Alcorn Mcbride V+ series, User Manual

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Event Reference 5-23
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SMPTE Serial Events
SMPTE events control SMPTE timecode in an Alcorn McBride SMPTE
Machine or Digital Binloop.
Note
To use SMPTE Events, you will need to manually configure the protocol
of the port to Alcorn McBride SMPTE Machine or Alcorn McBride
Digital Binloop
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To Do This… Use This Event…
Set the current SMPTE time in an Alcorn McBride
SMPTE Machine or Digital Binloop
SetSMPTETime
Start Reading/Generating SMPTE in an Alcorn
McBride SMPTE Machine or Digital Binloop
EnableSMPTE
Stop Reading/Generating SMPTE in an Alcorn
McBride SMPTE Machine or Digital Binloop
DisableSMPTE
Pause SMPTE generation at the current frame in an
Alcorn McBride SMPTE Machine or Digital Binloop
PauseSMPTE
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SetSMPTETime
Sets the current SMPTE time to a new value. If currently generating SMPTE,
the time will immediately jump to the new value, otherwise a subsequent
EnableSMPTE event will start SMPTE generation from the new time. If the
SMPTE Machine or Digital Binloop is configured to read SMPTE, the event is
ignored.
Event Syntax
Event Data1 Data2
SetSMPTETime Name of Port connected
to SMPTE Machine or
Digital Binloop Time to Generate
From*
*Time to Generate From should be in HH:MM:SS.FF, with leading zeros (e.g.
04:23:35.15).
Example
Event Data1 Data2
SetSMPTETime SMPTEPort 12:23:00.00
Sets current SMPTE time to 12:23:00.00