CobraNetTM Manager Lite for Yamaha Version 1.
Table of contents 1. 2. Setup Guide....................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Connections................................................................................................................ 4 1.2. CobraNet Manager Startup and Initial Settings ......................................................... 5 1.3. Select an MY16-CII to be Set Up from the CobraNet Manager................................ 8 1.4.
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1. Setup Guide In order to use the MY16-CII it is first necessary to set the appropriate bundle number and other CobraNet parameters. This section will describe the procedure for using the CobraNet Manager to make the initial CobraNet settings for the MY16-CII. Note: Use the following methods to set up CobraNet devices other than the MY16-CII: ・ Use the DME Designer software to set up the DME8i-C/DME8o-C/DME4io-C. ・ Use the NetworkAmp Manager software to set up the ACU16-C/NHB32-C.
Example 2: Setting Up a Single MY16-CII card Directly connect the MY16-CII card to the computer via an Ethernet cross cable. Alternatively, connect via a switching hub and connect the hub to the computer via an Ethernet straight cable. Switching Hub Ethernet Cross Cable Ethernet Straight Cable Computer Computer Figure 2: Connection Example 2 1.2.
Note: The “Preferences” window can be opened after the CobraNet Manager has been launched by selecting [General Preferences] from the [Setup] menu. Network Adaptor Setup 1. Select the network adaptor (primary network) connected to the MY16-CII from the “Select primary network adaptor” selection box. 2. Select “None” or a secondary network (a backup network that will take over if the primary network connection is interrupted) adaptor from the “Select secondary network adaptor” selection box.
2. Check the “Assign IP automatically to CobraNet devices” checkbox. Note: The IP address that was assigned automatically is retained even if the power is turned off. Moreover, IP addresses cannot be automatically re-assigned to the MY16-CII cards that already have their own IP addresses. If you want to assign IP addresses manually, refer to page 15. This completes setup for automatic assignment of IP addresses to MY16-CII cards.
1.3. Select an MY16-CII to be Set Up from the CobraNet Manager 1. When the “Preferences” window is closed the “Select Devices” window will open. Note: The “Select Devices” window will open automatically first instead of the “Preferences” window from the second time the CobraNet manager is launched onward. Figure 4: Select Devices Window The MAC addresses of MY16-CII currently connected to the network will appear in the left list (“Online Devices”).
1.4. MY16-CII Bundle Settings When the “Select Devices” window is closed the main window – like the one shown below – will appear. This is the Matrix View window. Make the required MY16-CII bundle settings as described below. Figure 5: Matrix View Device Names The CobraNet Manager allows individual names to be assigned to each device. When using multiple MY16-CII cards, be sure to give each card a different name to facilitate identification.
2. Select “Device Properties” to open the “Device properties” window. Figure 7: Device Properties Window 3. To refresh the display to show the current MY16-CII settings click [Get information from device]. 4. Edit the name in the “Global” section “Name” field. Note: To identify the MY16-CII card between individual cards, please check the MAC address displayed in the “Global” section “MAC” field with that labeled on the card panel. 5. Click [Store] to apply and save the new name.
Bundle Numbers Set the appropriate bundle numbers using one of the methods described below to allow transfer of audio signals between transmitting and receiving devices. Connecting Multiple MY16-CII Cards Only via Matrix View This method selects the bundle numbers automatically and is only useful for setting up bundles that will be transmitted and received between the MY16-CII cards displayed in the Matrix View. 1. Click on the Matrix View to create a connection or “point,” as described below.
2. To change a connection to multicast or multi-unicast bundles, click on the vertical line that goes through the target connection point to open the bundle type editing window. Note: Unicast bundles are only transmitted to single devices which have been set to the same bundle number as the transmitting device. Multicast bundles are transmitted to all devices on the network regardless of their settings, but only bundles with the specified bundle number(s) are processed.
Figure 10: Matrix View Pop-up Menu 2. Select “Device Properties” to open the “Device properties” window. Figure 11: Device Properties Window 3. Click the tab corresponding to the Rx or Tx socket you want to set in the “Sockets” section in the lower area of the window. Figure 12: Sockets Section 4. Enter the bundle number in the “Bundle” field and click the [Set Socket] button.
Note: Don’t change the value in the Tx “Ch” field. The communication load can be reduced by changing this parameter, but some audio channels will become inoperative. To reduce the communication load without disabling the audio channels, edit the “Channels per Bundle” parameter in the “Yamaha Device Settings” window (page 18). 5. To refresh the display to show the current device settings click [Get information from device]. 6. Make sure that the “Persistence on” checkbox is checked.
If Cannot Change Device Name and Bundle Numbers If the device name and bundle numbers cannot be changed, the IP address might not be assigned properly. Moreover, IP addresses cannot be automatically re-assigned to the MY16-CII cards that already have their own IP addresses. If you want to assign IP addresses manually, follow the procedure below. 1. Right click on a Tx or Rx block on the border of the Matrix View window to open the popup menu shown below. Figure 13: Matrix View Pop-up Menu 2.
2. MY16-CII Device Settings This version of the CobraNet Manager is optimized for operation with the Yamaha MY16-CII. For this reason it incorporates some special features that provide optimum compatibility with the MY16-CII. Parameters specific to the MY16-CII can be accessed via the Matrix View window as well as the device overview window. CAUTION! The SNMP indicator may remain lit while large volumes of data are being transferred.
2.1. MY16-CII Serial Control and Latency Settings Figure 17: Yamaha Device Settings Window Roll your cursor over the Rx or Tx field to see an edit box that allows you to select a serial channel to be used for reception or transmission. Use the up and down arrow buttons on the right side of the edit box to select the desired channel. The available range is OFF or 1-15. Data transfer becomes possible when the channels of the transmitting and receiving devices are matched.
Click on the “Latency” field to change latency mode for audio data transferred via the CobraNet network. A popup menu will appear allowing you to select “5.33ms”, “2.67ms”, or “1.33ms”. Note that latency of transmitter and receiver must be the same to transmit audio data. Figure 20: Latency popup menu Click the [Advanced] button to bring up a second window containing the advanced settings.
Figure 22: Channel per Bundle popup menu The MY16-CII handles input and output of up to 16 monaural audio channels. Up to 8 input bundles and 4 output bundles can be used. Note: For information on the “Conductor Priority” setting, refer to “2.3. Clock Synchronization Mode”. Figure 23: Initialization of all parameters The “Initialization of All Parameters” [Execute] button will reset all of the MY16-CII’s CobraNet parameters back to their default values.
2.3. Clock Synchronization Mode Like the MY16-C, the MY16-CII provides three clock synchronization modes: Network Sync, Host Sync 1, and Host Sync 2. The clock synchronization mode is automatically selected according to the word clock status of the host device into which the MY16-CII is installed. If the device into which the MY16-CII is installed receives its clock signal from the MY16-CII, the MY16-CII will operate in Network Sync mode.
MY16-CII MY16-CII Host Sync 2 Clock PM5D etc Figure 26: Host Sync 2 Note: In this case the MY16-CII card that is supplying the clock signal to the host device is operating in Network Sync mode. Conductor Priority Settings "Conductor Priority" is a setting related to the Network Sync mode. The “Conductor Priority” filed is located at the center of “MY16-CII Advanced Settings” window.
Note: When Conductor Priority is set to a value other than “Auto”, the value specified via the CobraNet Manager takes priority. Note: The MY16-C conductor priority is automatically set to the same values as the MY16-CII according to the three available clock modes, but the MY16-C conductor priority setting cannot be changed manually. Conductor Priority Should Be Set Manually When...
