Gilderfluke&Co Pb-DMX - Manual (Page 19)

Press the ʻbʼ key to select the mode of operation for the DMX-512 port. Your choices
are:
1. DMX-512 Receive
2. DMX-512 Transmit
3. DMX-512 Transmit (w/checksums)
When used as an input, The DMX-512 terminals accept standard DMX-512 data
from any source of DMX-512 data. This DMX-512 can come from a lighting control
board, Br-SmartMedia, BsBrain4, Sd-50, or any other source of DMX-512. The Pb-
DMX/32 will accept data with or without GilderChecksums. If receiving GidlerCheck-
sums, the Pb-DMX/32 will not update its outputs on any DMX-512 packet that contains
an error.
When used as an output, the Pb-DMX/32 can send up to sixty-four channels worth
of DMX-512 data to control dimmers, wiggle lights, smog machines, strobe lights, or any
other devices which accept DMX-512 data.
If used to send DMX-512 data to any Gilderfluke devices (other Pb-DMX/32s, SER-
DMX, etc.), the GilderChecksums can be enabled to assure that the data is received
perfectly before it is used.
When GilderChecksums are not enabled, DMX-packets will be 512 channels in
length. This will allow frame rates up to about 40 FPS. If GilderChecksums are enabled,
the the DMX-512 packets will normally be limited to 256 channels (plus two channels for
the GilderChecksums) unless the data stored on the eeprom extends past the 256th
channel. This will cause the packets to be 512 channels in length.
Firmware revisions 3.20 and later of the Pb-DMX/32s:
All GilderGear uses the eight individual bits in a channel of DMX-512 data as eight
digital outputs. Lighting boards canʼt do this. They can only send analog values in each
DMX-512 channel. They have to use a whole DMX-512 channel to do just one digital.
Values above 50% turn the output ʻONʼ. Values below 50% turn the output ʻOFFʼ. Press
the ʻcʼ key to toggle between the Gilderfluke-style digitals and ʻanalogʼ style digitals that
lighting boards use. The digitals will be assigned to the eight (Pb-DMX/8s), sixteen (Pb-
DMX/16s), twenty-four (Pb-DMX/24s) or thirty-two (Pb-DMX/32s) consecutive DMX-
512 channels after the ʻDMX addressʼ (set above).
Exit Configuration
Press the ʻxʼ key, or the ʻConfig Doneʼ button on GilderTerm to exit configuration.
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