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Sound module USM-RC-3

11.10.2021

BEIER-Electronic

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Firmware update

The sound-Teacher writes the firmware file automatically while saving the project

data onto SD card.

A firmware update of the USM-RC-3 is always performed automatically when the

Sound-Teacher version is different from the current version of the USM-RC-3

firmware. 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 sound module from power supply while updating!

A new firmware is mostly included if you are using a new version of the Sound-

Teacher. If you are using a new version of the Sound-Teacher, take care that on the

first turning on of your sound module, the firmware might be updated. Therefore the

voltage should not be turned off for at least 10 seconds!

Summary of Contents for USM-RC-3

Page 1: ...lectronic 1 Operating manual Sound Module USM RC 3 V1 00 BEIER Electronic Winterbacher Str 52 4 73614 Schorndorf Weiler Telefon 07181 46232 Telefax 07181 45732 eMail modellbau beier electronic de Inte...

Page 2: ...gnment Mix mode 13 Wiring diagram Mix mode 14 Pin assignment Analog mode 15 Wiring diagram Analog mode 16 Installation 17 Connection 17 Connection of sound module in Digital mode 21 Connection of soun...

Page 3: ...LEDs on USM RC 3 59 Kraftwerk EasyBus lighting boards 60 PC software USM RC 3 Sound Teacher 61 Using software USM RC 3 Sound Teacher 63 Saving sounds and configurations on SD card 98 Transferring con...

Page 4: ...unds can be selected for the following areas Driving and engine sounds depending on speed Additional sounds e g horns hydraulic and compressed air noises etc Random sounds e g chain squeaks animal and...

Page 5: ...rries 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 quick and competent assistance In our forum you can a...

Page 6: ...rent of all outputs is not allowed to exceed 3 0A 1 high current output negative switching open collector max 3 0 A Audio amplifier 20 W mono Recommended loudspeaker 4 8 Volume setting With extra poti...

Page 7: ...Mix mode To make the sound module universal usable four different operating modes are available The operating mode is important for the possible functions and especially for connecting the sound modu...

Page 8: ...ontrolled via the sound module when the digital transmission is activated Analog mode The Analog mode should be used if you don t have standard RC equipment that means your receiver does not use stand...

Page 9: ...nel or 2nd throttel channel X2 3 Proportional input 3 Nautic Multiswitch 1 Control Pad 1 EKMFA X2 4 Proportional input 4 Nautic Multiswitch 2 Control Pad 2 X2 5 Proportional input 5 X2 6 Proportional...

Page 10: ...r 2nd ESC Steering servo Kraftwerk EasyBus IR BT transmitter Data cable K USB 2 e g switching module Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Output 17 high current max 3 A 4 A Fuse important Main switch USM R...

Page 11: ...Proportional input 2 X2 3 Proportional input 3 Nautic Multiswitch 1 Control Pad 1 EKMFA X2 4 Proportional input 4 Nautic Multiswitch 2 Control Pad 2 X2 5 Proportional input 5 X2 6 Proportional input...

Page 12: ...ter Data cable K USB 2 e g switching module Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Output 17 high current max 3 A 4 A Fuse important Main switch USM RC 3 Micro SD card 1 32 GB optional X1 X4 1 UFR 1230 D Out...

Page 13: ...input 2 X2 3 Proportional input 3 Nautic Multiswitch 1 Control Pad 1 EKMFA X2 4 Proportional input 4 Nautic Multiswitch 2 Control Pad 2 X2 5 Proportional input 5 X2 6 Proportional input 6 Bluetooth m...

Page 14: ...rk EasyBus IR BT transmitter Data cable K USB 2 4 A Fuse important Main switch USM RC 3 Micro SD card 1 32 GB optional M M Motor 1 Motor 2 Speed controller Option Output 17 high current max 3 A Steeri...

Page 15: ...ly connected to X1 1 X1 8 Switching output 17 high current max 3 0 A X2 1 Input 1 X2 2 Input 2 X2 3 Input 3 X2 4 Input 4 X2 5 Input 5 X2 6 Input 6 X2 7 Input 7 X2 8 Input 8 X3 Switching outputs 1 8 X4...

Page 16: ...USB 2 e g switching module Output 17 high current max 3 A 4 A Fuse important Main switch USM RC 3 Micro SD card 1 32 GB optional Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 Output...

Page 17: ...r The wires should be approximately 7 8 mm stripped and should ideally be tin plated prior the connection Connection of supply voltage battery The sound module is designed for a DC voltage from 5 to 1...

Page 18: ...he terminals X1 1 and X1 2 powers the audio amplifier for the sound playback the switching outputs and the rest of the internal electronic of the sound module The receiver is not powered with this vol...

Page 19: ...lack The switched voltage at the outputs with 100 intensity is always as high as the supply voltage of the USM RC 3 For example if the module is supplied with 12V only lamps with 12V should be connect...

Page 20: ...ternally connected to the plus of the supply voltage X1 1 Connection of data cable K USB 2 The data cable K USB 2 is connected to X11 The brown cable points to the SD card The speed controller is not...

Page 21: ...l with 2 motors 1 Throttle Throttle 2 Steering Free assignment of functions Steering Throttle 2 3 Free assignment of functions Nautic 1 EKMFA Control Pad 1 Free assignment of functions Nautic 1 EKMFA...

Page 22: ...witching inputs of the sound module are negative switching To trigger a function you have to connect the negative pole of the power supply to the corresponding input Generally switching units such as...

Page 23: ...tions of the eight channels Channels 1 and 2 are duplicated so that the proportional signal can be passed on to the speed controller Please attach the servo patch cables to the sound module with the b...

Page 24: ...have to connect the negative pole of the power supply to the corresponding input Generally switching units such as our OKA 4 RC SM 4 or other standard multi switch modules are used for this purpose Th...

Page 25: ...the output is to be used for the reversing light or the reversing sound If the reversing light lights up when driving forward the two connections must be swapped Connection of switching inputs The swi...

Page 26: ...supplied servo patch cables for the connection If more than two proportional channels should be connected further servo patch cables are required These can be ordered from us in our online shop in tw...

Page 27: ...ge 36 can be triggered All switching inputs of the sound module are negative switching To trigger a function you have to connect the negative pole of the power supply to the corresponding input Genera...

Page 28: ...ound quality you have to install the loudspeaker in a suitable resonant body loudspeaker box A loudspeaker which lies only on the table never reaches an optimum sound quality At every amplifier heat a...

Page 29: ...e volume can also be controlled by the remote control The functions Volume and Volume must be configured in the Sound Teacher e g to a proportional channel or to a nautic multiswitch General notes to...

Page 30: ...e sound FG1 5 different types slow down normal and speed up Shift sounds between FG1 FG5 Reverse warning Brake sound Cornering squeak Indicator sound Turn warning left right Engine sound 2 Engine star...

Page 31: ...e engine sound As an option two different engine start sound 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 warmst...

Page 32: ...ia the turn signal and is only played when the engine sound is switched on Engine sound Gears FG1 FG5 The engine sound is always played in an endless loop as long as the model moves The playing speed...

Page 33: ...hing from FG2 to FG1 The changing sound will always be played once and completely when the driving sound gear is changed For this reason the sound should be short e g 1s Otherwise it might occur for e...

Page 34: ...ne channel multi function selection EKMFA you can nearly control the whole sound module with only one free channel of the transmitter Counting and pressing the joystick a corresponding number of times...

Page 35: ...engine sound see page 31 Depending on type of movement you do not have to use all of these sound slots For example in case of a tank turret rotation only the sounds for motion starting driving and mo...

Page 36: ...adlight flasher Front fog light Rear fog light Indicator left Indicator right Hazard lights Driving Backwards Brake light Locomotive Driving light Ship At anchor Ship In operation Ship Aground Ship Re...

Page 37: ...t must be started over a start impuls This can be done by using the proportional channels the Nautic mode the EKMFA mode or the switching inputs Additional sounds 1 and 2 offer a special feature Each...

Page 38: ...ed stop When the sound is started it is played 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 Trigg...

Page 39: ...an activate deactivate random sounds with your RC by setting the function Random sound enable for a position WAV Player The WAV Player of the USM RC 3 can be imagined as a kind of MP3 player The diffe...

Page 40: ...on 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 random trac...

Page 41: ...e same principle is also valid for a horizontal stick The area A is in this case to the left and area D to the right However only areas A N and D can be controlled with a 3 position switch Areas B and...

Page 42: ...l functions Proportional channel 2 The steering channel can be evaluated on proportional channel 2 The turn signals or cornering lights can be activated automatically when steering Proportional channe...

Page 43: ...ed 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 built...

Page 44: ...Multikanal multichannel by Graupner In most of these cases all switches are transferred by one channel and no additional hardware switch module is necessary Please refer to the operating instructions...

Page 45: ...last sound Areas B and C cannot be selected with a switch on proportional channel 3 X2 3 so the switch must always be actuated the number of times corresponding to the function for repetition In orde...

Page 46: ...ht 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 be reduced to 0 1 s which speeds up the transmission a bit For all othe...

Page 47: ...ear light right In motion on In stationary on In stationary and motion on At accelerating on At driving speed on Locomotive Driving light foreward Locomotive Driving light backward Ship All round ligh...

Page 48: ...one of the free allocable functions The flashing frequency can be set separately for each output in the Sound Teacher The value for the flashing frequency is entered in field Option 1 Values within t...

Page 49: ...EKMFA mode Of course you do not have to keep to this order That means for example if you don t need a rear fog light you can connect something else to the output The lights can be switches with the p...

Page 50: ...ght Using the combined headlight parking light low beam headlight and high beam headlight can be switched using just one output The Intensity for each of the 3 lights can be adjusted seperately The in...

Page 51: ...rised Output Locomotive driving light forward backward These two output types are triggered via the function Locomotive Driving light If the locomotive is moving forwards the output Locomotive Driving...

Page 52: ...using this logic table Output All round light red top All round light red middle All round light red bottom All round light green top All round light white middle All round light white bottom 1 Masthe...

Page 53: ...hed off If the automatic detection of in operation or at anchor is active these conditions cannot be switched with the functions Ship in operation and Ship at anchor Additional informations to lights...

Page 54: ...tputs 13 16 of the SM IR 16 2 can only be used for special functions such as flashing or running lights see manual for the SM IR 16 2 Output sequences You can assign the outputs 1 16 in up to 8 sequen...

Page 55: ...4 Direct proportional control via a prop channel Any desired prop Channel can be assigned in the Sound Teacher which is to be used for the direct servo control see page 90 The servo then behaves as i...

Page 56: ...d module USM RC 3 56 BEIER Electronic 11 10 2021 movement So you can play for every direction of running a different sound If you don t want sounds while moving the servos just leave these sound slots...

Page 57: ...harge because this can damage the battery With the help of the integrated voltage monitoring it is now possible to warn the user There are two thresholds in the Sound Teacher Threshold for charging ba...

Page 58: ...ge voltage Current monitoring The current is monitored of the switching outputs 1 16 In case of a detected overcurrent all outputs are switched off in order to protect them from damage Nevertheless th...

Page 59: ...ard plugged in No data on the SD card Unable to read SD card on Fast flashing on No SD card plugged in defect SD card or file Use a new SD card formatting SD card FAT 32 transfer project file with Sou...

Page 60: ...oftware ControlPanel and a KLM Alternatively the lighting boards can also be sent to Kraftwerk for an update If Kraftwerk EasyBus lighting boards are to be connected to the USM RC 3 this must be activ...

Page 61: ...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 USM Installer starts...

Page 62: ...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 follow th...

Page 63: ...data base from our cutomers SD card Diagnosis via SD card Shows saved diagnostic data of the USM RC 3 stored on the SD card Formating SD card Formates erases the SD card D to Z Choses the SD card Dat...

Page 64: ...sed 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...

Page 65: ...of the sound slots and the complete configurations of the module are stored into one project file usm rc 3 Therefore the Sound Teacher asks when you are saving a project to copy all files to the proj...

Page 66: ...10 ms than with 20 ms For troubleshooting while the module is running the diagnostic data data the soundmodule gets from the receiver can be saved on SD card This data can be read out and displayed in...

Page 67: ...e of battery used can be selected here The thresholds for charge battery and undervoltage are adjusted for each battery type If your battery type is not included both values can also be set manually I...

Page 68: ...is set in the app the USM RC 3 can be controlled with it The default PIN is 0000 Light module The protocol for the transmission to a light module in the trailer can be specified here There are 3 varia...

Page 69: ...rtional channel 1 Thresholds for slow down and speed up These thresholds set how strong the speed must be changed so that the normal driving sound is changed to deceleration or acceleration Values bet...

Page 70: ...ive values faster With this setting you change the speed of the actual sound idle or driving sound It initiates no change between idle and driving sound This function is quite useful for example if yo...

Page 71: ...value should be raised slightly Also if the engine sound alternates steadily between two speed steps gears while driving this value should be raised slightly as well Values between 1 and 10 are possib...

Page 72: ...be set between 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 eng...

Page 73: ...er 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 each side...

Page 74: ...is connected to proportional channel 8 X2 8 of the USM RC 3 The proportional channels of the USM RC 3 can be assigned to the sum signal channels see also page 45 Configuration S BUS SUMD Digital switc...

Page 75: ...is a 3 position switch only areas A and D can be assigned functions as the intermediate areas B and C cannot be controlled with a switch At most there is still the option of controlling these intermed...

Page 76: ...ror 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 error co...

Page 77: ...e see page 45 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 stick or switch must be in...

Page 78: ...1 buttons on level 2 short button press 11 buttons on level 2 long button press All push buttons can be assigned on both levels with the desired functions Switching from level 1 to level 2 is done by...

Page 79: ...green LED lights up continuously 8 This completes the teach in process It is then recommended to check the evaluation of the buttons on the control pad in the diagnosis see page 104 With Prop 3 or Pr...

Page 80: ...ity 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 46 Light bulb effect...

Page 81: ...ddition 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 off...

Page 82: ...he parking light or the low beam headlight must be on for bending light to work With the option Bending light via steering on prop channel 2 the bending lights are automatically switched on while the...

Page 83: ...hrottle channel is in neutral for a defined time After the time has expired 1 255s it will be switched for example from in operation to at anchor The smoke generator can be activated automatically wit...

Page 84: ...triggered the lights will be activated In the standard setting for step 1 to 4 blackout lighting for military vehicles reversing brake and indicator lights are for example completely switched off All...

Page 85: ...can be parallel or in a row In total 8 output sequences can be programmed each with 36 steps The sequence is always executed with priority to other output functions All other outputs are deactivated a...

Page 86: ...is turned of still the stop sequence red will be shown at the end Loop start and loop end can be set individually If the three stage option should not be used the loop start must be set to one and loo...

Page 87: ...start of a fluorescent lamp In step 1 the intensity is set to a small value 4 This is supposed to represent the preliminary annealing of the tube In step 2 the lamp tries to ignite so it becomes shor...

Page 88: ...tion 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 is only...

Page 89: ...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 on this so...

Page 90: ...A mode To move the positions click with the mouse on the slider and move the pointer to the desired position Speed The speed with which the servo is moved can be adjusted in 20 steps It should be note...

Page 91: ...ing on the direction of rotation If the same sound is to be played for both directions of rotation the same sound file must be stored in both sound slots left right The sound slots for Sound at servo...

Page 92: ...to the right and left and at positions 3 and 4 quickly With Speed the acceleration slow or fast can be set from neutral motor off to the positions 1 4 maximum rotation speed The motor can be operated...

Page 93: ...GB Sound module USM RC 3 11 10 2021 BEIER Electronic 93 If the movement is activated deactivated with a proportional channel we recommended to use the function under In position static...

Page 94: ...ong a the signal for the complete function sequence is activated A function sequence will always run completely to the end All functions that are not deactivated during the sequence remain switched on...

Page 95: ...servo outputs of the light modules SM IR 16 2 LM IR 16 4 and LM BT 16 4 can be configured similar to the servo outputs of the USM RC 3 For details about the settings please read page 90 onwards The o...

Page 96: ...tor down If neither of the two functions is active the motor stops The speed of the motor can be set to a fixed value between 0 and 100 2 Control the motor output via a proportional channel The motor...

Page 97: ...GB Sound module USM RC 3 11 10 2021 BEIER Electronic 97 Project notes In project notes you have space for remarks about your project and settings...

Page 98: ...scratches 2 Insert the SD card in the card reader which is connected to the PC 3 Now start the USM RC 3 Sound Teacher and choose the desired project the new sounds or setup the configuration 4 Choose...

Page 99: ...be written to the SD card with the data cable An empty SD card must always be written to once in the card reader on the PC using the Sound Teacher During the transfer of the project data with the data...

Page 100: ...RC 3 100 BEIER Electronic 11 10 2021 WineBottler No extra hardware driver is required however a COM port must be set using following comand in your terminal window sudo ln s dev cu usbmodem9f31 Wine F...

Page 101: ...ed of the driving sound The range starts at 60 and goes up to 300 This percent refers to the play back speed of the driving sounds 100 saved in the USM RC 3 slots A higher play back speed e g 150 equa...

Page 102: ...teps gears for backwards and forwards in the Sound Teacher 2 Adjustment of thresholds If more that one speed step gear is used additional red lines occur automatically in the driving sound diagram to...

Page 103: ...he 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 function Control U...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...nal audit purposes Live diagnosis with datacable The additional datacable K USB 2 is needed for live diagnosis It is connected to X11 The brown cable points to the edge of the board A live diagnosis u...

Page 106: ...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 and tr...

Page 107: ...e 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 sound mo...

Page 108: ...ot 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 search t...

Page 109: ...s 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 activated In Win...

Page 110: ...lue 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 convert...

Page 111: ...o 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 save the fil...

Page 112: ...ified 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 over its e...

Page 113: ...oom 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 4 Use the...

Page 114: ...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 of the sta...

Page 115: ...e 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 loop as an...

Page 116: ...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 Use the...

Page 117: ...nts 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 zoomed i...

Page 118: ...hould 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 open your...

Page 119: ...e page 117 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 click on Cop...

Page 120: ...t 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 stop so...

Page 121: ...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 into a new...

Page 122: ...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 description y...

Page 123: ...e environmentally friendly and sustainable disposal of electrical and electronic equipment For this reason our modules must not be disposed of with normal household waste but must be collected separat...

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