Lynx AES 16 Sound Card - Used From Lynx

AES 16 PCI card for Lynx's Aurora converter.

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Manufacturer's Description from Lynx

The AES16 offers unprecedented AES/EBU channel capacity and routing flexibility in a single PCI card format. With support for up to 16 channels of input and output at sample rates up to 192 kHz, the AES16 turns your computer into a powerful digital router or patchbay with extensive flexibility with minimal cabling. Most importantly, the AES16 supports the emerging single-wire 192 kHz standard and is compatible with existing dual-wire AES/EBU devices. Up to four AES16’s can be installed in a single computer.

Sixteen-channel AES/EBU Digital I/O
192 kHz / 24-bit Single-wire and Dual-wire Modes
SynchroLock™ Jitter Attenuation
Word Clock and Multi-card Synchronization
Powerful Mixing and Routing Engine
Low-latency Drivers for Windows and Macintosh
Cabling for Direct Digital Interface Yamaha, Apogee, Mackie, and other Equipment

About Manufacturer

Lynx Studio Technology, Inc. is a debt-free, privately held corporation that designs and manufactures professional, computer related audio products. The company was formed by a team of engineers previously associated with industry-leading digital audio companies with the goal of utilizing cutting-edge technology to create the highest quality products at a good value to the customer. The Lynx team is focused on "linking" the professional audio world with computers by utilizing their many years of experience in both hardware design and device driver coding. This complementary expertise is borne out in reliable products that not only have great specifications, but are also shipped with extremely stable and well-tested drivers. Support for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and Macintosh platforms are standard for most products. With the ability to support multiple platforms, buses, and operating systems Lynx plans to supply products to a variety of audio markets and applications such as audio production, delivery, and testing for recording studios, project studios, post production studios, home studios, and live concert settings. Lynx supports the retail market with a standard product line through its dealers and distributors. Lynx also supports OEM?s for larger quantities and custom designs. For information regarding retail and OEM sales please contact us at:

Specifications

Models
AES16	Standard model without cables. Refer to the optional cables listed below.
AES16-XLR	Includes two six-foot D-sub to XLR cables sets.
AES16-SRC	Includes XLR cable sets and eight channels of onboard sample rate conversion.
Digital I/O
Number/Type	Eight stereo inputs and eight stereo outputs 24-bit AES/EBU format, transformer coupled
Channels	16 in/out in single-wire mode
Sample Rates	All standard rates and variable rates up to 192 kHz in both single-wire and dual-wire modes
Sample Rate Conversion	Eight channels available with support for conversion ratios up to 8:1 Dynamic range: 142 dB Multiple-input SRC phase matching Available on AES16-SRC model only
Architecture
Core	FPGA-based core contains custom PCI interface, data routing and formatting, device control, digital mixing, clock routing and control, and DMA engine. 256 Kbytes of on-board RAM for data buffering Support for field upgrades of firmware.
Audio Devices	Card is visible to host applications as eight record devices and eight play devices. Each device has two channels and can be used independently for multi-client functionality.
Clocking
Sources	Digital inputs 1 - 4, external word clock (with XLR cables only) on BNC, internal word clock on header, on-board low-jitter crystal oscillator
SynchroLock™	Multi-stage, VCXO-based clock generation system with high jitter attenuation. Wide mode tracks off-frequency clocks, narrow mode generates ultra-low jitter output for standard frequencies.
On-board Digital Mixer
Type	Hardware-based, low latency
Routing	Ability to route any input to any or multiple outputs
Mixing	Up to four input or playback signals mixed to any output, 40-bit precision
Status	Peak levels to -114 dB on all inputs and outputs
LStream Expansion Ports
Compatibility		Supports Lynx LStream expansion cards including the LS-ADAT 16-Channel ADAT I/O card
Type		High-speed serial, up to 16 channels @ 24-bits on 14-pin internal connector
Connections
I/O Ports		Two bracket-mounted 26-pin high-density female D-sub connectors. Can be configured to support eight channel or four channel AES connections.
External Clock		75-ohm BNC word clock input and output provided on XLR cable set
Internal Clock		Two 75-ohm board mounted 2-pin headers for word clock input and output
Software
Windows Drivers		For Windows 2000 / XP platforms: MME, ASIO 2.0, WDM, DirectSound, Direct Kernel Streaming and GSIF
Macintosh Drivers		CoreAudio for OSX
Mixer Application		Multi-window GUI provides complete control of digital mixer and all hardware settings.
General
PCI Bus	Version 2.2 compliant
Data Transfers	Up to 132 Mbytes/sec using custom 16-channel zero-wait state, scatter-gather DMA engine Bus mastering supported
Size	5.0" H X 7.4" W X 0.75" D (half-size PCI card)
Cables (included)
CBL-AES1604		Six-foot, 110-ohm shielded twisted pair cabling 26-pin high-density male D-sub to four female XLR’s (AES inputs), four male XLR’s (AES outputs), and two female BNC’s (word clock I/O) Quantity Two Included with AES16-XLR & AES16-SRC only
Optional cables for AES16 Standard Model
CBL-AES1603		26-pin high-density male D-sub to 25-pin male D-sub. Supports either 8 channels of input or output Compatible with Apogee AD16 and DA16 Twelve-foot, 110-ohm shielded twisted pair cabling. DISCONTINUED 2009
CBL-AES1605		26-pin high-density male D-sub to 25-pin male D-sub. Supports 4 channels of input and output. Compatible with devices with standard Yamaha digital I/O pinout from Yamaha, Apogee, Mackie, and others. Twelve- foot, 110-ohm shielded twisted pair cabling