EventPlayer mkII (EP220/EP230)

The Event Player mkII range has been successfully deployed and recommended for a large variety of projects including:

• Department store displays and showcases
• Professional exhibitions
• Heritage centres, museum and galleries
• Model and craft displays
• Multiple message management in public spaces (shopping malls, airport lounges, railway stations)
• School class change and lockdown systems
• Special effects (musical fountains, fun fairs, escape games .. )

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Interfacing and Connectivity

• Backlit LCD display – 2 × 16 characters
• Status LED
• Clickable knob (volume and setting menu)
• Infrared sensor – Protocol: Sony SIRC, 12 bits, 38 kHz carrier
• USB Host 2.0 Full Speed (12 Mb/s), standard “mass storage” driver, type-A receptacle
• microSD card slot
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ45 connector
• Unbalanced line-level stereo audio output on standard RCA connectors
• Unbalanced line-level stereo auxiliary audio input on a standard 3.5 mm (TRS) jack
• Class D amplified speaker stereo audio output on 3.81 mm pluggable terminal blocks
• DMX512 output on a female XLR3 connector
• A standalone opto-isolated input contact on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (typical debounce time: 25 ms)
• RS-232 serial link on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (9600, 19200, or 38400 bauds)
• 2 power supply outputs dispatched on the pluggable terminal blocks
• External DC power supply chassis socket – Plug Ø 2.1 mm / 5.5 mm
• EP230 only:
  • 8 combined opto-isolated input contacts on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (typical debounce time: 25 ms)
  • 8 MOSFET outputs (500 mA per output, max 20 V) on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block
  • USB Device 2.0, standard “serial port” driver, Micro-B receptacle dedicated to the USB-to-DMX512 feature
  • RJ9 connector to which an external infrared sensor can be wired
  • 5 V DC (500 mA) output on a pluggable terminal block
  • 2 power supply outputs dispatched on the pluggable terminal blocks

Audio File Formats Supported

• MP3 (.mp3): MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III, mono/stereo, 16 bits, 44.1/48 kHz, from 32 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s, CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate), with or without ID3v1/2 tags¹
• Proprietary obfuscated MP3 (.mp3): to protect MP3 audio content²
• WAV (.wav): mono/stereo, 16-bit LPCM, 44.1/48 kHz, WAVE_FORMAT_PCM or WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE

¹ Some ID3v1 or ID3v2.4 footer tags might cause unexpected noises at the end of the files.
² Contact Waves System for further information about this feature.

Other File Formats Supported

• SC2 (.sc2): show control file – Show control V2 file format
• TM2 (.tm2): timestamped programming file (scheduler.tm2) – Scheduler V2 file format
• TXT (.txt): text file for serial (serial.txt) usages – raw text format (only printable 7-bit ASCII characters) with CR/LF, LF or CR end of line characters

Storage Devices

• File system supported: FAT32 (read/write)
• Supports long filenames limited to 63 characters maximum including extension
• Accepted storage device types:
  • microSDSC cards
  • microSDHC cards
  • USB flash drives
• Accepts 1000 folders maximum at the root, containing up to 999 files each

Network

• Embedded FTP server for remote content update
• Embedded SNTP client to synchronize the clock
• Static IP address (DHCP not supported)
• IPv4-compatible (IPv6 not supported)

Built-in Clock

• Maximum clock drift:
  • From 0 to +50 °C: 3.8 ppm – 120 seconds per year
  • From +50 to +60 °C: 5.0 ppm – 156 seconds per year
  • Aging: ±3 ppm/year
• Timekeeping when the player is not powered: up to 2 months

Audio Amplifier

• Speaker output:
  • 2 × 8 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 1 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 10 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 10 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 15 W – 4 Ω, THD+N = 1 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 19 W – 4 Ω, THD+N = 10 %, 1 kHz

Power Supply

• Player power supply input:
  • Nominal voltage: 12 V DC
• Supplied mains adapter input:
  • Voltage: from 100 V to 240 V
  • Frequency: from 50 Hz to 60 Hz

Current Consumption (12 V supplied)

• Typical consumption in playback with a microSD card, without amplifier: 170 mA
• Recommended power supply for full use of the device – output current: 3.45 A

Thermal Information

• Operating ambient temperature: from 0 to +60 °C
• Storage temperature: from -20 to +60 °C

Dimensions

• Width: 140 mm – 1/3 of a 19-inch rack
• Height: 43 mm – 1U
• Depth (with the pluggable terminal blocks): 208 mm

Weight

• 543 g (with the pluggable terminal blocks)