Overview

Advanced Ceiling Tile Beamforming Mic Array

The patented BMA 360 is the world’s most technologically advanced ceiling tile beamforming mic array, delivering unrivalled audio performance and deployment ease.

The world’s first truly wideband, frequency invariant beamforming mic array with uniform gain response across all frequency bands FiBeam™ technology gives users the ultimate in natural and full fidelity audio across all beams and within a single beam.

Superior Beam Topology: A dramatically new approach to precision beamforming provides a new beam topology to easily achieve distortion-free, full 360-degree coverage of any room shape and any seating arrangement using ClearOne Audio Intelligence™.

Deep Sidelobe Beamforming, DsBeam™, provides unparalleled sidelobe depth, below -40 dB, resulting in superior rejection of reverb and noise in difficult spaces for superb clarity and intelligibility.

Product Details

  • Further advancements in adaptive steering think of it as smart switching) provide impeccable coverage of each conference participant as well as support for camera tracking.
  • 6G Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)delivers unparalleled per-beam full-duplex audio performance.
  • On-board audio algorithms, like noise reduction, filtering, and Automatic Level Control, eliminate the need for per-beam processing in a DSP mixer - requiring fewer DSP mixer resources.
  • Built-in, robust power amplifiers, configurable as 4 x 15 Watt or 2 x 30 Watt, provide flexibility for driving loudspeakers.
  • ClearOne’s breakthrough technologies, FiBeam, DsBeam, and 6G AEC combine to create VividVoice™, a significant advancement for professional conferencing.
  • Integrated features significantly reduce system design complexity, simplify installation, consume less rack space, and lower system cost.
  • Daisy-chain up to three ceiling tiles via P-Link for divisible rooms or larger conference setups – for simpler wiring and longer distances compared to networked “home run” connections via Ethernet.
  • Single workflow for configuration using CONSOLE® AI software. Competing products require practitioners to program multiple system components using different toolsets: Ethernet switches, Ceiling Tiles, DSP mixers, and the Dante Controller.
  • Supports three different ceiling grid types: 24 in, 600 mm, and 625 mm. It incorporates a VESA-mount hole pattern that supports pole mounting. Hard-ceiling mount adapter kits are also available.
Beamforming Features
True Frequency Invariant Beamformer
Gain response is unvarying across frequency
Beamwidths
35o, 45o and 55o with Frequency Invariance
Beamforming Range
100 Hz to 20 KHz
Deep Sidelobes
Down to 45 dB of depth
Beam Pointing Accuracy
0.2 dB
Dynamic Range
20 Hz to 20 KHz, > 70 dB
Number of Beams
6, 8, 10, 11, or 12
Room Patterns
Full Circle/Square, Rectangular, Semi-Circle/Classroom
Coverage Sizes
24 sizes from small 3m x 3m up to extra large 10m x 6m
Ceiling Height
Configurable with CONSOLE AI from 2.1m to 6m
Amplifier Output
Type
5.08mm Black Header, Male, Phoenix-type Euroblock
Audio
4 Channels
Output Power
4x15W Max, 8 ohms load, or 2x30W, 4 ohms load, bridged
Frequency Response
20Hz – 22kHz, +/- 0.5dB
Configuration
Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
On/Off
Noise Cancellation (NC)
on/off. Range: 6 to 25 dB depth.
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
On/Off
Gain
Adjust
Mute
On/Off
Control Software
CONSOLE® AI
P-Link Peripheral Bus
Ports Type
RJ-45
P-Link In and Out
Proprietary peripheral bus
P-Link Power
56V 36W IEEE 802.3at compliant devices or equivalent, Mode B (910-3200-202: PoE Power supply kit 36W recommended)
Cable
Solid core 23AWG, factory terminated Cat6
Normal distance mode
Up to 60 m
Long distance mode
To be supported with a future firmware upgrade.
PoE with auto power selection
Power, No speakers
36W PoE, connected via P-Link or PoE++
Power, Speakers
Requires 56V 90W IEEE 802.3bt PoE, must be via direct PoE++ port on the BMA 360
Port Type
RJ45 PoE power
Cable
Solid core, 23AWG, factory terminated Cat6
Power & Thermal
Power Source
PoE injector or equivalent
Power Consumption
23 Watt typical without speaker amp, 55W at 1/3 power x 4 @ 1kHz
Power requirements
100-240VAC, 50/60 Hz
Thermal
270 BTU/hr at max power
Operating Temperature
14 °F/-10 °C to 104 °F/40 °C ambient temperature
General
Mounting
Drop in replacement for 24 inch, 600mm, or 625mm ceiling tile
VESA© Mount ready
100 mm hole pattern, M4x10 mm
Dimensions (W x H x D)
592.5 x 592.5 x 54.1 mm (BMA 360-I)
Unit Weight
4.1kg
Shipping Weight
5.83kg