User`s guide

User's Guide HDSPe MADIface © RME

28. Technical Specifications

28.1 Inputs

MADI

• Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, according to AES10-1991

• High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vpp)

• Optical via FDDI duplex SC connector

• 62.5/125 and 50/125 compatible

• Accepts 56 channel and 64 channel mode, plus 96k Frame

• Standard: up to 64 channels 24 bit 48 kHz

• S/MUX: up to 32 channels 24 bit 96 kHz

• S/MUX4: up to 16 channels 24 bit 192 kHz

• Lock range: 25 kHz – 54 kHz

• Jitter when synced to input signal: < 1 ns

28.2 Outputs

MADI

• Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, according to AES10-1991

• Output voltage 600 mVpp

• Cable length: up to 100 m

• Optical via FDDI duplex SC connector

• 62.5/125 and 50/125 compatible

• Cable length: up to 2000 m

• Generates 56 channel and 64 channel mode, plus 96k Frame

• Standard: up to 64 channels 24 bit 48 kHz

• S/MUX / 96k Frame: up to 32 channels 24 bit 96 kHz

• S/MUX4: up to 16 channels 24 bit 192 kHz

28.3 Digital

• Clocks: Internal, MADI In

• Low jitter design: < 1 ns in PLL mode, all inputs

• Internal clock: 800 ps jitter, random spread spectrum

• Jitter suppression of external clocks: about 30 dB (2.4 kHz)

• Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 100 ns jitter

• Supported sample rates: 28 kHz up to 200 kHz

• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification v1.1

• 1-Lane PCI Express Endpoint device (no PCI Express to PCI Bridge)

• 2.5 Gbps line speed

• Packet-based full-duplex communication (up to 500 MB/s transfer rate)