Category Archives: AES

Problems of Assigning Channels Based on Color alone

October 12, 2018AES, Audio over CAT5, Connections, IDentification Area, NAB, Pinout, Presentation, RJ45, T-568Aadmin

The need for 8p8c to 8p8c connectivity is of the utmost importance.

Second to is the “field breakouts”. The colour plays a huge part.

I’ve been noticing more and more breakout tails entering the market, so it needs addressing. We cannot use the 25 pair or TIA colour codes to determine the channels.

For the field, I would expect a simple visual inspection to influence deployment decisions. Looking at the solid colours to determine the channel order. Below is an image that has been the result of many conversations. An observation I’d like to present: If you look at RJ45 connectors the solid colours are visible. The order of the solid colour should dictate the channel order. Pair three in both cases is split around pair 2. Pins of multiples of 2 are considered “Hot”. QTP-B is based on the TIA-B wiring scheme.

This is where a lot of QTP development started. How to terminate this twisted 3M ribbon cable to an RJ45 Jack. Since it would not fit and CAT cable is everywhere…
QTP-A and QTP-B

The Audio Engineering Society and QTP

May 24, 2018AES, Audio, Audio over CAT5, Connections, DB25, Interface, News, Pinout, Presentation, QTP to DB25, QTP to XLR, RJ45admin

QTP-RJ45 AES Journal
4 Channels of audio over CAT5

QTP DB25 Pin out standards

May 5, 2015AES, Connections, DB25, Pinout, QTP, QTP to DB25, RJ45, T-568Aadmin

I had an integrator call today asking what the compatible pin outs of the QTP-DB25 adapters were .

QTP-DB25M and QTP-DB25M use the Tascam DB25 Pinout.
Channels 1-4 terminate to one RJ45 and 5-8 to the other.

If you are using AES in and out the pin out is identical.
CH 1-4 are IN 1-4 and CH 5-8 are OUTPUT 5-8

The Third Compatible pin out is the Yamaha AES pin out. The QTP-DB25Y is only available in a male DB25 connector. The IN the first RJ45 and OUT the second.

All the RJ 45 connectors terminate to the TIA -B standard and use the following pair and polarity designation

QTP-DB25M and QTP-25F

March 31, 2015AES, Audio, Balancing, Connections, DB25, Interface, NAB, News, QTP, QTP to DB25, Quad Twisted Pair, Rhumor, RJ45, T-568A, Testing, TRADESHOW, WBSadmin

The First QTP system!

March 28, 2015AES, Audio, Balancing, Connections, DB25, IDentification Area, Interface, Label Area, NAB, Presentation, QTP, QTP to DB25, QTP to XLR, Quad Twisted Pair, Testing, TRADESHOW, WBS, XLRadmin

I would love to tell you more about it… but that will have to wait until after NAB 2015!

Visit Quad Tiwsted pair at the Ward-Beck Systems Booth C2541!!

The First Batch of QTP-DB25 Adapters

March 28, 2015AES, Audio, Connections, DB25, IDentification Area, Interface, QTP, QTP to DB25, Quad Twisted Pair, Rhumor, Testing, WBSadmin

DB25 to RJ45 for Analog Audio and AES/EBU audio transmission over CATegory Quad Twisted Pair cable

QTP vs Mogami

March 21, 2015AES, Audio, Balancing, Connections, Interface, QTP, QTP to XLR, Quad Twisted Pair, Rhumor, Testing, XLRadmin

We need a Chemist to tell them apart…

50/50 guess?

QTP AES 110Ω to 75Ω SPDIF BNC over Quad Twisted Pair!

March 16, 2015AES, Audio, Balancing, Connections, Interface, Quad Twisted Pair, Testing, WBS, XLRadmin

Some more Quad Twisted Pair results are in using custom wound transformers found in the renown Ward-Beck Systems IMP series.

We’re finding an insignificant Jitter of less that 200 pico seconds across the spectrum at a clock speed of 192Khz, making QTP perfect for the transmission of digital AES signals up to 192Khz. More to come!