Digigram MULTIE PCI Express Audio Cards User Manual PCX1211 1222HR 12 2006
Digigram PCI Express Audio Cards PCX1211 1222HR 12 2006
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PCX1221e PCX1222e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User’s manual D For technical support, please contact your system supplier Digigram S.A. Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 55 01• Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 53 07• E-mail: info@digigram.com Digigram Inc. 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22201-USA Tel: +1 703 875 9100 • Fax: +1 703 875 9161 • E-mail: input@digigram.com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd. 350 Orchard Road - #19-07 Shaw House Singapore 238868-SINGAPORE Tel: +65 6291 2234 • Fax: +65 6291 3433 • E-mail: info_asia@digigram.com PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER ............................................................................... 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE ......................................................................................................... 4 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE ............................................................................... 5 FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................... 6 PCX1221e main hardware features......................................................................................... 6 PCX1222e main hardware features......................................................................................... 6 Main software features ................................................................................................................. 7 REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 7 Minimum hardware requirements ............................................................................................. 7 Software requirements .................................................................................................................. 7 Supported operating systems ...................................................................................................... 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 8 Installing the card............................................................................................................................ 8 Interrupt and memory address ................................................................................................... 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 8 Standard installation under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 ............. 8 Parameterizing the ASIO driver ..........................................................................................10 Parameterizing the Wave driver ........................................................................................10 Removing the driver under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 ............11 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION............................................................11 THE ‘DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS’ (‘DHS’) CONTROL PANEL ...........................................................................................13 SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................14 Configuration............................................................................................................................14 Inputs .........................................................................................................................................14 Outputs......................................................................................................................................15 Connectors................................................................................................................................15 Audio specifications ................................................................................................................15 Audio Performance.................................................................................................................16 Development environments .................................................................................................16 APPENDICES ..............................................................................................................................17 PCX1221e Schematic Diagram .........................................................................................17 PCX1222e Schematic Diagram .........................................................................................17 Wiring diagram .......................................................................................................................19 Cable pinout.............................................................................................................................20 Layout.........................................................................................................................................20 Copyright 2007 Digigram. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram. The copyright protection claimed here includes photocopying, translation and/or reformatting of the information contained in this manual. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions, and reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice. Digigram and the Digigram logo, PCX1222e, and PCX1221e are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram S.A. Other trademarks are property of their respective holders. D INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this data sheet, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: * reorient or relocate the receiving antenna * increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver * connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver * consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician. Note: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception. The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables. IMPORTANT NOTICE This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards: • International: CISPR22 Class B • Europe: EMC 89/336/CEE (1992) specifications • United States: FCC Rules-Part 15-Class B (digital device) In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation, the following must be done: • the provided cable must not be modified • additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each extremity PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage several components on the board. To avoid such damage in handling the board, take the following precautions: Bring the device and everything that contacts it to ground potential by providing a conductive surface and discharge paths. As a minimum, observe these precautions: • • • • Disconnect all power and signal sources. Place the device on a grounded conductive work surface. Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by holding a grounded object. Ground any tool that will contact the device. CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram PCX sound card. The package consists of the following components: * a PCX1222e or PCX1221e sound card * the user’s manual at hand The breakout cables to connect the card’s I/Os are not part of this package. They are delivered separately. D FEATURES PCX1222e and PCX1221e are audio cards for PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®). They are in PCI EXPRESSTM x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe® slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32). PCX1221e main hardware features 1 digital AES/EBU ∗ stereo input, with hardware sample rate converter (up to 96 kHz) and programmable digital gain 6 digital AES/EBU∗ stereo outputs (up to 192 kHz) with programmable digital gain 1 digital AES/EBU∗ stereo sync input (up to 192 kHz in play and record) 1 standard Word Clock input (up to 96 kHz) 1 standard Word Clock output (up to 96 kHz) 1 video sync input 1 SMPTE/LTC (Linear Time Code) sync input • • • • • • • PCX1222e main hardware features All features of the PCX1221e, plus: • 2 balanced ∗∗ analog mono line inputs, with software programmable analog and digital gain • 12 servo-balanced ∗∗∗ analog mono line outputs, with software programmable analog and digital gain • 192 kHz / 24-bit converters • Maximum level on analog inputs and outputs: +24 dBu Note: The digital outputs always play the digital version of the corresponding analog output. The selection of the AES/EBU input excludes the selection of the analog inputs. ∗ can be used as S/PDIF interface as well can be used with unbalanced signals ∗∗∗ Electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines ∗∗ PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Main software features • • • Real-time, simultaneous record and playback in PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits) as well as in MPEG Audio Layer I, Layer II and Layer IIIL, Float IEEE754 conversion supported (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range) When using the np SDK, real-time mixing of several PCM and MPEG audio streams, direct monitoring, level adjustment, panning, cross-fades, punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, 3-band parametric equalizer, maximizer, format and frequency conversions Low latency DirectSound, Wave, and ASIO drivers. Under DirectSound and ASIO, the cards operate in PCM mode only (nevertheless, an application can integrate coders/decoders on the host PC). Under Wave, PCX PCIe boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG (layer 1 and layer 2). MPEG Layer III play-only on DSP; MPEG Layer III recording on the host computer is available through Digigram's PC Codec option using the np SDK REQUIREMENTS Minimum hardware requirements PC with one free PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 ou x32). CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the audio application used. Software requirements To use your PCX1221e or PCX1222e, install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1.60 or higher. This package includes: • a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the PCX PCIe® boards • a WDM DirectSound driver. Microsoft DirectX 9 or higher must be installed on your computer • a Wave driver (installation optional). • an ASIO driver (installation optional) Supported operating systems D PCX1221e and PCX1222e cards run under Windows 2000, XP∗, and Windows Server 2003 ∗ . HARDWARE INSTALLATION The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver. Installing the card Gently plug the card into a free PCI slot and press it down to position it firmly. Tighten the screw. Interrupt and memory address Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the PCI PnP BIOS. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Please visit the Digigram web site at www.digigram.com for the most recent driver. In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram Partner, this application might require the use of a specific driver version. In this case, make sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier. To update an HR driver, please uninstall the old version, then install the more recent one. Standard installation under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 If the driver has been downloaded from our web site, it has to be expanded prior to the driver’s installation as follows: double-click on the downloaded file (self-expanding). You can use the default destination location (Windows temporary folder) or select another directory. Important note: this default procedure installs the ‘Digigram Hardware Settings’ control panel. This application allows the configuration of the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications. The DHS allows for instance to define the clock of the card, the input source, input and output analog and digital gain, Sample Rate Converters, digital output format, etc... ∗ 32-bit version PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Please note that, with the DHS installed, controls available through the DirectSound control panel are limited to: • Volume control for input and output • Wave control You may also install the driver without installing the DHS control panel, and in this case more controls available are through the DirectSound control panel: • Volume control for input • Wave control • Monitoring control • Analog input level • Digital input level • Clock selection: AES Sync, AES1, Word Clock • Digital output format: professional, consumer To do so, install the driver with the command line: “setup x_topology”. For detailed information, please refer to the dedicated document on our web site. • • • • • • • • • • • Shut down your computer and insert your PCX card. Restart your computer. Click on Cancel if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. Double-click on the HR Runtime vxx.msi icon to launch the driver installation. A welcome message is displayed, click Next to continue. The “License Agreement” window appears: read it, and click on “I accept the terms in the license agreement” to approve it. Do the same in the next window for Virtual PCX and PC Codec Legal Notice. In the “Custom Setup” window, the “Drivers for the HR boards” are displayed; by default, both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are installed. Next. In the “Ready to Install the Program Window”, click on Install to start copying the files. Note: In case you use an unsigned driver version, the “Digital Signature Not Found” message may appear because a nonMicrosoft software is about to be installed. Click on Continue anyway in the “Hardware installation” window (Windows XP, Server 2003). In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the number and the size of buffers required by your applications. Click on Ok. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. D Parameterizing the ASIO driver • To use the ASIO driver on your PCX sound card, the option “PCM only” has to be activated in the Digigram control panel (CPL). To access this control panel, go to, , , . Parameterizing the Wave driver • 10 In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio, the latency of the Wave driver can be optimized activating the option “PCM only” in the Digigram control panel (CPL). With this option enabled, the latency of the Wave driver is optimized (in this case the PCX on-board MPEG encoding/decoding is disabled). To access this control panel, go to , , , . PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Removing the driver under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 • • • • Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Software icon. Select “Digigram HR Runtime …”, and Change/Remove. Select Remove in the np Runtime window. Follow the instructions to finish driver removal. How to check the installation Once the cards and the driver have been installed according to the procedure described in this manual, you can verify that the card is properly installed and works fine as follows: • Menu , , tab “Audio”, Default device (Playback device, Recording device). The card’s channels can be selected. The card can be used with any DirectSound application. Available WDM recording and playback devices are: • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 1+2 (WDM) (record and playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 3+4 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5+6 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 7+8 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 9+10 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 11+12 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5.1A (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 7.1 (WDM) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5.1B (WDM) (playback) • The card is also visible via the np interface: go to and select . • In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the ‘General Information’ tab. In the “Modules Information” window, you can see the HR Runtime modules that have been installed, and their versions. • In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the ‘Diagnostics’ tab. You should see here the icons of the cards you have installed. • If the card you have installed is listed: • Right click on the icon of the card. • Select ‘Diagnostics’, and Play Sine. This plays in loop a sine signal on the outputs of the card. You can also select 11 D Play file to play in loop a file of your choice (PCM only). If the playback is correct, the card is correctly installed and works. • To stop the playback, right click on the card icon, and select Stop Activities. • If the card is not displayed: • Make sure that during the HR runtime installation the “Driver for the HR boards” has been selected in the “Select components” window. • Make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot, and screwed on the PC chassis. • If necessary, uninstall the HR runtime package as described in this manual, and re-install it. • If the Wave driver has been installed: • Go to menu , , , , tab “Audio”, Default device (Playback device, Recording device). The card’s channels can be selected. The card can be used with any Wave application. Available Wave recording and playback devices are: • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 1+2 (Wave) (record and playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 3+4 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5+6 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 7+8 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 9+10 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 11+12 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5.1A (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5.1B (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 7.1 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 5.1+2 (Wave) (playback) • PCX1221 (PCX1222) 7.1+2 (Wave) (playback) • If the ASIO driver has been installed: • The card is visible from any ASIO application. Note: 5.1A plays on outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 5.1B plays on outputs 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7.1 plays on outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 5.1+2 plays on outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 7.1+2 plays on outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 12 PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual The ‘Digigram Hardware Settings’ (‘DHS’) control panel Digigram Hardware Settings (DHS) is an application allowing to configure the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications using them. This application is installed by default with the driver unless the command line “setup x_topology” has been executed to install the driver. A resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified by any other applications. To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram card resource, this resource must not be managed by the DHS. Note: As soon as a resource of a card is managed by the DHS, the clock selection of this card MUST be defined in the DHS. The DHS allows to: • Select the clock the card uses • Select of the input source • Adjust analog and digital gains of inputs and outputs • Enable Sample Rate Converters of an input • Select the input monitored on an output • Set the monitoring gains • Define the digital output format For more detailed information on how to use this control panel, please refer to its on-line help. 13 D SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Bus/Format Digital Signal Processor RAM Size Power requirements (+3.3V / +12V) Operating: temp / humidity (non-condensing) Storage: temp / humidity (non-condensing) PCX1221e PCX1222e PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) x1 (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 compatible) Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz 512 kWords 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm 1.5 A / 0.1 A 3 A / 0.4 A 0°C / +50°C • 5% / 90% -5°C / +70°C • 0% / 95% Inputs Analog line inputs (mono) Maximum input level/ impedance PCX1221e PCX1222e 2 balanced ∗ +24 dBu/ >10 kΩ ∗∗ Digital input (stereo) 1 AES/EBU with hw Sample Rate Converter, 7.5:1 to 1:8, up to 192 kHz analog: Programmable input gain digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB from –94.5dB à +15.5 dB ⊗ digital: from –110 dB à +18 dB Other inputs AES11 synchronization ∗ AES/EBU Sync (up to 192 kHz), Word clock (up to 96 kHz), LTC, Video Yes can be used with unbalanced signals can be used as S/PDIF interface as well ⊗ maximum sensitivity: 0 dBFs for –15.5 dBu input ∗∗ 14 PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Outputs Analog line outputs (mono) Maximum output level / impedance Digital outputs (stereo) Programmable output gain Other outputs PCX1221e PCX1222e 12 servo-balanced ∗∗∗ +24 dBu / <100 Ω ∗∗ 6 AES/EBU , up to 192 kHz digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB analog: from –86 dB to +24 dB digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB Word clock (up to 96 kHz) Connectors Internal connectors External connector PCX1221e PCX1222e Inter-board Sync 68-pin SCSI MDR Audio specifications PCX1221e Sampling frequencies available A/D and D/A converter resolution Supported audio formats ∗∗∗ PCX1222e Programmable from 8 to 192 kHz 24 bits PCM (8, 16, 24 bits), Float IEEE754 electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines 15 D Audio Performance measured at Fs=48 kHz PCX1221e PCX1222e 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.3 dB <0.2°/2° Frequency response (record + play) Channel phase difference: 20/20kHz Dynamic range (A-weighted) THD + noise 1 kHz at –1 dBfs Crosstalk (Analog in or out) Analog In: >104 dB Analog Out: >110 dB Analog In: <–96 dB Analog Out: <–96 dB 1 kHz at 24 dBu: <–100 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu: <–90 dB Development environments PCX1221e Digigram management Other management OS supported Main on-board processing features (with np SDK) ∗ 32-bit version 16 PCX1222e np SDK (HR Runtime, PCM only) Wave (PCM, MPEG), ASIO, and DirectSound (PCM only) Windows 2000, XP∗, and Windows Server 2003 ∗ PCM play, rec, Float IEEE754, and MPEG layer 1 et layer 2 (layer 3 in playback) direct monitoring, realtime mixing, level adjustment, panning, cross-fade, punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual APPENDICES PCX1221e Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock Video AES/EBU Sync RECEIVE CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 DSP RECEIVE TRANSMIT SRC AES/EBU OUT 1 - 6 Bypass LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS PCX1222e Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Video Word Clock RECEIVE AES/EBU Sync CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 RECEIVE SRC Bypass ANALOG LINE IN 1 – 2 TRANSMIT AES/EBU OUT 1 - 6 DAC LINE OUT 1 - 12 DSP ADC Level adjust LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS 17 D Cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: J1 J4 OUT 10 J5 OUT 11 J6 OUT 12 J7 OUT 1 J8 OUT 2 J9 OUT 3 J10 OUT 4 J11 OUT 5 J12 OUT 6 J13 OUT 7 J14 OUT 8 J15 XLR-3P Male J16 J17 AES EBU OUT 1 J19 AES EBU OUT 2 J20 AES EBU OUT 3 J21 AES EBU OUT 4 J22 WORD CLOCK IN J23 WORD CLOCK OUT J24 AES EBU SYNC J25 VIDEO IN J26 LTC IN J27 * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable. 18 J18 OUT 9 AES EBU OUT 5 XLR-3P Female AES EBU OUT 6 J3 AES EBU IN 1 J2 IN 2 43 22 1 IN 1 BNC Female RCA Female PCX1221e & PCX1222e User’s Manual Wiring diagram J1 62 61 21 20 41 40 38 37 35 34 32 31 58 57 17 16 56 55 15 14 54 53 13 12 52 51 11 10 44 43 26 25 29 28 48 47 46 45 49 S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell S h ell C e nter O utside 50 23 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 J15 J1 6 J1 7 J1 8 J1 9 J2 0 J2 1 J2 2 J2 3 C e nter O utside S h ell 1 C e nter O utside J2 C e nter O utside J2 4 J2 5 J2 6 J2 7 22,24, 27,30, 33,36, 39,42 S hell 19 g Digital Pin 10 Signal AES/EBU IN 6 + AES/EBU IN 6 AES/EBU SYNC + AES/EBU SYNC NC NC GND GND AES/EBU OUT 4 + AES/EBU OUT 4 - Pin 11 12 15 16 35 36 37 38 39 40 Signal Pin Signal AES/EBU OUT 2 + 41 GND AES/EBU OUT 2 - 42 GND Video IN 43 AES/EBU OUT 3 + GND 44 AES/EBU OUT 3 AES/EBU IN 5 + 45 AES/EBU OUT 1 + AES/EBU IN 5 46 AES/EBU OUT 1 Reserved 47 Word Clock IN Reserved 48 GND AES/EBU IN 1 + 49 Word Clock OUT AES/EBU IN 1 50 GND Analog Pin 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Signal LTC IN GND OUT 8 + OUT 8 OUT 6 + OUT 6 OUT 4 + OUT 4 OUT 2 + OUT 2 GND GND OUT 12 + Pin 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 51 52 53 54 55 56 Signal OUT 12 OUT 10 + OUT 10 NC NC 4 IN 2 + IN 2 OUT 7 + OUT 7 OUT 5 + OUT 5 OUT 3 + OUT 3 - Cable pinout Pin 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Signal OUT 1 + OUT 1 + GND GND OUT 11 + OUT 11 OUT 9 + OUT 9 NC NC IN 1 + IN 1 - LAYOUT Inter-board sync J1 PCX1221HR PCX1222HR J1: Analog/digital cable 20
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