AES3 to anything. Anything to AES3.
The FLX-AES3 is a compact AES3-to-anything converter. It has 16x16 channels of AES3 built in, which can be converted to any protocol installed into the AUX slot. For larger systems, the built-in channels plus everything which the AUX card provides are also available on the FlexLink port, making it possible to use it as extension to the MVR-64 or another Flexiverter.
Overview
Features
- 16x16 channels of AES/EBU, fully transformer isolated
- AUX port accepting any of the AUX Cards as conversion source/destination
- Supports arbitrary sample rates in the range from 44.1...192kHz
- DB25 connector pinout (Tascam or Yamaha) selectable individually for each connector via internal jumpers
- FlexLink port for lowest latency, bi-directional transfer of 192 channels audio, clock and power
- Triple-redundant power supply
Additional features when connected to the MVR-64
- True channel-wise routing of all available channels (built-in plus AUX card)
- Sample-rate conversion using the SRC-64
- Web- or telnet based Remote Control
Documentation
| Title | Language | Format |
|---|---|---|
| FLX-AES3 User's manual | english |
Firmware
Do I need the _256 or _484 version?
If your device has an USB-C port, or if the last three digits of the serial number are "100" or higher, you need _484, otherwise choose _256.Flashing the wrong version does not destroy anything but your device doesn't boot. Just re-flash the correct version and it should be running again.
The updater fails - it cannot find a COM port (Windows 11)
Some Windows 11 installations do not automatically/correctly install the required FTDI drivers. Please download and install the FTDI driver package and try again.| Version | Date | Major changes | Firmware package | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2025-03-06 | New option "clock source always from first line" to avoid unwanted clock switchover CAUTION: DIP settings have changed, consult manual |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_3.0_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_3.0_484.zip |
Change log Readme |
| 2.9 | 2025-02-28 | Added optional AUX card channel offset (i.e. for daisy-chaining multiple AUX-MADI cards) Fixed clock source setting "AES3 B" Fixed AES3 inputs going to wrong channels when located after a disconnected line (96k, 192k only) |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.9_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.9_484.zip |
Change log Readme |
| 2.7 | 2024-10-04 | Support for AUX-MADI-TP card Fixed occasional AUX-DANTE receive distorted/channels shifted after powerup CAUTION: You might need to set the routing mode again after upgrading! |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.7_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.7_484.zip |
Change log Readme |
| 2.5 | 2024-07-09 | Removed alien receive channels on AUX-ADAT, AUX-AES3 | FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.5_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.5_484.zip |
Change
log Readme |
| 2.4 | 2024-06-06 | Improved clock init/lock behaviour | FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.4_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.4_484.zip |
Change
log Readme |
| 2.3 | 2024-05-11 | Added browser-based Remote control over USB Support for AUX-TDM card Fixed certain combinations of FLX and AUX only passing uni-directional audio |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.3_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.3_484.zip |
Change
log Readme |
| 2.2 | 2024-03-24 | Fixed AUX-MADI-* cards occasionally not detected on power-up | FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.2_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.2_484.zip |
Change
log Readme |
| 2.1 | 2024-01-25 | Support for AUX-ADAT-64 card Support for new UBGA484 boards Auto-selection of AES3 clock source line Fixed clock source 'internal' not locking after power up Various other fixes |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.1_256.zip FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.1_484.zip |
Change
log Readme |
| 2.0 | 2023-01-13 | Remote control via command line over USB (serial port, 57600 8N1) FlexLink: Fixed link negotiation with FLX devices running on own clock |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_2.0.zip | Change
log Readme |
| 1.4 | 2022-09-07 | FlexLink connection fixes | FLX-AES3-Firmware_1.4.zip | Change
log Readme |
| 1.3 | 2022-08-31 | Improved synchronization/reception of jittery AES3 streams (for long cables) | FLX-AES3-Firmware_1.3.zip | Change
log Readme |
| 1.2 | 2022-06-15 | Fix for sporadic FlexLink and AUX-MADI sync fails Support for HW version 1 |
FLX-AES3-Firmware_1.2.zip | Change
log Readme |
| 1.0 | 2021-11-26 | Initial Release | FLX-AES3-Firmware_1.0.zip | Change
log Readme |