• Specialized drivers for lighting con-
soles and other non-musical devices.
MIDI SMARTLINK is also capable of
receiving MIDI commands from devices
that can supply Note On, Note Off and
level change functions.
PROGRAMMING
You program a MIDI-timecode device in
the same way as you program a tape
player, ie, using Locate and Trigger cues
in Dataton TRAX. When a Locate cue is
received, SMARTPAX transmits a short
burst of MIDI timecode, forcing the
device under control to jump to that
point in time. SMARTPAX then stops
the timecode at the exact start posi-
tion until it receives a Play command.
When this is received, the SMART-
PAX begins transmission of continuous
timecode until a subsequent Stop Locate
cue is received.
MIDI channel drivers are programmed
using a TRAX Locate cue, which speci-
fies the MIDI note number, or zero, to
turn the note off. You can use a Level cue
to set the velocity prior to issuing the
Locate cue.
Lighting consoles and other specialized
devices are also usually programmed
using Locate cues. For more details, refer
to the specifications for the relevant
device driver in the TRAX driver data-
base. These will also tell you how to con-
figure the device itself in order to work
with the SMARTPAX.
With TRAX 3.0 in its interactive mode, it
is also possible to receive MIDI Note
On, Note Off and control change inputs
from this smartlink. To do this, connect
your MIDI device to the female 5 pin
DIN connector on the MIDI SMARTLINK.
Create a Switch device and select the
appropriate driver inside the device‘s
dialog box. Specify an address and a
subaddress, where the subaddress corre-
sponds to the note number for response.
The note numbers are centered around
middle C; ie, subaddress 16 corre-
sponds to this.
To start an action when a key is struck,
add a task to the Task list in TRAX 3.0
and link the triggering condition field to
the “Input On” status field of the switch
representing the button.
Please note that these MIDI input func-
tions are not available with versions of
TRAX prior to 3.0 or with MICSOFT.
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
MIDI SMARTLINK is the physical con-
trol link between the Dataton system
and a MIDI compatible device. The
selected device driver downloaded in
SMARTPAX handles the protocol of
the device under control. This includes
anything from simple note-on/note-off
messages, through MIDI timecode, to
specialized functions such as control
of MIDI compatible lighting consoles.
Functions are programmed from
Dataton TRAX®.
One male 5-pin DIN connector is pro-
vided for MIDI out and one female 5-
pin DIN connector for MIDI in. MIDI
SMARTLINK has a standard cable
length of 1.6m (63”). If necessary,
you can extend this with Dataton
EXTENSION CABLE, article number
3451 (1m), 3452 (2m) or 3455 (5m).
MIDI
SMART-
LINK
© Copyright 1999 by Dataton AB, Sweden. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Document reference no. 3700/19–20
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