Rack smart brick brain configuration, Òmó (5aa5) (track#) – Gilderfluke&Co old Smart Brick Manual User Manual

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- Rack Smart Brick Brain Configuration -

To configure the system you first need to connect the system just as you do for any serial communi-

cations (see the 'Smart Brick System Commands' section of the manual). The configuration mode is en-
tered by the command:

ÒmÓ (5AA5) (track#)

Typically, the Smart Brick Brain is configured to respond when addressed as track Ф00Х, and so the

string you send the Brick Brain is Ôm5AA500Õ. The Ô5AA5Õ part of the string acts like a combination lock to
keep random noise on the serial input lines from accidentally entering the configuration mode.

This command brings up the following menu from the Brick Brain which was addressed. (In this case

this shows the configuration after the defaults are reloaded.)

a) brain address- __0 | i) InfraRed mode- no | s) frame rate- 30 FPS

b) baud rate- 9600 baud | j) coin op mode- no | t) brick rec. enable- yes

c) odd parity- no | k) select from J6- yes | u) early starts- jump fwd.

d) VT-52 mode- no | l) direct select- no | v) allow chains- no

e) numbers- Decimal | n) debounce- __8 | w) countdown hold- no

f) download config EPROM | p) running delay- __8 | y) player type- Pioneer

g) respond to group- 0 | q) tape deck pulse- __8 | z) LaserDisk time- no

h) set clock | r) error count- __8 | +) dropout protection- yes

pause cont. STOP

INPUT and EDGE [rtz] [inc] START LOOP STOP at END TAPE DECK

1) green input Closing: |______|______|______|______|______|______|___stop__|

2) green input Opening: |______|______|______|______|______|______|_________|

3) blue input Closing: |______|______|______|______|______|______|___play__|

4) blue input Opening: |______|______|______|______|______|______|_________|

5) PB input Closing: |______|______|______|__on__|______|______|___rew.__|

6) PB input Opening: |______|______|______|______|______|______|_________|

7) J6 input Closing: |______|______|______|__on__|______|______|_________|

8) J6 input Opening: |______|______|______|______|______|______|_________|

9) countdown end: |______|______|______|__on__|______|______|_________|

m) more... o) load defaults x) eXit

DST 17:33:49 Wednesday October 14, '98 enter command-

If the key and TRACK# match, the card addressed by the TRACK# will put a configuration menu on

the screen. When this mode is entered by any Brick Brain or Digital Audio Repeater card on the same se-
rial network, it disables all of the other serial commands on all the other cards in the system.

If at any point you enter a command and have yet to enter any other characters, you can leave

the command by hitting the ape or key. If you have already entered some charac-
ters, the ape key can be used to erase all of the characters you have entered so far. The
key can be used to erase just the last character entered. If you try to enter more characters
than the command calls for, the extra keystrokes will ÔrollÕ any additional input. Hitting the key
will tell the Rack Smart Brick Brain to accept your entry as typed. If the entry is invalid, the Rack Smart
Brick Brain will beep annoyingly and ask for the same input again.

The ape key or can be used to redraw the screen at any time. If you want to

keep a hard copy printout of the current configuration of any screen, you should hit either of these keys
while saving the text on your computer. This file can then be printed out at any time.

If you ever need to set the Brick Brain back to its default settings (9600 baud, address 00H, and no

parity), you can do so by powering down the card, and then holding the ÔMANUALÕ button as you power
it back up. The default configuration setting will be reloaded and the Rack Smart Brick Brain will wait for
you to enter configuration and exit again before normal operation is restored.

The configuration of the Rack Smart Brick Brain can be locked at any time by simply removing JP-1

pin #1 to #2. The menu will warn you that changes will have no affect when the RAM memory is pro-
tected. If you want to make the configuration even more permanent, you can burn an Eprom and re-
place the configuration RAM.

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