The ControlSpace EX-1280C has 166 potential input and output channels, and front panel metering is provided for every channel. This includes:
- 12 mic/line analog inputs
- 8 analog line level outputs
- 2 mono, SIP 2.0 compliant VoIP phone lines
- 1 mono PSTN analog phone line for worldwide phone connections
- 1 micro-USB port provides a stereo in/out connection to a PC for soft codecs
- 8 channels of AmpLink, ultra-low latency digital audio outputs
- and 64 channels each of Dante inputs and Dante outputs
In addition to the audio connections, the EX-1280C also provides multiple control options.
- 5 general purpose control inputs and 5 general purpose control outputs are provided for connection to buttons, sensors, and alarms.
- An RS-232C connection is provided by a 3-wire Euroblock connection.
- A second 3-wire Euroblock provides CC-16 wall controller connections which are also compatible with other RS-485 control interfaces.
- Ethernet programming from ControlSpace designer and Ethernet control from control systems is available via the Ethernet port labeled ControlSpace.
The second USB connection is currently not supported.