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Bedrock AM100 operating manual

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Page 1: ...al AM100 2021 Bedrock Audio BV Document version 3 0 0 IEC 60268 16 rev 4 rev 5 IEC 61672 Class 2 ANSI S1 4 Type 2 IEC 61260 Class 0 ISO 717 1 ISO 16283 ISO 140 ASTM E336 ASTM E413 ISO 3382 2 ANSI S12 2 ISO 1996 AES17 ...

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Page 3: ...OTE All screenshots and product pictures shown in this manual correspond to the AM100 running firmware version 3 0 0 hardware revision A If you are using a different device model or a different firmware version the screenshots may not fully correspond to what is being displayed on your device s screen Bedrock Audio BV 2013 2021 All rights reserved Bedrock Audio and Embedded Acoustics are registere...

Page 4: ... generator and settings 17 5 6 General layout of the user interface 18 5 7 Copy measurements results to a computer 19 5 8 Connecting microphones headsets and other devices 20 5 9 Some more tips and tricks 21 6 Speech intelligibility measurements 22 6 1 Quick STIPA 22 6 2 STI average 25 6 3 STIPA pro 26 6 4 Full STI 30 6 5 Speech Level Meter 33 7 Level and spectrum 34 7 1 SPL meter 34 7 2 LEQ loggi...

Page 5: ...t the file format 81 13 5 Downloading recorded audio 81 13 6 Downloading screenshots 81 13 7 Further use of USB 81 14 Remote control 82 14 1 Establishing a connection 82 14 2 Remote duplication of the AM100 screen Bedrock Studio 83 14 2 The Bedrock remote control API 85 15 Power and charging 86 15 1 Charging instructions 86 15 2 Power saving recommendations 87 15 3 Use of power banks and external ...

Page 6: ... Troubleshooting 100 Annex A Correction factors for SPL measurements IEC 61672 103 AnnexB Manufacturer sinstructionsforperiodictestingaccordingtoIEC 61672 3 116 AnnexC Manufacturer sinstructionsforperiodicvalidationofSTItestfunctions 118 ...

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Page 8: ...0 is quite easy thanks to its touch screen operation and intuitive menu structure Most users will get the hang of doing measurements with the AM100 without spending too much time with this manual Nonetheless we strongly recommend that you do read chapters 1 5 of this manual before using your AM100 for the first time in order to get acquainted with the various features of the device as well as the ...

Page 9: ...oise sine waves and sweeps Elaborate self test capabilities Transfer data and recorded audio via WiFi Remote control remote operation via Bluetooth optional built in GPS to store locations for each measurement Improved specifications Improved electro acoustic specs including a greater dynamic range and an exception ally flat frequency response High resolution capacitive touch screen Extremely stur...

Page 10: ...ith your device or if you need to upgrade your firmware Before getting support from your Bedrock audio vendor please consult the Troubleshooting section chapter 21 Consult the section on Firmware updates chapter 18 before trying to in stall new firmware on your device Failure to follow firmware update in structions precisely may render your device permanently inoperable and voids your warranty Tow...

Page 11: ...apter suitable for your region Make sure that the device is switched off before transportation and storage During transportation and storage keep the device in a suitable casing or container preferably its original case The device needs to be protected from shocks and vibration due to transportation or falling excessive tem peratures liquids and moisture and any other external conditions that coul...

Page 12: ...power surges The voltage supplied to the USB port may not exceed 5 5V except when USB PD2 or PD3 compliant fast chargers are used Always use the original cables supplied with your AM100 The XLR connector supplies 48V phantom power to the microphone This phantom voltage can be switched on and off through the hardware settings menu IMPORTANT connecting equipment not designed for 48V phan tom power t...

Page 13: ...the device Optionally for sensititive measurements mount the rubber diffuser ring to reduce reflections off of the top of the AM100 Next power on the device by pressing the red power button once Note the power button is also used to power the device off If you press the button while the device is in operation you will see a dialog window asking confirmation If the power button is kept pressed for ...

Page 14: ...Real time analyzer FFT Fast Fourier Transform spectral analyzer L calculate statistical levels such as L10 and L95 percentiles RTA logging Long term monitoring of spectra Room acoustics RT60 Reverberation Time meter Noise curves Measure curve based spectral single number ratings NR NC etc Building acoustics Sound Insulation In situ measurement of sound in sulation between adjacent spaces SRI STC S...

Page 15: ...ilable modules To clear a position where your previously placed a module select the choose module placeholder from the list You can place re move and change modules in this menu screen as often as you like Some Bedrock distributors may offer specific modules that are not part of the standard set of AM100 modules e g to cater to specific national standards Such modules will then be pre installed on...

Page 16: ... settings menu Screenshot button Press to save a copy of the display as a PNG file to the internal storage The screen will freeze for a few seconds The screen shot will be copied to flash as soon as the current measurement completes a dialogue window appears Current time and date Adjustable from the settings module not the dropdown settings menu Charge indicator The lightning bolt indicates a USB ...

Page 17: ...nable disable audio output Disable the generator headset audio output if not used to conserve power Choose between headphones or generator The same audio jack the one furthest away from the microphone is used for either the signal generator or to connect a headset headphones Choose how you wish to use this connection Signal generator Start or stop control the output gain select the type of signal ...

Page 18: ... can be used at any time including while a measurement is running 5 6 General layout of the user interface The various measurement modules share a common user interface most buttons and cap tions can be found in the same location throughout all modules The graph below explains the most common icons and buttons Modules differ in terms of overall complexity number of screens that can be displayed an...

Page 19: ...tes are intended to record short reminders or descriptions of the measurement set up Measurement audio can also be recorded but this is a separate and independent option 5 7 Copy measurements results to a computer Browsing through saved data on the AM100 is not always the most efficient way to examine measurement results It makes sense to copy data to a PC after every measurement session A quick a...

Page 20: ... power has been disabled through the settings menu Left side two TRRS connectors The front connector red is the second input channel The rear connector black is used to connect a headset or as a balanced signal generator output The headset connector is used to monitor the measurement microphone If the headset features a microphone this can be used to record voice annotations Right side USB C conne...

Page 21: ...so that full scale corresponds to 150 dB SPL You can play them back with any audio player although they may have to be amplified to be heard at a satisfactory level Windows is not set up to expect 32 bit audio files Back up your data via USB All of your measurement data and recorded audio can be copied to a PC using the supplied USB cable The AM100 simply presents itself as a mass storage device s...

Page 22: ...u need a source of the STIPA test signal as well as an STI analyzer In your case the analyzer is your Bedrock AM100 You can choose whatever type of STIPA signal source that suits your application best THe signal generator output of the AM100 itself a TalkBox a media player or otherwise The Embedded Acoustics reference STIPA test signal is included with the AM100 and can also be downloaded from the...

Page 23: ...onsult tutorials and standards to make informed decisions about the STIPA signal playback level measuring positions number of repeated measurements etc The Quick STIPA module also shows some additional measurement information The A weighted sound pressure level The qualification band a letter between A and U that is used in some standards and defined in IEC 60268 16 rev 4 A label bad excellent tha...

Page 24: ... bar The save button is only operational when new unsaved measurement data is available from a finished measurement If this is not the case the save icon is colored gray The qualification band a letter between A and U is just a different way to represent the STI number it is fully redundant We currently recommend working only with the STI value itself unless the use of qualification bands is expli...

Page 25: ... five measured STI values Place checkmarks in the STI values to include in the calculated average Two STI values are displayed the current measurement and the mean across all measure ments for which a checkmark is placed up to 5 at a time E g by checking the topmost 3 boxes the average is calculated across the 3 most recent measurements For a further description of the functionality of this module...

Page 26: ...to add to data Browse measurements review saved measurements Measurements are usually started from the STI and spectrum or the measurement de tails screen STI measurements are set up and started in the same way as when using the Quick STIPA module see above However in the STIPA pro module more details about the measurement are shown and the user has more elaborate options to configure the measurem...

Page 27: ...lso shown mf TI the Transmission Index per octave band for each modulation frequency These measurement details will enable more experienced operators to determine not only the speech intelligibility of the tested channel but also the causes of intelligibility reduction induced by the channel Settings screen The settings screen gives the user three options Choose whether or not to display STI quali...

Page 28: ...ed STI If you wish to add noise computationally the screen additive noise should be used to en ter the noise spectrum Note that the noise spectrum that you enter is only used if you also select the corresponding option in the settings menu entering the spectrum is not enough you also need to turn the additive noise feature on via the settings screen Additive noise screen A few remarks about adding...

Page 29: ...can browse through all measurements saved earlier in the browse measurements screen The following tips and pointers may be useful to remember when browsing STI measurements with Quick STIPA and STIPA Pro Measurements saved in Quick STIPA can be browsed in STIPA pro and vice versa The measurement numbering range is shared between these modules This means that you can use STIPA pro to investigate me...

Page 30: ...ative available The Full STI module now available on the AM100 fully implements every aspect of the Speech Transmission Index model making it the most universally applicable speech intel ligibility metric to date Fully compliant with the Full STI definition according to IEC 60268 16 rev 5 2020 Computes the complete 14x7 Modulation Transfer Function matrix Uses an efficient algorithm that completes...

Page 31: ...nal is copyrighted material all audio files of the signal released by Bedrock Audio are watermarked Use of the signal other than directly with the AM100 requires a license from Bedrock Audio The AM100 can also generate the Full STI signal through its built in signal generator The measurements themselves are no more difficult or complex to carry out than STIPA measurements The procedure is largely ...

Page 32: ...ompletely sampled does not render the measurement invalid However the MTF matrix will be sparse and the output file may contain a smaller number of data fields than expect by Excel tools and third party software Please refer to the section on the STIPA pro module 6 3 for a description of the various features and controls of the module additive noise qualifications bands disabling level dependent m...

Page 33: ...ion between SNR and subjective speech intelligibility In the 1990s a method was developed within Eu ropean ESPRIT project 2589 SAM to assess speech levels while removing the influence of natural pauses This method is known as Speech Level Meter SLM and is included in IEC 60268 16 as part of a normative annex Annex J This Speech Level Meter module is a direct implementation of this method The proce...

Page 34: ...F Slow S and Impulse I Equivalent continuous EQ computes the time integrated level over the measurement interval the level shown corresponds to the level of a contin uous signal containing the same amount of energy as the measured signal Sound Exposure Level SEL time integrated value as described under EQ but recalculated but normalized to 1 second Peak values PK the highest instantaneous value wi...

Page 35: ...or if it approaches the maximum acoustic level that the microphone can handle overload Both types of range warnings are shown as a warning label next to the corresponding measurement value Range warnings are shown if the signal level is either too low or too high The limiting factor for the overall dynamic range of the measuring system is usually the microphone If the standard microphone is replac...

Page 36: ...uously the battery is drained relatively quickly within 3 4 For longer measurements we rec ommend using the charger or an external power bank Internal data storage especially if you are recording all measure ment audio per the option in the Settings module When re cording audio the internal storage fills up in about 5 hours When you press save data from the current measurement is stored Re sults b...

Page 37: ...and time averaged data are shown on the display If you enter a level limit a warning traffic light will be displayed to indicate whether the limit is currently being exceeded The log file is automatically saved and can be used to demonstrate that legal limits were not exceeded The LEQ logging module measures three different metrics The LEQ during a short time period between 0 1s and 60s This is le...

Page 38: ... averaging time can be adjusted to any period between 1 and 60 minutes The LAEQ15MIN as displayed on the screen is the moving average of a series of LAEQ current measurements The shorter the time period used for LAEQ current the more values are used to compute LAEQ15MIN and the longer your log file will become since a line is written for every LAEQ current period If you choose a short period for L...

Page 39: ...how much room there is below the limit In cases where noise events such as train passage are monitored the graph shows a recent history of events Settings screen the right picture shows the keyboad that appears when the change button is pressed to adjust the warning limit As with all modules the LAEQ logging module has a screen which can be used to set all parameters in this case LAEQ averaging ti...

Page 40: ...l page by page Each line shows the time the current level for the corresponding measurement interval the average LAEQ and an indication whether or not the limit was exceeded Long sessions may be broken into multiple files by pressing stop and immedi ately again start If the device crashes unexpectedly e g in case of power fail ure there is a chance that part of the log file may be lost By breaking...

Page 41: ...esented in red bars while a second auxiliary spectrum is shown in blue lines The corresponding broadband levels are also shown to the right of the spectrum While the spectrum graph already gives a first impression of the spectral content of the measured signal you may wish to read the exact value in each band This is done by placing the cursor dashed line over the band of interest The cursor can b...

Page 42: ...wser are shown with the frequency weightings selected at the time the measurement is recalled even if these are different from the settings that were in effect during the measurement This allows you to inspect the effect of frequency weightings on all measurements saved previously Note that the spectrum and its corresponding broadband level are affected by the same time and frequency weightings In...

Page 43: ...o the full details of every measurement can be retrieved through USB by saving measurements FFT measurement screen The general look and feel of the measurement screen is similar to the RTA module but with a few differences First of all in line with the normal conventions frequency weight ings are not supported by the FFT module Secondly a button at the top right hand side of the graph can be tappe...

Page 44: ... dow blackman hamming rectangular etc is associated with a specific set of advantages and disadvantages relating to the FFT analysis We recommend studying the literature on spectral analysis or one of the many available online resources to choose the window that best suits your application For most non critical applications the settings selected by default hamming window with a window size of 8192...

Page 45: ... FAST SLOW IMPULSE The operation and specifications of sound level meters are very specifically and precisely determined by IEC 61672 1 2013 However there is current ly no international standard that governs how the additional parameters that come into play with percentile levels should be chosen Implemen tations by various manufacturers while these appear to be consistent on the surface may diffe...

Page 46: ...ear on the topic of time averaging we recommend choosing FAST The time averaging window is then set to 125 ms and opt for a measurement duration of 60 seconds or longer The percentile levels are computed according to the following procedure A level measurement takes place across audio frames of 512 samples at a sampling rate of 48 kHz A computation takes place after the acquisition of every new au...

Page 47: ... the spectral axis bandwidth between 1 12 and 1 1 octave the vertical axis is the time axis The latest spectrum is added consecutively to the bottom of the screen The measured level is indicated by means of color according to the legend displayed on the left side of the screen The RTA logging module does not feature a save button Measurement data is automati cally logged to an output file after ev...

Page 48: ...impulse response of the room is obtained From this impulse response the RT60 is calculated Starting with firmware version 2 4 0 the impulse response method which previously not supported has also been implemented on the AM100 The test signal to be used is a loud short impulsive sound such as the sound from a starter gun Do not use sweeps or chirps as your test stimulus If you are using impulsive n...

Page 49: ...ct the correct method in the settings screen of the module IN for interrupted noise IR for impulse response based measurements e g with a starter gun The description of the module in this section of the manual will be based on the interrupted noise method We will indicate the differences for the IR method at the end of the section RT60 measurement screen armed for measurement but before a measurem...

Page 50: ...d once the measurement is completed interrupted noise method Inspect the decay curves to visually verify that the measurement is correct An incorrect measurement which should be rejected may become apparent in any of the following ways The plotted data points do not reflect the expected linear decay of energy the level does not decrease linearly over time If this happens the triggering process may...

Page 51: ...red over 10 20 and 30 dB of decay the values of EDT T20 and T30 are always extrapolated to 60 dB of decay hence the name T60 the time it takes for the energy to decay to a level 60 dB below the starting level Cycle through EDT T20 and T30 using the button on the right Note that each of these three metrics is always calculated and saved for each measurement even if only one metric at a time is disp...

Page 52: ...o arrive at valid end results Note that averaging takes place on the level of the individualy measured data points along the decay curve so not just across individually measured reverberation times In the table on the measurement details screen a column is shown that indicates the status reliability of the current average measurement for the corresponding frequency A green checkmark indicates a he...

Page 53: ... is the preferred source of measurement noise If you are using a single non spherical loudspeaker avoid placement of the microphone on the loudspeaker axis Even though the microphone is om nidirectional avoid pointing the microphone straight at the loudspeaker When using the impulse response method use a starter gun or clapper that is capable of producing high level impulsive sounds Eliminate sour...

Page 54: ...ow warning s start time before knee point of the decay curve warning c correlation of the decay curve fit is low warning or acceptable depending on value Multiple letter codes may be stored with a single measurement value The description in this section was based on the interrupted noise method The procedure is similar for the IR based method after pressing arm generate the impulsive sound fire a ...

Page 55: ...sed originally by Beranek et al 1973 to yield a better correspondence with per ceived annoyance by putting more emphasis on the lowest frequency bands and highest frequency bands Balanced Noise Criterion NCB Standardized through ANSI S12 2 1995 similar in pur pose and application to NC apparently intended upon its introduction to replace NC Room Criteria RC This method is primarily used to quantif...

Page 56: ...rt the measurement Noise curves In this example the curves and rating for NR are displayed During a measurement the reference noise curves are shown as red lines The actual meas ured spectrum is shown as a blue line The cursor can be moved around to read the SPL at any of the frequencies The rating is shown as well as the LAeq level Only one Noise Curves metric can be displayed at a time but all m...

Page 57: ...21 57 The second screen of the module is used to set the duration of the measurement Selecting curves and the associated rating method is done in the third screen of the module Choose from the available noise curve metrics ...

Page 58: ...e the measuring time the choice whether or not to apply linear interpola tion on the data enabling or disabling frame averaging and a choice between acoustic and electric measurements If you are measuring sounds with the microphone mounted choose acoustic The amplitude scale will be expressed in the unit Pascal Pa If you are measuring without microphone but directly into the XLR input select elect...

Page 59: ...lt test signal is a sawtooth with a slow incline and a rapid descent and a period of 20 Hz The module can also be configured for custom test signals with a user defined period and up down characteristic The polarity module is a configuration aid only it does not have options to save data as most measurement modules do The module is operated as follows play the test signal continuously over the sou...

Page 60: ...ctly the same way as the ordinary RTA and FFT see sections 7 3 and 7 4 with one difference the displayed levels are relative to an electric reference signal instead of the acoustic reference of 2 10 5 Pa The electric reference can be set to display all levels in dBU dBV or dBuV corresponding to reference levels of respectively 0 7746 V 1 0000 V and 1 000 10 6 V Note that saved results are stored i...

Page 61: ...nector supplies 48V phantom power to the microphone This phantom voltage can be switched on and off through the hardware set tings menu IMPORTANT connecting equipment not designed for 48V phantom power to the XLR connector with phantom power switched on may permanently damage the connected device and or the AM100 Disable phantom power before connecting to external equipment The AC Volt meter funct...

Page 62: ...module is especially useful in cases where tones or tone complexes need to be tested against frequency or pitch specifications It can also be used to tune musical instruments Measuring screen left and settings right Two different estimation algorithms are supported peak tracking peak and YIN Peak is more accurate in case of clean signals while YIN is more robust against irregularities and better e...

Page 63: ...to 2 7 dB right The procedure for performing a THD N measurement is as follows Present an undistorted sine wave to the input of the channel under test e g using the BTB65 talkbox as a test source Connect the AM100 analyzer to the output of the channel under test and press start The THD N is now displayed as a signal to noise ratio level as well as a percent age These two metrics are computationall...

Page 64: ... frequency is done through the settings menu which also lets you choose between two different definitions of THD N based on THDR default or THDF In case of THDR the total signal level is used as a reference for computing THD N In case of THDF the reference is the estimated level of the fundamental frequency only AES17 calls for THDR while THDF is perhaps a more intuitive definition that is also us...

Page 65: ...measurements before using it in a real life test setting The advantage over the use of PC software is that results are immediately available while measuring in the field Two modules are provided Insulation frequency dependent airborne sound insulation between rooms according to ISO 16283 1 2014 Dn DnT and R and ASTM E336 SRI STC single number rating of airborne sound insulation between rooms accor...

Page 66: ...ts A full description of the procedure surrounding sound reduction measurements are beyond the scope of this man ual Please also refer to the standards for the formulae used to compute each of the metrics From a practical perspective the procedure to determine D Dn DnT R for a room is as follows Place a sound source in the sending room Consider that the sound power in all rel evant 1 3 octave band...

Page 67: ...to the table by pressing a position in the table and then pressing Im port RTA The measurement can then be selected from all RTA measurements stored on the instrument previously measured A new RTA measurement can be started by pressing Start RTA measurement For sound insulation measurements the applicable standards mandate that measurements are obtained in 1 3 octaves RTA measurements obtained wit...

Page 68: ...room and the partition between the rooms is needed to calculated DnT and R The fourth screen in the module allows the user to enter this information Screen 3 receiving room RT60 data and screen 4 room dimensions As with other AM100 modules screen 1 is where the results are shown Unlike other mod ules the module when first started from the menu shows screen 2 instead of screen 1 since RTA measureme...

Page 69: ...o a frequency band and subsequently press min to set the minimum or max to set the maximum Calculated results can be saved and previous results can be browsed in the same fashion as all other modules In some cases the curves are not shown for all frequency bands In those cases usually some lower and or higher bands are the missing There are two reasons for this to happen either the RT60 results fo...

Page 70: ... module use the arrows to select the current metric R w Weighted apparent sound reduction index This is the dominant metric used when applying ISO 717 to measure and specify sound insulation in buildings Dn w Weighted normalized level difference The difference in sound level per fre quency band is normalized to the size of the room ISO 717 DnT w Weighted standardized level difference Level differe...

Page 71: ...e standard e g R w C Ctr for R w and similarly for Dn w and DnT w Application standards call for different frequency ranges to be used for the spectral adap tation terms These ranges can be set in screen 5 of the module The graph displayed on screen has a caption on the right side printed sideways that shows the frequency limits applied for the spectral adaptation terms If no values for C and Ctr ...

Page 72: ... test tone which is adaptively adjusted to a fixed accurately know signal level usually 94 0 dB This makes calibration relatively easy insert the microphone tip into the port of the calibrator using an adapter with suitable dimensions for the microphone tip The device should now measure the nominal signal level produced by the calibrator Any type Class 1 Type 1 calibrator can be used We recommend ...

Page 73: ...ion module has two editable fields acoustic calibration factor and electric calibration factor The acoustic calibration factor is the same param eter that is normally measured with a calibrator The second screen lets you enter calibration factors manually The electric calibration factor cannot be determined automatically with a calibrator it can only be changed by hand This parameter modifies the ...

Page 74: ...y means of the arrows up down Note that your changes are not applied until you press set clock Date and time in the settings module The Bedrock AM100 has an internal real time clock that keeps running even when the device is powered off The clock needs to be adjusted if the battery has been depleted com pletely for instance when the device has not been used for a very long time The system date and...

Page 75: ...r signal levels than the standard microphone you can choose adjust the internal pre amp gain by choosing between two ranges HI and LO default We recommend switch nig to the HI range when doing high level impulsive sound measurements higher than 115 dB Different models of the AM100 may ship with different microphone preamp types Each microphone model has its specific underrange overload limits in e...

Page 76: ...an be set from 0 seconds off to 60 seconds This option is useful to allow time for for example leaving the room or stepping away from the meter The backlight time out makes the backlight automatically switch off if the touch screen has not been touched for a while This time out can be set between 30 seconds and 30 minutes or the backlight can be set to never turn off at all The backlight time out ...

Page 77: ...ly press the notes button first Automatically prompting for notes prevents the user from forgetting to enter a note but is less convenient if notes are only required once in a while Voice notes can be recorded either through the main microphone in between measure ments or through the mic channel on the headset jack 12 4 Network The Network module is intended to connect the AM100 to a local area ne...

Page 78: ...s well as the number of charge cycles to date he remaining data storage capacity and several other statistics related to the battery pack The status module is not used to make changes to the system but just to retrieve system information The following information is displayed Mainboard serial unique ID of the device mainboard Mainboard revision hardware revision ID of mainboard Software version ve...

Page 79: ...active will indicate that data is being transferred This will happen once an application initiates streaming audio from the Bedrock AM100 The audio signal is scaled so that full scale corresponds to 150 dB e g a signal with a level of 94 dB will correspond to a level of 56dB relative to full scale Windows drivers and ap plications may digitally adjust the level by applying software based volume se...

Page 80: ...from any module are saved here SPL STIPA RTA FFT RT60 LAEQ SCOPE USBAUDIO NOISE CUR ACV SPEECHLM folders where measurement data and recorded audio from each of the measurement modules is stored IMPORTANT the AM100 system files are kept in a separate partition that is normally not mounted when you connect a PC If you need direct access to your system folder contact Bedrock support to unlock your sy...

Page 81: ...easurement data Audio is stored in wav format single channel 48 kHz floating point PCM which is easily read by many applications The audio is normalized to exactly 150 0 dB at full scale The level calibrations are implicitly preserved by this normalization rela tive to full scale This allows for easy further processing by acoustic analysis software However a disadvanage is that the audio may be pl...

Page 82: ...hin the same WLAN You will need to know the IP address for the AM100 for that which you find in the Settings module When connected to a WLAN the AM100 is only seen by devices within the same network No connections are made to external services or to the internet If you need to control the AM100 from a remote location outside the local WLAN you need set up port forwarding and NAT Consult the manual...

Page 83: ...configure the connection accordingly USB The connection is established through a virtual COM port If you know the COM port number you can enter this manually Alternatively the application can be instructed to scan for AM100 devices connected to USB Bluetooth Once the AM100 is paired over Bluetooth the connection to the application is made automatically WiFi The application needs to be provided wit...

Page 84: ...oom settings but while increasing the size the resolution remains 400x800 It is therefore normal for the enlarged display to look somewhat blurry For further documentation on Bedrock Studio application currently serves mostly as a tool for remote display cloning as described above We plan to add many new features in the upcoming period For the most up to date information consult the documentation ...

Page 85: ...pa rameters and start and stop measurements at will Measurement results can be read by a host application or results can be saved on the AM100 and then retrieved by accessing the AM100 as a mass storage device Since all calls are implemented as commands sent over a serial connection in principle the AM100 could be controlled via a simple terminal program A list of serial commands is provided as pa...

Page 86: ...e life span of your battery pack Also if you are not using the device for a prolonged period you can safely keep it connected to a charger A few charging tips A LED next to the USB shows the charge status While blinking alternat ing between green and amber the battery is still charging The LED burns constant green as soon as the battery is full If you find over time that the battery capacity is re...

Page 87: ...mately 350 STIPA measurements can be carried out over the course of an 8 hour day without recharging Some ways to extend the battery life Switch off the device when you do not plan to use it for a while Choose conservative power settings in the hardware menu The LCD back light is a considerable factor in the overall drain on the battery Disable pre amp phantom power if you use a microphone that do...

Page 88: ...uids specifically intended for LCD screens Never use aggressive cleaning agents or solvents such as alcohol or white spirit to clean the AM100 The surface coating on the plastic parts of the device will be damaged Also take care not to handle the AM100 if your hands are still wet from using hand alcohol or lotion Battery disposal The device contains a 4 8v rechargeable NiMH battery pack At the end...

Page 89: ...ulting from acci dents misuse including improper electrical connections and improper maintenance The following is explicitly excluded from product warranty Any damage resulting from dropping falling or excess vibration Any damage done by liquids including damage resulting from excessive use of screen cleaning liquids or aggressive cleaning agents or solvents Any damage resulting from incorrect ele...

Page 90: ...dio first so we can discuss preserving your warranty rights Please be aware that the product is protected by external and internal tamper proof seals A worldwide pick up return service is included in the warranty This means that we will have the defective unit picked up at your location at no charge provided that it is presented in its original equipment case packed in a cardboard box with suitabl...

Page 91: ...ed UPDATES Now restart the device using its power button The firmware update procedure will automatically start You will be able to see the progress of the update procedure on the LCD display The update may take up to 15 minutes de pending on the size of the update package Interrupting the power supply during the update process may render your device unusable If this happens consult secion 18 3 re...

Page 92: ...iefly and release until the LED lights up After a very short interval 1 second the LED turns green As soon as this happens press the power button again and keep it pressed down Timing is critical it may take a few attempts to get it right It is a short press to start the device followed by a long press as soon as the LED turns green Wait for the AM100 to initiate recovery mode You will see the scr...

Page 93: ... core system files are needed If you accidentally erased the entire system partition or if the system partition has become completely corrupted then recovery mode will not work work In these rare cases the device needs to be returned to the manufacturer for recovery ...

Page 94: ...g if phantom power is enabled in settings Turns from grey to black is phantom power is active Audio recording indicator Showing if audio recording is enabled NB tap save to store Remaining battery charge Battery charging Operating on external power 0001 Measurement number Serial number of current measurement Instrument busy Occurs when switching modules Menu navigation Tap arrows to flip through m...

Page 95: ... and time then tap this button to confirm Calibrate touch screen Tap this button to initiate touch calibration procedure Quick STIPA STIPA pro module Qualification label U A as defined in IEC 60268 16 derived directly from STI N STI shown includes the effect of additive noise according to the noise spectrum entered in the additve noise menu Adjust graph scale up down SPL meter module Overload indi...

Page 96: ...nd to incorporate data from this measurement into the overall mean Select which reverberation metric to display EDT T20 or T30 Press multiple times to cycle through the options The reverberation time measured in this frequency band is consistent and reliable Measurement error 0 1s The reverberation time measured in this frequency band may not be fully reliable the signal to noise ratio is less tha...

Page 97: ...he limit as well unless the sound level is reduced in the upcoming period The running LAEQ average exceeds the limit USB audio mode USB is not connected USB is physically connected A data connection with Windows audio drivers may or may not have been established The USB data link is inactive No audio is streaming The USB data link is active and audio is being streamed digi tally to your computer A...

Page 98: ...ype 2 SM90 IEC 61672 Group X Class 1 ANSI S1 4 Type 1 RTA filter specifica tions IEC 61260 Class 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 and 1 12 octave filters base 10 Acoustic specs device Effective noise floor 14 dB A LO range 20 Hz 20 kHz Upper limit peak range 128 dB HI range 20 Hz 20 kHz Linear range See separate table below Maximum permissible sound pressure level is 155 dB Maximum electric input signal is 30 Vpp Mi...

Page 99: ...Complies with EN 61326 1 2006 EN 61326 1 2006 FCC part 15 compliant class A device Mechanical specs Size approx 210 x 85 x 55 mm excl microphone Weight 600 g including microphone Rear mounted tripod adapter Hook for carrying cord Bundled items Carrying case measuring instrument microphone USB charger int charger adapters US EU UK AU USB charging data ca ble manual carrying cord USB flash drive wit...

Page 100: ...peat if necessary Device warms up during use Lack of ventilation Warming up of the device to temperatures of approx 35C 95F is normal If the de vice runs considerably hotter than that check ventilation and contact support if the problem persists Device not recognized by PC when connected through USB Driver problem Device in measurement mode Update PC drivers SM50 is approached as a mass storage de...

Page 101: ... Click on properties Click change settings Go to the policies tab Select Better performance instead of Quick removal Error 18 File transfer failure The transfer of one of the packed files failed This may have various causes but most likely it is a possibly temporary issue with the internal file system If you keep getting this error please contact support Error 19 Update package does not match devi...

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Page 103: ... correction factors are given in this Annex for each type of microphone offered with Bedrock instruments The following microphone data are provided for all microphone types that are available with the Bedrock AM100 Typical free field response Since our microphones are free field microphones the free field response should ideally be zero for all frequencies but in practice small de viations occur p...

Page 104: ...s given below Column 1 is the typical free field response of the microphone To en hance the accuracy of free field measurements users may subtract the typi cal free field response values in dB from the measured sound pressure levels per frequency band The typical free field response of column 1 is also used for periodic elec tric testing according to 61672 3 In that case the typical free field res...

Page 105: ...0 0 0 100 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 315 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 630 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 Hz 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 kHz 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 25 kHz 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 6 kHz 0 3 0 1 0 4 2 kHz 0 3 0 2 0 5 2 5 kHz 0 3 0 3 0 6 3 15 kHz 0 3 0 5 0 8 4 kHz 0 3 0 7 1 0 5 kHz 0 4 1 1 1 5 6 3 kHz 0 4 1 8 2 2 8 kHz 0 4 2 9 3 3 10 kHz 0 4 4...

Page 106: ...1 1 kHz 0 06 2 kHz 0 1 4 kHz 1 0 8 kHz 2 5 16 kHz 5 0 A1 3 Reflections from the instrument body when using the BAMT1 MP201 If the microphone is fitted directly on top of the AM100 without any length of XLR cable inbetween then reflections from the instrument body will affect measurements The table below gives the effect of those reflections per octave band To avoid these reflections use a cable wi...

Page 107: ...screen per octave band is given in the table below Frequency Windscreen effect 31 5 Hz 0 0 40 Hz 0 0 50 Hz 0 0 63 Hz 0 0 80 Hz 0 0 100 Hz 0 0 125 Hz 0 0 160 Hz 0 0 200 Hz 0 0 250 Hz 0 0 315 Hz 0 0 400 Hz 0 0 500 Hz 0 0 630 Hz 0 0 800 Hz 0 1 1 kHz 0 1 1 25 kHz 0 1 1 6 kHz 0 1 2 kHz 0 2 2 5 kHz 0 2 3 15 kHz 0 3 4 kHz 0 5 5 kHz 0 6 6 3 kHz 0 8 8 kHz 0 7 10 kHz 0 3 12 5 kHz 0 2 16 kHz 0 5 20 kHz 0 4 ...

Page 108: ...ration is given below Column 1 is the typical free field response of the microphone To en hance the accuracy of free field measurements users may subtract the typi cal free field response values in dB from the measured sound pressure levels per frequency band The typical free field response of column 1 is also used for periodic elec tric testing according to 61672 3 In that case the typical free f...

Page 109: ... 0 0 0 100 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 315 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 630 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 Hz 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 kHz 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 25 kHz 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 6 kHz 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 kHz 0 2 0 3 0 5 2 5 kHz 0 2 0 4 0 6 3 15 kHz 0 2 0 6 0 8 4 kHz 0 1 0 9 1 0 5 kHz 0 1 1 4 1 5 6 3 kHz 0 2 2 0 2 2 8 kHz 0 4 2 9 3 3 10 kHz 0 6 ...

Page 110: ... 1 1 kHz 0 06 2 kHz 0 4 kHz 0 5 8 kHz 1 8 16 kHz 4 8 A2 3 Reflections from the instrument body when using the BAMT1 MP309 If the microphone is fitted directly on top of the AM100 without any length of XLR cable inbetween then reflections from the instrument body will affect measurements The table below gives the effect of those reflections per octave band To avoid these reflections use a cable wit...

Page 111: ...screen per octave band is given in the table below Frequency Windscreen effect 31 5 Hz 0 0 40 Hz 0 0 50 Hz 0 0 63 Hz 0 0 80 Hz 0 0 100 Hz 0 0 125 Hz 0 0 160 Hz 0 0 200 Hz 0 0 250 Hz 0 0 315 Hz 0 0 400 Hz 0 0 500 Hz 0 0 630 Hz 0 0 800 Hz 0 1 1 kHz 0 1 1 25 kHz 0 1 1 6 kHz 0 1 2 kHz 0 2 2 5 kHz 0 2 3 15 kHz 0 3 4 kHz 0 5 5 kHz 0 6 6 3 kHz 0 8 8 kHz 0 7 10 kHz 0 3 12 5 kHz 0 2 16 kHz 0 5 20 kHz 0 4 ...

Page 112: ...requency Bedrock CALADPT B K DP0781 31 5 Hz 0 3 0 0 63 Hz 0 3 0 3 125 Hz 0 3 0 3 250 Hz 0 4 0 4 500 Hz 0 2 0 2 1 kHz 0 0 0 0 2 kHz 0 5 0 0 4 kHz 1 2 0 4 8 kHz 6 5 1 0 16 kHz 5 5 1 3 A3 2 Typical free field response for the BAMT2 The typical free field response of the BAMT2 microphone is specified in this section Note that it is not feasible to perform actuator measurements with the BAMT2 as the mi...

Page 113: ... 50 Hz 0 4 63 Hz 0 5 80 Hz 0 6 100 Hz 0 65 125 Hz 0 65 160 Hz 0 65 200 Hz 0 65 250 Hz 0 6 315 Hz 0 5 400 Hz 0 4 500 Hz 0 3 630 Hz 0 2 800 Hz 0 15 1 kHz 0 1 25 kHz 0 2 1 6 kHz 0 4 2 kHz 0 6 2 5 kHz 0 65 3 15 kHz 0 6 4 kHz 0 5 5 kHz 0 45 6 3 kHz 0 15 8 kHz 0 05 10 kHz 0 25 12 5 kHz 0 05 16 kHz 0 7 20 kHz 2 15 ...

Page 114: ...dscreen per octave band is given in the table below Frequency Windscreen effect 31 5 Hz 0 0 40 Hz 0 0 50 Hz 0 0 63 Hz 0 0 80 Hz 0 0 100 Hz 0 0 125 Hz 0 0 160 Hz 0 0 200 Hz 0 0 250 Hz 0 0 315 Hz 0 0 400 Hz 0 0 500 Hz 0 0 630 Hz 0 0 800 Hz 0 0 1 kHz 0 0 1 25 kHz 0 1 1 6 kHz 0 1 2 kHz 0 1 2 5 kHz 0 2 3 15 kHz 0 3 4 kHz 0 5 5 kHz 0 7 6 3 kHz 0 8 8 kHz 0 7 10 kHz 0 4 12 5 kHz 0 3 16 kHz 0 2 20 kHz 0 2 ...

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Page 116: ... and preamplifier assembly as a whole this assembly is colloquially called the micro phone The BAMT2 is removable from the device allowing insertion of electrical signals into the system via the XLR connector This enables test labs to carry out tests for which insertion of electrical signals is needed in accordance with IEC 61672 3 2014 For electrical insertion of signals into the XLR input a test...

Page 117: ...isplay range within the modules themselves does not have an impact on the measurement range just on which range of values are dis played in graphs on the display B 5 Reference range for linearity measurements The linearity of the AM100 is to be evaluated in the range 30 120 dB B 6 Wind spheres The wind spheres are not part of the standard configuration and need not be considered for periodic testi...

Page 118: ... weighted level must remain within 0 5 dB of its nominal value level calibration Generally speaking as long as the AM100 complies with requirements of IEC 61672 there is no concern regarding its compliance with 61628 16 given the fact that the device type and algorithms have previously been shown to comply For additional assurance a short series of tests can be done as part of periodic check ups o...

Page 119: ...ove the microphone and pre amplifier and connect the line out of a Bedrock BTB65 Talkbox to XLR input into AM100 through attenuator set at 20 dB The level into the XLR input of the AM100 will be approx 32 dBU Select pink noise on talkbox In RTA mode set blue channel to LZEQ Check bands with cursor All 1 3 octave bands in the range 100 Hz 12 5 kHz must lie within 3 dB of the value at 1000 Hz Linear...

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