DANTE ULTIMO UPDATE
13 January 2015
Audinate has announced enhancements to the Dante Ultimo low-channel chipsets including support for the Marvell 88E6320 gigabit switch, enabling robust daisy chaining of Dante devices with multicast filtering capability.
The company has also released new Ultimo 2.1 firmware, adding several features for AV manufacturers building low channel-count products with Ultimo such as device control capabilities enabled by the DDP (Dante Device Protocol), which allows messages and commands to be sent via SPI/UART from the host processor, accessing parameters such as channel subscriptions and clock status. Additionally, it now supports 16-, 24- and 32-bit PCM audio, selected globally or per-channel as needed.
Ultimo is a family of complete, fully featured, ready-to-use, single-chip Dante solutions for low channel-count networked audio products. It ideally suits networking powered speakers, microphones, AV wall plates, speakerphones, amplifiers, paging stations, personal monitoring systems, recording interfaces, intercoms, and analogue/digital break-in/break out interfaces. The products incorporate all the differentiated Dante features such as automatic device discovery, plug-and-play networking, custom device names and channel labels, and network-based firmware updates.
“These new capabilities will expand the spectrum of low cost endpoint products for manufacturers developing low channel count networked audio products,” says Audinate chief operating officer David Myers. “They make daisy chaining easier and better exactly where it is needed – at network edges – and provide manufacturers with advanced capabilities for automation and display on their products, at an incredible price point.”
The Ultimo chips and 2.1 firmware are available now, and the new parts are fully backwards compatible with existing Ultimo products. Ultimo is available in 2×2 channel (ULT-01-002) and 4×4 channel (ULT-01-004) configurations.
Australian Distribution: Audinate: (02) 8090 1000 or www.audinate.com
Excerpts from Press Release
RESPONSES