Gilderflukeco BR-MultiBrick32 Manual do Utilizador

BR-MultiBrick32Thirty-Two Output Show Control Systemprinted May 3, 2002The BR-MultiBrick32 is a complete, stand-alone Show ControlSystem. All you ne

BR-MultiBrick32 IndicatorsThere are only a small number of connections, indicators, and configuration dip-switches on each BR-MultiBrick32.Board Error

a) When operating as a 'Smart' Brick: This LED will display the'Smart' Brick Brain’s heartbeat. This is transmitted from the &apo

send a show to the BR-MultiBrick32 while the Write Protectswitch is in the ‘locked’ position.5) Record: This LED is turned on whenever a revision 1.nn

BR-MultiBrick32 ConnectionsRS-422 Serial Port (Revision 1.nn Cards Only): This is used to config-ure the BR-MultiBrick32. It is compatible with all of

have true RS-422 serial ports built in. To connect to the BR-MultiBrick32, the pin out is as follows (view is of male connectorfacing the end of the c

ten pin header for DMX-512 input and output through the back-plane.The BR-MultiBrick32 will stop listening to the 'Smart' Brick net-work whe

Data In True (Tx Data +)Dimmer Drive Compliment (Rx Data -)12345Dimmer Drive True (Rx Data +)Data In Compliment (Tx Data -)signal groundData from a PC

play. Facing the end of the wire, with the latch upwards, thepinout of a standard ‘J8’ cable is as follows.++ 12 to 24 VDC SUPPLYBLUE #6 (Input C&apos

and can be used to control eight individual ‘digital’ (off/on) de-vices, or one eight-bit wide ‘analog’ device. Each group of tenwires also includes a

28 gray channel 2 data bit 129 white channel 2 data bit 030 black + VDC unregulated power supply31 brown circuit ground32 red channel 3 data bit 733 o

Safety Disclaimer: Any electronic or mechanicalsystem has the potential to fail. Certain applica-tions using Gilderfluke & Company equipment mayin

channel. Doing this won’t cause any damage, but can reducethe protection for the outputs that the fuses normally provide.The current Output Capacity o

and direct current relays available).Solid State Relay Fanning Strip: For connecting up to eightpopular ‘hockey puck’ style relays to a 1/4 J-6 outpu

Edge Connector: All of the connections to and from BR-MultiBrick32Cards are available on the 60 position edge connector. You canuse an Insulation Dis

#25 35 green J6 out channel 2 bit 4#26 36 blue J6 out channel 2 bit 3#27 37 violet J6 out channel 2 bit 2#28 38 gray J6 out channel 2 bit 1#29 39 whit

Preparing Animation Data for AutoDownloadsThe Eprom Memories used for the original 'Brick' products manufacturedby Gilderfluke & Company

8) Set the 'first channel' and 'last channel' boxes to set the numberchannels you want to go into this AutoDownload file. A BR-M

'AutoDownload' file. The 'nn' is the HEXadecimal address of the first channelin the AutoDownload set. If you are AutoDownloading

BR-MultiBrick32 Serial Port Commands:The BR-MultiBrick32 can be accessed through the serial port from anycomputer running just about any modem or ter

so you can verify all the commands you are issuing are being re-ceived correctly (the ‘echo’ responses are shown in italics):If you send “a00”, the

1) Whether the card is running, stopped, looping orpaused.2) The current status of the four optically isolated inputs.g) Information on the currently

BR-MultiBrick32 Overview ... 1Features of the BR-MultiBrick32 ... 1BR-MultiBrick32 Indicators

The following shows a BR-MultiBrick32 information status re-sponse for a card which is operating as a 'Dumb' Brick:Gilderfluke & Co. Mul

wise it will play the show that has been set as the ‘next’ show forthe show which is currently playing (or most recently played showif it is not cur

These commands are available ONLY on 2.0 or later revisioncards which are being operated as ‘Dumb’ Bricks. If your systemhas a Smart Brick Brain, th

“sA5A5” [nn] (card address) AutoDownload:This is the format of the file that the BR-MultiBrick32 will receiveand load into its 'Flash' memor

BR-MultiBrick32 Hardware ConfigurationBR-MultiBrick32 hardware configuration is done using a pair of addressswitches, an eight position DipSwitch, and

2) Disable When Stopped: When this switch is ON, then allof the outputs will be returned to an ‘off’ state when a showis not being run. If this switc

the BR-MultiBrick32 will be triggered to play shows by the four opti-cally isolated ‘J8’ trigger inputs. When acting as a ‘Smart’ Brick, TheBR-MultiBr

BR-MultiBrick32 Software ConfigurationThe BR-MultiBrick32 can be accessed through the serial port from anycomputer running just about any modem or te

If you have hooked up the BR-MultiBrick32 to your computer and it stilldoesn't seem to respond to the keyboard, the first thing to check is that

Gilderfluke & Co. MultiBrick32 firmware revision 2.10 copyright 2002 DCM Card addressed at 01h/__1 4 Mbits (512KBytes) memory installed Writing to

Select Show Commands ... 26Select Show Track ...

Gilderfluke & Co. MultiBrick32 firmware revision 2.10 copyright 2002 DCM Card addressed at 00h/__0 4 Mbits (512KBytes) memory installed Writing to

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HEXadecimal to Decimal to PercentageThis chart shows decimal, HEXadecimal, and a few percentage equiva-lents to aid you when you need to convert betwe

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A note about this manual:This manual covers the specifics of the BR-MultiBrick32. To program the BR-MultiBrick32you will need to also need the PC•MAC

BR-MultiBrick32 OverviewThe BR-MultiBrick32 is a complete stand-alone Show ControlSystem. The BR-MultiBrick32 can be used singly, or in combina-tion

data is retained for approximately forty years, with or withoutpower applied. You can rewrite the memory about fifty thousandtimes. A ‘Write Protect

valves, relays, LEDs and similar loads. Relays can be used to con-trol higher current or voltage loads. If more than thirty-two outputsare needed, add