EPower User Manual E-Power User Manual Version 1.
EPower User Manual Description Configurable as 2x20W in Bridge Tied Load (BTL) or 4x10W in Single Ended (SE) mode, E-Power fits the requirements of both commercial A/V and I.T. installations. Hardware isn't the only innovative element of this product. From network redundancy to our innovative auto-discovery protocol, E-Power provides un-paralleled level of abstraction to get audio up and running.
EPower User Manual Table of Content 1 Product Overview......................................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Front Panel Description...................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 Rear panel description .....................................................................................
EPower User Manual 1 1.1 Product Overview Front Panel Description 1 1. Network connection #1 & 2 on RJ45 connector. Connect to your Ethernet network. 1.2 Rear panel description 1 2 1. Amplified outputs on Phoenix style Plug-in terminal. 2. DC input for device powering. Requires a stable +18VDC supply. 1.3 1.3.1 Feature description Audio Video Bridging AVB defines a group of network protocols for the distribution of time synchronized and low latency Audio & Video streams over IEEE802 networks.
EPower User Manual o o o o o 1.3.2 Listener: AVB endpoint receiving audio from the network. (Sink/ Destination) Talker/Listener: AVB endpoint that is both transmitting and receiving. All AVB endpoints used on Dana series are by default Talker/Listener devices. Precision Time Protocol (PTP): Allows devices on the network to get a notion of global time in the effort to synchronize with each other. PTP component in each AVB module can act as a Grand Master (providing clock) or as a slave (receiving clock).
EPower User Manual 2.2 2.2.1 Connectivity Network E-power requires at least one Ethernet connection for configuration and audio streaming. Configuration is performed using the provided AVBStreamer toolbox software and using a single Ethernet cable. • A standard-straight through Ethernet CAT5/6 network is required for connectivity through a network switch. • A crossover CAT-5/6 cable is required for direct connectivity to a PC/Mac machine that doesn’t support auto-switching.
EPower User Manual 2.2.3 DC power connectivity E-power requires an external DC supply with +18VDC and at least 45W total power to insure all channels 2.3 2.3.1 System setup requirements PC systems In the event of E-power being part of a system without a Dana server, the device requires an initial configuration to operate correctly.
EPower User Manual Following a successful installation, AVBStreamer tools will be automatically launched and discover modules on the network. See the default startup screen below. AVB Device Tree lists devices discovered on the network & Virtual devices 3 System Configuration 3.1 User interface overview of the AVB Streamer toolbox E-power configuration software provides a simple user interface for configuration of the AVB and DSP setting of Epower currently connected on the network.
EPower User Manual 3.2.1.1 Rename device By default, AVB endpoints will carry the name of the MAC Address of the network interface. The default name can however be modified to a more meaningful “hostname”. To change the name of the device, simply type a new name in the text window and click on the SET button. The renaming is instantaneous and the device will appear in the tree with its new name. 3.2.1.
EPower User Manual To select one listener for configuration, drag & drop action as shown by green arrow To select one Talker for configuration, drag & drop action as shown by green arrow 2 simple sections: Talkers (source) on the left, Listeners (destination) on the right. Select one Talker (i.e. Source) from the Talker list and drag&drop it in the “Drop Talker Here” box. Repeat the same step for the Listener side (i.e. destination).
EPower User Manual Although the user interface will automatically pack up the talker channel in consecutive order on the listener side, audio channels can be re-arranged. Using the Up & Down buttons, one can re-organize the order of channels on the listener side as shown below. 3.2.2.2 Delete a stream Once a stream is configured, the stream is listed in the Talker stream list (below the Talker audio channels), and is uniquely identified by the Listener’s hostname.
EPower User Manual 3.2.3 Audio settings The audio setting page has two different layouts depending if the DSP optional feature was purchased or not. If the DSP feature was purchased, the Audio setting layout will provide a structure as shown below. Each button controlling a specific algorithm of the on Digital Signal Processor. If the DSP feature was not selected, the user interface will only have access to Analog in/out and AVB in/out. All other filtering/dynamic range compression will be disabled.
EPower User Manual Band selection by radio button 3.2.3.3 Bandpass filter At the output of the matrix mixer, a bandpass filter made up of 1 x Low pass filter and 1 x high pass filter provides all the flexibility required for multi-way speaker processing applications. Filter type provided include: o Butterworth (BW): 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48dB o Linkwitz Riley (LR): 12/24/36/48dB 3.2.3.
EPower User Manual 4 4.1 Technical specifications E-power Technical specifications Item Description Processor 400MHz Quad-Core processor for AVB network stack and TCP/UDP discovery and control Digital Signal Processor Fixed point 28/56bit processor Audio Over Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB) for streaming of low latency, un-compressed audio over Ethernet networks Supported IEEE standards: 802.1as (timing & synchronization), 802.
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