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11 : 1.Armonía Pro Audio Suite

Armonía Pro Audio Suite™

has been specifically de-

signed to be used with k Series amplifiers as an easy to
use configuring interface that allows system setting and
customization.

armonía can be installed on a pc running Windows (Xp

Sp3 and higher). Download armonía pro audio Suite from
the armonía forum:

http://www.powersoft-audio.com/en/armonia-forum

communication between the software and the ampli-

fier is established via an rS-485 or Ethernet connection,
depending on the available ports on the units.

armonía provides control and monitoring of a wide range

of amplifier functions, such as attenuation, mute, internal
temperature and voltage rail monitoring.

On k Series equiped with the kDSp board armonía of-

fers full control on all signal processing features, including
input and output equalization, alignment delays, Fir filters
and load impedance monitoring, etc.

armonía is scalable: it allows control of a single

powersoft amplifier or a very large system containing many
amplifiers. For large fixed or touring installations, armonía
gives the operator the ability to monitor and control all am-
plifiers in the system from a single location, regardless of
the amplifiers’ positions.

This software has been designed to accept software

plug-ins to enable third-party product control.

11 : 1.1. Networking

powersoft amplifiers can connect to a pc running

armonía in two ways: with an rS-485 serial connection or
via Ethernet.

Systems employing both categories of amplifiers may

use both methods simultaneously: an Ethernet network be-
ing implemented for some amplifiers, and rS-485 for the
others (bear in mind that Ethernet is a faster communica-
tions protocol than serial rS-485).

The range of network topologies which can be used in

wiring a real system varies between the two communica-
tions methods.

Ethernet provides a slightly greater degree of freedom,

as standard iT network switches may be used to create
multiple hub systems as well as a single hub and linear
daisy-chaining. a looped Ethernet topology is also per-
missible, which will provide redundancy in the event of a
network failure.

an amplifier system using an rS-485 network can

either be daisy-chained throughout or use the powersoft
powerHub as a local switch.

11 : 2.Third party software

The k Series provides plug-ins for different third party

control software.

Developed for powersoft by independent consultants

specialized in systems integration designs, these plug-ins
provide monitoring and control of k Series amplifiers when
integrated in proprietary network environment, such as:

Q-Sys™

: it provides integrated monitoring and control

of powersoft k Series and Duecanali Series amplifiers
through a qSc q-Sys system.

Crestron

macros

: it provides integrated monitoring

and control of powersoft amplifiers through a crestron
control system. These macros allow you to expand
the flexibility of powersoft’s products in audio video
integrated Systems.

AMX

module

: it provides aV system integrators with

an interface control solution to take full advantage of
the performance and flexibility of powersoft’s products
in fixed install applications.

MediaMatrix

NWare™

: it provides integrated moni-

toring and control of powersoft k Series.

powersoft’s armonía pro audio Suite™ software will be

required for initial setup and management of the amplifiers.

Further information is available on the software section

of powersoft website