DiGiCo SD5
The DiGiCo SD5 has 32 inputs and 19 outputs: 16 × Analog Audio, 10 × AES3, 8 × MADI, 3 × MIDI.
Inputs and outputs
Analog Audio (16)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| XLR3 In 1 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 2 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 3 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 4 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 5 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 6 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 7 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 In 8 | In | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 1 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 2 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 3 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 4 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 5 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 6 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 7 | Out | XLR |
| XLR3 Out 8 | Out | XLR |
AES3 (10)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| AES In 1 | In | XLR |
| AES In 2 | In | XLR |
| AES In 3 | In | XLR |
| AES In 4 | In | XLR |
| AES Sync | In | XLR |
| AES Out 1 | Out | XLR |
| AES Out 2 | Out | XLR |
| AES Out 3 | Out | XLR |
| AES Out 4 | Out | XLR |
| AES Sync | Out | XLR |
MADI (8)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| MADI In 1 | In | BNC |
| MADI In 2 | In | BNC |
| MADI In 3 | In | BNC |
| MADI In 4 | In | BNC |
| MADI Out 1 | Out | BNC |
| MADI Out 2 | Out | BNC |
| MADI Out 3 | Out | BNC |
| MADI Out 4 | Out | BNC |
MIDI (3)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| MIDI In | In | – |
| MIDI Thru | In | – |
| MIDI Out | Out | – |
Ethernet (2)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| RJ45 | In | RJ45 |
| RJ45 | In | RJ45 |
GPIO (2)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| GPI 1-16 | In | – |
| GPO 1-16 | In | – |
USB (2)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| USB-A In 1 | In | USB-A |
| USB-A In 2 | In | USB-A |
Word Clock (2)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| Word Clock In | In | BNC |
| Word Clock Out | Out | BNC |
RS-422 (1)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| RS-422 | In | DB9 |
SDI (1)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| Video Sync In | In | BNC |
Other (4)
| Port | Direction | Connector |
|---|
| Optocore 1 | In | FIBER |
| Optocore 2 | In | FIBER |
| Optocore 3 | In | FIBER |
| Optocore 4 | In | FIBER |
What it connects to
- Analog Audio in: 1,158 devices in the library can feed it.
- Analog Audio out: 1,152 devices in the library take it as an input.
- Ethernet in: 498 devices in the library can feed it.
- USB in: 429 devices in the library can feed it.
- SDI in: 392 devices in the library can feed it.
- MIDI out: 119 devices in the library take it as an input.
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Port data from the Patchify gear library, last updated 9 October 2026. Report a correction