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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.
Also available: 2U 19-inch breakout box allowing straightforward and secure connection to all the cards’ I/Os FEATURES ® VX882e and VX881e are audio cards for PCI EXPRESS (PCIe ) bus. They ® are in PCI EXPRESS x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32).
Note: the HR Runtime package for Windows Vista does not include a Wave driver. In case your audio application explicitly requires a Wave interface, a Wave driver is available on request. In this case, please contact Digigram. ∗ can be used as S/PDIF interface as well ∗∗...
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: •...
This application allows the configuration of the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications. The DHS allows for instance to define the clock of the card, the input source, input and output analog and digital gain, Sample Rate Converters, digital output format, etc...
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.
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). (To access this control panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, <Digigram Control Center>).
• Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Programs and Features icon. • Select “Digigram HR Runtime for Vista…”, and Change/Remove. • Select Remove in the HR Runtime window. • Follow the instructions to finish removing the driver.
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The card can be used with any Wave application. Available Wave recording and playback devices are: • VX881e (VX882e) 1+2 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881e (VX882e) 3+4 (Wave) (record and playback) • VX881e (VX882e) 5+6 (Wave) (record and playback) •...
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 VX881e VX882e ® PCI EXPRESS (PCIe ) x1 Bus/Format (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 compatible) Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz 512 kWords Size 168 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm Power requirements (+3.3V / +12V) 1.3 A / 0.5 A...
VX881e & VX882e User Manual Outputs VX881e VX882e ∗∗∗ Analog line outputs (mono) 8 servo-balanced Maximum output level / +24 dBu / <100 Ω impedance ∗∗ Digital outputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU , up to 192 kHz analog: digital: from –86 dB to +24 dB Programmable output gain from –110 dB to +18 dB...
Audio Performance measured at Fs=48 kHz VX881e VX882e Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.2 dB (record + play) Channel phase difference: <0.2°/2° 20/20kHz Dynamic range Analog In: >104 dB (A-weighted) Analog Out: >104 dB Analog In: <–97 dB THD + noise 1 kHz at –1 dBfs Analog Out: <–94 dB...
43 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. VX881e wiring diagram Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell...
Adapter cable Sub-D 62 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 EXPRESS multichannel boards.
VX881e cable pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin 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 + AES/EBU SYNC - AES/EBU OUT 3 -...