Gilderfluke&Co old Smart Brick Manual - Manual (Page 102)

you can set a loop point at at any point in the memory. If dividing the memory into multiple shows, the
shows are accessed sequentially. When one show plays it ends at the start of the memory used by the
next show. The MiniBrain then sits and waits for the next Start input before playing the next show. Note
that the Smart Brick used to feed bits into the MiniBrain must not be configured to disable its outputs
when stopped. The bit which stopped and/or reset the MiniBrain will go active again as soon as the next
show is started and immediately re-stop/reset the MiniBrain.
If the inputs are to be enabled or disabled at different times during a show, a momentary button can
be wired in series with a digital output from a Smart Brick and then into the inputs of the MiniBrain. This al-
lows you to do things like disable starts/stops/resets while a show is playing by just not programming that
bit during the show.
The power applied to the MiniBrain can be any voltage between 9 and 24 VDC. The MiniBrain is po-
larity protected, so you connect either supply lead to either screw terminal.
All configuration for the MiniBrain is done on an eight position dipswitch. These are used as follows:
S
WITCH
#1: B
RICK
M
EMORY
S
IZE
:
S WITCH #2: B RICK M EMORY S IZE :
S
WITCH
#3: B
RICK
M
EMORY
S
IZE
:
These three switches determine the size of the memory that the MiniBrain thinks the Smart
Bricks have installed. The MiniBrain will always reset to the first frame each time the end of memory
is reached. Unless the ÔRun ContinuousÕ switch is ON, the MiniBrain will also stop running when the
end of memory is reached. If you donÕt need to use all of the memory installed on the Smart
Bricks you can lie about the size of the memory installed. Setting these switches to a lower value
will have NO adverse effect on the Smart Bricks. The size of the memory and the length of the
shows at the supported frame rates are as follows. All times are rounded to the nearest whole sec-
ond:
Switch #1 Switch #2 Switch #3 Memory Size @15FPS @16FPS @30FPS @32FPS
OFF OFF OFF 8192 9:06 8:32 4:33 4:16
ON OFF OFF 16,384 18:12 17:04 9:06 8:32
OFF ON OFF 32,768 36:24 34:08 18:12 17:04
ON ON OFF 65,536 1:12:49 1:08:16 36:24 34:08
OFF OFF ON 131,072 2:25:38 2:16:32 1:12:49 1:08:16
ON OFF ON 262,144 4:51:16 4:33:04 2:25:38 2:16:32
OFF ON ON 524,288 9:42:32 9:06:08 4:51:16 4:33:04
ON ON ON 1,048,576 19:25:05 18:12:16 9:42:32 9:06:08
S WITCH #4: D OUBLE S HOW :
When this switch is turned on, the MiniBrain will divide the installed memory on the Smart Bricks
into two separate ÔshowsÕ. Which show is being played is selected using the ÔBlueÕ input. When this
input is active, the second bank is selected. When this option is selected, you can not also clock
the MiniBrain externally. Both these functions use the Blue input. The capacities of each show will
be as follows when switch #4 is ON:
Switch #1 Switch #2 Switch #3 Each Show @15FPS @16FPS @30FPS @32FPS
OFF OFF OFF 4096 4:33 4:16 2:16 2:08
ON OFF OFF 8192 9:06 8:32 4:33 4:16
OFF ON OFF 16,384 18:12 17:04 9:06 8:32
ON ON OFF 32,768 36:24 34:08 18:12 17:04
OFF OFF ON 65,536 1:12:49 1:08:16 36:24 34:08
ON OFF ON 131,072 2:25:38 2:16:32 1:12:49 1:08:16
OFF ON ON 262,144 4:51:16 4:33:04 2:25:38 2:16:32
ON ON ON 524,288 9:42:32 9:06:08 4:51:16 4:33:04
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