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I) Card Status:
This command displays information on the currently loaded AutoDown-
load file:
a) FileName of this AutoDownload file (this is set during the AutoDownload
process when you save the file to disk)
b) Name of the Br-ANA card that this AutoDownload is intended for. This is
set on the ʻDevice Settingsʼ dialog. The ʻDevice Settingsʼ dialog is ac-
cessed either by:
1) Opening the Channels List, changing the ʻShow byʼ to ʻShow by De-
vicesʼ, and double clicking on the Br-ANA you will be downloading to
2) Clicking on the ʻDevice Settingsʼ button at the top of the AutoDownload
dialog (next to where you select the target device)
c) AutoDownload file version number (as of this writing, this will be ʻv1.1ʼ)
d) The number of sequencers in this AutoDownload file (this is set on the ʻ
Device Settingsʼ dialog, where between one and eight sequencers can be
assigned to a single Br-ANA. The ʻDevice Settingsʼ dialog is accessed ei-
ther by:
1) Opening the Channels List, changing the ʻShow byʼ to ʻShow by De-
vicesʼ, and double clicking on the Br-ANA you will be downloading to
2) Clicking on the ʻDevice Settingsʼ button at the top of the AutoDownload
dialog (next to where you select the target device)
e) The date and time when this AutoDownload file was created
f) Number of DMX-512 channels per universe. This will normally be 512,
unless the frame rate is set above 32 frames per second. Above about 44
frames per second, there is not enough time to send out all 512 channels.
Higher speeds are not recommended for large shows on the Br-ANA
without consulting Gilderfluke & Co. first.
g) Range of DMX-512 channels in the AutoDownload file. This will normally
start with universe ʻaʼ channels, unless the ʻfirst channelʼ on the Auto-
Download has been offset to begin beyond the first universe.
h) Smpte Error Count. This is the number of good consecutive frames of
Smpte that the Br-ANA must receive before it believes it. Typically this set
to around five. This is set on the ʻDevice Settingsʼ dialog. The ʻDevice
Settingsʼ dialog is accessed either by:
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