Eobody2HF Wireless USB Wireless Sensor Interface The wireless solution for dancers and installations User’s Manual
Eobody2HF / Safety instructions Safety instructions Before using your Eobody2 HF, make sure you have read the following instructions carefully. Do not open or modify the unit or its main adapter when the unit is externally powered. During ligthning, unplug the unit, make sure the main adapter (if one) is not plugged. Before cleaning your Eobody2 HF, make sure the main adapter and/or any external elements are disconnected from the unit. Do not try to repair the interface or the components inside of it.
Eobody2HF / Congratulations / Unpacking 3 Congratulations Congratulations! You now own a new Eobody2 HF, a versatile wireless usb-to-sensor interface. Eobody2 HF is unique because it offers an internal powerful processing to shape the outcoming sensor signal and let you get the best results in an intuitive and easy way. No MIDI interface needed, no skills in computer programming required. The freedom of wireless. Unpacking Your Eobody2 HF case should include the following items.
From the Idea… Men have always dreamt of new ways of communication. Through ages, men have thought of their body as a tool of communication. And indeed, when communicating, this is not only your voice, nor the only expression in your face that transmits a message, but your entire way of being. This is your entire body which projects you inside the individual world of one another. In all cultures, men have developped new ways of communication through dance, music, art.
Eobody2HF / Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Safety instructions Congratulations / Unpacking 2 3 I. Register and Install Download and install the editor / Download the manual 6 II Quick Overview: What’s what 7 III. Quick Start Connect the receiver to your computer / Connect a sensor to the transmitter / Check connection 8 IV. Communication Channel Selection Changing the transmitter & receiver communcation channel 9 V. Questions of Power Receiver powering / Transmitter Powering 10 VI.
Eobody2HF / Register and Install 6 I. Register and Install Register You may register on www.eowave.com/register.php by entering your Eobody2HF serial number. This number is located on a sticker on the back of the receiver unit. Registering will give you a member access to the download page to download the editor, user manual, patches, news, upgrades... On www.eowave.com/register.php, fill in the online registration card and enter your serial number.
Eobody2HF / Quick Overview: What’s What II. Quick Overview: What’s What Eobody2HF Receiver The receiver is connected to your computer via USB. It receives the sensor datae sent by the transmitter. USB I/O receiver tri-color LED Eobody2HF Transmitter Sensors are connected to the transmitter. The sensors are plugged to the 3 pins connectors.
Eobody2HF / Quick Start III. Quick start Connect the receiver to your computer Connect the receiver to your computer with the USB mini cable (or to any USB hub connected to your computer). You do not need any MIDI interface. Your Eobody2 HF will be recognized as a new audio device for PC, as Eobody2 MIDI interface with Mac. When right connected, the receiver LED turns green.
Eobody2HF / Communication Channel Selection 9 IV. Communication Channel Selection Per default, communication channel is set on channel #1. This is an operation you’ll have to do the first time you use your Eobody2 HF system if you want to set your system on another communication channel than channel #1 set per default. Once set on a particular channel, your emitter/receiver system will communicate on the same channel. There are 12 communication channels available.
Eobody2HF / Power 10 V. Questions of power... Receiver powering USB enables self powering. Just plug the usb from Eobody2HF receiver to your computer usb in. The receiver LED will turn green and off when the unit is well connected. Transmitter powering One of wireless systems biggest issue is the question of the transmitter autonomy vs battery weight. The transmitter is delivrered with a rechargeable lithium battery.
Eobody2HF / Eobody2 editor 11 VII. Eobody2HF editor The Eobody2HF editor enables to edit the emitter settings and save them into the emitter internal memory. Note that the emitter will be the core of your settings, not the receiver. The emitter must be plugged before starting the editor. Open the editor One of the first thing you did when you got your Eobody2HF was to download and install the editor. Refer to “Register and Install section if you have not).
Eobody2HF / Eobody2HF editor Eobody2HF and your computer 1. Select Eobody2 MIDI port Eobody2 uses the MIDI protocol to transfer data, that means it is compatible with almost every MIDI software. First, you need to select “eobody 2” in the midi port scrolling menu. The factice LEDs in & out will light up when receiving/sending messages. 2. Dump all current parameters from Eobdy2HF memory to your computer by clicking on “dumpall” 3. Adjust the analogue inputs parameters settings you need.
Eobody2HF/ Internal process & editor parameters Internal process & editor parameters Eobody2 offers a complex internal pre-processing of the data you may set in the editor.
Eobody2HF / Parameters window 14 Analogue input parameters window The parameters window enables to adjust internal processing parameters for each input (1 to 16). Refer to the description of each parameter for use. To increase or decrease parameter values, click on the case you want to edit and slightly move up or down your mouse. To save a configuration, click on «savemem».
Eobody2HF / parameters inverse 127 becomes 0 and 0 becomes 127. This way you may inverse the curse of a sensor. With an expression pedal, for example, you’ll be able to inverse its curse. status on/off The status field indicates whether the signal on an analogue input should be converted into a digital message or not. This field may be set to ON or OFF.
Eobody2HF / Parameters 16 gate noise gate:8 values [0-7] A noise gate threshold reduces Sensor Noise band the bit depht of the signal. If the Sensor signal analogue signal moves inside the Sampled value range of the noise gate, no mes2* (noise) sage will be sent. This field enables Sampled value the user to set the width of the +MIDI message range. A large range will be very effective against strong noise but will make the values less sensitive to a relevant change of the analogue signal.
Eobody2HF / Parameters 17 Formating messages to host type This is one of the most important configuration parameters, since it determines which type of MIDI message the device is going to send in response to variations in a particular analogue input.
Eobody2HF / Formating to host Signal NOTE ON message NOTE ON threshold NOTE OFF message NOTE OFF threshold t NOTE ON t NOTE OFF t Program Change message PC The analogue signal must correspond to an envelope changing with time and which has a maximum value. You will have to specify 3 parameters, Program Change sent, higher treshhold, lower treshold. Eobody2 analyses this envelope: once the envelope has reached the higher threshold, a MIDI Program Change message is generated.
Eobody2HF / Configuration map for analogue inputs Configuration map for analogue inputs Type of message Res. Value Hi Low CC - Control Change 7 bits CC value CC - Control Change 12 bits CC value Note - Note on trigger 7 bits note number higher threshold lower threshold PC - Program Change 7 bits PG value higher threshold lower threshold PB - Pitch Bend 12 bits PB - Pitch Bend 14 bits ATm - monophonic aftertouch 7 bits VIII.
Eobody2HF / List of MIDI controllers IX.
Eobody2HF / MIDI Implementation X.
Eobody2HF / Technical specifications XI.
Eobody2HF / Contact and support Development Team Marc Sirguy, Eowave CEO (micro controller programming, PCB, software, specs and concept) Emmanuelle Gallin, Eowave (specs and concept, industrial design, manual) Thanks Many thanks to Christophe Martin de Montagu for his patience and trust, to Myriam Gourfink for her advised tips concerning dancers special use of wireless systems, to all Eobody1 and 2 users who have supported us and have realized fanstastic creations and performances with Eobody, and to
