Artesyn PCIE-8120 Installation and Use (July 2014) - Manual (Page 11)

PCIE-8120 Installation and Use (6806800R89C) 11
About this Manual
Overview of Contents
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
 Introduction on page 17 gives a brief overview of the product features, standard safety
compliances and ordering information.
 Functional Description on page 23 describes media processing functions of the component.
 Hardware Preparation and Installation on page 25 includes a procedure for unpacking the
product, environmental and power requirements, additional required equipment,
installation, and removal instructions.
 Software Installation on page 31 includes prerequisites, software packages, software
installation, and demo application.
 Application Development Overview on page 39 includes application development kit,
octasic Digital Signal Processor (DSP) firmware image creation, and 12xDSP audio
transcode demo application.
 Appendix A, PCIE-8120 External Connectors, on page 49 describes the board layout, board
LEDs, and connectors.
 Appendix B, PCIE-8120 Hardware Description, on page 55 includes block diagrams and
functional description of major components.
 Appendix C, Known Issues, on page 81 describes known issues of octSetup and DSP
connection.
 Appendix D, Miscellaneous, on page 83 describes octSetup, card identification on PCI-Bus,
and Serial number of the card.
 Related Documentation on page 91 provides a listing of related product documentation,
manufacturer’s documents and industry standard specifications.
 Safety Notes on page 93 describes the safety information which has to be regarded.
 Sicherheitshinweise on page 97 provides a German translation of the chapter “Safety
Notes”.