Digigram MULTIE PCI Express Audio Cards User Manual VX881 882HR 12 2006

Digigram PCI Express Audio Cards VX881 882HR 12 2006

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D i g i g r a m VX881e VX882e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User’s manual

D i g i g r a m 2 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

D i g i g r a m 4 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. 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 card 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 card 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 card.

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 5 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 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX sound card. The package consists of the following components: * a VX881e or VX882e sound card * the User’s Manual at hand The end user version additionally includes: • two breakout cables (analog and digital) • a CD-Rom with drivers, installation notices, FAQs, etc… • a registration form For the OEM version, the cables are available optionally.

D i g i g r a m 6 FEATURES VX882e and VX881e 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). VX881e main hardware features • 4 digital AES/EBU∗ stereo inputs, with hardware sample rate converters (up to 96 kHz) • 4 digital AES/EBU∗ stereo outputs (up to 192 kHz) • 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 VX882e main hardware features All features of the VX881e, plus: • 8 balanced∗∗ analog mono line inputs, with software programmable analog and digital gain • 8 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 Main software features • Real-time, simultaneous PCM record and playback (8, 16 and 24 bits), Float IEEE754 (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range) • When using the np SDK, real-time mixing of several PCM audio streams, direct monitoring, level adjustment, panning, cross-fades, punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing • Low latency DirectSound drivers ∗ 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

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 7REQUIREMENTS 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 VX881e or VX882e, install the driver from the np Runtime HR package version 1.60 or higher. This package includes a WDM DirectSound driver. The Microsoft DirectX runtime version 9 or higher must also be installed on your computer. The cards can also be used with applications based on Digigram’s np SDK. Supported operating systems VX881e and VX882e 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 in 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. ∗ 32-bit version

D i g i g r a m 8 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. 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... 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.

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 9Standard 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. • Shut down your computer and insert your VX 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 non-Microsoft 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 i g i g r a m 10 Parameterizing the ASIO and Wave drivers For all sound cards of the VX range, “PCM only” is the only operating mode, therefore this button is not functional in the Digigram control panel (CPL). (To access this control panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, <Digigram Control Center>). Parameterizing the Wave driver 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. To access this control panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, <Digigram Control Center>.

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 11Removing 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 to remove the driver. 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 <Start> <Settings> <Control panel>, <Sound and Multimedia>, 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: • VX881 (VX882) 1+2 (WDM) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 3+4 (WDM) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 5+6 (WDM) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 7+8 (WDM) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 5.1 (WDM) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 7.1 (WDM) (record and playback) • The card is also visible via the np interface: go to <Start> <Programs> <Digigram> and select <Digigram Control Center>. • 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. ∗ 32-bit version

D i g i g r a m 12 • 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 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 <Start>, <Settings>, <Control panel>, <Sound and Multimedia>, 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: • VX881 (VX882) 1+2 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 3+4 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 5+6 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 7+8 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 5.1 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 7.1 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881 (VX882) 5.1+2 (Wave) (record and playback) • If the ASIO driver has been installed: • The card is visible from any ASIO application. Note: 5.1 plays on outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 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

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 13The ‘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. 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 the input source • Set analog and digital gains of an input • Enable Sample Rate Converters of an input • Select the input monitored on an output • Set the monitoring gains • Set the analog and digital gains of an output • Define the digital output format For help on how to use this control panel, please refer to its on-line help.

D i g i g r a m 14 SPECIFICATIONS Configuration VX881e VX882e Bus/Format PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) x1 (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 compatible) Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz RAM 512 kWords Size 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm Power requirements (+3.3V / +12V) 1.3 A / 0.5 A 2.5 A / 0.1 A Operating: temp / humidity (non-condensing) 0°C/+50°C • 5%/90% Storage: temp / humidity (non-condensing) -5°C/+70°C • 0%/95% Inputs VX881e VX882e Analog line inputs (mono) - 8 balanced∗Maximum input level/ impedance - +24 dBu/ >10 kΩ Digital inputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU∗∗ with hw Sample Rate Converters,7.5:1 to 1:8, up to 192 kHz Programmable input gain digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB analog: from –94.5dB à +15.5 dB⊗digital: from –110 dB à +18 dB Other inputs AES/EBU Sync (up to 192 kHz), Word clock (up to 96 kHz), LTC, Video AES11 synchronization 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

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 15 Outputs VX881e VX882e Analog line outputs (mono) - 8 servo-balanced∗∗∗Maximum output level / impedance - +24 dBu / <100 Ω Digital outputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU∗∗, up to 192 kHz Programmable output gain digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB analog: from –86 dB to +24 dBdigital: from –110 dB to +18 dB Other outputs Word clock (up to 96 kHz) Connectors VX881e VX882e Internal connectors Inter-board Sync External connector 68-pin SCSI MDR Audio specifications VX881e VX882e Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 8 to 192 kHz A/D and D/A converter resolution - 24 bits Supported audio formats PCM (8, 16, 24 bits), Float IEEE754 ∗∗∗ electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines

D i g i g r a m 16 Audio Performance measured at Fs=48 kHz VX881e VX882e Frequency response (record + play) - 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.2 dB Channel phase difference: 20/20kHz - <0.2°/2° Dynamic range (A-weighted) - Analog In: >104 dB Analog Out: >104 dB THD + noise 1 kHz at –1 dBfs - Analog In: <–97 dB Analog Out: <–94 dB Crosstalk (Analog in or out) - 1 kHz at 24 dBu: <–100 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu: <–85 dB Development environments VX881e VX882e Digigram management np SDK (HR Runtime, PCM only) Other management Wave, ASIO, DirectSound (all PCM only) OS supported Windows 2000, XP∗, and Windows Server 2003∗Main on-board processing features (with np SDK) PCM play, rec, Float IEEE754, direct monitoring, real-time mixing, level adjustment, panning, cross-fade, punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing ∗ 32-bit version

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 17APPENDICES VX881e Schematic Diagram PCIe BUS CLOCKGENERATION DSPINTERFACEAES/EBU SyncWord ClockCRYSTALVideoLTCAES/EBUIN 1 - 4 RECEIVE SRCBypassTRANSMIT AES/EBUOUT 1 - 4 RECEIVE VX882e Schematic Diagram PCIe BUS AES/EBUIN 1 - 4DACLevel adjustTRANSMIT AES/EBUOUT 1 - 4 CLOCKGENERATION DSPINTERFACERECEIVEADC ANALOGLINE IN 1 – 8LINE OUT1 - 8 Video Word Clock CRYSTALSRCLTCBypassAES/EBU Sync RECEIVE

D i g i g r a m 18 Cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.

VX881e & VX882e User’s Manual 19Wiring diagram +3ShellShell927,30,39,4233,36,22,24,45++23+43+4950 +65+28+8+4674748 +26+29251+2J30OutsideShellShellShellShellShellShellShellShellJ241J28OutsideCenterOutsideCenterJ29213J26CenterOutsideCenterJ27213J251J2333212213J22J202321J21132J19+35++44431011 +1312+5251J1 53+54+1755+15141656 +31+58573432 ++62+19403837++4118205960 ++21612ShellShellShellShellShellShellShellShellShellShell1312J18312J17J153231J161232J142J1232131J13123J11J932311J10123J8ShellShellShellShellShellShell2J232J5J61312J723131312J4231J3

D i g i g r a m 20 Cable pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AES/EBU IN 4 + 11 AES/EBU OUT 2 + 41 GND 2 AES/EBU IN 4 - 12 AES/EBU OUT 2 - 42 GND 3 AES/EBU SYNC + 15 Video IN 43 AES/EBU OUT 3 + 4 AES/EBU SYNC - 16 GND 44 AES/EBU OUT 3 - 5 AES/EBU IN 2 + 35 AES/EBU IN 3 + 45 AES/EBU OUT 1 + 6 AES/EBU IN 2 - 36 AES/EBU IN 3 - 46 AES/EBU OUT 1 - 7 GND 37 Reserved 47 Word Clock IN 8 GND 38 Reserved 48 GND 9 AES/EBU OUT 4 + 39 AES/EBU IN 1 + 49 Word Clock OUT Digital 10 AES/EBU OUT 4 - 40 AES/EBU IN 1 - 50 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 13 LTC IN 28 IN 8 - 57 OUT 1 + 14 GND 29 IN 6 + 58 OUT 1 + 17 OUT 8 + 30 IN 6 - 59 GND 18 OUT 8 - 31 IN 4 + 60 GND 19 OUT 6 + 32 IN 4 - 61 IN 7 + 20 OUT 6 - 33 IN 2 + 62 IN 7 - 21 OUT 4 + 34 IN 2 - 63 IN 5 + 22 OUT 4 - 51 OUT 7 + 64 IN 5 - 23 OUT 2 + 52 OUT 7 - 65 IN 3 + 24 OUT 2 - 53 OUT 5 + 66 IN 3 - 25 GND 54 OUT 5 - 67 IN 1 + 26 GND 55 OUT 3 + 68 IN 1 - Analog 27 IN 8 + 56 OUT 3 - Layout J1VX881HRVX882HRInter-boardsync J1: Analog/digital cable