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AM360a User Manual

revised 2009.02.16 for

Hardware Rev. A

Firmware Version 1.00.23

AudioMate 360a User Manual

IP Voice Gateway for Audio Devices

Table of Contents

Overview

Voice Communications Via Your IP Network ..................................................3

AudioMate 360a Product Tour

Front Panel ............................................................................................................4

Rear Panel .............................................................................................................. 5

Installation

Network Considerations ......................................................................................6

Bandwidth Consumption and Codecs ..............................................................7

Electrical Considerations ....................................................................................7

Conﬁguration

Log In .....................................................................................................................7

Global Conguration ...........................................................................................7

Personality Module Conguration ....................................................................8

Status

Global Status .......................................................................................................10

Module Status .....................................................................................................11

AudioMate 360a Speciﬁcations

Appendix A - Interface Examples

Public Address (Paging) Amplier ..................................................................14

LMR Remote Control ........................................................................................14

AM360a

Summary of content (19 pages)

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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 AM360a AudioMate 360a User Manual WWW.VOICEINTEROP.COM IP Voice Gateway for Audio Devices Table of Contents Overview Voice Communications Via Your IP Network................................................... 3 AudioMate 360a Product Tour Front Panel............................................................................................................. 4 Rear Panel.................................................
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Weather Radio Channel.....................................................................................14 Digital I/O Connections.....................................................................................15 Appendix B - Multicast Addressing Notes Limitations on Multicast Group Address Choices..........................................16 Appendix C - WAVE Configuration Multicast Configuration..................
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 overview Overview Voice Communications Via Your IP Network The AudioMate 360 family of IP voice gateways links your IP network with a new world of voice communications possibilities. Now, disparate communications modes and equipment can interoperate as never before. The AudioMate 360a interfaces with baseband audio devices such as microphones, public address amplifiers, broadcast receivers, and portable music players.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 tour AudioMate 360a Product Tour Front Panel Front Panel Indicators All front panel indicator LEDs can display one of seven color states: OFF, RED, RED FLASHING, GREEN, GREEN FLASHING, AMBER and AMBER FLASHING each of which can be used to indicate a different condition within the AudioMate 360a.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Front Panel Connections Microphone — Accepts an 8-pin RJ-45 microphone plug on a Kenwoood KMC-27B pushto-talk mobile radio microphone. Other microphones might work and you may construct a suitable microphone using the pin-outs listed in Appendix A. Front Panel Controls Volume — The Volume control serves two functions: 1) selecting which audio line to adjust, and 2) adjusting the audio level.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 I/O — Digital Input and Output lines. A 5-pin inline receptacle whose mating plug uses screw terminals to accept bare wire. GND — Signal ground. I/O 1 — (COR) Pull low to stream RTP audio packets to the network. I/O 2 — (PTT) Goes low to indicate RTP packets are being received from the network. D+ and D- — RS485 data loop; not implemented.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 streams will not flow through most Internet routers. Therefore, unicast addresses are acceptable for use in the AudioMate 360 line of IP gateways, although multicast is preferred.. Bandwidth Consumption and Codecs The G.711 codec (encoder/decoder algorithm) consumes approximately 84kilobits/second per stream. More aggressive codecs consume less bandwidth, but their output audio is typically of lower quality.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Appendix B has more detail on selecting multicast addresses with pointers to reference sources. RTP Remote IP is the address of the device at the other end of the link, not the device you are configuring. It could be a WAVE media server or another AudioMate 360. RTP Remote IP is the multicast group or unicast address of the other end. The Class D multicast range lies between 225.0.0.0 and 239.255.255.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Line Out Level displays the current setting of the Line Output level. To set this level electronically, type in a value between 0 and 15 and click Update Configuration. Line In Level displays the current setting of the Line Input level. To set this level electronically, type in a value between 0 and 15 and click Update Configuration.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 status Status The AudioMate 360 family of IP gateways provide status reports to make adjustments and diagnostics easier. The AudioMate 360a provides the means to view the status of the digital input and output signals as well as to view the current settings of the transmit and receive audio levels. Global Status The Global Status page displays various parameters of the common interface board.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Serial Number uniquely identifies this unit. Login IP Address shows the address of YOUR computer from which you are managing this unit. LAN Port MAC Address shows the Ethernet address of the unit’s LAN interface. This uniquely identifies the unit on your network and can be useful in differentiating among several AudioMate 360 units on the same network.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Speaker Volume, Microphone Level, Line Out Level, and Line In Level display the current setting of their respective audio levels. These can be changed in the Module Configuration screen. Talk Mode when Active indicates that voice packets are being streamed to the LAN port.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 specs AudioMate 360a Specifications Physical Dimensions 1.75 in. (4.5 cm) H x 3.6 in. (9.2 cm) W x 6.0 in. (15.3 cm) D Weight 0.8 pounds (0.4 kg) Electrical Input Voltage 12 Volts d.c. nominal, 16 Volts d.c. max., 10 Volts d.c. min. Input current 350 mAmps nominal, 1 Amp peak Audio Interface Line input 2.2 Volts peak-peak nominal, 5 Volts peak-peak max. @ 10K Ohms Line output 2.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Appendix A - Interface Examples A Public Address (Paging) Amplifier Aux In Line Out AudioMate 360a Bogen C10 or C20 Connection to a typical PA amplifier is simple and easy. Among the leading manufacturers, such as Bogen and Cooper-Wheelock, specifics of the connections vary; in the example depicted a Sound Blaster cable from 3.5mm phone plug to RCA plug will suffice.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Because this is a one-way audio application, either the continuous streaming or the VOX feature of the AM360a can be put to good use. Aux Out Line In AudioMate 360a Weather Receiver Digital I/O Connections Digital I/O on Rear Apron WWW.VOICEINTEROP.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 B Appendix B - Multicast Addressing Notes Limitations on Multicast Group Address Choices Note 1: Avoid addresses of the form 224.0.0.x Traffic to addresses of the form 224.0.0.x is often flooded to all switch ports. This address range is reserved for link-local uses. Many routing protocols assume that all traffic within this range will be received by all routers on the network.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 C Appendix C - WAVE Configuration WAVE (Wide Area Voice Environment) from Twisted Pair Solutions provides the glue to tie together your various IP voice communications endpoints. The AudioMate 360 family of IP voice gateways works seamlessly with WAVE to extend your communications options and enhance interoperability among disparate devices.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Channels (WAVE 4) Log in to WAVE. Click Media Servers -> Interfaces, then click the Add Interface button. From the dropdown listbox select VoiceInterop AM360 and click the Next button. In the Name field type a meaningful name. Tab to the Description field and type a meaningful description. In the Gateway IP Address field type the management address of the AM360 that will be associated with this endpoint.
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AM360a User Manual revised 2009.02.16 for Hardware Rev. A Firmware Version 1.00.23 Under Configuration click Global. In the field RTP Remote IP type the unicast address of the target media server. For RTP Remote Port and RTP Local Port type a port number between 16384 and 65534; both fields should be identical numbers. For Codec select G.711u; if your network will not support about 100kbps streams then select GSM. Click the button Update Configuration to save your changes.