audinate.com/sites/default/files/PDF/adding-dante-to-your-network-audinate.pdf|Audinate - So You're Adding Dante to Your Network...]]

[[https://www.audinate.com/sites/default/files/PDF/dante-network-blacklisted-eee-switches-audinate.pdf|Audinate - List of incompatible, unmanaged switches with Energy Efficient Ethernet]]

[[http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/training_support/selftraining/dante_guide/index.jsp|Yamaha - Dante Guide]]

[[http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/small-business-300-series-managed-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html|Cisco - Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches]]