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Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007 UX8800 Preliminary Specifications Digital Signal Processor Features and Benefits Two operational modes. System Processor - All signal processing is user-adjustable. Loudspeaker Processor - Preset signal processing for EAW loudspeakers with Gunness Focusing™ to optimize performance. Comprehensive, intuitive front panel control makes computer control unnecessary for most adjustments. U-Net EAW-designed signal and control networking between UX8800s and other U-Net enabled products. Digital inputs to reduce A/D & D/A stages. EAWPilot software for comprehensive computer control. Filter parameters are compatible with EAW’s modeling and alignment software for optimized performance. Description The UX8800 provides a complete suite of state-of-the art, digital signal processing tools. Additional capabilities and features set the UX8800 apart as the head end processor for large systems with a variety of output channels and for processing specific, EAW loudspeakers. In System Processor mode, user-adjustable functions include the expected range of processing tools, such as EQ filters, delay, gain, crossovers, and polarity. However, these functions are implemented using custom-designed algorithms to optimize their usefulness when applied to loudspeakers. For example, unlike many bell filter designs, the UX8800’s produce a flat frequency response when reciprocal cut and boost filters are overlaid. Also, to more accurately calculate signal delay distances, a temperature setting compensates for sound speed differences. In Loudspeaker Processor mode, preset processing is available for specific EAW loudspeakers and loudspeaker arrays. The UX8800 hardware is designed to implement EAW’s innovative Gunness Focusing™ as part of the preset processing to correct loudspeaker anomalies that cannot be corrected with conventional digital processing. Advanced limiting is designed to maintain sound quality while achieving maximum output levels based on amplifier outputs and. An ambient humidity setting provides appropriate air loss equalization based on listening distances. While the output settings are locked to prevent inadvertent or purposeful modification, the user retains control of input gain, EQ, signal delay, and polarity for the entire loudspeaker. This mode’s simplicity makes the UX8800 practical for entry level users and fast to operate for experienced users, providing a high degree of system consistency while retaining all necessary, user adjustable, alignment controls. The UX8800 uses standard Ethernet protocol and CAT-5 cabling for computer control using the custom EAWPilot software. A unique design that permits plug-and-play Ethernet communication without having to deal with problematic IP addresses. In addition, both audio and control signals can be transmitted between additional processors and other EAW products using the built-in, 32-channel, U-Net network and standard CAT-5 cabling. Up to 254 devices can be linked using U-Net, all controlled by EAWPilot. Two year warranty. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR, 4-Input x 8-Output See NOTES TABULAR DATA for details PERFORMANCE Operating Range 15 Hz to 22 kHz, +/-0.25 dB THD + Noise <0.005%, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +10 dBu output Channel Separation 80 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz Dynamic Range >114 dB, A-weighted, analog/digital in to analog out INPUTS (4x) Analog Mode Type Electronically balanced Connector 4x XLR female Impedance 20k ohm(balanced), 10k ohm (unbalanced) CMR 80 dB, 1 kHz >50 dB, 30 Hz to 20 kHz Crosstalk -110 dB, 1 kHz Maximum Level 18 dBu, 6.2 V Analog to Digital Converters (4x) Resolution/Sampling 24 bit, 48 kHz Digital Mode Type AES/EBU Transformer and DC isolated Connector 2x XLR female Impedance 110 ohm Nominal Level 2 V to 7 V peak-to-peak Sampling Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz 1 U-Net Digital Type Proprietary 32 channel Connector 2x RJ-45 Sampling Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz 1 OUTPUTS (8x) Analog Type Electronically balanced Connector 8x XLR male Impedance <50 ohm Crosstalk -115 dB, 1 kHz Max Level 18 dBu, 6.2 V @ >600 ohm load Absolute Min load >50 Ohm / 20 nf) Digital to Analog Converters (8x) Resolution/Sampling 24 bit, 48 kHz U-Net Digital Type Proprietary 32 channel Connector 2x RJ-45 Sampling Rate 48 kHz DIGITAL PROCESSING Processor 50 Mflop, 32 bit, 48 kHz Sharc Latency 3.13 ms NETWORKING (Communication / Control) Type Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) 1x RJ-45 front panel U-Net U-net 2x RJ-45 rear panel Network Protocols TCP/IP static / dynamic Control Software EAWPilot AC MAINS (Nominal) Connector IEC C14 with integral fuse drawer Maximum Input Range 100 V to 240 V 50 Hz to 60 Hz Load <75 VA Fuse Slow-blow 4 A, 250 V, 5 mm x 20 mm, IEC Temperature Range 32° F to 104° F / 0 °C to 40 °C ORDERING DATA Description Part Number UX8800 Digital Processor 0018650 Supplied Accessories ac mains cables 120 V 6 ft and 220 V 1 m Ethernet crossover cable 7 ft / 2.1 m Spare fuse (in rear panel fuse drawer) Slow-blow 4 A, 250 V CD-ROM with EAWPilot control software and trial version of Smaart Optional Accessories None 1 All incoming sample rates converted to 48 kHz for internal processing UX UX 880 800Speaker / System Processor Speaker / System Processor INPUT CHANNELS INPUT CHANNELS OUTPUT CHANNELS OUTPUT CHANNELS ETHERNET ETHERNET Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip Lim Lim -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip -6 -6 -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip -6 -6 -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip -6 -6 -12 -12 Sig Sig Clip Clip -6 -6 -12 -12 Sig Sig U-NET U-NET 1 2 LEVEL CH X-OVER LIM EQ PROG DELAY UTIL MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Crossover Limiter EQ SELECT COMPLIANCES Part 15 EN 60065:2002, EN 55103-1:1997, EN 55103-2:1997, EN55103-1, EN55103-2, EN60065 CM C US

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Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com

EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007

U X 8 8 0 0 P r e l i m i n a r y S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Digital Signal Processor

Features and Benefits• Two operational modes.

System Processor - All signal processing is user-adjustable.

Loudspeaker Processor - Preset signal processing for EAW

loudspeakers with Gunness Focusing™ to optimize

performance.

• Comprehensive, intuitive front panel control makes computer

control unnecessary for most adjustments.

• U-Net – EAW-designed signal and control networking between

UX8800s and other U-Net enabled products.

• Digital inputs to reduce A/D & D/A stages.

• EAWPilot software for comprehensive computer control.

• Filter parameters are compatible with EAW’s modeling and

alignment software for optimized performance.

DescriptionThe UX8800 provides a complete suite of state-of-the art, digital

signal processing tools. Additional capabilities and features set the

UX8800 apart as the head end processor for large systems with a

variety of output channels and for processing specific, EAW

loudspeakers.

In System Processor mode, user-adjustable functions include the

expected range of processing tools, such as EQ filters, delay, gain,

crossovers, and polarity. However, these functions are

implemented using custom-designed algorithms to optimize their

usefulness when applied to loudspeakers. For example, unlike

many bell filter designs, the UX8800’s produce a flat frequency

response when reciprocal cut and boost filters are overlaid. Also, to

more accurately calculate signal delay distances, a temperature

setting compensates for sound speed differences.

In Loudspeaker Processor mode, preset processing is available for

specific EAW loudspeakers and loudspeaker arrays. The UX8800

hardware is designed to implement EAW’s innovative Gunness

Focusing™ as part of the preset processing to correct loudspeaker

anomalies that cannot be corrected with conventional digital

processing. Advanced limiting is designed to maintain sound quality

while achieving maximum output levels based on amplifier outputs

and. An ambient humidity setting provides appropriate air loss

equalization based on listening distances. While the output settings

are locked to prevent inadvertent or purposeful modification, the

user retains control of input gain, EQ, signal delay, and polarity for

the entire loudspeaker. This mode’s simplicity makes the UX8800

practical for entry level users and fast to operate for experienced

users, providing a high degree of system consistency while retaining

all necessary, user adjustable, alignment controls.

The UX8800 uses standard Ethernet protocol and CAT-5 cabling for

computer control using the custom EAWPilot software. A unique

design that permits plug-and-play Ethernet communication without

having to deal with problematic IP addresses. In addition, both audio

and control signals can be transmitted between additional

processors and other EAW products using the built-in, 32-channel,

U-Net network and standard CAT-5 cabling. Up to 254 devices can

be linked using U-Net, all controlled by EAWPilot.

Two year warranty.

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR, 4-Input x 8-Output See NOTES TABULAR DATA for detailsPERFORMANCE

Operating Range 15 Hz to 22 kHz, +/-0.25 dB

THD + Noise <0.005%, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +10 dBu output

Channel Separation 80 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Dynamic Range >114 dB, A-weighted, analog/digital in to analog out

INPUTS (4x)Analog Mode Type Electronically balanced

Connector 4x XLR female

Impedance 20k ohm(balanced), 10k ohm (unbalanced)

CMR 80 dB, 1 kHz >50 dB, 30 Hz to 20 kHz

Crosstalk -110 dB, 1 kHz

Maximum Level 18 dBu, 6.2 V

Analog to Digital Converters (4x)

Resolution/Sampling 24 bit, 48 kHz

Digital Mode Type AES/EBU Transformer and DC isolated

Connector 2x XLR female

Impedance 110 ohm

Nominal Level 2 V to 7 V peak-to-peakSampling Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz 1

U-Net Digital Type Proprietary 32 channelConnector 2x RJ-45

Sampling Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz 1

OUTPUTS (8x)Analog Type Electronically balanced

Connector 8x XLR male

Impedance <50 ohm

Crosstalk -115 dB, 1 kHz

Max Level 18 dBu, 6.2 V @ >600 ohm load

Absolute Min load >50 Ohm / 20 nf)

Digital to Analog Converters (8x)

Resolution/Sampling 24 bit, 48 kHz

U-Net Digital Type Proprietary 32 channel

Connector 2x RJ-45

Sampling Rate 48 kHz

DIGITAL PROCESSINGProcessor 50 Mflop, 32 bit, 48 kHz Sharc

Latency 3.13 ms

NETWORKING (Communication / Control)Type Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) 1x RJ-45 front panel

U-Net U-net 2x RJ-45 rear panel

Network Protocols TCP/IP static / dynamic

Control Software EAWPilot

AC MAINS (Nominal)Connector IEC C14 with integral fuse drawer

Maximum Input Range 100 V to 240 V 50 Hz to 60 Hz

Load <75 VA

Fuse Slow-blow 4 A, 250 V, 5 mm x 20 mm, IECTemperature Range 32° F to 104° F / 0 °C to 40 °C

ORDERING DATADescription Part NumberUX8800 Digital Processor 0018650

Supplied Accessoriesac mains cables 120 V 6 ft and 220 V 1 m

Ethernet crossover cable 7 ft / 2.1 m

Spare fuse (in rear panel fuse drawer) Slow-blow 4 A, 250 V

CD-ROM with EAWPilot control software and trial version of Smaart

Optional AccessoriesNone

1 All incoming sample rates converted to 48 kHz for internal processing

UX UX 880800Speaker / System ProcessorSpeaker / System ProcessorINPUT CHANNELSINPUT CHANNELS OUTPUT CHANNELSOUTPUT CHANNELS

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DELAY UTILMUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE

A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8CrossoverLimiterEQ

SELECT

COMPLIANCES

Part 15 EN 60065:2002, EN 55103-1:1997, EN 55103-2:1997, EN55103-1, EN55103-2, EN60065

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C US

Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com

EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007

U X 8 8 0 0 P r e l i m i n a r y S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Digital Signal Processor

ENCLOSURE

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Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com

EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007

U X 8 8 0 0 P r e l i m i n a r y S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Digital Signal Processor

PERFORMANCE DATASee NOTES GRAPHIC DATA for details

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CHANNEL FUNCTIONS (Ch A to Ch D and Ch 1 to Ch 8)See NOTES TABULAR DATA for detailsEQ Filters (10 filters for each input and output channel)

Parametric

Type Symmetrical boost / cut

Frequency 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 1/24 octave steps

Gain +/-15 dB, 0.1 dB steps

Bandwidth 0.2 to 2 octave, 0.1 octave steps

Q 0.25 to 64, 0.1 octave steps

Low / High Shelf

Slope 6 dB / 12 dB

Frequency 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 1/24 octave steps

Low / High Pass

Slope 6 dB / 12 dB per octave

Bypass

Bypass Filter For each individual filter

Bypass EQ For all EQ filters

Crossover (each output channel)Low Pass / High Pass

Slopes Butterworth, Bessel: 6 dB to 48 dB per octave, 6 dB steps

Slopes Linkwitz-Reily: 12 dB to 48 dB per octave, 12 dB steps

Frequency 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 1/24 octave steps

Bypass For each individual low and high pass filter

Other Channel Functions Input Delay 0.00 To 1200 ms, 20.83 us steps

Output Delay 0.00 ms to 1200 ms, 20.83 us steps

Gain +/-15 dB

Polarity Normal / Inverted

Mute Muted / Unmuted

Source Select

In A to In D 2x Analog, digital, or U-Net (two signals are summed)

Out 1 to Out 8 In A to In D

U-Net Out Assign

In A to In D U-Net 1 to 32/64 (no processing)

Out 1 to Out 8 U-Net 1 to 32/64 (all processing)

Limiter (Out 1 to Out 8)

Threshold -10 dBu to 20 dBu in 0.1 dB steps

Ratio 1:1 to 20:1 and Inf:1, integer steps

Attack 40 us to 1 ms, 10 us steps / 1 ms to 40 ms, 1 ms steps

Release 10 ms to 2 s, 10 ms steps

Knee Hard / Soft

Bypass Each output limiter

CONTROLS AND INDICATORSFRONT PANELMeters

Input (4x) 4 segment LED, Clip= 0 dBFS = full scale on ADC

Output (8x) 2 segment LED, Clip = 0 dBFS = full scale on DAC

2 segment LED, LIM = 0 dB = Limiter threshold

Buttons

Inputs A to D Selects input channel for editing

Output 1 to 8 Selects output channel for editing

Input Mutes (4x) Mutes the output of the input channel

Output Mutes (8x) Mutes the output of the output channel

CH Channel Setup

X-OVER Crossover

EQ Equalization

DELAY Signal Delay

LEVEL Level and Polarity

LIM Limiter

PROG User programs

UTIL Global functions

Other

Data Entry Encoder 8-way joystick v-pot navigates the menu system

Display Backlit LCD 122 pixel x 32 pixel graphic

Ethernet port RJ45, red and green LED status indicators

U-Net Red and green LED status indicators

REAR PANELPower Switch Turns ac mains on and off

U-Net Ports (2x) Red and green LED status indicators

GLOBAL FUNCTIONSModes System Processor / Loudspeaker Processor

Units Imperial / Metric

Temperature 32 F to 114 F / 0 C to 40 C degrees, 1 F degree steps

(used to convert delay time to distance)

Humidity 10% to 100% relative, 1% steps

(functions only in Loudspeaker Processor mode

for the air loss pre-emphasis filter)

LCD Contrast 0 to 10 (relative scale)

Front Panel Lock Password protects all functions except mute buttons

Input Configuration Analog or AES/EBU

Programs 50 memories for user configuration

Memory Recall <1 s, all parameters

Not available yet Not available yet

Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com

EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007

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EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: Preliminary UX8800 April 2007

U X 8 8 0 0 P r e l i m i n a r y S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Digital Signal Processor

REAR PANEL - INPUTS / OUTPUTS

NOTESTABULAR DATA

1. Measurement/Data Processing Systems: Primary - FChart: proprietary EAW software; Audio Precision. ??

2. Measurements: Dual channel FFT; length: 32 768 samples; sample rate: 48 kHz; logarithmic sine wave sweep. ??

3. Measurement System Qualification (includes all uncertainties): Level: accuracy +/-0.05 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz, precision +/-0.1 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz, resolution 0.01 dB;

Frequency: accuracy +/-1 %, precision +/-0.1 Hz, resolution the larger of 1.5 Hz or 1/48 octave; Time: accuracy +/-10.4 µs, precision +/-0.5 µs, resolution 10.4 µs. ??

4. Volts/Amperes: Measured rms value of the signal or as noted.

5. Performance: Input, DSP (Digital Signal Processing), outputs, and ac mains characteristics.

6. Functions: Operating controls, function parameters, and indicators.

GRAPHIC DATA

1. Graphs are plotted using raw data.

2. Frequency Response: Variation in output level with frequency for a constant input signal.

3. Phase Linearity: The difference in phase between the input signal and output, with signal processing latency removed.

UX8800 TECHNOLOGYUX8800 Design Challenges: The goal for UX8800 digital signal processor was to provide the standard set of digital

processing tools in a 4 input by 8 output processor. In addition, the processor’s hardware had to be able to implement

Gunness Focusing™ in order to provide preset, factory-optimized processing for specific EAW loudspeakers. This would

include those intended for standalone use and those normally used in arrays. The preset processing allows unused input

and output channels to have standard processing for other uses.

In addition to its functions as a digital processor, the UX8800 needed to be network capable using standard Ethernet protocol

and hardware. However, using the EAWPilot software, Ethernet communication would need to be plug-and play to avoid

troublesome IP addressing issues. In order to facilitate control of and connect audio to multiple additional products, EAW

designed a new networking topology called U-Net. U-Net’s 32 channels allow a combination of control signals and audio

signals to be networked between products over standard CAT-5 cabling. Designed as a mesh network, no specific wiring

configuration is required as is for Ethernet, CobraNet, and other popular network topologies used for audio signals and

equipment control.

Gunness Focusing™ : Using innovative analysis tools and methods developed by EAW, specific, long-standing,

loudspeaker problems were isolated and analyzed as to their solutions using DSP. However, the desired complex filter

responses required accuracies grossly lacking in conventional DSP filters based on the Bilinear Z Transform (BZT). These

filters sacrifice response accuracies in the upper audible octaves to avoid mathematical difficulties involving the Nyquist

frequency. Using standard algorithms can result in filter response magnitude errors of over 15 dB, with equally flawed

phase performance. Using FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filters would have resulted in latencies in excess of acceptability

for real time use. Gunness Focusing uses EAW-developed filter algorithms that avoid these issues while providing the

exact, complex, filter responses required to correct the loudspeaker problems.

Gunness Focusing is implemented in the UX8800 for many EAW loudspeaker models. Of particular note are EAW array

loudspeakers. Gunness Focusing not only optimizes the performance of the individual loudspeakers, but it also optimizes

the integration of adjacent loudspeaker outputs and the off-axis performance of entire arrays.

Gunness Focusing Example: Figure 1 shows the spectrogram of an ideal, point-source loudspeaker. Figures 2 and 3

show two different spectrograms of a 2-way loudspeaker optimized with conventional digital signal processing (DSP) and

conventional measurements. In Figure 2 the time domain performance is emphasized. In Figure 3 the frequency domain

performance is emphasized. In both cases there is significant energy to the right of the main energy spectrum compared to

the ideal loudspeaker shown in Figure 1. These are all caused by inherent, mechanical properties of both the cone LF

driver, the HF compression driver, and the HF horn itself. Although the frequency response (not shown) is nearly an ideal,

flat line, these anomalies obviously exist in spite of the conventional processing. Because the usual measurements and

corrective filtering lumped the undistorted signal and the anomalies together, the flat response is actually a combination of

the energies from both. Anomalies like these are generally described as coloration and are responsible for why two, similar,

flat-response loudspeakers can sound quite different.

In contrast, the result of applying Gunness Focusing to this same loudspeaker is shown in Figure 4. The anomalies in both

time and frequency are largely gone, making the spectrogram in Figure 4 look quite similar to that of the ideal loudspeaker

in Figure 1. While the frequency response is also nearly an ideal, flat line, it is almost entirely a result of reproducing the

energy from flat input signal.

Summary: EAW's engineering efforts resulted in the UX8800 digital signal processor which provides complete user

control as well as factory-optimized, Gunness Focusing settings for EAW standalone and arrayed loudspeakers. User-

friendly, advanced, processing functions and plug-and-play audio/control networking facilitate its use for first-time DSP

users, seasoned professional operators, system designers, and audio aficionados all over everywhere. In keeping with the

performance of EAW loudspeakers, the UX8800’s sonic performance is superb.

SPECTROGRAMS: EAW's proprietary spectrograms show the spectrum or frequency content of sound (vertical axis) and its variation in time (horizontal axis), the colors

representing intensity. The width of the data reflects the size of the sliding time window applied to the data, which increases in size with lower frequency. The “data” in the

upper right is simply a limitation of the spectrograph's mathematics and has no relevance.

Figures 1 to 4 (top to bottom)