Gilderfluke&Co Z-Brick - Manual (Page 5)

Overview:
The Z-Brick is an output card which has thirty-two digital out-
puts. It is designed to be used as an output card for use in a
PC•MACs system, or as a digital output expansion card for BR-
ANAs, BR-EFBs, BR-SmartMedia, or any other Gilderfluke &
Company card which provides a Z-Buss or DMX-512 output.
Each Z-Brick adds another thirty-two digital outputs. Up to sixty-
four Z-Bricks can be used for a total of 2048 digital outputs.
The Z-Brick can be used in two different ways:
1) Z-Brick with DMX-512 input: In this mode the Z-Brick re-
ceives up to 256 channels of DMX-512 data transmitted
by a PC•MACs Animation Control System, or any other
source of DMX-512 data, and uses four channels of this
data to update its outputs. The Z-Brick can be ad-
dressed to use any DMX-512 address from 0 to 255. The
DMX-512 input allows the Z-Brick to be used as a perma-
nent output device for a PC•MACs or other Animation or
Lighting Control System. DMX-512 reception can be dis-
abled by moving the ‘DMX-512 Disable’ jumper to the
‘disabled’ position.
2) Z-Brick as a Digital Output Expander: BR-ANAs, BR-
EFBs, BR-SmartMedia, and some other Gilderfluke &
Company cards don’t themselves have digital outputs.
One or more Z-Bricks can be attached to these cards via
the twenty position IDS ‘Z-Buss’ connection on their front
panels.
In either of the modes, the Z-Brick’s thirty-two outputs are ad-
dressed as four consecutive eight bit channels. This means that
each Z-Brick needs four eight bit channels worth of data. The two
HEXadecimal switches on the front of the Z-Brick are used to set
the address. The address is set using HEXadecimal numbers (a
chart which shows both numbering systems is at the rear of this
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