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- Page 1 RideTraXX 16 Channel Synchronous MP3 Playback User’s Guide...
- Page 3 Customers using or selling Alcorn McBride products for use in such applications do so at their own risk, and agree to fully indemnify Alcorn McBride for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.
- Page 4 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page ii March 20, 2013...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Schedule Builder ____________________________________________________________________ 29 Command Protocol ______________________________________________________________________ 32 Playback Commands __________________________________________________________________ 32 Play - PL ___________________________________________________________________________ 33 Loop Play - LP ______________________________________________________________________ 33 Sync Play - SP ______________________________________________________________________ 34 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 March 20, 2013 Page iii... - Page 6 Completion Acknowledge Mode ________________________________________________________ 45 How To Update Firmware ________________________________________________________________ 46 Standard Firmware Update ____________________________________________________________ 46 Firmware Recovery ___________________________________________________________________ 46 Troubleshooting Guide ___________________________________________________________________ 47 Specifications __________________________________________________________________________ 48 Index _________________________________________________________________________________ 49 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page iv March 20, 2013...
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Page 7: Welcome
Welcome! Thank you for purchasing The Alcorn McBride RideTraXX™. The RideTraXX replaces CD and solid state audio players in permanent or mobile audio playback installations, providing hours of high-quality and maintenance-free digital audio. The RideTraXX lets you synchronously play sixteen independent mono tracks from a single, economical unit. -
Page 8: Technical Support
Technical Support You can obtain technical support or other information about specifying, installing, configuring, updating and programming your Alcorn McBride RideTraXX from several sources: For… Contact… When?… Firmware Updates http://www.alcorn.com/support Any Time Knowledge Base http://www.alcorn.com/kb Any Time E-mail Support support@alcorn.com... -
Page 9: Getting Started
Throughout this manual you will find detailed discussions on all the features of this product. However, you‟re probably anxious to see your RideTraXX play some audio right away. We‟ll start with a few easy steps to show you how to play audio from the... -
Page 10: Playing A Test Sound
To play test sounds, follow these step-by-step directions. Using the included Audio Output Cable Harness, connect channel 1 of the RideTraXX to a set of powered speakers or to the input of an amplifier. Connect to amplifier or powered speakers ... -
Page 11: Front Panel Controls And Indicators
Front Panel Controls and Indicators The RideTraXX includes controls to accommodate a wide variety of installations. The front panel incorporates a blue power indicator, media status/error indicator, an Ethernet status indicator, and a Compact Flash slot covered by a security panel. -
Page 12: Usb
RideTraXX includes a female type-B USB connector on its front panel. This port can be used to control RideTraXX, using its standard command set, as a USB serial device. While many operating systems will detect and install the driver automatically, some operating systems such as Windows 7 64-bit will need the user to supply the appropriate driver. -
Page 13: Rear Panel Controls And Connectors
Molex control inputs, DB-9 serial RS-232 control connector, and locking RJ45 network jack. RS232 Connector Ethernet Jack Power / Audio Output Discrete Inputs • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 7 March 20, 2013... -
Page 14: Audio Output Connector
Ground Ground Ch. 10 Ch. 9 Ch. 8 Ch. 7 Ground Ground Ch. 6 Ch. 5 Ch. 4 Ch. 3 Ground Ground Ch. 2 Ch. 1 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page 8 March 20, 2013... -
Page 15: Power And Discrete Control Input Connector
1-8. For instance, input 3 will play file 3 to channel 3 when triggered. With 12-24vdc. the default input configuration, files will play and loop for as long as the input is maintained. The RideTraXX requires 9-36VDC at approximately 2 Amps. Input/Power Connector Pinout Function Function... -
Page 16: Rs-232C Serial Connector
TXD (data from RideTraXX) RXD (data to RideTraXX) Ground Ethernet RJ-45 This is a standard RJ-45 jack used to connect the RideTraXX to a network. UDP control uses port Control (UDP), file transfer (FTP), and time (NTP) protocols are supported. 2638. -
Page 17: Configuration Dip Switches
Discrete Input Control section of this manual for more details. Firmware Recovery Mode (DIP 3) This switch boots the RideTraXX in a recovery mode in which you can update the firmware in the case the unit is unbootable. Use this mode to update to a working firmware version if a regular firmware update fails (due to power failure during update, corrupt firmware file, etc.) - Page 18 Factory Defaults (DIP 4) Activating this switch while the RideTraXX is booted will return the unit to its default (factory) state. These defaults are listed below. Factory Defaults Parameter Default Value IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.0.1 Nameserver (DNS) 127.0.0.1...
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Page 19: The Compact Flash Card
Microsoft FAT32 format, and any other card you use should be formatted as FAT32 using a PC. Alcorn McBride recommends SanDisk® brand of Compact Flash. For the latest list of compatible and recommended Compact Flash please visit: http://www.alcorn.com/library/appnotes/HowMuchFlash/index.html... -
Page 20: File Naming
File Naming It is sometimes easiest to A specific file naming convention is used so that the RideTraXX can identify use the “numbered” the file type, as well as associate the supported file types with a number. style of file naming for... -
Page 21: Playback
More details on these commands can be found in the Command Protocol section of this manual. Note: During the 3 seconds between when a SP command is received and the audio playback is started, all the audio outputs of RideTraXX will be silent. Interruptible versus Uninterruptible Operation... -
Page 22: Crossfade Mode
Stereo vs. Mono MP3 Playback RideTraXX is capable of up to 16 independent mono channels, but can also be used to play stereo MP3 files. When specifying playback of a stereo MP3 in a command, play the file to a channel pair (P1-P8) rather than an individual channel (C1-C16). - Page 23 1 and 2. These two channels of audio are MP3 files “ch1scene1.mp3” and “ch2scene1.mp3”. When you issue the crossfade command to RideTraXX, you want a 5 second crossfade to the MP3 files “ch1scene2.mp3” and “ch2scene2.mp3”. The following commands would be issued: Start the initial synchronous playback on channel pairs 1 and 2.
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Page 24: Transferring Files Via Ftp
PC, RideTraXX has a built-in FTP server allowing for quick file transfers over Ethernet. The nameserver setting Before using FTP, be sure that the network settings on your RideTraXX are is used to resolve configured correctly. The default network settings are listed below. -
Page 25: Control Methods
Control Methods For your convenience, Alcorn McBride distributes an application called AMI Terminal, which allows you to control the RideTraXX via RS-232 or Ethernet with the click of a button. This free application can be obtained at http://www.alcorn.com/support/software.html. Serial Control The RideTraXX can be controlled using the male DB-9 RS-232 connector on the rear panel. -
Page 26: Discrete Input Control
Discrete Input Control The RideTraXX has a total of 8 discrete inputs on the rear of the unit which can be set to accept Voltage Input (12-24VDC) or Contact Closure. Voltage Input or Contact Closure is selected by configuration dipswitch #2 on the side of the RideTraXX chassis. -
Page 27: Traxx Configuration Software
Manage Input Groups By default, the 8 discrete inputs on the RideTraXX act individually and are constrained to a total of 8 separate operations – one for each input. However, if you need to perform more than 8 operations using the parallel inputs, you can combine the 8 inputs into “Input Groups”... - Page 28 Select one of the Groups and click Edit Selected Group to assign inputs to that group. For this example we have assigned Inputs 1-4 to Group #1. Click OK to save the assignments. • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual •...
- Page 29 Manage Channel Groups You can have a total of 13 Channel Groups in the RideTraXX. Channel Groups allow you to control multiple audio channels using a single input or Serial/Ethernet command. In the TraXX Config program select Channel Groups to open this window: Select a Group and click Edit Selected Group to assign channels to that group.
- Page 30 Select “Device Powered On” to make event happen on bootup. The best way to make the RideTraXX to play a file on startup is to select the Device Powered On Trigger Type. Once you have chosen where the event is being triggered from, you can select either an Active On or Active Off Trigger Edge.
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Page 31: Playlist Control
Overview For an easy way to A playlist file is nothing more than a list of RideTraXX commands listed make a playlist, use in a text file. These commands, which are listed in the Command Protocol Playlist Builder section, are the same commands that are used by all of the RideTraXX‟s... -
Page 32: Special Playlist Commands
Special Playlist Commands In addition to regular RideTraXX commands listed in the Command Protocol section, there are a few additional commands for the Playlist Control interface. These single-character commands further modify the behavior of the playlists to provide additional features that only apply to the Playlist Control interface of the RideTraXX. -
Page 33: Example Playlist
#1. If the user issues a Play command during the playback of file #1, it will be interrupted and the playlist will move on to the next command. If a Play command is not received, the RideTraXX will not advance to the next playlist command until file #1 has played to completion. -
Page 34: Playlist Builder
“By File” would allow you to enter the actual file name. If you are using the compact flash card that shipped inside your RideTraXX, select „By Number‟ and enter the number „1‟ in the field. -
Page 35: Scheduler Control
Scheduler Control For an easy way to The RideTraXX has a built-in real-time clock, which can be used to trigger make a schedule, use events based on time and/or date. For example, a schedule could be created Schedule Builder to play a sound at exactly 3:00PM on January 15th 2015, or start looping a available at sound at 8AM every morning and stop looping it at 8PM every night. - Page 36 If you are using the compact flash card that shipped inside your RideTraXX, select „By Number‟ and enter the number „1‟ in the field. Select the time and date you wish to execute the command in the Start Date/Time section on the right side of this screen.
- Page 37 In this screen, you are free to Add/Edit/Delete Scheduled events as needed. Once you are finished creating the schedule, all you need to do is save the schedule file as schedule.scl and copy it to the RideTraXX‟s Compact Flash card. • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual •...
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Page 38: Command Protocol
Command Protocol The Serial, Ethernet, Playlist, and Scheduler control interfaces use the Pioneer Alcorn McBride Enhanced protocol. This section discusses the most commonly used commands in detail. The protocol is ASCII-based. Upper or lower case characters can be used interchangeably. All commands and responses are terminated with the Carriage Return character. -
Page 39: Play - Pl
Move the playlist on Channel Pair 1 to the next entry >P1PL Loop Play - LP Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to play a sound file, automatically looping it back to the start when the sound finishes. Command Bytes: <n><d><i>LP or "<filename>"<d><i>LP Parameters: <n>... -
Page 40: Sync Play - Sp
Sync Loop - SL Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to start looping synchronous playback of searched files on the specified channel pair or channel group. If no channel pair or channel group is specified, it will start looping synchronous playback of all searched channels. -
Page 41: Background Search - Bs
Queue “scene3.mp3” on channel pair 5. "scene3.mp3”P5BS Play Toggle - PT Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to toggle playback of a file. If currently stopped, the file will play. If currently playing, the file will stop. Command Bytes: <n><d><i>PT or "<filename>"<d><i>PT Parameters: <n>... -
Page 42: Search - Se
„*‟. The RideTraXX will start playback of all channels at the same time, using the assigned files for each channel specified by a previous Search command. -
Page 43: Play Directory - Pd
Play Directory - PD Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to play the files located in a specified directory by automatically generating a playlist with the contents of the directory and starting the playlist on the specified channel, channel pair, or channel group. -
Page 44: Pause - Pa
Pause - PA Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to pause playback of the specified Channel, Channel Pair or Channel Group. Playback is resumed whenever a Play command is issued to the paused Channel Pair or Channel Group Command Bytes: <d>PA... -
Page 45: Add Channels To Channel Group
To clear the group, issue the command with no channels listed after C Message Response: Examples: Add channels 2,3,6 to Group 3. A3C2,3,6GR Clear group 6. A6CGR • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 39 March 20, 2013... -
Page 46: Playlists
Playlists Play System Playlist Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to start a playlist as the system playlist (not tied to any particular channel). <n>PL or “<filename>”PL Command Bytes: Parameters: <n> is the ASCII playlist number between 0-99999 <filename> is the ASCII playlist file name... -
Page 47: Control Commands
Control Commands These commands control some of the operational modes of the RideTraXX. Version Request Description: This command is used to request the operating system version. Command Bytes: Message Response: RideTraXX x.x.x Where x.x.x is the current version of the installed firmware. -
Page 48: Mute/Unmute/Volume Control
Mute/UnMute/Volume Control Description: This command causes the RideTraXX to mute, unmute, or set the volume level of the specified Channel, Channel Pair, or Channel Group. Command Bytes: <v><d>AD Parameters: <v> is one of the following (in ASCII): M - Mute... -
Page 49: Send String
Send String Description: This command sends an ASCII string from RideTraXX to the specified destination. Command Bytes: "<s>"<d><o>SS Parameters: <s> is the string to be sent <d> is the destination, one of: S – Serial U – UDP(over Ethernet) B – USB Serial <o>... -
Page 50: Status Request
Get Channel Pair 3 Status P3?C Example Response: 5|music1.mp3<h0d>6|music2.mp3<h0d> Get Channel Group 2 Status G2?C Example Response: 2|yell.mp3<h0d>3|sing.mp3<h0d>4|hi.mp3<h0d> Get Channel 12 Status C12?C Example Response: 12|soundfx.mp3 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page 44 March 20, 2013... -
Page 51: Completion Acknowledge Mode
There are 2 different completion acknowledge modes possible. This Completion Acknowledge Mode remains as long as the RideTraXX is powered. Note: The unit defaults to no completion acknowledge whenever the unit first powers up. Message Response: Command Bytes: <s>"<c>"<d>AK... -
Page 52: How To Update Firmware
How To Update Firmware Under certain circumstances, it may be necessary to update the RideTraXX‟s firmware. Do not update the firmware unless there is a specific need to do so. Standard Firmware Update 1. Download the latest firmware for the RideTraXX product from http://www.alcorn.com/support/firmware.html... -
Page 53: Troubleshooting Guide
Q: I hear snaps and pops in the playback audio, especially when playing all of the channels. A: RideTraXX supports up to 10 mono or 8 stereo files at 192kbps and up to 16 mono at 128kbps. Make sure that your files do not exceed this bitrate. If playing more than 8 files at once, please verify that they are mono files. -
Page 54: Specifications
Size: 7” W x 1.719” H x 10.88” D (17.78 cm W x 4.44 cm H x 27.64 cm D) Physical: Weight: 4lbs. (1.8Kg) Environment: 0°C (32°F) to 38°C (100°F) 0-90% Relative Humidity Compliance: CE, UL, CSA, WEEE, RoHS • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page 48 March 20, 2013... -
Page 55: Index
Loop Play, 33 uninterruptible, 15 Manage Channel Groups, 23 UnMute, 42 Manage Input Groups, 21 Update Firmware, 46 MPEG-1 Part 3, 13 Version Request, 41 Mute, 42 • Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 49 March 20, 2013...
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