User's Manual

FIREMASTER IV " MillenniumThree " radio shooting system User’s manual
In order to prepare the System to receive a new file from the PC, press key F3
“NEW”: all data fields will be cleared.
The data transfer is made via the built-in RS-232 serial interface and the
“loader” program SHOWLOADER3
®
supplied with the FIREMASTER
System. The connecting cable between the FIREMASTER IV TX5000 and the
PC is a SPECIAL configuration (black cable) supplied with
SHOWLOADER3
®
. It is terminated one end (PC side) with a FEMALE SUB-
D 9-pin connector and opposite end with a 7-pole DIN male connector (TX5000
side).
2.4.1 How to compile a pyrotechnic show on a PC
The whole pyrotecnic show can be prepared separately on a common PC using
one of the several choices available. The simple and straightforward structure of
the firing data allows a direct compatibility with several commercial programs
such as FIREONE
®
, PYROMOTION
®
, etc. but a valid file can be also created
with a simple electronic worksheet such as EXCEL
®
or even typed-in directly
with the NOTEPAD accessory available on any PC.
The resulting file to be downloaded directly to the FIREMASTER IV TX5000
unit must be a TEXT FILE or a .CSV file.
The example below shows how the data must be organized in order to create a
valid downloadable file.
Firemaster 3
Name Test file
Date 28−03−2005
Time 19:30
Cue;Seq;Delay;Group;Address;Start;
1;1;0;0;265;00.00.00,00;
1;1;0;0;241;00.00.00,00;
1;1;0;0;1;00.00.00,00;
2;2;0;1;266;00.00.10,00;
2;2;0;1;242;00.00.10,00;
2;2;0;1;2;00.00.10,00;
3;3;0;2;267;00.00.20,00;
3;3;0;2;243;00.00.20,00;
3;3;0;2;3;00.00.20,00;
4;4;0;3;268;00.00.30,00;
4;4;0;3;244;00.00.30,00;
4;4;0;3;4;00.00.30,00;
5;5;0;0;245;00.00.40,00;
5;5;0;0;269;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.00,50;0;246;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.00,50;0;270;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,00;0;247;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,00;0;271;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,50;0;248;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,50;0;272;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,00;0;249;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,00;0;273;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,50;0;250;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,50;0;274;00.00.40,00;
The RED fields are FIXED and mandatory. In particular:
- “Firemaster 3” is a fixed header
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