rack mount & ethernet

[jasontaylor]

Hi, considering grabbing one of these, but noticed the ethernet port is on the side?
How does this work with the rack mount?
Also, having hard time visualizing what happens to install the rack ears, is there a video (or even diagram) out there for this?

thanks!

[Dark Waves]

Actually, there are a couple of ports on the right side, including power and ethernet.  The ethernet port is only used for proprietary expansion purposes, it won't interface with anything other than Conductive Labs own devices.  Anyway, the MRCC is not as wide as a rack space, so the rack ear on the right side has a flange to extend the couple of inches over to the rail, and includes a cut-out to access the power switch and connections there.

To help run the MIDI cables from the front of the rack to the back where I want most of them, I got a blank panel that allows them to pass through and placed it just above my MRCC: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/6...8_XLR.html

[jasontaylor]

Actually, there are a couple of ports on the right side, including power and ethernet.  The ethernet port is only used for proprietary expansion purposes, it won't interface with anything other than Conductive Labs own devices.  Anyway, the MRCC is not as wide as a rack space, so the rack ear on the right side has a flange to extend the couple of inches over to the rail, and includes a cut-out to access the power switch and connections there.

To help run the MIDI cables from the front of the rack to the back where I want most of them, I got a blank panel that allows them to pass through and placed it just above my MRCC: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/6...8_XLR.html

thanks for this, helpful.  I'm still wondering how the ears fit and how it all comes together in a traditional rack.
Is there really no diagram, photos, manual or anything to see this?

Also, that MRCC plate you shared is interesting, but again, i'm having a hard time understanding how a simple plate lest you "run the cables from the front to the back".  Just looks like a faceplate to me?  what am i missing?

thnx,

[Dark Waves]

The plate I linked is not from Conductive Labs, it's just one I found online, to keep the cables neatly grouped as they run from the front faceplate of the MRCC to the inside of the rack, toward the back, but even an open rack space would let you accomplish the runs OK, just not quite so tidy.  Anyway, there is a pretty good representation of what you're asking about on the main page, the second image:

https://conductivelabs.com/

https://conductivelabs.com/wp-content/up...headon.png

Zoom in and you'll see the symbols for power and stuff on the far right of the MRCC.  Connections are on the right end, and the right rack ear extends further to the rails, because the unit itself isn't quite that wide.  The ear has an open space for your fingers to reach in to the switch and connectors just behind.  The MRCC is only an inch or so deep.

All the manuals are here: https://conductivelabs.com/download/ and on page 7 of the Quick Start Guide there's an image with a different angle that might help.

[custa1200]

The plate I linked is not from Conductive Labs, it's just one I found online, to keep the cables neatly grouped as they run from the front faceplate of the MRCC to the inside of the rack, toward the back, but even an open rack space would let you accomplish the runs OK, just not quite so tidy.  Anyway, there is a pretty good representation of what you're asking about on the main page, the second image:

https://conductivelabs.com/

https://conductivelabs.com/wp-content/up...headon.png

Zoom in and you'll see the symbols for power and stuff on the far right of the MRCC.  Connections are on the right end, and the right rack ear extends further to the rails, because the unit itself isn't quite that wide.  The ear has an open space for your fingers to reach in to the switch and connectors just behind.  The MRCC is only an inch or so deep.

All the manuals are here: https://conductivelabs.com/download/ and on page 7 of the Quick Start Guide there's an image with a different angle that might help.

It's pretty easy, just a few screws to take the ends off, then screw the new ends on.