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Summary of Contents for BR-Smartmedia

Page 1: ...AX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 407 354 5954 FAX 407 354 5955 i of vii A A A Board Error DMX 512 Brain Heart Running Heartbeat Addres s BR SmartMedia MSB x0h LSB 0xh C 4 0 8 E 2 6 A D F 1 B 9 7 5 3 C 4 0 8 E 2 6 A D F 1 B 9 7 5 3 A B C D E F G H SmartMedia Z Brick ...

Page 2: ... and operating safeguards should be provided by the customer to minimize inherent or procedural haz ards Gilderfluke Company assumes no liability for applications assistance customer produced de sign software performance or infringement of patents or copyrights Nor does Gilderfluke Company warrant or represent that any license ei ther express or implied is granted under any patent rights copyright...

Page 3: ...Network 14 J6 Inputs 14 J8 Inputs 15 PC and Compatible Connections 16 Apple Macintosh Connections 17 DMX 512 Data In Out 18 Preparing Animation Data for AutoDownloads 19 Serial Port Commands 23 Echo Commands 24 Echo On 24 Echo Off 24 Card Reset 24 Card Status 25 Start Commands 27 Start Track 27 Start Global 27 Stop Commands 27 Stop Track 27 GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA...

Page 4: ...stem 37 Input Commands 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 0 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 1 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 2 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 3 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 4 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 5 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 6 39 1 4 J6 Input bit 7 39 Green Input 39 Blue Input 39 Ease In Speed 41 PowerOn E Stops Go To Show Number 42 Ease In Channels 42 Information 46 Reload Configuration 46 MIDI Mode 53 DMX 512 53 Baud Rate 53 GILDERFLUKE CO 205 ...

Page 5: ...y 58 Ease In Speed 58 Operating Mode 58 Monitor Channel 59 Intelix Strings 59 String Trigger Channel 60 Edit Strings 60 Analogs to Ease In 60 Info 60 Reload Configuration 60 Play a Show 60 Save Configuration 60 Test Shows 60 eXit 60 Rexroth Quick Write Mode 61 DMX 512 62 Baud Rate 62 Numbering System 62 VT 52 Compatible Display 62 Ease In Speed 62 Operating Mode 62 Monitor Channel 62 GILDERFLUKE C...

Page 6: ...nfo 67 Reload Configuration 67 Play a Show 67 Save Configuration 67 Test Shows 67 eXit 67 Moog Motion Base Modes 68 DMX 512 74 Baud Rate 74 Numbering System 74 VT 52 Compatible Display 74 Ease In Speed 74 Operating Mode 74 Motion Base ID 74 Monitor Channel 74 Analog Resolutions 74 String Trigger Channel 75 Edit Strings 75 Oversampling 75 Analogs to Ease In 75 Info 75 GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWE...

Page 7: ... 77 eXit 77 DMX 512 Recorder Mode 78 DMX 512 78 Numbering System 78 VT 52 Compatible Display 78 Ease In Speed 78 Current Show 78 Record Show 78 Wipe Show 79 Analogs to Ease In 79 Info 79 Reload Configuration 79 Play a Show 79 Save Configuration 79 Test Shows 79 eXit 79 HEXadecimal to Decimal to Percentage 80 GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 ...

Page 8: ...f you are using the PC MACs MACs SMP or MACs USB for programming your BR SmartMedia through the DMX 512 input please refer to the PC MACs Unlimited mode The full PC MACs manual can be down loaded from our web site at http www gilderfluke com GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE...

Page 9: ... up to 265 shows loaded on it Up to eight of these shows can be played back at the same time com pletely independently of the others MultiShow mode is used when 1 You need off board or centralized memory stor age for a system that will be running multiple ani mation sequences simultaneously One way you might want to think of MultiShow mode is as eight separate distributed Dumb Brick systems which ...

Page 10: ... are running or not thirty times each second all 256 channels of show data are transmitted through the Z Brick and DMX 512 data outputs The DMX 512 output can be used to control light dimmers automated spotlights color changers fog and wind machines or any other pieces of equip ment which will accept standard DMX 512 inputs The Z Brick output can be used for additional digital outputs through one ...

Page 11: ... and Dumb Bricks in the same card cage Damage may result if there are A Dumb Brick is typically used in stand alone applications where the show runs continuously or when triggered by an external event Multiple Dumb bricks can be triggered simultaneously but will not be automatically synchronized as the Bricks in a Smart Brick system are This BR SmartMedia acts just like any other Playback Only Dum...

Page 12: ...e may result if there are A Smart Brick system is used when you need to synchronize any number of Bricks together on a Smart Brick Network under the control of a single Smart Brick Brain The Brain itself allows shows to be triggered at specific times of the day using a real time clock and the Brains 365 day schedule and locked synchronized to Smpte time code LaserDisks and DVDs or the Brains own i...

Page 13: ...nload file on the SmartMedia Flash Card are transmitted through the Z Brick and or DMX 512 data outputs The Z Brick output can be used for additional digital out puts through one or more Z Bricks The DMX 512 output can be used to control light dimmers auto mated spotlights color changers fog and wind machines or any other pieces of equipment which will accept standard DMX 512 inputs Using the seri...

Page 14: ... be saved into an AutoDownload file that can then be used to play back the sampled DMX 512 just as if it were generated using a PC MACs Show Control System Typically this is used to sample a lighting system s output so that the rather ex pensive lighting board that the lighting designer knows and loves can be returned to the rental house The BR SmartMedia then takes the place of the lighting board...

Page 15: ...though it was originally designed for controlling light dimmers it is now supported by hundreds of suppliers throughout the world for controlling all kinds of theatrical equipment Even though the DMX 512 standard calls for up to 512 chan nels of data the DMX 512 transmission from PC MACs is limited to 256 eight bit wide channels You can address your DMX 512 compatible output devices to respond to ...

Page 16: ...connectors are available on the one and two slot card cages The sixteen slot card cage mounts in seven inches of standard 19 rack space 4 1 2 of space be hind the panel In some applications you may need to mount a single BR SmartMedia This can be done by mounting the BR SmartMedia on standoffs and connecting to the BR SmartMedia s edge connector with a mating connector We usu ally recommend a card...

Page 17: ...wer supply GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 407 354 5954 FAX 407 354 5955 9 of 81 ...

Page 18: ...t is plugged in The BR SmartMedia must read the entire AutoDownload file off the SmartMedia Flash Card to find where Windows has hidden all of its parts b During AutoDownloads c Configuration downloads d Configuration uploads B SmartMedia Activity LED This LED lights when any extended SmartMedia operation is going on Just like the light on the front of a floppy disk drive you should not remove the...

Page 19: ...rick Network is getting through cleanly If it ever stutters or flashes erratically or not at all then there is a problem with the Smart Brick Brain the Smart Brick Network or the BR SmartMedia As the DMX 512 takes prece dence over the Smart Brick Network this LED will go dark whenev er a DMX 512 signal is present G Heartbeat LED This LED Flashes continuously while the CPU is run ning If it ever st...

Page 20: ...two switches The second digit of the hexadecimal address is set on the lower of the two switches If you are not sure how these translate from decimal numbers a chart at the end of every Gilderfluke Company manual will show you the equivalent numbers GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATION...

Page 21: ...utput wire Edge pin color wire function J8 BrickNet Black 1 brown J8 Common black Smart BrickNet Data J8 BrickNet White 2 red J8 D white input Smart BrickNet Data J8 BrickNet Red 3 orange J8 B red input Smart BrickNet Clock Serial Port red 3 4 yellow TxD out from BR SmartMedia J8 BrickNet Green 5 green J8 A green input Smart BrickNet Clock Serial Port Black 2 6 blue TxD out from BR SmartMedia J8 B...

Page 22: ...d Ribbon cable 27 37 violet secondary RS 422 TxD out from card ver 1 1 Ribbon cable 28 38 gray ground Ribbon cable 29 39 white secondary RS 422 Serial Rx in to card ver 1 1 Ribbon cable 30 40 black ground Ribbon cable 31 41 brown secondary RS 422 Serial Rx in to card ver 1 1 Ribbon cable 32 42 red ground Ribbon cable 33 43 orange Ribbon cable 34 44 yellow Ribbon cable 35 45 green Ribbon cable 36 4...

Page 23: ... Co Brick card cage this will be brought out on a RJ 12 connector on the card cage There should never be both Smart and Dumb Bricks in the same card cage They share the same pins on the edge connector and backplane Damage may result if both are in stalled in the same card cage The Smart Brick Network signals to the BR SmartMedia are brought in through a six position RJ 12 six position six conducto...

Page 24: ...ke Co Brick card cage this will be brought out on a RJ 12 connec tor on the card cage There should never be both Smart and Dumb Bricks in the same card cage They share the same pins on the edge connector and backplane Damage may result if both are installed in the same card cage There are four optically isolated digital inputs which can be used to start stop pause or select specific show sequences...

Page 25: ...plane of the card cage This allows you to communicate to a whole card cage full of BR SmartMedia Smart Brick Brains Electronic FeedBack EFB Smart Bricks and other cards through the connector on the card cage They just need to be set to dif ferent addresses The serial data signals from the BR SmartMedia are brought out on a six position RJ 12 six position six conductor modular telephone style conne...

Page 26: ...iately to all commands which are used by other Gilderfluke Co serially controlled de vices These are used for configuration uploading and download ing configurations status inquiries AutoDownloading show data to SmartMedia and serial port RealTime updates It will ignore all commands which are not addressed to it or not appropriate for it to respond to This allows it to share the same RS 422 serial...

Page 27: ...olling all kinds of theatrical equipment Even though the DMX 512 standard calls for 512 channels of data the DMX 512 transmission from PC MACs is limited to 256 eight bit wide channels You can address your DMX 512 compati ble output devices to respond to any address between 00 and 255 Addresses above the 256th are used in PC MACs for trans mitting a checksum The BR SmartMedia can use this to verif...

Page 28: ... action to wait If you have set the BR SmartMedia to wait at power up then the first frame of the show you have selected will be output on the DMX 512 and Z Brick outputs This setting is not needed if operating the BR SmartMedia in MultiShow mode as these settings are made for each sequencer in the MultiShow setup menus 5 Set what will happen on each of the four J8 optoisolated inputs if you will ...

Page 29: ...ady in the BR SmartMedia s memory PC MACs will report if the Reset was suc cessful or not You don t need to worry about this if you are going to drag drop program the SmartMedia on your computer 12 Press the Build or Download button to begin the saving process a Build will just save the AutoDownload file to your disk with out sending it to the BR SmartMedia This is used if you are going to then dr...

Page 30: ...r and a terminal program like terminal exe or our GilderTerm HyperTerm exe will not work for this because it randomly alters values above 128 in the AutoDownload file If you are programming a BR SmartMedia you will probably be creating the AutoDownload file as described above Instead of downloading it serial ly to the BR SmartMedia card which can take tens of minutes you will just drag and drop pr...

Page 31: ...tter on a PC will format the Flash Card with in a way which does not comply with the SmartMedia standards it ignores the physical layout of the SmartMedia Flash Card sectors If you have a Flash Card that has been formatted on a PC the BR SmartMedia WILL NOT be able to recognize it To properly refor mat a SmartMedia Flash Card you will need to use the format command available on the BR SmartMedia s...

Page 32: ...their screens using a provided Windows program attach ASCII strings to these buttons and then download the final configuration to the operator panel so the PC can be taken away Typical modem programs you can use with Gilderfluke Co equip ment are Terminal exe which came with Windows 3 1 and HyperTerm exe which comes with later versions of Windows or GilderTerm The shareware Z Term or earlier relea...

Page 33: ...__0 Sequencer A starting show 03h __3 ShoName3 If you send 00 to start a show looping on a specific card card 00h __0 Sequencer A looping show 04h __4 ShoName4 If you send u to stop all shows playing on all cards card 00h __0 Sequencer A stopped show 05h __5 ShoName5 If you send u to stop a card that is already stopped it will give you an error message card 00h __0 Sequencer A not playing or loopi...

Page 34: ... paused or E Stopped 2 The current status of the ten optically isolated inputs h If it is a Smart Brick 1 The frame number currently being accessed by the Smart Brick Network i If it is a Dumb Brick 1 Whether the BR SmartMedia is running stopped loop ing or paused 2 The current status of the four optically isolated inputs The following shows a BR SmartMedia information status re sponse for a BR Sm...

Page 35: ...shown The following shows a BR SmartMedia information status response for a card which is operating in one of the serial modes as a Smart Brick Gilderfluke Company BR SmartMedia in BR Serial Moog 2000 length Mode version 1 22 copyright 2003 DCM __9 shows with 232 channels __0 Offset Set FileName is CROOM1__ A00 Card Address __0 BrickNet Active frame 000445h 1093 Sample data Your show data will dif...

Page 36: ... reset it will play the show which has been set as the first show during the AutoDownload Requests for specific shows can come only from the serial port When shows are downloaded to the BR SmartMedia they can be set to ignore additional start commands while they are play ing This allows individual shows to be stepped upon or not If the BR SmartMedia is already playing a show which has this option ...

Page 37: ...icks or in MultiShow mode Appending the sequencer number A through H to the command is only needed for cards in MultiShow mode If your system has a Smart Brick Brain then these commands should be addressed to the Brain These commands reset the LOOPING SHOWS flag in the se lected BR SmartMedia s What this does is to stop them playing when the end of the current show is reached These commands are us...

Page 38: ...back The outputs are frozen at the levels they were at the instant the PAUSE command is received The CONTINUE command will resume any show playing which has previously been PAUSED sA5A5 card address AutoDownload This is the format of the file that the BR SmartMedia will re ceive and load into its SmartMedia Flash Card An AutoDownload file is a binary file Any AutoDownload file that has previously ...

Page 39: ...pdate the outputs in real time The maximum frame rate supported by this function is thirty frames per second Any faster than this just won t fit through the PC s serial port GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 407 354 5954 FAX 407 354 5955 31 of 81 ...

Page 40: ... from accidental alterations With the switch in the Write OK posi tion reads and writes can take place normally With the memory write protected the BR SmartMedia should retain whatever has been configured into it for at least forty years 3 Smart Brick Dumb Brick Select Serial modes Only This switch tells the BR SmartMedia whether the BR SmartMedia is going to be acting like a Dumb Brick or a Smart...

Page 41: ...use or select specific show sequences to play Facing the end of the wire with the latch upwards the pinout of a standard J8 cable is as follows 12 to 24 VDC SUPPLY BLUE 6 Input C YELLOW 5 status out GREEN 4 Input A RED 3 Input B BLACK 2 common WHITE 1 Input D 2 2K 4 7k LED 2 2K 4 7k LED J8 with Sw8 set for INTERNAL power J8 with Sw8 set for EXTERNAL power BLUE 6 Input C YELLOW 5 status out GREEN 4...

Page 42: ...PIN 5 blue PIN 6 violet PIN 7 grey PIN 8 white PIN 9 black PIN 10 GROUND not used DATA BIT 7 DATA BIT 6 DATA BIT 5 DATA BIT 4 DATA BIT 3 DATA BIT 2 DATA BIT 1 DATA BIT 0 5 to 24 VDC SUPPLY GROUND DATA BIT 7 DATA BIT 6 DATA BIT 5 DATA BIT 4 DATA BIT 3 DATA BIT 2 DATA BIT 1 DATA BIT 0 Internal Power External Power Brown PIN 1 red PIN 2 orange PIN 3 yellow PIN 4 green PIN 5 blue PIN 6 violet PIN 7 gr...

Page 43: ...just configure it for 9600 baud no parity eight data bits one stop bit and xon xoff handshak ing If you are using GilderTerm all the settings are fixed at the appropriate settings All you will need to do is select the appropriate COM port Some newer computer designs like the Apple Macintosh come with se rial ports which are directly compatible with the RS 422 RS 485 signal levels the BR SmartMedia...

Page 44: ... entered will scroll to the left to make room for the new entries Once a command has been invoked characters can be erased one by one by using the DELETE key BACKSPACE on some keyboards An entire entry can be erased by hitting the ESC ape key A command can be canceled altogether by hitting the RETURN key ENTER on some key boards or ESC ape key after all the characters have been erased or be fore a...

Page 45: ...to enter con figuration mode To exit any other card from configuration type XN You can then try entering configuration again GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 407 354 5954 FAX 407 354 5955 37 of 81 ...

Page 46: ...een close pauses show on seq abcdefgh open continues shows on abcdefgh sequencer numbers a b c d e f g h e Ease In speed in seconds _0 5_ _1 0_ _2 1_ _4 2_ _8 5_ _17 _ _8 5_ _4 2_ f PowerOn EStops go to show ___1_ ___2_ ___3_ ___4_ ___5_ ___6_ ___7_ ___8_ g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command Sample data Your show ...

Page 47: ...mediately stop reading data from the AutoDownload file on the SmartMedia Flash Card and use the incoming DMX 512 for its data source Since it is its own data source this doesn t work too well Disabling the DMX 512 reception fixes this situation Note that version 1 0 of the BR SmartMedia hardware does not physically disconnect the DMX 512 transmission lines from the DMX 512 terminals It just stops ...

Page 48: ... screen to change any value so it can save a good deal of screen redraw time if you have a compatible display Input Commands 0 1 4 J6 Input bit 0 1 1 4 J6 Input bit 1 2 1 4 J6 Input bit 2 3 1 4 J6 Input bit 3 4 1 4 J6 Input bit 4 5 1 4 J6 Input bit 5 6 1 4 J6 Input bit 6 7 1 4 J6 Input bit 7 8 Green Input 9 Blue Input These are used to set what action will happen on each edge of each input You can...

Page 49: ...t show e Stop at End At the end of the currently looping show s the BR SmartMedia will NOT check for another show to run This command only affects sequencers that were started with the Loop command You can specify which sequencer s are to be affected by this command f Pause Sequencer This command will temporarily stop any show that is running on a sequencer Show data will freeze at the current lev...

Page 50: ...revious values and start to fol low the new commands more and more as the Ease In times out This command is used to set how long an Ease In will take for each of the eight sequencers The speeds available are a 5 seconds b 1 0_seconds c 2 1 seconds d 4 2 second e 8 5 second f 17 seconds An ease In will be triggered whenever 1 Any show is started on a sequencer that already has a show running on it ...

Page 51: ...how mode we must tell it in this way The shows that are selected for the PowerOn E Stop should have their first frames programmed with the default analog values for the individual sequencers g Ease In Channels Ease Ins perform a cross fade from the current values for all analog channels towards the new values that are being updated on that sequencer If the target is moving then the analog output w...

Page 52: ...__ _a_ _a_ _a_ _a_ _a_ _a_ _a_ _a_ 224 _a_ _a_ ___ 227 228 229 ___ ___ 240 Enter DMX channel to toggle EaseIns ESC ape to end 0 231 Sample data Your show data will differ from what is shown Analog channels that will be eased in are shown by 1 Sequencer letter a through h for analog channels as signed to other sequencers 2 Channel number for the sequencer we are configuring 3 Channel numbers which ...

Page 53: ...rt Brick modes only When the frame being accessed by the Smart Brick net jumps backwards by one or more frames or forward by more than five frames While any sequencer is performing an Ease In the Show run ning LED on the front of the BR SmartMedia will flash h Operating Mode This command is used to toggle through all the modes that are available to you on the BR SmartMedia The MultiShow mode is th...

Page 54: ...ode One of four modes to support serial control of Moog electric motion bases 9 Moog 5000 DOF mode One of four modes to support seri al control of Moog electric motion bases 10 Moog 5000 length mode One of four modes to support serial control of Moog electric motion bases 11 DMX 512 Recorder mode This is a mode which is used to sample incoming DMX 512 data and record it to an AutoDownload file on ...

Page 55: ...ow __8 CRoom1_H looping frame 000172h 370 input 0 open input 1 open input 2 open input 3 open input 4 open input 5 open input 6 open input 7 open Blue input open Green input open i to redraw n any other key to return to main menu Sample data Your show data will differ from what is shown This is a snapshot view of the status of the card To get anoth er snapshot just hit the command again o Reload C...

Page 56: ...tion a Load from SmartMedia card b Load Defaults a or b ESC to cancel If you choose option a the BR SmartMedia will give you one more chance to bail out without clearing your configuration EEprom If you enter Y or y the entire configuration EEprom will be cleared GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 704...

Page 57: ...nfigu ration save to the SmartMedia Flash Card or a serial configura tion save to a file named CONFIG SM p Play This command allows you to pick and loop any show on any of the eight sequencers Although there is nothing to keep you from doing so you should only play shows on the sequencer upon which they are normally played If there is already one show playing an Ease In will take place at the star...

Page 58: ...n Multi Show Mode v1 22 c 2003 DCM __9 shows with 232 channels __0 Offset Set FileName is CROOM1__ A00 Card Address __0 Save Configuration a Save to SmartMedia card b Save as serial download a or b ESC to cancel GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 4...

Page 59: ...ey when the data has finished hit ESC ape key to cancel Following the instructions you set your computer to save a string of ASCII characters to a file BEFORE pressing ANY key When you press a key but Escape the BR SmartMedia will send out the entire contents of its configuration EEprom through the serial port When it has finished you then tell your computer to stop saving characters and then hit ...

Page 60: ... It then reports if the file was good or corrupted x eXit This exits the configuration mode and returns the BR SmartMedia to the command mode When exiting you must enter a y or n to preserve compatibility with some other Gilderfluke Company cards s Upload configuration This command which doesn t appear on the menu is the complement of the Download Configuration command To invoke it all you need to...

Page 61: ...re was plenty of space available so what the heck GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 9485 EAST COAST FLORIDA OFFICE 7041 GRAND NATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 128d ORLANDO FL 32819 407 354 5954 FAX 407 354 5955 53 of 81 ...

Page 62: ...ogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command a DMX 512 Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual b Baud Rate While using the BR SmartMedia in MIDI mode the sec ondary serial port is forced to the MIDI baud rate of 31 250 bits per second Please refer to the MultiShow section of the manual for additional information on...

Page 63: ...isadvantage of this feature is that it takes as one frame of time for each entry ion the string to be buffered in before it can be sent A 200 character long string will take 202 frames of data to build up and send out This translates to almost seven seconds at 30 FPS Data for these strings is typically hand entered using PC MACs OffLine editing tools The target channel may be de fined as either a ...

Page 64: ...econd later 3 frames after the first bit changed at thirty FPS 2 You can not send more than 1041 MIDI key up key down sequences per second 3 At thirty FPS the average number of changes on each frame should not exceed 34 4 MIDI has no error detection or correction built in There is no guarantee that any command will ever reach the device that the BR SmartMedia is controlling through a MIDI output I...

Page 65: ...eed A speed value of zero will turn off a note even on a MIDI key down message l String Trigger Channel This command is used to set the address of the eight bit channel that is used to trigger the strings which are entered using the next command Setting this value to 255 0FFh will disable this feature Any eight bit channel of animation data can be used to trig ger the sending of the strings which ...

Page 66: ...8 105 110 103 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ C 4 v _10 _13 _34 _70 _97 108 108 105 110 103 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ D 5 v _10 _13 _35 _70 _97 108 108 105 110 103 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E 6 v _10 _13 _36 _70 _97 108 108 105 110 103 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F 7 v _10 _13 _37 _70 _97 108 108 105 110 103 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ enter number of string to edit or ESC ape ...

Page 67: ... mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command a DMX 512 Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual b Baud Rate While using the BR SmartMedia in Intelix mode the secondary serial port can be set to any of the available baud rates Please refer to the MultiShow section of the manual for ad ditional information on this command c Numbering System P...

Page 68: ...__ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ B xxx ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ C xxx ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ D xxx ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E xxx ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F xxx ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ enter number of string to edit or ESC ape to return to main menu 0 F Sample data Your show data will differ from what is shown In this example the audio which ...

Page 69: ...ad Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual p Play a Show Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual r Save Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual t Test Shows Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual x eXit Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502...

Page 70: ... a Rexroth DCC card with the BR SmartMedia card you must first configure it You will probably want to wire any DCC card s to the BR SmartMedia so that you can unplug their serial line from the BR SmartMedia and plug it into your PC for doing configuration Most of the configuration is the same as you would use for any DCC card application consult the Rexroth DCC card documentation for this informat...

Page 71: ...lease refer to the MIDI section of this manual u Rexroth Channels This is a Rexroth Mode specific command This command is used to set up which animation channels are sent to which Rexroth DCC cards These channels must be legal addresses for the resolution that has been set for the BR SmartMedia card 8 Eight bit resolution outputs can be set to any address 12 Twelve bit resolution outputs can not b...

Page 72: ... ___ 2 ___ 3 ___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7 ___ 8 ___ 9 ___ a _12 b ___ c _13 d ___ e _14 f ___ g _15 h ___ i _16 j ___ k _17 l ___ m _18 n ___ o _19 p ___ q ___ r ___ s ___ t ___ u ___ v ___ w ___ x ___ y ___ z ___ enter number of string to edit or ESC ape to return to main menu 0 9 a z Sample data Your show data will differ from what is shown k Analog Resolution This is a Rexroth Mode specific command ...

Page 73: ...Show section of this manual p Play a Show Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual r Save Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual t Test Shows Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual x eXit Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 776 5972 FAX 818 840 948...

Page 74: ...t FileName is CROOM1__ A00 Card Address __0 a DMX Tx Rx w CS b baud rate 9600 baud c numbering system decimal d VT 52 display no e EaseIn speed 2 1 seconds h operating mode Orpan LSB first v monitor channel none l string trigger channel none m edit strings g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SO...

Page 75: ...serial communications applica tions The address of the first analog is always 01 When you save the AutoDownload files for using Orpan mode always start with channel 00 and use a 00 AutoDownload offset The difference between the two modes is the order in which the bytes are sent a DMX 512 Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual b Baud Rate While using the BR SmartMedia in Rexroth quick...

Page 76: ...o Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual o Reload Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual p Play a Show Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual r Save Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual t Test Shows Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual x eXit Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual GI...

Page 77: ... Tx Rx w CS b baud rate forced to 57 6Kbaud c numbering system decimal d VT 52 display no e EaseIn speed 2 1 seconds h operating mode Moog 2000 DOF q motion base ID 1 v monitor channel none u min max limits 0 32767 heave 6550 29000 k analog resolutions 12 bits l string trigger channel none m edit strings w oversampling 2x g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r ...

Page 78: ...conds h operating mode Moog 2000 length q motion base ID 1 v monitor channel none u min max limits 1024 23142 k analog resolutions 12 bits l string trigger channel none m edit strings w oversampling 2x g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484...

Page 79: ... 1 seconds h operating mode Moog 5000 DOF NO Moog file v monitor channel none u min max limits 0 65535 k analog resolutions 12 bits l string trigger channel none m edit strings w oversampling 2x g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command GILDERFLUKE CO 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET BURBANK CALIFORNIA 91502 818 840 9484 800 77...

Page 80: ...tatus message that the BR SmartMedia card must pay a good bit of attention to determine what mode the Motion base is in The Moog Motion bases must be updated at sixty times per sec ond no matter what it puts the motion base into an error mode if a single update is missed The Moog Motion bases have two operating modes In DOF mode the data is stored in Degrees of Freedom The PC that is located under...

Page 81: ...o the serial port of a Moog motion base The connections are used as follows BR SM BR SM Moog Moog Moog RJ 12 Card Cage Signal DE 9 Female Signal Signal from to BR SM 1 white 11 brown ground 5 ground ground 2 black 15 green Tx 2 Rx Serial data out from BR SM 3 red 14 yellow Tx 1 Rx Serial data out from BR SM 4 green 12 red Rx 3 Tx Serial data in to BR SM 5 yellow 13 orange Rx 4 Tx Serial data in to...

Page 82: ...nd above except that it allows you to define the starting position for the ride vehicle It can be used if you are using eight twelve or sixteen bit resolution position commands You set the starting posi tion by sending any legal position commands to the motion base and issuing this command During the time after this command is issued until the motion base enters the Engaged mode it is in what is c...

Page 83: ...IDI section of this manual u Min Max Limits This is a Moog 2000 5000 Mode specific com mand This command is used to set up the movement limits for commands sent to the Moog Motion Base In DOF mode the mo tion limits are from 0 to 32 767 for all axis but heave The heave axis is limited to 6550 to 29 000 In Length mode all axis are limit ed between 1024 and 23 142 Any position command that ex ceeds ...

Page 84: ...ta from thirty frames per second to sixty frames per second for the Moog Motion Base This makes for a much smoother ride and there is no reason to ever turn this off if you are running a Moog motion Base g Analogs to Ease In Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual i Info Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual o Reload Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section o...

Page 85: ...shows x eXit Enter Command Serial RealTime Update mode from a PC running our PC MACs software sends out the first sixteen 8 bit wide channels of data through the PC s serial port This mode allows a BR SmartMedia to send out this same data This can be sent to any equipment which supports Serial RealTime Updates You must use the connect to the serial port through the edge connec tor via the card cag...

Page 86: ... Operating Mode Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual g Analogs to Ease In Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual i Info Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual o Reload Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual p Play a Show Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual r Save Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow sec...

Page 87: ...edit strings g analogs to EaseIn h operating mode i Info o reload config p Play a show r save config t Test shows x eXit Enter Command a DMX 512 Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual b Numbering System Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual c VT 52 Compatible Display Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual e Ease In Speed Please refer to the MultiShow sect...

Page 88: ...o Ease In Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual i Info Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual o Reload Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual p Play a Show Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual r Save Configuration Please refer to the MultiShow section of this manual t Test Shows Please refer to the MultiShow section of this m...

Page 89: ...Ah sub 218 DAh Z 27 1Bh ESC 91 5Bh 155 9Bh ESC 219 DBh 28 1Ch FS 92 5Ch 156 9Ch FS 220 DCh 29 1Dh GS 93 5Dh 157 9Dh GS 221 DDh 30 1Eh RS 94 5Eh 158 9Eh RS 222 DEh 31 1Fh VS 95 5Fh 159 9Fh VS 223 DFh 32 20h SP 12 5 96 60h 37 5 160 A0h SP 62 5 224 E0h 87 5 33 21h 97 61h a 161 A1h 225 E1h a 34 22h 98 62h b 162 A2h 226 E2h b 35 23h 99 63h c 163 A3h 227 E3h c 36 24h 100 64h d 164 A4h 228 E4h d 37 25h 1...

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