Digital Audio Denmark DAD Penta 720 Modular Audio Router and Interface

Penta 720 is a Modular IO audio router unit in a 19” wide, 2U high sub rack with hot swap and front access capability for the installed optional expansion cards, Penta 720 is ideal as an audio router or as modular IO for broadcast or media install applications and has as standard 8 stereo AES3 inputs and outputs and one MADI input and output connection. Penta 720 can be fitted with up to 6 analogue cards or up to 8 digital cards. Optionally Penta 720 can be installed with a 64 ch. Dante module and a dual MADI and DADink module, also supporting NTP HotLink.

The DAD routing engine provides a 1,424x1,424 matrix where all inputs and outputs can be patched in any combination. In addition, a 256x32 channel summing processor is also available. Eight slots are available for optional expansion cards.

• MADI I/O (64 channels at 48 kHz)
• AES3 I/O (16 channels at 48 kHz
• Up to 1,024×1,024 channels I/O via optional cards
• Up to 256×256 DADLink channels or 128x128 MADI or HotLink channels at 48 kHz via optional MOD-MADI-DADLNK and SFP modules
• 256×32 channel PRO | MON monitor control
• 28bit floating point processing
• Apple macOS and Windows compatible DADman control software
• Avid Eucon™ enabled devices via DADman
• Word Clock I/O, VBB sync input
• AES11 sync input
• 8 slots for expansion cards

Digital I/O and Synchronisation
• Digital I/O formats/ Supported sample rate:
AES3 44.1 up to 384 kHz
MADI 44.1 up to 384 kHz
DADLink 44.1 up to 384 kHz
HotLink 48 kHz
Dante option 44.1 up to 192 kHz

• Latency:
Internal system delay 7 samples, can be set between 3 and 31 samples,
All outputs are time and phase aligned

• DADLink:
28bit floating point format
Latency zero samples.

• Synchronisation:
Word Clock, Video Black Burst,
AES11
AES3, MADI, DADLink and HotLink

• Network interface:
1000BASE-T, RJ45 connector,
4-pair connection

Electrical Specifications
• Power Connection:
Dual Power Input
Dual Power Supply

• Max rating mains: 90 W

• Input voltage: 90 – 260 VAC
100 – 240 VAC Nominal,
47 - 63 Hz

• Mains fuse:
Mounted in IEC connector
1 A, T1AH/250V

• Mains connector: IEC 60309

• Power consumption:
Digital section 15W
DAD I/O Options max 65W

Weight and Environmental
• Weight: 5 kg / 11 lbs.

• Measures:
19” rack mount, 2RU/8.89cm
Chassis depth, 35 cm/ 13.8”
Body width, 43.5 cm / 17.2”

• Operating Temperature:
0 – 45 ºC / 32 - 113ºF
Fan. 2 x internal fans

• Humidity: 20 to 85%, non-condensing

• EMC Compliance:
EN 55103-1, EN 55103-2,
FCC part 15, Subpart B

• Safety Compliance: EN 60950-1:2006