The control system that's as agile as an organ builder's mind.

Straight ranks. Extensions. Units. Derivations. Some of everything. Integrated consoles. Distant consoles. Two or three consoles. One-place organs. Remote divisions. Spread-about monsters. No two organs are the same.

MultiSystems take that on board. SSOS's software-based switching systems are programmed in advance to any organ's design and supplied ready to wire up. You'll find them all over the World.

Their capabilities are as diverse and far-flung as the places they've gone.

• Links consoles, divisions and units with simple cables
• Can be changed and augmented later
• Proven over 10 years
• Light and compact
• Available with MIDI, CFM, Piston Sequencer, Transposer and Tuning for MultiSystem
• Krone connectors for quick wiring

How a MultiSystem fits an organ.

In simple terms, MultiSystem is a series of specially designed digital processors linked together as one. Setting them to control a particular organ is just a matter of supplying a specification to SSOS.

If you need to make last-minute changes, don't panic. You can. MultiSystems are configured with computers instead of wires, so just call.

CFM, MIDI, IntelliKey and TFM can also be fitted to order. We'll add the hardware and tell the system it's there.

A MultiSystem's offerings

Fast Installation

Yes, MultiSystem's processors are a bit technical. But SSOS have done the hard bit. All you have to do is wire the site cables to the system with its terminals, plugs and Krone connectors. There aren't any fearsome circuit boards bristling with solder tags.

Durability

In many ways, MultiSystems are more adaptable than humans. Now matter how simple or complex the project, the system won't complain or be any trickier to install.

Things to add

SSOS make accessories that work directly with MultiSystems without extra interfaces, changes or headaches. CFM is a capture system with up to 300 memory levels that can be shared between consoles. And MFM converts a system to full MIDI operation, including console record and playback

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MultiSystem Technical Information

Names

All products have special names the manufacturers think up and are often confusing at first. MultiSystem is pretty simple in structure but has a few of these.

• Location - The MultiSystem allows you to bring consoles and sections of the organ together with a thin data cable. A section of the MultiSystem that controls a console or part of an organ we call a location.
• The Plane - Is the wooden structure all the wiring connections a fitted to. It is not exactly a pinboard but it does serve that purpose.
• The Processor - A real black box, shown in the picture above, that controls either one or two planes in a location.
• Modules - There are input and output modules in both positive and negative polarity. They are usually fitted with Krone punchblocks for rapid connection although we are happy to provide solder pins if requested.
• The Layout Software - The windows program that creates the instructions for each processor that create a unique organ system for your instrument. The screen emulates a coupling table and allows an organ builder to either create a layout from scratch or modify an existing one.

Associated Products

The MultiSystem is the heart of the organ control system from Solid State. We believe in a modular approach to building our systems this is so that we can optimise the performance of each design. A relay must transfer notes from keys to pallets as fast as is possible. A capture system needs to be able to store information and operate intuitive displays for the organist.

• Key Inputs - Our IntelliKey contactless keying system sits under the keys and passes information directly to the MultiSystem.
• CFM - Capture for MultiSystem adds a powerful capture storage processor that can be accessed by multiple consoles over the MultiSystem network.
• MFM - MIDI communications including MIDI stops, record replay and sophisticated graphics screen control.
• Organ Recorder - A dedicated high performance performance recorder.
• Tuning for MultiSystem - The TFM system adds a floating control for tuning the organ on your own.

Technical

Our MultiSystem switching systems can be built with any number of inputs, outputs and stop controls. The system is configured in software which allows the for an extremely flexible structure and straightforward building blocks.

A location is built from a processor, a plane (to put the cards on) and a choice of positive or negative polarity, input or output cards. The system is controlled by software which is loaded into each processor.

The MultiSystem is built around high specification industrial processors that run a custom operating system designed for high speed real time processing. The total boot time is about 6 seconds and so the system is ready to run before the wind is up.

Wiring

Solid State pioneered the use of punchblocks in organ building, however we selected a high performance connector from a German manufacturer called Krone that has been in use in the European telecoms industry for 80 years and more recently was adopted for internet connections in large office buildings around the world. It has been used by us in organ building since 1991.

Power

MultiSystem operates between 12 to 36-volt as standard. The system itself uses less than 1 Amp to operate, however care must be taken in providing adequate current to switch the organ loads.

Outputs -

Output modules provide 16 outputs per module. They are provided with Krone connectors to punch the wires directly to them avoiding an extra connector and hence increasing reliability. The module has built in suppression.

• Negative Output - 0.75A maximum rated. Equivalent to 16 Ohms at 12V or 32 Ohms at 24V.
• Heavy Duty Negative Output - 1.4A maximum rated. Equivalent to 9 Ohms at 12V or 18 Ohms at 24V.
• Positive Output - 0.1A maximum rated. Equivalent to 120 Ohms at 12V or 240 Ohms at 24V.
• Heavy Duty Positive Output - 1.4A maximum rated. Equiv to 9 Ohms at 12V or 18 Ohms at 24V.

Inputs -

• Positive Input - A high resistance input with built in surge protection and debouncing for dirty key contacts. The module loads the contact by less than 10mA and will accept inputs from 10 to 36V.
• Negative Input - The same specification but an alternate polarity.

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Information:

Screen Resolution file: MultiSystem Literature

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Manuals:

• MultiSystem Installation Manual