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◆Remote Data Access Terminal (RDAT)
The crossover points for high-pass, bandpass, and low-pass may be
adjusted independently. (All pass outputs do not have crossover
points.) The most flexible feature is that crossover point adjustments
may be made in real time. With the EPX2, crossover points can be
dynamically adjusted while listening. In addition, the user is not
limited to the handful of crossover points offered by most crossover
manufacturers. Each filter in the EPX2can be set to 1 of 256 possible
frequencies, for a total of 72,057,594,000,000,000 (72 quadrillion)
unique crossover combinations.
Allcrossoverpointsarerepresentedbothgraphicallyandnumerically
ontheLCDdisplayoftheRDAT.High-Pass,Bandpass,andLow-Pass
transfer functions are realistically simulated on a calibrated logarith-
mic frequency scale. The exact crossover frequency is displayed
numerically.
The EPX2features a
fadable
crossover with constant bass low-pass
outputs.IthasoutputsforboththeFrontandRearofthesystem.Front
andRearcrossoversettingsfortheseoutputscanbeadjustedindepen-
dently. A fadable crossover allows the user to fade the system from
front to back for just the right amount of front stage / rear fill. The
constantbasslow-passoutputsprovidelow-passinformationregard-
less of the position of the fader.
The RDAT makes the EPX2a unique and powerful signal processor.
The RDAT is, in reality, a very powerful computer. It coordinates the
operation of the power supply, preamp, equalizer, and crossover
sectionsoftheEPX2,sothattheyallworktogetherinperfectharmony.
The RDAT also provides the all-important link with the user. To
ensure ease of operation, a menu driven software architecture was
selected for the user interface. In this type of system, options are
presented to the user on the RDAT's large 40 character by 2 line
display. To select a particular option, the user simply presses the
function key that corresponds to the desired menu selection.
TheRDATcontainsa16bitmicrocontrollerthatrunsat20mHz.Ithas
a program capacity of 32k bytes and an 8k byte bank of nonvolatile
storage(savessettingswhendisconnectedfromthebattery).Sinceall
softwareiswritteninassemblylanguage,programcodingistightand
performance is optimal.