Hack Club AVTechnical reference

Conference Corner

212 Battery St · VLAN 50, 10.40.50.0/24

Signal flow

Hover a cable for its label · tap to pin
SwytchPC HDMIPC USB12VExtenderUSBHDMI outAV PC10.40.50.2LANHDMIUSBBEAST MODESwitchP30010.40.50.10DanteLANAnalog out 1USBRally Cam12VUSBTVHDMI 1MXA91010.40.50.11LANDanteStarTechUSB 2UpstreamUSB 112VUSB 3InserterLine inPowerHDMI inModeHDMI outRelay A12VCoilContacts12VOutSwytch extenderLaptopLinkLaptophawkeye

Devices

Swytch

Logitech Swytch

  • The laptop link is DisplayLink over USB 3, so every laptop needs the DisplayLink driver.
  • Switches to the laptop automatically when one is plugged in, and back to the room PC when it's unplugged.
Power
12 V block
Extender← Swytch extender · Link?
PC HDMI← AV PC · HDMIHDMI
PC USB← AV PC · USBUSB
USB→ StarTech · UpstreamUSB 3
HDMI out→ Inserter · HDMI inHDMI
12V← 12V · Out12V DC

AV PC

Room PC (Windows)

Runs
Zoom and Slack
Hostname
dinoconf-corner
IP
10.40.50.2
VLAN
77 (office) and 50 (AV, for Dante Controller)
HDMI→ Swytch · PC HDMIHDMI
USB→ Swytch · PC USBUSB
LAN→ hawkeyeEthernet

BEAST MODE

Toggle switch, labelled BEAST MODE

Location
on top of the rack cabinet
Switch→ Relay A · Coilcontrol

P300

Shure IntelliMix P300

USB name
Shure IntelliMix P300 Audio Conferencing Processor
  • Configured with Shure Designer.
Serial
2TH1788242
Hostname
cornerconf-dsp
IP
10.40.50.10
Dante IP
10.40.50.110
VLAN
50
Login
1Password
  • Mono. Analog Out 1 feeds the inserter's line input and is the AEC reference.
USB→ StarTech · USB 2USB
Analog out 1→ Inserter · Line in3.5mm
Dante← MXA910 · DanteDante
LAN→ hawkeyeEthernet

Rally Cam

Logitech Rally Camera

Power
12 V block
USB→ StarTech · USB 1USB
12V← 12V · Out12V DC

TV

Display

Model
?
Input
HDMI 1
  • Samsung commercial display.
HDMI 1← Inserter · HDMI outHDMI

MXA910

Shure MXA910 ceiling array

  • Configured with Shure Designer.
Serial
2SB0657938
Hostname
cornerconf-mxa1
IP
10.40.50.11
Dante IP
10.40.50.111
VLAN
50
Power
PoE
Login
1Password
Dante→ P300 · DanteDante
LAN→ hawkeyeEthernet

StarTech

StarTech powered USB hub

Model
?
Power
12 V block
Upstream← Swytch · USBUSB 3
USB 1← Rally Cam · USBUSB
USB 2← P300 · USBUSB
12V← 12V · Out12V DC
USB 3→ Inserter · PowerUSB (power)

Inserter

HDMI audio inserter

Power
USB from the StarTech hub
  • Relay A switches it between its line input (normal, far-end audio from the P300) and HDMI passthrough (BEAST MODE, the laptop's own stereo audio).
HDMI in← Swytch · HDMI outHDMI
Line in← P300 · Analog out 13.5mm
HDMI out→ TV · HDMI 1HDMI
Mode← Relay A · Contactscontrol
Power← StarTech · USB 3USB (power)

Relay A

Relay

Model
?
Unpowered
?
Coil← BEAST MODE · Switchcontrol
Contacts→ Inserter · Modecontrol
12V← 12V · Out12V DC

12V

12 V distribution block

Model
?
  • The Swytch runs off this too. If it loses power, the whole room is down.
Out→ Swytch · 12V12V DC
Out→ StarTech · 12V12V DC
Out→ Rally Cam · 12V12V DC
Out→ Relay A · 12V12V DC

Swytch extender

Logitech Swytch extender

Laptop← LaptopUSB-C/A (DisplayLink)
Link→ Swytch · Extender?

Cabling 21 runs

FromToCableLabelJack / switchportNotes
LaptopSwytch extender · Laptoppurple USB-C/A (DisplayLink)
Swytch extender · LinkSwytch · Extender?
AV PC · HDMISwytch · PC HDMIHDMI
AV PC · USBSwytch · PC USBUSB
Swytch · USBStarTech · UpstreamUSB 3
Rally Cam · USBStarTech · USB 1USB
P300 · USBStarTech · USB 2USB
Swytch · HDMI outInserter · HDMI inHDMI
P300 · Analog out 1Inserter · Line in3.5mmMono far-end audio and AEC reference
Inserter · HDMI outTV · HDMI 1HDMI
MXA910 · DanteP300 · DanteDantevia hawkeye
BEAST MODE · SwitchRelay A · Coilcontrol
Relay A · ContactsInserter · ModecontrolLine (normal) or HDMI passthrough (BEAST MODE)
12V · OutSwytch · 12V12V DC
12V · OutStarTech · 12V12V DC
12V · OutRally Cam · 12V12V DC
12V · OutRelay A · 12V12V DC
StarTech · USB 3Inserter · PowerUSB (power)
P300 · LANhawkeyeEthernet2-1-12 → hawkeye 1/1/23VLAN 50
MXA910 · LANhawkeyeEthernet2-1-16 → hawkeye 1/1/31VLAN 50
AV PC · LANhawkeyeEthernet2-1-11 → hawkeye 1/1/21VLAN native 77, tagged 50