Digigram VX881e, User Manual

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Page 3: ...REQUIREMENTS 9 Minimum hardware requirements 10 Software requirements 10 Supported operating systems 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 Installing the card 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 12 Standard installation under Windows 14 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 17 Removing the driver under other Windows versions 17 How to check the installation 17 The Digigram Hardware Settings DHS ...

Page 4: ...882e cable pinout 34 Copyright 2007 2010 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 a...

Page 5: ...l 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...

Page 6: ...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 ...

Page 7: ...rds I Os FEATURES VX882e and VX881e are audio cards for PCI EXPRESS TM PCIe bus They are in PCI EXPRESS TM 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 1 converters up to 192 kHz 4 digital AES EBU stereo outputs up to 192 kHz 1 digital AES EBU stereo sync input up to 192 kHz in play ...

Page 8: ...g as the channels are different 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 Wave and ASIO drivers 4 Note the HR Runtime package f...

Page 9: ...ion optional 5 an ASIO driver 32 bits installation optional Supported operating systems VX1221e and VX1222e cards run under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 and following Windows versions HARDWARE INSTALLATION 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 i...

Page 10: ...Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start up by the PCI PnP BIOS 10 ...

Page 11: ...ration 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 co...

Page 12: ...To do so install the driver with the command line setup x_topology not available under Windows Vista For detailed information please refer to the dedicated document on our web site 12 ...

Page 13: ...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 board s are displayed by default both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are installed To install the Wave driver select Wave 6 To be able to use your VX card through np select the...

Page 14: ...rrent 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 use the 32 bit version 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 con...

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Page 16: ...o 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 VX881e VX882e 1 2 WDM record a...

Page 17: ... 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 instal...

Page 18: ...igram 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 ...

Page 19: ...81e VX882e User Manual 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 19 ...

Page 20: ...ndensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs VX881e VX882e Analog line inputs mono 8 balanced 8 Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital inputs stereo 4 AES EBU with hw Sample Rate 9 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 10 digital from 110 dB à 18 dB Other inputs AES EBU Sync up to 192 kHz Word clock up to 96 kHz LTC Vid...

Page 21: ...lock up to 96 kHz Connectors VX881e VX882e Internal connectors Inter board Sync External connector 68 pin SCSI MDR Digigram accessories available Breakout cable or 2U 19 Breakout Box Audio specifications VX881e VX882e 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 Flo...

Page 22: ...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 12 OS supported Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista and Windows 7 Main on board processing features with np SDK PCM play rec Float IEEE754 direct monitoring real time mixing level adjustment panning cross fade pun...

Page 23: ...VX881e VX882e User Manual APPENDICES VX881e Schematic Diagram 23 ...

Page 24: ...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 24 ...

Page 25: ...VX881e VX882e User Manual cable is now screwed in the locking screws 25 ...

Page 26: ...VX881e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 26 ...

Page 27: ...VX881e VX882e User Manual VX881e wiring diagram Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR before July 2015 27 ...

Page 28: ...ble to connect the VX881e cable with the card If you dispose of a VX881 HR or VX882 HR cable this adapter allows its use with the VX PCI EXPRESS TM multichannel boards Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR since July 2015 28 ...

Page 29: ...VX881e VX882e User Manual Connection cable VX882e BoB8 before July 2015 Connection cable VX882e BoB8 since July 2015 29 ...

Page 30: ...Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram 30 ...

Page 31: ...VX881e VX882e User Manual VX882e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 31 ...

Page 32: ...VX882e wiring diagram 32 ...

Page 33: ... 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 10 AES EBU OUT 4 40 AES EBU IN 1 50 GND 33 ...

Page 34: ...UT 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 A n a l o g Pi n Signal Pi n Signal Pi n 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...