GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Operating Instructions - for the - - Micro MACs Brick SystemJune 19, 1999 The Micro MACs Brick System is a modular Animation Control System which consists of any number of Micro MACs Bricks. Since the number of Micro MACs Bricks is unlimited, Animation Control Systems of any size can be assembled.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Micro MACs Brick Animation Control Systems Overview The Micro MACs Brick Animation Control Systems are the simplest Animation Control Systems offered by Gilderfluke & Company. They are used where ever you need an Animation Control System that will run continuously or when started by an external trigger.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Inputs and Outputs Each Micro MACs Brick can control up to four 8 bit channels. These can be used as thirty-two on/off ÔdigitalÕ controls, as four eight bit wide analog channels, or as any combination of the two. If one Micro MACs Brick doesnÕt have enough outputs, you simply add more, stacking them until you have enough outputs to do your job.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Show Capacity The Show length that can be stored on a Micro MACs Brick is only limited by the size of the memory installed and the number of updates per second you are using. With the largest Eproms you have a potential capacity of almost ten hours at 30 FPS. Record/Playback Micro MACs Bricks are available with either 16K (16,384 frames) or 64K (65,536) capacities.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 62256LP Ram - DMX Error DMX data Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart To configure a Record/Playback Micro MACs Brick for use with 62256LP static Ram Chips for a capacity of 65,536 (64K). This is the only memory configuration which requires a wire wrapped jumper between two pins. The RAM chips must be ÔSouthÕ justified, leaving four unused holes at the top of each socket.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 27C128 Eprom - DMX Error DMX data Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart To configure a Playback-only Micro MACs Brick for use with 27C128 Eprom for a capacity of 16,384 (16K) frames. The Eprom chips must be ÔSouthÕ justified, leaving four unused holes at the top of each socket.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - 27C512 Eprom - DMX Error DMX data Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart To configure a Playback-only Micro MACs Brick for use with 27C512 Eprom for a capacity of 65,536 (64K) frames The Eprom chips must be ÔSouthÕ justified, leaving four unused holes at the top of each socket.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Clock Rate Configuration The clock source and frame rate are set on JP1. If the standard frame rates are not to your liking, other frame rates may be available from the Gilderfluke & Company factory. You shouldnÕt change any of the jumpers on the other headers when this setting is changed.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - External Clock DMX data DMX Error Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart The internal clock is incompatible with the double show configuration. They both use the Blue Input.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Stop or End of Memory Flag The Micro MACs Brick has five wire -ORed inputs which can be jumpered to set the ÔStop or End of MemoryÕ flag when all of these pins go to a high state (floating is also considered a ÔhighÕ state). The Dipswitches can be configured to stop and/or reset the Brick when this flag is set.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Stop or Reset Using Address or Data Bits You can use between one and five bits of any address or data word to set the ÔStop or End of MemoryÕ flag. To do this you will need to wire-wrap a connection from the appropriate data and/or address bits to one or more of the five pins that will set the Stop or End of Memory flag. These pins are shown in black in the following illustration.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Double Show Configurations Several memory types can be configured to divide the memory into two identical ÔbanksÕ. When the Micro MACs Brick is switched, the Brick will instantly find itself at the exact same frame on the other bank. When using the double show configuration, the Blue Input is used to select between the two banks.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Double Show using 27C128 Eprom - DMX Error DMX data Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart To configure a Playback-only Micro MACs Brick for use with 27C128 Eprom Chips for a capacity of two 8192 (8K) banks. The Eprom chips must be ÔSouthÕ justified, leaving four unused holes at the top of each socket.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Double Show using 27C512 Eprom - DMX Error DMX data Brick Run DMX-512 Address DMX heart To configure a Playback-only Micro MACs Brick for use with 27C512 Eprom Chips for a capacity of two 32,768 (32K) banks. The Eprom chips must be ÔSouthÕ justified, leaving four unused holes at the top of each socket.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 tern. Note that at frame rates higher than forty FPS, not all 256 channels can be transmitted through the DMX-512 output. The DMX-512 standard calls out a 5 pin XLR connector for all cabling. Unfortunately these connectors won't fit on a 1Ó wide card. For this reason we chose a 5 pin MiniDIN connector for this signal.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Programming Every Micro MACs 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.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 This programming hardware can be a standard Micro Console, or a console that has been made for your specific requirements. Each Micro Console can be used to program one brick at a time. If more than one brick is used in your show, then you can move the console between the bricks as they are programmed, or use more than one console.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 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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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Many of the following ÔbrickÕ commands are disabled when operating in PC¥MACs mode. b) Numbering System: This command is used to select which numbering system will be used by the Micro Console. The numbering system can also be selected using the ÔHex/decimal/percentÕ button on the front of the Micro Console.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 i) Go To Frame: This command tells any Smart or Dumb Bricks to go to the frame selected. Smart Bricks will jump immediately to this frame. Dumb Bricks will need to first reset and then fast forward to the selected frame. 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.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ously saved to your computer using the Save Eprom command. It first asks which of the four possible channels you would like to verify, then tells you to send a file for comparison. The Micro Console will start comparing the data starting at the Start Frame, and continuing to the End Frame. If there is an error the Micro Console will tell you the frame at which it occurred.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 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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