Digigram VX1221e, User Manual

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Page 3: ...N 10 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 12 7 1 Standard installation under Windows 12 7 2 Parameterizing the ASIO and Wave drivers 13 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 15 7 4 Removing the driver under other Windows versions 15 8 How to check the installation 15 9 The Digigram Hardware Settings DHS control panel 17 10 SPECIFICATIONS 19 10 1 Configuration 19 10 2 Inputs 19 10 3 Outpu...

Page 4: ...e pinout 32 Copyright 2007 2018 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 typos errors or omissions and r...

Page 5: ...ged 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 c...

Page 6: ...device Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS TM bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability we strongly advise against transporting the card s installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage 6 ...

Page 7: ...vided cable must not be modified additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each extremity 3 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX sound card The package consists of the following components a VX1221e or VX1222e sound card The end user version additionally includes breakout cable s a CD Rom with drivers installation notices FAQs etc For the OEM ...

Page 8: ...input 1 SMPTE LTC Linear Time Code sync input 4 2 VX1222e main hardware features All features of the VX1221e plus 2 balanced analog mono line inputs with software 2 programmable analog and digital gain 12 servo balanced analog mono line outputs with software 3 programmable analog and digital gain 192 kHz 24 bit converters Maximum level on analog inputs and outputs 24 dBu Note The digital outputs a...

Page 9: ...and 24 bits Float IEEE754 with 24 bit fixed point dynamic range When using the np SDK real time on board mixing of several PCM audio streams direct monitoring level adjustment panning cross fades punch in punch out scrubbing Low latency DirectSound Wave and ASIO drivers 4 4 Windows XP and Server 2003 only 9 ...

Page 10: ...nal Note the HR Runtime package for Windows Vista does not include a Wave driver In case your audio application explicitly requires a Wave interface a Wave driver is available on request In this case please contact Digigram 5 3 Supported operating systems VX1221e and VX1222e cards run under Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Due t...

Page 11: ...lling 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 11 ...

Page 12: ...stination 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 HR Runtime vxx msi for Vista icon to launch the driver installation A welcome message is displayed click Next to continue The License Agreement window appears rea...

Page 13: ...the number and the size of buffers required by your applications Click on Ok Click Finish to complete the driver installation 7 2 Parameterizing the ASIO and Wave drivers Note for most current ASIO Wave applications e g Cubase Nuendo Winamp etc you have the choice between a 32 bit version and a 64 bit version when installing them under Windows Vista For operation with your sound card make sure to ...

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Page 15: ...nd 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 playba...

Page 16: ... 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 I...

Page 17: ... 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 9 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 A resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified by any other applications To enable an audio applicat...

Page 18: ...ple 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 18 ...

Page 19: ...nputs VX1221e VX1222e Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced 7 Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital input stereo 1 AES EBU with hw Sample Rate 8 Converter 7 5 1 to 1 8 up to 192 kHz Programmable input gain digital from 110 dB to 18 dB analog from 94 5dB to 15 5 dB 9 digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other inputs AES EBU Sync up to 192 kHz Word clock up to 96 kHz LTC Video AES11 synchronizatio...

Page 20: ...tors VX1221e VX1222e Internal connectors Inter board Sync External connector 68 pin SCSI MDR Digigram accessories available Breakout cable or 2U 19 Breakout Box 10 5 Audio specifications VX1221e VX1222e Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 22 05 to 192 kHz 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 10 e...

Page 21: ...dBu 100 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu 90 dB 10 7 Development environments VX1221e VX1222e Digigram management np SDK HR Runtime PCM only Other management Wave ASIO DirectSound all PCM only 11 OS supported Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 et Windows 7 Main on board processing features with np SDK PCM play rec Float IEEE754 direct monitoring real time mixing level adjustment pa...

Page 22: ...APPENDICES 10 8 VX1221e Schematic Diagram 10 9 VX1222e Schematic Diagram 22 ...

Page 23: ...ale I O connector J1 before July 2015 J1 connector is fixed to the card bracket using Philips screws and is adapted to clip themale SCSI connector of the cable J1 after July 2015 The connector is fixed to the card bracket using locking screws The male SCSI connector of the cable is now screwed in the locking screws 23 ...

Page 24: ...10 11 VX1221e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 24 ...

Page 25: ... Manual 10 12 VX1221e wiring diagram 10 13 Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR before July 2015 If you dispose of a VX1221 HR or VX1222 HR cable this adapter allows its use with the VX PCI EXPRESS TM multichannel boards 25 ...

Page 26: ...10 14 Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR since July 2015 10 15 Connection cable VX1222e BoB12 before July 2015 26 ...

Page 27: ...VX1221e VX1222e User Manual 10 16 Connection cable VX1222e BoB8 since July 2015 27 ...

Page 28: ...10 17 Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram 28 ...

Page 29: ...VX1221e VX1222e User Manual 10 18 VX1222e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 29 ...

Page 30: ...10 19 VX1222e wiring diagram 30 ...

Page 31: ...VX1221e VX1222e User Manual 31 ...

Page 32: ... 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 10 AES EBU OUT 4 40 AES EBU IN 1 50 GND 10 21 VX1222e cable pinout D i g i t a l Pin Signal Pi n Signal Pi n Signal 1 AES EBU OUT 6 11 AES EBU OUT 2 41 GND 2 AES EBU OUT 6 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 NC...

Page 33: ...n Signal Pi n Signal Pi n Signal 13 LTC IN 28 OUT 12 57 OUT 1 14 GND 29 OUT 10 58 OUT 1 17 OUT 8 30 OUT 10 59 GND 18 OUT 8 31 NC 60 GND 19 OUT 6 32 NC 4 61 OUT 11 20 OUT 6 33 IN 2 62 OUT 11 21 OUT 4 34 IN 2 63 OUT 9 22 OUT 4 51 OUT 7 64 OUT 9 23 OUT 2 52 OUT 7 65 NC 24 OUT 2 53 OUT 5 66 NC 25 GND 54 OUT 5 67 IN 1 26 GND 55 OUT 3 68 IN 1 27 OUT 12 56 OUT 3 33 ...