PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e
User’s manual
PCX-IP LW881e
PCX-IP LW1221e
Professional Multichannel Sound Cards with Livewire connectivity
User’s manual
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For technical support, please contact your systemsupplier.
Digigram S.A.
Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 55 01• Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 53 07• E-mail: info@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
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TableofContents
INFORMATION FOR THE USER
IMPORTANT NOTICE
FEATURES
PCX-IP LW881 main hardware features
PCX-IP LW1221 main hardware features
Main software features
REQUIREMENTS
Supported operating systems
Minimum hardware requirements
Software requirements
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Installing the card
Interrupt and memory address
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Standard installation
X-Topology installation
ASIO driver configuration
Wave driver configuration
Removing the driver
HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION
THE “DHS” CONTROL PANEL
CONFIGURATION OF LIVEWIRE PARAMETERS
Configuration of sources
Configuration of destinations
Configuration of GPIOs
Vu_meters
Qos
System parameters
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SPECIFICATIONS -Configuration Inputs/Outputs Sampling frequency Connectors
Development environments & supported operating systems APPENDICES
Schematic diagrams GPIOs connector pinout
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INFORMATION FOR THE USER
This device complies w ith part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow ing tw o 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 w ith 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 w ith the instructions contained in this data sheet, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. How ever, there is no guarantee that interference w ill not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, w hich 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 follow ing measures:
*reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
*increase the separation betw een 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.
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage several components on the board. To avoid such damage in handling the board, take the following precautions:
Bring the device and everything that contacts it to ground potential by providing a conductive surface and discharge paths. As a minimum, observe these precautions:
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Disconnect all power and signal sources.
Place the device on a grounded conductive work surface.
Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by holding a grounded object. Ground any tool that will contact the device.
Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESSTM bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against transporting the PCIe® card(s) installed in a computer, unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage.
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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FEATURES
PCX-IP LW881e and PCX-IP LW1221e are sound cards for use with Axia Livewire™ systems, with PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) bus
interface. They are in PCI EXPRESSTM x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe® slot (x1, x4, x8, x16).
PCX-IP LW881 main hardware features
●1 RJ-45 Ethernet port allowing for extraction of up to 8 mono channels from the Livewire network, and insertion of up to 8 mono channels in the Livewire network
●1 Sub-D 9 pin connector for 5 physical GPI / 5 physical GPO transmitted through the Livewire network.
●48 kHz sampling frequency
●Several cards can be plugged in one PC
PCX-IP LW1221 main hardware features
●1 RJ-45 Ethernet port allowing for extraction of up to 2 mono channels from the Livewire network, and insertion of up to 12 mono channels in the Livewire network
●1 Sub-D 9 pin connector for 5 physical GPI / 5 physical GPO transmitted through the Livewire network.
●48 kHz sampling frequency
●Several cards can be plugged in one PC
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 III*, Float IEEE754 conversion supported (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range)
●When using the Digigram np SDK, real-time mixing of several PCM and MPEG audio streams per output channel, 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 WDM 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).
* MPEG Layer III play-only on DSP
MPEG Layer III recording on the host computer is available through Digigram’s PC Codec using the np SDK
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REQUIREMENTS
Supported operating systems
PCX Livewire cards run under the following operating systems:
●32-bit OS: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8
●64-bit OS: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8.
Minimum hardware requirements
One PCI EXPRESS™ (PCIe®) slot per card (x1, x4, x8, x16).
Required CPU power and memory mainly depend on the operating system and on the audio application used.
Software requirements
To use your card under Windows, please install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1.74 or higher. This package includes:
●a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the on-board features (MPEG, mixing, time-scaling, cross-fades,...).
●a WDM DirectSound driver (32 bits or 64 bits according to the OS)
●a Wave driver (32 bits, installation optional)
●an ASIO driver (32 bits and 64 bits, installation optional)
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