At this point you probably only have one show to download. This would be the one
you have been working on. Just leave this one show on the list of shows to be Auto
Downloaded to the Br-miniBrick8.
How many channels to send to the Bricks?........
You can now select the number of the channel to be downloaded to the Bricks. The
Br-miniBrick8 holds only a single channel for the digitals, or three channels if you are
using both of the ServoMotor outputs too. You can download more channels to the
Bricks, but this will just fill up the space in their memory needlessly.
The ʻFirst Channelʼ and ʻLast Channelʼ fields show the range channels to be down-
loaded.
Because a Br-miniBrick8 holds only a single channel if you are only using the digi-
tal outputs, both the ʻFirst Channelʼ and ʻLast Channelʼ values are set to ʻ0ʼ if you arenʼt
using the ServoMotor outputs. To download the digital AND the analog channels to a
Br-miniBrick8, set the ʻFirst Channelʼ to ʻ0ʼ and ʻLast Channelʼ values to ʻ2ʼ.
Where to send the file........
In most cases, you will want to set the ʻBrick Serial Addressʼ to zero when working
with Br-miniBrick8s. Because only one Br-miniBrick8s can be installed on the RS-
232 port at one time, they donʼt pay any attention to the ʻBrick Serial Addressʼ setting.
What will happen when the Brick is powered up?........
What will happen when the Br-miniBrick8s are first powered up (and right after an
AutoDownload). Touch the popup with the left mouse click and select the ʻloop from first
showʼ option. You can also select any show that is on the AutoDownload file list as the
first show that will be played.
Note that there is a subtle, yet very important difference between a ʻplayʼ and a ʻloopʼ
command. Both the ʻplayʼ and ʻloopʼ will start a show. The difference is at the end of the
show. A ʻplayʼ will simply get to the end of the show and do absolutely nothing. A ʻloopʼ
command will get the end of the show and then look around for what options have been
set for the end of the particular show which just finished. This can be to ʻdo nothingʼ, or
to jump to another show. When in doubt, it is always safer to use a ʻloopʼ command.
What will happen on each Brick input?........
You can select what will happen on the two optically isolated inputs by selecting ei-
ther the ʻAʼ, ʻBʼ, ʻCʼ or ʻDʼ ʻradio buttonsʼ and using the popups to select what happens
on each edge of each input. You can also set specific shows to be played on any edge
of either input. A ʻclosingʼ is when you apply a voltage to an input. An ʻopeningʼ is when
that voltage is removed.
The Br-miniBrick8 has only two inputs. The ʻCʼ and ʻDʼ input selections are used for
configuring inputs for BR-MultiBrick32, Sd-50s and other devices made by Gilderfluke
& Company that have up to four inputs. Although any settings you make in the ʻCʼ and
ʻDʼ inputs will be downloaded to the Br-miniBrick8, it wonʼt do anything with them.
Note that there is a subtle, yet very important difference between a ʻplayʼ and a ʻloopʼ
command. Both the ʻplayʼ and ʻloopʼ will start a show. The difference is at the end of the
show. A ʻplayʼ will simply get to the end of the show and do absolutely nothing. A ʻloopʼ
command will get the end of the show and then look around for what options have been
set for the end of the particular show which just finished. This can be to ʻdo nothingʼ, or
to jump to another show. When in doubt, it is always safer to use a ʻloopʼ command.
Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485
Br-miniBrick8 v3.+ Manual / 8/17/12 / page 33 of 36
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