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4 Introduction
This document presents and describes the third generation Merging hardware/software solution, a PCI based, high
performance, cost effective audio processing card named MYKERINOS.
5 Mykerinos Features Overview
Mykerinos is Merging's answer to create a leading edge high performance audio processing card solution. It builds upon over
6 years of experience designing and manufacturing PC based Audio Cards and incorporates hundreds of users feedbacks into
a compact third generation flexible solution.
Here is a quick summary of features:
• PCI V2.1 compliant. Supports both 5 Volts and 3.3 Volts PCI environments
• Driver support for Windows XP / 2000 / NT 4
• Very cost effective
• Based on 2
nd
generation Philips Trimedia 32 bit floating point processing VLIW technology
• High Performance (upto > 400 MFlops sustained, 800 MB/s SDRAM interface, etc.)
• Support for all sampling rates from 32 kHz up to 192 kHz, as well as DSD and DXD.
• Open Plug-In (all C-code) architecture supporting Surround-sound and DVD formats
• Highly flexible modular I/O architecture can be tailored to user's needs by the use of dedicated daughter boards.
This I/O modularity offers a unique opportunity to meet a wide range of market requirements
• Current Audio I/O daughter card options include ADAT - S/PDIF, MADI, AES/EBU, TDIF, SDIF and DUAL
• On board Sync Connector, which includes Video Sync I/O ready for HDTV, VITC reader and generator, LTC
reader and generator and built-in time code insertion into Video window.
• 2 channel 24 bit 96 kHz on-board monitoring output
• Very high performance card capable of high track playback (up to 64 tracks) and vast I/O capabilities (up to 64
channels)
• Multiple cards interconnected through XDTDM (eXtreme Definition Time Domain Multiplex) bus with support of
up to 512 audio channels
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