MaXiO series
System Manual
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Word:
this setting allows you to define if you want to send out a standard Word Clock (
FS
) or a
Super Clock (
256FS
) signal via the Word Clock output of the M.D.I connection, e.g. the M.D.I
breakout cable.
CH. Limit:
The
CH. Limit
setting allows you to limit the maximum number of channels that are
transferred via the PCI/PCIe bus. If you select
32Ch
, all 32 input and 32 output channels are active
at the same time. If you select
16Ch
, only the first 16 input and the first 16 output channels are
active, if you select
8Ch
, the first 8 input and the first 8 output channels are active. The lower the
setting will be, the lower the PCI/PCIe transfer generated by the MaXiO PCI/PCIe host card will be.
·
depending on the system performance of the mainboard (and chipset) you use, you need to lower
this setting from
32Ch
to
16Ch
or
8Ch
. Only fast and modern mainboards (check the system
requirements) allow you to use the
32Ch
mode.
·
the performance you can achieve with your MaXiO PCI/PCIe host card based system also
depends on other components in your system beside the mainboard (and chipset). For example,
other PCI/PCIe devices in your system (like high end network adapters, SCSI controllers,
SATA/RAID controllers, etc.) may affect the performance, especially when you use the
32Ch
mode and higher sample rates.
·
as a general rule, it is better to use the
8Ch
mode if you do not use more than 8 input and 8
output channels or the
16Ch
mode if you do not use more than 16 input and 16 output channels.
·
as a second general rule, the sample rate you use also affects the system performance, e.g. using
192kHz requires a faster system than using 48kHz. Another example: using 192kHz at the
8Ch
setting affects the system in the same way as using 48kHz at the
32Ch
setting or using 96kHz at
the
16Ch
setting.
The default setting is
8Ch
. If you connect multiple external units such as EX8000 or a single
MaXiO 032 breakout box to one MaXiO PCI/PCIe host card, you need to change the
CH. Limit
setting before you can use more than 8 input and 8 output channels.
·
please always check our website (www.esi-pro.com) for updated information about system
performance and system compatibility. If you are in doubt if your system works properly with a
MaXiO XD system, contact our technical support.
