Electro-Voice Merlin ISP-100 User Manual

Users ManualQuickBUILDQuickMAP Creation Software

9SECTION 4 – BUILDING A QuickMAP___________________________________Monitoring DSP Resource MetersAs described in the previous section, the ISP-100 ut

10The Device MenuYou can select a device to be placed on the screen from either the Componentsmenu in the Menu Tool Bar. (The Component menu can also

11Selecting and Placing Inputs (Gain)The first recommended step in building a system is to identify your inputs. Theinputs are linked to the Gain dev

12After you have chosen an input for your Gain device, click the “OK” button. Youwill then see a Gain device block attached to your mouse pointer. Thi

13When you have made your decision, mouse click on the appropriate DSP. Youwill then see this dialog window. This is the dialog window for DSP 2:Figur

14Selecting and Placing Processing Devices To select processing devices, follow the same procedure as selecting inputs andoutputs, except you will not

15You can always adjust this number at a later time to make your system “fits” inthe given amount of DSP. We will discuss editing these devices next.1

162. Editing Crossover ParametersThe Crossover devices in QuickBUILD will allow you to create filter devicesafter each output of that given crossove

17After you have selected the desired number of filters, click the “OK” button. Youwill then see a series dialog windows relating to each crossover ou

183. Editing Delay ParametersDelay times are generated in the ISP-100 by using system memory and NOTDSP cycles. This is a great advantage over some o

TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 – INTRODUCTIONAn Overview of the ISP-100 HardwareIntroduction to the ISP-100 MAPTool SoftwareSECTION 2 – INSTALLATIONCompu

194. Editing Compressor, Limiter, and Gate Side ChainParametersThe Compressor, Limiter, and Gate devices in the ISP-100 will accept a “virtualcontrol

205. Renaming DevicesYou can rename a device at any time. To do this, right mouse click on thechosen device and select “Edit”. Type the new name in th

21Wiring DevicesTo wire devices together, place your mouse pointer over the source device.Click your right mouse button and select “Route”. A wire ema

22To change the line appearance, place your mouse pointer over the sourcedevice and click your right mouse button. Choose “Line Style”. You will then

23Wiring the Selector (Router) DeviceA Selector (or Router) device allows you to “select” an audio source, for a givendestination path, from multiple

24In this example you would follow the same procedure for the other three SelectSwitches. When you have completed this, you will have a “spider’s web”

25Wiring the Combiner (Mixer) DeviceTo wire Combiner (Mixer) devices, follow the same instructions given in theprevious chapter, Wiring the Selector (

26Naming OutputsYou can place “name bitmaps” over the output triangles for identificationpurposes. To do this, place your mouse pointer over the desir

27DSP Resource ErrorsIf you have exceeded any of the resources within any or all of the DSP chips, anerror message will appear in the Resource Informa

28If you try to perform the “Save” or “Save As” function and there are resourceerrors, you will see the following warning screen:Figure 36.You will ne

2SECTION 5 – Documenting Your SystemDefining System DescriptionPrinting System Block DiagramPrinting System Resources and Device UsageSECTION 6 – Adva

29If you try to perform the “save” or Save As” function and there are unwireddevices, you will see the following warning window. Clicking “Details” wi

30Delay Compensation will impact DSP resources, so check your QMapInformation report to make sure you are still within DSP resource limits.Saving and

31SECTION 5 – DOCUMENTING YOUR SYSTEM___________________________________Defining System DescriptionWhen you have completed your system design, you wil

32From the “Edit” menu, choose “QMap Description”. You will see the followingwindow:Figure 41.Type the description for your map in 255 characters or l

33Printing System Resources and Device UsageYou can view at any time detailed information regarding your design. TheQuickBUILD software automatically

34SECTION 6 – ADVANCED DESIGN___________________________________UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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3SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION___________________________________An Overview of the ISP-100The ISP-100 is the first in a line of high quality signal proces

4Because of our commitment to providing the utmost in audio quality, thedynamic range of the ISP-100 rivals anything currently on the market. The Audi

5SECTION 2 – QuickBUILD SOFTWAREINSTALLATION___________________________________Minimum Computer Requirements for Running QuickBUILD An IBM compati

6SECTION 3 – ISP-100 DSP ARCHITECTURE___________________________________ISP-100 Input/Output CapabilitiesAs mentioned previously, one of the most impr

7DSP “Processing Engine” I/O InterconnectThe ISP-100’s processing engine is comprised of three Motorola 56004 DSPchips. There is a specific input/outp

8When you begin wiring devices together in QuickBUILD, the software willautomatically choose the appropriate TX and RX path for you. Occasionally youm