Digigram LX-MADI User Manual

Digigram LX-MADI User Manual

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User Manual ​
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
User Manual
 
 
v 1.0 October 2015 
 

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  • Page 1 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015    LX-MADI       Multichannel MADI PCI Express Sound Card                 User Manual     0 ...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015            Table of contents   1 INFORMATION FOR THE USER  2 IMPORTANT NOTICE  3 FEATURES  Main hardware features  3.2 Main software features  3.3 MADI features  4 REQUIREMENTS  4.1 Minimum hardware requirements  Software requirements  Supported operating systems  5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS  5.1 Installation under Windows operating systems  5.2 Microsoft volume mixer panel  5.3 ASIO driver configuration  6 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS  7 UNINSTALLING THE DRIVERS UNDER WINDOWS  8 SPECIFICATIONS  8.1 Configuration  8.2 Inputs/Outputs  8.3 Connectors  8.4 Development environments  9 APPENDIX  9.1 LX­IP schematic diagram  9.2 Connectors    1 ...
  • Page 3: Information For The User

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  1 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        ...
  • Page 4: Features

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  3 FEATURES   Main hardware features ● TM​  ​ x 1​   ​ ( PCIe​ ®​ ®​ PCI EXPRESS​ ) bus, compatible with PCIe​  x1, x4, x8 or x16 slots.   ● 1 optical connector for MADI I/O   ● 1 BNC connector for WordClock In or Out  ● Sampling frequency:  From internal clock: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz  From MADI: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz  From Word Clock: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz    3.2 Main software features ●...
  • Page 5: Requirements

    5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS     The installation of the software requires administrator rights on your computer.      Please visit the Digigram web site at ​ w ww.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                  ...
  • Page 6 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  A “Welcome” message is displayed, click ​ N ext to                 continue.    The “License Agreement” window appears: read it, and            ...
  • Page 7 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  In the “​ R eady to Install the Program” ​ w indow, click on                     Install ​   to start copying the files.          A Windows message may appear asking for the  ...
  • Page 8 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  The LX­MADI control panel window is displayed during the                   driver installation process so that you can configure its              ...
  • Page 9 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  From the displayed “Digigram drivers” window, you can                 select the Stream granularity of the card (number of                  ...
  • Page 10: Microsoft Volume Mixer Panel

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  Once the driver is installed, the 32 stereo DirectSound                   devices are visible from the Windows “Sound” control                ...
  • Page 11: Asio Driver Configuration

          panel can started from ​ < Start>​ ,  ​ < Programs>​ ,  ​ < Digigram>​ ,  ​ < Digigram ASIO MADI Settings>​ .      It can also be launched directly from the ASIO software applications, as most of them feature a “Preferences” or  ...
  • Page 12 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015      Buffer size  The buffer size determines the size in samples per buffer used by the Asio driver to transfer audio data from/to the  board's Input/Output. The lower the buffer size, the lower the latency.  The range of the buffer size settings depends on the stream granularity defined in the Digigram Control Center.  You can access this parameter by clicking on the "​ C hange DSP granularity ​ "  button.  Note that, audio dropouts may be experienced  when using very small buffer size.    It is possible to check if audio dropouts are experienced. First of all start the ASIO based. Allocate the ASIO channels  in this application.  Open this ASIO control panel, and click on the “​ T est​ ”  button.      Click on​   “Launch test”​   to start the test. Errors are listed in the window. Stop the test by clicking on “​ S top test​ ” .  In case errors are reported, buffer size has to be increased.    Select Activated IO ...
  • Page 13 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015              12 ...
  • Page 14: How To Check The Installation Under Windows

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  6 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS   Once the card and the driver are installed according to the procedure described here­beforel, you can check that the    card works correctly as follows.   Start the “Digigram Control Center” panel from the                   menu ​ < Start><Programs><Digigram>​ .  ...
  • Page 15 LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  You can check that the card plays audio by selecting                     the “Diagnostics” tab.    The icon of the installed card is displayed.    Right click on the card icon, and select “Play sine (all  ...
  • Page 16: Uninstalling The Drivers Under Windows

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  ● Shut down the computer and remove the LX­MADI card.   Please be careful with electrostatic discharge when handling the card ​ ( read section “Information for the user”  of this document for more information) ​ .   ● Make sure the golden tracks of the LX­MADI card PCI Express interface are clean; if not, you may use a dry  rag to clean them.  ● If there is another free PCI Express slot, insert the card in it, and power on the computer.  ● Check again if the card is detected as described above.  ● If the card is not detected in any PCI Express slot of this computer, you may try it in another computer.  ● If the card is not detected, please contact your card supplier.            7 UNINSTALLING THE DRIVERS UNDER WINDOWS ●   Open the ​ W indows Control Panel​   and double­click on the ​ P rograms and Features​   icon. ...
  • Page 17: Specifications

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  8 SPECIFICATIONS 8.1 Configuration   TM​ ®​ Bus/Format PCI EXPRESS​  ​ ( PCIe​ ) x1    (x2, x4, x8, x16 compatible)     Size 169 mm x  99 mm x 20 mm   Power requirements  0.4 A / 0.12 A   (+3.3 V / +12 V)   Operating:  0°C / +50°C • 5% / 90% temp / humidity    (non­condensing)   Storage: temp / humidity  ­5°C / +70°C • 0% / 95%  ...
  • Page 18: Appendix

    LX-MADI User Manual ​ v 1.0 October 2015  9 APPENDIX   9.1 LX-IP schematic diagram       9.2 Connectors   ● Optical fibe​ r : MADI in and MADI out  ● BNC 75​ :  WordClock in or out (set by software)  Hardware selection through a jumper of the impedance: 75 Ohms or High  impedance.  High impedance:     75 Ohms:        17 ...
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  • Page 20   reformatting of the information contained in this manual. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions, and reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and  ...

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