Rear Panel Connectors and Indicators

Freespeak Arcadia rear panel

The Arcadia rear connectors and indicators are listed below.

Item Description
A Internal power connector. Mains power lead with internal power supply.
B Grounding screw.
C General Purpose Input/Output connectors x2 (DB-9F).
  • GPIO 1 hosts GPI1 and GPO1 & 2
  • GPIO 2 hosts GPI2 and GPO 3 & 4.
D XLR 2-wire Partyline connectors (analog)
E RJ45 4-wire audio and data connectors. Port 8 is dedicated to Program Feed (PGM) and Stage Announce (SA), to be used with the split XLR cable connector that is supplied with the Arcadia Station.
F Dect Sync RJ45 connectors, IN, OUT.
G E1 RJ45 connectors to FreeSpeak II splitter/transceiver. Do not connect IP transceivers here.
H SFP cage for E1 fiber connection to splitter/transceiver. Either single-mode or multi-mode fiber modules. Modules must match existing cabling. Do not connect IP transceivers here.
I RJ45 LAN connectors. Assignable to Management, Dante primary, Dante secondary, AES67 for FreeSpeak IP transceivers or HelixNet.
J SFP cage for fiber LAN connectors. Assignable to Management, Dante primary, Dante secondary, AES67 for FreeSpeak IP transceivers or HelixNet.
K Program Audio input and Stage Announce output. Use with supplied RJ45 to XLR adaptor cable..
L External power supply connector. CAUTION: Before using, see System Powering.