User's guide word clock module mkii for the digi96 ® series.
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 2 contents 1 introduction............................................................ 3 2 package contents .................................................. 3 3 system requirements............................................ 3 4 power supply ................................
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 3 1. Introduction the wcm (word clock module) adds a word clock input and output in professional quality to any card of the digi96* series. A low jitter optimized pll circuit, an integrated clock gen- erator, and a unique test mode extend the powerful capabilities of our ...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 4 6. Technical specifications and features • low jitter design: typical 2.5 ns (pll / test), • input pll ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter • high sensitive input stage works from 1 vpp input level • rejects dc offsets in the word clock net • overvoltage...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 5 8. First operation after fitting the wcm (see 7. Hardware installation) and switching on the computer, activate the push button switch 'test mode' located between the bnc jacks. Provided the module is correctly connected to the digi, the led beside the switch must light...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 6 9. Setup and operation 9.1 general as soon as a valid word clock signal is present the green 'lock' led beside the input jack lights up. To switch from the digi's internal clock to the wcm's clock, activate the mode 'word clock' in the field 'clock mode' in the settings...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 7 9.3 erweiterte modi – dip-schalter using 4 so called dip switches allows you to activate several modes, making the wcm more flexible than ever before. Input and output can be set to single or double speed mode inde- pendently. An internal termination can also be activat...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 8 9.4 multi-card operation the wcm supports multi-card operation. Up to three cards of the digi96 series can be connec- ted to and synchronized from the wcm. Please note when using the word clock output and more than one card, that only one card can be master! Because of ...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 9 10. Word clock 10.1 technical background in the analog domain one can connect any device to another device, a synchronization is not necessary. Digital audio is different. It uses a clock, the sample frequency. The signal can only be processed and transmitted when all p...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 10 10.2 cabling and termination word clock signals are usually distributed in the form of a network, split with bnc t-adapters and terminated with resistors. We recommend using off-the-shelf bnc cables to connect all devices, as this type of cable is used for most compute...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 11 11. Controls and connectors connector st6, for distribution of the word clock input signal to up to three cards of the digi96 series. Connect with st6 on the digi96xx green led 'lock' bnc word clock input dip switches red led 'test' switch 'tes mode' bnc word clock out...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 12 12. Tech info rme provides more and very detailed information regarding all rme products on the tech info pages in the web (http://www.Rme-audio.Com/techinfo/index.Htm), and on the rme driver cd in the directory \rmeaudio.Web\techinfo. These documents provide very deta...
User's guide wcm mkii © rme 13 ce this device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the european council direc- tive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic com- patibility (emvg) according to en 55022 class b and en50082-1. Fcc compliance s...
