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1. Figure 1 Mykerinos Block Diagram The Mykerinos board is based on the Philips Trimedia TM 1300 Chip and its associated SDRAM running at 144 MHz The other peripherals are 1 FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array used to manage the control signals 1 Timecode reader generator LTC and VITC 1 Video PLL used to lock to any incoming Video reference such as black burst PAL NTSC or Tri level HDTV 1 stereo 24 bit 96kHz D A for onboard audio monitoring Up to 64 audio channels are conveyed over the Trimedia high speed Video IN and Video OUT buses through connector J4 to from the specific I O daughter card 6 2 Mykerinos On Board Connectors and Jumpers The connectors implemented on the Mykerinos board are as follows JP1 JP2 JP3 J2 J3 J4 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 header 1x2 Reserved Video TC connector 8x2 offering the same functionalities as J2 but for internal connection header 1x2 used to connect internally a Video Reference Sync in lieu of CVSIIN signal 1 mini Din 8 pins used to transfer Video and Timecode signals 1 stereo headphone monitoring output 3 5mm mini jack connector 1 mezzanine connector 32x2 used to connect I O daughter cards 7 5ohm termination for CVSIIN input from J2 JP2 75ohm termination for CVS2IN input from J2 or JP2 monitoring gain attenuation 12dB when o
2. 4 200 E nnne nente tnnt tnnt een 127 DUAL ANALOG AES EBU DAUGHTER CARD 00 0 27 13 CONTACTING tatnen 28 Merging Technologies 5 Mykerinos User Manual 4 Introduction This document presents and describes the third generation Merging hardware software solution a PCI based high performance cost effective audio processing card named MYKERINOS 5 Mykerinos Features Overview Mykerinos is Merging s answer to create a leading edge high performance audio processing card solution It builds upon over 6 years of experience designing and manufacturing PC based Audio Cards and incorporates hundreds of users feedbacks into a compact third generation flexible solution Here is a quick summary of features PCI V2 1 compliant Supports both 5 Volts and 3 3 Volts PCI environments Driver support for Windows XP 2000 NT 4 Very cost effective Based on 2 generation Philips Trimedia 32 bit floating point processing VLIW technology High Performance gt 360 MFlops sustained 720 MB s SDRAM interface etc Support for all sampling rates from 32 kHz up to 384 kHz Open Plug In all C code architecture supporting Surround sound and DVD formats Highly flexible modular I O architecture can be tailored to user s needs by the use of dedic
3. EN eR 9 7 1 3 CVS OUT b A b EE b edat atre 10 7 1 4 MIGNE 10 7 1 5 DIC QUT conch nonet etiarn 10 7 2 BREAKOUT CABLE PIN OUT DESCRIPTION J2 eese eene eene nennen nennen 10 7 3 VIDEO TC HEADER PIN OUT DESCRIPTIONS JP2 eese eren 11 8 MONITORING HEADPHONE FEATURES J3 e eese 12 8 1 MONITORING OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS esee eere eene en 12 9 MYKERINOS MODULAR I O DAUGHTER CARDS ee eee eee eee eene 13 9L ADAT I O DAUGHTER GARD neun tei DEO IE 13 9 1 1 Optical I O config ration ec ec e e et m ete eot a e REO 13 92 MADII O DAUGHTER CARD INCLUDING VERSION eee 14 9 2 1 Coaxial version connector reete 14 9 2 2 Optical version connector eerte teens 14 9 3 AES EBU SDIF TDIF I O DAUGHTER trennen 15 9 3 1 MES EBU Without acr re ette to ree 15 9 3 2 AES EBU with SRC on 8 channels estenuanti ete eene ees set teer enne 15 9 3 3 rc 15 9 3 4 EDP secs eh hes EB 15 94 DUAL DAUGHTER CARD edit aT BOE Oe ede io
4. 17 941 ETUR 17 942 eee eee 18 9 4 3 R ar connector 18 9 5 BREAKOUT CABLE CONNECTORS FOR AES SDIF AND DUAL DAUGHTER CARDS 19 9 5 1 Analog I O breakout cable Only for the DUAL daughter 19 9 5 2 AES EBUI O breakout cable 5 e t 19 10 TYPICAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DUA amp MYKERINOS 20 10 1 AUDIO FOR VIDEO WITH SONY DIGITAL BETACAM USERS eene nnne 20 10 2 AUDIO FOR VIDEO WITH SONY ANALOG BETACAM USERS 21 10 3 MERGING TECHNOLOGIES PYRAMIX 3 X DAW WITH SURROUND MONITORING 22 Merging Technologies 4 Mykerinos User Manual 11 TYPICAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPHYNX amp MYKERINOS 23 11 1 11 2 11 3 12 MYKERINOS POWER CONSUMPTION AUDIO FOR VIDEO WITH SONY DIGITAL BETACAM USERS AUDIO FOR VIDEO WITH SONY ANALOG BETACAM USERS i MERGING TECHNOLOGIES PYRAMIX 3 X DAW SETUP 88 12 1 MYKERINOS MOTHERBOARD ALONE 122 ADAT DAUGHTER CARD eee iss 12 3 MADII DAUGHTER CARD PRO AER REN een 124 AES EBU DSD w o SRC DAUGHTER CARD eere tnnt nennen tenere 27 12 5 AES EBU SRC DAUGHTER CARD i 12 6 SDIF OR TDIF DAUGHTER
5. The Sphynx is set to VIDEO Sync Mode Merging Technologies 24 Mykerinos User Manual 11 3 Merging Technologies Pyramix 3 x DAW Setup This example is based on a typical Pyramix analog digital audio studio with both types of devices This configuration allows up to 8 inputs and 8 outputs in x2 SR mode L CHANNELS ANALOG IN L CHANNELS ANALOG OUT 4 CHANNELS DIGITAL IN 4 CHANNELS DIGITAL OUTI AES EBU AES EBU ANALOG ANALOG OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS MERGING PYRAMIX 3 WORKSTATION ag YNC SPHYNX MODULAR ODI B AUDIO INTERFACE 6 1 MYKERINOS HO CARD 46 MONITOR ADAT 1 0 OUTPUTS MONITORING ON HEADPHONES This example shows the following connections e monitoring is done by the front panel monitoring selection amp output and or the analog output modules or the stereo monitoring of Mykerinos e TheSphynx is fitted with analog input modules and AES EBU output modules e Sphynx is set to INT Sync mode Merging Technologies 25 Mykerinos User Manual 12 Mykerinos Power Consumption The following tables indicate the maximum power consumption from the 5V 12V and 12V power rails of the PC for the Mykerinos itself and for the daughter cards only 12 1 Mykerinos motherboard alone At T4 28 The Boot and Typical values for the current measurements have b
6. A MERGING Mykerinos The Audio Processing Board User Manual Version DOC 2 1 December 2002 2001 Merging Technologies 1 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 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 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 operatio
7. DOUT5 6 3 16 DGND 1 20 DGND 1 19 AES EBU IN AES EBU 7 8 YELLOW DIN7 8 2 10 OUT 7 8 GRAY DOUT7 8 2 4 DIN7 8 3 22 DOUT7 8 3 17 Note The DB25 pin 7 is connected to DGND Merging Technologies 19 Mykerinos User Manual 10 Typical Audio Connections between DUA II Mykerinos This section will display some typical audio connection scenarios for DUA and Mykerinos 10 1 Audio for Video with SONY Digital BetaCam Users This example is based on Video NLE amp DAW users who are using the Mykerinos in conjunction with a DUA audio interface and a Digital BetaCam video deck SONY i E DIGITAL BETACAM IDEO REF gt VipEo Deck BLACK BURST GENERATOR AES EBU INPUTS AES EBU OUPUTS AUDIO MONITORING AES EBU INPUTS ANALOG INPUTS VIDEO amp DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION VIDEO TC BRACKET MYKERINOS CARD 1 MERGING DUA I AUDIO INTERFACE MONITOR OUTPUTS ADAT ODI 1 0 AUDIO MONITORING HEADPHONES This example shows the following connections e The Digital BetaCam outputs are routed through the AES EBU inputs of the DUA II to the Mykerinos input channels 1 4 ADAT e The Mykerinos output channels 1 4 ADAT are routed through the AES EBU outputs of the DUA II to the Digital BetaCam inputs e The Mykerinos output channels 1 4 ADAT are routed through the analog outputs of the
8. II to the Mykerinos input channels 1 4 ADAT The Mykerinos output channels 1 4 ADAT are routed through the analog outputs of the DUA II to the Analog BetaCam inputs The monitoring is provided by the front panel monitoring selection of the DUA II or through the stereo monitoring of the Mykerinos board The Mykerinos card via VIDEO TC bracket or the breakout cable CVSIIN Input and the Video Deck are connected to the Video Ref generator Note that each device should be connected to the video generator with its own cable Using the Loop Through to connect the different devices is not recommended The DUA is set to ODI sync mode and AutoDetect SR mode The switches 1 8 must be set to X X X X OFF OFF OFF OFF Merging Technologies 21 Mykerinos User Manual 10 3 Merging Technologies Pyramix 3 x DAW with Surround Monitoring This example is based on a typical Pyramix analog digital audio studio with both types of devices and a surround monitoring system MERGING PYRAMIX 5 COMPUTER DAT EFFECT CD PLAYER MIXER zo MiC PREAMP AES EBU INPUTS ANALOG OUTPUTS ALOG INPUTS MERGING DUA Il AUDIO INTERFACE MONITOR OUTPUTS r o This example shows the following connections e The Mic Preamp Mixer outputs are routed through the analog inputs of the DUA II to Pyramix input channels 1 4 ADAT e
9. Manual 9 4 2 Front connector This DB25 connector is for the DUAL ANALOG I O breakout cable as shown in the following drawing ANALOG IN 1 ANALOG IN 2 ANALOG IN 3 ANALOG IN 4 ANALOG I O ANALOG OUT 1 ANALOG OUT 2 ANALOG OUT 3 ANALOG OUT 4 ANALOG IN 1 4 Any professional level balanced audio output can be connected to the analog line inputs of the DUAL Daughter card Input levels are selectable from consumer level 10 dBV up to professional level 4 dBu ANALOG OUT 1 4 Any professional level balanced audio input can be connected to the analog line outputs of the DUAL Daughter card Output levels are selectable from consumer level 10 dBV up to professional level 4 dBu 9 4 3 Rear 0 connector This DB25 connector is for the DUAL AES EBU I O breakout cable as shown in the following drawing AES EBU IN 1 2 AES EBU IN 3 4 AES EBU 5 6 AES EBU IN 7 8 AES EBU I O AES EBU OUT 1 2 AES EBU OUT 3 4 AES EBU OUT 5 6 AES EBU OUT 7 8 AES EBU IN 1 2 7 8 Any professional level balanced digital AES EBU audio output sources at 32 44 1 or 48 KHz can be connected to the AES EBU inputs of the DUAL Daughter card AES EBU OUT 1 2 7 8 Any professional level balanced digital AES EBU audio inputs at 32 44 1 or 48 KHz can be connected to the AES EBU outputs of the DUAL Daughter card Merging Technologies 18 Mykerinos User Manual 9 5 Breakout cable connectors for AE
10. The DAT Effect CD Player outputs are routed through the AES EBU inputs of the DUA II to the Pyramix input channels 5 8 ADAT e The Pyramix output channels 1 4 are routed through the analog outputs of the DUA II to the monitoring system In this example CH1 Left CH2 Center CH3 Right CHA Subwoofer The Pyramix output channels 5 6 are routed through the monitor outputs of DUA II to the monitoring system In this example Left Left Surround Right Right Surround Pyramix output channels 7 8 are routed through AES EBU outputs of DUA II to the DAT Effect In this example It may be a simple Stereo Mix to be recorded on DAT or a send for external effect e The DAT Effect must use its AES EBU input as its syne source e The DUA is set to ODI sync mode AutoDetect SR mode and OUTS 6 monitoring e DIP switches 1 8 must be set to X X X X OFF ON OFF OFF Merging Technologies 22 Mykerinos User Manual 2 0 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 amp DAW users who are using the Mykerinos board in conjunction with the Sphynx Audio Interface and a Digital BetaCam video deck SONY __ DIGITAL BETAC
11. all standard Video formats such as PAL NTSC and all Tri level HDTV formats as a reference synchronization source VITC can only be extracted from standard video formats Here are the different possibilities offered by either the Video TC bracket or breakout cable NTSC PAL VITC Video Reference Input HDTV reference sync source Input e NTSC PAL VITC Video 2 Input or Wordclock I O e NTSC PAL VITC Video Output e LTC SMPTE EBU Timecode Input balanced nominal 2 Vp p e LTC SMPTE EBU Timecode Output unbalanced programmable level The breakout cable allows Mykerinos to lock to a video house sync or a Wordclock reference read amp generate VITC and read amp generate LTC This option also adds the capability to burn a Time code insert in the video output signal This interface has provision for one BNC input CVS1In one BNC Input Output CVS2In WCK one BNC output CVS Out one XLR Female for LTC input and one XLR Male for LTC output It is quite similar in functionality to the Video TC bracket option The main difference is in the loop through mode which is not available with the breakout cable Therefore the standard recommended setup is to have JP4 closed on the Mykerinos card to terminate CVSIIn signal with 75 Ohms on board and to leave open the similar jumper on the Video TC bracket to avoid double termination 7 1 Signal Description 7 1 1 CVS1 IN This input accepts a composite PAL NTSC or Tri level HDTV video sig
12. 0500 Fax 1 847 272 0597 Merging website www merging com All documentation inquiries bug reports or suggestions for improvement can be directed to info merging com Merging Technologies 28 Mykerinos User Manual
13. AM VIDEO REF VIDEO DECK BLACK BURST GENERATOR AES EBU AES EBU AUDIO ANALOG INPUTS OUPUTS MONITORING AUDIO SOURCE AES EBU AES EBU ANALOG ANALOG OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS VIDEO amp VIDEO TC BRACKET DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO WORKSTATION gt ove SPHYNX MODULAR ae YS AUDIO INTERFACE MYKERINOS CARD 46 MONITOR apart 1 0 OUTPUTS MONITORING ON HEADPHONES This example shows the following connections e 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 Analog output modules are optional in this configuration e All units The Mykerinos board via the TC card or breakout cable CVSIIN input Video Deck and Sphynx are connected to the video reference generator Note that any composite video source can also be used as a video reference for Sphynx Note that the video loop output can be used to supply the video reference to other devices Otherwise a 75 Ohms terminator must be connected to the Loop output e Sphynx is set to VIDEO or AES EBU Sync Mode Merging Technologies 23 Mykerinos User Manual 11 2 Audio for Video with SO
14. DUA II to the monitoring system Alternate monitoring is provided by the front panel monitoring selection of the DUA II or the stereo monitoring of the Mykerinos board Mykerinos card via VIDEO TC bracket or the breakout cable CVSIIN Input and the Video Deck are connected to the Video Ref generator Note that each device should be connected to the video generator with its own cable Using the Loop Through to connect the different devices is not recommended e The DUA II is set to ODI sync mode and AutoDetect SR mode The DIP switches 1 8 must be set to X X X X OFF OFF OFF OFF Merging Technologies 20 Mykerinos User Manual 10 2 Audio for Video with SONY Analog BetaCam Users This example is based on Video NLE amp DAW users who are using the Mykerinos board in conjunction with DUA II audio interface and an Analog BetaCam video deck SONY ANALOG BETACAM VIDEO REF VIDEO DECK BLACK BURST GENERATOR ANALOG ANALOG INPUTS OUTPUTS AES EBU OUTPUTS MYKERINOS CARD ADAT ODI 1 0 AES EBU INPUTS ANALOG OUTPUTS VIDEO TC BRackeT 6 VIDEO amp DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION INPUTS MERGING DUA 11 AUDIO INTERFACE MONITOR OUTPUTS AUDIO MONITORING HEADPHONES This example shows the following connections The Analog BetaCam outputs are routed through the analog inputs of the DUA
15. IOIOBICS IVIy KCEILIOS USEI 1 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 This option includes three DB 25 to XLR cables Special versions with either SDIF or TDIF format instead of AES EBU may also be offered Front DB 25 connector 9 3 3 9 3 4 Rear 0 26 pin connector to DB 25 connector Rear 1 26 pin connector to DB 25 connector Figure 12 Location of the on board connectors on the AES SDIF amp TDIF daughter cards 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 AES EBU with SRC on 8 channels 24 channels of 24 bit digital input over 12 AES EBU pairs 24 channels of 24 bit digital output 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 SDIF 12 channels of 20 bit digital input amp output over 3 SDIF cables co
16. L 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 post production 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 e Up to 12 inputs and 12 outputs on a single board 2CH Analog Mic Line inputs 2 CH Analog Line inputs 4 CH Analog Line outputs 8 AES EBU inputs 8 CH AES EBU outputs e All audio connections are made using high quality balanced XLR type connectors Provided by two DB 25 breakout cables e High quality 24 bit A D and D A using the latest generation in converter technology e 2 built in microphone preamplifiers with a selection MIC LINE available on analog inputs 1 and 2 e Built in 48V microphone phantom power e Analog input and output level adjustment offering 24 dB range to accommodate all standard studio levels e Support for sampling rates 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz The connection of the Dual daughter card is over two DB 25 connectors one primary on the daughter card itself and one additional connector on a separate ribbon cable See below Rear 0 26 pin connector to DB 25 connector Front DB 25 connector Figure 14 Location of the on board connectors on the DUAL daughter card Merging Technologies 17 Mykerinos User
17. NY Analog BetaCam Users This example is based on Video NLE amp DAW users who are using the Mykerinos board in conjunction with the Sphynx Audio Interface and an Analog BetaCam video deck SONY ANALOG BETACAM VIDEO REF VIDEO DECK BLACK BURST GENERATOR ANALOG ANALOG INPUTS OUTPUTS A AES EBU AES EBU ANALOG ANALOG OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS VIDEO amp VIDEO TC BRACKET DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO WORKSTATION gt syne SPHYNX MODULAR DAT T AUDIO INTERFACE MYKERINOS CARD 46 opI A MONITOR gt ADAT 1 0 OUTPUTS MONITORING ON HEADPHONES This example shows the following connections The monitoring is done by the front panel Monitoring selection amp output or through the stereo monitoring connector of the Mykerinos board The Sphynx contains 2 analog input modules 4 inputs and 2 analog output modules 4 outputs AES EBU output modules are optional in this configuration All units The Mykerinos board via the TC card or breakout cable CVSIIN input Video Deck and Sphynx are connected to the Video Sync generator Note that any composite video source can also be used as a Video Sync reference for the Sphynx Note that the Video Loop output of the Sphynx can be used to supply the video reference to other devices Otherwise a 75 Ohms terminator must be connected to the Loop output
18. OUT This signal outputs a composite video signal whose source can be software selected to be CVSIIN or CVS2IN This signal may additionally carry a VITC and or a time code burn in video insert generated by Mykerinos Note CVSOUT provides a monitoring quality video output only and is not intended to be used as a loopthrough black burst output 7 1 4 LTC IN LTC IN is a symmetrical input signal It accepts an external SMPTE EBU time code signal between 0 2 and 5 Vp p 7 1 5 LTC OUT LTC OUT is an unbalanced output signal The output voltage level can be software adjusted from 0V to 2 5V p p 7 2 Breakout Cable Pin out description J2 The following picture describes the physical implementation of the signals on the mini Din male plug of the breakout cable All connectors seen from the rear AN sie men po CVS1 IN BNC M Mini DIN 8p 1 Plug Mal ug Male 2 i 3 4 1 BNC M 77 CVS OUT 000 9 49 Q XLR3 F Total length 100cm XLR3 M Split length 80cm U 4 LTC OUT STRAIN RELIEF d Bold Text Text on Label Mini DIN Cable 8 pins MOLDING C Merging Technologies Le Verney T CH 1604 Puidoux _ D Baudat Figure 4 Breakout Cable Pin out Merging Technologies 10 Mykerinos User Manual 7 3 Video TC Heade
19. S SDIF TDIF and DUAL daughter cards 1 13 14 25 DB25 Male Connector I O 1 2 3 3 XLR Female Connector Inputs XLR Male Connector Outputs 9 5 1 Analog I O breakout cable Only for the DUAL daughter card XLR Label XLR color Signal XLR F DB25 M XLR Label Cable Color Signal XLR M DB25 M AGND 1 9 AGND 1 5 ANALOG IN 1 BROWN AIN1 2 13 ANALOG OUT 1 GREEN AOUT1 2 1 AIN1 3 25 AOUT1 3 14 AGND 1 21 AGND 1 18 ANALOG IN 2 RED AIN2 2 12 ANALOG OUT 2 BLUE AOUT2 2 2 AIN2 3 24 AOUT2 3 15 AGND 1 8 AGND 1 6 ANALOG IN 3 ORANGE AIN3 2 11 ANALOG OUT PURPLE AOUT3 2 3 AIN3 3 23 AOUTS3 3 16 AGND 1 20 AGND 1 19 ANALOG IN 4 YELLOW AIN4 2 10 ANALOG OUT 4 GRAY AOUT4 2 4 AIN4 3 22 AOUT4 3 17 Note The DB25 pin 7 is connected to AGND 9 5 2 AES EBU I O breakout cable XLR Label XLR Color Signal XLR F DB25 M XLR Label Color Signal XLR M DB25 M DGND 1 9 DGND 1 5 AES EBU IN AES EBU 4 2 BROWN DIN1 2 2 13 OUT 1 2 GREEN DOUT1 2 2 1 DIN1 2 3 25 DOUT1 2 3 14 DGND 1 21 DGND 1 18 AES EBU IN AES EBU 3 4 RED DIN3 4 2 12 OUT 3 4 BLUE DOUT3 4 2 2 DIN3 4 3 24 DOUT3 4 3 15 DGND 1 8 DGND 1 6 AES EBU IN AES EBU 5 6 ORANGE DIN5 6 2 11 OUT 5 6 PURPLE DOUT5 6 2 3 DIN5 6 3 23
20. ated daughter boards This I O modularity offers a unique opportunity to meet a wide range of market requirements Current Audio I O daughter card options include ADAT S PDIF MADI AES EBU TDIF SDIF and DUAL On board Sync Connector which includes Video Sync I O ready for HDTV VITC reader and generator LTC reader and generator and built in time code insertion into Video window 2 channel 24 bit 96 kHz on board monitoring output Very high performance card capable of high track playback up to 64 tracks and vast I O capabilities up to 64 channels Multiple cards interconnected through HDTDM High Definition Time Domain Multiplex bus with support of up to 256 audio channels Merging Technologies 6 Mykerinos User Manual 6 Mykerinos Block Diagram 6 1 Mykerinos Block Diagram PCI BUS OR 5V PCI ENVIRONMENT WOUT A e 2 CVS NOUT MERGING 28 H zum za so Te RXD TXD M ASC OUT ATC OUT 8 MYKERINOS Ps E BLOCK DIAGRAM s BE GENERATOR a4 ANALOG AUDIO OUT DIA amp 8 2 BUS EEPROM I ii fs 55 AUDIO IN H AUDIO IN H FPGA KIM H AUDIO OUT CENTRAL CLOCK H AUDIO OUT AND ROUTING 33 Trimedia X PROG CARD DETECT 1300 5 IS Control Signals only DIFFERENT SIGNALS Video ae SDRAM u Up to 32 MB VIDEO IN H H VIDEO OUT
21. des 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 jack A output Breakout cable connector Optical Input A o Optical Input B Optical Output A Optical Output B Figure 9 Mykerinos amp ADAT daughter card connectors 9 1 1 Optical I O configuration INPUT Modes Channel 1 8 Optical ADAT Channel 9 16 Optical B B SPDIF Channel 1 2 Optical A ADAT Channel 9 16 Optical B OUTPUT Modes Channel 1 8 Optical A ADAT Channel 9 16 Optical B Channel 1 8 Optical A Channel 1 8 Optical SPDIF Channel 1 2 Optical A Channel 1 8 Optical D SPDIF Channel 1 2 Optical A Channel 9 16 Optical 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 opt
22. e in other EMC environments The user of this product is obliged for proper use and installation of the product and for taking all steps necessary to remove sources of interference to telecommunications or other devices Merging Technologies 2 Mykerinos User Manual 2 Mykerinos Warranty Information This product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase Merging Technologies Inc extends this Limited Warranty to the original purchaser In the event of a defect or failure to confirm to this Limited warranty Merging Technologies Inc will repair or replace the product without charge within sixty 60 days In order to make a claim under this limited warranty the purchaser must notify Merging Technologies Inc or their representative in writing of the product failure In this limited warranty the customer must upon Merging Technologies Inc request return the product to the place of purchase or other local designation for the necessary repairs to be performed If the consumer is not satisfied with the repair Merging Technologies Inc will have the option to either attempt a further repair or refund the purchase price This warranty does not cover 1 Products which have been subject to misuse abuse accident physical damage neglect exposure to fire water or excessive changes in the climate or temperature or operation outside maximum rating 2 Products on wh
23. een made from the 5V Parameter MYK_MB1 MYK_MB2 MYK_MB3 MYK_MB4 Boot Typical Boot Typical Boot Typical Boot 30 Parameter 12 Note that for the 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 chapters the 3 3V is either created on the daughter card or directly sources from the Mykerinos board In both cases this 3 3V is created from the 5V of the PC 12 2 ADAT daughter card AUT 28 Parameter Values 33 12 242 50 150 Power 25 0 5 na na 12 3 1 daughter card At Ta 28 Merging Technologies 26 Mykerinos User Manual 12 4 AES EBU DSD w o SRC daughter card At 28 5 33 12 12 12 5 AES EBU SRC daughter card At Ta 28 Parameter Values bel 12 6 SDIF or TDIF daughter card At T 28 Parameter Values me Iu 12 7 DUAL Analog AES EBU daughter card At Ta 28 Parameter 5 33 12 12 o ppp Merging Technologies 27 Mykerinos User Manual 13 Contacting Merging For all general or sales inquiries In Europe Africa and Asia contact our Swiss Office Merging Technologies SA Le Verney 1070 Puidoux Switzerland Phone 41 21 946 0444 Fax 41 21 946 0445 In the Americas contact our Illinois Office Merging Technologies 3340 Dundee Road Suite 2C 3 Northbrook IL 60062 United States of America Phone 1 847 272
24. ical 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 Il 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 gt jack Breakout cable connector Coax Wordclock In amp Out 75ohm 2 Led 1 RX status of Madi Receiver s Coax MADI Receiver 750hm Tg Led 2 TX status of Madi Transmitter Coax MADI Transmitter 750hm Figure 10 Mykerinos amp coaxial MADI daughter card connectors 9 2 2 Optical version connector view Coax Wordclock In amp Out 750hm Optical MADI Receiver Optical MADI Transmitter Figure 11 Mykerinos amp optical MADI daughter card connectors Merging 1 CCIIL
25. ich warranty stickers or product serial numbers have been removed altered or rendered illegible 3 The cost of installations removal or reinstallation 4 Damages caused to any other products Merging Technologies 3 Mykerinos User Manual 3 Table of Contents 1 1 1 1 2 INFORMATION 90 iO tror 2 2 MYKERINOS WARRANTY INFORMATION ccscccssssccsscccesscccessccesscccessecesscccsssccesssccessceees 3 3 8 220 4 4 6 5 MYKERINOS FEATURES 1 1 1 2 16 6 6 MYKERINOS BLOCK DIAGRAM ssesssessseesceosseescoossoeesoossoeesooossoeesoossoeesocessoeesoessoeesooesseeessessoee 7 6 1 MYKERINOS BLOCK DIAGRAM 7 6 22 MYKERINOS ON BOARD CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS cssccsscessseesscssceesscesscessecsecessececcsseceesensees 7 6 3 MYKERINOS BRACKET 8 T cSYNGEEATURES 9 TEL SMGNALDESCRIP TION rrr et qon GR AE 9 7 1 1 TET 9 7 1 2 CV SZING WCRI COU itt eU EI
26. n These limits are designed for providing 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 manual may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS A 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 CE Notice Such a C marking is indicative that this system s devices meet the following applicable technical standards EN 55022 Information Technology Equipment Radio disturbance characteristics Limits and methods of measurement e EN 50082 1 1992 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry This product is classified for use in a typical Class A commercial environment and is not designed or intended for us
27. n the left and right channels respectively Opening these jumpers results in a 12 dB gain reduction on each monitoring channel 8 1 Monitoring output characteristics The first graph shows the frequency response amp the THD N 48kHz and the second graph shows the Noise floor FFT 48kHz 30 30 425 Ap 25 20 20 15 5 10 45 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 15 45 20 20 25 25 d E 30 30 35 35 40 40 45 50 50 55 55 60 60 65 65 70 a Se Se 75 75 80 80 90 90 20 50 100 200 500 1k 5k 10k 20k Hz Figure 7 Monitoring frequency response measurement 30 Ap 30 20 20 0 0 10 10 20 20 30L 30 40 40 4 50 5 B Figure 8 Monitoring Noise spectrum measurement Merging Technologies 12 Mykerinos User Manual 9 Mykerinos Modular I O Daughter cards One core feature of Mykerinos architecture is to break it into two parts the portion that plugs into the PCI connector of the PC and the I O daughter card that contains the physical connectors to the outside world This allows for potentially many system applications without committing the design to any specific I O configurations 9 1 ADAT I O Daughter Card This I O daughter card features two sets of Toslink Optical connectors each carrying up to eight channels of 24 bit Audio in the ADAT compatible format This provi
28. nal that can be used by Mykerinos to lock its audio sampling rate to a video reference The CVS1 input should be used for the main house sync or black burst reference video signal It is also possible to use this input as a VITC source only standard PAL and NTSC rates Note for proper operation this input should be terminated with a 75ohm resistor by closing the jumper JP4 on Mykerinos when connected to the breakout cable 7 1 2 CVS21N WCKIn amp Out This connector can be used under software control in 3 modes Video 2 IN Wordclock IN or Wordclock OUT When fed with a video signal it may be used as a secondary VITC source or an alternate video input to be used for the TC window inserter It is however not possible to use it as the primary external video reference signal and requires at all times a house sync signal connected to CVSIIN for proper operation Note when used as a secondary Video Input with the breakout cable it should be terminated with a 75ohm resistor by closing the jumper JP5 on Mykerinos When software configured as a WCK Input it accepts an external Wordclock reference signal between 0 2 and 5 Vp p When software configured as a WCK Output it provides a 5 V TTL compatible signal with 100 Ohm output impedance Note whenever used with a Wordclock signal either Input or Output do not terminate JP5 open on Mykerinos and on the Video TC bracket Merging Technologies 9 Mykerinos User Manual 7 1 3 CVS
29. nnected to 3 DB25 TDIF 24 channels of 24 bit digital input amp output over 3 TDIF cables connected to 3 DB25 Merging Technologies 15 Mykerinos User Manual table below is summary of the different possibilities allowed with these 4 daughter cards FRONT REAR 0 REAR 1 AES without SRC CH 1 8 CH 9 16 CH 17 24 AES with SRC CH 1 8 CH 9 16 CH 17 24 SDIF CH 1 4 DSD only CH 5 8 DSD only TDIF CH 1 8 CH 9 16 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 Note that this daughter card does not use the Rear 1 connector The following figure represents the configuration of the Mykerinos bracket when combined with one of the AES SDIF or TDIF daughter cards 15 17 2 io e DB25 on the back of the Mykerinos board Front 000000000 00000000000 000000000000 0000000000000 000000000000 0000000000000 0000 u External brackets with DB25 connectors Rear 0 and Rear 1 Figure 13 Mykerinos amp AES EBU SDIF TDIF daughter card DB 25 connectors Merging Technologies 16 Mykerinos User Manual 9 4 DUA
30. pen for the left channel monitoring gain attenuation 12dB when open for the right channel Merging Technologies 7 Mykerinos User Manual JP3 JP4 JP5 921 JP1 JP7 42 020 019 JP6 U16 U17 U15 911 Q2 Q1 97 022 Figure 2 Connectors amp Jumpers layout Refer to the Sync Features and Monitoring Headphone Features chapters for additional information 6 3 Mykerinos bracket view The following picture shows a view of the PCI bracket with the monitoring jack and the mini Din connectors Monitoring jack output J3 Mini Din connector Figure 3 Mykerinos Bracket with Jack amp mini Din connectors Merging Technologies for the Video TC Breakout cable J2 Mykerinos User Manual 7 Sync Features Provision for all Video TC related signals VITC LTC and Video Sync is both on a 8 pin Mini Din connector for external connection and on a 16 pin header for internal connection The Video Out can also serve as VITC output and or TC burn in output The Mykerinos board supports
31. r Pin out descriptions JP2 The pins on the Video TC header are as described below 500mA fused 5v ic Spare2 ASC Out e 6 ATCOu RXD GND 0 Sparel CVS2 WCLK In amp Out 9 GND CVSI In e 9 CVSOwu LTC In ITC SDA SCL lt PCB Component side Figure 5 Video TC Header Pin out When the Video TC Header is used be sure to not terminate twice the CVSIIN and CVS2IN inputs Use only either the terminations on the Mykerinos board JP4 amp JP5 or those provided on the Video TC Header Here is a representation of the Video TC bracket 16 pin ribbon cable CVS In 2 Wordclock In amp Out Header 1 5 di oe CVS In 1 4 lt CVS Out Jumpers um LTC Out Figure 6 Video TC bracket Terminology CVS Composite Video Signal either NTSC PAL or HDTV LTC Longitudinal Time Code either SMPTE or EBU VITC Vertical Interval Time Code either SMPTE on NTSC or EBU on PAL SCL SDA Serial clock and Serial Data for I2C serial communication Merging Technologies 11 Mykerinos User Manual 8 Monitoring Headphone Features J3 The monitoring output is based on a stereo 96kHz 24 bit D A unbalanced The output level is software controlled Mykerinos revision D and above feature 2 new jumpers JP6 and JP7 o

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