[Jack-Devel] AES67 / SMPTE ST 2110-30

happy musicmaker happy.musicmaker at gmail.com
Tue Oct 3 08:56:33 CEST 2017


I am considering to get a pair of these. Intel Ethernet Server Adapter
I210T1, single port PCI-e (with 802.1qav support).

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On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Philippe Bekaert <
philippe.bekaert at uhasselt.be> wrote:

> Thanks all for these helpful comments!
> I’ve been studying the last days, and I am studying more.
>
> I downloaded merging technologies free AES67 virtual sound card for mac
> already, as well as the Dante Via from audinate (59USD). The latter is also
> capable of functioning as a master clock on the network I understand. That
> will do for the testing and development at this time. Thanks for the many
> other suggestions you made. The gear I found before was more expensive
> (e.g. digigram has a -very well reputed- ravenna sound card with linux
> support for about 2K).
>
> There is indeed a Ravenna reference implementation with linux support by
> ALC NetworX. I’m waiting for information regarding conditions for
> obtaining, using, distributing it. I’m also in contact with people at
> Merging regarding their VSC driver in progress for Linux.
>
> I contacted audinate regarding AES67 patent claims.
>
> As said, I’m not really considering implementing AES67 as a virtual sound
> card driver - I prefer to stay clear of kernel space development. Instead,
> Im aiming for a jack client application, and perhaps a jack audio driver
> (like the net drivers). The latter allow to have jack running at AES67
> clock, and being fully transparent (no sample rate conversion). But the
> former, a client application, is probably better if you just want to
> receive and monitor / send AES67 on / from a computer having a sound card
> already.
>
> Thanks also for the hint about the zita resampler library.
>
> I’m keeping you informed about progress and findings.
>
> Best,
>
> Philippe.
>
>
>
> On 01 Oct 2017, at 10:32, Christoph Kuhr <christoph.kuhr at web.de> wrote:
>
> > A few years back there had been a AES67/Ravenna implementation. But the
> developer and ALX Networks could not agree on the license. The developer
> wanted to publish it under GPL, which ALX Networks did not want. So the
> implementation was dumped. Well, that is the story how I know it.
> > The developer was Florian Faber, but he is no member of the jack-devel
> or linux-devel list anymore. Perhapes, he might have some useful insights,
> if you manage to find a contact. ;-)
> >
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