Scheduling
An important input Source is the Scheduler. The Scheduler uses the Art SSC's internal, battery
backed-up Real-Time Clock. There are several ways to specify a trigger.
Date and Time
You can use the Scheduler to trigger actions on
certain dates and times. When specifying a date
and time it is possible to choose 'Don't Care' for
each value by entering 'X'. E.g. if you set a date and
specify 'Don't Care' for the year field, this Action will
be triggered each year.
Weekday and Time
Sometimes you would like to define a trigger based
on a day in the week, rather then a specific date.
The Art SSC supports this, it allows to choose any
combination of weekdays and time.
Astronomical Clock
The Art SSC is equipped with an astronomical clock
that based on the day of the year and position on
the globe (as configured in the settings page)
calculates the sunrise and sunset times. This allows
you to trigger events on sunrise or sunset.
Protocol Conversion
With many signals coming into the Art SSC and many signal going out, the Show Control page is
also the place where you can program Conversion between different protocols. For example you
can program an Art-Net Source and fit it within an Action that sends out DMX-512, thus creating an
Art-Net to DMX-512 converter.
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