VX881e VX882e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User manual
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VX881e & VX882e User Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER .............................................................................................................. 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 4 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE .............................................................................................................. 5 FEATURES.........................
INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two 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 with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage several components on the board. To avoid such 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.
VX881e main hardware features 4 digital AES/EBU ∗ stereo inputs, with hardware sample rate 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 and record) 1 standard Word Clock input (up to 96 kHz) 1 standard Word Clock output (up to 96 kHz) 1 video sync input 1 SMPTE/LTC (Linear Time Code) sync input • • • • • • • VX882e main hardware features All features of the VX881e, plus: • 8 balanced ∗∗ analog mono line inputs, wit
VX881e & VX882e User Manual REQUIREMENTS Minimum hardware requirements PC with one free PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 or x32). CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the audio application used. Software requirements To use your VX881e or VX882e, install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1.60 or higher. This package includes: • a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the boards • a WDM DirectSound driver.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Note: the installation of the software 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.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Standard installation under Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista If the driver has been downloaded from our web site, it has to be expanded prior to the driver’s installation as follows: double-click on the downloaded file (self-expanding). You can use the default destination location (Windows temporary folder) or select another directory. • Shut down your computer and insert your VX card. • Restart your computer.
Parameterizing the ASIO and Wave drivers Note: for most current 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).
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 • • • • Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Software icon. Select “Digigram HR Runtime …”, and Change/Remove. Select Remove in the np Runtime window. Follow the instructions to finish to remove the driver. Removing the driver under Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 • • • • Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Programs and Features icon.
• • If the card you have installed is listed: • Right click on the icon of the card. • Select ‘Diagnostics’, and Play Sine. This plays in loop a sine signal on the outputs of the card. You can also select Play file to play in loop a file of your choice (PCM only). If the playback is correct, the card is correctly installed and works. • To stop the playback, right click on the card icon, and select Stop Activities.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual The ‘Digigram Hardware Settings’ (‘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. 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.
SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Bus/Format Digital Signal Processor RAM Size Power requirements (+3.3V / +12V) Operating: temp / humidity (non-condensing) Storage: temp / humidity (non-condensing) VX881e VX882e PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) x1 (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 compatible) Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz 512 kWords 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm 1.3 A / 0.5 A 2.5 A / 0.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Outputs Analog line outputs (mono) Maximum output level / impedance Digital outputs (stereo) Programmable output gain Other outputs VX881e - VX882e 8 servo-balanced ∗∗∗ - +24 dBu / <100 Ω 4 AES/EBU∗∗, up to 192 kHz digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB analog: from –86 dB to +24 dB digital: from –110 dB to +18 dB Word clock (up to 96 kHz) Connectors VX881e Internal connectors External connector Digigram accessories available VX882e Inter-board Sync 68-pin SCSI MDR Breakout ca
Audio Performance measured at Fs=48 kHz VX881e VX882e - 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.2 dB - <0.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual APPENDICES VX881e Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock Video RECEIVE AES/EBU Sync CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 - 4 DSP RECEIVE TRANSMIT SRC AES/EBU OUT 1 - 4 Bypass LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS VX882e Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Video Word Clock AES/EBU Sync RECEIVE CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN 1 - 4 RECEIVE SRC Bypass ANALOG LINE IN 1 – 8 TRANSMIT AES/EBU OUT 1 - 4 DAC LINE OUT 1-8 DSP ADC Level adjust LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS 17
LAYOUT Inter-board sync J1 VX881e VX882e J1: • • 18 Digital cable Analog/digital cable (VX881e) (VX882e)
VX881e & VX882e User Manual VX881e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: 2 2 J1 2 2 2 2 2 2 43 2 22 1 2 2 2 2 AES EBU IN 1 J2 AES EBU IN 2 J3 AES EBU IN 3 J4 AES EBU IN 4 J5 AES EBU OUT 1 J6 AES EBU OUT 2 J7 AES EBU OUT 3 J8 AES EBU OUT 4 J9 WORD CLOCK IN J10 WORD CLOCK OUT J11 AES EBU SYNC J12 VIDEO IN J13 LTC IN J14 XLR-3P Female 1 3 2 XLR-3P Male 2 3 1 BNC Female RCA Female * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
Adapter cable Sub-D 62Ù SCSI 68 MDR Use this adapter cable to connect the VX881e cable with the card. If you dispose of a VX881HR or VX882HR cable, this adapter allows its use with the VX PCI EXPRESSTM multichannel boards.
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Sub-D 62Ù SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram Sub-D 62 62 61 21 20 60 59 19 18 41 40 38 37 35 34 32 31 58 57 17 16 56 55 15 14 54 53 13 12 52 51 11 10 67 68 33 34 65 66 31 32 63 64 29 30 61 62 27 28 57 58 23 24 55 56 21 22 53 54 19 20 51 52 17 18 44 43 2 1 26 25 29 28 48 47 8 7 39 40 5 6 35 36 1 2 45 46 11 12 46 45 43 44 6 5 9 10 49 47 50 49 4 3 3 4 23 15 9 13 22,24 27,30 33,36 39,42 Shell Shell SCSI 68-pin MDR 7, 8,48 14,16,50 25,26,59 41,42,60 21
VX882e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
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Digital VX881e cable pinout Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal AES/EBU IN 4 + AES/EBU IN 4 AES/EBU SYNC + AES/EBU SYNC AES/EBU IN 2 + AES/EBU IN 2 GND GND AES/EBU OUT 4 + AES/EBU OUT 4 - Pin 11 12 15 16 35 36 37 38 39 40 Signal Pin Signal AES/EBU OUT 2 + 41 GND AES/EBU OUT 2 - 42 GND Video IN 43 AES/EBU OUT 3 + GND 44 AES/EBU OUT 3 AES/EBU IN 3 + 45 AES/EBU OUT 1 + AES/EBU IN 3 46 AES/EBU OUT 1 Reserved 47 Word Clock IN Reserved 48 GND AES/EBU IN 1 + 49 Word Clock OUT AES/EBU IN 1 50 GND Digital Pin 1 2
