Gilderfluke&Co BR-SDC Serial Device Controller - Manual (Page 7)

Br-SDC Overview
The Br-SDCs are configured using the RS-232 serial port of any PC compatible
computer. The only software you need on your PC is a simple ʻterminalʼ program. Typi-
cal of these is HyperTerm. We recommend GilderTerm, which is available free from
Gilderfluke & Co..
Once a configuration is completed, serial strings are sent from the Br-SDC through
its standard RS-232 serial port to whatever it is controlling. Typically, the Br-SDC is at-
tached right on the back of the controlled device.
Features of the Br-SDC/09, Br-SDC/422 or Br-SDC8 include:
• Fifteen different serial strings of up to 127 characters each.
• Unplug it from the device it normally controls and plug it into the serial port on
a PC to configure.
• ʻWrite Protectʼ switch protects against accidental configuration changes. Con-
figurations should last about forty years.
• Ten optoisolated inputs to synchronize Br-SDCs with pushbuttons, real-time
events and other control systems. Two of the inputs use screw terminals. The
other eight use a standard 1/4-J6 connector.
• Different actions can take place on the opening and closing edges of any in-
put.
• The Br-SDC can send a different string, or play a different show when it has
completed any string.
• Strings can include ʻdelaysʼ of one frame to over nine hours.
• It can send a different string, or play a different show if any string gets an in-
correct serial response from the device it is controlling.
• Built in software to control Pioneer LaserDisk and DVD players, or Sony
LaserDisk players.
• Supports both CAV (thirty minute) and CLV (one hour) LaserDisks.
• Available with DE-09 female or DB-15 male (for Pioneer LaserDisks and
DVDs).
• The Br-SDC runs on anything from 9-24 VDC. It includes a small 9 VDC
'wallwart' power supply. It can even be run from batteries.
• Br-SDCs are often mounted by their connectors or by Velcro on their backs.
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