My DMC-E class isn't until October, so please excuse my ignorance on the subject.

What's the best processor to use alongside a 32x32? I assume a Pro2 or MC2E. 21 sources to 18 displays. TPMC-12's as control - 4 of them. No lighting, hvac, or security. There will be 30 channels of audio also.

Is that all for interfaces, just the 4 TPMC-12's?
What sources, specifically for audio? Are the audio sources 2-way feedback, such as CEN-TRACK's?

If your system is just a large switching mechanism, you don't need as much processing power, but if you have many 2-way sources that are being fed to a high number of touchscreens, than this project may demand exponentially more processing power.

Yeah - that's all. 4 boardrooms. Audio will not be two-way feedback. Computer sources mostly into the 32x32 with audio downmixed into the amps.

IFF this is all there is, you could run it with a QM-RMC.

the DM will handle all of the workload really, all the processor has to do is send it a single value upon source select.

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MC3. It has more processing power than any of the series 2 processors, and if you ever have to add lighting or anything else it can handle multiple programs so you can write a separate program for what you are adding. Com ports and IR outputs are there in case you need them. If they are doing a 32x32 it certainly isn't going to be about price.

Just my 2 cents.

I am in class now, and you will be required to purchase a MC3 in any system that has a DM above 16 ports.  The 2 series processor will only handle 32 processes at a time, you will need the MC3 which will handle 150 processes at a time.

Can you ask why.

As it is the processor should be sending less data to a DM then to a Pad8a.

You can also ignore much of the feedback from the DM so the processor shouldn't have to process anything.

The only reason I can see for stating this is if you have a 16x16 or larger there is an 85% chance you are doing A LOT of audio DA and lighting and HVAC and etc... so they don't want people to get in trouble when things don't work.

Because there are 33 ip addresses on a DM32x32 and your already over the limit of the 2 series processor ablility to track status since it can only handle 32 processes at a time.

Price isn't really an issue so I'll just spec a MC3.

Thanks for all the info guys. Can't wait for the training.

Some Clarification....

"Static Mode: DM-MD32X32 Architecture
Diagram C.6 on page 14 illustrates the architecture of a DM-MD32X32.
Similar to the DM-MD8X8 and DM-MD16X16 architecture, the DM-MD32X32 assigns IP addresses based on addressable device numbers:
• Input cards utilize addressable device numbers 1-32
• Output cards utilize addressable device numbers 33-64
NOTE: In static mode, a fully loaded DM-MD32X32 can consume up to 65 IP addresses. It is important to set the IP
address of the switcher low enough so you don’t run out of addresses within the subnet (i.e., don’t set the IP address of a 32X32 higher than x.x.x.190 in a network with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0)."


Having said all that DM v2.4 supports a single IP address for the Switch, Input Cards, & Output Cards.

If you leave the DM switch in DHCP.  It only takes up one IP address.  Realize that the input/ouput cards in the DM switch now are on a differenent ip address range, and the DM switch just routes to ports starting at 50002 and up.  So if you wanted to connect to the first DMC room box you would use the ip of the DM switch and port 50002.