RideAmp User’s Guide
May 15, 2020
INTELLIGENT ON-BOARD AMPLIFIER
Page 1: ...RideAmp User s Guide May 15 2020 INTELLIGENT ON BOARD AMPLIFIER...
Page 2: ...ND CONNECTIVITY 8 NETWORK AUDIO CONFIGURATION 10 GAIN CONFIGURATION 11 HARDWARE INFORMATION 12 OVERVIEW 12 INDICATOR LEDS 12 CONNECTORS 15 RIDEPLAYER INTEGRATION 18 ENABLING AES67 NETWORK AUDIO INPUT...
Page 3: ...3 May 7 2020 M12 TO RJ45 ETHERNET ADAPTER 23 POWER SUPPLY 23 PRODUCT PHOTOS 24...
Page 4: ...coating circuit boards and adding protection to larger components to make it an extremely durable design All interconnects offer professional inputs and outputs that are better suited for this type o...
Page 5: ...toring The audio features are 4 channel High power Amplification Balanced Audio Inputs 4x4 AES67 Dante Network Audio Input Remote configuration and monitoring via Control Network Gain control w milita...
Page 6: ...k solid chassis design Physical features include Vibration Resistant Design o Coasters Dark Rides Parade Floats Parking Trams etc 24 48VDC Power Input w software monitoring Rugged Locking Molex connec...
Page 7: ...tion Notes that give you detailed documentation and examples for how this product is used in common types of themed entertainment projects You ll also find the latest downloads for software firmware d...
Page 8: ...is User s Guide For those looking for the path of least resistance we strongly encourage you to order a RideAmp 350Q Development Kit covered in the Accessories section of this document This kit provid...
Page 9: ...l cover the details of that in a little bit but for now you will need to connect your computer to the audio network as well This should be done by connecting an RJ45 M12 X Coded cable or adapter betwe...
Page 10: ...so that they can interface to one another Once this is taken care of you can follow these steps to patch RidePlayer or another network audio transmitter to the RideAmp 350Q 1 Launch the Dante Controll...
Page 11: ...in if you wish RideAmp used industrial grade locking potentiometers To adjust the gain you must first loosen the lock nut Once loosened gain can be adjusted with a small flat tip screwdriver clockwise...
Page 12: ...hardware This section covers these features in more detail INDICATOR LEDS The top panel of RideAmp has a full set of indicator LEDs to provide an overall status of different features of the device Thi...
Page 13: ...etwork link SOLID ORANGE Network link active No network activity detected BLINKING ORANGE Network link active Network activity detected AUDIO These indicators display the signal activity for all 4 aud...
Page 14: ...STATUS These indicators display the operational status of each amplifier channel LED State Description OFF Amplifier Off Inactive GREEN Amplifier READY RED Amplifier FAULT Clipping thermal warning an...
Page 15: ...ion Pinouts Connector Type 2x4 Molex Mini Fit Jr Mating Connector Molex 0039012080 Mating Pins Molex 0039000185 Recommended Wire 16 AWG Stranded Speakers Standard Speakers Bridged SPK 1 1 SPK 1 2 1 SP...
Page 16: ...ctor Information Connector Type 2x6 Molex Mini Fit Jr Mating Connector Molex 0039012120 Mating Pins Molex 0039000073 Recommended Wire 18 AWG Stranded Shielded Pinouts Audio Inputs IN 1 1 IN 1 7 IN 1 S...
Page 17: ...isy chained without the need for an external M12 Ethernet switch Note that these audio inputs are simultaneously active along with the balanced analog inputs POWER RideAmp is designed to accept either...
Page 18: ...greatly enhance its amplification capabilities The dual AES67 Dante network audio interfaces allow you to daisy chain up to 8 RideAmp units while maintaining an all digital signal path with rugged M1...
Page 19: ...nte Controller application You can follow these steps to configure RideAmp to accept AES67 inputs 1 Launch Dante Controller 2 Click on the Device info tab and double click on the RideAmp 3 Click on th...
Page 20: ...unted to a flat surface The drawing below indicates the position of the various mount points For more precise measurements and mounting hole locations drawings and models are available in the Download...
Page 21: ...700W 8W 24VDC 4 x 250W 4W bridgeable to 500W 8W Minimum Load Standard 2W Bridged 4W Network Audio 4 Input AES67 Dante Interface 4x0 100 1000 BaseT 2 x M12 X Coded Internal Switch to support daisy cha...
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Page 23: ...to be researched and ordered Unlike the Development Kit the Connector Kit is intended to be used for fleet deployments We recommend ordering a Connector Kit for each RidePlayer in the ride vehicle fl...
Page 24: ...24 May 7 2020 PRODUCT PHOTOS Top Bottom Left Right Connector Side...
