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Sound module USM-RC-2 

 

 

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BEIER-Electronic 

03.02.2014 

Saving sounds and configurations on SD card 

 
Please only use the USM-RC-2 Sound-Teacher to program the SD card and do not 
copy any files to SD card “by hand“. Please do not delete any files on the SD card. 
 
The sound module must be disconnected from the supply voltage before inserting or 
pulling out the SD card! 
 

1.  Pull out the SD card from the slot of the sound module. The card should be 

handled with care in order to prevent damage because the side with the 
golden contacts is very sensitive to scratches. 

2.  Insert the SD card in the card reader, which is connected to the PC. 
3.  Now start the USM-RC-2 Sound-Teacher and choose the desired project, the 

new sounds or setup the configuration. 

4.  Choose (if necessary) the drive letter of your SD card in the menue “SD card”. 

If you have connected additional removable devices (such as SD cards or 
USB sticks) to your computer, please pay attention to choose the right device. 

5.  The Button „Save project data onto SD card“ is used to write all sounds and 

configurations onto SD card. This can take up to serveral minutes. The speed 
depends on the amount of data. 

6.  Now you can remove the SD card from the card reader and insert it carefully 

into the slot of the sound module. The golden contacts must face downwards. 

 

Sounds and configurations cannot directly read from SD card and changed in the 

Sound-Teacher! Therefore save your Sound-Teacher projects after any changes and 

create backups regularly. 

 
 
 

Transferring the configurations with the data cable K-USB-2 

 
If you often change the configurations in the Sound-Teacher, it will quickly become 
annoying inserting and pulling out the SD card between sound module and card 
reader. 
 
That’s why you have the posibility to transmit the configuration with the optionally 
available data cable K-USB-2. The transmission of the configuration can be done in 
the menue “File“ 

 “Upload configuration via datacable “. It is even faster with a 

press on the F5 key. 
 
However no sound can be transmitted with the data cable to the sound module! 
These must be written directly from the sound-Teacher to the SD card. So you can 
only change the configuration of the module with the data cable.

Summary of Contents for USM-RC-2

Page 1: ...ectronic 1 Operating Manual Sound module USM RC 2 V1 12 BEIER Electronic Winterbacher Str 52 4 73614 Schorndorf Weiler Telefon 07181 46232 Telefax 07181 45732 eMail modellbau beier electronic de Inter...

Page 2: ...nd module 14 Connection of the sound module in digital mode 18 Connection of the sound module in analogue mode 20 Connection of the sound module in mix mode 21 Loudspeaker 22 Volume control 23 Sounds...

Page 3: ...g the software USM RC 2 Sound Teacher 54 Saving sounds and configurations on SD card 76 Transferring the configurations with the data cable K USB 2 76 Adjustments of the driving sound with the driving...

Page 4: ...unds are stored on a micro SD card and can be changed at any time For this purpose just a Windows PC with SD cardreader and our software USM RC 2 Sound Teacher is needed Therefore you can use this sou...

Page 5: ...nt that you don t touch these components before you do have discharged yourself e g through a grip onto a grounded device In order to guarantee an interference proof operation the sound module should...

Page 6: ...commended loudspeakers 4 8 Volume control By external potentiometer 100k and or remote control possible Memory for sound files Micro SD card 1 to 8 GB Max length for the sounds Approx 180 minutes per...

Page 7: ...l channels and the 4 switching inputs it is possible to control different functions of the sound module see page 57 Analogue mode The analogue mode is used if you don t have standard RC equipment that...

Page 8: ...Switching output 11 X1 10 Switching output 12 X2 1 Connection for proportional channel 1 speed 1 motor X2 2 Connection for proportional channel 2 speed 2 motor X2 3 Connection for proportional channel...

Page 9: ...ound on off Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 6 3A Speed controller Speed controller Micro SD red orange yellow green blue purple grey white black Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 O...

Page 10: ...upply voltage for outputs 1 12 internally connected to X1 1 X1 9 Switching output 11 X1 10 Switching output 12 X2 1 Switching input 1 X2 2 Switching input 2 X2 3 Switching input 3 X2 4 Switching input...

Page 11: ...n off 6 3A Micro SD Servo Speaker 2 Output 11 Output 12 Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 Output 9 Output 10 brown red orange yellow green blue purple grey white...

Page 12: ...connected to X1 1 X1 9 Switching output 11 X1 10 Switching output 12 X2 1 X2 2 Connection for proportional channel 2 X2 3 Connection for proportional channel 3 X2 4 Connection for proportional channel...

Page 13: ...ngine sound on off 6 3A Micro SD Servo Speaker 2 Output 11 Output 12 1 3 5 7 9 M M Motor 1 Motor 2 Speed controller Option Data cable IR Diode Servo Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output...

Page 14: ...roximately 7 8mm stripped and should ideally be tin plated prior the connection Connection of the supply voltage battery The sound module is designed for a DC voltage from 5V to 14V Just connect termi...

Page 15: ...t of the internal electronics of the sound module The receiver is not powered with this voltage so no current flows out at the prop inputs X2 Also it does not matter if e g a voltage is connected to X...

Page 16: ...s supplied with 12V only lamps with 12V should be connected If you want to connect LEDs series resistors are always required In addition attention must be paid at LEDs to the correct polarity The seri...

Page 17: ...loudspeaker Therefore all motors should be absolutely interference suppressed It is also important to pay attention to best possible clean wire routing You should use always short wires and avoid any...

Page 18: ...dge to the right and the orange wire to the board middle to the left Following functions can be triggered with the 4 proportional channels on the sound module Channel Model with 1 drive motor Model wi...

Page 19: ...se modules are normally negative switched that s why only the output of the switching module must be connected to the input of the sound module Terminal X1 3 is the switching input to turn on and off...

Page 20: ...at the left pin in the direction of the center of the board The other 2 pins have no function in this setup If only 1 motor is used for determining the driving speed the terminals X1 6 and X1 7 are av...

Page 21: ...ervo patch cables are required For your convenience the cables can be purchased in our online shop Please attach the servo patch cables to the sound module with the brown wire face the board edge to t...

Page 22: ...t whitout decreasing noticeable the quality of the sound playback of the module So it is possible to reach a higher power output with low voltages e g 7 2V than listed in the table above However as th...

Page 23: ...ng diagram page 9 If no potentiometer is connected always the maximum volume is used which is configured in the Sound Teacher 10 100 The volume can be also controlled by the remote control The functio...

Page 24: ...ound warmstart Idle sound Vehicle start sound idling drive Vehicle stop sound drive idling Engine stop sound Reverse engine sound Brake sound Cornering squeak Indicator noise Engine sound FG1 5 differ...

Page 25: ...s already in motion the starting noise will skip and the module directly plays the engine noise As an option 2 different start engine noises can be stored into the Sound Teacher One of these is the en...

Page 26: ...t in most cases the normal sound is sufficient If you use the sound slot slow down and the model slows down the driving sound switches automatically from FGx normal to FGx slow down The same happens w...

Page 27: ...along curves is detected The threshold level is configured in the Sound Teacher configuration Engine sound In the folder USM RC 2 Sounds on the supplied DVD ROM you will find some exemplary sounds fo...

Page 28: ...ossible to switch the sound on or off by the remote control If you replace the switch with a switching unit e g Multiswitch you can switch the sound via the remote control It is important that the swi...

Page 29: ...ed the engine sound is switched on automatically as soon as you accelerate the first time that means for example moving the joystick out of the neutral position The engine sound keeps switched on as l...

Page 30: ...headlight headlight flasher Front fog light Rear fog light Indicator left Indicator right Hazard lights Ship At anchor Ship In operation Ship Aground Ship Restricted in ability to manoeuvre Unable to...

Page 31: ...ound 1 is started the slot start is played 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...

Page 32: ...iggering with the proportional channels 2 4 as static configured the nautic mode or the switching inputs Mode Function Once complete When the sound is started it is played exactly once from start to f...

Page 33: ...d of MP3 files The WAV Player is primarily intended to play songs But of course other sounds can be played too In the Sound Teacher up to 30 tracks can be stored for the WAV Player The WAV Player is c...

Page 34: ...unction the player will jump to the next available track It does not matter if there are any gaps in the track list Function track rev This function is normally used to go to the previous track If thi...

Page 35: ...position that is the center position of the joy stick The same principle is also valid for a horizontal joy stick The area A is in this case to the left and area D to the right The areas can also adj...

Page 36: ...f channel 1 must be correctly set at the Sound Teacher On page 77 you can see how the setting can be used Neutral position of channel 2 4 In general remote control manufacturer do not define a standar...

Page 37: ...itches for each channel or 2 reversing switches with middle position The small circuit can be fastly build on a strip board With the indicated resistors values this schematic should work with all stan...

Page 38: ...ol the functions in this mode Again you can define in the Sound Teacher which functions are triggered with the EKMFA mode see page 66 To trigger a particular sound or function the transmitter joy stic...

Page 39: ...ion can now be assigned to each switch position see page 30 in the Sound Teacher see page 65 Operating the corresponding switch triggers the function which is set at the sound module A memory function...

Page 40: ...D Sound module USM RC 2 40 BEIER Electronic 03 02 2014...

Page 41: ...lay The positive pole is always connected permanently to the load The intensity PWM control of each output can be configured with the Sound Teacher by steps of 5 between 5 and 100 Following functions...

Page 42: ...nge 1 to 255 can be set 1 corresponds to the fastest flashing frequency 50Hz and 255 the slowest 0 196Hz The flashing frequency can be calculated as following f 1 value x 0 02 Output as pulse An outpu...

Page 43: ...ith a 4 position switch in the following order Off parking light low beam light high beam light Output reversing light The output for the reverse driving light is always switched on when the vehicle r...

Page 44: ...ed 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 3 lights can be adjusted seperately The inte...

Page 45: ...t be configured which light is connected to which output and secondly the functions must be allocated to the control elements e g nautic switch of the transmitter You should use Memory functions for t...

Page 46: ...ke e g restricted in ability to manoeuvre or towing the condition will remain active and it will only be switched over to at anchor until the other condition is switched off If the automatic detection...

Page 47: ...s switched on and the intensity of the outputs Moreover the duration of every step until it goes on to the next one can be configured Is an output sequence enabled the sequence always takes precedence...

Page 48: ...vo outputs 1 Driving to fixed positions 2 Running through a programed sequence Driving to fixed positions For each servo up to 5 positions can be specified in the Sound Teacher see page 71 which can b...

Page 49: ...age The thresholds of the voltage monitoring are freely adjustable and lies between 4 5 and 14 0V Here is a list with usual values for different battery types Battery typ Battery voltage Threshold for...

Page 50: ...USM RC 2 50 BEIER Electronic 03 02 2014 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 permanent...

Page 51: ...ese 2 LEDs show different conditions and errors If the voltage is switched on the blue LED flashes a few times and then goes off again In nautic mode the blue LED flashes regularly if the nautic datas...

Page 52: ...000 NT XP Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 about 20 MB of free HD space SD cardreader or a free USB interface 1 0 1 1 or 2 0 DVD ROM drive Software installation In most cases the USM Installer starts auto...

Page 53: ...e 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 the i...

Page 54: ...ternet Open Sound Center Opens the BEIER Electronic Sound Center a sound data base from our cutomers File Close Closes the program Formating SD card Formates erases the SD card SD card D to Z Choses t...

Page 55: ...olume The volume of every sound can be changed here Soundlength Shows length of the sound Opening of sound files The folder Sounds on the DVD contains general examples of soundfiles The folder USM RC...

Page 56: ...nd the complete configuration of the sound module is stored into a project file usm Configuring the sound module Click on the configuration tab in order to carry out adjustments to the sound module Th...

Page 57: ...to the SD card You can find this copy on your SD card in the folder backup So you will always have the complete project data with you However the backup project should not be opened directly from the...

Page 58: ...l sounds driving sounds and additional sounds to the speed This means the faster the model drives the louder the sounds will get As a result in stationary the volume will be lower WAV Player The WAV P...

Page 59: ...hannel so after the sound module the throttle channels and steering channels are superimposed using a mixer In this case the direction of the vehicle is only defined by proportional channel 1 Threshol...

Page 60: ...gine sound should have When the option Play change sound parallel to engine sound is activated the driving sound changes immediately from the old to the new engine sound and the change sound is played...

Page 61: ...ule USM RC 2 03 02 2014 BEIER Electronic 61 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 in...

Page 62: ...dom sounds are to be generated The available time range is 1 to 255 seconds At this point it is also possible to define the conditions under which the random sounds are to be triggered i e whether the...

Page 63: ...2 4 At this point it is also possible to set whether the neutral position of the transmitter sticks should be read in automatically when the sound module is switched on or whether a pre defined value...

Page 64: ...BEIER Electronic 03 02 2014 However the values set here are always valid for all proportional channels It is not possible to define delays for one channel separately Clicking on the reset button will...

Page 65: ...problems occur in picking up the Nautic signal at this point you can activate error correction as this may cause the Nautic switch transmission to operate more reliably Activating error correction doe...

Page 66: ...tions Activation delay Certain times can be set that determine how long the joystick switch etc must be in the positions A B C and D in order to activate the corresponding functions Times between 10 a...

Page 67: ...activated the brake light is always turned on whenever the model is standing An adjustable afterglow of the brake light can also be activated If the selection Hazard light automatically on when revers...

Page 68: ...D is left The switching thresholds for this can also be set as desired under Configuration Proportional channels The variant Bending light via indicators switches on the bending light as long as the...

Page 69: ...0 01s and 24 6s Loop start and loop end Similar to the three stage additional sounds the complete sequence can be divided into 3 sections 1 Start sequence 2 Loop 3 Stop sequence In the table these 3...

Page 70: ...tput 2 is switched on In the third step output 2 is switched off and output 3 is switched on After the third step the sequence starts from the beginning and output 1 is switched on again In this way t...

Page 71: ...ointer to the desired position Speed The 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 cer...

Page 72: ...is activated the additional sound for the servo will be played as long as the servo is moving Sound when not in home position With this function the additional sound will always be played if the serv...

Page 73: ...osition of the servo Every sequence starts and ends from this position Once Loop Here it can be configured whether the servo sequence is only run once after is has been started like a recoil of a tank...

Page 74: ...an example 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 activ...

Page 75: ...3 and 4 do not exist here The two servo outputs of the SM IR 16 2 can also be directly stepless controlled via one of the four proportional inputs of the USM RC 2 The proportional signal which comes f...

Page 76: ...nto SD card is used to write all sounds and configurations onto SD card This can take up to serveral minutes The speed depends on the amount of data 6 Now you can remove the SD card from the card read...

Page 77: ...he horizontal axe from the left to the right shows the driving speed of the model respectively the position of the joy stick In digital mode the range goes from 1 0ms to 2 0ms Resulting from the minim...

Page 78: ...will appear Blue lines The blue lines show the play back speed 60 300 of the driving sound corresponding to the model speed 100 represent the original play back speed the same speed as the original s...

Page 79: ...by shifting the blue quadrates in the diagram and therefore the sounds can be adjusted to the driving speed of the model The play back speed can be affected by the trimmer P1 as well Please consider t...

Page 80: ...sounds can also be triggerd by the keyboard Button F1 F10 Additional sound 1 10 Button 1 0 Additional sound 11 20 Testing functions on the sound module with help of the data cable K USB 2 The functio...

Page 81: ...ferent functions of your sound module with this feature There are two different types of diagnosis 1 Diagnosis with datacable live 2 Diagnosis with SD card recorded The diagnosis window is divided int...

Page 82: ...mal and does not usually indicate a problem Analog inputs This is only interesting in analogue or mix mode Here you can see which voltages are measured at the motor connections The shown value multipl...

Page 83: ...ngs have to be considered The recording is disabled by default and must first be enabled in the Sound Teacher Since the recording of diagnosis data stresses the processor it might come to interrupts i...

Page 84: ...sound module firmware The firmware update will be started after the supply voltage is switched on and it takes about 10 seconds The red and blue LEDs flashes during this period a few times alternatin...

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