CADA-MOD board

Technical specifications

  CADA-MOD board for ADAT recorders
  ADAT recording pricelist

The Alesis ADAT  is a digital tape recorder designed for consumer and professional music makers. The Alesis ADAT XT and ADAT XT-20 models can be modified to record laser show control signals. The CADA-MOD board above is installed into the ADAT's "CADA" board, and modifies the ADAT. It does not affect any functioning except the ability to record laser show signals by performing the following operations:

• Performs signal inversion, level shifting and impedance matching on input and output for compatibility with the existing install base of ADATs.

• Has input gain controls to accommodate a +/-2.5 volt to +/-12 volt input signal at each RCA connector, or a +/- 5 volt to +/- 40 volt differential signal at the ELCO connector.

• Has output gain controls to supply a +/-2.5 volt to +/-10 volt output signal at each RCA connector, or a +/- 5 volt to +/- 40 volt differential signal at the ELCO connector.

• Has offset trims for both input and output to null out any residual DC offset.

• Gain control "stops" are set up so that factory calibration can be easily returned to.

• Has selectable input bandwidth limiting to avoid ringing on color signals (seen on older ADATs).

• Mounts directly to the CADA board via headers. Simply remove 14 "through-hole" capacitors and plug the headers from this board into the holes of those components.

Since the CADA-MOD contains input and output gain controls, cabling becomes trivial and external "gain and offset" boxes are eliminated. With the CADA-MOD, an ADAT truly becomes a "one-box" laser recording and playback instrument.

Note that in 2007, Pangolin officially stopped slling the CADA-MOD board. If you are looking for a playback solution for laser shows, we suggest using a computer along with our Autoplay program, or using our Flashback 3 Laser Controller.

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