Start Simian by double-clicking the Icon on your desktop.
Make sure that all playback is halted and select Tools, Hardware Options from the main menu, then click the
Hardware tab.
Figure 19: The Hardware tab within Simian's Hardware Options window.
Configuring Triggers
NOTE: Each USB-1024ls device can be utilized by Simian as a 24 port trigger device, or a 24 port closure
device (IE: it isn't possible to use 8 ports as triggers and 16 as relays, etc.). You can, however, connect multiple
USB-1024ls devices to a single machine and configure Simian to use one of the USB-1024ls devices as triggers
and a second USB1024ls device for closures*.
Under the
Incoming Triggers
heading, select
"BSI Trigger Kit inc PMD/USB-1024"
in the drop down box as
shown on the left side of Figure 19.
You’ll also see a setting for the
Instacal Board #
- this should correspond to the board number shown in Instacal
(if you only have one USB-1024ls connected to your system, this will usually be set 0).
Click
OK
when you have finished.
You should shut down and restart Simian to initialize the new trigger settings. When Simian restarts you should
also make sure that Triggers are enabled by checking Async, Triggers, Enabled on the main menu as shown
below.
Configuring Closures*
NOTE: Each USB-1024ls device can be utilized by Simian as a 24 port trigger device, or a 24 port closure
device (IE: it isn't possible to use 8 ports as triggers and 16 as relays, etc.). You can, however, connect multiple
USB-1024ls devices to a single machine and configure Simian to use one of the USB-1024ls devices as triggers
and a second USB1024ls device for closures*.
Under the
Outgoing Relay / Switcher
heading, select
"BSI Relay/Closure Kit inc PMD/USB-1024"
in the
drop down box as shown on the right side of Figure 19.
You’ll also see a setting for the
Instacal Board #
- this should correspond to the board number shown in Instacal
(if you only have one USB-1024ls connected to your system, this will usually be set 0).
Click
OK
when you have finished.
You should shut down and restart Simian to initialize the new trigger settings. When Simian restarts you should