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Versa

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DRIVE C1

User Manual

July 18, 2006

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Summary of Contents for Versa Drive C1

Page 1: ...Versa DRIVE C1 User Manual July 18 2006 ...

Page 2: ...____________________________ 9 5 3 6 Red Green and Blue Balance _______________________________________________________ 9 5 3 7 Firmware _______________________________________________________________________ 9 5 3 8 Link Master Slave _______________________________________________________________ 9 6 Contact Closure ____________________________________________________________________ 10 7 DMX Con...

Page 3: ...stem in RasterMAPPER 3 Import AVI videos or BMP still images into RasterMAPPER to create patterns 4 Output the patterns as CFF files and store them on a Compact Flash CF card 5 Insert the CF card into the C1 and turn the power on 6 Use the MODE UP Λ and DOWN V buttons to select different patterns and playback modes 3 General Information 3 1 Front Panel 888 Versa DRIVE C1 COMPACT FLASH MODE UP DOWN...

Page 4: ...l Data Output Female 6 pin XLR 3 3 Firmware Versions The standard version of firmware supports 1 024 pixels and 2048 pixels See Engineering section The tradeoff for doubling the pixel output is a reduced response time to some commands and internal functions Changing firmware involves replacing two IC chips on the C1 s motherboard This process can be done by the end user dealer or at Element Labs P...

Page 5: ...hort rack ears 888 Versa DRIVE C1 COMPACT FLASH MODE UP DOWN POWER 888 Versa DRIVE C1 COMPACT FLASH MODE UP DOWN POWER For the above configuration open the tops of both C1s and use the 4mm screws and locknuts included to attach the two C1 enclosures together 4 2 Connections 1 Connect the data output cable from the back of the C1 into the first Versa TUBE or TILE The Serial and Local Data Outputs s...

Page 6: ...ng stored is dependant on the memory size of the CompactFlash Card used 4 3 1 CF Card Formatting To be used in a Versa DRIVE C1 a CompactFlash CF card must be PC Formatted to the FAT32 File System To Format a CompactFlash card 1 Right click on My Computer 2 Click Manage 3 Click on Disk Management from the list in the left hand window 4 From the list on the right select the drive letter for your CF...

Page 7: ... After short period of inactivity about 15 seconds the UP Λ and DOWN V buttons go into the Lock mode and are disabled This prevents accidentally changing of parameter values If the UP Λ or DOWN V buttons are pressed while the C1 is in Lock mode the display will show LOC Pressing the MODE button immediately unlocks the C1 When the C1 is unlocked it immediately goes into the PATTERN mode PAt While i...

Page 8: ...to start the pattern over again without waiting Pattern 255 Test Pattern Solid Colors Pattern 255 cycles the entire output through red blue green white odds odd numbered pixels in white even numbered pixels in black and evens the inverse of odds By default when the C1 is powered on it will resume playing the same pattern that was active when the controller was last turned off 5 3 2 Playback PLA Th...

Page 9: ...nd Blue Balance rb gn bb These three modes offer the ability to adjust the white balance color of the output by decreasing the ouput for each primary LED color Red Green and Blue The default maximum level for each color is 63 The range of possible values is from 0 63 5 3 7 Firmware F This mode displays the current firmware version of the C1 The UP Λ and DOWN V buttons have no effect in this mode 5...

Page 10: ... trigger pattern 17 The contact closure connector is a standard commonly available DB 9 Pin Function 1 Pattern A the lowest numbered user defined pattern 2 Pattern B 3 Pattern C 4 Pattern D 5 Pattern E 6 Pattern F 7 Pattern G 8 Pattern H the 8th lowest user defined pattern 9 Common 5VDC Female DB 9 The contact closures use 5VDC at 1mA per closure A dry contact switch can be connected at a distance...

Page 11: ...he ID 5 then that C1 would use DMX channels 5 through 10 Set the ID to 0 zero to ignore all DMX input 7 2 DMX Resolution The C1 supports two different DMX resolutions xi High and lo Low This only affects how the C1 interprets pattern selection on DMX input channel 1 7 2 1 High Resolution In High resolution mode DMX channel 1 accesses all of the available patterns from 0 to 255 Set the decimal valu...

Page 12: ...60 67 5th 80 201 208 16th 30 73 80 6th 85 213 220 17th 35 86 95 7th 90 226 233 18th 40 99 106 8th 95 239 246 19th 45 111 118 9th 100 252 255 20th 50 124 131 10th Pattern 0 default blackout is also available The two test patterns 254 and 255 are not available Low resolution mode is useful for DMX consoles with limited capabilities i e if the ouput can only be programmed in percentage not decimal va...

Page 13: ...n used with a pattern it will colorize the original video clip For example the original pattern is white text scrolling across a black background Using the subtractive mode to remove the blue and green the final output would be red text scrolling on a black background Alternately in additive mode adding red would create white text scrolling accross a black background 3 This function can also be us...

Page 14: ... on the display with blink to indicate that you are in engineering mode The first menu option will appear on screen for about 5 seconds Hitting the mode button will go to the next menu option To exit Engineering Mode press Mode and Up buttons simultaneously 10 1 Output out The first menu option is output setting either 1 or 2 A setting of 1 indicates that the C1 s output is set for 1024 pixels A s...

Page 15: ... female XLR 6 pin Local Data output for Versa fixtures female XLR 4 pin DMX input male XLR 5 pin DMX ouput female XLR 5 pin Contact Closure female DB 9 Output Data 1 024 pixel output on Serial Data and Local Data ports simultaneously 2 048 pixel output with optional v2 4 firmware Data Output Rate 30 FPS frames per second maximum output rate Included Accessories Rack mounting ears and hardware one ...

Page 16: ...om Element Labs Inc 9421 Neils Thompson Drive Austin TX 78758 USA 1 512 491 9111 tel 1 512 491 9122 fax Element Labs GmbH Lindener Str 15 D 38300 Wolfenbüttel Germany 49 5331 905660 tel 49 5331 905661 fax Revised July 18 2006 Versa DRIVE C1 Page 16 of 16 User Manual ...

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