User`s guide

APOGEE ELECTRONICS

AMBus HD card – User’s Guide

The Apogee AMBus HD expansion card allows Apogee hardware interfaces to connect

directly to Digidesign HD Core, Process and Accel PCI cards directly, with no other

hardware needed. Now you can add the quality of Apogee’s Trak2 and AD-8000 to your

Digidesign Pro Tools HD system.

Introduction

Getting Started Quickly

1 Install/Conﬁgure the AMBus HD card :

If the AMBus HD card is not installed in your Apogee interface, please see pages 13-14

for installation instructions

2 Determine proper order of interfaces :

From the Interface Connections Chart on pages 13-14 , locate the entry that corre-

sponds to the set of interfaces you wish to connect. This entry will indicate the proper

order to connect Apogee, Digidesign and Prism hardware interfaces to one PCI card.

When using Digidesign or Prism interfaces, please note that they must be connected

ﬁrst in the Digilink chain.

3 Connect Clock and DigiLink cables :

Refer to page 3 to determine the correct clock conﬁguration for the set of interfaces

you wish to connect. Also indicated on this page is general information on connecting

Digilink connections, once the proper order has been determined. Please note that

the Primary Port on the AMBus HD card is the LEFT connector when looking from

the back of the unit.

4 Power On the Hardware Interfaces :

Power on all connected interfaces, and ensure that all Apogee devices have a valid

clock source and are locked.

5 Conﬁgure HARDWARE SETUP :

Boot up the computer and Pro Tools, select Setups>Hardware Setup in Pro Tools,

and verify that interfaces are detected correctly as indicated in the Interface Connec-

tions Chart. Select each “192 I/O” displayed under Peripherals and click the Set to

Default button. See page 6 for more details.

6 Conﬁgure I/O SETUP :

In Pro Tools, select Setups>I/O Setup, In the I/O Setup page, select the Input,

Output, and Insert selection one at a time and press the Default button after each

selection. Next, refer to the Interface Connections Chart to determine the actual

paths being used by the connected Apogee hardware. In order that I/O settings in the

Pro Tools mixer are as clear as possible, delete unused paths and rename remaining

paths to precisely indicate the hardware connection – for example, AD-8000 A In 8,

to indicate input channel 8 on the ﬁrst AD-8000. See page 7 for more details.