Brainstorm Electronics has released v2.14 firmware for its DXD-8 and DXD-16 Universal Clocks, adding support for IEEE 1588-2002 (aka PTP v1), which is mainly used by Dante products.
The new firmware enhances the system for direct, precise synchronisation of Dante A/V-over-IP. The DXD devices can now be a PTP v1 Grandmaster or a PTP v1 Slave, leading or following Dante, making them flexible and adaptable to most application scenarios. As a PTP v1 Grandmaster, the DXD can also lock to a traditional sync reference such as WC, AES, Black Burst (SD video sync), HD video tri-level sync or 10MHz, in addition to it’s internal crystal or GPS with the optional GPS receiver.
With its 4 PTP ports, the DXD-16 can act as a bridge between a Dante network and AES67 PTP v2 devices, while remaining totally independent and separate, by setting one port for PTP v1 and another for PTP v2.
In this new era of media over IP, Precision Time Protocol (PTP) has become essential as the new sync standard for AES67, SMPTE 2110, Dante and Ravenna. Flexible, reliable and easy to use, the unique DXD-8 and DXD-16 keep traditional equipment relying on Black Burst or Word Clock synchronised with an IP network or vice versa.
