Calrec Hydra2
Description
Hydra2 does not compromise audio quality, performs with negligible latency and is founded on comprehensive, built-in fault detection and redundancy.
Many of the world’s most successful broadcasters rely on Hydra2 infrastructure for live on-air application in both fixed and mobile installations every day.
Calrec’s networking protocols provide seamless, scalable audio networking infrastructures which allow for large numbers of inputs and outputs to be shared and controlled regardless of location.
At the heart of Hydra2 is the 8192² Calrec router (4096² on Summa and Artemis Light). Networks become more advanced when multiple routers are connected together to add additional mixing consoles, or to increase the amount of I/O connections available. Routers, mixing consoles and I/O can all be easily connected to the network as and when needed.
In line with the AIMS and JTNM roadmaps, as IP transport protocols develop, Calrec’s range of I/O boxes do too; all fixed format I/O boxes are switchable to sit on an IP network and have built-in support for NMOS discovery and connection management (IS-04 v1.3 and IS-05: v1.1).
Fixed and Modular I/O:
Calrec provide a range of fixed format I/O boxes to provide the quantity and type of signal format required where it is needed. Each type of fixed-format I/O box contains a set number of inputs and outputs, all of the same type/signal format.
Modular I/O BOXES are 3U rackmount enclosures with 20 x I/O card slots that can be populated with a mixed range of I/O cards, allowing for a custom selection of I/O quantities and formats. Modular I/O boxes connect to a Hydra2 network in the same way as fixed-format I/O.
Multiple I/O boxes can coexist on a Hydra2 network alongside fixed format IO, if required, in order to make up the quantity of I/O in the format and location needed.
Fieldbox
The Fieldbox is a portable I/O box which provides 8 x balanced analogue mic/line level inputs, and 8 x balanced analogue line level outputs, in a compact, cost-effective package. The Fieldbox functions just like any other Hydra2 I/O box, providing remote control over input settings that utilise Hydra2’s sharing, protection and access management system, along with active status monitoring and a backup Hydra2 network connection.
H2Hub
The H2Hub provides a network distribution node that can be used to connect from a router up to 4 x external connections which may be I/O boxes or other Hubs to form a local array of I/O connectivity. A single connection from any router can be switched via the H2Hub to multiple I/O units, and even another H2Hub if further I/O distribution is required – in fact 3 x H2Hubs can be daisy-chained together.
Br.IO:
Br.IO is a 4U Hydra2 based external I/O Rack allowing for cost effective expansion of I/O for use with Brio and Summa consoles. This rack has the same complement of analogue and digital I/O that can be found in a Brio 36 system.
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