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First steps to an efficient installation

Updated over a week ago

The following Quick Start Guide presents the main steps to complete the installation process. More detailed information can be found later in the documented articles.

The installation process will vary based on the type of sound processor you want to connect to, processor specific documentation can be found here.

Set up the Waved Hub

1. Hub Location & Network Config

  1. The Hub has to be on the same network as the sound processor.

  2. The Hub must be located within Zigbee range of the Waved sensors.

  3. There must be a stable Internet connection.

Find a suitable network configuration and plug in the Hub.

How to determine a suitable network configuration? See the flow chart below:

2. Find Waved Hub on the Network

Connect the hub to power and the ethernet cable to a network with internet access.


Open Waved New Installation and follow the steps.

Connect to the Sound System

1. Installation View

When the Hub setup is done, you will be redirected to the Installation View. Use the tabs to navigate between the different modules of the system.

Make sure to document the placement of the Hub(s) by clicking the Doc book icon for each device in the installation view and take two pictures of the Hub. Take one photo close up for detail and a second photo to show context and surroundings so it’s easy to find from the pictures alone.

2. Integrate to the Processor

In the following steps to integrate Waved to the Processor, you must know:

  • The architecture and programming of the Processor.

  • How to obtain the Object addresses needed.

  • That it is on the same network as the Waved Hub.

If not, a Waved engineer can provide you with support remotely.

Obtaining Object adresses

All digital processors have different ways of obtaining the object addresses. Some processors are matrixes with fixed inputs and outputs and predefined addresses. Others have design files with a custom setup, in which case the file has to be extracted from the processor. This can usually be done from a Windows PC with the relevant designer software.

3. Waved Processor integration steps

3.1 Add Processor

If Processor IP is known:

Click + New, Add descriptive name, select Hub, enter IP.

If Processor IP is unknown:
Click ∙∙∙ More to start a Processor Scan.

3.2 Add Sources

If only one Source is used, or you have Sonos or Genelec Smart IP, this step and the next (Add Source Selectors) can be skipped.

The name and address of the Sources are related to the physical inputs of the Processor. These can be identified in the design file or by looking at the connected inputs. Add Sources for a processor and decide if it's to be automated or not.

3.3 Add Source Selectors

Add the Source selectors found in the processor designer file. A Source selector can be configured for one or multiple Zones and therefore has to be defined individually and then related to the relevant Zones in the next step.

The Source selectors have to be registered with addresses found in the designer file. Follow the protocol specific documentation for more information on this. Once filled out, the address can be tested in the form to see if it is able to read a value from the processor.

3.4 Add Zones

A Zone corresponds to gain components in the processor design. We usually add the same Zones in the Waved app that are available on the customer’s control panels, regardless if they should be automated or not.

Find the gain object addresses in the designer file or matrix description, add the Zones and test the object address. Once this is done, the Zones should be available in the Home view and you can try to control the volume there. When setting up Sonos or Genelec Smart IP, no object address is needed.

3.5 Add Speakers

Only for Sonos and Genelec Smart IP. When you add processors from Genelec or Sonos a tab called speakers will appear. Simply press "Find speakers", and the speakers shall appear.

Add the speakers to the corresponding zones. Skip 3.6 Add Mute Address.

3.6 Add Mute Address

Some processors require mute object addresses to control the mute, in which case it would be visible in the table. Follow the protocol docs.

3.7 Enable Automation

Automation decides if automatic volume adjustment is enabled for a Zone.

In general, the Automation-flag should be On for all Zones with sensors and Off for Zones where only manual control is used (such as entrances or WCs).

3.8 Add Master & Slave Zones

For setups with a master gain, we have to include this in the Zone Config in order for automation to work as expected. Add the master gain as a Zone and make sure to assign a master and slave relation (Hierarchy) for all Zones.

3.9 Add Backup Zones

Backup Zones are used to have data to fall back too if all sensors in a Zone disconnect. Select a Zone that usually has similar volume levels or leave the field blank. Adjacent Zones usually work well as paired Backup Zones.

3.10 Enable Auto-reset

The auto-reset decides if the Zone will reset itself at 05:00 each day. A reset consists of setting the vibe to 0, turning off Mood Sustain and turning on automation.

The mute state will remain the same. Auto-reset should in general be turned on for all Zones with automation unless there is a specific schedule to handle the reset. See the schedules section to learn more.

3.11 Documentation

Make sure to Document the placements of the the Processor and Sound System by clicking the Doc book icon in the Installation View. Take minimum two pictures of the Sound System, Rack, and Processor. Take one photo close up for detail and a second photo to show context and surroundings so it’s easy to find from the pictures.

3.12 Verify Functionality

Before proceeding you should make sure that everything works as expected.

  • Go to the Home View and test setting the volume for each Zone.

  • Try muting the Zones and changing Sources.

  • Verify that you also get feedback to and from the control panels at the venue.

Set up the Waved Sensors

1. Plan

Make a plan for how many sensors you want to place in each Zone and make sure they are the correct type (router or end-device) before joining begins.

Routers should be connected to power from cable or Trackmount, while end-devices are only used for sensors connected to battery packs.

2. Run the Channel Scan

2.1 Place the Channel Scan

Place your Channel Scan sensor somewhere in the venue about 10 meters from the Hub and turn it on.

2.2 Start Channel Scan

Press start channel scan and wait until data starts to come in. When all channels have been scanned, you will see a summary of the result where a higher value means better signal quality, the best channel will be automatically selected in the next step.

2.3 Turn Channel Scan off

Remember to turn off the channel scan sensor before proceeding. Form the network on the selected channel. The network will be open for joining for 10 minutes after it is formed.

3. Connect to Hub

Once the network is formed, we can start to set up the sensors. Plan how many sensors you want to have in each Zone and if they should be routers or end devices.

Open the network for 10 minutes either in the Hub tab or in the sensor tab. Then double click the status-button on the sensor to join, you should see yellow blinking if they’re searching for a network.

4. Sensor Placement

How the sensors are placed in a venue will impact how well Waved works.

  • We recommend using at least two sensors in every Zone that should be automated.

  • Place sensors in areas where they will capture as much of the general noise from people as possible in each Zone. Sensors are usually best placed on a wall about 2 to 2, 5 meters above the ground or in the ceiling.

  • Avoid placing sensors to close to speakers. Preferably a sensor should not be closer than 1.5 meters. And the sensor should not be placed so that the speaker points directly at it.

Document

Make sure to document the placements of each sensor by clicking the book icon for each sensor and take two pictures of each sensor. One close up and one where you can see the surroundings so it's easy to find by just looking at the pictures.

5. Set Sleep Limits if battery-powered

Sensors on battery packs (end devices) have the ability to go to sleep when the measured volume drops below a certain decibel level called the sleep limit.

This can be set manually for each sensor and should optimally be based on data from a week of operation, but will in most cases be around 48 db (or around 3 db above the minimum calibration point).

Sleep limits will not have any effect on routers and should not be set for any sensor device connected stable power (cable or trackmount).

Complete calibration & set up

1. Calibration

The next step is to calibrate the Waved system.

2. Documentation

Make sure to document the placements of all the devices (Sensors, Hub(s) and Processor) by clicking the Doc book icon for each device in the installation view and take two pictures of each device. Take one photo close up for detail and a second photo to show context and surroundings so it’s easy to find from the pictures alone.

Map

Make sure to draw the map and correctly place each device on the map in the Documentation tab of the Installation view. See example below:

3. Finish the Installation

Once you have completed all the steps above the installation is complete.

Please let Waved know if you have any questions before the planned installation day and we look forward to your continued collaboration with Waved!

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