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Product Fitting Guide v1.0.0 (October 2018)

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Содержание Master Control Unit

Страница 1: ...Product Fitting Guide v1 0 0 October 2018 2018 FaderMate All rights reserved 1...

Страница 2: ...bles 9 3 3 FCU Fit 10 3 4 Cabling 14 3 5 Planning Your Installation 16 4 Fitting Instructions 18 4 1 Before You Begin 18 4 2 Setting FCU IDs 18 4 3 Installing FCUs and Routing Daisychain Cables 20 4 4...

Страница 3: ...ust be installed in the fader tray void The FaderMate system as a whole is controlled by a 1U rackmount Master Control Unit MCU see section 2 2 1 2 Document Outline This document explains the followin...

Страница 4: ...s A FaderMate system comprises two subsystem kits a single Master Control Unit MCU kit and up to 4 Fader Control Unit FCU kits 2 2 MCU Overview The Master Control Unit is the heart of the FaderMate sy...

Страница 5: ...ength of two core power cable e 1 x IEC mains cable f 1 x USB type A to type B configuration cable A full MCU kit is shown in Figure 2 3 1 Figure 2 3 1 MCU Kit Contents 2 4 FCU Overview The Fader Cont...

Страница 6: ...FCU kit contains the following components 1 x FaderMate FCU module 8 x Alps motorised faders fitted with custom ribbon cables 8 x metallised fader knobs A full FCU kit is shown in Figure 2 5 1 Figure...

Страница 7: ...Channel Installation Block Diagram A single MCU can support between 1 and 4 inclusive FCUs and thus up to 32 moving faders can be accommodated There is no reason in principle that an installation coul...

Страница 8: ...ere must be a way to get the necessary data interface and power cables inside the console and connected to one of the FCU circuit boards It may also be useful to refer to sections 2 System Overview an...

Страница 9: ...1 2 Typical Motorised Fader Space Constraints 3 2 Fader Cables The faders supplied as part of the standard FCU kit are fitted with cables 10cm in length If required to accommodate mechanical peculiar...

Страница 10: ...wn in Figure 3 3 1 Note that if the diagram is printed on A4 paper it is to scale Crucially the FCU board has dimensions of 23 2 cm x 14 5 cm x 2 5cm width x length x height and would usually be place...

Страница 11: ...Figure 3 3 1 FCU Circuit Board Dimensions 11...

Страница 12: ...systems which include more than 1 FCU Figure 3 3 2 FCU Boards With FaderMate System Connections The standard motorised fader including connector adds a further 3 5cm to the required fader tray depth g...

Страница 13: ...rd and Motorised Fader Installed in Console Figure 3 3 4 illustrates the total FCU system component stack up which determines the required fader tray depth Figure 3 3 4 FCU Circuit Board and Motorised...

Страница 14: ...way ribbon cable of length 2 metres terminated at both ends by DB25 connectors Power cable a 2 core cable of length 2 metres and diameter 6mm Figure 3 4 1 shows the master data interface cable Figure...

Страница 15: ...the console are Cutting drilling panels and grommeting the hole s Feeding the cables through existing gaps in the metalwork Note that the data interface cable is 2 metres long It is therefore not poss...

Страница 16: ...each other Some designs split the console into sections Sometimes the sections buckets don t contain multiples of 8 faders and so faders controlled by a single FCU may be some distance from the board...

Страница 17: ...ing drilling or other physical modifications to your console NOTE If in doubt please arrange to have the work completed by a suitably knowledgeable technician We have a small network of approved insta...

Страница 18: ...ay be damaged by Electrostatic Discharge ESD Proper handling precautions must be observed If in doubt please seek the help of an appropriately qualified technician before proceeding 4 2 Setting FCU ID...

Страница 19: ...dge of the circuit board Figure 4 2 2 FCU ID Selection Switch SW1 Rear View Prior to connecting any cables SW1 on each FCU module in the installation must be set to the appropriate state The positions...

Страница 20: ...t all FCU IDs have been double checked before connecting any cables or powering up the MCU 4 3 Installing FCUs and Routing Daisychain Cables NOTE Only perform this step if you are actually installing...

Страница 21: ...Data Interface Figure 4 4 1 shows the location of the data connector on the rear panel of the MCU Figure 4 4 1 MCU Data Connector Figure 4 4 2 shows the location of CON1 the master data connector on...

Страница 22: ...nt which particular FCU module is connected to the MCU and the choice should be determined by mechanical convenience considerations All of the FCUs in the installation must have their HDR1 connectors...

Страница 23: ...Figure 4 4 4 Data Connections 23...

Страница 24: ...CU rear panel Figure 4 5 1 MCU Power Terminals Figure 4 5 2 shows the location of the power terminals CON2 and CON3 on the FCU circuit board Figure 4 5 2 FCU CON2 and CON3 Power Terminals TIP You are...

Страница 25: ...o the terminal of CON2 on the same FCU using the brown wire in the two core pair The wires should enter the rear of the FCU power connector Figure 4 5 3 shows connections at both ends of the MCU FCU p...

Страница 26: ...Figure 4 5 4 Daisychain Power Connections Block Diagram 26...

Страница 27: ...power supply wires connected incorrectly may cause serious damage Connect the MCU to the mains using the supplied IEC cable Turn the MCU power on using the front panel rocker switch You should observe...

Страница 28: ...om the mains before continuing 4 7 Removing the Old Faders NOTE Only perform this step if you are actually installing the system in a console If you are performing a dry run to ensure that the system...

Страница 29: ...Plate With the fader detached from the console metalwork it is now necessary to disconnect it electrically from the console WARNING Before modifying any of the console s internal wiring ensure that t...

Страница 30: ...es it is important to leave as much slack as possible i e to cut the wire very close to the soldered terminal on the fader otherwise the wire may not reach the motorised fader It is important to remem...

Страница 31: ...elevant FCU by means of the connectors labelled AFn where n can be any number between 1 and 8 inclusive Figure 4 8 1 illustrates the positions of these connectors on the FCU board Figure 4 8 1 FCU Aud...

Страница 32: ...om ribbon cable as supplied in the FCU kit Figure 4 9 1 FaderMate Standard Motorised Fader First screw each motorised fader to the appropriate faceplate using the mounting screws that have been remove...

Страница 33: ...in case you need to disassemble the system to check the connections after doing a basic system test It is extremely important to check that there is no risk of stray pieces of conducting material e g...

Страница 34: ...ld see is the Wave startup routine which causes the faders to move in the shape of a sine wave for around 3 seconds as the system is started up If you would like to perform a more extensive movement t...

Страница 35: ...sensing does not operate correctly It is not possible to cause the DAW fader to go to inf or full scale The motorised faders never reach the extremes of their travel Calibration is performed using the...

Страница 36: ...Version History Version Date Author Details 1 0 0 08 October 2018 AJN First release 36...

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