Arcadia Central Station is a next generation scalable IP platform that integrates wired and wireless partyline systems, including the full range of FreeSpeak™ products. With a mixture of 2-wire and 4-wire audio ports, the 1RU device serves as the centerpiece of a system that includes Clear-Com endpoints along with third-party AoIP through Dante. The Arcadia Central Station is an IP-based standalone 1RU device supporting wired and wireless endpoints with up to 96 total ports of connectivity,64 of which are available for Dante. Flexible licensing of features - including ports - allows Arcadia to expand over time as needed, making it a future-proof investment.

Built primarily to deploy wireless and wired IP endpoints, the central station also provides support to FreeSpeak II splitters, 1.9 GHz E1 and IP transceivers/beltpacks, and 2.4 GHz E1 transceivers/beltpacks.The Central station supports up to 16 IPT or FreeSpeak Edge® (FSE) transceivers, up to 10 E1 transceivers (1.9 or 2.4GHz), and up to 100 channels. The central station also provides multiple software-defined interoperable IP ports that support both Dante and third-party devices. This third-party connection capability gives the central station a wide powerful breadth of device coverage for professional intercom users.

• Standard 1 rack unit (RU) device
• High quality 12kHz audio to FS Edge beltpacks
• 2 large full-color touch screen TFT displays
• 4 rotary encoders for gain and menu operation
• Stage Announce and Prog. Audio cable included
• Functions as PTP Leader Clock
• Wireless 5GHz Edge transceivers and beltpacks
• Wireless 1.9GHz and 2.4GHz FSII splitters, transceivers and beltpacks
• Dante enabled audio devices
• AES67 devices via Dante controller
• 2-wire ports (4 XLR-3F)
• GPIO (D-type 9 pin)
• Direct management with encoders and display

• Capacity
  • Beltpacks per Station: 32 BPs (FSII or FSE)
  • Transceivers/Antennas Supported by Station:
  • 16 x IPT or FSE TCVR
  • 10 x E1 TCVRs (1.9 or 2.4GHz) 
• Gooseneck Microphone Input
  • Input Type: Dynamic/Electret-Selectable
  • Frequency Response: Gooseneck Mic - Partyline: 200Hz – 12kHz + 3dBu
  • Frequency Response: Gooseneck Mic - Line Out: 200Hz – 20kHz + 3dBu
  • Mic Limiter Threshold: -35dBu ±3dB
  • Mic Limiter Range: ≥ 20dB
  • Max Input Level: -10dBu
  • Input Level:
    • -45dBu nominal
    • -10dBu MAX
  • Headset Mic Voltage: 5V (Electret selectable)
• Speaker Output
  • Speaker Type: 1.6 x 2.8in oval
  • Load Impedance: 4Ω
  • Max Output Level before 1% Distortion: 18dBu ± 2dB
  • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.5% THD at 1kHz
  • Max Speaker Level: 87dB ± 2dB SPL A Weighted at 3ft
  • Frequency Response: 100Hz – 10kHz ± 9dB
• 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 Station-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 - 30V 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: 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 (PSU-EXT-001 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 (WxHxL): 19" x 1.720" x 13.929" (482.6 x 43.6 x 353.8mm)
  • 1RU
• Weight: 7.25 lbs (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