Gilderfluke&Co Pb-DMX - Manual (Page 8)

# # The Sd-50/8 and Sd-50/40 units combine built in animation and lighting
control (DMX-512 in and out), audio repeaters, and amplification. The Sd-50s
are even available with ʻAtomicʼ clock or GPS-based triggering based upon
time or position on the globe.
To program the onboard memory of a Pb-DMX/32, you can ʻdrawʼ the sequence you
need on the screen of your computer using our included PC•MACs software. When
you have all of your shows completed (or just want to take a look at them), you can
download them to a Pb-DMX/32 in about twenty seconds through the standard RS-232
serial port on your PC. You can then make additional changes and download again and
again until you are completely satisfied with your show. Once your show is perfect, the
PC can then go away. The Pb-DMX/32 will run by itself.
With the optional PC•MACs ʻRealTimeʼ license or PC•MACs hardware (MACs-USB
Smpte Card and a programming console), you can program in RealTime. PC•MACs
will remember exactly what you do and precisely when you did it. You can then use
PC•MACsʼ editing tools to perfect the sequences you have programmed in RealTime.
When you have all of your shows completed, you can download them to a Pb-DMX/32
through the standard RS-232 serial port on your PC. You can then make additional
changes and download again and again until your show is perfect. The PC can then go
away. The Pb-DMX/32 will run by itself.
Features of the Pb-DMX/32 include:
• Plugs onto a Grayhill ʻG5ʼ eight, sixteen, twenty-four, or thirty-two position relay
mounting boards. All Pb-DMX/32 controllers are identical, and can be used
freely with any available size relay module.
• Accepts or transmits standard DMX-512 data from light boards, Br-Brain4,
MACs-USB, Sd-50s, or any other source of standard DMX-512. DMX-512 is
the standard protocol used for controlling all theatrical lighting equipment.
• Each eight outputs splits the data from a single DMX-512 address. A fully
loaded Pb-DMX/32 with thirty-two relays only required four consecutive DMX-
512 addresses. This means you can control up to 2048 relays using a single
twisted pair of wires carrying DMX-512.
• If more outputs are needed, additional Pb-DMX/32 and relay boards can be
added as needed, and networked together using a single twisted pair of wires
carrying a DMX-512 signal.
• Because DMX-512 networks can be run up to a mile, you can put the Pb-DMX/
32 and their relays right where you need them. DMX-to-Ethernet and DMX-to-
Wireless adapters are available from a number of different suppliers for applica-
tions where a DMX-512 network is unavailable.
• The DMX-512 address is set through RS-232 serial port.
• Programming and operation are identical to a Br-miniBrick8, but with up to
thirty-two outputs!
Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485
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