Q-SYS Core 510i

Card-based Q-SYS processing core for installed AV: audio DSP, control scripting and video features in one engine, with eight I/O card slots and Q-LAN as its native transport.

Audio processorsQSC (Q-SYS)Reported

Protocols it speaks

Protocol	Direction	Notes
q-lan	bidirectional	Native transport to Q-SYS peripherals, cameras and other Cores.
dante	bidirectional needs licence	Via Q-SYS Dante license or CDN64 card options.
aes67	bidirectional	Software AES67 streams for interop with other AoIP systems.
osc	bidirectional	External control of named controls in the design.

Connectors

8x I/O card slots (analog, AES3, Dante, telephony options)
4x GbE (LAN A/B, AUX)

What to watch for

Q-LAN clocking is PTPv2 at DSCP 46 while any Dante card in the same chassis marks its audio DSCP 46: running both fabrics through one switch without VLAN separation or remapping is the classic self-inflicted QoS collision.

Sources

Core 510i product page — QSC primary
Q-SYS Core 510i specifications — QSC primary

Understand the mechanism

Measuring and aligning sound Numbers that stand for signals

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