As I understand it I *think* you would need to add the I/O box to your Extreme to be able to use the XMDI card + daughterboards (like MSB ProISL, Lampi, AES, Taiko analog).
MSB and Taiko, let's go!
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Post in thread 'Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback'
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/introduce ng-Olympus-Olympus-I-of a-new-perspective on-modern-music on-playback.37939/post-998830
Some promising news in case you missed it:
Emile posted:
"We have MSB Pro working BTW, all we have to do now is have the driver digitally signed by Microsoft and send a system to MSB for final verification "
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/introduce ng-Olympus-Olympus-I-of a-new-perspective on-modern-music on-playback.37939/post-998830
Some promising news in case you missed it:
Emile posted:
"We have MSB Pro working BTW, all we have to do now is have the driver digitally signed by Microsoft and send a system to MSB for final verification "
...it was great to see that for MSB guys. I figured I would give them a week or so before I shamelessly asked for a progress report. I would love it if the solution was certified and ready, and could ship installed when my Olympus number comes up.
Not sure how long it will take to get an Olympus to MSB given the current situation... maybe Daniel or Jonathan can drive a DAC to San Diego to see Steve Williams, do the testing there, and convert him away from his Lampizator!
The XDMI daughter board to interface with MSB ProISL hardware plus associated firmware and Windows driver are 'done' as far as Taiko is concerned, all that remains is for MSB to test and sign off on the ProISL implementation, and Microsoft need to verify the Windows driver, before all can the released.
I'd imagine (but don't know) that the Microsoft / Windows driver is a well understood process and straightforward process.
Not sure about the Olympus shipping to MSB.
I wonder if MSB have test protocols / software that could be more easily transferred to Taiko and the tests done by MSB over Team Viewer or outsourced to Taiko to get around need for the Olympus shipping? I suppose MSB would want to hear it in their room, though, unless they have test patterns they'd be happy to rely on,. or be persuaded to trust Emile's ears 
...I imagine SQ is a matter of opinion, and the MSB honchos require bit-perfect output as the primary requirement. Perhaps the transfer of an output file is sufficient?
While "true" integration testing is the actual devices, end-to-end, etc., in a different life, "we" used to provide digital files (image) for analysis to integration partners for sign-off.
Perhaps the stakeholders will enlighten us before too long!
While "true" integration testing is the actual devices, end-to-end, etc., in a different life, "we" used to provide digital files (image) for analysis to integration partners for sign-off.
Perhaps the stakeholders will enlighten us before too long!
The two items that need work from us are overall testing to ensure no data corruption and proper waveforms from the server circuitry to the Pro ISL FPGA and then customizing the timing of the waveforms which need to be done in the FPGA code to ensure best performance. This is a step I do for all interfaces because things may seem to work but a small change in operating environment results in dropouts or some other digital artifact.
@Dustin Symanski thanks for the update. Are you at liberty to note whether you need the server in situ, or it can be done remotely, etc. We anxious/nervous MSB guys wanna know!
Part can be done here, part needs to be done at MSB HQ to which end we’ll ship a dressed down Olympus (to save time) to MSB.
Departing from Oldenzaal tomorrow!
I received the Taiko Olympus Engineering sample this week and have just finished up the final FPGA code for the Pro ISL output on the Taiko XDMI card. I am pleased with its functionality and electrical performance. It fully supports PCM to 768Khz and Native DSD to 8x. When used with any of our DACs it will be displayed as "Taiko". It took me a few hours to adjust the retiming of each sample rate to perfection.
Curious to know your first impressions comparing USB Pro vs direct Pro ISL connections, sonically speaking.
Great news - thanks for the update Dustin!
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Hey Emile! My Olympus arrived today, as noted elsewhere, but can I shake the tree for an update on the MSB board? Is it soup yet? Cheers from Rochester...
Hey Emile! My Olympus arrived today, as noted elsewhere, but can I shake the tree for an update on the MSB board? Is it soup yet? Cheers from Rochester...
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