service manual
Contents
1. 10k resistor SMD 0805 should be removed and 1k resistor SMD 0805 should be replaced with OR bridge If you specify the cressendo usage on placing order we do the modification with no additional costs We suggest dust proof linear potentiometers in range 10 50 kOhm which are more durable and easier for mounting than rotation potentiometers Use shielded cable between potentiometer and ALTERUS connect the shield to ground on ALTERUS side ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 10 4 Technical specifications 4 1 Main board ALTERUS MAIN e Number of inputs 48 e Display type GLCD 128x64 white on black e Buttons next prev save reset rotary encoder e Input type NO pull up e Number of banks 99 possible to rename up to 20 chars e Number of combinations 999 within single bank e Data storage media SD memory card up to 16 GB EEPROM e Power supply 12 24 VDC 4 2 Expansion board ALTERUS OUT48 e Number of outputs 48 signal 48 LED e Output type signal Pull up toward VCC 12 24 V GND when activated e Output type LED GND when activated common anode 4 3 Expansion board ALTERUS IN48 e Number of inputs 48 e Input type NO pull up GND ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 112. ALTERUS service manual ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 1 ALTERUS Table Of Contents T General deser eegene eege eege eege ee 3 2 Operating ALTERS engen nepreta aea aeae aaa sg Sege ee De 4 ZA Grapnic Display sessesccd ccaeeseccedetedeexdedeecceeet eds ieoa a e ea a e ea eo a EEEE E EES 4 2 2 Selecting the piston combination 5 2 2 1 Step by step piston combination recall eeecscessssteceeseeeeceeeseaeeeeeeaeceeseaaeeeceeaaeeeeseqaeeeeeeaaes 5 2 3 Saving the PistOn COMBINATIONS s lt 2 lt ieesccccescessssecesawacesdessedeeeencestsdesveceeactvastsveosdeiaguccessdebawentseveecsess 5 2 A COMEPOMSR TOK iesirea a sua eege geg tege eege 6 2 5 CreSSONO TUN CHON E 6 2 6 Using the ALTERUS without memory Card inserted ccecccssceceessececeesaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeenaeeeeeeaaes 6 2 7 SYSTEM En UE 6 3 Priklopi vezave in programiranje dodatnih funken 7 3 1 Glavna plo a ALTERUS MAIN za LCD aaslononm 7 3 2 Izhodna plo a ALTERUS OUT48 48 kanalov 8 3 3 Priporo ila glede izvedbe napalania 9 3 4 Fiksne kombinacie p mE tUi a nonsen aa dee ENEE 9 3 4 1 Programiranje fiksnih kombinac 9 3 5 Cressendo funkcija krmiljenje s pedalom ceccccecsssseceesssceceesssceeeessseeceessseeeeessseeeeeesseeees 10 3 5 1 Programiranje cressendo Tunkcle 10 3 5 2 Priklop potenciometra Za CrESSENCO cirereta eaae eieaa ALEEA EREE EEA 10 A TEHINICHE S POCITIKACII nesnaneneninod arar a N A N 11 4 1 Glavna plo a
3. AUTERUS MAIN 11 4 2 RazSiritvena plo a 1 ALTERUS OUT48 wu ccc ccecccssccecssseeeesssseeeesessececsesaeeeesesseeeesesaeeeesesaeeeeeeaaes 11 4 3 RazSiritvena plo a 3 ALTERUS IN48 ccccccccssssececssssececsssaeeecsesseeeesssaececsesaeeeesesaeeeesesaeeseseaaes 11 ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 2 1 General description ALTERUS is an advances yet simple organ piston controller which ensures simple and quick installation very easy operation and removable media support Graphic LCD display can display in addition to standard bank combination number bank names that can be edited by the user Operating the controller is very simple and is mostly done by the rotating wheel and four special buttons next previous reset store ALTERUS uses standard SD cards as its memory media same that are used in mobile phones cameras which means simple and cheap memory extension Actually it s so cheap that every single organ player can have its own memory card and therefore situations where one organist re wrote deleted other organist s data are becoming history Editing piston combinations can be done on organs offcourse but it is also possible to edit them at home using any Windows based computer and special ALTERUS PC software This way all or most work can be done at home and afterwards the organ player only inserts the memory card in the organs and starts playing This is especially useful at locations
4. ain board The output board has already pre soldered current limiting resistors for LED diodes that signal piston status Resistors 0805 size are located by the DB25 LED connectors By default resistors are selected for using green red LED diodes using 5V power line ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 8 3 3 Power supply reccomedations ALTERUS is equipped with switching power supply with wide operation range 7 35 VDC Most organ systems and magnets work on 12 or 24 VDC which means that this power supply can also be used for powering the ALTERUS However such power supply must be powerful enough to ensure stable power supply which does not lower during the high load periods for example activating all pistons at the same time All boards main expansion are equipped with terminals where main power supply can be connected Main power supply is distributed among the boards using DB9 extension cable which means that there s no need for connecting the main power cable to each board 3 4 Fixed combinations p mf tutti ALTERUS ensures fixed combination functionality which means that any input can be programmed into fixed combination like p mf tutti which is usual for some organ types This way also a player which is not familiar with an instrument We can assign a fixed combination to any ALTERUS input When user activates this input pistons move to pre set position and stay like this until user activa
5. ar the fuse is positive 1 25 A DC and UART to expansion boards Service access to the controller NO to GND pin 5 ISP programming interface NO to GND pin 25 NO to GND pin 25 Power supply can also be connected on any of expansion boards in this case main board is powered through expand DB9 interface and there s no need for additional powering the main board For connecting the buttons and LED diodes DB25 we reccomend using 25 wire Tasker cable For expand connector DB9 we reccomend using shielded SFTP cable 8 1 ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 7 3 2 Output expansion board ALTERUS OUT48 48 channels eo CEM cra pg OE AOC EEN oot 5 DN SS see eeeeeeee eeeeee eee eee Type Function Notes 1 DB25F Outputs 1 24 Pin 1 24 pull up pin 25 GND 2 DB25F LED 1 24 Pin 1 24 GND pin 25 VCC 3 DB25F Outputs 25 48 Pin 25 48 pull up pin 25 GND 4 DB25F LED 25 48 Pin 25 48 GND pin 25 VCC 5 DB9F Expansion connector Connect to next expansion board 6 DBIM Expansion connector Connect to main board or previous extension board 7 Terminal Power supply 12 24 VDC 1 3 2 4 od zgoraj navzdol 8 LED1 Power supply indication 12 24 VDC 9 LED2 5V voltage indication Stabilizator je na glavni plo i Power supply can also be connected on any of expansion boards in this case main board is powered through expand DB9 interface and there s no need for additional powering the m
6. he rotating wheel Rotating the wheel we increase decrease the number short press on the rotating wheel switches between changing the bank and changing the combination Parameter that is currently adjustable is displayed with bigger numbers After a proper bank combination is selected we can activate set pistons to positions it pressing Next button N b When changing the bank combination is automatically changed to 1 By default after organ startup ALTERUS jumps to bank 1 and combination 1 However we may change this default behaviour using the ALTERUS PC software This way we may select to which bank and combinations organs go after the system is started 2 2 1 Step by step piston combination recall 1 Turning the rotating wheel select the desired memory bank 2 Short press on the rotating wheel to switch to combination adjustment mode Combination number gets bigger 3 Turning the rotating wheel select the desired combination For activating combination press Next button Arrows and Reset on display goes coloured and pistons move to stored positions 5 For activating the next combination press Next button For returning to the previous combination press the Previous button 6 You can deactivate all the pistons anytime by pressing the Reset button Pressing Next or Reset button again will sett the pistons to the position before deactivating 7 If you want to change the bank or combination use t
7. he rotating wheel When using the rotating wheel systems goes to inactive state arrows and reset are not coloured and combination gets active changes only when pressing Next button 2 3 Saving the piston combinations 1 Set the pistons to desired positions 2 Using the rotating wheel move to the bank and combination where you want to store current pistons set 3 Press the Save button to save current piston set to selected combination After saving combination will automatically increase by 1 4 Change the pistons regarding to the next combination and press Save button again WARNING When storing the combinations old piston combinations will be rewritten without any warning Be careful not to re write the combinations which you will still need 1f turning the rotating wheel changes combination numbers instead of the banks short press the rotating wheel Wheel rotating always changes the parameter that is written in big numbers ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 5 2 4 Controller lock To avoid unattended changes ALTERUS can be locked Press and hold the rotating wheel for 3 seconds and keylock icon will be displayed on a display Now all settings are locked pistons and cannot be changed To unlock the ALTERUS press and hold rotating wheel again until the unlocked keylock icon is displayed 2 5 Cressendo function ALTERUS supports 32 level cressendo which can be programmed into internal EEPROM
8. issing is displayed however organ can still be operated without save recall functions activated following functions are active piston control cressendo fixed combinations 2 1 Graphic Display ALTERUS is equipped with graphic LCD display which displays actual data such as selected bank combination bank name and other information regarding to the system 32 146 Editable BAHE name 4 Back empty 5 Next full 6 Reset empty 7 Reset full Number of the currently selected bank 0 99 Number of the currently selected combination 0 999 within bank Bank name up to 20 characters Arrow above the back button empty arrow means that current piston combinations does not match stored combination or that bank combination displayed is not active 5 Arrow above the next button full arrow means that current piston combinations does match stored combination displayed bank combination is active Text above the Reset button empty Reset function is activated all pistons are set to off 7 Text above the Reset button full anytime we can disable all pistons by pressing Reset button In this case Reset text changes colour Pressing the Reset button again restores P W N previous piston state ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 4 2 2 Selecting the piston combination After the organs are turned on ALTERUS is initialized and we may select any bank or combination using t
9. memory so it is operational also when no SD card is inserted Usually this function is only programmed when the organs are set up Later changes of the cressendo levels is possible using the service program and SD memory card 2 6 Using the ALTERUS without memory card inserted ALTERUS can also be used without SD memory card however there s some missing functionality storing and recalling the combination is not possible In this case SD card missing warning message is displayed If fixed piston combinations piano forte tutti or cressendo function are programmed they will operate without SD card inserted as well 2 7 System menu System menu includes several possibilities for internal test procedures and is not meant to be used by the end user We reccoment that you do not enter it except if instructed so for example remote troubleshooting Entering the system menu procedude e Press and hold the rotating wheel e Dress and hold Save button e Hold both buttons for approx 3 seconds ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 6 3 Connections and programming 3 1 Alterus main board ALTERUS MAIN behind LCD display VPP Pee Ay Type Terminal DB9 F 3 pin header F 4 1 pin header M 6 pin header F DB25 M DB25 M LED1 Wa SS ze WP WN Function Power supply 12 24 VDC SMD fuse Expand connector UART Prev next save reset SPI Inputs 1 24 Inputs 25 48 Status LED Notes Terminal ne
10. on works also without SD card inserted into the ALTERUS controller 3 5 1 Programming procedure cressendo 1 Put SD card in a computer Create CRESS TXT file on the card root 2 Fill the file using notepad or similar editor with following data XXX line 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P line 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P line 33 XX input number which activates deacivates cressendo function 1 128 i e 48 or 8 there s no need to write 0 like 08 with 1 digit number A B C decimal entry 0 255 of the binary valve of 8 outputs A 1 8 B 9 16 P 121 128 You may use calculator for decimal binary transformation If there s no data avalible for higher combinations i e only 48 outputs used use 0 for higher combinations You must set all 32 combinations if you want to use full potentiometer range 0 5 V If you want to use i e only 16 combinations then simply duplicate combinations 1 2 3 4 31 32 3 After successful reading data is stored into EEPROM memory and CRESS TXT file is deleted 3 5 2 Connecting the cressendo potentiometer Cressendo control signal should be linear 0 5 VDC signal which can be obtained by any linear potentiometer connected to cressendo pedal We connect the potentiometer output middle pin to pre prepared input of the ALTERUS controller input nr 25 For connecting the potentiomer a slight modification is needed on input nr 25
11. tes other combination or recall any other combination from a memory Fixed combinations are stored in ALTERUS s EEPROM memory which means that they work also without SD card inserted 3 4 1 Programming procedure fixed combinations 1 Put SD card in a computer Create ECOMB TXT file on the card root 2 Fill the file using notepad or similar editor with following data xx A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P where XX input number which activates deactivates fixed combination for example 48 or 8 there s no need to write 0 like 08 with 1 digit number A B C decimal entry 0 255 of the binary valve of 8 outputs A 1 8 B 9 16 P 121 128 You may use calculator for decimal binary transformation File can consist of max 8 lines If there s no data avalible for higher combinations i e only 48 outputs used use 0 for higher combinations 3 Insert the SD card into controller After sucessful reading data is stored into EEPROM and ECOMB TXT is deleted from the SD card ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 9 3 5 Cressendo funkcija krmiljenje s pedalom ALTERUS has built in programmable 32 level cressendo which means 32 pre programmed fixed combinations which are activated regarding to the cressendo potentiometer on a pedal Cressendo function must be turned on which is done using any input button programmable Cressendo combinations are written into EEPROM memory which means that this functi
12. where many users is using the organs music schools music academy concert halls ALTERUS highlights e Storing of 999 combinations in 99 different banks That means 99 999 almost 100 000 memory places On a single SD card Then you replace it and have another 100 000 places And so on e Datais stored on standard SD card Each musician can have its own SD card No more data rewriting from another organist e Delete amp Insert functions possibility to insert a new combination or delete a specific combination within pre programmed sequence e Programmable Cressendo function with up to 32 levels e Programmable fixed combinations pp mf ff tutti e System is operated using rolling wheel and 4 buttons previous next store reset only Operating is so simple that anyone can do it even without manuals e Main board is equipped with 48 inputs and 48 outputs for piston controls by default Extension boards are avalible for bigger organs to increase inputs and outputs e ALTERUS PC software adds option to organists that an organ player can prepare his combinations at home Then he just comes inserts SD card into organs and starts playing ALTERUS v 1 0 EN Service manual Page 3 2 Operating ALTERUS Normally ALTERUS operates with inserted SD memory card Each card contains 99 databanks and each databank contains 999 piston combinations In case that SD card is not inserted a warning message SD card m
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search