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PCX-IP LW881e, PCX-IP LW1221e

User’s manual

SPECIFICATIONS

­Configuration
Inputs/Outputs
Sampling frequency
Connectors
Development environments & supported operating systems

APPENDICES

Schematic diagrams
GPIOs connector pinout

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Summary of Contents for PCX-IP LW1221e

Page 1: ...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 Version 1 00 April 2013 1 ...

Page 2: ... supplier 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 2 ...

Page 3: ...m 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...

Page 4: ...1e PCX IP LW1221e User s manual SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Inputs Outputs Sampling frequency Connectors Development environments supported operating systems APPENDICES Schematic diagrams GPIOs connector pinout 4 ...

Page 5: ... 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 shielde...

Page 6: ...r 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 tim...

Page 7: ... 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 D...

Page 8: ...mputer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage 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 automati...

Page 9: ... for all audio applications The DHS allows for instance to adjust input and output digital gains and direct monitoring of inputs on ouputs With the inputs and outputs are controlled through the DHS application the controls available through the DirectSound control panel get invalid Volume control for input Volume control for output Standard installation Shut down your computer and insert your PCX ...

Page 10: ...k on Next once you have made your selection of items to be installed In the Window Ready to Install the Program click on Install to start copying the files In case the User Account Control window prompts you to authorize the driver installation click on OK Driver files are then installed on the computer In case the Digital Signature Not Found message appears because a non Microsoft software is abo...

Page 11: ... by the application s enable disable the hardware monitoring control enable disable the multi client mode When enabled several applications can access different channels of the card but one channel cannot be used by several applications For more information on this ASIO control panel to refer to its online help Wave driver configuration In the case the software application exclusively manages PCM ...

Page 12: ...e Select components window Open the Windows Device Manager from Control Panel System The card should be listed in Sound or Sound video and games controllers If it is listed with no warning symbol the card is well recognized by the system In case there is a warning symbol make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot and screwed on the PC chassis If necessary uninstall the HR runtim...

Page 13: ...ice Playback device Recording device The card s channels can be selected The card can be used with any Wave application Available Wave MME devices that can be selected from a Wave MME based application are Wave playback devices Wave recording devices PCX IP LW881e Wave PCX IP LW1221e Wave PCX IP LW881e Wave PCX IP LW1221e Wave PCX IP LW881e Wave PCX IP LW1221e Wave PCX IP LW881e Wave PCX IP LW1221...

Page 14: ...PCX IP LW881e PCX IP LW1221e User s manual 14 ...

Page 15: ...To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram card resource this resource must not be managed by the DHS Note As soon as a resource of a card is managed by the DHS the clock selection of this card must be defined in the DHS The DHS allows to adjust digital gains of input and output signals mute unmute input and output signals Select the input monitored on an output zero latency hardware moni...

Page 16: ...d to 12 Livewire mono inputs To configure the Livewire sources click on Livewire Sources The following page is displayed From this page you can Give a name to each local input to the Livewire node Source Name 16 printable characters max This can typically be the name given to a channel of a playback application running on the PCX IP card ex PCX IP Player 1 Assign a livewire channel to each source ...

Page 17: ...ication running on the PCX IP card ex PCX IP Rec1 Select one of the available Livewire channels to be extracted and assign to the corresponding PCX IP input Set the Type for each selected livewire channel From source To source Configuration of GPIOs Vu_meters This page displays the vu meters of the signals available on the Livewire sources typically audio coming from software players and destinati...

Page 18: ...B site System parameters The System page allows setting the network parameters of the PCX IP card These parameters are the usual parameters of a network interface like Host name used to identify the PCX IP card on the network Network address IP address of the PCX IP card on the network There must be no other node with the same IP address Netmask mask to identify the sub network the nodes belongs t...

Page 19: ...ls 8 2 Livewire output mono channels 8 12 Programmable input output digital gain from 110 dB à 18 dB from 110 dB à 18 dB General Purpose Inputs Outputs 5 5 Sampling frequency Sampling frequencies available 48 kHz Connectors Ethernet RJ 45 GPIO Sub D 15 pins Development environments supported operating systems Digigram management np SDK HR Runtime PCM MPEG Other APIs DirectSound DirectKS PCM ASIO P...

Page 20: ...P LW881e PCX IP LW1221e User s manual Schematic diagrams GPIOs connector pinout The pinout of the GPIOs on the Sub D 15 pin connector of the PCX card is identical to the GPIO connector used in Axia nodes 20 ...

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