Installation guide

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Installation Guide : Hardware Installation

Installation Guide

Hardware Installation

There are two main components to Pyramix Virtual Studio: One or several Mykerinos or Mykerinos-X DSP

boards, and the Pyramix 6.x application software.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply

with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read the entire chap-

ter carefully before installation.

STATIC DANGER NOTICE:

Please note that the Mykerinos Audio Board contains delicate electronic components that can be damaged

or even destroyed when exposed to static electricity. Please take all of the necessary precautions when

handling the Mykerinos board and all other PC computer cards.

Mykerinos Card Installation

Note: Note: for multiboard installation care must be taken in the selection of the PC chas-

sis components to ensure adequate thermal dissipation through sufficient fan air cooling.

Inserting the Mykerinos Audio Board(s)

• Make sure the computer is turned off (and unplugged) before installing the Mykerinos board.

• To avoid the possibility of static electricity damage to the PC or the Mykerinos board(s) please use

an anti-static strap to connect yourself to a known good earth.

• Remove the computer covers required to gain access to the peripheral slots.

• Locate a free PCI (Mykerinos) or PCI-e (Mykerinos-X) slot. It is generally inadvisable to use the slot

adjacent to an AGP slot. Remove a slot / bracket for the chosen slot(s) (if needed)

• Insert the Mykerinos board(s) into the chosen slot(s)

• Ensure each Mykerinos is properly seated in the slot

• Fit any extra break-out connector brackets (if applicable)

• Fasten the mounting screw to secure the Mykerinos back-plate to the PC frame

Multi-board Installation

• For multiboard installation it is advisable to insert all Mykerinos boards in adjacent slots sharing the

same PCI bus segment. Please refer to PC motherboard documentation.

• In order to enable multi-board operation, all Mykerinos cards in the PC must to be connected

together using a special HDTDM ribbon cable with 30 pin plugs. This cable has to be plugged into

the multi-pin connectors located on the top edge of the I/O daughter cards. Please contact your

Merging Technologies Sales Partner for information on how to order the HDTDM ribbon cable.

Note: to reduce the risk of electro-magnetic interference being induced by other PCI cards

into the highly sensitive Mic Preamp circuitry, systems equipped with Merging’s DUAL

(Analog + AES) daughtercard are best installed in a slot with no other card inserted in the

immediately adjacent slot. (I.e. the component side of the card, which will be on the left

looking from the front of a conventional PC chassis.)