Pro Tools Expanded Systems Guide

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Expanded Systems Guide Version 6.2 for HD Systems on Windows or Macintosh Version 6.1.x for TDM Systems on Windows or Macintosh Version 5.3.x for TDM Systems on Macintosh

Digidesign

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Copyright This guide is copyrighted ©2003 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign. DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. PN 932012199-00 REV A 09/03

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contents

Chapter 1. Introduction ...... 1 Pro Tools Expanded Systems ...... 1 Pro Tools with an Expansion Chassis...... 1 Compatibility Information...... 2

Chapter 2. Expanded Pro Tools|HD Systems...... 3 Adding Cards to Your System ...... 4 Connecting Pro Tools|HD Cards ...... 4 Connecting Audio Interfaces...... 6

Chapter 3. Expanded Pro Tools|24 MIX Systems ...... 9 Adding Cards to Your System ...... 9 Connecting Pro Tools Cards ...... 10 Connecting Audio Interfaces...... 11

Chapter 4. Expansion Chassis ...... 13 Magma 7-Slot Expansion Chassis ...... 14 Digidesign and Magma 13-Slot Expansion Chassis ...... 16 Digidesign and SBS 7-Slot Expansion Chassis ...... 18 SBS 13-Slot Expansion Chassis...... 20 Magma 2- and 4-Slot CardBus Expansion Chassis...... 22

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chapter 1 Introduction

You can expand your Pro Tools TDM system by adding Pro Tools TDM cards to your computer, Pro Tools with an Expansion either directly in the computer or using an ex- Chassis pansion chassis. Expanding your Pro Tools sys- You can use a Digidesign-qualiﬁed expansion tem will provide an increased track count, add chassis to increase the number of PCI card slots to the amount of possible plug-in and mixer for your Pro Tools system. Expansion chassis processing, and let you connect additional au- will use only one PCI card slot in your computer dio interfaces. and provide up to 13 additional PCI card slots in the chassis itself.

Pro Tools Expanded Systems Expansion chassis consist of a chassis (providing additional PCI slots for your Digidesign cards), a (Without an Expansion Chassis) host card (installed in your computer), a con- Pro Tools|HD-series systems include an HD Core troller card (installed in the chassis), and an ex- card, and can include one or more HD Accel or pansion chassis cable that connects the host HD Process cards. Pro Tools|24 MIX-series sys- card to the controller card. Some newer expan- tems include a MIX Core card, and one or more sion chassis have a built-in controller card that MIX Farm or DSP Farm cards. does not need to be installed.

It is possible to install as many as ﬁve Pro Tools 6-foot expansion chassis cables are not sup- cards in some computers. If you require more ported. PCI card slots than your computer has available, 13-slot expansion chassis support up to ten you can use an expansion chassis. Digidesign cards (which can include a maxi- For PCI, hard drive, and other requirements mum of seven Pro Tools|HD-series cards or for maximum track count, see the compati- seven Pro Tools|24 MIX-series cards). bility information on the Digidesign Web 7-slot chassis support up to seven Pro Tools|HD- site (www.digidesign.com/compato). series cards, or up to seven Pro Tools|24 MIX-series cards.

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Some 2- and 4-slot CardBus expansion chassis have been approved for use with PowerBook Compatibility Information computers and Pro Tools TDM on Mac OS X. For maximum track count with Refer to the Digidesign Web site for the latest Pro Tools|HD Accel systems, 64-bit PCI is re- compatibility information (www.digide- quired. If using a CPU with mixed slot types, sign.com/compato). only the 64-bit slots should be used.

See Chapter 4, “Expansion Chassis” for For a complete and current list of supported more information about card slot order and configurations of computers, expansion chassis, installing Pro Tools cards in an expansion and hard drives visit the Digidesign Web site chassis. (www.digidesign.com/compato). Powering Up Expansion Chassis

Make sure to have the expansion chassis cable connected to both the expansion chassis and the computer before powering up. If the cable becomes disconnected from the computer while the system is powered on, shut down power to the computer and then the expansion chassis before reconnecting.

Before you connect your expansion chassis, or install cards in it, make sure to turn off both the chassis and your computer.

When powering up, turn on the expansion chassis before the computer, and turn it off after powering down the computer.

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chapter 2 Expanded Pro Tools|HD Systems

To ensure maximum track counts and trouble- Computer Conﬁguration with Expansion free operations, it is important that PCI cards are Chassis installed in the appropriate slot locations. 1 Expansion chassis host card

For maximum track count with 2 SCSI accelerator card Pro Tools|HD Accel systems, 64-bit PCI is required. If using a CPU with mixed slot Expansion Chassis Conﬁguration types, only the 64-bit slots should be used. 1 HD Core card

For a complete and current list of supported 2 HD Accel cards configurations of computers, expansion chassis, and hard drives, visit the Digide- 3 HD Process cards sign Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato). Sample Rate and Multiple Cards

Pro Tools|HD supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz, Cards and Slot Order 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, and When installing ‘cards’ in a computer or an ex- 192 kHz. However, due to the processing load pansion chassis, group cards according to type required for 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz sessions, a and install them in the following order, based maximum of four HD-series cards can be used at on your Pro Tools system configuration: these higher sample rates. If your system includes more than four Computer Conﬁguration Pro Tools|HD-series cards, the fifth card (and 1 HD Core card any additional cards) will automatically be taken offline when Pro Tools sessions are set to 2 HD Accel cards 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz. You do not need to re- 3 HD Process cards move any cards or cables; Pro Tools automatically deactivates the additional cards, and reac- 4 SCSI accelerator cards tivates them when the sample rate is switched to 96 kHz or lower.

Any audio interfaces connected to inactive cards will go offline.

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Group similar cards together (for example, put Adding Cards to Your System all HD Accel cards next to each other).

The maximum number of HD-series cards sup- Make sure the first card is a Core card. ported in a single system is seven. However, HD Accel and HD Process cards cannot oc- there may be further restrictions depending on cupy the lowest-numbered slot. sample rate, your operating system, and the spe- cific model of your expansion chassis. For the 7 Connect all Pro Tools|HD cards using Digide- most current information, visit the Digidesign sign TDM FlexCables (see “Digidesign TDM Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato). FlexCable” on page 4).

8 If installing a SCSI HBA card, install it in the To install Pro Tools cards: highest numbered remaining slot. 1 Turn off your computer, expansion chassis, and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s Run DigiTest after making any changes to power cable plugged in so the computer is your hardware setup (such as adding or re- grounded. moving cards, audio interfaces, sync cables, and so on) to verify that your system is 2 Open the computer case or expansion chassis. functioning properly. For DigiTest information, refer to your Getting Started Guide. Before handling any card, discharge any static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal sur- For information on installing AVoption face, such as the power supply case inside and AVoption|XL cards, refer to the “AVop- your computer. tion & AVoption|XL Guide” for details.

3 Remove the metal access port cover behind the expansion slot you want to use by removing Connecting Pro Tools|HD the screw and sliding the cover out from the access port. Keep the screws in a safe place. Cards

4 Install the HD Core card in the lowest num- Digidesign TDM FlexCable bered slot. On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro or a Compaq Evo 8000), this will be the slot Digidesign TDM FlexCable cables connect one furthest from the graphics card. On a Macin- Pro Tools|HD card to another. You will need an tosh, this will be the slot closest to the graphics additional TDM FlexCable for each additional card. card.

Refer to your computer’s documentation to Each HD card has two ports along the top of the verify slot order. card, labelled Port A and Port B. The FlexCable has two connectors, also labeled Port A and Port 5 Install HD Accel cards in the next slots. B, to ensure proper connection.

6 Install HD Process cards (if any) in remaining When installing multiple HD cards, data com- slots. munication across HD cards is achieved by using the TDM FlexCable to connect Port B of the first card to Port A of the next card.

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To connect HD cards with the TDM FlexCable: 3 Connect the Port A connector of the FlexCa- ble to Port A on the second card. Push down 1 The FlexCable needs to be shaped before it can gently but ﬁrmly until the cable is fully con- be used. To do this, grasp it with both hands, nected to the card as shown in Figure 3. Next, then move the Port B portion of the cable attach the other end of the FlexCable (labeled straight towards you and inwards as shown in Port B) to Port B on the ﬁrst card. Figure 1. Do not bend the cable more than you need to, as you may damage the traces in the cable.

Figure 3. Top view of two HD cards connected with TDM Figure 1. Preparing TDM FlexCable for installation FlexCable

4 Verify the connection, as shown in Figure 4. Certain chassis and older Macintosh G4 computers have a reversed slot order, so TDM FlexCables will need to be bent in the HD Accel or HD Process other direction.

2 Slide the FlexCable into the notch of the ﬁrst card, so that the Port B connector of the FlexCa- ble can be aligned with Port B of the ﬁrst card; and the Port A connector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port A of the second card as shown in Figure 2. Figure 4. Side view of two HD cards connected with TDM FlexCable

5 Repeat steps 1–4 for each additional card. For HD Accel or HD Process example, connect a second TDM FlexCable to port B of the second card and port A of the third card, and so on. All cards must be connected in succession.

For more information about installing Pro Tools|HD-series cards see the “Getting Started with HD Guide.” Figure 2. Inserting TDM FlexCable

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The maximum number of DigiLink cables sup- Connecting Audio Interfaces ported on a single system is eight. This allows up to 128 channels of I/O with eight HD-series au- All HD-series audio interfaces require DigiLink dio interfaces: four connected directly to an HD connections. When using multiple interfaces, card and the remaining four connected to the you must also connect Loop Sync between all expansion ports of the first four. HD-series audio interfaces. When using multiple Legacy interfaces (MIX-series I/O such as the ◆ Use the 12-foot DigiLink cable included with 888|24 I/O and 882|20 I/O) you must connect each Pro Tools|HD card to connect the card to a Slave Clock to all MIX-series audio interfaces. Digidesign audio interface. The primary audio interface, which functions as the Loop Sync Recommended Ordering of Interfaces master for other interfaces in the system, must be connected to the HD Core card. You can pur- If your setup includes different types of audio chase optional DigiLink cables of differing interfaces, install them in the following order: lengths (25-foot, 50-foot, and 100-foot), de- 192 I/O or 192 Digital I/O Use as the primary au- pending on the needs of your studio conﬁgura- dio interface. These interfaces provide the high- tion. est fidelity clock source for your system. ◆ Use the 18-inch DigiLink cable, included with each HD-series audio interface, when connect- If you have at least one 192 I/O or ing a secondary HD-series audio interface to the 192 Digital I/O in your Pro Tools system, it Expansion port of another HD-series audio in- should be the primary audio interface and terface. Loop Sync master. To make DigiLink connections to Digidesign audio 96 I/O Use as the primary interface (if a 192 I/O interfaces: or 192 Digital I/O is not installed), or as an expansion interface connected to the Expansion 1 Connect the primary audio interface to the port of the primary interface. HD Core card with the provided 12-foot Dig- iLink cable. 96i I/O Use as the primary interface if no other HD-series interfaces are installed, or as an ex- 2 Connect a secondary HD-series audio inter- pansion interface connected to the Expansion face to the Expansion port on the primary audio port of another HD-series interface. interface using the 18-inch DigiLink cable (included with the audio interface). See Figure 5 on Legacy Peripherals See “Using Legacy Audio In- page 7. terfaces” on page 8. – or –

DigiLink • Connect a secondary HD-series interface to the DigiLink on the next card (HD Accel or The DigiLink cable connects HD cards and au- HD Process). dio interfaces. A single Digi-Link connector car- 3 Connect additional HD-series audio interfaces ries up to 32 channels of bidirectional audio in- to subsequent Pro Tools|HD audio interfaces or formation. These 32 channels are broken up cards. See Figure 6 on page 7. into 2 groups of 16 channels: Group A = Chan- nels 1–16, Group B = Channels 17–32.

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4 If connecting a Digidesign Legacy audio inter- 2 Connect the Loop Sync Out of the second in- face (such as the 888|24 I/O), refer to “Using terface to the Loop Sync In of the next interface Legacy Audio Interfaces” on page 8. and so forth.

3 Connect the Loop Sync Out of the last inter- Loop Sync face to the Loop Sync In of the primary interface. To connect Loop Sync:

1 Connect the Loop Sync Out of the primary interface to the Loop Sync In of the second interface with the provided Loop Sync cables.

HD Core

18-inch 12-foot DigiLink cable DigiLink cable Loop Sync cables

Figure 5. Two 96 I/Os, 32-channel

HD Core

18-inch 12-foot DigiLink cable DigiLink cable Loop Sync cables

TDM FlexCable

Loop Sync cables

HD Accel or HD Process

12-foot DigiLink cable

Figure 6. Three 96 I/Os, 48-channel

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Using Legacy Audio Interfaces 3 Connect the External Clock Out of the primary interface to the Slave Clock In of the Leg- Each 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, and 96 I/O can acy audio interface using a BNC cable. support 16 channels of audio to and from Digidesign legacy audio interfaces, or Legacy 4 If connecting two Legacy peripherals, connect I/Os. These include the 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O, the Slave Clock Out of the ﬁrst Legacy periph- 1622 I/O, 24-bit ADAT Bridge I/O, and the orig- eral to the Slave Clock In of the second Legacy inal ADAT Bridge I/O. The 888 I/O and 882 I/O peripheral. interfaces are not supported with Pro Tools|HD. Do not connect the Slave Clock Out of the (The 96i I/O does not provide a Legacy port.) last Legacy peripheral to the clock input on The Legacy Peripheral port functions like the any HD-series interface. Expansion port.

The Legacy port and the Expansion port are If using an 888|24 I/O, do not power on the mutually exclusive. They both use Group B: 888|24 until you are ready to declare it in Channels 17–32. Choose between the Leg- the Hardware Setup dialog, after launching acy port and the Expansion port in the Pro Tools. See the “Getting Started with HD Pro Tools Hardware Setup dialog. Guide” for more information.

A single Legacy peripheral can be connected to Identifying Audio Interfaces the Legacy Peripheral port using any If you have multiple audio interfaces of the Pro Tools MIX peripheral cable. Two Legacy in- same type connected to your system, you can terfaces can be connected to a single Legacy Pe- confirm the identity of each interface. This en- ripheral port using a “Y” cable (16-channel Pe- sures that you choose the appropriate interface ripheral Cable Adapter). in the Peripherals list when you define its inputs The maximum number of Legacy peripherals and outputs in the Hardware Setup dialog. that can be connected to an HD system is eight; requiring four HD-series audio interfaces and To identify audio interfaces in your system: four 16-channel Peripheral Cable Adapters. 1 Choose Setups > Hardware Setup.

The Legacy port is not available in 2 From the Peripherals list, select an audio inter- Pro Tools sessions at sample rates greater face connected to your system. than 48 kHz. 3 Make sure the Main page tab is chosen.

To connect Digidesign Legacy audio interfaces: 4 Select the Identify option, located in the lower 1 Connect one end of a Pro Tools|24 MIX pe- left corner of the Hardware Setup dialog. This il- ripheral cable to the Legacy port on a 192 I/O, luminates all the LEDs on the front panel of the 192 Digital I/O, or 96 I/O. selected audio interface.

2 Connect the other end of the cable to your 5 Make a note of which interface in your studio MIX compatible audio interface. setup corresponds to the identiﬁed interface. 6 Repeat the above steps for each additional audio interface in your setup.

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chapter 3 Expanded Pro Tools|24 MIX Systems

To ensure maximum track counts and trouble- Expansion Chassis Conﬁguration free operations, it is important that PCI cards are 1 MIX Core card installed in the appropriate slot locations, whether in the computer or in an expansion 2 MIX Farm cards chassis (if one is being used). 3 DSP Farm card For a complete and current list of supported configurations of computers, expansion chassis, and hard drives visit the Digidesign Adding Cards to Your System Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato). Installing Pro Tools cards:

Cards and Slot Order 1 Turn off your computer, expansion chassis, When installing ‘cards’ in a computer or an ex- and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s pansion chassis, group cards according to type power cable plugged in so the computer is and install them in the following order, based grounded. on your Pro Tools system configuration: 2 Open the computer case or expansion chassis.

Computer conﬁguration Before handling any card, discharge any 1 MIX Core card static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal sur- 2 MIX Farm cards face, such as the power supply case inside 3 DSP Farm card your computer.

4 SCSI accelerator cards 3 Remove the metal access port cover behind the expansion slot you want to use by removing Computer Conﬁguration with Expansion the screw and sliding the cover out from the ac- Chassis cess port. Keep the screws in a safe place. 1 Expansion chassis host card

2 SCSI accelerator card

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4 Install the MIX Core card in the lowest numbered slot. On a Macintosh, this will be the slot Connecting Pro Tools Cards closest to the graphics card. On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro or a Compaq Evo 8000), Digidesign TDM Ribbon Cables this will be the slot furthest from the graphics card. Digidesign TDM ribbon cables connect Pro Tools MIX-series cards to one another. Refer to your computer’s documentation to When using an expansion chassis, you will need verify slot order. to purchase a Digidesign TDM ribbon cable to connect the TDM cards in the chassis. TDM ca- 5 Install the MIX Farm and DSP Farm cards in bles are available with three, ﬁve, eight, and ten the remaining slots. nodes. Contact your Digidesign dealer or local Group similar cards together (for example, put Digidesign ofﬁce to order the appropriate TDM all MIX Farm cards next to each other). cable.

Make sure the first card is a Core card. Connect all TDM-equipped cards with a TDM Farm cards cannot occupy the lowest-num- ribbon cable: bered slot. 1 Connect the ﬁrst node of the TDM ribbon cable to the ﬁrst Digidesign card. Make sure the 6 Connect all TDM cards using a TDM ribbon TDM cable is facing the right direction—align cable for MIX-series systems (see “Digidesign the white triangle on the cable plug with the tri- TDM Ribbon Cables” on page 10). angle on the card. 7 If installing a SCSI HBA card, install it in the highest numbered remaining slot.

Run DigiTest after making any changes to your hardware setup (such as adding or removing cards, adding or removing Audio Interfaces, adding or removing sync cables, and so on) to verify that your system is functioning properly. For DigiTest information, refer to your Getting Started Guide. Attaching a TDM ribbon cable

2 For information on installing AVoption Push down gently but ﬁrmly until the node is and AVoption|XL cards, refer to the “AVop- fully connected to the card. When the plug is tion & AVoption|XL Guide” for details. properly seated, the two tabs on the side of the cable’s TDM connector click shut. To detach the ribbon cable, squeeze the tabs on the TDM connector inward.

3 Attach the remaining nodes on the TDM cable to subsequent cards. Unused nodes, if any, should reside after the last TDM card.

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Peripheral Cable Connections Connecting Audio Interfaces To connect the Digidesign audio interfaces: All MIX-series audio interfaces require peripheral cable connections to a MIX-series card. 1 Connect the primary audio interface to the When using multiple interfaces, you must also primary MIX Core card with the provided inter- connect Slave Clock to all audio interfaces. face cable. The primary audio interface functions as the clock master. Recommended Ordering of Interfaces 2 Connect additional audio interfaces to subse- If your setup includes different types of audio quent Digidesign audio cards. interfaces, install them in the following order: You can use Digidesign’s 16-channel peripheral 888|24 I/O Install as the primary audio inter- cable adapter (optional) to connect two audio face. The 888|24 I/O provides the highest fidel- interfaces to a MIX Core, MIX I/O, or Mix Farm ity clock source for your system. card.

882|20 I/O Use as secondary interface. to Audio to Audio Interface Interface to Pro Tools card cable cable 1622 I/O Use as secondary interface.

24-bit ADAT Bridge I/O and Original ADAT Bridge I/O Should not be used as the primary audio interface in expanded systems, with the exception of certain setups that present unique 16-channel peripheral cable adapter clock and sync requirements. Refer to the ADAT Bridge I/O User’s Guide for details. Slave Clock Connections

If using multiple audio interfaces, use the following instructions to connect Slave Clock.

To connect Slave Clock:

1 Connect the Slave Clock Out of the primary interface to the Slave Clock In of the second interface with the provided BNC cable.

Computer 1

Computer 2 7 5 3 1 7 5 3 1 5/6 1/2 5/6 1/2 ANALOG OUTPUT ANALOG INPUT AES/EBU OUTPUT AES/EBU INPUT 8 6 4 2 8 6 4 2 7/8 3/4 7/8 3/4 8 CH Mode 2 x 4 CH Mode

S/PDIF S/PDIF SLAVE CLOCK SLAVE CLOCK IN OUT IN OUT

Computer 1

Computer 2 7 5 3 1 7 5 3 1 5/6 1/2 5/6 1/2 ANALOG OUTPUT ANALOG INPUT AES/EBU OUTPUT AES/EBU INPUT 8 6 4 2 8 6 4 2 7/8 3/4 7/8 3/4 8 CH Mode 2 x 4 CH Mode

S/PDIF S/PDIF SLAVE CLOCK SLAVE CLOCK IN OUT IN OUT Connecting multiple audio interfaces

2 Connect the Slave Clock Out of the second interface to the Slave Clock In of the next audio interface (and so forth).

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chapter 4 Expansion Chassis

This chapter provides information for configur- ing Digidesign-qualified expansion chassis. Not all chassis are supported on all Pro Tools systems. For a complete and current list of supported configurations of computers, expansion Consult your Digidesign dealer or the chassis, and hard drives for maximum Digidesign Web site (www.digide- voices with Pro Tools systems, visit the sign.com/compato) before purchasing an Digidesign Web site (www.digide- expansion chassis for your Pro Tools sys- sign.com/compato). tem.

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Conﬁguring the Magma 7-Slot Magma 7-Slot Expansion Expansion Chassis Chassis (Macintosh Only) Connecting the Expansion Chassis

Install the chassis host card: Slot Layout for Magma 7-Slot Expansion Chassis 1 Turn off the expansion chassis, your computer, and any peripherals. Leave your com- Magma models P7R-D1 and P7RQ-D1 have slots puter’s power cable plugged in so the computer that are numbered sequentially, right-to-left is grounded. from the front (4–10). 2 Open the computer case. For additional details on installing a card in your computer, refer

Power to its documentation. Supply Before removing cards from their antistatic

Expansion bags or handling any card, discharge any Controller static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal sur- Slot 4 face (such as the power supply case inside your computer).

Slot 10 3 Install the Magma Host Card in the lowest numbered slot in your computer. On a Macin- tosh, this will be the slot closest to the graphics Slot numbering for Magma model PCI-7R card. On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro The 64-bit, 33 mHz Magma 7-Slot Expansion or a Compaq Evo 8000), this will be the slot fur- Chassis model PCI7R464 has slots that are num- thest from the graphics card. bered sequentially, right-to-left from the front (1–7). Refer to your computer’s documentation to verify slot order.

Power 4 Attach a 2- or 4-foot expansion chassis cable Supply to the host card. If necessary, refer to the Magma guide for speciﬁc instructions.

6-foot expansion chassis cables are not supported. Slot 1 5 If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest numbered remaining slot in your computer. Slot 7

Slot numbering for Magma model PCI7R464

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Install the chassis controller card: Example 1, Magma 7-Slot 1 Install the Magma Controller card in the Ex- Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces: pansion Slot of the expansion chassis. Slot Card 2 Attach the other end of the expansion chassis cable to the controller card. If necessary, refer to Exp. Slot Chassis Controller Card the Magma guide for speciﬁc instructions. Slot 1 HD Core (Interface #1 and #2)

Slot 2 HD Accel (interface #3 and #4) Installing the Digidesign Cards Slot 3 HD Accel (Interface #5 and #6) Install the Digidesign audio cards: Slot 4 HD Accel (Interface #7 and #8) 1 Install the Pro Tools Core card in the ﬁrst slot Slot 5 HD Process (numbered slot 4 in Magma models P7R-D1 and P7RQ-D1) of the expansion chassis. Slot 6 HD Process

2 Install the remaining cards in successive PCI Slot 7 HD Process card slots in the chassis, according to your Pro Tools system: Connecting Audio Interfaces • Pro Tools|HD See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 6. • HD Accel • HD Process • Pro Tools|24 MIX • MIX Farm • DSP Farm cards

3 Connect all Pro Tools cards with TDM FlexCa- bles (HD-series only) or a TDM ribbon cable (MIX-series only). See “Connecting Pro Tools|HD Cards” on page 4 for HD-series cards or “Connecting Pro Tools Cards” on page 10 for MIX-series cards.

HD-series cards and MIX-series cards are not compatible, and cannot be used in the same computer. HD cards can only be used in Pro Tools|HD-series systems, and MIX cards can only be used in Pro Tools|24 MIX-series systems.

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Conﬁguring the Digidesign 13-Slot Digidesign and Magma 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Expansion Chassis (Macintosh Only) Connecting the Expansion Chassis

Digidesign 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Install the chassis host card: 1 Turn off the expansion chassis, your com- Digidesign Expansion Chassis with serial num- puter, and any peripherals. Leave your com- bers NB06000C1 or higher are identical to the puter’s power cable plugged in so the computer Magma model PCI-13R. For compatibility and is grounded. configuration details, refer to the information that pertains to that model on the Digidesign 2 Open the computer case. For additional de- Web site (www.digidesign.com). tails on installing a card in your computer, refer to its documentation. The Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chas- sis 13-slot is supported on Mac OS X. Before removing cards from their antistatic bags or handling any card, discharge any Slot Layout for Digidesign 13-Slot static electricity that may be on your clothes Expansion Chassis or body by touching a grounded metal sur- face (such as the power supply case inside The Digidesign 13-Slot Expansion Chassis has your computer). slots that are numbered sequentially, right-to- left from the front, in two banks (4–9 and 4–10). 3 Install the Digidesign Host Card in the lowest numbered slot in your computer. On a Macin- tosh, this will be the slot closest to the graphics card. On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro or a Compaq Evo 8000), this will be the slot fur- Expansion thest from the graphics card. Controller Refer to your computer’s documentation to First Bank Slots 4–9 verify slot order.

4 Attach a 2- or 4-foot expansion chassis cable Second Bank Slots 4–10 to the host card.

If using Digidesign 13-Slot Expansion Chassis, make sure you attach the chassis Slot numbering for the Digidesign 13-slot Expansion Chassis cable to the host card and not your SCSI HBA. Both cards have a 68-pin VHDCI connector.

6-foot expansion chassis cables are not supported.

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5 If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest Example 2, Digidesign 13-Slot numbered remaining slot in your computer. Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces: Install the chassis controller card: Slot Card

1 Install the Digidesign Controller card in the Exp. Slot Chassis Controller Card Expansion Slot of the expansion chassis: Bank 1/Slot 4 HD Core (Interface #1 and #2) • For Magma model PCI-13R, this is the slot nearest the power supply. Bank 1/Slot 5 HD Accel (interface #3 and #4)

2 Attach the other end of the expansion chassis Bank 1/Slot 6 HD Accel (Interface #5 and #6) cable to the controller card. Bank 1/Slot 7 HD Accel (Interface #7 and #8)

Bank 1/Slot 8 HD Accel or HD Process Installing the Digidesign Cards (Interface #9)

Install the Digidesign audio cards: Bank 1/Slot 9 HD Accel or HD Process

1 Install the Pro Tools Core card in slot 4 (the Bank 2/Slot 4 HD Accel or HD Process ﬁrst available slot) of the expansion chassis. Bank 2/Slot 5 (empty) 2 Install the remaining cards in successive PCI Bank 2/Slot 6 (empty) card slots in the chassis, according to your Pro Tools system: Bank 2/Slot 7 (empty)

• Pro Tools|HD Bank 2/Slot 8 Available for non-bus master card • HD Accel Bank 2/Slot 9 Available for non-bus master card • HD Process Bank 2/Slot 10 Available for non-bus master card • Pro Tools|24 MIX • MIX Farm Connecting Audio Interfaces • DSP Farm cards See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 6. 3 Connect all Pro Tools cards with TDM FlexCa- bles (HD-series only) or a TDM ribbon cable (MIX-series only). See “Connecting Pro Tools|HD Cards” on page 4 for HD-series cards or “Connecting Pro Tools Cards” on page 10 for MIX-series cards.

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Conﬁguring the Digidesign 7-Slot Digidesign and SBS 7-Slot Expansion Chassis Expansion Chassis (Macintosh Only) Connecting the Expansion Chassis

Digidesign 7-Slot Expansion Chassis Install the chassis host card: 1 Turn off the expansion chassis, your com- The Digidesign 7-Slot Expansion Chassis is iden- puter, and any peripherals. Leave your com- tical to the SBS model DD007-R. For compatibil- puter’s power cable plugged in so the computer ity and configuration details, refer to the infor- is grounded. mation that pertains to that model. 2 Open the computer case. For additional de- The Digidesign Expansion Chassis 7-slot is tails on installing a card in your computer, refer supported on Mac OS X. to its documentation.

Before removing cards from their antistatic SBS Technologies was previously called bags or handling any card, discharge any “Bit 3.” static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal sur- Slot Layout for Digidesign 7-Slot face (such as the power supply case inside Expansion Chassis your computer).

The Digidesign 7-Slot Expansion Chassis has 3 Install the Digidesign Host Card in the lowest slots that are numbered sequentially (1–7), left- numbered slot in your computer. On a Macin- to-right, from the front. tosh, this will be the slot closest to the graphics The Digidesign 7-Slot Expansion Chassis does card. On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro not have a Backplane Controller slot. It instead or a Compaq Evo 8000), this will be the slot fur- has a built-in chassis controller with a connec- thest from the graphics card. tor on the back of the expansion chassis. Refer to your computer’s documentation to verify slot order.

4 Attach a 2- or 4-foot expansion chassis cable to the host card.

6-foot expansion chassis cables are not supported.

Slot 7 5 If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest numbered remaining slot in your computer.

Slot 1

Slot numbering for Digidesign 7-Slot Expansion Chassis

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Install the chassis controller card: Example 3, Digidesign 7-Slot 1 Attach the chassis cable to the connector on Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces: the back of the expansion chassis. Slot Card 2 Attach the other end of the expansion chassis cable to the controller card. Slot 1 HD Core (Interface #1 and #2) Slot 2 HD Accel or HD Process Installing the Digidesign Cards (interface #3 and #4) Slot 3 HD Accel or HD Process Install the Digidesign audio cards: (interface #5 and #6)

1 Install the Pro Tools Core card (clock master Slot 4 HD Accel or HD Process with primary audio interface) in slot 1 of the ex- (interface #7 and #8) pansion chassis. Slot 5 HD Accel or HD Process 2 Install the remaining cards in successive PCI Slot 6 HD Accel or HD Process card slots in the chassis, according to your Pro Tools system: Slot 7 HD Accel or HD Process • Pro Tools|HD • HD Accel Connecting Audio Interfaces • HD Process See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 6. • Pro Tools|24 MIX • MIX Farm • DSP Farm cards

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This is accomplished by changing a jumper SBS 13-Slot Expansion switch on the host card. Locate the set of jumper Chassis pins marked “J2” on the host card. If the jumper cap spans pins 2–3, it should be moved to span Slot Layout for SBS 13-Slot pins 1–2. Expansion Chassis Connecting the Expansion Chassis Most SBS 13-Slot chassis, including the newer models, have slots that are numbered sequen- Install the chassis host card: tially, left-to-right, from the front. These chassis 1 Turn off the expansion chassis, your com- have serial number 198487 or higher. puter, and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s power cable plugged in so the computer is grounded.

2 Open the computer case. For additional details on installing a card in your computer, refer Slot 13 to its documentation.

Before removing cards from their antistatic bags or handling any card, discharge any Slot 1 static electricity that may be on your clothes Expansion or body by touching a grounded metal sur- Controller face (such as the power supply case inside your computer). Slot numbering for newer SBS 13-Slot chassis 3 Install the SBS Host Card in the lowest num- Older SBS 13-Slot chassis have slots that are bered slot in your computer. On a Macintosh, numbered sequentially, right-to-left, from the this will be the slot closest to the graphics card. front. These chassis have serial numbers 198486 On a Windows PC (such as an IBM M Pro or a or lower. Compaq Evo 8000), this will be the slot furthest To verify the slot numbering for your chassis, re- from the graphics card. fer to the SBS guide. Refer to your computer’s documentation to verify slot order. Conﬁguring the SBS 13-Slot Expansion Chassis 4 Attach a 2- or 4-foot expansion chassis cable to the host card. If necessary, refer to the SBS System Performance and Clock Skew guide for speciﬁc instructions.

To ensure the maximum track count with ex- 6-foot expansion chassis cables are not sup- panded Pro Tools systems, you may need to ad- ported. just the clock skew on the chassis host card. 5 If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest numbered remaining slot in your computer.

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Install the chassis controller card: Example 4, SBS 13-Slot 1 Install the SBS Controller card in the Back- Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces: plane Controller slot of the expansion chassis. Slot Card 2 Attach the other end of the expansion chassis cable to the controller card. If necessary, refer to Slot 0 Chassis Controller Card the SBS guide for speciﬁc instructions. Slot 1 Empty

Slot 2 HD Core (Interface #1 and #2) Installing the Digidesign Cards Slot 3 HD Accel (interface #3 and #4) Install the Digidesign audio cards: Slot 4 HD Accel (Interface #5 and #6) 1 Install the Pro Tools Core card (clock master Slot 5 HD Accel (Interface #7 and #8) with primary audio interface) in slot 2 of the expansion chassis. Slot 6 HD Accel or HD Process (Interface #9) 2 Install the remaining cards in successive PCI card slots in the chassis, according to your Slot 7 HD Accel or HD Process Pro Tools system: Slot 8 HD Accel or HD Process • Pro Tools|HD Slot 9 (empty) • HD Accel Slot 10 (empty) • HD Process • Pro Tools|24 MIX Slot 11 (empty) • MIX Farm Slot 12 Available for non-bus master card • DSP Farm cards Slot 13 Available for non-bus master card 3 Connect all Pro Tools cards with TDM FlexCa- bles (HD-series only) or a TDM ribbon cable At the time of this writing, the SBS 13-Slot (MIX-series only). See “Connecting Expansion Chassis is not supported on Mac Pro Tools|HD Cards” on page 4 for HD-series OS X. Check the Digidesign Web site cards or “Connecting Pro Tools Cards” on (www.digidesign.com/compato) for the page 10 for MIX-series cards. most current compatibility information. HD-series cards and MIX-series cards are not compatible, and cannot be used in the Connecting Audio Interfaces same computer. HD cards can only be used See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 6. in Pro Tools|HD-series systems, and MIX cards can only be used in Pro Tools|24 MIX-series systems.

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Installing the Digidesign Cards Magma 2- and 4-Slot CardBus Expansion Chassis Install the Digidesign audio cards:

1 Install the Pro Tools Core card in the top slot Slot Layout for Magma 2- and 4- of the expansion chassis. Slot CardBus Expansion Chassis 2 Install the remaining cards in successive PCI Magma models CB2S and CB4S have slots that card slots in the chassis, according to your are numbered sequentially, right-to-left from Pro Tools system: the front, starting with slot number 1. • Pro Tools|HD

For information on track counts and other • HD Accel requirements for CardBus chassis and PC- • HD Process MCIA connections, see the compatibility • Pro Tools|24 MIX pages of the Digidesign Web site • MIX Farm (www.digidesign.com/compato). • DSP Farm cards Conﬁguring the Magma CardBus 3 Connect all Pro Tools cards with TDM FlexCa- Expansion Chassis bles (HD-series only) or a TDM ribbon cable (MIX-series only). See “Connecting Connecting the Expansion Chassis Pro Tools|HD Cards” on page 4 for HD-series cards or “Connecting Pro Tools Cards” on Install the chassis host card: page 10 for MIX-series cards.

1 Turn off the expansion chassis, your com- HD-series cards and MIX-series cards are puter, and any peripherals. Leave your com- not compatible, and cannot be used in the puter’s power cable plugged in so the computer same computer. HD cards can only be used is grounded. in Pro Tools|HD-series systems, and MIX cards can only be used in 2 Insert the Magma Host PC Card in the lowest numbered PCMCIA card slot in your laptop Pro Tools|24 MIX-series systems. computer. Example 5, Magma 4-Slot 3 Attach the expansion chassis cable to the Magma Host PC Card. If necessary, refer to the Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces: Magma guide for speciﬁc instructions. Slot Card

The standard cable length is a 68-pin 1- Exp. Slot Chassis Controller Card meter round cable. A 1.5 meter-cable is also Slot 1 HD Core (Interface #1 and #2) available for purchase. Slot 2 HD Accel (interface #3 and #4)

Slot 3 HD Accel or HD Process

Slot 4 HD Accel or HD Process

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Connecting Audio Interfaces

See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 6.

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