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1. 14 External synchronization Audio specifications sssini Audio Perform ance 5 aem EE Development Environments is SOFTWARE SPECIICATIONS ee 17 Digigram Wave Mixer EE 17 VConsole Builder CINConflg See DUI49800102 5 04 D i g i ra m 18 Schematic diagram miXart 8 eene 18 Schematic diagram miXart 8 AES EBU een 18 Schematic diagram miXart 8 CobraNet e 19 Schematic diagram miXart 8 EtherSound s 19 E 20 ODER EE 20 Analog cable diagram all miXart cards EE 21 miXart 8 AES EBU digital cable 21 miXart 8 CobraNet digital cable eene 22 miXart 8 EtherSound digital cable eee 22 Copynght 2005 Digigram All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram The copynght protection claimed here includes photocopying translation and or reformatting of the information contained in this manual While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions and reserves the night to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice Digigra2. 8 A range of professional multichannel sound cards User s manual Digigram For technical support please contact your system supplier PD ligigram Digigram S A Parc de Pr 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 Inc 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 1004 Arlington VA 22201 USA Tel 1 703 875 9100 Fax 1 703 875 9161 E mail input digigram com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd 350 Orchard Road 19 07 Shaw House Singapore 238868 SINGAPORE Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 65 6291 3433 E mail info_asia digigram com User s Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER 5 IMPORTANT ANOGTACE EE 5 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE sse 6 EE ER 6 miXart 8 CN Ee 7 miXart 8 ES Main software features 8 REOGLUREAMENT S E 8 Minimum hardware requirements EEN 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION sse 9 Installing the card 9 Interrupt and memory address 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 29 Installing the miXart driver and VConsole Builder 9 Installing the Wave driver EE 10 Installing the ASIO driver Removing older driver versions Uninstalling the Wave driwer 12 Uninstalling the ASIO driver Pt Uninstalling the miXart drive 12 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION 13 Hardware SoftWare ates EE EE E mtl
3. User s Manual Select Add Troubleshoot a device and click on Next Select Add a new hardware device and click on Next Select No I want to select the hardware from a list Windows XP Install the hardware that I manually select from a list Advanced and click on Next Select Sound video and game controllers and click on Next Click on the Have Disk button In the Install From Disk window click on the Browse button and select the Wave folder Win 2000 and XP should select it for you automatically if you have selected the default settings the Wave folder is under Program Files Digigram miXart Wave Go to the Wave folder and select the Oemsetup inf file then click OK In the Add Remove Hardware Wizard window select the DIGIGRAM Wave for miXart driver and click on Next To Start the Hardware installation click on Next The Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Yes Windows XP Click Continue if Windows displays a message saying software has not passed Windows logo testing Click on Finish to complete the Wave driver installation process and restart your computer Installing the ASIO driver You cannot install the ASIO driver unless you have installed the miXart driver first Execute miXartAsio exe Click Next in the windows displayed during installation Once all files have been copied the miXart
4. Word 1 black 1 Word Clock sync input 1 AES EBU input burst input 1 LTC input Clock output MPC8240 Power PC processor at 250 MHz 16 MB memory SD RAM miXart 8 CN Full length audio card for PCI bus 8 balanced mono analog inputs 4 line mic with phantom power 8 servo balanced mono analog outputs Clock programmable from 7 to 50 kHz fixed at 48 kHz for CobraNet use 8 CobraNet mono output channels PCM 16 20 or 24 bits 48 kHz on RJ45 8 CobraNet mono input channels PCM 16 20 or 24 bits 48 kHz on RJ45 1 Word 1 CobraNet synchronized AES EBU stereo output duplication of the first two CobraNet output channels 1 AES EBU synchronization input for CobraNet 48 kHz Clock synchronization input for CobraNet 48 kHz 1 CobraNet synchronized Word Clock output MPC8240 Power PC processor at 250 MHz 16 MB memory SD RAM be used as S PDIF interface as well can be used with unbalanced signals an electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines D i g igram miXart 8 ES e Full length audio card for PCI bus e 8 balanced mono analog inputs 4 line mic with phantom power e Bservo balanced mono analog outputs e Clock programmable from 7 to 50 kHz selectable between 48 kHz and 44 1 kHz for EtherSound use unless when serving as Primary Master in this case 48 kHz
5. can be used with any application based on ASIO Removing older driver versions You have to uninstall the Wave and or ASIO driver first and then uninstall the miXart driver 11 D Uninstalling the Wave driver Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the System icon In the System Properties window select the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager In the Device Manager window select Sound video and game controllers then DIGIGRAM Wave for miXart driver and right click on Uninstall To confirm the card removal click on OK The miXart card disappears from the list Click on No when asked Do you want to restart your computer now You are now ready to remove the miXart driver Uninstalling the ASIO driver Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Add Remove Software icon Select miXart ASIO and click Change Remove Confirm the removal of this driver Now you can continue to uninstall the miXart driver Uninstalling the miXart driver 12 Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Add Remove programs icon In the Add Remove Programs window select miXart and click on the Change Remove button In the InstallShield Wizard window select the Remove option click Next A warning message notifies you that before continuing with the miXart driver file deletion you have to first uninstall the Wave driver If the Wave driver has not been uninstalled click Ca
6. only e 8EtherSound mono input channels PCM 24 bits on RJ45 e 8EtherSound mono output channels PCM 24 bits on RJ45 e 8240 Power PC processor at 250 MHz e 16 MB memory SD RAM Main software features e scrub time stretching mixing routing level adjustment phase inversion mute panning balance parametric equalization compression expansion noise gate e Optional MPEG layer I amp II encoding decoding layer III decoding Sample Rate Conversion Delay REQUIREMENTS The miXart 8 range has been developed for IBM and IBM compatible PC systems Minimum hardware requirements e Pentium III minimum or equivalent e 128MBRAM e free PCI or PCI X slot 5 V or 3 3 V Note on computers with more than 512 Mb RAM the miXart board administration service may take some time to get initialized several minutes during Windows start up Sound cards of the miXart 8 range run under Windows 2000 and Windows XP User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION Note We recommend the installation of the miXart software prior to hardware installation Installing the card Gently plug the card in a free PCI X slot and press it down to position it firmly Tighten the screw Interrupt and memory address Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start up by the PCI PnP BIOS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Please visit the Digigram web site www digigram com for the most recent driver I
7. 2 2 Hon _IN4 2 o9 SS 1 INS IN 6 3 IN7 E 2 1 METTI Ground unused miXart 8 AES EBU digital cable Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram AES OUT XLR 3P Male AES OUT 2 2 W I AES OUT 3 T AES OUT 4 E AES IN 1 XLR 3P Female AES IN2 sk 1 AES INS du AES IN4 sn 3 4 MDR 26 Pin Male 2 AES SYNC IN EE 1 Ground Ward Clock IN BNC Female Ward Clock OUT BNC Female LTC IN W RCA Female VIDEO SYNC IN BNC Female 21 D i g igram miXart 8 CobraNet digital cable Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram COBRANETZ RJ45 Socket SP8C 3 RJ45 Socket H AESOUT AEE oe Male CS AES IN om XLR Female XLR 3P Female MDR 26 Pin Male Word Cio iN BNC Female 1 09 Word Gick OUT BNC Female miXart 8 EtherSound digital cable Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram ETHERSOUND OUT go 8P8C ETHERSOUND IN im MDR 26 Pin Male 22
8. U CobraNet EtherSound Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 7 to 50 kHz by steps of 100 Hz A D and D A converter resolution 24 bit Supported audio formats amp software features Default Optional Sample Rate Conversion Delay PCM scrub time stretching mixing routing level adjustment phase inversion mute panning balance parametric equalization compression expansion noise gate MPEG layer I amp II encoding decoding layer II decoding Audio processing 32 bit floating point Audio Performance miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU CobraNet miXart 8 EtherSound Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB Channel phase difference 20 Hz 20 kHz lt 0 2 2 Dynamic range gt 93 dB Crosstalk 1 kHz at 22 dBu lt 105 dB Note All measurements are done at Fs 48 kHz in receplay mode Results are unweighted Development Environments miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 S AES EBU CobraNet EtherSound Digigram Management 1 60 1 60 2 0 2 10 miXart Kit and higher and higher and higher and higher Other management Wave all boards ASIO all except miXart 8 ES OS supported Windows 2000 and XP 16 User s Manual SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Once you have installed the Wave driver any Wave compliant application can run on the card Digigra
9. es 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 audio television technician 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 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 shielded I O cables IMPORTANT NOTICE This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards e International CISPR22 Class B e Europe EMC 89 336 CEE 1992 specifications e United States FCC Rules Part 15 Class B digital device In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation the following must be done e the provided cables must not be modified e additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each extremity D i g igram CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram sound card of the miXart 8 range The package consists of the following components a miXart 8 m
10. iXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CN or miXart 8 ES sound card breakout cable for the miXart 8 analog inputs and outputs in case of miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CobraNet or miXart 8 EtherSound a corresponding additional cable the user s manual at hand CD ROM with drivers installation notes not included in the OEM package Also available optional 2U 19 inch breakout box allowing straightforward and secure connection to all the cards I Os FEATURES The cards of the miXart 8 range are audio cards for PCI bus They are Universal PCI 32 bit 33 MHz which means they can be plugged in 5 V PCI slots as well as in 3 3 V keyed PCI slots The cards are also compatible with PCI X interfaces Main hardware features miXart 8 e Full length audio card for PCI bus e 8 balanced analog mono inputs 4 line mic with phantom power e 8 servo balanced analog mono outputs e Clock programmable from 7 to 50 kHz e MPC8240 Power PC processor at 250 MHz e 16 MB memory SD RAM can be used with unbalanced signals Electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines User s Manual miXart 8 AES EBU Full length audio card for PCI bus 8 balanced analog mono inputs 4 line mic with phantom power 8 servo balanced analog mono outputs Clock programmable from 7 to 50 kHz 4 AES EBU stereo inputs 4 AES EBU stereo outputs 1
11. l all miXart Presets Next Choose the destination folder where Setup is to install the miXart Program Next If the card is already inserted in the PC the Windows Hardware Wizard is launched Click on Cancel Once all files have been copied the message Do you want to restart your computer now appears Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click on Finish to complete the miXart driver installation Instead of letting your computer reboot you should shutdown your computer If the card is not plugged in yet you are now ready to proceed to the miXart hardware installation Insert carefully the miXart 8 card Reboot your computer After logon the Windows Hardware Wizard should automatically detect the miXart 8 card The Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Yes Windows XP Click Continue if Windows displays a message saying software has not passed Windows logo testing Click on Finish to complete the installation process Installing the Wave driver Note 10 You cannot install the Wave driver unless you have installed the miXart driver first Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Add Remove Hardware icon Windows XP Add Hardware Click on the Next button in the Welcome to the Add Remove Hardware Wizard screen Windows XP Select Yes I have already connected the hardware Next
12. m miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CN miXart 8 ES VConsole Builder CNConfig PCXTools PCX Designer Kit and VConsole Designer Kit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram SA CobraNet is a trademark of Peak Audio a division of Cirrus Logic Inc Other trademarks are property of their respective holders User s Manual INFORMATION FOR THE USER 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 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 measur
13. m Wave Mixer The Digigram Wave Mixer allows to set input and output levels as well as other settings such as input type and digital data format Please refer to the on line help of the Digigram Wave Mixer VConsole Builder The VConsole Builder application gives access to the management of a broad range of mixing and routing functionalities as well as audio effects using a virtual console as interface Please refer to the on line help of this application Note The use of the VConsole Builder excludes the use of the Digigram Wave Mixer The Wave Mixer settings are disabled when the VConsole Bulider application is launched CNConfig CNConfig allows the configuration of the CobraNet settings of all installed miXart 8 CN cards 17 D i g igram APPENDICES Schematic diagram miXart 8 CLOCK CRYSTAL gt IGENERATION ANALOG LINE IN1 4 Power LINE OUT PC I9 Level adjust INTERFACE PCI BUS NUM NEN Schematic diagram miXart 8 AES EBU CRYSTAL Video Word Clock Sync IN AES EBU Sync I ANALOG Level adiust uens s ae gt Word Clock Sync OUT CLOCK GENERATION AES EBU IN1 4 AES EBU gt TRANSMIT OUT1 4 ANALOG LINE IN1 4 LINE OUT ANALOG 1 8 LINE IN 5 8 Level adjust LTC Sync In INTERFACE PCI BUS 18 User s Manual Schematic diagram miXart 8 CobraNet CRYSTAL CN Word Clock Sync IN CN Word Cl
14. n case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram Partner it might require the use of a specific driver version In this case make sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier Installing the miXart driver and VConsole Builder If a previous version of the driver has been installed on the computer it must be removed before the installation of a new version For the uninstall process of old driver versions please refer to the corresponding section further on in his manual If you have downloaded the miXart Kit from the Digigram web site run the downloaded self extractable file The driver installation files are then extracted into a folder of your choice The driver of the card must be installed prior to inserting the card in the PC If you insert the card and the driver has not been installed the Windows Hardware Wizard will automatically detect your new hardware after logon Click on the Cancel button in the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen You are now ready to install the miXart software e Execute miXartInstall exe icon to launch the InstallShield Wizard The License Agreement window appears Click on Yes do the same for the MP3 Encoder License Agreement Choose the destination folder where Set up will install all miXart files By default all files are stored under Program Files Digigram miXart Next Choose the destination folder where Setup is to instal
15. ncel and refer to the Uninstalling the Wave driver section When the Locked file detected message appears click on Reboot The required operation will be performed upon system reboot A message concerning the WDM driver appears Click on OK Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click on Finish to complete the miXart driver file removal process and reboot your computer User s Manual How to check the installation Hardware To ensure that the miXart 8 card has been properly installed e Check that the red LED on the miXart 8 card is flashing If it isn t then your hardware has not been properly installed Software To ensure that the miXart driver has been properly installed e Inthe Windows Start menu go to Programs Digigram Applications PlayRec and launch the PlayRec exe e Verify that the miXart card is detected by clicking on Boards If you cannot see your miXart 8 card s in this list then the miXart software installation has failed Wave driver for miXart 8 To ensure that the Wave driver has been properly installed e Go to the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Sounds and Multimedia icon e In the Audio tab of the Sounds and Multimedia Properties window verify that the miXart is detected If you cannot see the miXart 8 devices then the Wave driver installation has failed Use the playrec exe application to make sure the miXart card is installed correctly Unins
16. ock Sync OUT AES EBU Sync IN p AES EBU 1 Sync OUT CobraNet IN1 8 RECEIVE TRANSMIT CobraNet OUT 1 8 ANALOG LINE IN 1 4 LINE OUT ANALOG 1 8 LINE IN 5 8 Level adjust INTERFACE Schematic diagram miXart 8 EtherSound CRYSTAL EtherSound IN 1 8 EtherSound OUT 1 8 ANALOG LINE IN 1 4 LINE OUT ANALOG 1 8 LINE IN 5 8 Level adjust INTERFACE PCI BUS 19 Layout Interboard link Digital CobraNet EtherSound Analog Connectors J1 Analog cable connector High density SCSI2 type 40 pin The matching cable is provided with the miXart 8 card J2 Digital cable High density MDR type 26 pin for miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CobraNet or miXart 8 ES The cable matching the card is provided Note Replacement breakout cables are available on request Please specify Analog AES EBU CobraNet or EtherSound These cables contain active components Therefore we do not publish the wiring diagrams and strongly discourage the use of cables other than those provided by Digigram J3 Inter card synchronization connector used in multi card configurations 20 User s Manual Analog cable diagram all miXart cards Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT3 XLR 3P Male SCSI40P 10074 f OUTS OUT6 OUT7 SCSI 40 OUT8 IN1 N2 EC _ XLR 3P Female IN 3 2
17. tall the Wave driver then reinstall it 13 D i g igram SPECIFICATIONS Configuration miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU CobraNet EtherSound Bus format PCI master mode Digital Signal Processor 8240 Power PC at 250 MHz SDRAM 16 MB Size 265 mm x 107 mm Power requirements G5V 412V 12 V VESTRAS Operating temp humidity 0 C 50 C 590 9096 non condensing Storage temp humidity 5 C 70 C 035 0596 non condensing Inputs miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU CobraNet EtherSound Analog line inputs mono 8 balanced Maximum input level impedance Inputs 1 4 line mic with phantom power Inputs 5 8 22 dBu gt 8 input level to ensure 0 dBfs switchable during installation between 10 dBu and 22 dBu 8 Programmable input gain Inputs 1 4 line mic with phantom power Inputs 5 8 analog by steps of 0 5 dB no gain adjustment Digital inputs stereo 4 AES EBU Digital inputs mono i 8 CobraNet 8 EtherSound can be used with unbalanced signals can be used as S PDIF interfaces as well When recording from an AES EBU input the card is locked on the AES EBU input sample clock External synchronization is necessary when using simultaneously the 4 AES EBU inputs The analog and AES EBU inputs can be used simultaneously 14 Outputs User s Man
18. ual miXart 8 miXart 8 CobraNet miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 EtherSound Analog line outputs mono 8 servo balanced Maximum output 22 dBu 100 Q level impedance Programmable output gain from 91 to 22 dB Analog variable attenuation by steps of 0 5 dB Digital outputs stereo 4 AES EBU Digital outputs mono 8 CobraNet 8 EtherSound External synchronization miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU CobraNet EtherSound 1 AES 11 1 AES 11 compliant AES EBU Sync Input 7 compliant synchronizes 2 CobraNet external clock 1 AES 11 1 AES 11 compliant AES EBU Sync output compliant gets clock synchronization from CobraNet LTC Sync input LTC SMPTE input level 20 dBu to 6 dBu yes Time code capture speed tolerance 15 Black Burst Video Sync input or 5 TTL level yes synchronizes Word Clock Sync input yes CobraNet via an external Word Clock yes s clock Word Clock Sync output yes m Ge from CobraNet Primary conductor or Master Network synchronization slave device oi capability Master Slave ek either balanced or unbalanced lines be used as S PDIF interfaces as well electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate 15 D i g igram Audio specifications miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EB
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