Eowave Eobody2 USB8 User Manual

USB sensor interface

sensor systems

custom instruments

sensor instruments

User’s Manual

USB 8 sensor interface / Safety instructions

Safety instructions

Before using your Eobody2, make sure you have read the following instructions carefully.

Do not open or modify the unit or its main adapter when the unit is externally powered.

During ligthning, unplug the unit, make sure the main adapter (if one) is not plugged.

Before cleaning your Eobody2, make sure the main adapter and/or any external elements are
disconnected from the unit.

Do not try to repair the interface or the components inside of it. Please contact eowave for techni­cal support at [e-mail]

Do not use your Eobody2 nor store it in dusty areas, damp areas, extreme temperatures, exposed
to direct sunlight, areas prone to strong vibrations.

If you need to use a main adapter, make sure of the adapter output polarity, voltage and current
are correct.

Do not insert any objects nor pour any liquid into the unit.

Protect the unit against violent shocks.

Before using Eobody2 in a foreign country, make sure that your main adapter is compatible with
the main supply.

Never touch your Eobody2 nor its adapter with wet hands when it is plugged in.

Never place heavy objects on your Eobody2.

If the unit is not to be used for a long period, disconnect the adapter from the main.

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USB 8 sensor interface / Congratulations / Unpacking

Congratulations

Congratulations!
You now own a new Eobody2 usb 8 SensorBox, a versatile and plug and play usb-to-sensor interface
to use sensor direclty with your sequencer softwares or with softwares like Cycling’74 Max/MSP/Jitter.
Eobody2 usb 8 SensorBox is unique because it offers an internal powerful processing to shape the
outcoming sensor signal and get the best results in a intuitive and easy way. No MIDI interface needed,
no skills in computer programming required.
Eobody2 usb 8 SensorBox is the rst module of a very exible & versatile sensor system whom core is
your computer. More modules will be developped in a very near future.

Unpacking

Your Eobody2 package should include the following items. Make sure everything is in the box.

- usb 8 inputs Eobody2

- a registration card

- 1 usb cable

USB 8 sensor interface / Who’s Who

Who’s Who

« eowave was founded in 2002. Since 1998, we have designed our rst products under the name
of More Electronic Sounds. We have started with the development of software and on hardware
design of analogue machines and midi tools. There is not such a big gap between developing soft­ware and hardware: both are a subjective representation of the denition of the sound process. I
really enjoyed developing iSynth. With the Essential Instruments from Cycling’74’s Pluggo 3, each
module is dedicated to a special synthesis: granular, additive synthesis, FM, an analogue model­ing synth or a wavetable synth… I have tried to extract the essential of synthesis, starting all over
again with fundamental questions: «what’s an FM synthesis & how should it be concretized?»
Now, some analogue effects I have designed - the little analogue effects called the «bugs» for
example - can be viewed as some kinds of hardware Essential Instruments. Several little boxes,
each representing an effect, a multimodal lter, a ring modulator, a phaser or a sequencer. Several
little boxes any musician can use to add an analogue feeling to his music… Several easy-to-use
little boxes which can be used alone or assembled to create new sounds. But aside the search
for new tools, and new ways of expression is a real quest among unknown dimensions. The world
of synthesis is immense, while the world of expression has no limits. At this frontier comes the
Eobody2 an ideal intermediate between the external audio and video environment and artist, the
essentiel bridge linking the world of analogue sensors to the world of digital process.”

Marc Sirguy, eowave CEO

USB 8 sensor interface / About sensors

Sensors & new ways of expression

From the Idea…

Men have always dreamt of new ways of communication. Through ages, men have thought of
their body as a tool of communication. And indeed, when communicating, this is not only your
voice, nor the only expression in your face that transmits a message, but your entire way of be­ing. This is your entire body which projects you inside the individual world of one another. In all
cultures, men have developped new ways of communication through dance, music, art. And
still in a matter of a better communication, men have always worked to improve the interaction
between men and machines, thus since the very beginning of mechanics and later, electronics.
More and more, the body has become the cornerstone of interactive systems of communication.
New technologies widen the range of controls. And controls have entered everyday’s life without
us noticing. Remote controls are everywhere: we control TV, we control VCRs, DVDs, stereos,
ovens, climates, windows, garage doors… Control surfaces are everywhere. Faced to art, control
appears to be the new way of expression of this early millenium. Many artists are looking for new
ways of expression, of conceptualizing ideas… In this perspective, sensors open new dimensions
of expression. Eobody2 is the key link between the world of analogue sensors and digital systems.

…To the Realization

An early version of Eobody2 has been rst presented at NIME 2007 (New Interfaces for Musi­cal Expression) hold at New-York University in June 2007. The idea was to keep a plug and play
modular system to use sensors as well as relays, CVs... The usb 8 SensorBox is one of the rst
modules of this new Eobody2 interactive system. One SensorBox enables to plug 8 sensors and
use them directly with your sequencer software, but you can also plug more if you need more
inputs for other sensors. The goal was to come to a plug & play solution and versatile solution
(and at a reasonnable price) for all those who don’t want to go into computer programming or wire
soldering, but whose job is to create music, live, video apps, sensor-based instruments or installa­tions...

USB 8 sensor interface / Table Of Contents

Table Of Contents

Safety instructions 2
Congratulations / Unpacking 3

Who’s Who 4
Sensors & new ways of expression 5

I. Register and Install
Download and install the editor / Download the manual 7

II Connections
II.1 Step 1: Connect a sensor to Eobody2 8
II. 2 Step 2: Connection to your computer/II.2.Connect 2 or more Eobody2 to your computer 9
II.3. How is the unit powered? USB powering/External powering/How do I know that I need an
external powering?/ activity LED 10

III. Eobody2 editor

III.1. Global parameters window/Open the editor
III.2. Eobody2 and your computer/Select Eobody2 MIDI port /your eobody name /
save to le / load to le 11
III.3. Eobody2 internal memory conguration/
check current parameters/save current parameters/init all parameters/revert to save/
all off/delay/change name/check name/print incoming messages 12
III. 4. Internal process & editor parameters 13
III.5. Parameters window
Open the Parameters window/What are these internal processing parameters? 14
status / analogue zoom/digital zoom and offset 15
inverse / lter / gate 16
Note on message/low/hi 17
Formating messages to host
Type / CC Control Change / Program Change message PC / Pitch Bend PB /
Monophonic Aftertouch Atm 18
message Channel: [1-8] / value val: 0 – 127 Conguration map for analogue inputs 19

IV. Making my own sensors

Making my own sensor switch/Making my own sensor potentiometer/
Making my own sensor with other kinds of sensors 20
Amplication / TRS 1/4’’ jack 6,35 mm connectors 21

V. List of MIDI Controllers 22

VI. MIDI Implementation 23

VII. Technical specications 24

USB 8 sensor interface / Register and Install

I. Register and Install

Register

You may register on www.eowave.com/register by entering your Eobody2 serial number. This num­ber is located on a sticker on the back of the unit. Registering will give you a member access to
download page to download the editor, user manual, patches, news, upgrades...

On www.eowave.com/register, ll in the online registration card and enter your serial number.

Downloads

Download and install the editor

On www.eowave.com/download page, click on the editor you want to download (usb sensorbox
editor). Eobody2 usb sensorbox Editor is Mac, MacIntel and PC compatible.

For Maxers
If you are a Maxer and want to use Eobody2 with Max/MSP/Jitter, a Eobody2 usb sensorbox Editor
collective le is available to avoid having 2 Max apps running on the same computer.
Different eowave-made Max patches are also available. (See downloads).

When the installation is over, a window pops up and tells you that the installation was successful.

Download the manual

On www.eowave.com/download page, click on the Eobody2 usb sensorbox manual pdf le.

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II.1 Step 1: Connect a sensor to Eobody2

Eowave sensors compatible with the usb eobody2 interface have TRS 1/4’’ jack connectors.
Note that Eowave sensors that were compatible with Eobody1 are also compatible. Other kind of
sensors can also be used (See “Make my own sensor” section).

To connect a sensor to Eobody2, just plug the TRS 1/4’’ jack
in one of the female jack in from Eobody2 (inputs 1 to 8).
Sensors like accelerometers need 2 inputs. (See Sensors
available for sensor technical specs)

Note that this is highly recommanded to connect the sensors to Eobody2 before starting your
sequencer software. Unplugging sensors while using your sequencer software may cause breaks
during the usb data transmission which could lead you to restart your software.