PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual PCX-IP LW881e PCX-IP LW1221e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards with Livewire connectivity User’s manual 1
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual For technical support, please contact your system supplier. Digigram S.A. Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 55 01• Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 53 07• E-mail: info@digigram.com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd. 60 Albert Street - #19-11OG Albert Complex Singapore 189969, Singapore Tel : +65 6291 2234 • Fax : +65 6291 3433 • E-mail : info_asia@digigram.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER IMPORTANT NOTICE FEATURES PCX-IP LW881 main hardware features PCX-IP LW1221 main hardware features Main software features REQUIREMENTS Supported operating systems Minimum hardware requirements Software requirements HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing the card Interrupt and memory address SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Standard installation X-Topology installation ASIO driver configuration Wave driver configuration Removing the driv
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual SPECIFICATIONS -Configuration Inputs/Outputs Sampling frequency Connectors Development environments & supported operating systems APPENDICES Schematic diagrams GPIOs connector pinout 4
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies w ith part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow ing tw o conditions: ( 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and ( 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual FEATURES PCX-IP LW881e and PCX-IP LW1221e are sound cards for use with Axia Livewire™ systems, with PCI EXPRESST M (PCIe®) bus interface. They are in PCI EXPRESST M x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe® slot (x1, x4, x8, x16).
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual REQUIREMENTS Supported operating systems PCX Livewire cards run under the following operating systems: ● 32-bit OS: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 ● 64-bit OS: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8. Minimum hardware requirements One PCI EXPRESS™ (PCIe®) slot per card (x1, x4, x8, x16). Required CPU power and memory mainly depend on the operating system and on the audio application used.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS™ bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against transporting the PCIe® 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. The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The installation of the driver package requires administrator rights on your computer. Please visit the Digigram web site at www.digigram.com for the most recent driver. In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram Partner, this application might require the use of a specific driver version. In this case, make sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual Do the same in the next License agreement window for Virtual PCX and PC Codec Legal Notice. In the “Custom Setup” window, the “Drivers for the HR b oards” that can be installed are listed. The WDM DirectSound driver and the Digigram np driver are automatically installed. Items that can be optionally installed are: ● Digigram Hardware Settings panel (DHS): installed by default.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual Click Finish to complete the driver installation. X-Topology installation Under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, it is possible to install the drivers without the DHS, so that controls like digital levels and monitoring are accessible from the DirectSound controls. The driver package must then be installed as follows: MsiExec.exe /I abcd.msi X_TOPOLOGY=1, where “abcd.msi” is to be replaced by the name of the driver package.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual Wave driver configuration In the case the software application exclusively manages PCM audio through the Wave MME interface, the latency of the Wave driver can be optimized by enabling the option “PCM only” in the Digigram control panel (CPL). To access this control panel, go to , , , . For detailed information on how to use the Digigram control panel, please refer to its online help (“? Help” button).
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual 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. ● Open the Windows Device Manager (from Control Panel, System). The card should be listed in “Sound” or “Sound, video, and games” controllers. If it is listed with no warning symbol, the card is well recognized by the system.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual If the ASIO driver has been installed, the card is visible from the ASIO control panel, and from any ASIO application. To launch the ASIO control panel, go to , , , .
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual THE “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. The parameters of an resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified from another applications. To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram card resource, this resource must not be managed by the DHS.
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PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual CONFIGURATION OF LIVEWIRE PARAMETERS To be able to configure the Livewire parameters from the WEB pages of the PCX card, it is necessary to connect a NIC card of the computer to the Livewire network. The PCX card default IP address is: 192.168.0.100. Enter this IP address in your WEB browser address bar. The following page is displayed.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual From this page, you can : ● Give a name to each local output to the Livewire node: Name (16 printable characters max). This can typically be the name given to a channel of a recording application running on the PCX-IP card (ex: PCX-IP Rec1). ● Select one of the available Livewire channels to be extracted and assign to the corresponding PCX-IP input.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual Qos In most of the cases, the parameters of the “QoS” page should not be changed. In case you need to modify them, you may refer to documents available from Axia WEB site. System parameters The “System” page allows setting the network parameters of the PCX-IP card. These parameters are the usual parameters of a network interface like: ● Host name: used to identify the PCX-IP card on the network. ● Network address: IP address of the PCX-IP card on the network.
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual SPECIFICATIONS Configuration PCX-IP LW881e / PCX-IP LW12121e Bus/Form at PCI Express™ (PCIe x1) (x2, x4, x8, x16 compatible) Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz RAM 512 kWords Size 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm Pow er requirem ents (+3.3V/+5V / +12V / –12V) 2.5 A / 0 A / 0.1 A / 0 A Operating: tem p / hum idity (non-condensing) 0°C/+50°C . 5%/95% Storage: tem p / hum idity (non-condensing) -5°C/+70°C .
PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e User’s manual APPENDICES Schematic diagrams GPIOs connector pinout The pinout of the GPIOs on the Sub-D 15 pin-connector of the PCX card is identical to the GPIO connector used in Axia nodes.
