Specifications

Pro Tools|HD Getting Started Guide4
HD Accel (for PCIe) Card
The HD Accel (for PCIe) card is included in
Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel (for PCIe) and
Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel (for PCIe) systems. The
HD Accel (for PCIe) card is an expansion card,
and requires the presence of at least one Accel
Core (for PCIe) card.
The HD Accel (for PCIe) card provides addi-
tional channels of direct-to-disk recording and
playback, as well as additional DSP power for
mixing and plug-in processing. The HD Accel
(for PCIe) card supports sessions up to 24-bit
and up to 192 kHz.
DigiLink Port The HD Accel (for PCIe) card in-
cludes a single DigiLink port for connecting up
to 32 channels of audio input and output to
your Pro Tools|HD system.
DigiSerial Port The DigiSerial port on the HD Ac-
cel (for PCIe) card does not offer any functional-
ity.
Pro Tools|HD (for PCI) Hardware
HD Core (for PCI) Card
All Pro Tools|HD (for PCI) systems include an
HD Core (for PCI) card.
The HD Core (for PCI) card provides up to 96
tracks of direct-to-disk recording and playback,
as well as DSP power for mixing and plug-in pro-
cessing. The HD Core (for PCI) card supports up
to 24-bit and up to 192 kHz sessions.
DigiLink Port The HD Core (for PCI) card in-
cludes a single DigiLink port for connecting up
to 32 channels of audio input and output to
your Pro Tools|HD system.
DigiSerial Port The DigiSerial port on the HD
Core (for PCI) card is for connecting a Digide-
sign SYNC I/O. This connector is an 8-pin mini-
DIN.
HD Accel (for PCIe) card
DigiLink
HD Core (for PCI) card
The DigiSerial port on an HD Core (for PCI)
card does not support MachineControl con-
nections.
If your HD Core (for PCI) card has two
DigiSerial ports, use the DigiSerial port clos-
est to the DigiLink connector.
DigiLink
DigiSerial