Digigram PCX880e User Manual

Digigram PCX880e User Manual

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  • Page 1 PCX880e PCX881e PCX882e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User manual...
  • Page 2 Tel: +1 703 875 9100 • Fax: +1 703 875 9161 • E-mail: input@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.com...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PCX882e cable pinout ..................25 Copyright 2007 – 2010 Digigram. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram. The copyright protection claimed here includes photocopying, translation and/or reformatting of the information contained in this manual.
  • Page 4: Information For The User

    INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies with part of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ( ) This device may not cause harmful interference, and ( ) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 5: Important Notice

    CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram PCX sound card. The package consists of the following components: * a PCX881e or PCX882e sound card The cables are not part of this package. They are delivered separately.
  • Page 6: Pcx881E Main Hardware Features

    PC). Under Wave, the boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG (layer 1 and layer 2).  MPEG Layer III play-only on DSP; MPEG Layer III recording on the host computer is available through Digigram’s PC Codec option using the np SDK  can be used as S/PDIF interface as well ...
  • Page 7: Requirements

    To use your PCX881e or PCX882e, 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 low-latency WDM DirectSound Kernel streaming driver.
  • Page 8: Software Installation

    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.
  • Page 9: Parameterizing The Asio Driver

    Click Allow in the “User Account Control” window. Click Install in the “Windows Security” window.  In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the number and the size of buffers required by your applications. Click on Ok.  Click Finish to complete the driver installation.
  • Page 10: Parameterizing The Wave Driver

    To use the ASIO driver on your PCX sound card, the option “PCM only” has to be activated in the Digigram control panel (CPL). To access this control panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, <Digigram Control Center>. For detailed information on how to use the Digigram control panel, please refer to its online help (“? Help”...
  • Page 11: How To Check The Installation

    The card is also visible via the np interface: go to <Start> <Programs> <Digigram> and select <Digigram Control Center>.  In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the ‘General Information’ tab. In the “Modules Information” window, you can see the HR Runtime modules that have been installed, and their versions.
  • Page 12 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.  If the card is not displayed:  Make sure that during the HR runtime installation the “Driver for the HR boards”...
  • Page 13: The 'Digigram Hardware Settings' ('Dhs') Control Panel

    “setup x_topology” has been executed to install the driver. 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.
  • Page 14: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Configuration PCX881e PCX882e ® PCI EXPRESS (PCIe ) x1 Bus/Format (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 compatible) Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz 512 kWords 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm Size Power requirements 1.3 A / 0.5 A 2.5 A / 0.1 A (+3.3V / +12V) Operating: temp / humidity...
  • Page 15: Outputs

    PCX880e, PCX881e & PCX882e User manual Outputs PCX881e PCX882e  Analog line outputs (mono) 8 servo-balanced Maximum output level / +24 dBu / <100  impedance  Digital outputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU , up to 192 kHz analog: from –86 dB to +24 dB...
  • Page 16: Audio Performance

    1 kHz at 24 dBu: <–100 dB Crosstalk (Analog in or out) 15 kHz at 24 dBu: <–85 dB Development environments PCX881e PCX882e Digigram management np SDK (HR Runtime, PCM & MPEG)  Wave (PCM & MPEG Layer I & II), Other management...
  • Page 17: Appendices

    PCX880e, PCX881e & PCX882e User manual APPENDICES PCX881e schematic diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock Video AES/EBU Sync RECEIVE CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU TRANSMIT OUT 1 - 4 AES/EBU RECEIVE IN 1 - 4 Bypass INTERFACE PCIe PCX882e schematic diagram CRYSTAL Video Word Clock...
  • Page 18: Layout

    Layout Inter-board sync PCX881e PCX882e  Digital cable (PCX881e)  Analog/digital cable (PCX882e)
  • Page 19: Pcx881E Cable Diagram

    22 1 WORD CLOCK IN BNC Female WORD CLOCK OUT AES EBU SYNC VIDEO IN RCA Female LTC IN * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable. PCX881e wiring diagram Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell...
  • Page 20: Adapter Cable Sub-D 62 Scsi 68 Mdr

    Adapter cable Sub-D 62 SCSI 68 MDR SCSI 68-pin MDR Sub-D 62 male female Use this adapter cable to connect the PCX881e cable with the card. If you dispose of a PCX881HR or PCX882HR cable, this adapter allows its use with the PCX PCI EXPRESS multichannel boards.
  • Page 21: Sub-D 62 Scsi 68 Mdr Wiring Diagram

    PCX880e, PCX881e & PCX882e User manual Sub-D 62 SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram SCSI Sub-D 62 68-pin MDR 22,24 7, 8,48 27,30 14,16,50 33,36 25,26,59 39,42 41,42,60 Shell Shell...
  • Page 22: Pcx882E Cable Diagram

    AES EBU OUT 2 AES EBU OUT 3 AES EBU OUT 4 BNC Female WORD CLOCK IN WORD CLOCK OUT AES EBU SYNC VIDEO IN RCA Female LTC IN * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
  • Page 23: Pcx882E Wiring Diagram

    PCX880e, PCX881e & PCX882e User manual PCX882e wiring diagram Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Center Outside Center Outside Shell Center Outside...
  • Page 24: Pcx881E Cable Pinout

    PCX880e cable pinout Signal Signal Signal AES/EBU SYNC Video IN AES/EBU SYNC - Reserved Word Clock IN Reserved Word Clock OUT Signal Signal Signal LTC IN IN 8 - OUT 1 + IN 6 + OUT 1 - OUT 8 +...
  • Page 25: Pcx882E Cable Pinout

    PCX880e, PCX881e & PCX882e User manual AES/EBU OUT 4 - AES/EBU IN 1 - PCX882e cable pinout Signal Signal Signal AES/EBU IN 4 + AES/EBU OUT 2 AES/EBU IN 4 - AES/EBU OUT 2 AES/EBU SYNC Video IN AES/EBU OUT 3 +...

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