ETC Unison Mosaic Designer v1.11.0 - Manual (Page 105)

Triggers - Advanced
Triggers - Advanced
Unison Mosaic Controllers support numerous serial communication ports and optional Remote Devices and the
following advanced triggers & actions, together with conditions , variables and Lua scripts , provide powerful show
control functionality. Indeed, above and beyond a Controller's lighting & AV control capabilities, a Controller can
be used to tie together numerous pieces of equipment with various interfaces to yield a robust and fully integrated
show control solution.
Advanced trigger types
Analog Input
The revised MSC and TPC with TPC-RIO hardware has 8 inputs that can be configured as digital or analog inputs
in the
Interfaces tab of the Network view. The RIO 80 and RIO 44 have inputs that can be configured as digital or
analog inputs in the Remote Devices tab of the Network view.
Use the Controller and Input settings to specify which Controller’s analog input should be considered the input
source. Alternatively, leave the Input set to Any to match any of the inputs of the Controller and to capture the
input as a
variable . To use a RIO's input as the input source, change the Device from Local and select the RIO
number, or leave this as Any.
Now you should specify the range of voltage to trigger on. You can choose whether to trigger every time the
voltage changes within the specified range ("Changes in range"), or to only trigger when the voltage enters the
specified range ("Enters range"). "Enters range" is generally more useful when you are using analog inputs to trig-
ger timelines, but "Changes in range" would be required if you were using an analog input as a
variable passed to
a Set Intensity action to control the intensity for a group.
The voltage range of a Controller's or RIO's analog input can be configured in the Network view. The smallest
measurable voltage change is 0.25V.
Serial Input
RS232 remains a very popular protocol for interfacing equipment and the RS232 port of a Controller or Remote
Device can be configured to support most common data formats. RS485 is a more robust alternative to RS232
(better noise immunity, longer cable lengths and faster data rates) and is a widely supported protocol. A Controller
or Remote Device can be configured to receive RS232 full-duplex or RS485 half-duplex in the Network view, see
Controller interfaces and Remote Devices . A TPC with TPC-RIO can receive RS232 full-duplex.
To receive serial from a Controller's serial port, leave Device as Local and use the Controller setting to specify
which Controller's serial port should be considered the input source.
If you're using an RS485 expansion module with the original MSC hardware, select which module should be the
input source by setting the number next to the Device:
1 Controller serial port
2 1st RS485 expansion module
3 2nd RS485 expansion module (only used if two RS485 modules are connected)
For the MSC X, the number next to the Device setting selects which of the two RS232 ports should be the input
source.
Alternatively, set the Device to a RIO and select the RIO number.
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