Audioroot eSMART TRIO Manual

Advanced portable smart battery power distributor

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eSMART TRIO
Advanced portable smart battery power distributor
Version 1.1 Updated 07/08/2023
The AUDIOROOT eSMART TRIO is an advanced portable smart battery power distribution system
for location sound recordists. It can accept up to 3 independent power sources (3 batteries or 2 batteries
+ 1 AC/DC external power supply) and distributes power via 8 x DC connectors and 2 x USB ports.
This product was designed to offer sound location recordists a wide variety of solutions to power
their devices. With the eSMART TRIO users can benefit from advanced features like battery hot
swapping and/or AC power with battery backup, smBUS data flow through, overcurrent/short circuit fault
detection and more...
The eSMART TRIO offers 7 industry standard Hirose™ compatible DC output connectors as well as
a Switchcraft™ compatible TA4F output connector with smBUS battery data aggregation.
The distributor also offers 1 x USB-A Quick Charge 3.0 port and 1 x USB-C port with Power
Delivery. Finally all battery and power information is displayed on 3 OLED displays.
Key features :
3 x power inputs on rugged TA4M connectors
6 x industry standard Hirose™ compatible DC output connectors on the rear panel (4 main and 2
auxiliary)
1 x TA4F Switchcraft™ DC output connector with smBUS battery data aggregation
1 x industry standard Hirose™ compatible DC output connector on the front panel (aux)
2 x white led illuminated pushbuttons
1 x USB-A connector with Quick Charge 3.0
1 x USB-C connector with Power Delivery
1 x 96x64 pixels color OLED display
2 x 128x28 pixels blue OLED display
10 x M3 threaded holes for various mounting options
1 x belt clip included
Max. total current supply : 11.5A (165W @ 14.4V)
1 x mini USB port for firmware upgrades (located inside the unit)
Size : 83 x 40 x 94mm (3.26" x 1.57" x 3.70")
Weight (w/out belt clip) : 300g (10.58 ounces)
http://www.audioroot.fr audioroot@audioroot.fr
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  • Page 1 This product was designed to offer sound location recordists a wide variety of solutions to power their devices. With the eSMART TRIO users can benefit from advanced features like battery hot swapping and/or AC power with battery backup, smBUS data flow through, overcurrent/short circuit fault detection and more...
  • Page 2: Unpacking And Inspection

    If shipping damage is evident, notify the transportation company immediately. Only the consignee can file a claim with the carrier for shipping damage. AUDIOROOT will fully co-operate in such an event. Be sure to save the carton for the shipper to inspect.
  • Page 3 UNIT CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS and DISPLAYS: http://www.audioroot.fr audioroot@audioroot.fr Ce document est la propriété d'AUDIOROOT, et ne peut-être reproduit ou communiqué sans autorisation...
  • Page 4 2. smBUS DATA 3. smBUS CLOCK 4. BATT (+) BATT 2 power input (11) 1. BATT (-) 2. smBUS DATA 3. smBUS CLOCK 4. BATT (+) http://www.audioroot.fr audioroot@audioroot.fr Ce document est la propriété d'AUDIOROOT, et ne peut-être reproduit ou communiqué sans autorisation...
  • Page 5: Power Source Configurations

    2. Not connected 3. Not connected 4. (+) POWER SOURCE CONFIGURATIONS : The eSMART TRIO is 100% plug'n'play. With 3 different power inputs the eSMART TRIO can be used in many different configurations : Single battery • High priority battery + single battery backup •...
  • Page 6 #2 (11) As long as AC power is present the eSMART TRIO will draw power from the AC/DC adapter. In the event of AC power loss or removal the smart battery will kick in seamlessly and automatically. SoC information of the battery is displayed on the auxiliary OLED #1...
  • Page 7 #3 (12) As long as AC power is present the eSMART TRIO will draw power from the AC/DC adapter. In the event of AC power loss or removal the 2 smart batteries (backup) will kick in seamlessly and will share the load as described in the “Dual batteries (shared load)”...
  • Page 8: Powering The Unit On And Off

    OFF the unit a popup screen comes up and shows how long to keep the main power button pressed to power OFF the unit : http://www.audioroot.fr audioroot@audioroot.fr Ce document est la propriété d'AUDIOROOT, et ne peut-être reproduit ou communiqué sans autorisation...
  • Page 9: Outputs Control

    OUTPUTS CONTROL : The eSMART TRIO has a total of 8 DC output connectors. The TA4F connector (13) and 4 x HRS4 connectors (14) are connected to the “MAIN” output circuit. These output power as soon the eSMART TRIO is powered ON.
  • Page 10 The eSMART TRIO will automatically try to restore power within 40 seconds. If the short circuit condition has been removed power will be restored. If not the eSMART TRIO will keep all outputs off and will retry restoring power every 40 seconds.
  • Page 11: Special Notes

    TRIO. The eSMART TRIO is compatible only with smart batteries and couplers such as the eSMART Li- 48neo, Li-96neo, Li-49Wh, Li-98Wh, LiFe-256Wh, LiFe-576Wh, BC1150, BH2, etc…...

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