Need advice with expanding scope i/o

[maky325]

Hi guys. Recently i am trying to expand my scope i/o (was trying to get second hand a16 ultra but no luck for now) so i saw few things and i am interested to hear some advices. My current setup is Scope Pro and Pulsar II. Both are sporting classic plate. Recently i saw ar various forum that people sell something like "A2496 ZLink" with 8 analogue i/o (this seems interesting to me) then again i saw this at soniccore site: CLASSIC I/O plate with 20 ins and outs (http://www.cwaudio.de/en/products/extensions.html)

My question is:

Can i add that CLASSIC I/O plate with 20 ins and outs without a problem to my scope pro or pulsarII? If yes, how am i supposed to make connection between 20 i/o plate and my card? Is this something which you connect via STDM or what? I should remove my current connected plate to insert this one?

Can i do about the same thing with that a2496 zlink (cant find it at soniccore site)?
When i add them to my setup are they(i/o connections) naturally available inside scope routing window? Probably yes but i would like to confirm this..

Is there any additional info(thread, link, pdf or something) on i/o extensions available for scope (be it old or new)?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

THX

[kylie]

Can i add that CLASSIC I/O plate with 20 ins and outs without a problem to my scope pro or pulsarII?

you can apply only one I/O plate at a time to a pulsar2 or scope board. if you already have a classic plate on both of your cards, you would need to add a third card to get more I/O. the single plates they sell are for swapping plates according to your needs, and equipping booster cards with them.

Can i do about the same thing with that a2496 zlink (cant find it at soniccore site)?

you mean the luna2496 expansion box, I assume? well, it's not produced anymore, but you get get them second hand. you would need a board with z-link, then (either a luna/scope home or a z-link plate). btw, if you think of getting yourself an a16u you might want z-link anyway...

Is there any additional info(thread, link, pdf or something) on i/o extensions available for scope (be it old or new)?

it's all in the manuals. they came with your boards, but you can download them as well.

-greetings, markus-

[maky325]

Thanks for the info. Though most "hassle free" option seems to be a16 ultra. It would be great if there would be some option to just add some plate with 8 or 16 real analogue i/o but we dont have it...

[kylie]

Thanks for the info. Though most "hassle free" option seems to be a16 ultra.

to have 16 channels with 96kHz you'd need a z-link plate. if 48kHz is enough, you can already hook the a16u to your existing adat-ports.

It would be great if there would be some option to just add some plate with 8 or 16 real analogue i/o but we dont have it...

...and I don't expect to see such thing for the "old" hardware platform. so the a16u is still a fine option.

-greetings, markus-