Specifications
192 Digital I/O Guide
10
3 
Connect the DigiLink expansion cable that 
came with your I/O from the Expansion port on 
the 192 Digital I/O to the Primary port on the 
96 I/O.
If the existing system contains a single 192  I/O or 
192 Digital I/O:
Because they both support the same sample 
rates, you can connect multiple 192 Digital I/Os 
or 192 I/Os in any order. Connect the first HD 
Process card to the first I/O’s Primary port, and 
connect that I/O’s Expansion port to the second 
I/O’s Primary Port.
If you already have two 192 Digital I/Os or 
192 I/Os connected to your HD Core, connect 
the new 192 Digital I/O directly to the first HD 
Process card (12
'
 DigiLink cable sold separately). 
Connect the DigiLink cable from the Primary 
port of the new 192 Digital I/O to the DigiLink 
port on the HD Process card.
Loop Sync Connections 
with BNC Cable
Loop Sync is a discrete word clock signal used to 
keep multiple HD I/Os synchronized with each 
other. Only one peripheral at a time in the en-
tire system can serve as Loop Master; by default 
this will initially be the HD I/O connected di-
rectly to the HD Core card.
You can select any connected HD I/O to be the 
Loop Master by choosing a clock source on that 
particular HD I/O. Once you set this, all other 
peripherals in the chain will automatically be 
set for Loop Slave and light the LOOP LED.
Because you can select any HD I/O in the chain 
to be Loop Master, you can use the digital or Ex-
ternal Clock ports for synchronization on any 
peripherals.
To connect Loop Sync between two interfaces:
1 
Connect the BNC cable from the Loop Sync 
Out of the primary HD I/O to the Loop Sync In 
of your 192 Digital I/O. 
2 
Connect the Loop Sync Out from the new 
192 Digital I/O to the Loop Sync In of the pri-
mary HD I/O.
To connect your 192 Digital I/O into a Loop Sync 
chain:
■
Connect the new 192 Digital I/O Loop Sync 
In and Out ports to properly place the new in-
terface in the Loop Sync chain. See the 
Getting 
Started with HD
Guide
 for more information.
Checking Installation
This section explains how to check that your in-
stallation was successful. 
To check installation using DigiTest:
1 
Start up your computer (see “Powering Up 
Your System” on page 11). 
2 
Launch DigiTest 5.3.1 or higher. 
3 
Ensure that all HD cards and HD I/Os are iden-
tified properly. If not, see the 
Getting Started with 
HD Guide
.
4 
When finished, quit DigiTest and restart.
The 96 I/O does not support 192 kHz, and 
you will not be able to run a session at 
192 kHz unless a 192 Digital I/O or a 
192 I/O is the first interface connected to 
the HD Core card.










