The IP88AD is a combined analog and AES digital input/output BLADE. It handles input and output, each with 8 stereo channels, 16 mono channels, or any combination totaling 16 discrete channels. Half of these are analog, the other half AES digital.I/O BLADEs are far more than mere access units connecting studios, elements and Wheatstone control surfaces in the WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network. Yes, I/O BLADEs convert audio and logic inputs to data streams on the network and convert outgoing data streams to hardware outputs. But these 1RU I/O units which come in analog, digital and analog/digital I/O units – also have intelligence inside. Each I/O BLADE comes with a CPU and operating system so you can do amazing things with your audio network, starting with routable mixing, logic-follow-audio and a whole lot more.Main Features:CPU with OS and standalone operation24-bit A/D and D/A convertors1RU, no fansAES67 compatibleOne Gigabit Ethernet portTwo stereo 8×2 utility mixersStereo multiband processorEmbedded audio playbackSilence sensing can be applied to any outputs16 analog input channels16 analog output channelsRJ-45 connectors for audio (8 in, 8 out)Four D-Sub connectors for audio (2 in, 2 out)12 universal logic ports (GPIO) on 2 RJ-45 connectors128 software logic portsFront panel headphone jackTwo colorful OLED displays on front