Gilderfluke&Co Pb-DMX - Manual (Page 7)

Pb-DMX/32 Overview
The Pb-DMX/32 can be used to control animated shows and displays, fountains,
fireworks, lighting, sound systems, simulators, slide and movie projectors, fiber optics,
window displays, motors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, special effects, signs, ma-
chines and machine tools in process control, or anything else that can be controlled by
an electrical signal.
When combined with a Grayhill ʻG5ʼ relay module and relays, the Pb-DMX/32 is a
complete stand-alone Show Control System. Each of the thirty-two outputs is capable
of providing 3.5 amps of continuous AC or DC output power. It can be used singly, or in
combination with additional Pb-DMX/32s, Smart Bricks, Dumb Bricks or Digital Audio
Repeaters. To add sound, use a Sd-10 or Sd-25 Audio Repeaters.
Although the Pb-DMX/32 can run a
sequence from its on-board non-volatile
memory, in many applications it will be
using the data from a DMX-512 network.
In this way, all the primary side wiring of
an installation with thousands of outputs
can be wired with only a single shielded
twisted pair of wires carrying DMX-512
daisy chained between each Pb-DMX/32.
The DMX-512 can come from any
theatrical lighting board, or from any
piece of Gilderfluke & Co. equipment
which can output DMX-512. Most
gilderfluke & Co. controllers can do this,
but the most commonly used Gilderfluke
products for transmitting DMX-512 are:
• ! Br-Brain4: The Br-Brain4 combines the functions of earlier Smart Brick
Brains with the DMX-512 storage and output features of the Br-SmartMedia.
# # The DMX-512 output of the Br-Brain4 can control up to 2048 channels on
four full DMX-512 universes. Within the DMX-512 streams, eight separate ʻse-
quencersʼ can be run independently of all the others, each with their own trig-
gers. This means that some of the outputs can be used to control one show
while the other outputs are divided among the seven other sequencers, each
independently running their own shows.
• ! Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40: The Sd-50 series of products are the successors of the
earlier Mp3-50 products.
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Rx -
Tx +
Gnd
Tx -
Rx +
Gnd
Input
'A'
DMX-512
Frame
Input
Rx
Data
Tx
Data
Test
DMX -512
Error
Input
'B'
DMX-512
Rx
Heart Rs-232
note: Terminate last DMX-512
device in line with a 120! resistor
PB-DMX/32
Gilderfluke & Company
Burbank, California
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-
Causing Equipment Regulations.
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