FBs-VOM Voice Output Module User Guide and Manual
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1. Once all the required WAV files have been placed into the Play List this function converts the WAV files in the Play List into the WRK file used by the module Once done all of the WAV file editing and compiling 1s complete Step 1 First click on Play List in the Menu Bar then select Save to Wrk File The Save As dialog box will appear as shown in Pic 2 15 11 19 Save im G My Documents m der C3 ANtsP2P IE paper y Brian iE3 python 5 CyberLink C3 QPIXEL My Recent Documents Desktop EN My Documents mi ee My Computer ME i m My Network Places G Source Insight Ca Visual Studio 2005 aj My Sharing Folders ie My Data Sources O My Google Gadgets iz My Music a My Pictures My Received Files 24 My Stationery PJ My Videos Ci My Virtual Machines NetBeansProjects Save as type wk File wrk Picture 2 15 Step 2 As the Play List currently contains only one MUSICOI WAV file selecting this function will save the MUSICOI WAV file in the Play List into a format that the PLC module can read Input the file name then click on Save 12 19 Chapter 3 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Question 1 How to set the WAV File Name Answer When a WAV file is added to a BIN the software will copy the WAV file to the program s WAVE folder The default location is the program s installation folder so if the program was installed to C VomEdit the WAV files will be2. stored under C VomEdit wave Step 1 When the n9 wav file is added to a Bin see Chapter 2 Examples then the file will be copied to C VomEdit wave Step 2 To change the path to the WAV file click on Option in the Menu Bar then select Set Wave Path as shown below 1n Pic 1 en YomEdit E fe File Ein Play List Voice Metro f Libo 5e Na Path F Play List Name Taiwan Office Alarm System S aunds E TestExampe Lindes Mame Nm Time Sec Sie KB Description Fire Alarms y niway Office Fire Alarm 0 50 4 1 Lang 3 Short Notes Lo Archive Modified Playlist Modified Total Wave 1 Total Sze 4 KB Picture 1 Step 3 After selecting Set Wave Path the Set Wave Path dialog box will appear as shown in Pic 2 Click on the yellow folder icon on the right side of the dialog box and set the save folder as D Wave Once done while the previously added n9 wav file is still under the old C VomEdit wave folder all WAV files added from this point on will appear under the new folder 13 19 gt SEIWarePath W awvePath Sw ave Picture 2 This function is used to change the save folder for WAV files By default the program stores WAV files under the WAVE folder in the program s installation directory This function can also be used to change the file path directly as shown in Pic 6 1 by clicking on the yellow folder icon Question 2 How to change the position of a WAV file within the
3. 11 When a digital has been input into RO setting M100 to OFF will play the sound file corresponding to the number in RO Once playback is complete and X13 generates a difference set M100 to ON and send file 11 in R1 to the output for playback 18 19 The two tables below list the signals and remarks used in this example Internal Output 3 Output 3 CETTE CRC Du imema Oats va ows Dus tt Ou so nero Set Number Play Number Flag Input Number to Check if Playback is Play Complete Pic 1 below shows the actual ladder program Noso M1924 Noor Roo Picture 1 19 19
4. indicates the Play Number PN When PN is 0 playback is stopped When PN is not zero and less than 246 play the sound recording corresponding to the PN The PN signal can be changed half way through playback If it changes to a different PN it will start playing the new PN immediately If it changes to 0 playback is stopped immediately A PN higher than 245 is used to set the volume 246 represents volume 0 minimum volume and 255 represents volume 9 maximum volume Apart from using the 8 DO outputs to controlling the output 8 DI inputs are also used to indicate the VOM s current playback status Signal Input Function Description Name This bit changes status whenever a new playback command is TOGGLE received During playback this bit is set to 1 When playback ends it is BUSY set to 0 When the received PN is larger than the highest PN in internal memory this bit is set to 1 X 7 X 4 VERSION Module software version 1 15 2 Procedure to load sound data from SD card into FBs VOM module When the received command is used for setting the sound X 2 VOL_CMD volume this bit is set to 1 If not this bit is set to O Do not insert the SD card before power on the machine After power on then insert the SD card into the socket If the SD card contains less than 1 Megabyte of sound data LED2 will start blinking Press the SW1 key now to enter the write confirmation status must do this within 5 seconds and LED2 will start bl
5. Alarm Description Input 1 Long amp 3 Short Notes then click on OK to confirm d gt Add oiceSlice Location C wave n man Mame Office Fire Alarm D escripition 1 Long amp 3 Short Notes Zo Picture 2 5 7 19 Step 3 Repeat Step 2 to add the other WAV files as shown in Pic 2 6 2 8 A YomEdit File Bm Pla List Voice Option Help Bin Mame Fire Alarms 1 Lang amp 3 Short Mates gS TesEsampe O ei Fire Alarms Ta Wa Office Fire Alarm 0 En Breakdown Alarms Other Alarms Picture 2 6 Seles Bin Name Breakdown Alarms YomEdit File Ein FlayList Voice Option Help Test Example 2 Fire Alarms 1 ni waw Power failure Alarm 1 00 B 3 Short Mates 2 Breakdown Alarms Other Alarms Picture 2 7 DER Bin Name Other Alarms Fee 5 Fire Alarms 1 n9 wav Earthquakes Alarm 0 50 4 2 Long Notes A FomEdit File Bin PlayList Voie pton Help 2 Breakdown Alarms Other Alarms Picture 2 8 8 19 2 5 Create Play List Play List can be considered as a list of all the WAV files that we wish to play Once the Archive BIN and WAV files have been set up the sorted WAV files can then be added to the Play List The Play List s main purpose is therefore to collect all the WAV files required for a particular purpose and convert them into the work file WRK used by the module Apart from Create other play list functions include Open Save
6. F playing sound file now SD Memory Card Write Slow Medium SD card with readable sound data S OFF Confirmation Blinking Blinking inserted in s2 s0 Confirm Write to Slow Fast OFF SW 1 key pressed in s8 Internal Memory Blinking Blinking Writing to Internal Slow SW I key held down for 2 seconds in OFF ON Memory Blinking s9 Attention This module can only work with the CPU which firmware is V4 54 or higher N NEN Part 2 User Manual Table of Contents Wa Ble OL Contents an ee Np MIRI NEM MIT IE l Chapter NUNCIIS a ne 2 1 1 Operaline Requirement S nenne lee ee AE E EEE 2 k2 Functions and Features 222er een 2 1 SUSE TO AR ae a ee 3 Chapter 2 Frampie a a E A tton van etta dau vectes eme ane edocet es 5 DA Program Example ran 5 2 2 C TEA DT DV ee a er II er 5 SCT BIN aaa 6 ZAR WAVE Fileto BIN ee une eneige T PSC REE Pay IE nee ee a E eats 9 2 0 4xdd WAV Pile tO Play Est anne 10 PNEU dc ETE 11 2 6 CONV ELL 1O WARK Files eek 11 Chapter 3 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ is 13 ADDED en dena Pte dtd a D OS MS 16 WAVE Format Conversion s ee a EREMO ac 16 ls Program Example anne 18 1 19 Chapter 1 Introduction For the FBs VOM module application besides the module itself there also has a accompany software VomEditor which s designed to facilitate the sound editing task 1 1 Operating Requirements Operating System Win98 WinME WinXP WinNT4 0 Win2000 or higher versions Hardware Requirements Pen
7. FAIEK FBs VOM Voice Output Module User Guide and Manual V1 0 FATEK AUTOMATION CORP Part 1 User Guide Functions and Usage The FBs VOM Voice Output Module is a voice message announcement module that can be controlled using the FBs PLC It is suitable for voice navigat on applications such as mechanical car parking systems or elevator systems Specifications Item Specifications No of Recorded Messages 245 Messages Sound Storage Device Internal memory or external SD memory card Internal Memory IMB Can play up to 2 minutes of sound recordings Maximum Sound supports FAT16 or FAT32 file systems For a 2GB External SD memory card up to 4000 minutes of soun Storage Capacity Moon Cad recordings can be played Module Operation The VOM can be set to play pre recorded sounds using the PLC or the keypads The sounds can come from the module s internal memory or an external SD memory card The VOM s internal memory will be used as the primary source if there is no SD memory card inserted and vice versa Whether the source is the internal memory or the SD memory card the maximum number of distinct sounds is 245 1 PLC sound playback The PLC and VOM communicates through 8 DI and 8 DO points Each pre recorded sound stored in the module is assigned a number During playback it is selected using its corresponding number The PLC uses the DO output to control the start and stop of sound playback The DO signal
8. K Cancel Picture 4 Step 4 Click on Save and the WAV file will now match the program s specifications 17 19 Appendix 2 FBs VOM Voice Output Module Sample Application To provide beginners with a better understanding of this module s functions and operation this example will introduce the FBs VOM Voice Output Module process and provide users with a basic introduction to the operation of the Winproladder 1 1 Program Example The model 20MC PLC is used for this example As the DI DO points for the FBs VOM varies for each PLC server please check the DI DO points required by the current FBs VOM before use In the example a digit between 1 9 is placed in the RO buffer then the M100 s used as a switch to input digital sound Once the number sound has been played play the Number file For example Input the digit 3 and the sound file for 3 is played followed by the sound file for Number Together they sound like Number 3 So simply load the necessary sound files into the FBs VOM using this software then control the playback order with the PLC and different sounds can be combined to form a phrase Common applications include hospital and post office PA systems that broadcast Ticket Number X please to Counter X thank you This type of application covers virtually the full range of synthesized speech In this example sound files 1 9 are the digital voice for 1 9 File 11 is for Number so R1 is set up to play
9. OK to confirm Step 4 Repeat Step 1 then input Other Alarms for the Bin Name and click on OK to confirm Step 5 After performing the steps given in Chapter 2 2 and 2 3 the screen will appear as shown in Pic 2 3 JE YomEdit File Ein PlevList Voice Ophon Help EB Test Example gt Fire Alarms Breakdown Alarms gt Other Alarms Picture 2 3 6 19 2 4 Add WAVE File to BIN Once the Archive and BIN have been set up the next step is to add the WAV files to their respective BIN Once all the different WAV files have been added to the different BIN we set up in the previous sections it becomes quite simple to find the WAV files we need when we are setting up a Play List If you need to change a WAV s file information after it has been added to BIN use Edit Voice to edit or Del Voice to delete an existing WAV file Step 1 First add the Fire Alarms WAV file by clicking on Fire Alarms in the BIN Pane then right clicking in the WAVE File Information Pane The menu shown in Pic 2 4 will appear d gt YomEdit File Bin FlayList Voice Option Help M gue Srusuusuusuuussuns E Breakdown Alarms Other Alarms a Add Voice d Del Voice Picture 2 4 Step 2 Select Add Voice and the Add Voice dialog box shown in Pic 2 5 will appear Location Click on the yellow open folder icon on the right side of the field to select the alarm sound to add Name Input Office Fire
10. Play List Answer Step 1 Here we use the example from Question 5 First select the Play List then at the Wave File Information Pane click on n9 wav Now select Move Wave To from the Voice options in the Menu Bar or the right mouse click menu and the Move Wave 7 4 To dialog box will appear as shown in Pic 3 Time Sec Size KB Description r3 way Office Fire Alarm 1 Long amp 3 Short Mates Edit Voice d Del Voice Play Wave Move Wave To D CO OF CD EX to li Picture 3 Step 2 Input 5 for Move To Click on OK and n9 wav will be moved to slot 5 as shown in Pic 4 Time Sec Size KB Description ni wav Office Fire Alarm 0 50 4 1 Long 3 Short Mates Picture 4 14 19 Question 3 How to edit the saved Archive or Play List files on another computer What files do I need Answer It s quite possible that we might not always use this editing program on the same computer Sometimes we might have to use a notebook computer or a computer at the factory When this happens copy the following files to the other computer for editing Step 1 Copy the Archive arh Play List pla and all the WAV files in the WAVE folder on Computer A to Computer B Step 2 Launch this program on Computer B and place the WAV files 1n the appropriate folder Now click on Open Archive and Open Play List from the Menu Bar to begin editing summary Copy the arh pla as well as the wav files u
11. all of the related functions Fil Ein PlavList Tool Option Help Status Bar The first part of the Status Bar shows whether the current Archive has been modified The second part shows whether the current Play List has been modified The third part shows the total number of wave files in the Play List and the fourth part shows the total size of wave files in the play list Archive Modified PlayList Modified Total Wave 1 Totalsize 130 EB 3 19 Bin Pane In the Bin Pane Pic 1 3 sample is the name of the Bin and 001 is the name of the first sound The sound name can be changed by the user 002 is the name of the second sound File functions in the Bin Pane can be performed using the right mouse click shortcut or the File option in the Menu Bar Picture 1 3 WAVE File Information Pane Bin Name is the name of the selected Bin see Pic 1 4 Index is the file number in the Bin FilePath is the WAV file s file name Name is the name set by the user Time is the length of this WAV file Size s the data size of the WAV file and Description is the description set by the user E 101 Per Wa Fire H alarmz wav Dense Smoke 0 76 b 3 alarm3 wav Power Failure B5 b Picture 1 4 4 19 Chapter 2 Example To provide beginners with a good understanding of this program s basic functions examples are used in this manual to illustrate the basic processes a
12. and Save as Step 1 Please click on Play List in the Menu Bar and then select Create Play List The setup dialog box shown in Pic 2 9 will appear For Play List Name input Taiwan Office Alarm System Sounds and click on OK to confirm om Create Playlist m zl E PlayList M ame Taiwan Office Alarm System Sounds Picture 2 9 Step 2 Pic 2 10 shows that the Play List was successfully created The WAVE File Information Pane will show the slots for 1 145 WAV files dE YomEdit E BHA File Ein Flay Lit Voie Option Help dens ra uh Play List Name Taiwan Office Alarm System Sounds E Test Example Index _ FileName Name Time Sec Size KB Description 9 Fire Alarm 5 Breakdown Alarms PlayList Taiwan Office Alarm System Archive Modified Tots Wave 245 Total Size 0 KB Picture 2 10 9 19 2 6 Add WAV File to Play List Once we have created the Archive and BIN added WAV files to the BIN and created a Play List the next step 1s to pick up the WAV files into the Play List As the Play List contains all the required WAV file types and the BIN contains all the different types of WAV files what we need to do s add the WAV files inside the BIN into the Play List Step 1 Select Fire Alarms from the Bin Pane on the left then in the WAVE File Information Pane click on Office Fire Alarm Click on the Voice option in the Menu Bar then select Add to PlayList or
13. from the right click menu select Add to PlayList d gt YomEdit E iz Ei File En FlayList Voice Option Help Bin N snc Frame asl index FileName Name Time Sec SizefkE Description 1 Aa 1 Long amp 3 Short Notes r I LA LE es 0 50 Office Fire AL Ada Vore i b s Rusnasnusnusnana unn AWERARARRARRRRRRARRRRRARRRAR eee reer errr rere tie Breakdown Alarms ak s Other Alarms Edit Voice cli Del Voice Play Wave Picture 2 11 Step 2 After clicking on Add to PlayList the MoveWaveTo dialog box will appear as shown in Pic 2 12 MoveTo Input 1 This will move the WAV file o slot 1 in the Play List JE Move WaveTo Picture 2 12 10 19 2 7 Play WAVE Sometimes we forget what the WAV file in a BIN or Play List sounds like This function uses the sound recorder program built into Windows to play the WAV file so we can check if it s the right sound effect Step 1 First click on the MUSICOI WAV file in the Play List then right mouse click and select Play Wav see Pic 2 13 The Windows built in sound recorder program will appear as shown in Pic 2 14 mm Jr Add Voice Edit Voice Je Del Voice WE Play Way Picture 2 13 MUSICO1 WAY Sound Re order File Edit Effects Help Position Length 0 00 sec 3 73 Sec Picture 2 14 2 8 Convert to WRK File
14. inking faster Hold down the SW1 key now for at least 1 5 seconds and the sound data will be written to the module LED3 will light up when the write is in progress and go off when it s done 3 Sound playback test Press the SW key to enter the manual test playback mode Press the SW1 or SW2 key within 2 seconds to begin playing the sound files If no key is pressed within 2 seconds the module reverts to the normal mode Pressing the SW key plays the next PN while pressing the SW2 key plays the previous PN Press any key during playback to pause When the module is in test playback mode PLC commands will be ignored Status Display The LED1 LED3 status lights will light up in different pattern s depending on the current operating mode as listed in the table below Light Status LEDI LED2 LED3 Entry Condition s Error Blinking Blinking Blinking No sound data to play Medium Waiting to Play Sound 1 OFF OFF Blinking Waiting to play sound in internal un N memory Fast Waiting to play sound in SD memory OFF OFF un un un Waiting to Play Sound 2 Blinking card Medium Received PLC command in s2 and s4 PLC Playback 1 OFF Blinking playing sound file now Fast Received PLC command in s3 and s5 PLC Playback 2 OFF Blinking playing sound file now Waiting for Manual Slow Playback Blinking Slow Manual Playback Blinking OFF SW key pressed in s2 and s3 SW or SW2 key pressed in s6 and S OF
15. n 0 00 sec Picture A 1 Step 2 Select File Open File then the WAV file to convert From the Sound Recorder select File Save As and the dialog box shown in Pic A 2 will appear Save As 2 x Save in E My Documents tcr Er DD ANtsP2P LD paper Brian CO python gt CyberLink ic QPIXEL downloaded Source Insight gt LifeCam Files Visual Studio 2005 C META INF SA My Sharing Folders i My Data Sources My Google Gadgets My Music ij My Pictures C My Received Files 2 My Stationery My Videos CD My Virtual Machines O NetBeansProjects fier x Cned Save as type Sounds wav Format PCM 44 100 kHz 16 Bt Stereo Change Picture A 2 In Pic 2 the original WAV file format can be seen In this example the file 1s in 22050kHz 16 bit mono format 16 19 Step3 Now click on Change and the dialog box shown in Pic A 3 will appear Mame uriitied Save As Remove Format PCM Attributes 8 000 kHz 8 Bit Mono 7 kb sec 8 Bit Stereo 15 kb sec 2 000 kHz 16 Bit Mono 15 kb sec 8 000 kHz 16 Bit Stereo 31 kb sec Picture A 3 Set 8 000 kHz 8 bit mono used by this program as the attributes and the format will be changed to the new attributes as shown in Pic 4 Sound Selection Name urtitied Save As Remove Format PCM Attributes 6 000 kHz 8 Bit Mono 7 kb sec O
16. nd functions 2 Program Example The example is based on alarms with Fire Alarms Malfunction Alarms and Other Alarms being the categories used here WAV files in the computer that match these three categories are placed in their respective categories then the required WAV files are added to the Play List The Play List 1s then converted into the work file format WRK used by the FBs VOM Voice Output Module The WAV files must be in the right format to be used in this program See Appendix 1 WAVE Format Conversion for more information In this example we use Archive to refer to the sound database and BIN to refer to sound categories in order to illustrate the relationship and setup between the two 2 2 Create Archive The Archive contains the different BINs Category and makes it easier to find all the different sounds Properly set up the user can simply load previously added archives as necessary when editing sound data When the program is launched for the first time it is completely empty so we must first create an archive This is where all the BIN and WAV files are stored Once created we can then add BIN to the Archive Apart from Create Archive other functions include Open Archive Save File and Save as New File Step 1 Launch the VomEdit exe program Step 2 Use the mouse to click on the File option in the Menu Bar then select Create Archive Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL N The archi
17. nder the Wave folder to Computer B Question 4 A warning message appears when the WAV files in the Play List exceed the total size of IMB when converted to WRK files Answer as the FBs VOM Voice Output Module has an internal memory of IMB if the total size of sound files in the Play List exceeds this limit when converted to WRK this warning will appear Click on Yes and the conversion will continue Click on No and the conversion will be cancelled Wrk files that exceed 1 MB in size can only be used from the SD card Question 5 How to put compiled content in the SD memory card so it can be read by the FBs VOM Answer First generate the WRK file as described in section 2 8 and set the target as the root directory of the SD Card drive device e g D Now set the name to VOM wrk or rename a previously created WRK file as VOM wrk then copy the file to the SD card Please note that the FBs VOM only supports FAT16 and FAT32 file systems 15 19 Appendix 1 WAVE Format Conversion The FBs VOM requires mono 8 bit WAV files sampled at 8KHz If a WAV file does not match this specification it must be converted before it can be used by this software An example of the conversion process is provided below Step 1 Launch from the lower left corner of the screen Start Program Files Accessories Entertainment Sound Recorder see Pic A 1 2 Sound Sound Recorder File Edit Effects Help Positio
18. tium 133 or higher CPU at least 64MB of RAM memory and at least 10MB of hard disk space 1 2 Functions and Features The FBs VOM uses standard windows wave format sound files for playback The VomEditor software allows the user to create and collect wave files in an organized way First the user creates a sound archive Archive The Archive can be divided into different sound category Bin Different types of wave files can then be stored in each Bin e g alarm machine malfunction special sound effects etc To make practical use of the sounds first should create a Play List by picking up the wave files stored in the Archive then converted this play list into the wrk playback files format which can be recognized and used by the VOM module Functions Wave files are stored in a three tier format Archive Bin Wav Each wave file can be named and annotated to simplify management All the wave files in the Archive can be played directly through the program The order of wave files within a play list can be changed at will Each play list can accommodate up to 245 wave files 2 19 1 3 User Interface Once the VomEditor is launched the following screen will appear Pic 1 2 45 YomEdit Bin Pane WAVE File Information Pane Picture 1 2 Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains all the options for this program and sorts them into separate categories Click on any option in the Menu Bar and a drop down menu will show
19. ve name input dialog box for Create Archive will appear as shown in Pic 2 1 d gt Create Archive Sel Archive Name Picture 2 1 Step 3 For Archive Name input Test Example and press OK to create the archive 5 19 2 3 Create BIN The properties purpose and sound of each sound file s different BIN simplifies the task of looking for the sound files we need If there are 2000 unsorted sound files it becomes very time consuming to find a particular file that we want BIN is therefore used to sort each WAV file into a specific category so we don t have to go through the computer looking for WAV files when we need them in the future or remember exactly what type of sound a WAV file was The VomEdit program helps the user sort the sound files into different categories so they can locate the necessary WAV file right away Example Whether it s Classical Rock Pop or Jazz we can specify the name and purpose for each BIN then store the WAV files in their corresponding BIN We can also use ReName to change the BIN name or Del BIN to delete a BIN Step 1 Use the mouse to click on the Bin option in the Menu Bar then select Create Bin The Bin name input dialog box will appear as shown in Pic 2 2 e gt Create Hin ig im x Bin Mame Fire Alarma Picture 2 2 Step 2 For the Bin Name input Fire Alarms then click on OK to confirm Step 3 Repeat Step 1 then input Breakdown Alarms for the Bin Name and click on
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