
The Q-SYS™ Core 510i processor is an audio, video and control processing system that leverages Intel™ CPUs and motherboards as well as a dedicated, Linux™ realtime operating system developed by QSC to provide class-leading capabilities for AV systems of any scale.

| Description | System processor and control engine with integrated I/O (or I/O Frame peripheral in "I/O Frame mode") |
| Configuration Modes | “Q-SYS Core” - centralized processor and control engine for a Q-SYS system“I/O-510i configuration suited to integrating high channel-count networked I/O cards (Dante, CobraNet, AVB)” - peripheral to an additional Q-SYS Core processor on the system |
| Supported Peripherals (when configured as a Q-SYS Core Processor.) | I/O-8 Flex Channel Expander, I/O-USB Bridge, PTZ-IP Camera series, I/O Frame, I/O-Frame 8s, I/O-22, I/O-11 Series, Page Station Series, TSC Series touch screens |
| Software Requirements | Q-SYS Designer 6.x.x |
| CHANNEL CAPACITY | |
| Network Channel Capacity | 256 x 256 (in Q-SYS Core mode) / 128 x 128 (in I/O Frame mode) |
| Local Audio I/O Capacity | 8 audio I/O card slots - accommodates up to 128x128 total onboard I/O channels |
| AEC Channel Capacity | 64 at 200ms tail length (available in "Q-SYS Core mode" only) |
| Multitrack Player Capacity | 16 tracks, expandable to 128 tracks (available in "Q-SYS Core mode" only) |
| Media Drive Capacity | Approximately 6 GB on the default drive (accessible in "Q-SYS Core mode", upgrade options are available) |
| CONFIGURE TO ORDER INPUTS/OUTPUTS | |
| Audio I/O Cards | COL4: Line output card (4 channels), CODP4: DataPort card (4 channels), CIML4: Mic/line input card (4 channels), CIML4-HP: High Performance mic/Line input card (4 channels), CAES4: AES3 digital I/O card (4x4 channels), CIAES16: AES3 digital input card (16 channels), CCN32: CobraNet network bridge card (up to 32x32 channels), CAN32: AVB network bridge card (up to 32 channels), CDN64: Dante network bridge card (up to 64x64 channels) |
| Media Drives (in Q-SYS Core Mode) | M2-MD-S: 128GB, M2-MD-M: 256GB, M2-MD-L: 512GB |
| Multitrack Players (MTP): (in Q-SYS Core Mode) | MTP-32: 32 tracks, MTP-64: 64 tracks, MTP-128: 128 tracks |
| CONTROLS AND INDICATORS | |
| Front Panel Controls | "NEXT” OLED page forward capacitive touch button, “ID” device identification capacitive touch button, “Clear Network Settings” - invoked when “NEXT” and “ID” are pressed simultaneously |
| Front Panel Connectors | AUX USB: USB Host × 2 (Type A connectors) |
| Front Panel Indicators | Blue “POWER” LED, 304x96 monochrome OLED display |
| Rear Panel Connectors | RS232: Male 9-pin D shell connector (DE-9), Video out: HDMI, AUX USB: USB Host × 4 (Type A connectors), AUX Network: RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps, GPIO: Female 15-pin D shell connector × 2 (DA-15), Media Network LAN A: RJ45 1000 Mbps (QLAN, AES67, VoIP, WAN, Media Streaming, etc), Media Network LAN B: RJ45 1000 Mbps (QLAN, AES67, VoIP, WAN, Media Streaming, etc), AC Mains Power: IEC connector |
| Rear Panel Indicators | “Link”, “Speed” and “Activity” LEDs on all LAN ports |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Line Voltage | 100 VAC - 240VAC, 50-60 Hz |
| Current Draw | 3.7A Max @100 VAC (actual current draw depends on configuration options such as I/O cards and/or Media Drive, DSP loading and network loading) |
| Operating Temperature Range | 0°C - 50°C |
| Storage Temperature | -20°C to +70°C |
| BTU/Hour | 600 (power conversion estimate under typical load) |
| Humidity | 5% to 85% |
| Regulatory | FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class A, IC ICES-003, CE (EN55032, EN55035), EU RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, WEEE directive 2012/19/EU, China RoHS directive GB/T26572, EAC, RTL, UL, C-UL |
| Product Dimensions | 89 × 483 × 381 mm, 3.5 × 19 × 15 in |
| Shipping Carton Dimensions | 165 × 597 × 508 mm, 6.5 × 23.5 × 20 in |
| Shipping Weight | 23 lb. minimum (installation of I/O cards increases shipping weight) |
| Included Accessories | 6 ft UL/CSA/IEC line cord, installation manual, I/O connectors (included when purchasing I/O cards with Euro style terminal blocks) |