ASI Tuner Cards

The ASI8921 is based on tuner modules. Each module has four tuners on it and the ASI8921 can hold a maximum of two modules.

Up to eight different channels of AM or FM can be received and recorded simultaneously from a single antenna input. Recording formats include PCM and MPEG-1 layer2 and MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3).

Models currently available are:

• ASI8921-1000 - 4 AM/FM/RBDS/RDS tuners
• ASI8921-1100 - 8 AM/FM/RBDS/RDS tuners
• ASI8921-2000 - 4 AM/FM/RBDS/RDS tuners + MCX external antenna jacks
• ASI8921-2200 - 8 AM/FM/RBDS/RDS tuners + MCX external antenna jacks

The block diagram shows the technical capabilities of the ASI 8921 series.

Features:

• Up to 8 channels of AM/FM audio capture
• Up to 8 channels of FM RBDS/RDS data capture
• AM/FM tuners can be fed from individual external antennas
• Audio monitoring of all tuners simultaneously
• MRX technology allows each stream to have an independent sample rate of between 8 and 48kHz
• PCM and MPEG-1 Layer 2 and MP3 recording formats
• Half-length PCI card
• Up to 8 cards in one system
• Windows XP/Server 2003 and Linux software drivers available