Designer v1.11.0 Instruction Manual

Contents
TPC user interface control 209
Accessing the current state of the digital inputs on this Controller 209
Accessing the values of DMX inputs on the local Controller 209
Checking the local Controller number 209
Checking the status of timelines (local to this Controller) 209
Injecting a trigger 210
Timeline control 210
Timecode control (local to this Controller) 210
Fixture control (local to this Controller) 210
Accessing the values of DMX channels (local to this Controller) 211
Park and Unpark DMX channels (local to this Controller) 211
Accessing the current state of the digital inputs on a RIO 211
Accessing the current state of BPS buttons and setting BPS LEDs 212
Accessing trigger variables 212
Writing messages to the Controller's status log 212
Storing data on the memory card 212
Trigger Programming Guide 214
Introduction 214
The Basics 214
Comments 215
Variables 215
Arithmetic 215
Flow of Control 215
Tables 216
Functions 217
Practical Examples 218
Cycling through different timelines 218
Make a timeline loop N times 219
Track motion sensor activity over a period of time 221
Inverting a DMX input before it is used with a Set Intensity action 222
Interpreting data from a wind direction sensor 222
Using a table of times for high and low tide 224
Implementing an interactive game for a Science Museum 225
More information 225
Custom Preset Programming Guide 227
Basics 227
Listing 1 227
Listing 2 227
A real example 227
Listing 3 227
Animation 228
Listing 4 228
Listing 5 229
Listing 6 229
More colours than just red 230
Listing 7 230
Working with colours 231
Listing 8 231
Listing 9 232
Listing 10 232
A simple gradient 233
Listing 11 233
Listing 12 233
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