Artesyn Embedded Technology 6806800R89E, Assembly, Installation And Use

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SharpMedia™ PCIE-8120 Installation and Use (6806800R89F)
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About this Manual
Overview of Contents
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
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Safety Notes on page 17 describes the safety information which has to be regarded.
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Sicherheitshinweise on page 21 provides a German translation of the chapter “Safety
Notes”.
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Introduction on page 25 gives a brief overview of the product features, standard safety
compliances and ordering information.
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Functional Description on page 31 describes media processing functions of the component.
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Hardware Preparation and Installation on page 33 includes a procedure for unpacking the
product, environmental and power requirements, additional required equipment,
installation, and removal instructions.
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Software Installation on page 39 includes prerequisites, software packages, software
installation, and demo application.
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Application Development on page 53 includes application development kit, octasic Digital
Signal Processor (DSP) firmware image creation, and 12xDSP audio transcode demo
application.
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Appendix A, SharpMedia PCIE-8120 External Connectors, on page 61 describes the board
layout, board LEDs, and connectors.
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Appendix B, SharpMedia PCIE-8120 Hardware Description, on page 67 includes block
diagrams and functional description of major components.
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Appendix C, Known Issues, on page 93 describes known issues of octSetup and DSP
connection.
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Appendix D, Miscellaneous, on page 95 describes octSetup, card identification on PCI-Bus,
and Serial number of the card.
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Appendix E, Octasic Tools Package, on page 105 describes Octasic tools package directory
structure information.
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Appendix F, Install and Configure PCIE-8120 in MaxCore, on page 107 describes how to install
the required SharpMedia PCIE-8120 RPMs and how to configure a PCIE-8120 card in a
MaxCore system.
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Related Documentation on page 115 provides a listing of related product documentation,
manufacturer’s documents and industry standard specifications.