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TWO-A PCI Card

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Overview

192kHz mulitchannel audio reference interface with four analog inputs and outputs, cables, and more.

The LynxTWO-A PCI Card is intended for general digital audio usage. With 4 analog inputs and outputs, the LynxTWO is a scion of the Lynx family of PCI cards-among the first Lynx 192kHz analog audio products-to offer 96kHz digital audio with onboard, world-class converters and time code synchronization. With performance that exceeds many standalone converters, LynxTWO provides signal purity, versatile synchronization, powerful hardware mixing, and extensibility to support a variety of multichannel formats including ADAT and multiple AES/EBU or SPDIF.

The LynxTWO offers powerful 16-channel mixing for extensive routing, control, and metering with excellent visual reference. Using the latest software, you can mix up to 4 inputs to any of 16 outputs. With a design very similar to that of Lynx's highly acclaimed Aurora audio converters, the LynxTWO-A delivers near Aurora-quality specs and performance in a compact PCI card.

The LynxTWO-A PCI Card comes with audio and sync breakout cables, S/PDIF adapter cables, and a CD-ROM with the manual, drivers, and sample software.

Features

4 analog inputs and outputs
200kHz sample rate/100kHz analog bandwidth (supported with all drivers)
+4dBu or -10dBV line levels selectable per channel pair
24-bit AES3 or S/PDIF I/O with full status and subcode support
Up to 8 LynxTWOs can be installed in one Windows computer; up to three in Macintosh computers
Sample rate conversion on digital input
Non-audio digital I/O support for Dolby Digital and HDCD
32-channel/32-bit digital mixer with 16 sub outputs
Multiple dither algorithms per channel
SMPTE time code reader and generator with MTC conversion
Composite video genlock
Word, 256 Word, 13.5MHz or 27MHz clock sync
Extremely low-jitter tunable sample clock generator
Dedicated clock frequency diagnostic hardware
Multiple-board audio data routing and sync
Two LStream ports support up to 16 additional I/O channels
Compatible with LStream modules for ADAT and AES/EBU standards
Zero-wait state, 16-channel, scatter-gather DMA engine
Windows 2000/XP/XPx64/Vista/Vista x64: MME, ASIO 2.0, WDM, DirectSound, Direct Kernel Streaming, and GSIF
Macintosh OSX: CoreAudio (10.4)
Linux, FreeBSD: OSS
RoHS compliant
Ships with audio and sync breakout cables, SPDIF adapter cables, CD-ROM with manual, all drivers, and sample software

Specs

TWO-A PCI Card Specifications:

General

PCI bus: Version 2.2 compliant
Data transfers: Up to 132 MBps using custom 16-channel, zero-wait state, scatter-gather DMA engine; bus mastering
Power: LynxTWO-A: +5V @ 600 mA, +12V @ 500 mA, -12V @ 150 mA
Dimension: 5.0"H X 7.4"W X 0.75"D (half-size PCI card)
Certifications: CE and FCC Class B

Analog I/O

Four inputs / four outputs
Type: Electronically balanced or unbalanced, XLR connectors on L2Audio Cable
Level: +4 dBu nominal /+20dBu max. or -10dBV nominal / +6dBV max., software selectable in channel pairs
Bandwidth: < 10Hz - 92 kHz @ 200 kHz sample rate, < 10Hz - 46 kHz @ 96 kHz sample rate, < 10Hz - 23 kHz @ 48 kHz sample rate (analog input to analog output)
Input impedance: Balanced mode: 24k , unbalanced mode: 12k
Output impedance: Balanced mode: 100, unbalanced mode: 50
Output drive capability: 600 impedance, 0.2F capacitance
A/D and D/A types: 24-bit, multilevel, delta-sigma
Sample Rates: 8 kHz to 200 kHz, including all standard rates with variable adjustment
Bit Depth: 8-, 16-, 24- or 32-bit file types
Onboard buffer size: 16KB per input and output stream (mono or stereo)

Analog in performance

(Analog performance specs measured at 44.1 kHz sample rate, 24-bit, card installed in computer)
Frequency Response: 20 - 20kHz, ± 0.05dB at 44.1kHz sample rate
Dynamic range: 117 dB, A-wtd.
Signal-to-Noise: 116 dB, A-wtd.
Channel crosstalk: <-120 dB, 1kHz signal @ -1dBFS
THD+N: -108dB (0.0004%) @ -1dBFS, -104dB (0.0006%) @ -8 dBFS, 1kHz signal, 22Hz-22kHz BW

Analog out performance

(Analog performance specs measured at 44.1kHz sample rate, 24-bit, card installed in computer)
Frequency response: 20-20kHz, ±0.05dB at 44.1kHz sample rate
Dynamic range: 117dB, A-wtd.
Signal-to-noise: 117 dB, A-wtd.
Channel crosstalk: <-120 dB, 1 kHz signal @ -1dBFS
THD+N: -97 dB (0.0014%) @ -1 dBFS, -104 dB (0.0006%) @ -8 dBFS, 1kHz signal, 22Hz - 22kHz BW

Digital I/O

Number / Type: One input and one output, AES/EBU or S/P DIF format, transformer coupled, XLR connectors on L2Sync Cable
Sample rates: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
Sample rate conversion: Supports conversion ratios up to 3:1 on digital input, 128 dB dynamic range
Bit Depth: 8-, 16-, 24- or 32-bit file types
Control / Status: Complete subcode and channel status support
Onboard buffer size: 16KB per input and output stream (mono or stereo)

LStream expansion ports

Number: One external and one internal
Compatibility: Supports Lynx ADAT, AES/EBU, and other multichannel expansion modules
Type: High-speed serial, 8-channel input and output (each port) or 16-channel input and output (single port), 24-bit data, 96kHz rate

SMPTE Time Code I/O

Type: LTC receiver (in) and generator (out) , BNC connectors on L2Sync cable
Frame rates: 24, 25, 29.97, 30Hz - drop and non-drop
Input sync rate: 1/30 to 80 times nominal frame rate
Input levels: 200 mV to 10V / 10K
Output level: 1V / 75

Clock I/O

Number: (External) one input and output, BNC connectors on L2Sync Cable, (Internal) one input and output on board-mounted headers
Level/Impedance: TTL (clock signals) / 1Vpp (video) 75
Type: Input - word clock, 256X word clock, 13.5 and 27 MHz video clocks, NTSC or PAL composite video; Output - word clock

Onboard digital mixer

Channel capacity: 32 input channels, 16 sub outputs
Resolution/Dither: 32-bit / TPDF, Shaped TPDF, or RPDF
Monitor mixing: Any input to multiple outputs
Metering: Peak levels to -120dB on all inputs and outputs

Connections

Audio port: Bracket-mounted, 25-pin female D-sub connector for analog audio input and output
Sync port: Bracket-mounted, 15-pin high-density female D-sub connector for digital input and output, sync in and out

Cables (Included)

L2Audio cable: 25-pin male D-sub to male and female XLR connectors on six-foot shielded twisted pair cabling
L2Sync cable: 15-pin high-density male D-sub to (1) male and (1) female XLR on six-foot shielded twisted pair cabling and (4) female BNC connectors on two-foot 75 coaxial cabling

Software

Windows drivers: Windows 98 / ME / NT/ 2000 / XP: MME, ASIO 2.0, and DirectSound
Macintosh drivers: ASIO 2.0 for OS 9
LynxTWO mixer application: Provides complete control of digital mixer and all hardware settings

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TWO-A PCI Card

192kHz mulitchannel audio reference interface with four analog inputs and outputs, cables, and more.

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TWO-A PCI Card Specifications:

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