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User's Guide HDSP System Digiface

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10.4 Firmware Update 

 
The Flash Update Tool updates HDSP PCI cards or CardBus cards to the latest version. It re-
quires an already installed driver. 
 
Start the program 

hdsp_fut.exe

. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the 

HDSP interface, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please manually select if a 
PCI card (desktop computer) or a CardBus card (laptop) shall be flashed. Next simply press the 
'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves 
slowly first (program), then faster (verify). 
 
If more than one interface card is installed, all cards can be flashed by changing to the next tab 
and repeating the process. 
 
After the update the PCI/CardBus cards need to be resettet. This is done by powering down 
and shutting off the PC. A warm boot is not enough! 
 

PCI card revision 1.8 or up (black PCB), CardBus with 6-pin FireWire connector 

When the update fails (status: failure), the card's second BIOS will be used from the next cold 
boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the card stays fully functional. The flash process 
should then be tried again on a different computer. 
  

All other PCI cards, and CardBus with 15-pin flat connector 

When the update fails (status: failure) the flash process should be repeated several times, until 
no error message occurs anymore. If the failure message is displayed nonetheless, the inter-
face will most propably no longer work when the computer is switched off and on again. The 
interface then has to be re-programmed at the factory. We have invested a lot of work to pre-
vent the system from getting in this state. If it happens despite our efforts, the best advice we 
can give is to not switch off the computer! As long as it is not switched off the old programming 
of the PCI/CardBus interface will stay active, and you can continue to work with the system 
using the old drivers 
 
Note: Because of the changed hardware revision, Windows 2000/XP will start the hardware 
assistant and wants to install new drivers. Do NOT let Windows search for new drivers, but 
follow the instructions given in chapter 10.2. 

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Страница 1: ...ll DSP System Digiface PCI Busmaster Digital I O System PCI and CardBus Interface 2 24 Channels SPDIF ADAT Interface 24 Bit 96 kHz Analog Stereo Monitor ADAT Sync In MIDI I O TotalMix 24 Bit 96 kHz Sy...

Страница 2: ...stallation 14 10 2 Driver Update 14 10 3 Deinstalling the Drivers 14 10 4 Firmware Update 15 11 Configuring the Digiface 11 1 Settings Dialog 16 11 2 Clock Modes Synchronization 18 12 Operation and Us...

Страница 3: ...ooting 40 23 Diagram Channel Routing at 96 kHz 41 Disconnect Mode Connections and TotalMix 24 Disconnect Mode 44 25 Analog Output Headphones 44 26 Digital Connections 26 1 ADAT 45 26 2 SPDIF 45 26 3 W...

Страница 4: ...back 65 30 6 Using external Effects Devices 66 31 TotalMix MIDI Remote Control 31 1 Overview 67 31 2 Setup 67 31 3 Operation 67 31 4 Mapping 68 31 5 Simple MIDI Control 69 31 6 Loopback Detection 69 T...

Страница 5: ...User s Guide HDSP System Digiface RME 5 User s Guide Digiface General...

Страница 6: ...e audio hard ware 2 Package Contents Please check your Hammerfall DSP component s package to include each of the following PCI Interface PCI card HDSP Quick Info guide RME Driver CD Cable IEEE1394 4 5...

Страница 7: ...switched off and the power cable is disconnected from the mains supply Inserting or removing a PCI card while the computer is in operation can cause irreparable damage to both motherboard and card 1 D...

Страница 8: ...which case the LED will flash See also chapter 11 2 20 2 Clock Modes Synchronization The red HOST LED lights up when the power supply or the computer is switched on thus sig nalling the presence of op...

Страница 9: ...e green arrow symbol in the systray It is possible to stop the HDSP directly or to first call up the info dialog by double clicking the symbol and then stopping it Mac OS X When inserting the CardBus...

Страница 10: ...16 4 ft 36010 Firewire cable IEEE1394 6M 6M 10 m 32 8 ft FireWire cable for the HDSP system both sides 6 pin male Cable longer than 16 ft is not al lowed for FireWire therefore hard to get in computer...

Страница 11: ...onik GmbH Leipziger Strasse 32 D 09648 Mittweida Trademarks All trademarks registered or otherwise are the property of their respective owners RME DIGI96 SyncAlign ZLM SyncCheck DIGICheck and Hammerfa...

Страница 12: ...r electronic devices This equipment generates radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions in the User s Guide may cause interference harmful to the operation of other...

Страница 13: ...User s Guide HDSP System Digiface RME 13 User s Guide Digiface Driver Installation and Operation Windows...

Страница 14: ...Update RME s driver updates often include a new hdsp32 inf file Also the revision number of the hardware might change after a flash update To prevent Windows 2000 XP from using an old hdsp32 inf or t...

Страница 15: ...failure the card s second BIOS will be used from the next cold boot on Secure BIOS Technology Therefore the card stays fully functional The flash process should then be tried again on a different com...

Страница 16: ...Synchronization behaviour State of input and output Any changes made in the Settings dialog are applied immediately confirmation e g by clicking on OK or exiting the dialog is not required However se...

Страница 17: ...or if there is a valid and synchronous signal Sync The AutoSync Reference display shows the input and fre quency of the current sync source Options TMS activates the transmission of Channel Status da...

Страница 18: ...clock or Slave see AutoSync Ref 11 2 Clock Modes Synchronisation In the digital world all devices are either the Master clock source or a Slave synchronized to the master Whenever several devices are...

Страница 19: ...CD player is con nected to the SPDIF input Try re cording a few samples from the CD and you will be disappointed Few CD players can be synchronized The samples will inevitably be cor rupted because th...

Страница 20: ...already in sync with the mixing desk so it will send an identical synchronous signal to ADAT3 out The ADAT recorder will lock onto this its output will also be in sync The signal from the ADAT record...

Страница 21: ...ither an ADAT or SPDIF port depending on which has been selected as playback device Increasing the number and or size of audio buff ers may prevent the audio signal from breaking up but also increases...

Страница 22: ...log multichannel data to the HDSP The device selected as Preferred Playback Device defines the first playback channel Choosing ADAT 3 4 and 6 channel mode playback will happen on channels 11 to 16 Cho...

Страница 23: ...our system and software allows Some motherboards with insufficient PCI bandwidth like older VIA boards suffer from crackling at settings below 512 Be sure to set the buffer size to 512 or higher in su...

Страница 24: ...audio attributes or similar dialog The screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog used for changing basic parameters such as sample frequency and resolution in an audio ap plication Any bit resol...

Страница 25: ...l appear We recommend to deactivate all PlugIns to verify that these are not the reason for such effects Additional hard disk controllers both on board and PCI based aften violate the PCI specs To ach...

Страница 26: ...ansport panel will open the Synchronization dialog Select ASIO 2 0 as the timecode base under Sync Source confirm the dialog with OK then activate Sync mode by single click ing on the Sync button If s...

Страница 27: ...t of confusion as the driver seems to behave com pletely buggy and the user does not recognize the simple reason for it for example simulta neous operation of ASIO and GSIF on the same channels In cas...

Страница 28: ...evel Meter and Vector Audio Scope in a single window Bit Statistics Noise Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset Includes Signal to Noise measurement in dB and dBA...

Страница 29: ...therefore only valid for syn chronous audio data Sync is displayed referring to the card s clock but the incoming data is not in sync with the sample position received at the ADAT Sync In Then Cubase...

Страница 30: ...nal paths in ASIO double speed mode 88 2 96 kHz The devices available via the ASIO driver have been designed to avoid conflicts in normal operation Re cord and playback are identical Device The device...

Страница 31: ...in MME double speed mode 88 2 96 kHz The devices available via the MME wave driver have been designed to avoid conflicts in normal operation which is why channels 5 6 7 and 8 of the ADAT device have...

Страница 32: ...32 User s Guide HDSP System Digiface RME User s Guide Digiface Driver Installation and Operation Mac OS X...

Страница 33: ...from the Login Items and delete both files from your hard drive This driver version did not have the features AutoLoad Dock Lock and AutoRemove There fore one has to make sure that both programs have...

Страница 34: ...hammer icon in the dock The mixer of the Hammerfall DSP System To talMix can be opened by clicking on the mixer icon in the dock The Hammerfall DSP s hardware offers a number of helpful well thought o...

Страница 35: ...Detected The interface has found an I O box and tries to load the firmware Connected Communication between interface and I O box operates correctly Disconnected Communication between interface and I...

Страница 36: ...er Remember that a digital system can only have one master If the HDSP s clock mode is set to Master all other devices must be set to Slave The Hammerfall DSP s ADAT optical input and the SPDIF input...

Страница 37: ...corder is not receiving any signals from HDSP or from the mixer it will generate its own clock at a rate which is almost the same as the sample frequency of the mixing desk but not identical Remedy To...

Страница 38: ...Nonetheless this driver file can be removed by simply dragging it to the trash bin This can be helpful in case a driver installation fails An incomplete installation can currently 10 3 2 only be dete...

Страница 39: ...the current Hammerfall DSP systems can be used in any PCI slot of all G4 and G5 models In case additional PCI cards of any manufacturer are used it might happen that the RME card is no longer found by...

Страница 40: ...re 22 Hotline Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on our website www rme audio com section Sup port Macintosh OS Playback works but record doesn t Check that there is a valid si...

Страница 41: ...gram Channel Routing at 96 kHz This diagram shows the signal paths in double speed mode 88 2 96 kHz The last four chan nels of the ADAT port have no function anymore in Core Audio but are used by the...

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Страница 43: ...User s Guide HDSP System Digiface RME 43 User s Guide Digiface Disconnect Mode Connections and TotalMix...

Страница 44: ...nnected to a desktop computer receiving its power from there The Disconnect mode will then cause the unit to be isolated from the computer no longer be avail able to any software or other changes an i...

Страница 45: ...signal from the Digiface Transmits channels 9 to 24 When sending a Double Speed signal this port carries channels 5 to 8 and 9 to 12 26 2 SPDIF Input The SPDIF input is configured in the Settings dial...

Страница 46: ...a female one Note that most consumer HiFi equipment with optical or phono SPDIF inputs will only accept signals in Consumer format The audio bit in the header can be set to Non Audio This is often nec...

Страница 47: ...ls are usually distributed in the form of a network split with BNC T adapters and terminated with resistors We recommend using off the shelf BNC cables to connect all devices as this type of cable is...

Страница 48: ...and a valid word clock signal is present The signal at the BNC input can be Single or Double Speed the Hammerfall DSP automatically adapts to it As soon as a valid signal is detected the green WC LED...

Страница 49: ...mplete implementation of the ADM functions Integration of external devices Use TotalMix to insert external effects devices be it in the playback or in the record path Depending on the current applicat...

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Страница 51: ...from an Inline desk so that the row Software Playback equals the Tape Return of a real mixing desk Top row Hardware inputs The level shown is that of the input signal i e fader independ ent Via fader...

Страница 52: ...or the first time a default file is loaded sending all playback tracks 1 1 to the correspond ing hardware outputs with 0 dB gain and activating phones monitoring Hold down Ctrl and click on preset but...

Страница 53: ...en channels 7 and 8 The present pan value is also being displayed below the fader Please carry out the same steps for Out 2 now in order to route it to output 8 as well In short While editing the Subm...

Страница 54: ...tering Double Speed mode 96 kHz The display is adjusted accordingly and all fader settings remain stored 28 5 Submix View Such a wide range of possibilities make it difficult to maintain the overview...

Страница 55: ...monitoring a stereo and mono mix and various submixes without any problem Also here RME s love for details can be seen If any parameter is being altered after loading a preset e g moving a fader the...

Страница 56: ...backs to the analog Phones output Level display set to RMS 3 dB View Submix active Note This preset is Default offering the standard functionality of a I O card Preset 2 Description All channels route...

Страница 57: ...usted with the channel s input fader Monitor Phones 1 2 3 Use the drop down menu to select the hardware outputs where the submixes are sent to These submixes are usually phones mixdowns for the musici...

Страница 58: ...A right mouse click on the white name field brings up the dialog box Enter Name Any name can be entered in this dialog Enter Return closes the dialog box the white label now shows the first letters of...

Страница 59: ...TotalMix also supports combinations of these keys If you press Ctrl and Alt at the same time clicking with the mouse makes the faders jump to 0 dB pairwise and they can be set pairwise by Shift Alt i...

Страница 60: ...SIO Direct Monitoring Windows only When de activated any ADM commands will be ignored by TotalMix In other words ASIO Direct Monitoring is globally de activated Link Faders Selecting this option all f...

Страница 61: ...signal shows 0 dBFS on both Peak and RMS meters This setting also yields directly readable signal to noise values Otherwise the value shown with noise is 3 dB better than it actually is because the r...

Страница 62: ...lack gain field Shows the current gain value as dB Orange gain field This routing is muted To maintain overview when the window size has been reduced the left and upper labels are floating They won t...

Страница 63: ...utput 4 at 9 dB Each time you set up the right channel 2 4 the change in pan destroys the gain setting of the left channel 1 2 A real hassle In Matrix view you simply click on the corresponding routin...

Страница 64: ...ame way on all headphones Select input 1 open the menu Edit It shows Copy In 1 Now select the desired new input for example In 8 The menu now shows Paste In 1 to In 8 Click on it done If you are famil...

Страница 65: ...ut signal to any hardware output Using the subgroup recording the input can still be recorded on a different channel Note Because of a technical limitation the input s level meter no longer shows the...

Страница 66: ...dB and the panorama fully to the right Adjust the input level at the reverb unit to an optimal setting Next the output of the reverb unit is connected to a free stereo input for example 5 6 Use the T...

Страница 67: ...dard Control Change Volume via MIDI channel 1 With this the main volume of the Digiface is controlable from nearly any MIDI equipped hardware device 31 2 Setup Open the Preferences dialog menu Options...

Страница 68: ...n both applications TotalMix also supports the 9th fader of the Mackie Control This fader labeled Master will control the stereo output faders lowest row which are set up as Main Monitor outputs in th...

Страница 69: ...3 D 3 Monitor Phones 2 40 64 E 3 Monitor Phones 3 41 65 F 3 Preset 1 36 54 F 2 Preset 2 37 55 G 2 Preset 3 38 56 G 2 Preset 4 39 57 A 2 Preset 5 3A 58 A 2 Preset 6 3B 59 B 2 Preset 7 3C 60 C 3 Preset...

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Страница 71: ...ons Driver updates Hammerfall DSP Lists all changes of the driver updates DIGICheck Analysis tests and measurements with RME audio hardware A description of DIGICheck including technical background in...

Страница 72: ...ital inputs and outputs 33 3 Digital Inputs SPDIF AES EBU 1 x RCA transformer balanced galvanically isolated according to AES3 1992 High sensitivity input stage 0 3 Vpp SPDIF compatible IEC 60958 Acce...

Страница 73: ...input Hi speed mode Jitter and response time typically below 1 ms Separate 128 byte FIFOs for input and output 33 6 Transfer Modes Resolution Bits per Sample ASIO 24 32 bit 4 byte stereo 8 byte This...

Страница 74: ...s slightly higher or lower than the Digiface s internal sample rate Result When reading out the data there will fre quently be read errors that cause clicks and drop outs Also when using multiple inpu...

Страница 75: ...rror prone analog filters away from the audible frequency range as far as possible This typically generates a delay of one millisecond A playback and re record of the same signal via DA and AD loopbac...

Страница 76: ...ng distributed to the former left and right channels By this you get the double amount of data i e also double sample rate Of course in order to transmit a stereo signal two AES EBU ports are necessar...

Страница 77: ...e in principle because the audio information is stored in the same place in the data stream However there are blocks of additional information which are different for both standards In the table the m...

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