Gilderfluke&Co BR-SmartMedia - Manual (Page 28)

Preparing Animation Data for AutoDownloads
The Eprom Memories used for the original 'Brick' products manufactured
by Gilderfluke & Company each contained one channel (eight bits) worth
of data. Later products used Eproms which contained several channels
each. The Flash Memories used on the BR-MiniBrick8, BR-MultiBrick32, BR-
ANA, BR-EFB and BR-SmartMedia use a MultiChannel format with a complex
header to allow them to be AutoDownloaded from PC•MACs. The following
instructions apply to all of our cards that use AutoDownload files.
After you have finished programming your show(s), files are
AutoDownloaded from PC•MACs by:
1) Selecting the 'Save as AutoDownload...' command from the 'File'
pulldown.
2) Use the ‘Add’ button to select any additional show(s) you would
like to be saved into this AutoDownload file.
3) Use the ‘Promote’ and ‘Demote’ buttons to move selected show(s)
into the order you would like to save them in the AutoDownload
file on the SmartMedia Flash Card.
4) Select the ‘first show’ and what will happen to the BR-SmartMedia
on power up. If you will be operating the BR-SmartMedia as a
'Smart' Brick, then set the power up action to ‘wait’. If you have set
the BR-SmartMedia to ‘wait’ at power up, then the first frame of
the show you have selected will be output on the DMX-512 and
Z-Brick outputs. This setting is not needed if operating the BR-
SmartMedia in MultiShow mode, as these settings are made for
each sequencer in the MultiShow setup menus.
5) Set what will happen on each of the four ‘J8’ optoisolated inputs if
you will be operating the BR-SmartMedia as a 'Dumb' Brick or in
MultiShow mode. You can ignore these settings if you will be run-
ning it as a 'Smart' Brick. This setting is not needed if operating the
BR-SmartMedia in MultiShow mode. In MultiShow mode, there are
ten inputs that are set up in the MultiShow setup menus.
6) Select each show to be downloaded one at a time and set:
a) what will happen at the end of each show.
b) Whether it can be ‘stepped on’.
if you will be operating the BR-SmartMedia as a 'Dumb' Brick or
in MultiShow mode. You can ignore these settings if you will be
running it as a 'Smart' Brick, because the Smart Brick Brain deter-
mines what happens at the end of each show. When operating
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