Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue Hardware And Software Reference Manual

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• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 17 Parallel Outputs Two status outputs are provided. They are dry contact closures rated at 24 VDC and 1 amp max. Their function is described below. Function Pin No’s. Description Playing 9,28 Closed when the unit is outputting DMX data. Fault 10,29 Closed when the unit detects a PCMCIA media error or

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 25 Pile-On Cue Description: This command causes the Light Cue to play a cue simultaneously with other cues currently playing, like a lighting console would do when it does a “pile-on” of cues. Up to 6 cues may be piled-on at one time. Each of the 512 channel values of each cue that is playing is compared against the corresponding channel in the other pla

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 21 Simple Serial Control The Light Cue may be controlled using serial RS-232 messages via the rear DB-9 Control Connector or the DB-37 Control Connector. The data format is 9600,N,8,1: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 bits/byte, with one stop bit. The protocol is ASCII-based, and many commands are identical to Pioneer Disc protocol. Upper or lower case characters can be used interchangeably. The most commonly used serial commands are: “Jam-syn

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 20 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Cue Management Software A simple DOS program, CUETOOL.EXE is included on a floppy disk with your Lightcue. This program allows you to convert files recorded on the LightCue to files which can be loaded into a spreadsheet program. The DMX data can then easily be examined, graphed, and edited. CUETOOL.EXE can also convert the spreadsheet-formatted data back into a LightCue-compatible file format so you can playback the edited cue in the LightCue. Refer to

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 30 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Physical Power: 115 or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 30 watts or 9.0 VDC, 1A Max UL, CSA, CE Class 2 Supply Provided Size and Weight: 19" W x 1.75" H x 6" D, 8 lbs. Environment: 0 o C (32 o F) to 38 o C (100 o F) 0-90% Relative Humidity

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 12 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Rear Panel Controls and Connectors The rear panel provides the DMX input and output connectors, a SMPTE In connector, an RS-232 control port, a Parallel input/output port, a selector switch for input options, and the power connector. Voltage / Contact Closure Select Switch This switch, located on the rear of the unit next to the DB-37 Control Connector selects between voltage inputs or c

• Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 11 L (red) Note: When SMPTE is lost, the unit self- generates SMPTE for 5 seconds and then stops. DMX data will continue to be output, however it will no longer be locked to SMP

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 16 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Cue Select 3 Cue Select 2 Cue Selec t 1 Cue Select 0 Cue Off Off Off Off 1 Off Off Off On 2 Off Off On Off 3 Off Off On On 4 Off On Off Off 5 Off On Off On 6 Off On On Off 7 Off On On On 8 On Off Off Off 9 On Off Off On 10 On Off On Off 11 On Off On On 12 On On Off Off 13 On On Off On 14 On On On Off 15 On On On On 16 For example, connecting pins 5 and 24 together with the slide switch set in the conta

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 15 Parallel Control Parallel Inputs Be sure to configure the slide switch before connecting any wires. The Light Cue can be controlled using either contact closures or voltage inputs on the female DB-37 Control Connector. Up to 16 individual cues can be selected and played, looped, paused, or stopped. A switch located on the side of the unit next to the connector selects between the two input types (Voltage Inputs, Contact Clo

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 31 Index C Chase Play, 21, 23, 24 Clear Cue, 26 Contact Closure, 13–14, 16, 17 crossfade, 5, 22–24 Cue Select, 16 D DMX-512, 5, 11, 28 F Feedthrough, 26 L LCD Display, 10, 12, 28 LED indicators, 11 Loop Play, 21, 23 O offset, 5, 24 P Parallel, 13, 16–18, 28 Parallel Outputs, 18 PCMCIA, 5–10, 19, 28 Pile-On Cue, 25 Pile-On Cue and Loop at end, 25 Play, 16 protocol, 21 R Record, 10, 19, 24, 28 RS-232, 5–10, 21 S Select C

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 3 Table of Contents Welcome 5 Features 5 Getting Started 6 Connecting the Unit 6 Storage Media 6 Recording 7 Playback 8 Show Controller Connection 8 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 9 < > Buttons 9 Record Button 9 Play Button 10 Stop Button 10 Cue 1, Cue 2, Cue 3 Buttons 10 LED Indicators 10 LCD Display 11 Rear Panel Controls and Connectors 12 Voltage / Contact Closure Select Switch 12 Power 12 RS-232C Controller Input 13

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 10 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Play Button The Play button outputs DMX-512 data when pressed. Data is output starting from the first DMX packet of the currently-selected cue. For unsynchronized playback, no active SMPTE timecode input is required. Stop Button Note: After recording, it may take up to 10 seconds after Stop is pressed for the Light Cue to write the directory to the media. This is normal and the LCD readout indicates when this operation is complete. During play

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 26 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Clear Cue Description: This command causes the Light Cue to clear a cue which is currently being piled-on. The cue will be taken out of the comparison. Command bytes: nCL<CR> or nnCL<CR> or nnnCL<CR> where n, nn, or nnn is the cue number in ASCII. Message Response: R<CR> Comments: Example: "001CL" <CR> Clear Cue Number 1 “3CL”<CR> Clear Cue Number 3

• Page 28 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Reset Description: This command causes the Lightcue to stop the playback of all active cues and hold the current look. Command bytes: RJ<CR Message Response: R<CR> Media Types & Capacities The Light Cue uses PCMCIA (commonly called PC Card) media or

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 23 Loop Play Description: This command causes the Light Cue to play the cue specified by the Select Cue command and loop back to the first look and continue playing when the end of the cue is reached. Bytes are included for crossfade time from the current look to the first look of the selected cue. The crossfade time specified will override any that had been selected during recording of the cue. Command bytes: hhmmssffLP<CR> where hhmmssff is the crossfade time in hours, minu

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 14 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 DMX Input The DMX input is a standard 5-pin XLR male connector. The pinout appears below: Pin No. Function 1 Shield 2 - (low) 3 + (high) 4 not used 5 not used DMX Output The DMX output is a standard 5-pin XLR female connector. The pinout appears below. Pin No . Function 1 Shield 2 - (low) 3 + (high) 4 not used 5 not used SMPTE Input The SMPTE input is a standard 3-pin XLR female connector. Input signal level range is -10 dbu to

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 8 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Playback 1. Select the cue to be played by pressing the < and > keys. 2. Begin playback of SMPTE if synchronization is required. 3. Press the Play button to begin playback. 4. Press the Stop button to end playback. Show Controller Connection 1. Connect the output port on your Show Controller (e.g. Alcorn McBride V16, V4) to the Controller Input on the rear of the Light Cue. 2. Use the Controller Software (e.g. WinScript) to configure and operate the Light Cue. Refer to the Serial Protocol Section in this manual.

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 24 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Chase Play Description: This command causes the Light Cue to play the cue specified by the Select Cue command starting at the SMPTE time (offset) specified and “jam-syncing" (following incoming timecode forward or backwards) from that point in time. The crossfade and SMPTE starting time specified overrides any that had been selected during recording of the cue. Command bytes: ohomosofhhmmss

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 19 Formatting Media 1. Before you begin recording to media which has previously not been used it is a good idea to format it. Note: The LED indicator will illuminate Green during the formatting process. Warning: Once the formatting operation has started, it cannot be interrupted. 2. Press and hold the Record button and then press the Stop button. The unit will display a message asking you if you want to edit a cue (see Editing Cues) . Press and

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 29 Specifications DMX Input: Male 5-Pin XLR Output: Female 5-Pin XLR Signal: Fully DMX-512/1990 Compliant Recorded Channels: 512 Playback Time: 20 Min. Standard, longer time available – please call factory Control Interface Serial: RS-232C at 9600 Baud, n 8, 1 Parallel Opto-Inputs: Start, Pause, Stop, and Loop Clip 1-16 Select (4 bit binary) Parallel Contact Outputs: Playing, Fault SMPTE Input: Female 3-Pin XLR, transformer coupled 600 ohm Ba

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 7 Recording Not:e The Lightcue can only playback one cue at a time which has been recorded with SMPTE. The Pile-on feature is useable only with cues which are not locked to SMPTE. The Lightcue is capable of recording DMX data with or without being locked to SMPTE timecode. If you want to have your DMX playback jam-synced to SMPTE so that it will pause or skip forward or backward frames as necessary in order to maintain perfect synchronization with incoming timecode, be sur

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 5 Welcome Thanks for purchasing The Alcorn McBride Light Cue™. The Light Cue is intended to replace SMPTE-controlled lighting consoles in permanent show installations, eliminating the need to use an expensive lighting console to run your lighting. The Light Cue records and plays back DMX-512 data. Either one stream (or cue as it is called in this manual) synchronized to SMPTE timecode can be played back, or up to six cues not synchronized with SMPTE can b

• Page 6 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Getting Started This section will teach you how to begin using your Light Cue. More detailed information is contained in the rest of this manual. Connecting the Unit 1. Connect the DMX Out from your Lighting Console to the DMX In on the rear of the Light Cue. 2. Connect the D

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Page 9 Front Panel Controls and Indicators The Light Cue provides controls that can accommodate a wide variety of installations. The front panel incorporates a row of eight pushbuttons that control the operation of the unit, two indicator lights, an LCD display, and a PCMCIA slot. < > Buttons The < and > buttons select the cue number to be played, recorded to, or deleted. Pressing the > button increments the cue number, w

• Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue, Page 2 Alcorn McBride Light Cue User’s Manual • November 26, 2007 Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual, and the reliability of the Alcorn McBride Light Cue. Errors can sometimes go undetected, however. If you find one, please bring it to our attention so that we can correct it for others. Alcorn McBride welcomes comments and suggestions on the content and layout of its documentation. Applications described herein are for illustrative purposes only. Alcorn McBride Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability f

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