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Br-miniBrick4

Digital Output Show Control System

The Br-miniBrick4 is a complete, stand-alone Show Control System. It features

Four Digital (on/off) outputs and one trigger input. Once programmed, the Br-

miniBrick4 runs from onboard nonvolatile memory. No PC is needed. All you need to

add is a 9-24 VDC power supply, whatever you want to control, and (optionally), a

switch closure to tell it to start.

The Br-miniBrick4 is normally programmed using the buttons on its top. You also

have the option of programming a miniBrick4 using our PC•MACs Show Control soft-

ware. Once a program is ʻdrawnʼ using the PC•MACs software, data is sent to the Br-

miniBrick4 through a USB-RS232/422 serial port adapter and Br-miniBrick4/Cable.

The Br-miniBrick4 can then be disconnected from the PC and it will run all by itself.

Gilderﬂuke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485

Br-miniBrick4 v1.1+ Manual / 8/17/12

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Br-miniBrick4 Digital Output Show Control System The Br-miniBrick4 is a complete, stand-alone Show Control System. It features Four Digital (on/off) outputs and one trigger input. Once programmed, the BrminiBrick4 runs from onboard nonvolatile memory. No PC is needed.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Safety Disclaimer: Any electronic or mechanical system has a potential to fail. Certain applications using Gilderfluke & Company equipment may involve potential risks of death, personal injury or severe property or environmental damage (“Critical Application”).
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Br-miniBrick4 Overview 0 1 Outputs 2 3 B urba nk, C a lif ornia You can program the digital outputs of a Br-miniBrick4 without a computer. Press and hold the red ʻRecordʼ button until the first output flashes. Press again to step to the output you want to record. When you are ready to record, press the green ʻGoʼ button.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 When you have all of your shows completed, you can download them to a BrminiBrick4 through a USB-RS232/422 serial port adapter and Br-miniBrick4/Cable. You can then make additional changes and download again and again until your show is perfect. The PC can then go away. The Br-miniBrick4 will run by itself.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Br-miniBrick4 LEDs, Switches and Connections There are only a small number of connections on each Br-miniBrick4. You will need to attach a power supply, whatever you are controlling, and (optionally) a switch to start the Br-miniBrick4: LEDs: 1. Four red LEDs show the status of the four outputs.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 There is a trick to plugging the serial adapter to the Br-miniBrick4. The connector must be angled towards the Br-miniBrick4 until the pins are inserted into the three holes at the edge of the Br-miniBrick4. It is then straightened up to a right angle to the Br-miniBrick4 to latch the connector in place.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Relay or Solenoid valve coils Relay or Solenoid valve coils Relay or Solenoid valve coils There is no ʻgroundʼ screw terminal on the output ʻendʼ of the BrminiBrick4. You can pick up the ground at the power supply connection if needed. Relay or Solenoid valve coils negative sides of the outputs.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 Programming without a Computer The digital outputs of the Br-miniBrick4 can be ʻProgrammed in Placeʼ using only the buttons on its top, or by connecting a serial port adapter and using Gilderfluke & Co.ʼs PC•MACs software. The instructions in this section cover ʻPrograming-In-Placeʼ using the buttons on the top of the Br-miniBrick4.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 If a portion of your show is perfect, and you only want to re-record a small section, this is easily done with the Br-miniBrick4. Just release the red ʻRecordʼ button during the sections of the show you want to keep. The data will not be altered.
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Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485 FCC and CE Compliance: Br-miniBrick4s which are hardware revision 1.0 or later have been tested to comply with FCC and CE requirements. Because Br-miniBrick4s are low voltage DC devices, neither UL or CE require safety testing. For fireproofing or additional radio frequency interference shielding, Br-miniBrick4s can be mounted in a fire rated metallic case.
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