Gilderfluke&Co Pb-DMX - Manual (Page 21)

The Hyper Terminal program that comes with Windows ʻ95 and ʼ98, W2K and XP will
not work for sending AutoDownloads. For some strange reason it has been written to
randomly change any binary value that is larger than one hundred twenty-seven.
Unlike most Gilderfluke products, the address for the Pb-DMX/32 is fixed at ʻ00ʼ.
This is why the address in this command is ALWAYS ʻ00ʼ.
Echo mode ON ʻa00ʼ
Echo mode OFF ʻbʼ
This command puts the Pb-DMX/32 into a verbose mood, where it echos all serial
port commands in plain English. This is a good way to diagnose the serial port opera-
tions of a Pb-DMX/32, as it will also tell you why it didnʼt respond to a serial port com-
mand too.
Unlike most Gilderfluke products, the addressed version of this command for the Pb-
DMX/32 is fixed at ʻ00ʼ. This is why the address in this command is ALWAYS ʻ00ʼ.
Start One ʻt00ʼ
Start Global ʻuʼ
This command starts the animation playing on the Pb-DMX/32. The shows will al-
ways start from the beginning. If the Pb-DMX/32 was previously looping shows, it will
have the ʻLOOPING SHOWSʼ flag reset.
At the end of a show which has been started using this command, the Pb-DMX/32
will simply stop. If you need the Pb-DMX/32 to pay attention the ʻat endʼ actions which
were set when the show was downloaded, then you should use the ʻloopʼ command in-
stead.
If the Pb-DMX/32 receives a start command after it has received a request for a
specific show, it will play that show. Otherwise, it will play the show that has been set as
the ʻnextʼ show for the show which is currently playing (or most recently played show if it
is not currently playing). If this is the first show played after a Pb-DMX/32 is reset, it will
play the show which has been set as the ʻfirstʼ show during the AutoDownload. Re-
quests for specific shows can come only from the serial port.
When shows are downloaded to the Pb-DMX/32, they can be set to ignore additional
start commands while they are playing. This allows individual shows to be ʻsteppedʼ
upon or not. If the Pb-DMX/32 is already playing a show which has this option set, it will
ignore this command.
Unlike most Gilderfluke products, the addressed version of this command for the Pb-
DMX/32 is fixed at ʻ00ʼ. This is why the address in this command is ALWAYS ʻ00ʼ.
Stop One ʻx00ʼ
Stop Global ʻyʼ
This command unconditionally stops the Pb-DMX/32. The stop happens at the cur-
rent frame being played, and the outputs are frozen in the condition they were in when
the stop was received.
Unlike most Gilderfluke products, the addressed version of this command for the Pb-
DMX/32 is fixed at ʻ00ʼ. This is why the address in this command is ALWAYS ʻ00ʼ.
Loop One ʻ!00ʼ
Loop Global ʻ”ʼ
These command acts much like the START commands, except they also set the
ʻLOOPING SHOWSʼ flag. At the end of the show, the Pb-DMX/32 will check for what
was set as the ʻat endʼ functions for the show which just completed, and take those ac-
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