Specifications

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 5
HD Accel (for PCI) Card
The HD Accel (for PCI) card is included in
Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel (for PCI) and
Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel (for PCI) systems. The
HD Accel (for PCI) card is an expansion card,
and requires the presence of at least one
HD Core (for PCI) card.
The HD Accel (for PCI) card provides additional
tracks of direct-to-disk recording and playback,
as well as additional DSP power for mixing and
plug-in processing. The HD Accel (for PCI) card
supports sessions up to 24-bit and up to
192 kHz.
DigiLink Port The HD Accel (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 Ac-
cel (for PCI) card does not offer any functional-
ity.
TDM FlexCable
The TDM FlexCable is used to connect a pair of
cards in your Pro Tools system so they can share
data along the TDM bus. One FlexCable comes
with each expansion card.
HD Accel (for PCI) card
DigiLink
The TDM FlexCable is a flexible printed cir-
cuit board with delicate traces. Do not over-
bend, twist, or pinch the cable. Doing so
may cause unpredictable behavior in
Pro Tools as well as harm to your system.
TDM FlexCable