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Gilderfluke&Co 'Smart' Brick Animation Control System User Manual

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The Rack Smart Brick Brain can sequentially control up to

seven LaserDisk (or DVD) Players using the LaserDisk multiplexer
(BS-LDMUX15 for Pioneer/Panasonic players or BS-LDMUX25 for
Sony). This attaches to the Rack Smart Brick Brain through its relay
outputs and RS-422 serial port as shown in the following drawing.
The BS-LDMUX also converts the RS-422 ports on the Rack Smart
Brick Brain to the RS-232 needed by the LaserDisk (or DVD) play-
ers. Indicator LEDs show serial data being sent to and received
from the different LaserDisks (or DVD)s. The serial ports on the
LaserDisk Multiplexer are at RS-232 levels. Standard fifteen
(Pioneer or Panasonic) or twenty-five pin (Sony) cables can be
used to attach the LaserDisks to it. A small twelve VAC power sup-
ply runs the LaserDisk Multiplexer. The Rack Smart Brick Brain’s
relay outputs can not be used for any other purpose when run-
ning multiple LaserDisk (or DVD) players.

The majority of Backplane Connections are typically made

through the 40 pin IDS connector on a Brick card cage:

output wire # Edge pin # color

wire function

Smart Brick net #2

1

black

- Smart Brick Network Data from Brick Brain

Smart Brick net #1

2

white

+ Smart Brick Network Data from Brick Brain

Smart Brick net #3

3

red

+ Smart Brick Network Clock from Brain

Serial Port #3

4

red

TxD + out from Smart Brick Brain

Smart Brick net #4

5

green

- Smart Brick Network Clock from Brick Brain

Serial Port #2

6

black

TxD - out from Smart Brick Brain

Smart Brick net #5

7

yellow

+ Smart Brick Network Strobe from Brick Brain

Serial Port #5

8

yellow

Rx + in to Smart Brick Brain

Smart Brick net #6

9

blue

- Smart Brick Network Strobe from Brick Brain

Serial Port #4

10

green

Rx -in to Smart Brick Brain

#1

11

brown

1/4 J6 in Ground

#2

12

red

1/4 J6 in bit 7

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