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- Operating Instructions -

- for the -

- Smart Brick System-

June 10, 1999

The Smart Brick System is a modular Animation Control System which consists of One

Brick Brain per installation, and any number of Smart Bricks and Heads Up Displays at-

tached to it. Since the number of Smart Bricks attached to each Smart Brick Brain is unlimit-

ed, Animation Control Systems of any size to be assembled just by plugging them togeth-

er.

Brick

Brain

playback-only

Smart Brick

playback-only

Smart Brick

Card cage with playback-only

Smart Brick Cards

Smart Brick

Heads Up

Display

Card cage with playback-only

Smart Brick Cards

Smart Brick

playback-only

Smart Brick

LaserDisk

Player

SMPTE

source

external clock

source

terminator

Heads Up

Display

terminator

up to a mile

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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Operating Instructions - for the - - Smart Brick SystemJune 10, 1999 The Smart Brick System is a modular Animation Control System which consists of One Brick Brain per installation, and any number of Smart Bricks and Heads Up Displays attached to it.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The Parts of the Smart Brick System .......................................................... 1 Brick Brain ........................................................................................................................ 1 Smart Bricks ...................................................................................................................... 1 Heads Up Display ...................
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Exit Echo Mode .......................................................................................................... 31 Track Status Mode ...................................................................................................... 31 Brick Brain Status ........................................................................................................ 32 Switch Status .............
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Tape Deck Pulse ......................................................................................................... 44 Debounce ................................................................................................................. 44 Allow Chains .............................................................................................................. 45 Baud Rate ...............
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Enter Track Number .................................................................................................... 62 Baud Rate .................................................................................................................. 62 Odd Parity Toggle ....................................................................................................... 62 VT-52 Mode ................
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 eXit Setup Mode ........................................................................................................ 75 Rack Smart Brick Brain String Setup Menu ...................................................................... 77 Alter Strings ................................................................................................................ 77 More..... ........................
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Dumb Bricks ............................................................................................................. 100 Step Forward ............................................................................................................ 100 Step Backward ......................................................................................................... 100 Go To Frame ...............
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 PIONEER LaserDisk Commands ............................................................. 123 SONY LaserDisk Commands ................................................................. 127 Panasonic LaserDisk Commands ......................................................... 131 HEXadecimal to Decimal to Percentage ................................................
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - The Parts of the Smart Brick System The Brick Brain is a small microprocessor controlled unit which can synchronize any number of Smart Bricks to a LaserDisk player, SMPTE time code, internal time base, or external time base. In addition it can control the LaserDisk player or tape deck and provide a countdown timer for the delay between shows.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Since the Smart Bricks donÕt have any frame counters on them, two styles of Heads Up Display are available for use in the Smart Brick System. One is a stand-alone unit, while the other is made to mount in a standard 19Ò rack. They will provide you with a large format display of the show time (SMPTE time code if using it), and frame number in the Smart Bricks being accessed.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Time Bases The Smart Brick System can be used with four normal time bases, as well as one special mode for use with an IBM Backup Box. As long as the frame rate being used is the same for all shows, you can use all of the time bases within the same system.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 2) SMPTE: (pronounced ÒSIMP-TÒ) is a time code which was developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Electronics for use in audio, film, and television production. It is normally recorded on a spare audio track on the medium being used (audio tape, video tape, or film), and then used to synchronize various pieces of compatible equipment together.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 10 FPS (show capacity of 1638 sec. for 16K Smart Brick, 6553 sec. for 64K Smart Brick) 12 FPS (show capacity of 1365 sec. for 16K Smart Brick, 5461 sec. for 64K Smart Brick) 15 FPS (show capacity of 1092 sec. for 16K Smart Brick, 4369 sec. for 64K Smart Brick) 16 FPS (show capacity of 1024 sec. for 16K Smart Brick, 4096 sec. for 64K Smart Brick) 20 FPS (show capacity of 819 sec.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 7b) If the data has not changed, then the two systems are staying in sync. You can use the current setting for the Ôfast forward speedÕ, or you can try speeding it up a bit by lowering the number in the Ôfast forward speedÕ, and repeat this sequence starting at step 3 to see if it is now too fast.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Countdown Between Shows At the end of any show you can tell the Brick Brain to either stop, chain immediately to the next show, or start a countdown.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Smart Brick Brain Dipswitches There is one eight position dipswitch located inside the cover of the Smart Brick Brain. Once set, it is not normally used again. Most of these settings are available through the menus on the Rack Smart Brick Brain. SWITCH 1: not used SWITCH 2: Bridge LaserDisk errors.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Brick Brain Connections There are 8 connections which can be made to the Smart Brick Brain. These are: 1) Power: This is a small 12 VDC wall mounted transformer which just needs to be plugged in to 117 VAC.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ 5) J-8 input: This input has two optically isolated inputs on it which can be used for starting, stopping, stepping, resetting, or a variety of other functions in the system.The exact function of these inputs is set when you configure the Smart Brick Brain.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Smart Brick Configuration The majority of the configuration for the Smart Bricks is handled in the Brick Brain. The exceptions to this are those jumpers which set the size and type of memory used in each Smart Brick, and whether or not you would like the outputs from a Smart Brick to be disabled when ever the system is not advancing frames.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 62256LP RAM To configure a Record/Playback Smart Brick for use with 62256LP static RAM Chips for a capacity of 65,536 (64K). (This is the only configuration which requires a wire wrapped jumper between two pins which arenÕt adjacent.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 27C64 Eprom To configure a Playback-only Smart Brick for use with 27C64 Eprom Chips for a capacity of 8192 (8K) frames.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 27C256 Eprom To configure a Playback-only Smart Brick for use with 27C256 Eprom Chips for a capacity of 32,768 (32K) frames.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Enabling the Outputs When Stopped This jumper plug must be installed for the Smart Brick to work. It has two possible positions. This position should be used if you want the outputs to be active at their programmed levels, even when the system is not advancing frames. This is used if you donÕt care that some outputs might stay on even when the system is no longer advancing frames.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Disabling the Outputs When Stopped This jumper plug must be installed for the Smart Brick to work. It has two possible positions. This position will cause all of the outputs to turn off whenever the Smart Brick System stops advancing frames and the Ôrunning delayÕ counter has run out.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - J-6 Digital Output Cables In all animation systems made by Gilderfluke & Company all input and output cabling on the Smart Bricks is through what we call ÔJ-6Õ standard output cables. These are 40 wire cables which are made up of four identical eight bit wide ÔchannelsÕ. A J-6 cable is often split up into four individual channels.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The current Output Capacity of a each output is as shown in the following chart: Peak Collector Current as a function of Output Duty Cycle 600ma. Allowable Peak Collector Current @ 70ºC 500ma. 2 400ma. 3 4 300ma. 5 6 7 8 200ma. Number of outputs conducting simultaneously 100ma.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Programming Every Smart Brick has a capacity which is 32 bits wide. When controlling digital (on/off) functions, each of these 32 outputs can be used to turn on and off a single device. At eight bits of resolution, each analog (variable speed and position) function takes over eight of these digital outputs.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 This programming hardware can be a standard Micro Console, or a console which has been made for your specific requirements. Additional optional hardware which can be used during programming are the IBM Backup Box and Heads-Up-Displays.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 By adding a pushbutton switch to the connections shown above, you can make an easier to use programming console that has a separate Ôprogramming enableÕ switch and pushbutton for turning on and off the output momentary programing switch SPDT switch rec.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The following shows the entire wiring diagram for a simple digital-only programming console for one eight bit channel. Channel 0 pinouts shown on the 1/4 J-6 connectors. Add 10 to all pin numbers for channel 1, 20 for channel 2, and 30 for channel 3. All switches are Single Pole, Double Throw (SPDT) center off, (optionally momentary one side only). Rear view of actual switches is shown.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Smart Brick System Commands The MACs Smart Brick System can be controlled by simple switch closures to start and stop playback or cycling, randomly select shows, and perform a variety of functions.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If you have hooked up the Brick Brain to your computer and it still doesnÕt seem to respond to the keyboard, the first thing to check is that you are attached to the correct serial port. The easiest way to check this is to disconnect the Brick Brain and short between the Tx data out and Rx data in pins on the serial port connector on the back of your computer.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 2) Track Specific - Only the one Brick Brain addressed by the command is affected by this type of command. Each Brick Brain and Digital Audio Repeater card in the system must be configured to respond to different TRACK NUMBER address in order for the system to operate properly.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Commands ÒaÓ (track#) Enter Interactive Echo Mode: This command puts the one Brick Brain addressed by the TRACK# into this mode while taking all other Brick Brains out of this mode. This is a special mode which lets you play with the command structure of the Smart Brick System and get an echo of all commands in plain English.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 other Brick Brains out of this mode. The one Brick Brain which is in ECHO ALL MODE echoes any and all characters sent to the Brick Brain through the serial port. This type of echo can be used to verify that the Smart Brick System has received all characters sent to it.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 q 0 000 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒrÓ (track#) Configuration Dump: This command responds with the current contents of the configuration EEprom for the Brick Brain specified by the TRACK#. This string of 1033 ASCII characters (65,315 for Rack Brains) is led off by the character string 's 5AA5'.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Start Commands ÒtÓ (track#) ÒuÓ ÒvÓ ÒwÓ (group) Start Track: Start Global: Start Cocked: Start Group (Rack Smart Brick Brain Only): These commands start the animation playing on the Brick Brain(s) addressed by the command.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒYÓ (track#) Un-Cock Track: This command resets the cocked flag on the Brick Brain addressed by the TRACK#. After this flag is reset, the addressed Brick Brain will no longer respond to COCKED commands.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 frame of time code is received. EXAMPLE: to set all of the Smart Bricks on Brick Brain 00 to address 1234:= =001234 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Ò`Ó Ò~Ó Advance One Frame: Go Back One Frame: These commands are uses as a test feature or to do a little single step programming.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Smart Brick Brain Configuration To configure the system you first need to connect the system just as you do for any serial communications (see the 'Smart Brick System Commands' section of the manual).
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If you ever need to set the Brick Brain back to its default settings (9600 baud and address 00H), you can do so by powering down the card, and then turning on Dipswitch #7. When you power the card back up, the default configuration setting will be reloaded.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒaÓ Enter Track Number: This command is used to tell the Brick Brain which addresses it should respond to from the serial commands. No two Brick Brains or Digital Audio Repeater Cards on the same serial network should have the same address assigned to them.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 a show by sending the LaserDisk player a ÔsearchÕ string. It will display ÔE6Õ error on the Heads Up Display during this period. If the LaserDisk player doesnÕt respond as expected for the Ôerror countÕ number of tries, then it will try to go into a ÔstartupÕ sequence to try and spin up the LaserDisk.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒjÓ Allow Chains: This toggle is used if you want to let the Brick Brain play consecutive shows which are tightly chained together (by having the ÔIMMEDIATEÕ flag set in the showsÕ configuration), even when the LOOPING MODE is off.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Valid frame rates for Internally clocked shows are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 50, 60, 64, 75, and 100 frames per second. Valid frame rates for externally clocked shows are from 1 to 100 frames per second. This entry will accept any value between 00 and 99. 00 is used to enter a 100 frames per second frame rate.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 4) 'PB' INPUT This will probably happen only on power-up. The commands have the following effects: Reset: This command only has any effect when running an externally or internally clocked show, or during a countdown between shows. When running an internally or externally clocked show, this command causes the frame counters to be reset back to the start of the show.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 key will get you back to the setup mode. All of the setup commands which don't take effect immediately, take effect when the eXit command is entered. This includes things like the BAUD RATE, so you will have to change the baud rate of the terminal you are using at this time. The eXit command asks you if you want to save the current setup permanently.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Show and String Setup This screen is entered by using the MORE command from the main configuration screen. It is used to set up the 63 possible shows which a Smart Brick System can control, as well as the strings which can be sent at the start or en of any of the shows. Entering this screen will stop any show which is currently running, and keep any new shows from being started.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If the show being displayed is a LaserDisk show, the display is altered slightly as shown: - MACs SMART BRICK BRAIN - rev 1.05 copyright 1991-1992 GILDERFLUKE & Co.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒcÓ Brick Start: This command is used to select where in the memory of the Smart Bricks the show will start. Valid entries are made in 5 decimal numbers (yes, you must enter all five digits), ranging from 00000 to 65535.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒgÓ Next Show: This command is used to select which show will be played next if there were no other higher priority show requests made. Valid entries are from 00 to 3Fh. 01 through 3Fh select specific shows and any show number can be used.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain The Rack Mounted Smart Brick Brain is an extended version of the standard Smart Brick Brain.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Connections The only connection on the front is the the RS-422 serial port, which is also wired to the backplane. This serial port is used to send commands to the Smart Brick System or to connect LaserDisk players to the Rack Smart Brick Brain.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 column) of the 40 pin IDS connector. The first and last ten pins are bussed to all of the cards in the card cage. The 1/4 J6 Input is optically isolated. It can be set to run from an external power source (default configuration) or the same power as the Rack Smart Brick Brain. This is selected by moving the two jumpers on JP-2 as shown on the board.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Messages The optional LCD display displays a variety of messages about the current state of the Rack Smart Brick Brain. When it first boots it displays: Rack Brick Brain rev 1.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 " spinup Pioneer ", "Sony disk spinup": These are displayed while spinning up the LaserDisk player. "LaserLoop Error ": Displayed if an error is encountered during a LaserDisk show. "LaserDisk early ": This is displayed if we find ourselves before the start of the show on the LaserDisk. "frame reset cmnd": Displayed in response to this command.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Configuration To configure the system you first need to connect the system just as you do for any serial communications (see the 'Smart Brick System Commands' section of the manual).
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒaÓ Enter Track Number: This command is used to tell the Brick Brain which addresses it should respond to from the serial commands. No two Brick Brains or Digital Audio Repeater Cards on the same serial network can have the same address assigned to them.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒeÓ Numbers: This toggles the Rack Smart Brick Brain between Decimal and Hexadecimal numbering systems.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 In addition to these connections, the IR Receiver requires a 7 to 24 volt DC power supply connection. This is normally attached to the two pads marked Ò+Ó and Ò-Ó on the receiver. A jumper option allows you to bring this in through the blue wire on the RJ-11 connector. The IR Transmitter has an eight position dipswitch which sets which show it selects.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ly called up randomly or sequentially by the coin acceptor switch. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒkÓ Select from J6: If more than one show is stored on a single Smart Brick System, each one can be accessed individually and played back. Up to 255 of these shows can be stored on a single Smart Brick System.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒqÓ Tape Deck Pulse: This command is used to set how long the pulse sent out through the ÔstopÕ, ÔplayÕ, and ÔrewindÕ relay outputs is. The length is the number of heartbeats the output will stay active after they are initially turned on.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 has been paused, then the show will continue from the current frame. If the show is LaserDisk clocked, then string ÔFÕ will be sent when the show is continued. This string is typically configured to cause the LaserDisk to start playing from the current frame. If this command is issued and the show has not been paused, it will have no effect.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 b) Randomly: If you select this option, then you are asked for the range of shows that you want to play on this input. Each time this edge is triggered, one of the shows within this range will be chosen at random and played. As an example of this, if you select a range of shows of ten to twenty: Show ?? will be played on the first on the first edge, show ?? on the next, etc..
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Show Menu This screen is entered through the MORE command from any other screen. It is used to set up the 255 possible shows which a Smart Brick System can control. There are 255 possible shows, valid entries are from 1 to 255 (01H to FFH). Selections through the serial port and 1/4 J6 port are in Hexadecimal binary numbers.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒcÓ Brick Start: This command is used to select where in the memory of the Smart Bricks the show will start. Valid entries are made in up to seven decimal numbers, ranging from 0 to 1,048,575. If you are using a 16K Smart Brick, the upper limit should be below 16,383.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 has a number of ÔseamsÕ where it can branch to another show if one is specifically requested. You can program the animation at these ÔseamsÕ so that there will be no jumps when the other shows start and end.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 start string is just like the Start String you would use in any single LaserDisk application, except the LaserStart special string character (01) has been omitted. The LaserStart special string character (01) in a Start String would make all of the players try to find the frame number being used by the first LaserDisk player.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If a single LaserDisk is being used, its frame number must be entered in the LaserDisk first slot. LaserSearch commands which are located in the MultiDisk Strings will be searched starting with LaserDisk number seven. Any LaserDisk that has a zero entered will be skipped during MultiDisk searches.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 the system, try entering an ÔXNÕ to trick it into thinking you have exited the configuration mode.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain String Setup Menu Strings are the ASCII characters that are send out from, or received by a Smart Brick Brain at the beginning or end of a show. Requesting the String Setup Menu brings up the following menu. Each string can be up to ten characters long. If a longer string of characters is needed, it can be continued on the next line.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒoÓ Load Defaults: This command allows you to reload the default configuration settings shown in the menu above.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Delay Setup Menu This menu is used to set the sixteen possible different delays that can be accessed from the front panel rotary switch. Any of these delays can be set anywhere between 00:00:00 and 99:59:59. If at the start or end of a delay a length of zero is found, the delay will be stopped.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 have to change the baud rate of the terminal you are using at this time. For compatibility with other products which might be on the same RS-422 serial network, this command asks you to enter a ÔYÕ or ÔNÕ. This lets them know that the setup mode has been exited on this card. If you hit this command by mistake, then you can hit the ape key to get back to where you were before.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain 1/4 J6 Setup Menu This menu is used to configure the individual optically isolated inputs on the 1/4 J6 cable. The last two settings on the menu can also be set on the main menu. Because this menu shows a snapshot of the state of the 1/4 J6 input each time it redraws, it is also a useful tool for diagnosing wiring problems with this port. - Gilderfluke & Co.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If multiple inputs to the system arrive simultaneously, they have the following priorities: 1) 2) 3) 4) '1/4 J6 PortÒ INPUTS 'GREEN' input 'BLUE' INPUT 'PB' INPUT This will probably happen only on power-up.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Stop at End: This command resets the ÔLOOPING SHOWSÕ flag. This means that the shows will stop playing at the normal end of show and wonÕt start a new countdown under any circumstances, and wonÕt chain unless the ALLOW CHAINS flag is set and there is a request for an IMMEDIATE CHAIN at the end of the current show.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 mand. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒdÓ Direct Select: This command is used to switch the 1/4 J6 Port over to selecting 1 of 8 shows directly, instead of using binary inputs for requesting up to 255 different shows.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 spond. After the initial 'X', all of the other cards wait for a 'Y' or 'N' before they will start accepting other serial commands again. If you find that you are having trouble communicating with any of the cards in the system, try entering an ÔXNÕ to trick it into thinking you have exited the configuration mode.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Schedule Setup Menu This menu is used to configure any of the ninety different schedules. Using the Calendar Setup Menu, any one of the ninety schedules can be selected to set the times that shows will run on any given day of the year. You can set which schedule will be used on what days up to one year in advance. - Gilderfluke & Co. Rack Smart Brick Brain - rev. 1.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Main Menu. This brings you back to this menu. Show Setup. This will ask you which of the 255 possible shows you want to modify. String Setup. This allows you to modify the strings used to control LaserDisks. Delay. This allows you to set how long each of the sixteen possible countdown delays are. Schedules. This is where you modify the ninety different possible schedules. Calendar.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Rack Smart Brick Brain Calendar Setup Menu This menu is used to set any of the twelve different possible calendars. These are used in combination with the schedule menu to schedule shows up to one year in advance. - Gilderfluke & Co. Rack Smart Brick Brain - rev. 1.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ÒmÓ More.....: This command allows you to select from the other menus: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Main Menu. This brings you back to this menu. Show Setup. This will ask you which of the 255 possible shows you want to modify. String Setup.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Smart Brick MiniBrain The Smart Brick MiniBrain is a smaller version of our other Smart Brick Brains. As with all Smart Brick Brains, it can be used to control any number of Smart Bricks via a Smart Brick Network.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 you can set a loop point at at any point in the memory. If dividing the memory into multiple shows, the shows are accessed sequentially. When one show plays it ends at the start of the memory used by the next show. The MiniBrain then sits and waits for the next Start input before playing the next show.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 SWITCH #5: SWITCH #6: FRAME RATE: FRAME RATE: These two switches are used to select the frame rate being used by the MiniBrain.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Micro Console RS-422 serial port Smart Brick network J-8 output PC¥MACs console J-6 from Micro MACs output J-6 to Micro MACs input 12-24 VDC power J-6 output to show Record Channel 7 0 Analog^ External^ 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 When the Micro Console is used with a record/playback Micro MACs System two forty conductor ribbon cables need to be run between the Micro Console and the Brick to be programmed. The forty conductor cable that normally runs to the show from the Brick is then plugged into the Micro Console. The Micro Console will draw all the power it needs from the brick. rec.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Micro Console Configuration: The basic configuration of the Micro Console is done through its RS-422 Serial port. To do this, you need to connect the system to any computer (Mac or PC), or even a dumb terminal. Once set these adjustments will rarely need to be changed. They are stored permanently in a EEprom so that the console will return to the same settings each time it is turned on.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 -Gilderfluke & Company - Micro Console - version 1.00 - copyright 1987-1996 DCMa) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) r) s) t) brick frame= Micro Console mode- J6 numbering system- percentage VT-52 mode- yes DMX checksums- yes assignment range- 0-63 dumb bricks- no step forward step backwards go to frame.,...,..0 set start frame- .,...,..0 set end frame- .,.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 were found in the transmitted data before it is used to update their outputs. It should always be used if the Micro Console is being used to control any Gilderfluke & Co. Animation equipment. e) Assignment Range: When assigning channels on the Micro Console you use the analog input knobs on the front of the Micro Console.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 This command is unavailable if ÔJ6 modeÕ is not selected. 1) Save Eprom: This command is used to save the contents of one eight bit channel of the attached Brick to your computer as a text file. It first asks which of the four possible channels you would like to save, then tells you to prepare your computer to receive a ÔtextÕ file.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Normally this file was previously saved using the Save Eprom command. The Micro Console first asks which of the four possible channels you would like to restore, then tells you to send the file to put in this channel. The Micro Console will start saving the data in the Brick starting at the Start Frame, and continuing to the End Frame.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ape to redraw the screen. The Bricks must be connected to the Micro Console by the Smart Brick Network (for Smart Bricks) or J8 (for Dumb Bricks) for this command to work. The Dumb Brick must also be configured to accept start and reset on its Green Input and External Clock on the Blue. This command is unavailable if ÔJ6 modeÕ is not selected.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 what the Brick had in it. ^t) Test Playback-Only Brick: This command is used to test the operation of an attached Playback-only Brick. Testing will start at the Start Frame, and continue to the End Frame. The Brick to be tested must have a set of four Eproms installed that have the data for the Ôwalking onesÕ test in them.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Micro Console Buttons: The Micro Console has four Blue ÔChannelÕ buttons which represent the four eight bit channels you can use. Once any of the inputs has been assigned, it can temporarily be Ôpunched outÕ (put into a playback mode, even if programming a show) or Ôpunched inÕ (put back into active mode).
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 1) Press this button. The adjacent yellow LED will light to show that it has been pressed. 2) Press the blue ÔChannelÕ button for the input you wish to change. The Decimal point LED for that channel will then shift to the next position to show the new mode. 3) Repeat steps #1 and #2 until the channel is in the mode you would like it to be in.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 time, havenÕt you? The yellow LED on the ASSIGN button will turn ÔOFFÕ. If attached to a PC¥MACs System and the ÔQuick ChannelsÕ option under the ÔPreferencesÕ pulldown is ÔONÕ, if the output channel you have selected has never before been used, it will be used to create a new eight bit analog or digital channel.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 or single analog port can be selected on the Togglodyte. Data can then be sent to the selected port just as if a full-sized PC¥MACs Programming Console were attached to it. Save Console Preset and Load Console Preset commands from PC¥MACs will treat the digital side of the Togglodyte as ÔDigital AÕ, and the analog side as ÔEncoder BÕ. 2) The Togglodyte has an eight bit wide 1/4 J6 input and output.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 mand key: 1) Momentarily press the ALT./REV. button. The word ÔaltÕ will appear in the upper line of the display if the Togglodyte is in analog mode, or ÔrevÕ if in digital mode. If you need to remove the alternate/reverse mode from any of the programming consoleÕs inputs, just repeat the above step. Analog/Digital: The Togglodyte can be used in either digital input or analog input modes.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 the Smpte Card) is a standard straight-through RJ-11 telephone style connector. c) DMX-512: For use when receiving a DMX-512 data stream monitoring and/or modifying it, and then retransmitting it. This requires a special DMX-512 cable for connections to the Togglodyte.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 timer mode. The range of entry is from 0 to 9.9 seconds for each of these. 14) Backlighting Stay On: This allows you to set the amount of time the backlighting will stay on when the Togglodyte is being operated from batteries. The range of entry is from 0 to 9900 seconds, with 100 seconds resolution. If you want the backlighting to stay on forever once it is turned on, just set it to 0000.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Sequencer Record: When the TogglodyteÕs sequencer Record/Playback mode has been selected under the Setup command, this button is used to prepare the Togglodyte for recording a sequence. When it is pressed, the word ÔrecÕ will appear on the LCD display to show that the Togglodyte is ready to record. This will cancel itself out after approximately 5 seconds if no other button is pressed.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Heads Up Display Heads-up-displays are available in two different styles: 1) 19Ò rack-mount. 2) Stand-alone. The stand-alone model has a larger display than the 19Ò rack mount version. The rack-mount version fits into one 1-3/4Ò space in a 19Ò rack.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 General error and status conditions are displayed in the ÔHoursÕ display in the front of the Heads Up Display. The meanings of these Error Messages are as follows: E1: Brick Overflow: This indicates that the frame number requested is beyond the end of the memory installed in the Smart Bricks attached to the system.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The decimal points on the ÔMinutes/Seconds/FramesÕ display are used to show a variety of conditions in the Smart Brick System: Data Error: This light will flash when the Heads Up Display receives a bad packet of data from the Smart Brick Brain. You should almost never see this one flash.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Start and End Strings STRINGS are the names of the list of commands which you can tell the Brick Brain send at the start or end of any show.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 wait for this input during a start string, and then have this input also stop any show when it is triggered. This would have the unfortunate effect of stopping the show before it has even started. This command is not available on Rack Smart Brick Brains when using Panasonic LaserDisk Players.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ASCII Characters to be Sent Out: When sending ASCII characters to the serial port, they translate into HEXadecimal as follows.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ASCII Characters to be Received: If you need to get a response from the serial port, you simply enter the character with bit seven set. These characters will be displayed on the menu with parentheses around them and bit seven hidden to show that they are response characters rather than ones which will be sent. The first character is a special character unique to the Smart Brick System.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - PIONEER LaserDisk Commands The Pioneer LaserDisk players all share a common command format. A full description of the commands can be found in the technical publications available from Pioneer Communications of America. They can be reached at (408) 988-1702. LaserDisks used with the Standard Smart Brick Brain must be recorded in the CAV format. This allows up to 1/2 hour per side.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 01 50 4C 0D (52) (0D) 00 Notice that after the LaserSearch command we have to then tell the LaserDisk to start playing, and that this command is followed by one character to be sent out. Following this we tell the Brick Brain to wait until it gets first an ÔRÕ, and then a back from the LaserDisk player.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 COMMAND MNEMONIC 1st 2nd 3rd 4th RESPONSE 2ND OPEN DOOR OP 4F 50 Stops the player if it is running and opens the door. 0D D2 8D REJECT RJ 52 Stops the player motor if it is running. 0D D2 8D PLAY PL 50 4C 0D Starts the LaserDisk playing from the current position on the disk. D2 8D PAUSE PA 50 41 0D Stops the LaserDisk player and a blue (or black) screen appears.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - SONY LaserDisk Commands The Sony LaserDisk players all share a more or less common command format. A full description of the commands can be found in the technical publications available from Sony or your Sony dealer. You should confirm the the usage of these commands for the specific player you are using. LaserDisks used with the Standard Smart Brick Brain must be recorded in the CAV format.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Notice that after the LaserSearch command we have to then tell the LaserDisk to start playing, and that we tell the Brick Brain to wait until it gets an ÔACKÕ (0A) back from the LaserDisk player so we know that the command has been accepted. After this we have a Ô00Õ to tell the Brick Brain that it has found the end of the string.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 COMMAND HEX CHARACTER SENT POSITIVE RESPONSE 2 AUDIO MUTE ON 24 Stops the audio output from the player. 8A AUDIO MUTE OFF 1 25 Enables the audio output from the player. 8A CH-1 ON 46 8A Turns on Audio output from Channel 1 to ÔLEFTÕ audio output connector. CH-1 OFF 47 8A Turns off Audio output from CH 1 audio. CH 2 audio will go to both outputs if it is still enabled.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 This is the absolutely very last page that isnÕt left blank.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Panasonic LaserDisk Commands Panasonic LaserDisk players are supported on the Rack Smart Brick Brain ONLY. The only player that this code has been tested on as of this writing is the AG-LD-30. Other players from Panasonic are known to have mutually incompatible command formats, and so are not recommended.
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O GILDERFLUKE & C .¥ 205 S. FLOWER S T.¥ BURBANK, CA 91502 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 800/776-5972 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Notice that after the LaserSearch command we have to then tell the LaserDisk to start playing, and that we tell the Brick Brain to wait until it gets all of the echoed characters back from the LaserDisk player so we know that the command has been accepted. After this we have a Ô00Õ to tell the Brick Brain that it has found the end of the string.
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