The Q-SYSTM I/O-8 flex channel expander adds a multitude of expansion capabilities to the Q-SYS Platform in a compact, PoE+ capable networked peripheral that can be remotely located wherever the I/O is required. The I/O-8 Flex Channel Expander features 8 channels of flex channels (a QSC exclusive technology), which allows each channel to be configured via software as either a Mic/Line input with phantom power or a line level output. Additionally, the I/O-8 flex channel expander offers audio-to-USB bridging for integration with soft-codec applications running on any host PC as well as control connectivity via GPIO and RS232.

The Q-SYS I/O-8 flex channel expander offers dual network ports for redundancy with the ability to send and receive on both ports simultaneously for glitch-free switchover in the event of a network failure.