RME HDSPe AES 24-Bit / 192 Kilohertz PCI Express Card 32-Channel AES/EBU

The HDSPe AES is a short-length PCI Express card with AES/EBU interfaces. It provides eight AES inputs (16 channels) and eight AES outputs (16 channels) at 192 kHz sample rate. The card is also equipped with two MIDI I/O ports, word clock I/O, and can be used with the optional TCO module for synchronization to LTC and video.

Features:

• Short-length PCI Express card with AES/EBU interfaces
• 16 input channels and 16 output channels
• Support for 192kHz at full channel count
• Native support for Double and Quad Wire transfer with direct conversion between these formats
• 8 buffer size/latencies available
• SteadyClock for highest jitter suppression and clock regeneration
• ASIO zero CPU load technology when using ALL channels
• Slave and master clock modes with automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
• Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring for latency-free sub-mixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring
• Input and output of Wordclock on BNC connectors
• Varipitch by input signal or Wordclock
• MIDI input and output via four 5-pin DIN jacks
• TotalMix 512 channel mixer with 42-bit internal resolution
• 48 level Peak/RMS meter, hardware-computed
• Includes DIGICheck, a software tool for measuring, analysis and testing of various functions of the data stream

Specifications

• 1-Lane PCI Express Endpoint device (no PCI Express to PCI Bridge), revision 1.1.
• 2.5 Gbps line speed
• Packet-based full-duplex communication (up to 500 MB/s transfer rate)
• All settings: changeable in real-time
• Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
• Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring
• Sync sources: 8 x AES, word clock, internal
• Varipitch: by input signal or word clock
• Sample rates: 32 kHz up to 192 kHz, variable (Sync/word clock)
• Sample rate range: AES: 28 kHz - 204 kHz, word clock: 28 kHz - 204 kHz
• Jitter: < 1 ns, internal and all inputs
• Jitter sensitivity: PLL operates even at 100 ns Jitter without problems
• Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
• Input 8 x AES, 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)
• Output 8 x AES, 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)
• Input word clock: BNC, Signal Adaptation Circuit (functional from 1.2 Vpp input signal), termination via jumper
• Output word clock: BNC, low-impedance driver stage, 4 Vpp into 75 Ohms, short-circuit-proof
• MIDI input and output: via four 5-pin DIN jacks