D i g i g r a m PCX881e PCX882e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User’s manual
D i g i g r a m 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.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER ........................................................................................... 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE ..................................................................................................................... 5 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE............................................................................................ 5 FEATURES .............................................................................
D i g i g r a m 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.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual 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
D i g i g r a m FEATURES PCX882e and PCX881e 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).
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual REQUIREMENTS PCX881e and PCX882e have been developed for IBM and IBM-compatible PC systems. Minimum hardware requirements PC with one free PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 or x32). CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the audio application used. Software requirements To use your PCX881e or PCX882e, install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1.60 or higher.
D i g i g r a m 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.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual • • • • • • • • • • • 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.
D i g i g r a m 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 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).
PCX881e & PCX882e 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 HR Runtime window. Follow the instructions to finish to remove the driver.
D i g • 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.
PCX881e & PCX882e 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.
D i g i g r a m SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Bus/Format Digital Signal Processor RAM Size Power requirements (+3.3V / +12V) Operating: temp / humidity (non-condensing) Storage: temp / humidity (non-condensing) PCX881e PCX882e 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 1.3 A / 0.5 A 2.5 A / 0.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual Outputs Analog line outputs (mono) Maximum output level / impedance Digital outputs (stereo) Programmable output gain Other outputs PCX881e - PCX882e 8 servo-balanced ∗∗∗ - +24 dBu / <100 Ω 4 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 PCX881e PCX882e Inter-board Sync 68-pin SCSI MDR Audio specifications PCX881e Sampl
D i g i g r a m Audio performance measured at Fs=48 kHz PCX881e PCX882e - 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.2 dB - <0.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual APPENDICES PCX881e schematic diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock Video RECEIVE AES/EBU Sync CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 - 4 DSP RECEIVE TRANSMIT SRC AES/EBU OUT 1 - 4 Bypass LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS PCX882e schematic diagram CRYSTAL Video Word Clock RECEIVE AES/EBU Sync CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 - 4 RECEIVE SRC Bypass ANALOG LINE IN 1 – 8 TRANSMIT AES/EBU OUT 1 - 4 DAC LINE OUT 1-8 DSP ADC Level adjust LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS 17
D i g i g r a m Cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: R R * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
PCX881e & PCX882e User’s Manual Wiring diagram 19
g r Digital Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal AES/EBU IN 4 + AES/EBU IN 4 AES/EBU SYNC + AES/EBU SYNC AES/EBU IN 2 + AES/EBU IN 2 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 3 + 45 AES/EBU OUT 1 + AES/EBU IN 3 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 D i g i a m Pin 1
