Digigram PCX1221HR, PCX1222HR User Manual

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PCX1221HR

PCX1222HR

Professional Multichannel

Sound Cards

User’s manual

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For technical support,

please contact your system supplier

Digigram S.A.

Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE

Tel: [phone]• Fax: [phone]• E-mail: [e-mail]

Digigram Inc.

2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22201-USA

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Digigram Asia Pte Ltd.

350 Orchard Road - #19-07 Shaw House Singapore 238868-SINGAPORE

Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: [e-mail]

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Table of Contents

INFORMATION FOR THE USER

................................................................................................................... 5

IMPORTANT NOTICE

............................................................................................................................................. 5

CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

................................................................................................................... 6

FEATURES

........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

PCX1221HR main hardware features........................................................................................................................ 6

PCX1222HR main hardware features........................................................................................................................ 7

Main software features.................................................................................................................................................... 7

REQUIREMENTS

........................................................................................................................................................... 7

Hardware requirements...................................................................................................................................................7

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

........................................................................................................................... 8

Supported operating systems ......................................................................................................................................... 8

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

......................................................................................................................... 8

Installing the card .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Interrupt and memory address...................................................................................................................................... 8

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

............................................................................................................................ 8

Installation under Windows 2000 and XP.................................................................................................................9

Parameterizing the ASIO driver.............................................................................................................................. 9

Parameterizing the Wave driver..........................................................................................................................10

Removing the driver under Windows 2000 and XP .............................................................................................10

HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION

...............................................................................................11

DIRECTSOUND CONTROL PANEL

..........................................................................................................12

Playback controls .............................................................................................................................................................12

Recording controls ...........................................................................................................................................................14

Clock selection ..................................................................................................................................................................16

Digital outputs format selection...................................................................................................................................18

ASIO CONTROL PANEL

......................................................................................................................................19

WAVE CONTROL PANEL

...................................................................................................................................19

SPECIFICATIONS

.......................................................................................................................................................20

Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................20

Inputs...........................................................................................................................................................................20

Outputs .......................................................................................................................................................................21

Connectors .................................................................................................................................................................21

Audio specifications..................................................................................................................................................21

Audio Performance ..................................................................................................................................................22

Development environments...................................................................................................................................22

APPENDICES

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PCX1221HR Schematic Diagram.......................................................................................................................23

PCX1222HR Schematic Diagram.......................................................................................................................23

Layout..........................................................................................................................................................................24

PCX1221HR cable diagram.................................................................................................................................25

PCX1221HR wiring diagram................................................................................................................................25

PCX1222HR cable diagram.................................................................................................................................26

PCX1222HR wiring diagram................................................................................................................................27

PCX1221HR cable pinout.....................................................................................................................................28

PCX1222HR cable pinout.....................................................................................................................................28

Copyright 2005 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.
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 programs described without notice.
Digigram and the Digigram logo, PCX1222HR, and PCX1221HR are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram
S.A. Other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

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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. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this data sheet, may
cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
* reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
* increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
* connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
* consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician.

Note: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B
requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception. The user is cautioned
that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure
that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use
shielded I/O cables.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards:

• International: CISPR22 Class B

• Europe: EMC 89/336/CEE (1992) specifications

• United States: FCC Rules-Part 15-Class B (digital device)

In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation,
the following must be done:

• the provided cable must not be modified

• additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to

each extremity

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CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

Thank you for purchasing a Digigram PCX sound card.

The package consists of the following components:
* a PCX1222HR or PCX1221HR sound card

* the user’s manual at hand

The breakout cables to connect the card’s I/Os are not part of this package.
They are delivered separately.

Also available (optional):
2U 19-inch breakout box allowing straightforward and secure connection to

all the cards’ I/Os

FEATURES

PCX1222HR and PCX1221HR are audio cards for PCI bus. They are
‘Universal PCI 64-bit/66 MHz’, which means they can be plugged in 32-bit/33
MHz 5 V PCI slots as well as in 64-bit/66 MHz 3.3 V keyed PCI slots. The
cards are also compatible with PCI-X interfaces.

PCX1221HR main hardware features

• 1 digital AES/EBU∗ stereo input, with hardware sample rate converter
(up to 96 kHz) and programmable digital gain

• 6 digital AES/EBU

∗

stereo outputs (up to 192 kHz) with programmable

digital gain

• 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

∗

can be used as S/PDIF interface as well

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PCX1222HR main hardware features

All features of the PCX1221HR, plus:

• 2 balanced∗∗ analog mono line inputs, with software programmable
analog and digital gain

• 12 servo-balanced

∗∗∗

analog mono line outputs, with software

programmable analog and digital gain

• 192 kHz / 24-bit converters

• Maximum level on analog inputs and outputs: +24 dBu

Note: The digital outputs always play the digital version of the corresponding analog output.

The selection of the AES/EBU input excludes the selection of the analog inputs.

Main software features

• Real-time, simultaneous record and playback in PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits)
as well as in MPEG Audio Layer I, Layer II and Layer IIIL, Float IEEE754
conversion supported (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range)

• When using the np SDK, real-time mixing of several PCM and MPEG
audio streams, direct monitoring, level adjustment, panning, cross-fades,
punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, 3-band
parametric equalizer, maximizer, format and frequency conversions

• Low latency DirectSound, Wave, and ASIO drivers. Under DirectSound
and ASIO, the cards operate in PCM mode only (nevertheless, an
application can integrate coders/decoders on the host PC). Under Wave,
HR boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG (layer 1 and layer 2).

L

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

REQUIREMENTS

Hardware requirements

• Pentium III minimum (or equivalent)

• 128 MB RAM

• One free PCI or PCI-X slot (5 V or 3.3 V)

∗∗

can be used with unbalanced signals

∗∗∗

Electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate

either balanced or unbalanced lines

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Software requirements

To use your PCX1221HR or PCX1222HR, install the driver from the np
Runtime HR package version 1.01 or higher. This package includes:

• a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize
on the HR boards

• a WDM DirectSound driver. Microsoft DirectX 9 or higher must be
installed on your computer

• a Wave driver (installation optional).

• an ASIO driver (installation optional)

Supported operating systems

PCX1221HR and PCX1222HR cards run under Windows 2000 and Windows
XP.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver.

Installing the card

Gently plug the card in a free PCI slot and press it down to position it firmly.
Tighten the screw.

Interrupt and memory address

Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the
PCI PnP BIOS.

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.

To update an HR driver, please uninstall the old version, then install the more
recent one.

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Installation under Windows 2000 and XP

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 PCX card.

• Restart your computer.

• Click on Cancel if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.

• Double-click on the setup.exe icon to launch the driver

installation.

• A welcome message is displayed, click Next to continue.

• The “License Agreement” window appears: read it, and click on

Yes to approve it. Do the same for the “Read Me First” window.

• Choose the destination folder where Setup will install the
application files (..\pcxnp by default). Note that the driver files are
installed in ..\windows\system32\Drivers\Digigram\PCXHR. Click
Next.

• In the “Select components” window make sure that the “Driver
for the HR boards” has been selected.

• Check the drivers to be installed in addition to DirectSound and
Digigram np: Wave (MME), ASIO.

• Select the program folder where the program icons will be added
(default: DIGIGRAM). Click Next.

• Click Next to start copying the files.

• Click on Continue anyway in the “Hardware installation”

window (Windows XP).

• 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.

Parameterizing the ASIO driver

• To use the ASIO driver on your on chart PCX HR 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>.

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Parameterizing the Wave driver

• In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio, the
latency of the Wave driver can be optimized activating the option “PCM
only” in the Digigram control panel (CPL). With this option enabled, the
latency of the Wave driver is optimized (in this case the PCX HR on­board MPEG encoding/decoding is disabled). To access this control
panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, <Digigram Control
Center>.

Removing the driver under Windows 2000 and XP

• 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 driver removal.