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Double Sound Speed Controller SFR-1-HL 

 

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 BEIER-Electronic 

01.04.2021 

 

The Sound-Teacher always converts the soundfile into the format 44,1 kHz, 16 Bit, 

mono. To get a good sound, the WAV file should be in this format. 

 

If you want to open a file, which is not in the required format, a message appears. If 

you still want to use this file, you must 

convert it first using a suitable 

program  

(e.g. Audacity).  

 

Memory usage

 indicates how much 

memory on the SD card is in use by 

the current project. 

 

After finishing the selection of sounds and configurations, we recommend to save the 

complete project (

File 

 

Save project

) on your hard drive. All settings of the sound 

slots and the complete configurations of the module are stored into one project file 

(*.sfr). 

 

Therefore the Sound-Teacher asks, when you are saving a project, to copy all files to 

the project directory. 

 

Configuring the sound module 

Click on the 

“configuration“ 

tab in order to carry out adjustments to the SFR-1-HL. 

 

The settings are divided up into different ranges: 

  General 

  Speed Controller 

  Engine sound  

  Random sound 

  S-BUS / SUMD 

  Proportional channels 

  Nautic / multiswitch  

  EKMFA mode 

  Inputs 

  Outputs 

  Servo outputs 

  Function sequences 

 

If you change a value in your configuration, the project files must be transferred 

directly or via datacable to your SD card!

 

 

While saving a project, the sound settings of the slots and the configuration of the 

SFR-1-HL are stored together in the project file. 

 

Summary of Contents for SFR-1-HL

Page 1: ...Electronic 1 Operating Manual Double Sound Speed Controller SFR 1 HL V1 01 BEIER Electronic Winterbacher Str 52 4 73614 Schorndorf Weiler Phone 49 7181 46232 Fax 49 7181 45732 eMail modellbau beier el...

Page 2: ...rning on off engine sound 23 Engine sound 2 24 Functions of the SFR 1 HL 25 Additional sounds 1 30 27 Random sounds 29 WAV Player 29 Functional assignment at proportional channels 1 8 31 Stick simulat...

Page 3: ...Sound Teacher 52 Saving sounds and configurations on SD card 86 Transferring configurations with data cable K USB 2 87 Adjustments of driving sound with the driving sound diagram 88 Sound simulation...

Page 4: ...k with the Android app SFR 1 Controller and the Bluetooth module BTC 1 Sound functions Sounds can be selected for following areas Driving and engine sounds speed dependent Additional sounds e g horns...

Page 5: ...ements can be controlled with two mini speed controller e g turret and cannon movement and two servo outputs e g cannon retraction Additional ports Following modules can be connected controlled and in...

Page 6: ...n No worries we are here to help you BEIER Electronic forum Check out our BEIER Electronic forum on our website This is the most appropriate place to get a quick and competent assistance In our forum...

Page 7: ...1 5 A each output the total current of all outputs must not exceed 3 0 A Outputs 9 10 For LEDs MG and status in turret Series resistor already integrated in the module Output smoke generator Max 3 A...

Page 8: ...es Short circuit protection at motor output stage Short circuit protection at switching outputs Short circuit protection at BEC Temperature monitoring Battery voltage monitoring Protection while switc...

Page 9: ...Battery X2 Proportional input channel 1 8 X3 1 8 Switching outputs 1 8 9 10 Positive pole Battery X4 1 Smoke generator 2 Smoke generator X5 Servos 1 2 X6 1 Turret turn M4 2 Turret turn M4 3 Gun elevat...

Page 10: ...poti X10 Micro SD card X11 Port for data cable K USB 2 X12 Motor 1 left track X13 Motor 2 right track X15 1 Input for cannon shot 2 Input for cannon shot 3 Xenon flash 4 Xenon flash signal 5 Xenon fla...

Page 11: ...o Prop 1 Throttle Prop 2 Steering Prop 3 M3 Gun elevation Prop 4 M4 Turret turn Prop 5 Prop 6 Prop 7 Prop 8 S BUS SUMD i BUS BTC 1 Smoke generator Xenon flash Canon Shoot IR Battle unit Servo M1 Turre...

Page 12: ...important not to accidentally plug the connector with the battery voltage into one of the motor connections X12 X13 This would destroy the motor output stage immediately Also pay attention to a corre...

Page 13: ...e soldered onto the circuit board of the SFR 1 HL For this purpose there is a golden soldering surface on the bottom of the SFR 1 next to connector X1 for the battery Connection of proportional inputs...

Page 14: ...ion the terminals AKL 8 and AKL 8 W can be ordered in our online shop Of course other cables plugs with a cross section of 0 14 mm 0 5 mm can be used as well The SFR 1 HL is always switching the negat...

Page 15: ...front and rear direction indicators it is always better to use separate resistors than to connect the LEDs in series Connection of switching outputs 9 10 The Outputs 9 MG LED and 10 Status LED are at...

Page 16: ...e motors M1 and M2 For all other connections such as lights you can use smaller cables such as 0 25 mm Unfortunately motors are often strong interference sources which might disturb other electronic m...

Page 17: ...le channel steering channel and all proportional channels you are using 2 All channels must be in neutral position on your radio Switch on transmitter first and then the SFR 1 HL 3 Activate the setup...

Page 18: ...tely to full throttle and return to neutral The blue LED is flashing 4 times und stays on afterwards 9 Within 20 seconds turn the throttle stick of the right motor completely to full throttle backward...

Page 19: ...te control is recommended with this function The volume can also be controlled by a switch The functions Volume and Volume must be configured in the Sound Teacher e g to a proportional channel or to a...

Page 20: ...sound Engine sound FG1 5 different types slow down normal and speed up Shift sounds between FG1 FG5 Reverse warning Brake sound Cornering squeak Indicator noise Turn warning left right Engine sound 2...

Page 21: ...engine noise Optional two different engine start noises can be used The engine coldstart sound e g the starting takes longer until the engine runs smoothly and the engine start sound for a warmstart e...

Page 22: ...elation between driving and sound speed can be set in the driving sound diagram see page 88 You can also set with the Sound Teacher how many different sounds should be used for driving forward and bac...

Page 23: ...und Teacher open a SFR 1 HL project file Menue File Open project in the respective folder and save the project files on the SD card The USM RC 2 sound projects are compatible with the SFR 1 HL To open...

Page 24: ...del is stopped the engine sound will be turned off after an adjustable time e g 10 seconds If you start driving again the sound will be switched on again This method has the advantage that no addition...

Page 25: ...different engine sounds However functions as reversing sound light or brake sound light are not directly controlled by driving sound 2 These functions continue to be controlled through the throttle ch...

Page 26: ...eversing sound Software Reset rebooting the module Multi function 1 4 Function sequences 1 8 Motor M3 and M4 Gun lifting lowering M3 Turret left right M4 WAV Player Play Stop Pause Track fwd Track rev...

Page 27: ...ayed first Then the sound changes to the slot loop and plays this slot in an endless loop so long as the start signal for the additional sound 1 is still present When the start signal for additional s...

Page 28: ...layed again and again from start to finish in an endless loop To switch the sound off it must be virtually started again The sound then stops immediately Triggering with proportional channels 2 8 as s...

Page 29: ...enabled or you can activate deactivate random sounds with your RC by setting the function Random sound enable for a position WAV Player The WAV Player of the SFR 1 HL can be imagined as a kind of MP3...

Page 30: ...n Function Track fwd With this function the player will jump to the next available track It does not matter if there are any gaps in the track list Was previously the random function enabled a new ran...

Page 31: ...principle is valid for a horizontal joy stick Area A is left and area D right The area range can be adjusted by changing the four thresholds directly in the Sound Teacher diagram Assignment of channe...

Page 32: ...ndard setting channel 3 is used for proportional steering of M3 However it is possible do deactivate the steering function and use the channel as a normal proportional channel Proportional channel 4 I...

Page 33: ...e used for the channels to activate additional functions You need only six resistors and four switches for each channel or two reversing switches with middle position The small circuit can be easily b...

Page 34: ...y must be configured in the Sound Teacher as static flashing or pulse An output that is configured e g as reversing or brake light cannot be switched on Nautic mode multiswitch mode To use the nautic...

Page 35: ...is please read the operating instructions supplied with your transmitter as they generally provide information on the settings required for Nautic modules e g servo travel at maximum In our BEIER Elec...

Page 36: ...nctions play pause track rev fwd random Indicator left and indicator right All additional sounds in mode once The default 0 5 s can be retained in the transmitter as pulse time The pulse time can also...

Page 37: ...ry vehicle Disguise rear light Military vehicle Disguise brake light Military vehicle Guidance cross Temperature controlled Status Following outputs must be activated with the light name in the select...

Page 38: ...ption 1 Values within the range 1 to 255 can be set 1 corresponds to the shortest pulse duration 0 1 s and 255 to the longest pulse duration 25 5 s The pulse duration can be calculated by multiplying...

Page 39: ...see page 74 Output Reversing light The output for the reverse driving light is always switched on when the vehicle runs backwards Output Brake light The brake light is always shortly turned on when th...

Page 40: ...Output Combined back light Using the combined rearlight parking light brake light and rear fog light can be switched using just one output The Intensity for each of the three lights can be adjusted se...

Page 41: ...These output types are for connecting a proportional smoke generator Depending on the state engine start idle accelerating and running speed of the model the output is controlled with varying intensi...

Page 42: ...X6 6 The output is intended for a so called BB gun These BB guns are known from the tanks of Heng Long and Torro Taigen and shoot small plastic balls However other loads can also be connected to this...

Page 43: ...1 and X15 2 are connected with a switch contact a cannon shot is started A cannon shot has three parts Additional sound Cannon shot Xenon flasher at X15 IR shot with the battle unit at X16 A cannon s...

Page 44: ...t goes on to the next one can be configured Is an output sequence enabled the sequence always takes precedence over the normal function eg indicators parking lights etc of the output The normal functi...

Page 45: ...el can be assigned in the Sound Teacher which is to be used for the direct servo control The servo then behaves as if it were connected directly to the receiver However this makes it easy to play a so...

Page 46: ...to different transfer protocols How to shoot An infrared shot is activated with the function Additional sound Cannon shot It is also possible to activate an infrared shot using input X15 2 A gun reco...

Page 47: ...4 V 12 cells 15 6 V 13 cells 16 8 V 14 cells 5 2 V 6 2 V 7 2 V 8 2 V 9 2 V 10 2 V 11 2 V 12 2 V 13 2 V 14 2 V 5 0 V 6 0 V 7 0 V 8 0 V 9 0 V 10 0 V 11 0 V 12 0 V 13 0 V 14 0 V Lead battery 6 0 V 3 cell...

Page 48: ...ntroller SFR 1 HL 48 BEIER Electronic 01 04 2021 If an overcurrent is detected the additional sound Sound at overcurrent is played if the slot is not empty and the red LED on the sound module is also...

Page 49: ...t into contact with BEIER Electronic 15 Overcurrent at switching outputs on on off Control of connections and sum current of all outputs 16 Undervoltage on aus Slow flashing Control of battery voltage...

Page 50: ...0 NT XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 10 about 20 MB of free HD space SD cardreader or a free USB interface 1 0 1 1 2 0 or 3 0 DVD ROM drive Software installation In most cases the SFR Installe...

Page 51: ...start the program by double clicking on that icon When the program starts it automatically opens the project on which you last worked Brief instructions for loading new sounds onto SD card Please fol...

Page 52: ...r a sound data base from our cutomers SD card Diagnosis via SD card Shows saved diagnostic data of the SFR 1 HL stored on the SD card Formating SD card Formates erases the SD card D to Z Choses the SD...

Page 53: ...ed to load a new sound file into the slot Erases the file from the slot Plays back the file via the PC s integral loudspeaker Playback mode At this point you can select the different play back modes O...

Page 54: ...hard drive All settings of the sound slots and the complete configurations of the module are stored into one project file sfr Therefore the Sound Teacher asks when you are saving a project to copy all...

Page 55: ...the diagnosis function is activated the sound playback may be faulty Volume You can also configure the basic volume 10 100 of the module here This function is helpful if you don t use a volume contro...

Page 56: ...ssigned to each of the 4 multi functions Using the multi function 3 functions can be activated at the same time using only one position at the transmitter For instance You would like to activate a sea...

Page 57: ...er 1 mixing ratio 1 0 75 Dual mixer 3 Less steering than with dual mixer 2 mixing ratio 1 0 5 Dual mixer 4 Like dual mixer 2 however only 1 chain is activated at table turning With dual mixer it is po...

Page 58: ...Caution Since the mechanics the gearbox the motors and the speed controllers are very stressed during the recoil the strength of the recoil should not be set too high Throttle curve 1 and 2 Using the...

Page 59: ...t the motor is accelerated left or right to the set speed level Hence the motor has 3 conditions turning left stop turning right With this setting no complete prop channel is used It is also possible...

Page 60: ...ast switching should be deactivated In this case vehicle starting and stopping sounds are not played as well Brake noise The brake sound threshold determines how strongly the vehicle must be decelerat...

Page 61: ...you can choose how many different driving sounds or gears the engine sound should have When option Play change sound parallel to engine sound is activated the driving sound changes immediately from t...

Page 62: ...roller SFR 1 HL 62 BEIER Electronic 01 04 2021 The diagram shows graphically which driving sound gear is played at the corresponding speed In addition it is possible to set the driving sound directly...

Page 63: ...etween 60 and 300 Activate the option When starting engine sound 1 or 2 turn off the other when you never want to use both engine sounds at the same time If you are runnig your model with engine sound...

Page 64: ...i e whether the random sounds are played only when the model is stationary and or moving or whether the engine sound must be on and or off If a random sound should be played at least one checkbox at e...

Page 65: ...nnel of the receiver is connected to proportional channel 8 X2 8 of the SFR 1 HL The proportional channels of the SFR 1 HL can be assigned to the sum signal channels see also page 35 Configuration S B...

Page 66: ...rs up and down The number on top shows the value of each threshold The reset button restores the threshold standard values Channel reversion The directions of the proportional channels can also be inv...

Page 67: ...here Error correction If problems occur in receiving the nautic signal you can activate error correction as this may lead to a more reliable transmission of the nautic switch data However activating...

Page 68: ...MFA mode see page 34 can be configured here Of course you don t have to assign every position 2 x 15 positions Activation delay Certain times can be set that determine how long the joystick or switch...

Page 69: ...press 11 keys on level 2 short key press 11 keys on level 2 long key press All push buttons can be assigned on both levels with the desired functions Switching from level 1 to level 2 is done by the...

Page 70: ...nce 4 Now briefly press the Shift key top row leftmost on the control pad 5 Then briefly press button No 7 top row rightmost on the control pad The blue LED lights up now 6 Now press the blue Setup bu...

Page 71: ...e intensity can be set in 2 steps for every output Option 1 and option 2 For some output types different values can be set For more details see the description of outputs starting on page 36 Light bul...

Page 72: ...n addition the option Hazard warning lights automatically on after emergency brake light the hazard lights turn automatically on after heavy braking The lights remain on as long as they are switched o...

Page 73: ...t is activated as long as the area A of prop channel 2 is reached and is switched off if the area A is left The left bending light is switched on if the area D is reached and is switched off again whe...

Page 74: ...peed Between idle position and full speed the smoke intesity is adjusted proportionally For the output type smoke generator fan a trailing between 0 and 255 seconds can be set This helps to keep the h...

Page 75: ...ckout lighting for military vehicles reversing brake and indicator lights are for example completely switched off All other lights are actually switched on if there is a at the step After turning on t...

Page 76: ...ed each with 36 steps The sequence is always executed with priority to other output functions All other outputs are deactivated as long as the output sequence is running On the right side the outputs...

Page 77: ...tely This option determines whether turning of the sequence will stop it immediately or it will last up until the end of the loop If you click with the right mouse button into the table additional fun...

Page 78: ...hortly brighter 50 but it does not make it yet and it becomes darker in step 3 again 4 In step 4 is another ignition attempt 70 which does not succeed Therefore the intensity in step 5 is set back to...

Page 79: ...speed with which the servo is moved can be adjusted in 20 steps It should be noted that each servo by itself has certain inertia So even at maximum speed a certain amount of time is needed to reach t...

Page 80: ...vo control Both servo outputs can be controlled directly and stepless by one proportional channels The prop signal from the receiver is passed on 1 1 to the servo It is also possible to scale limit th...

Page 81: ...channel If the field Sound when not in home position is activated the sound will be played as soon as the motor runs The motor sound must be set in the sound slots under Additional sounds and Sound f...

Page 82: ...he position of the first step The position of step 1 is the home position of the servo Every sequence starts and ends from this position Once Loop Here it can be configured whether the servo sequence...

Page 83: ...xample of a simple recoil system of a tank In step 1 the servo is placed in home position 1 000 ms tank barrel ahead Now if the cannon shot sound is triggered the sequence for servo 1 can be activated...

Page 84: ...the Loop start and Loop stop can be defined The loop is played as long a the signal for the complete function sequence is activated A function sequence will always run completely to the end All funct...

Page 85: ...GB Double Sound Speed Controller SFR 1 HL 01 04 2021 BEIER Electronic 85 Project notes In project notes you have space for remarks about your project and settings...

Page 86: ...itive to scratches 2 Insert the SD card in the card reader which is connected to the PC 3 Now start the SFR 1 HL Sound Teacher and choose the desired project the new sounds or setup the configuration...

Page 87: ...a cable Problems with the data cable If problems occur the transfer speed can be reduced in the menue Data cable SFR 1 HL can not be found with data cable If the SFR 1 HL port can not be found with th...

Page 88: ...60 and goes up to 300 This percent refers to the play back speed of the driving sounds 100 saved in the SFR 1 HL slots A higher play back speed e g 150 equals a higher engine speed Explanation of the...

Page 89: ...on one of the coloured quadrates further explanations of the value and the current value occurs below the diagram Approach of setting the driving sound 1 Adjustment of neutral position To set the neut...

Page 90: ...sponding button The additional sounds can also be triggerd by the keyboard Button F1 F10 Additional sound 1 10 Button 1 0 Additional sound 11 20 Testing functions with help of data cable K USB 2 The f...

Page 91: ...ddle slot should be arround 0 In addition a letter is displayed This letter indicates in which of the 5 areas A B N C and D the channel is located This is very helpful for troubleshooting if some soun...

Page 92: ...itional datacable K USB 2 is needed for live diagnosis It is connected to X11 The brown cable points to the SD card A live diagnosis using the data cable is generally only useful when the SFR 1 HL in...

Page 93: ...on the old diagnosis data is deleted and the recording starts again Approach for diagnosis using the SD card 1 Activate Record diagnosis data on SD card in the Sound Teacher Configuration General Save...

Page 94: ...mware The firmware update will be started after the supply voltage is switched on and it takes 10 seconds The red and blue LEDs flashes during this period a few times alternating Never disconnect the...

Page 95: ...ad may not be condoned by the author The following example explains how to download a sound using the Free YouTube to MP3 Converter program 1 Go to the website http www youtube com 2 Enter a suitable...

Page 96: ...l reasons if the recording is not working Sometimes Audacity has problems recording in mono Therefore select 2 Stereo Channels as input channels Check that the recording device is present and activate...

Page 97: ...own in blue You can listen to the recorded sound by clicking the play button green triangle The sound can now be edited using the extensive functions of the software In addition the sound must also be...

Page 98: ...This stereo track needs to be converted to mono 5 To do this click in the Tracks menu on Convert stereo track to mono 6 Set the Project frequency hz at the very bottom left Select 44100 there 7 Now sa...

Page 99: ...her amplified without significantly affecting the sound quality since only a few peak samples would be lost To amplify a sound with Audacity proceed as follows 1 If the sound is not well controlled ov...

Page 100: ...lick to zoom out 2 You can move through the audio track with the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen 3 Select the selection tool and use the left mouse button to mark the area that you want to use...

Page 101: ...te of the original sound are then adopted for the project 4 Listen to the sound carefully and look for a suitable starting noise Bear in mind that the starting noise should later merge into the loop o...

Page 102: ...end time of the start up noise should therefore be under Start of selection 11 Experience has shown that the length of a loop should be between 2 and 6 seconds 12 You can listen to the highlighted lo...

Page 103: ...area and then select Paste in the Edit menu d Now select Backward under Effect e Next invert the inserted track using Effect and Invert f The inserted track must now be merged with the existing one g...

Page 104: ...Such points can arise from jerky transitions in the sound track or if the end point and the start point of a loop are far apart k Typical cracks look like this for example image on the right strongly...

Page 105: ...rea You should avoid such jumps and design the loop as in the picture on the right 13 Now that you ve finished your loop and cue it s time to play them back and listen to the transition 14 To do this...

Page 106: ...essary see page 104 b Open the loop mark the first 0 2 seconds and click on Effect and Fade in Remember that the bottom 3 windows can help you with this c Leave the selected period highlighted and cli...

Page 107: ...different part of the loop or you can try to adjust the frequency of the loop and the starting noise a little To do this you can try the Change tempo item under Effect 21 Now you still need a suitable...

Page 108: ...noise 27 If the transition is bad there are ways to improve it a Create a fade out at the end of the standing noise of for example 0 2 seconds copy this part and undo the fade out b Paste the copy in...

Page 109: ...and try to fix the problem areas A good sound processing requires a lot of patience and experience Over time you will also find that some sounds are harder to edit than others Analogous to this descr...

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