Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Two industry standards join together to enable seamless, fully digital integration and interoperability

8/17/2016 Rockleigh, NJ – August 17, 2016 – Crestron announced today that DigitalMedia ^™ now supports the Dante ^™ audio networking protocol with its new input and output blades for 64X64 and 128X128 DM ^® matrix switchers. Now shipping, the 4K HDMI ^® & Dante Input Blade for DM Switchers
( DMB-4K-I-HD-DNT) provides eight HDMI inputs, while the 4K HDMI & Dante Output Blade for DM Switchers ( DMB-4K-O-HD-DNT) provides eight HDMI outputs with built-in 4K scaling. CEC embedded device control is possible with the addition of a control system.
 
Two industry standards join together
Dante is the preferred industry networking protocol for transmitting HD audio over Ethernet, adopted by more pro audio AV manufacturers than any other networking technology. Now, with these two new blades, seamless, fully digital integration and interoperability with DM, the industry standard for managing and distributing AV and control signals, is possible.
 
A common application is for use with video conference systems. Send content from a source, a laptop for example, and connect it to the HDMI port of the DMB-4K-I-HD-DNT; internal processing extracts the HD audio and outputs as Dante over Ethernet through the LAN port on the DM CPU blade. The audio is then sent to a local DSP (new Avia^™ DSPs with Dante support from Crestron coming soon) in a conference room, which mixes the program audio with the microphones. The mixed audio is then sent out to a codec. The opposite setup, while not as common, is easy too. Dante audio goes into the LAN port on the DM CPU blade, is internally processed, and then sent out as HDMI to a local display.
 
Analog audio embedding and de-embedding
Analog audio inputs and outputs are enabled by connecting the optional Analog Audio Breakout Box ( AUD-BOB-1602) to the Dante blades in the DM switcher. When the Analog Audio Breakout Box is connected to the DMB-4K-I-HD-DNT Dante input blade, the balanced analog audio input is then embedded with the digital video signal. Similarly, when the breakout box is connected to the DMB-4K-O-HD-DNT Dante output blade, the balanced analog audio output is extracted and fed into a sound system.
 
Learn more
Seamless Dante audio support and interoperability with DM is now possible. Visit the DMB-4K-I-HD-DNT and DMB-4K-O-HD-DNT product pages for more information including specifications, photos, pricing, and accessories.


About Crestron
At Crestron we build the technology that integrates technology. Our automation and control solutions for homes and buildings let people control entire environments with the push of a button, integrating systems such as AV, lighting, shading, security, BMS and HVAC to provide greater comfort, convenience and security. All of our products are designed and built to work together as a complete system, enabling you to monitor, manage and control everything from one platform.
 
Our products are backed by more than 90 fully-staffed offices that provide 24 x 7 x 365 sales, technical, and training support across the globe. In addition to its World Headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey, Crestron has sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Discover Crestron by visiting www.crestron.com.