Gilderfluke&Co Analog Output Smart Brick (ver 2.nn w/Eprom memory) User Manual

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( on some keyboards). If more characters have been entered before the than are al-
lowed, then the characters already entered will scroll to the left to make room for the new entries. Once a
command has been invoked, characters can be erased one-by-one by using the key
( on some keyboards). An entire entry can be erased by hitting the ape key. A com-
mand can be canceled altogether by hitting the key ( on some keyboards) or
ape key after all of the characters have been erased or before any have been entered.

Once you have configured a BS-ANA, you can ÔlockÕ the configuration by moving the ÔWrite ProtectÕ

jumper to the ÔWpÕ (Write Protect) position from the ÔEnÕ (Enable) position. This should protect your configu-
ration from anything short of a lightning hit. The menu will change to show that the Eprom has been pro-
tected and warn you that you can no longer make any changes. Configuration changes can be re-
enabled at any time by moving the jumper back to the ÔEnabledÕ position.

If you want to keep a hard copy printout of the current configuration of the BS-ANA, you should use

the ape key to redraw the screen while saving the print in the modem program running on your
computer. This file can then be printed out at any time.

a) Use Front Panel Address: The front panel switches are always used for the RS-422 Serial Port

Address. This toggle selects whether the DMX-512 address is set from the front panel switches
or from the address set by the 'First Output Addressed At' command. No matter which is
source for the address is selected, the address for each individual output is shown in the
'Output Address' column. If twelve bit resolution has been selected, then any ÔillegalÕ

twelve

bit address will be skipped.

b) First Output Addressed At: The front panel switches are always used for the RS-422 Serial Port

Address. This command is used to set the BS-ANA to a DMX-512 address other than the one
from the front panel address switches. Entering an address here will force the command
above to 'NO'. The address for each individual output is shown in the 'output address' column.
If twelve bit resolution has been selected, the BS-ANA wonÕt allow you to address it at any Ôille-
galÕ

twelve bit address.

c) DMX Rx Checksum: This toggle is used to enable and disable the error checking in data re-

ceived through the DMX-512 data input. Without it, the BS-ANA won't be able to recognize er-
rors in the incoming data, and may update the outputs with this bad data. It should be left ON
whenever running from a PC¥MACs or other DMX-512 source that supports this checksum.

d) Over Sampling enabled: This toggle enables and disables the automatic Over Sampling fea-

ture of 2.0+ BS-ANA cards. With this feature off, the outputs will be updated at the same rate
and resolution as the card is receiving data from the on-board Eprom and SmartBrickNet or
through the DMX-512 connection. With this feature ON, the outputs will always be updated at
120 Hz and twelve bit resolution, no matter what the incoming data frame rate and resolution.
What this means is that instead of the outputs doing one big step at each incoming frame,
the BS-ANA divides this big step into two, four or eight smaller steps. With higher performance
servo loops, this feature means that the outputs will be smoother with this feature ON. The de-
fault condition for this toggle is ON. In most cases there is no reason to ever turn this feature
OFF.

e) Sequencer Enabled: This toggle enables and disables the BS-ANA to use the Animation Data

Eprom. When it is OFF, nothing will be output even when the Smart Brick Network is active. If it
is ON, then the data from the Animation Data Eprom will be sent out when the Smart Brick
Network is active.

sequencer frame rate /2: This toggle is used to drop the frame rate of the data being played
back from the Eproms by half. This allows the same sized Eprom to hold twice the time as it
otherwise could. This is typically used when the main part of the show is running at 30 FPS and
the lighting which is coming from this BS-ANA (from the DMX-512 or analog outputs) doesn't
need to be run at such a high frame rate. The show that is used to generate the Eprom data
for this BS-ANA should be programmed at half the rate of the rest of the show.

g) Numbering System: This toggle is used to select between HEXadecimal, Decimal, or

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A twelve bit value can not be addressed at any address that can evenly be divided by three.