Clear-Com FSE-BASE FreeSpeak Edge Base Station - Supports up to 16x Beltpacks with Dante
The FreeSpeak Edge Base Station is the foundation of a wireless intercom system with support for up to 16 wireless intercom beltpacks of various frequencies and connectivity. Coupled with Dante and analog interfacing of audio and control, the FSE-BASE is suitable for any infrastructure. The base’s compact 1RU form factor features front panel intercom headset station, fast and easy setup, configuration and monitoring.
Features:
- Wireless Intercom Base Station
- Partyline 2-Wire Integration
- Line-Level 4-Wire Interfacing
- Dante Audio Interfacing
- Headset User Station
- CCM™ browser setup, configuration & monitoring
- Front panel color touch screen with encoders for control and configuration
- Plug-and-go central discovery and pairing
Specifications:
- Capacity:
- Beltpacks per Base Station: 16 BPs (FSII or FSE)
- Transceivers/Antennas Supported by Base: 6 x IPT or FSE TCVR and 10 x E1 TCVRs (1.9 or 2.4GHz)
- Includes:
- 1 x Four-Wire PGM/SA Breakout Cable (CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA)
- 1 x External PSU (PSU-EXT-001)
- Headset Microphone Input
- Input Type: Dynamic /Electret – Selectable
- Frequency Response: Headset Mic – Partyline: 200Hz – 12kHz + 3dBu
- Frequency Response: Headset Mic – Line Out: 200Hz – 20kHz + 3dBu
- Mic Limiter Threshold: -50dBu ±3dB
- Mic Limiter Range: ≥ 20dB
- Max Input Level: -25dBu
- Input Level: -60dBu nominal; -25dBu MAX
- Headset Mic Voltage: 5V (Electret selectable)
- Headset Output
- Load Impedance: > 32Ω
- Output Impedance: 33Ω
- Max Output Level before Distortion: > 13dBu
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.1% THD at 1kHz
- Headset Mic – Partyline: -78dBu (Clear-Com mode)
- Headset Mic – Line Out: -60dBu
- Frequency Response: Partyline – Headset Out: 200Hz – 10kHz + 3dBu
- Audio/Radio
- 4-wire I/O: Output Impedance >10kΩ, Input Impedance 200Ω + 10%, transformer isolated balanced input and output.
- 4-wire Operating Levels: 0dBu Nominal, 18dBu headroom
- 2-wire I/O: Selectable RTS or Clear-Com mode, Software controlled auto-null, null depth >60dB at 1kHz
- 2-wire Operating Levels: -18dBu nominal (Clear-Com Mode), -12dBu nominal (RTS Mode), Headroom 18dB
- Frequency Response Base-to-Beltpack:
- Freespeak Edge Beltpack: 200Hz – 12kHz,
- Freespeak II Beltpack: 200Hz – 7.1kHz
- Partyline I/O
- 2W Power On/Off: A/B, C/D paired- software controlled
- 2W Output Voltage: 25 – 28V DC, 560 mA per pair (A/B or C/D)
- 2W Impedance: >10kΩ
- 2W Frequency Response: 200 to 12kHz. ±3dB
- 2W Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.1% THD at 1 kHz
- Relay Contacts or GPIO
- Connector Type: 2 x DB9
- Relay Contact Type: SPDT
- Relay Quantity: 4
- Relay Contact Voltage Rating: 30V DC
- Relay Contact Current Rating: 1A
- Input Type: Opto-Isolated
- Input Quantity: 2
- Input Voltage Range: 4 – 30 volts DC or AC
- Input Current: >=1.2mA required
- Connectors
- 4-wire I/O: (8) RJ45
- 2-wire I/O: (4) XLR-3F
- Program Input: XLR-3M, provided using cable assembly CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA
- Stage Announce Output: XLR-3F, provided using cable assembly CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA
- Headset: Freespeak Edge Base: 4-pin XLR-M, auto headset detect
- USB: USB type A Receptacle
- Number of E1 antenna ports: 2 x RJ45, 2 x Fiber (2 active at any time)
- DECT Radio frequency sync: Rear RJ45 input and output RF sync connectors
- Indicators and Function
- Displays: (2) 480 x 128 color TFT LED Touch Screen displays
- Front Panel Indicators & Function:
- (2) Power Supply Status LEDs
- (1) Status LED (Edge)
- (1) Three Color Level Control LED Array
- Power:
- AC Mains input: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 160W Max, IEC60320 C14 inlet.
- DC Low Voltage Input: 12V DC +/- 5%, 12A
- External AC/DC Power Supply (453G020-1 Supplied):
- Input: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 2.2A Max, IEC60320 C14 inlet.
- Output: 12V DC +/- 5%, 12.5A
- Environmental
- Operating: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C)
- Storage: 86° to 158°F (30° to 70°C)
- Humidity: 20-90% Non-Condensing
- Dimensions
- 1RU: 19 x 1.72 x 13.929in (WxHxL), (43.6 x 482.6 x 353.8mm)
- Depth: 260mm
- Weight: 7.25lbs (3.29kg)
- Network Specifications
- AoIP Interfaces
- Protocols:
- RTSP/SAP
- AES67
- Dante
- Audio Sampling: 24 bit Linear 48KHz
- IP Addressing: Static, DHCP
- Network Compatibility: Layer 2 & 3 LAN only
- Quality of Service: DiffServ RFC2474
- IGMP: On (AoIP)
- Multicast: On (AoIP)
- Network Timing: PTPv2 (AoIP) / PTP v1 (Dante)
- Minimum Network Bandwidth Required
- Perduplex Connection:
- 1 x FS II IPT bandwidth usage: ~7 Mbps.
- 1 x FS Edge IPT: ~ 9.6 Mbps
- Network Protocols
- Ethernet IPv4 Unicast Audio and Control
- mDNS–Multicast Device Discovery
- Network Ports
- Unicast:
- Port 80 TCP–Web Interface, System Management, Expansion
- Port 443 for HTTPS
- Port 6001 UDP–AES67 Data
- Port 15000 – 15256 UDP – AES67 Audio
- Multicast: Port 5353 UDP–mDNS, Names, Discovery, Linking, Expansion, Dante (through various ports)
- Network Jitter Tolerance: < 1us required for RF Syncing of Transceivers
- Recommended Ethernet Switches
- Managed Ethernet Switch – Layer 3
- 100/1000 Base-T ports for endpoints
- 1000 Base IP Trunks between switches
- QoS Configuration
- Energy Efficient Ethernet bypass option
- IGMP Snooping bypass option
- Capacity:
- Beltpacks per Base Station: 16 BPs (FSII or FSE)
- Transceivers/Antennas Supported by Base: 6 x IPT or FSE TCVR and 10 x E1 TCVRs (1.9 or 2.4GHz)
- Includes:
- 1 x Four-Wire PGM/SA Breakout Cable (CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA)
- 1 x External PSU (PSU-EXT-001)
- Headset Microphone Input
- Input Type: Dynamic /Electret – Selectable
- Frequency Response: Headset Mic – Partyline: 200Hz – 12kHz + 3dBu
- Frequency Response: Headset Mic – Line Out: 200Hz – 20kHz + 3dBu
- Mic Limiter Threshold: -50dBu ±3dB
- Mic Limiter Range: ≥ 20dB
- Max Input Level: -25dBu
- Input Level: -60dBu nominal; -25dBu MAX
- Headset Mic Voltage: 5V (Electret selectable)
- Headset Output
- Load Impedance: > 32Ω
- Output Impedance: 33Ω
- Max Output Level before Distortion: > 13dBu
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.1% THD at 1kHz
- Headset Mic – Partyline: -78dBu (Clear-Com mode)
- Headset Mic – Line Out: -60dBu
- Frequency Response: Partyline – Headset Out: 200Hz – 10kHz + 3dBu
- Audio/Radio
- 4-wire I/O: Output Impedance >10kΩ, Input Impedance 200Ω + 10%, transformer isolated balanced input and output.
- 4-wire Operating Levels: 0dBu Nominal, 18dBu headroom
- 2-wire I/O: Selectable RTS or Clear-Com mode, Software controlled auto-null, null depth >60dB at 1kHz
- 2-wire Operating Levels: -18dBu nominal (Clear-Com Mode), -12dBu nominal (RTS Mode), Headroom 18dB
- Frequency Response Base-to-Beltpack:
- Freespeak Edge Beltpack: 200Hz – 12kHz,
- Freespeak II Beltpack: 200Hz – 7.1kHz
- Partyline I/O
- 2W Power On/Off: A/B, C/D paired- software controlled
- 2W Output Voltage: 25 – 28V DC, 560 mA per pair (A/B or C/D)
- 2W Impedance: >10kΩ
- 2W Frequency Response: 200 to 12kHz. ±3dB
- 2W Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.1% THD at 1 kHz
- Relay Contacts or GPIO
- Connector Type: 2 x DB9
- Relay Contact Type: SPDT
- Relay Quantity: 4
- Relay Contact Voltage Rating: 30V DC
- Relay Contact Current Rating: 1A
- Input Type: Opto-Isolated
- Input Quantity: 2
- Input Voltage Range: 4 – 30 volts DC or AC
- Input Current: >=1.2mA required
- Connectors
- 4-wire I/O: (8) RJ45
- 2-wire I/O: (4) XLR-3F
- Program Input: XLR-3M, provided using cable assembly CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA
- Stage Announce Output: XLR-3F, provided using cable assembly CAB-RJ45-PGM-SA
- Headset: Freespeak Edge Base: 4-pin XLR-M, auto headset detect
- USB: USB type A Receptacle
- Number of E1 antenna ports: 2 x RJ45, 2 x Fiber (2 active at any time)
- DECT Radio frequency sync: Rear RJ45 input and output RF sync connectors
- Indicators and Function
- Displays: (2) 480 x 128 color TFT LED Touch Screen displays
- Front Panel Indicators & Function:
- (2) Power Supply Status LEDs
- (1) Status LED (Edge)
- (1) Three Color Level Control LED Array
- Power:
- AC Mains input: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 160W Max, IEC60320 C14 inlet.
- DC Low Voltage Input: 12V DC +/- 5%, 12A
- External AC/DC Power Supply (453G020-1 Supplied):
- Input: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 2.2A Max, IEC60320 C14 inlet.
- Output: 12V DC +/- 5%, 12.5A
- Environmental
- Operating: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C)
- Storage: 86° to 158°F (30° to 70°C)
- Humidity: 20-90% Non-Condensing
- Dimensions
- 1RU: 19 x 1.72 x 13.929in (WxHxL), (43.6 x 482.6 x 353.8mm)
- Depth: 260mm
- Weight: 7.25lbs (3.29kg)
- Network Specifications
- AoIP Interfaces
- Protocols:
- RTSP/SAP
- AES67
- Dante
- Audio Sampling: 24 bit Linear 48KHz
- IP Addressing: Static, DHCP
- Network Compatibility: Layer 2 & 3 LAN only
- Quality of Service: DiffServ RFC2474
- IGMP: On (AoIP)
- Multicast: On (AoIP)
- Network Timing: PTPv2 (AoIP) / PTP v1 (Dante)
- Minimum Network Bandwidth Required
- Perduplex Connection:
- 1 x FS II IPT bandwidth usage: ~7 Mbps.
- 1 x FS Edge IPT: ~ 9.6 Mbps
- Network Protocols
- Ethernet IPv4 Unicast Audio and Control
- mDNS–Multicast Device Discovery
- Network Ports
- Unicast:
- Port 80 TCP–Web Interface, System Management, Expansion
- Port 443 for HTTPS
- Port 6001 UDP–AES67 Data
- Port 15000 – 15256 UDP – AES67 Audio
- Multicast: Port 5353 UDP–mDNS, Names, Discovery, Linking, Expansion, Dante (through various ports)
- Network Jitter Tolerance: < 1us required for RF Syncing of Transceivers
- Recommended Ethernet Switches
- Managed Ethernet Switch – Layer 3
- 100/1000 Base-T ports for endpoints
- 1000 Base IP Trunks between switches
- QoS Configuration
- Energy Efficient Ethernet bypass option
- IGMP Snooping bypass option
