User Manual

User's Guide MADIface XT © RME

AES/EBU

• XLR, transformer-balanced, galvanically isolated, according to AES3-1992

• Output level Professional 4.5 Vpp, Consumer 2.6 Vpp

• Format Professional according to AES3-1992 Amendment 4

• Format Consumer (SPDIF) according to IEC 60958

• Single Wire mode, sample rate 28 kHz up to 200 kHz

Word Clock

• BNC

• Max. output voltage: 5 Vpp

• Output voltage @ 75 Ohm termination: 4.0 Vpp

• Output impedance: 10 Ohm

• Frequency range: 28 kHz – 200 kHz

29.4 Digital

• Clocks: Internal, MADI In, Word Clock In, AES 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)

• Effective clock jitter influence on DA conversion: near zero

• Provides nearly jitter-free word clock directly from the MADI input signal

• 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

• 2.5 Gbps line speed

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

29.5 MIDI

• 1 x MIDI I/O via breakout cable

• 3 x MIDI I/O via MADI

• PCIe bus based hi-speed operation

• Separate 128 byte FIFO for input and output

• MIDI state machine in hardware for reduced interrupt request load

• Invisible transmission via User bit of channel 56 (up to 48 kHz)

• Invisible transmission via User bit of channel 28 (up to 96 kHz)

29.6 General

• Power supply: external power supply

• Typical power consumption: 10 Watts

• Current at 12 Volt operating voltage, idle: 720 mA (8.6 Watts)

• Dimensions incl. rack ears, full depth (WxHxD): 265 x 44 x 159 mm (10.5" x 1.73" x 6.26")

• Dimensions without rack ears, body depth (WxHxD): 215 x 44 x 130 mm (8.5" x 1.73" x 5.1")

• Weight: 1.0 kg ( 2.2 lbs)

• Temperature range: +5° up to +50° Celsius (41° F up to 122°F)

• Relative humidity: < 75%, non condensing

• Included power supply: Internal switching PSU, 100 - 240 V AC, 2 A, 24 Watts