User manual MERGING MYKERINOS

[. . . ] Mykerinos The Audio Processing Board User Manual Version: DOC-2. 1 (December 2002) © 2001 Merging Technologies 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read this entire section of the manual carefully before installation. 1. 1 STATIC DANGER NOTICE: Please note that the Mykerinos board contains delicate electronic components that can be damaged or even destroyed when exposed to static electricity. Take all necessary precautions not to discharge static electricity when touching any of the Mykerinos components. 1. 2 INFORMATION FOR THE USER: Mykerinos and its daughter card comply with the following specifications: EMC Emmisons EN 55022 : 1994 /A1 : 1995 /A2 : 1997 Class A ITE emissions requirements (EU) FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class A emissions requirements (USA) EMC Immunity EN 50082-1: 1992 EMC residential, commercial and light industrial generic immunity standard. FCC Notice This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. [. . . ] This provides up to 16 mono channels of input and 16 channels of output up to 48kHz and up to 8 channels at 96kHz in S/MUX compatible format. One of the sets can be programmed in software to carry SPDIF (or AES-EBU) formatted signals instead of ADAT. In this mode, total I/O is limited to 2 + 8 = 10 Digital Audio channels. The following figure represents the configuration of the Mykerinos bracket when plugged with an ADAT daughter card. Monitoring output jack Breakout connector cable Optical Input A Optical Input B Optical Output A Optical Output B Figure 9 - Mykerinos & ADAT daughter card connectors 9. 1. 1 Optical I/O configuration INPUT Modes A/ B/ ADAT Channel 1 ­ 8 (Optical A) SPDIF Channel 1 ­ 2 (Optical A) ADAT Channel 9 ­ 16 (Optical B) ADAT Channel 9 ­ 16 (Optical B) OUTPUT Modes A/ B/ C/ D/ ADAT Channel 1 ­ 8 (Optical A) ADAT Channel 1 ­ 8 (Optical A) SPDIF Channel 1 ­ 2 (Optical A) SPDIF Channel 1 ­ 2 (Optical A) ADAT Channel 9 ­ 16 (Optical B) ADAT Channel 1 ­ 8 (Optical B) ADAT Channel 1 ­ 8 (Optical B) ADAT Channel 9 ­ 16 (Optical B) Merging Technologies 13 Mykerinos User Manual The optical ADAT daughter card is supplied with two 2-meter optical fiber cables. Other length (up to 10 meter) can be ordered from your authorized Merging dealer. For long distance optical connections, Merging provides the Onouris long distance system, which converts the ADAT plastic light-pipe into a signal suitable for glass fiber connection up to 1000 meters. Cables with various glass fiber lengths can also be supplied. 9. 2 MADI I/O Daughter Card (including version II) The Mykerinos MADI Daughter board is the solution for high I/O channel count applications. It offers 56 channels of 24 bit bi-directional I/O and up to 64 channels in MADI-X (MADI Extended) format. It can be ordered either in a BNC based coaxial version or an optical duplex SC version. Both versions are fitted with a standard Wordclock BNC I/O connector, which can be software programmed as a Wordclock In or Wordclock Out signal. The version II of the MADI daughter card is now fully multi-board compliant. 9. 2. 1 Coaxial version connector view Monitoring jack Breakout cable connector Led 1 RX status of Madi Receiver Led 2 TX status of Madi Transmitter Coax Wordclock In & Out (75ohm) Coax MADI Receiver (75ohm) Coax MADI Transmitter (75ohm) Figure 10 ­ Mykerinos & coaxial MADI daughter card connectors 9. 2. 2 Optical version connector view Coax Wordclock In & Out (75ohm) Optical MADI Receiver Optical MADI Transmitter Figure 11 - Mykerinos & optical MADI daughter card connectors Merging Technologies 14 Mykerinos User Manual 9. 3 AES-EBU, SDIF, TDIF I/O Daughter Card The Mykerinos AES-EBU Daughter board offers 24 channels of digital I/O over 12 AES-EBU input and output pairs. 8 channels feature real-time Sampling Rate Conversion from 32 to 96 kHz, which may be inserted either in the input or output signal path under software control. Both "single wire" (32 to 96 kHz) and "dual wire" (64 to 192 kHz) modes are supported under software control. Connection is over three DB-25 connectors (one primary on the daughter card itself, two additional connectors on separate ribbon cables). Special versions with either SDIF or TDIF format instead of AES-EBU may also be offered. Rear 0 26 pin connector to DB-25 connector Front DB-25 connector Rear 1 26 pin connector to DB-25 connector Figure 12 - Location of the on-board connectors on the AES, SDIF & TDIF daughter cards 9. 3. 1 AES-EBU without SRC · · 24 channels of 24-bit digital input over 12 AES EBU pairs. 24 channels of 24-bit digital output over 12 AES EBU pairs. 9. 3. 2 AES-EBU with SRC on 8 channels · · · 24 channels of 24-bit digital input over 12 AES EBU pairs. 8 (out of 24) channels feature SRC (Sampling Rate Converter) up to 96 kHz either on input or on output. 9. 3. 3 SDIF · 12 channels of 20-bit digital input & output over 3 SDIF cables (connected to 3 DB25). 9. 3. 4 TDIF · 24 channels of 24-bit digital input & output over 3 TDIF cables (connected to 3 DB25). Merging Technologies 15 Mykerinos User Manual The table below is a summary of the different possibilities allowed with these 4 daughter cards. AES without SRC AES with SRC SDIF TDIF FRONT CH 1 ­ 8 CH 1 ­ 8 CH 1 ­ 4 (DSD only) CH 1 ­ 8 REAR 0 CH 9 ­ 16 CH 9 ­16 CH 5 ­ 8 (DSD only) CH 9 ­ 16 REAR 1 CH 17 ­ 24 CH 17 ­ 24 CH 17 ­ 24 The AES with SRC provides 6 (Sony mode) or 4 (P3D mode) I/O of DSD channels through connectors Rear 0 and Rear 1. The AES without SRC provides 8 (Sony mode) or 6 (P3D mode) I/O of DSD channels through connectors Front, Rear 0 and Rear 1. The SDIF daughter card supports DSD only in both SDIF-2 and SDIF-3 format. The following figure represents the configuration of the Mykerinos bracket when combined with one of the AES, SDIF or TDIF daughter cards. DB25 on the back of the Mykerinos board (Front) External brackets with DB25 connectors (Rear 0 and Rear 1) Figure 13 - Mykerinos & AES-EBU/SDIF/TDIF daughter card DB-25 connectors Merging Technologies 16 Mykerinos User Manual 9. 4 DUAL Daughter Card The Dual DC is the most cost-effective I/O daughter card for Pyramix. It is an ideal I/O solution for mixed analog/digital requirements, as encountered in Broadcast production, and Video/Film postproduction environments. It allows the direct connecting of up to two electrodynamics or condenser microphones, typically for quick and easy voice-over recording. 9. 4. 1 Card Features · Up to 12 inputs and 12 outputs on a single board: - 2 CH Analog Mic/Line inputs - 2 CH Analog Line inputs - 4 CH Analog Line outputs - 8 CH AES/EBU inputs - 8 CH AES/EBU outputs All audio connections are made using high-quality balanced XLR type connectors, - Provided by two DB-25 breakout cables. [. . . ] The DUA II is set to ODI sync mode, AutoDetect SR mode and OUT5/6 monitoring. The DIP switches 1-8 must be set to: X ­ X ­ X ­ X ­ OFF ­ ON ­ OFF ­ OFF. · · · Merging Technologies 22 Mykerinos User Manual 11 Typical Audio Connections between Sphynx & Mykerinos This section will show some typical audio connection scenarios for the Sphynx Audio Interface and the Mykerinos board. 11. 1 Audio for Video with SONY® Digital BetaCam Users This example is based on Video NLE & DAW users who are using the Mykerinos board in conjunction with the Sphynx Audio Interface and a Digital BetaCam video deck. VIDEO & DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION This example shows the following connections: · · · · · Monitoring can be done through the Digital BetaCam analog outputs, the Sphynx headphones output, the Sphynx analog outputs (if analog output modules are installed) or the stereo monitoring connector of the Mykerinos board. The Sphynx contains at least 2 AES-EBU input modules (4 mono inputs) and 2 AES-EBU output modules (4 mono outputs). All units (The Mykerinos board via the TC card or breakout cable CVS1IN input, Video Deck and Sphynx) are connected to the video reference generator. [. . . ]