Alcorn Mcbride V+ series, User Manual

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6-4 Advanced WinScript Programming
Day and Night Mode
Most shows that only run during a portion of the day should have a Day and
Night mode of operation. There is no reason to have audio, video, lighting
effects, etc. playing all night long. It can reduce the life of the equipment, be
very annoying, and even be potentially hazardous if there is no operator
supervision.
The best approach for a show that doesn’t have some other computer to tell the
Show Controller when to go to Daymode or Nightmode is to have a button
perform the function. It is better to have one button toggle between Daymode
and Nightmode than to have two buttons because you can potentially confuse
the Show Controller if the two buttons are pushed near the same time, unless
you go to great programming lengths to prevent it. Here are some sequences
that explain how to use one button for both Daymode and Nightmode:
SelectDayorNightMode
Label Time Event Data1 Data2 Data3 Comment
00:00.00 Start ResetAllSequences
00:00.02 IfOff GoingDayFlag GoDay
GoNight 00:00.02 Start NightMode Go to
Sleep
00:00.02 Goto End
GoDay 00:00.02 Start DayMode Wake Up
End 00:00.02 Toggle GoingDayFlag Flip Flag
DayMode
Label Time Event Data1 Data2 Data3 Comment
00:00.00 Display GoingToDayModeMsg
00:00.00 Start Spinupdvm1
00:00.00 Start SpinupDVM
00:00.00 Start Spinupdvm3
00:00.00 Start TurnLightsOn
00:00.00 Start GoBGM
00:00.00 Display AtDayModeMsg
NightMode
Label Time Event Data1 Data2 Data3 Comment
00:00.00 Display GoingToNightModeMsg
00:00.00 Start Spindowndvm1
00:00.00 Start SpindownDVM
00:00.00 Start Spindowndvm3
00:00.00 Start TurnLightsOff
00:00.00 Start OffBGM
00:00.00 Display AtNightModeMsg