Digigram LX-MADI Bedienungsanleitung

LX-MADI

UserManualv1.0 October 2015

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LX-MADI

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Multichannel MADI PCI Express Sound Card

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User Manual

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LX-MADI

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Tableofcontents

1INFORMATIONFORTHEUSER

2IMPORTANTNOTICE

3FEATURES

Mainhardwarefeatures

3.2Mainsoftwarefeatures

3.3MADIfeatures

4REQUIREMENTS

4.1Minimumhardwarerequirements

Softwarerequirements

Supportedoperatingsystems

5SOFTWAREINSTALLATIONANDCONFIGURATIONUNDERWINDOWS

5.1InstallationunderWindowsoperatingsystems

5.2Microsoftvolumemixerpanel

5.3ASIOdriverconfiguration

6HOWTOCHECKTHEINSTALLATIONUNDERWINDOWS

7UNINSTALLINGTHEDRIVERSUNDERWINDOWS

8SPECIFICATIONS

8.1Configuration

8.2Inputs/Outputs

8.3Connectors

8.4Developmentenvironments

9APPENDIX

9.1LXIPschematicdiagram

9.2Connectors

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1 INFORMATION FOR THE USER

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This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause                      

harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired                

operation.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC                        

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This                

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the                  

instructions contained in this data sheet, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is                 

noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment                   

offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

● reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna

● increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver

● connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthatofthereceiver

● consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnician.

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Note: ConnectingthisdevicetoperipheraldevicesthatdonotcomplywithCLASSB requirementsorusinganunshielded

peripheraldatacablecouldalsoresultin harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception.

Toensurethattheuseofthisproductdoesnotcontributetointerference,itisnecessarytouseshieldedI/Ocables.

TheuseriscautionedthatanychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyDigigramcouldvoidtheuser’s

authoritytooperatethisequipment.

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Warning:

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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage several components on the board.         

Toavoidsuchdamageinhandlingtheboard,takethefollowingprecautions:

Bring the device and everything that contacts it to ground potential by providing            

a conductive surface and discharge paths. As a minimum, observe these          

precautions:

●Disconnectallpowerandsignalsources.

●Placethedeviceonagroundedconductiveworksurface.

●Groundyourselfviaagroundingwriststraporbyholdinga

groundedobject.

●Groundanytoolthatwillcontactthedevice.

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2 IMPORTANT NOTICE

Thiscardhasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththefollowingstandards:

●International:CISPR22ClassB.

●Europe:EMC89/336/CEE(1992)specifications.

●UnitedStates:FCCRulesPart15ClassB(digitaldevice).

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3 FEATURES

Main hardware features

●PCIEXPRESS

TM

x1(PCIe

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)bus,compatiblewithPCIe

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x1,x4,x8orx16slots.

●1opticalconnectorforMADII/O

●1BNCconnectorforWordClockInorOut

●Samplingfrequency:

Frominternalclock:44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHzand96kHz

FromMADI:44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHzand96kHz

FromWordClock:44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHzand96kHz

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3.2 Main software features

●LowlatencyWDMDirectSound,ASIO,andLinuxAlsadrivers.

● Card can be used through the following programming interfaces (APIs): DirectSound kernel streaming,            

DirectSound,WASAPI,ASIO,Alsa.

●32stereoDirectSoundplaybackdevices/32stereoDirectSoundrecordingdevices

●32monoASIOplaybackchannels/32monoASIOrecordingchannels

●64monoAlsaplaybackchannels/64monoAlsarecordingchannels

●Realtime,simultaneousrecordandplaybackinPCM(16and24bits)of64monoI/Ochannels

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3.3 MADI features

● Supportof64and56channelmodesat44.1kHzand48kHzsamplingfrequency

● Supportof32and28channelmodesat88.2kHzand96kHzsamplingfrequency

● SynchronizationontheMADIstream

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4 REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Minimum hardware requirements

● PCwithonefreePCIExpressslot(x1,x2,x4,x8,x16).

● RequiredCPUpowerandmemorydependontheoperatingsystemandonthesoftwareapplicationsused.

Software requirements

LXMADIrequiresinstallationofthedriversincludedintheLXMADIKit.Thiskitincludes:

●aWDMDirectSounddriver

●anASIOdriver,whichinstallationisoptional

Supported operating systems

LXMADI runs under Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 2008 Server, 32bit and 64bit versions, and                

WindowsServer2012,andLinux.

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5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION UNDER

WINDOWS

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Theinstallationofthesoftwarerequiresadministratorrightsonyourcomputer.

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PleasevisittheDigigramwebsiteatwww.digigram.comforthemostrecentdriver.

In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram Partner, this application might require the                  

useofagivendriverversion.Inthiscase,makesurethattheupdateddriverhasbeenapprovedbyyoursupplier.

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5.1 Installation under Windows operating systems

●Shut down your computer, insert the LXIP card in a free PCI EXPRESS

TM slot, and screw it on the frame of the                     

computer.

●Startthecomputer.

●OncetheWindowssessionisopened,clickon“Cancel”whenthe“FoundNewHardware”Wizardappears.

●DoubleclickontheLXMADIKitvxx.msi

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icontolaunchthedriverinstallation.

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A “Welcome” message is displayed, click Next to       

continue.

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The “License Agreement” window appears: read it, and       

select

“I accept the terms in the license agreement” to        

approveit.

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ClickNext

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In the “Custom Setup

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” window, the “Drivers for the LX        

board”aredisplayed.

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TheWDMdriverisalwaysinstalled.

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The ASIO driver installation is optional and can be        

selected/unselected.Itisselectedbydefault.

ClickNext

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In the “Ready to Install the Program”

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window, click on         

Install

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tostartcopyingthefiles.

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A Windows message may appear asking for the       

authorizationtoinstallthedriver.Confirmtheinstallation.

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Once the driver files have been copied to your disk and the           

driver has been started, the firmware version of the        

LXMADI card is compared with the firmware version       

includedinthedriverpackage.

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If the firmware of your card requires an update, the         

firmware update application starts. You are then prompted       

tocontinuethefirmwareupdate.

The update is recommended so that the driver runs with         

theappropriatefirmwareversionforoptimalperformance.

Press‘Ok’tocontinuethefirmwareupdateprocedure.

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The update MUST IN NO CASE BE INTERRUPTED. If        

you do so, the card may have to be returned to our After            

SalesService.

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The LXMADI control panel window is displayed during the        

driver installation process so that you can configure its        

parameters.

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Clocksettings

● Samplerate

Sampling frequency value of the internal clock. In case        

the clock source is MADI or WordClock, make sure the         

selected frequency value matches the frequency of the       

externalclock(seesectionInputStatus)

● Clock source: Sampling clock can be generated      

internally (Internal), or can be the MADI input (MADI        

in),ortheWordClockinput(WordClockin).

● WordClockout

This parameter is accessible only if Clock Source is not         

setto“WordClockin”.

Check this option so that the card outputs a Word         

Clock signal that is generated from the selected clock        

source(exceptWordClockin).

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Options

● ChannelMode:channelmodeoftheMADIoutput.

64/32channels(at44.1&48kHz/88.2&96kHz)

32/28channels(at44.1&48kHz/88.2&96kHz)

Note that LXMADI always receives 64 (or 32)       

channelsevenin56(28)channelsmode.

● Framerate

FramerateofMADIreceiverandtransmitter.Nominal

SampleRate:1frame=1channel(64channelsat48

kHz,and32channelsat96kHz).

HalfSampleRate:Allowstransporting96kHzin48

kHzframes(1frame=2channels).

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InputStatus

Thissectiondisplaysinformationreportedfromthecard.

● Current clock: displays the current clock source and its        

frequency.

● MADI Frame rate: returns the frame rate detected on        

the MADI input, and if the MADI optical signal is         

receivedcorrectly(Locked)ornot(Unlocked).

Current clock frequency and MADI frame rate can be        

different. Foir instance the requested clock can be 96        

000Hz, and the MADI frame rate can be 48 000Hz (2          

channelsperframe).

● Word Clock: displays the detected frequency on the       

wordclockinput.

Note: parameters displayed in red mean there is a        

mismatch between the requested clock value and the       

detected value, or if the card does not receive the MADI          

signal.

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Clickon“OK”toconfirmtheparameters.

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From the displayed “Digigram drivers” window, you can       

select the Stream granularity of the card (number of        

samples processed at a time). The lower the granularity,        

thelowertheaudiolatency.Defaultvalueis32samples.



When using DirectSound/Wasapi based software    

applications, the selection of a lower value may produce        

audiodropouts,dependingonthePCconfiguration.



When using the card, if audio dropouts are experienced, it         

maybenecessarytoincreasethegranularity.



Granularitycanbe:8,16,32,or64samples.



Note: Button “Audio Card Settings” allows displaying the       

LXMADIcontrolpanel



ClickonOk



.



Click on the Finish button of the next window to complete          

thedriverinstallation.



1Thegranularitycorrespondstothecomputingunitofthecard.Itisexpressedinsamples.

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LX-MADI

UserManualv1.0 October 2015

Once the driver is installed, the 32 stereo DirectSound        

devices are visible from the Windows “Sound” control       

panel, by clicking on the “Playback” tab, and “Recording”        

tab.



TheVUmetersaredisplayedinfrontofeachdevice.



Note that depending on the Windows flavour, the       

DirectSounddevicesmaybedisplayeddisordered.



5.2 Microsoft volume mixer panel

TheWindowsvolumemixercanbedisplayedfromtheloudspeakericonintheWiindowstaskbar.



ThevolumesliderassociatedtotheLXMADI

DirectSounddeviceappliesadigitalgaintotheaudio

samplessenttothecard.



Incasesomeapplicationsusethedevice,theyappear

inthe“Applications”sectionoftheVolumeMixerGUI,

withavolumesliderforeachapplication.



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Andere Handbücher für LX-MADI

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Andere Digigram Soundkarte Handbücher

Digigram

Digigram BOB8 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX222e-S Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX1221e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram Mixart 8 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX442e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram ALP442e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram PCX924e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram ALP-Dante Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram LX--IP Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram PCX924HR Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VXpocket v2 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VXpocket 440 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX442 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX881e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram LX-MADI Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX442e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX1221HR Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX882HR Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX222 v2 Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX820HR Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram VX820HR Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram PCX-IP LW881e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram PCX1221e Bedienungsanleitung

Digigram

Digigram PCX1221HR Bedienungsanleitung

Beliebte Soundkarte Handbücher anderer Marken

PCchips

PCchips CMI8330 Bedienungsanleitung

Creative

Creative Sound BlasterX G5 SB1700 Bedienungsanleitung

IBM

IBM Music Feature Card Bedienungsanleitung

Diamond Multimedia

Diamond Multimedia Xtreme Sound Bedienungsanleitung

Pure Speed

Pure Speed DSU6000 Bedienungsanleitung

Philips

Philips Seismic Edge PSC704 Bedienungsanleitung

ADDAC System

ADDAC System ADDAC604 Bedienungsanleitung

Asus

Asus Audio Card Xonar D2 Bedienungsanleitung

Soundwave

Soundwave 7.1 Bedienungsanleitung

Creative

Creative Sound Blaster Pro Bedienungsanleitung

HRT

HRT LineStreamer+ Bedienungsanleitung

ST AEKD-STEREOAVAS Bedienungsanleitung

AuviTran

AuviTran AVY16-ES100 Bedienungsanleitung

Creative

Creative Sound BLASTER Audige Rx SB1550 Bedienungsanleitung

IQaudIO

IQaudIO PI-DAC+ Bedienungsanleitung

VideoLogic

VideoLogic SonicVortex2 Bedienungsanleitung

M-Audio

M-Audio DELTA 1010LT Bedienungsanleitung

Sony

Sony BKPF-L753A Bedienungsanleitung