Gilderflukeco DMX-512, Serial, and MIDI Output Smart Bricks Manuale Utente

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tomatically reset the CPU. While performing an Ease-In, the heart rate will double.F) Z-Brick: This twenty pin IDS connector is used to connect to one

BackPlane Connections:The BackPlane connection is through a sixty position double sided edge connector (thirty connectionson each side on .1Ó cente

Ribbon cable #26 36 blueRibbon cable #27 37 violetRibbon cable #28 38 grayRibbon cable #29 39 whiteRibbon cable #30 40 blackRibbon cable #31 41 brownR

Animation Data Eproms:The Eproms used for all all of the 'Brick' products manufactured by Gilderfluke & Company have tradi-tionally each

Eprom type Total number of bytes27C010 131,07227C020 262,14427C040 524,28827C080 1,048,576Note that at least one show must be loaded starting at a &ap

BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks Configuration:To communicate with the BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks through the serial port, you can use jus

some keyboards) or <ESC>ape key after all of the characters have been erased or before any have beenentered.If you want to keep a hard copy prin

BS-DMX-TxFor a BS-DMX-Tx, the menu will appear as follows. There are no serial commands available on the BS-DMX-Tx. The menu just allows you to see

BS-Serial in MIDI ModeFor a BS-Serial in MIDI mode, the menu will appear as follows. If an Eprom is found, the size of the firstshow is displayed a

DMX-512 data received doesnÕt have the checksum in it, both the DMX LED and the ÔBoardErrorÕ LED will be ON.d) Sequencer Enabled: This toggle enables

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sent from the animation data. The disadvantage of this feature is that it takes as one frame oftime for each entry ion the string to be buffered in

sent to, and the ÔspeedÕ that is used for the MIDI Ôkey downÕ and Ôkey upÕ commands. The de-fault MIDI ÔspeedÕ is 64. A value of one is the slowest po

+) Data Dump: This command (which doesn't appear on the menu) dumps out the DMX outputbuffer and the configuration memory onto the screen. This s

BS-Serial in Intelix ModeFor a BS-Serial in Intelix mode, the menu will appear as follows. If an Eprom is found, the size of the firstshow is displa

DMX-512 data received doesnÕt have the checksum in it, both the DMX LED and the ÔBoardErrorÕ LED will be ON.d) Sequencer Enabled: This toggle enables

sent from the animation data. The disadvantage of this feature is that it takes as one frame oftime for each entry ion the string to be buffered in

string on the falling edge. This feature is typically used to send strings that need to be sent tooregularly for using the ÔMonitor ChannelÕ feature

BS-Serial in Rexroth Quick Write ModeFor a BS-Serial in Rexroth Quick Write mode, the menu will appear as follows. If an Eprom is found, thesize of th

2) 2400 baud3) 4800 baud4) 9600 baud5) 19.2 KBaud6) 38.4 KBaud7) 57.6 KBaud8) 115.2 KBaudThe baud rate must be set to match the device you are trying

7) Moog / length mode: One of two modes to support serial control of Moog electric mo-tion basesi) Monitor Channel: This command is used to select a c

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-Gilderfluke & Company - Serial Output Smart Brick - v1.05 - copyright 1999 DCM-EPROM: 123 channels @ 30 FPS / first show is 12345 frames longCard

-Gilderfluke & Company - Serial Output Smart Brick - v1.05 - copyright 1999 DCM-EPROM: 123 channels @ 30 FPS / first show is 12345 frames longinpu

BS-Serial in Orpan ModesFor a BS-Serial in Orpan (LSB first) mode, the menu will appear as follows. If an Eprom is found, the sizeof the first sho

a) First Addressed in Eprom: Any DMX-512 data that is sent to the BS-Serial will be passedthrough at the same address at which it was received. Th

data, just leave the card in MIDI mode and donÕt set up any of the MIDI-Specific commands.As of this writing, the modes available on the BS-Serial are

-Gilderfluke & Company - Serial Output Smart Brick - v1.05 - copyright 1999 DCM-EPROM: 123 channels @ 30 FPS / first show is 12345 frames longinpu

BS-Serial in Moog ModesFor a BS-Serial that is in Moog DOF mode, the menu will appear as follows. If an Eprom is found, thesize of the first show is d

The Moog Motion bases have two operating modes. In ÔDOFÕ mode, the data is stored in ÔDegrees ofFreedomÕ. The PC that is located under the motion

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 en

rest of the show. This is done by programming the show as normal, saving a duplicate, andthen using the ÔShow InformationÕ dialog to drop the frame ra

BS-Serial as a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) ... 7BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial as a Smart

the ÔPreferencesÕ pulldown). If it is defined as eight digital channels, you can just draw in thebinary data as needed.q) Moog Status on DMX: This is

Bit 4: encoded axis (thermal fault)Bit 3: {4,3,2}: 001=a, 010=b, -11=c,Bit 2: 100=d, 101=e, 110=fBit 1: command range error (length command >23,142

In the example above, the strings have been set to send out strings that display the bitnumber and the word ÔRisingÕ or ÔFallingÕ.t) Oversampling: Th

Using Z-Bricks with a BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks:A Z-Brick is a card that can be used with BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks to add thirty

9 white channel 0 data bit 010 black +15 VDC unregulated power supply (fused for 1 amp)11 brown circuit ground12 red channel 1 data bit 713 orange cha

400ma.600ma.500ma.300ma.200ma.100ma.2345876Output Duty CycleAllowable Peak Collector Current @ 70ºCPeak Collector Current as a function of Output Duty

Edge Connector: All of the connections to and from Z-Brick Cards are available on the 60 positionedge connector. You can use an Insulation Displacemen

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- Decimal to HEXadecimal to ASCII to Percentage -The following chart shows decimal, HEXadecimal, ASCII and a few percentage equivalents to aid youwhen

Sequencer Enabled ... 28Frame Rate /2 ...

Data Dump ... 42Using Z-Bricks with

OverviewThe BS-DMX-Tx and BS-Serial are two different Smart Bricks that are built on the samechasis. They are both used to store animation and lightin

outputs that any Brick card will need. Several different styles of output connectors are avail-able on the one and two slot card cages. The sixteen sl

On the Front of the BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks:A) RS-422 Serial Port: This is used to configure the BS-DMX-Tx or BS-Serial Smart Bricks. It i