LX-DANTE
User’s Guide
v1.00
3 FEATURES
LX-DANTE is a PCI EXPRESS
TM
(PCIe
®
) sound cards for use on Dante networks. It is PCI EXPRESS
TM
x4 format and can thus be
plugged into a PCIe® x4, x8, or 16 slot.
It allows the transmission and reception of up to 128 bidirectional channels of 24-bit uncompressed digital audio data (complying with
Audinate’s Dante™ audio networking standard) at sample rates up to 96kHz, or 64 bidirectional channels at 176.4 and 192kHz (24-bit).
3.1 LX-DANTE hardware features
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PCIe® x4 interface (works in PCIe® x4, x8, or 16 slots)
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2 Gbit RJ-45 redundant Ethernet ports allowing for receiving up to 128 channels from the Dante network, and for playing up to 128
mono channels to the Dante network.
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Sampling frequencies:
- 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz (up to 128 I/O channels)
-176.4 and 192kHz (up to 64 I/O channels)
3.2 Main software features
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Real-time, simultaneous recording and playback of up to 128 mono I/O channels in PCM 24 bits from/to a Dante network
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Exposed software audio devices : ASIO devices under Windows, Alsa devices under Linux
4 REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Supported operating systems
LX-DANTE runs under the following operating systems:
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Windows OS from Windows 7 (32 bits and 64 bits)
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Windows Server as of Server 2008
● Linux: please contact Digigram
4.2 Minimum hardware requirements
Processor and RAM
To run in standard mode: 2.66 GHz dual-core CPU with 2GB RAM
To run in minimum latency mode: 2.66 GHz quad-core CPU with 4GB RAM
PCIe expansion slot
PCI Express Version 1.0 or above
Must have an available PCI Express x4 expansion slot
Storage / Disk
High transfer rates are required for recording and playing back large numbers of audio tracks to and from disk. In case you use a
traditional hard disk (not a SSD), a disk speeds of 7200rpm and above are recommended for more than 16 channels of record / playback.
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