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MP3 Node

™

Stand Alone Triggerable MP3 Player

Hardware Manual

Genave / NRC, Inc.

Tech. Publication No. 9000-0000-127 Rev 01

Summary of Contents for MP3 Node

Page 2: ...precautions to protect yourself and others You should completely disable the equipment before working on or in close proximity to any part of it You must test the system and equipment to insure it is...

Page 3: ...ficers employees or agents collectively Genave s licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption los...

Page 4: ...MP3 Node Hardware Installation and User Guide 9000 0000 127 Revision 01 4 of 21 Genave Electronics This page intentionally blank...

Page 5: ...13 Loop 13 SoftStart 13 Equalizer On Off per channel 14 Max Run Time 14 Fallback 14 Changing Global Settings 15 Global Max Time 15 Equalizer 15 Mic Sensitivity 16 Amplifier Boost 16 Audio Delays 16 I...

Page 6: ...ngth P N 6000 0101 124 Max Input Voltage 30VDC Pull to GND for active Output Connector Header 10 position dual row Mating Connector 10 pos dual row female TE 1658621 1 or eqv P N 6000 0035 010 Audio O...

Page 7: ...at begins with the same number as the input i e Input 4 Channel 4 can play 004 Hotel California MP3 2 When there is no SD card installed the unit can play an MP3 file that is stored in its internal me...

Page 8: ...uide 9000 0000 127 Revision 01 8 of 21 Genave Electronics Line out for testing See Line Out Amplifier Port See Amplifier Port Microphone Input See Microphone Port Communications Port Do not use Inputs...

Page 9: ...er Guide 9000 0000 127 Revision 01 9 of 21 Genave Electronics Menu Map When SD card is inserted this is the default screen showing the MP3 channel file information and what to do to play it again Impo...

Page 10: ...ifferent line Use the Left and Right buttons to select new values on the highlighted item In this example the Right button was pressed once to select a microphone file as the source and the filename a...

Page 11: ...mber currently being edited The example to the left is Channel 2 which would make 00X in below descriptions actually be presented as shown In this instance it is shown as 002 00X Use any MP3 file begi...

Page 12: ...ru the files on the micro SD memory card Filenames are sorted by directory location not alphabetically Pressing the Right button will play the audio In this example pressing the Up button shows the ne...

Page 13: ...the first run is completed In this example the audio will play twice The first run plus one loop SoftStart To help prevent startling or hearing damage to persons close to the speakers when the audio...

Page 14: ...ue range is None to 60000 seconds Factory default is NONE To prevent overheating to some amplifiers or speakers or to conserve battery power on solar charging systems it may be useful to limit the run...

Page 15: ...own unique SFX alert sound Channel 1 ALERT WAIL Channel 2 ALERT STEADY Channel 3 HI LOW A Channel 4 ALERT STUTTER Channel 5 DOUBLE HI LOW Channel 6 WHOOP UP Channel 7 WHOOP DOWN Channel 8 PHASER Chan...

Page 16: ...ication of the incoming audio from a microphone Amplifier Boost Amplifier boost is used to adjust levels between the embedded SFX MP3 files and the MP3 files stored on the card Audio Delays Audio dela...

Page 17: ...ng nodes or changing configuration of multiple nodes reading the CFG file is the easiest method to make changes Export Config Used to write the CFG file to the SD card The CFG file holds all of the co...

Page 18: ...ings on the channel to the Factory Default Valid range is YES or NO Factory default is NO Individual channels may have their settings restored to the original factory defaults To restore factory defau...

Page 19: ...osure while pulling the bottom of the case forward Power Connection The MP3 Node operates from 7 5VDC to 28 VDC The power input is also reverse voltage protected The polarity of the connections is dis...

Page 20: ...here are two control lines Power Up and Mute and a 600 Ohm isolated audio output The Power Up line is pulled low before the audio begins Power Up is used to control a relay or mosfet which in turn sup...

Page 21: ...e features of the inputs 1 DO NOT apply any voltage to the inputs Only connect an input to pin 9 of J1 Although the inputs have diodes to protect them from incoming voltages they should only be pulled...