5. Send CRC value, in this case Hex 116 + Hex 01 + Hex A0 = 1D7
after radix to 8 bits = B7.
6. This completes the transmission
RECEIVING FROM A LAMP
Lamps broadcast data sequentially. There is no need to actively request data
to be sent, just wait for the lamps address with bit 7 set to be present on the
bus and load the next six bytes. An example is given below; -
EXAMPLE
Obtain lamp number 2 pan position.
1. Listen to the data bus and wait for value Hex 112. (Lamp addresses
start at hex 10 so lamp 2 is value 12. Addresses always have bit 8 set
so total value is Hex 112).
2. Load the next six bytes from the bus.
3. If desired check the last of the six bytes which is the CRC.
4. Read the two bytes which will be a value centred on 2048 increasing
for clockwise from centre and decreasing for anticlockwise. This is
lamp number 2 current pan position.
FBUS Speed Control Assembly Status LED Operation
Overview
The FBUS motor control card has a status LED near the centre of the card
(labelled ‘STATUS’). This has a number of functions as detailed below.
SOFTWARE VERSION
When power is applied to the speed control card the status LED will flash
green. The number of flashes corresponds to the software version.
FBUS NORMAL OPERATION
When the system is operating from FBUS the status LED will illuminate static
green. When a valid FBUS data signal is received the LED will switch off
momentarily to indicate data reception. If data is continuous the LED will flash
green slowly.
DMX NORMAL OPERATION
When the system is operating from DMX the status indicator will flash green
slowly when DMX data is present. If no DMX data is present the LED will be
static green.
OPERATION DURING FAULTS
During faults normal status LED operation is overridden. The status LED will
flash red a number times with the number of flashes corresponding to the
specific fault. If there are multiple faults the LED will flash accordingly with a
gap between each fault flash sequence. Fault details are provided below with
the number of flashes indicated on the left.
