Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] The MM-DSP-AES interfaces to AES/EBU standard digital signal I/Os. The MM-DSP-CN interfaces to the Peavey CABTM Series CobraNetTM bridges, which transport audio and control via an Ethernet network. · Standard 19" NEMA rack-mount enclosure with slide rails: 7" H x 19" W x 30" D space required 17. 78 cm H x 48. 26 cm W x 76. 20 cm D · Two 400 Watt, removable, load-sharing, front-accessible power supplies · Lockable front control panel · Mouse and keyboard ports on front and back panels · Two switches for keyboard lock and front door lock · Two front-panel removable, 3. 5" mirrored, redundant 4. 2 gigabyte or larger hard disk drives (MM-980nt); one for the MM-960nt · 1. 44 megabyte, 3. 5" floppy disk drive · 32X CD ROM drive · Rugged, American-made steel construction · Positive airflow chassis cooling · True Color, PCI video with 8 megabyte of video RAM and selectable resolution from 640 x 480 to 1, 600 x 1, 200, plus refresh rates from 43 Hz to 200 Hz · Network interface board included
Features
· Up to 256 inputs and 256 outputs · Slots for up to eight DPU boards · Over 600 software audio devices available in library · Double-precision DSP filtering for accurate filter characteristics
Applications
· · · · · Stadiums Cruise ships Multi-purpose facilities Auditoriums Large-scale paging systems
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Schools Courts of law Airports University campus buildings Theme parks Performing arts centers Distance learning centers Hotel meeting room complexes Houses of worship Conference centers Teleconferencing systems Civic centers Theaters Arenas
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows NT 4. 0 for system controller board MWare 3. 0 for sound system design, control, and diagnostics (operates under Microsoft Windows NT 4. 0) ·
Virtual Audio Devices (In Software Environment Libraries):
· AES digital audio input and output ports and level controls · AmpWare amplifier control and monitoring functions · Automatic mixers from 2 to 32 input channels with direct outputs and linking capability · Bitmaps to incorporate a graphic into the system control interface · BoB's (Break-out-Boxes) analog input and output ports and level controls, with control ports for virtually any system control parameter · Blocks: a graphic object that contains a child window with a sub-system or sub-function, etc. · Bump panels: a graphic object for a control area, label, message, etc. [. . . ] · Level controls: attenuators with and without trim control (limits); crossfaders; distribution amplifiers with 2
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DIGITAL ELECTRONICS SPECIFICATIONS
System Controller Board:
Pentium II SBC (single board computer) Processor: Intel Pentium II 450 MHz or equal, better (MM-980nt); Pentium II 400 MHz or equal, or better (MM-960nt) Cache: 512 kilobytes or more Memory: 256 MB or more PC-100 RAM (MM-980nt); 128 MB or more PC-100 RAM (MM-960nt)
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Drives:
· 3. 5" 1. 44 megabyte floppy disk drive · 32X CD ROM · Dual, 4. 2 gigabyte or larger, frontpanel removable, mirrored, redundant hard disk drives on drive sleds (MM-980nt) · 4. 2 gigabyte or larger, front-panel removable hard disk drive on a drive sled (MM-960nt)
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Video Board:
True Color, PCI video board with 8 megabytes of video RAM and selectable resolutions from 640 x 480 to 1, 600 x 1, 200, plus refresh rates from 43 Hz to 200 Hz. The system is shipped set for 800 x 600 at 75 Hz.
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to 16 outputs; multi-channel attenuator groups from 2 to 16 channels; On-Off switches; panning attenuators from 2 to 5 channels; ramps with adjustable ramp level change, ramp time, and ramp rate Logic controls: Boolean with 2, 4, or 8 inputs RPN: base integer RPN, base logic RPN, base % RPN, control inverter, dual flip-flop, event counter, or flipflop functions Meters: LED with tiny and large signal-presence or overload indication, Peak and RMS meters in four appearances with parameter controls Mixers from 2 to 64 inputs and from 1 to 16 outputs Presets: up to 25 system-wide with more possible Program launchers to launch other programs from within MWareTM 3. 0 RoomLinkTM room combiners, using either automixers, mixers, or mixers with delay, for 3 to 15 rooms Routers: from 1 to 32 inputs and from 1 to 32 outputs, with or without Processor preconfigurations for four Peavey speaker systems Sub-presets: up to 25 for individual child windows with more possible and schedulable with a built-in event timer System mute: to mute all outputs simultaneously Test functions: DC-voltage generator, frequency-response probe, I/O probe, pink-noise generator, signal probe, sine-wave generator, and a white-noise generator Title blocks: a graphic area to type in any type of title, etc. Via function to allow a signal to loop back up the signal chain without creating feedback oscillation Wave file players for 32, 44. 1, and 48 kHz system sample rates at 100%, 50%, and 25% of that sample rate.
Network Interface Board:
10/100BaseT fast Ethernet board with RJ-45 connector
Notes: (1) New devices may be created and stored by the user in these libraries. (2) Any control parameters of any of the above devices may be controlled via the control ports on the BoB or CAB I/Os, and via third-party control software with a properly configured interface port.
Digital Audio Processing Boards:
Digital Audio I/O: 32 channels in / 32 channels out per DPU board for all DPU board types Processors: Four Motorola 56002 DSP chips per board Digital Audio Bussing: 256 inter-board channels (between DPU boards), 256 inter-cell channels (between DSP chips)
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Controls:
· Front door lock · Keyboard lock
Backplane:
14-slot passive backplane with three PCI slots and (11) ISA slots
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· System power switch · Reset, Aux. , and Power LEDs Power Switch, Power and Power Fail LEDs, plus audible failure tone per power supply · Chassis slide rails
Product Agency Compliance Listings:
UL, CUL, CE, and FCC part 15, A
Connectors:
Front panel: (1) AT keyboard connector and (1) PS2 mouse connector Rear panel: (1) Euro-style AC cord connector, (1) DB-25 parallel connector, (1) PS2 keyboard connector, (1) PS2 mouse connector (1) DB-15 video connector, and (2) COM port DB-9 connectors (COM 1 and COM 2)
ARCHITECT'S AND ENGINEER'S SPECIFICATIONS
The MediaMatrix MM-980nt/MM-960nt Mainframe signal processor shall be a software-based, integrated sound system design, control, and hardware platform that requires only microphones, microphone preamps, power amplifiers, and speakers to provide a complete and working system. It shall be based on an open architecture that utilizes a modular computer mainframe including dual redundant power supplies, a floppy-disk drive, a CD ROM drive, a system controller board, and up to eight digital signal processing boards. The 900 Series Mainframe system shall provide all needed line-level signal processing for up to 256 audio input lines and 256 audio output lines. (MM-980nt): It shall include dual, removable, mirrored redundant hard disk drives. Systems of lesser capacity shall not be acceptable. The 900 Series Mainframe system's CPU shall be Intel Pentium II-based, and the user's control and design interface GUI shall be Peavey's MWare 3. 0 running under Microsoft Windows NT 4. 0. The 900 Series Mainframe system's software must provide the ability to design, wire, operate, control, and troubleshoot a complete digital audio system in the software domain. It shall allow the creation of custom control panels and devices to provide unique solutions not possible on other DSP audio platforms. · Bump panels: a graphic object for a control area, label, message, etc. · Via function to allow a signal to loop back up the signal chain without creating feedback oscillation · Wave file players for 32, 44. 1, and 48 kHz system sample rates at 100%, 50%, and 25% of that sample rate Notes: (1) New devices may be created and stored by the user in these libraries. (2) Any control parameters of any of the above devices may be controlled via the control ports on the BoB or CAB I/Os, and via third-party control software with a properly configured interface port. Other software packages not offering the stability, security or flexibility of these operating system and design/control/ diagnostics packages shall not be acceptable. The 900 Series Mainframe system shall have the following front-panel controls and connectors: Front door and keyboard locks, system power and reset switches; aux. , power, and power fail LEDs; an AT keyboard and PS2 mouse connectors. On the rear panel, it shall have a Euro-style AC cord connector, a DB-25 parallel connector, a PS2 keyboard connector, a PS2 mouse connector, a DB-15 video connector and two COM port DB-9 connectors for COM 1 and COM 2.
(MM-980nt): The 900 Series Mainframe shall have two, 400 Watt, redundant, removable, load-sharing, front accessible universal power supplies, UL, CSA, and CE listed. (MM-960nt): It shall have a 400-Watt, removable, front accessible universal power supply, UL, CSA, and CE listed. It shall operate on AC power at either 50 or 60 Hz +/-5%, from 100 to 120 VAC or 200 to 240 VAC +/-10% and with auto-switch depending on the source voltage. (MM-980nt): Each power supply shall consume no more than 920 Watts and produce no more than 3128 BTU/Hr. at 115 VAC fully loaded, or consume no more than 1150 Watts and produce no more than 3910 BTU/Hr. Each power supply shall draw a maximum in-rush current of no more than 80A at 115 VAC and no more than 40 A at 230 VAC. [. . . ] at 115 VAC fully loaded, or consume no more than 1150 Watts and produce no more than 3910 BTU/Hr. The power supply shall draw a maximum in-rush current of no more than 80A at 115 VAC and no more than 40 A at 230 VAC. The 900 Series Mainframe shall be 6. 97" (17. 70 cm) high by 19" (46. 26 cm) wide by 26" (66. 04 cm) deep and requires a NEMA standard 30"-deep rack. It shall be finished in grey powder-coat painted steel. [. . . ]