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PCinterface Overview
Control your Cue Light system from a PC or Show Controller
PC, Mac or show controller
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Will work with any PC, Mac or hardware controller capable of
sending ASCII characters via a RS232 or RS485 serial port.
Trigger or cancel cues, configure Outstation features and more.
PCinterface
QL-PCi mk4
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Configuration Data
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Command structure
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All basic commands are 5 bytes long. Most commands can be
typed from a keyboard using only ASCII characters.
No Escape sequences or control characters are used.
Return monitoring is provided in a choice of 2 different formats.
Can be easily tested with any Terminal communications program.
Simple GUI mode
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A simple command interface for use with touch screens.
Each button on the Master Station has been assigned a number,
and by using a single command, any button can be pressed or
released.
Cue Light Outstations and Masters
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A single
PCinterface
can control from 1 to 6 Master Stations.
Each 16 channel Master can control up to 40 Outstations giving a
maximum of 240 Outstations across 96 channels.
Buttons on the Master Station(s) remain operational while the
PCinterface
is connected allowing for manual ad hoc cues.
Each Master requires its own wiring universe for its associated
Outstations.
Allows the Master Station(s) and all 3 types of Outstation to be
remotely configured. e.g. Flashing/steady Go and Standby lamps,
Standby lamp colour. Almost 40 different parameters can be
changed. Configuration data can also be downloaded.
Supports RS232 and 4 wire RS485
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It has a 500 byte FIFO buffer for incoming RS232/485 data.
2,400 to 115,200 baud.
Cue Sheet Command Format
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A command interface for use with a Show Control system using a
pre-loaded cue list.
Return Monitoring
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The status of every lamp on the Master Station(s) is returned to
the Show Controller in a choice of two data formats.