Gilderflukeco BR-SDC Serial Device Controller Manuel d'utilisateur

Br-SDC8 & Br-SDC/09Serial Device Controllers v4.nn!The Br-SDC is a complete, stand-alone Serial Output Controller. It is used whenever you need t

or more of these serial ports, you will see the adjacent LED flash.ʻConfigure/Runʼ Switch:This switch must be in the ʻDisabledʼ position for the

POSITIONWIRE #SIGNAL NAME:TOP-LEFTTOP-RIGHTBOTTOM-LEFTBOTTOM-RIGHT1n/c2RS-232 Tx from Br-SDC3RS-232 Rx to Br-SDC4n/c5Ground6n/c7n/c8n/c9n/cb) RS-422 (

c) DE-09 Nine Position Male:On the eight port Br-SDC8, these eight male connections are used to attach the devices that receive the strings that

Any event can be triggered on either the ʻclosingʼ or ʻopeningʼ edge of any input. A ʻclosingʼ is when you ground an input. An ʻopeningʼ is when th

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Br-SDC Software ConfigurationThe Br-SDC can be accessed through the serial port from any computer running just about any modem or terminal program. W

data out and Rx data in pins on your USB-to-Serial converter. For an RS-232 port, this means temporarily shorting pins #2 and #3 together. On the C-

set to the default 9600 baud, N, 8, 1, you will see the menu displayed on your com-puterʼs screen. There are two configuration screens in the

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Br-SDC Input Setup MenuThe Trigger Setup menu will appear as follows (Br-SDC/09 shown):This screen is used to set what happens on each of the te

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the input is currently closed, the small ʻcʼ will be printed as an upper case ʻCʼ. This al-lows you to see if the external connections to the

The inputs for individual inputs 1 though 7 have disappeared from the screen. Any 1/4-J6 input change that does not equal zero is considered to

a) LaserDisk/DVD Player type:This command is used to select which type of LaserDisk/DVD is going to be used with the Br-SDC. Supported types

2) 2400 baud3) 4800 baud4) 9600 baud (default)5) 19,200 baud6) 38,400 baud7) 57,600 baud8) 115,200 baudNo matter the baud rate chosen, configuration w

a) Go to still mode.4) For Sony LaserDisk players. This string is used to loop a single video sequence, with a delay between each iteration of

2) Set your modem program to receive a string of text. Give the file a name of your choosing. Hit ʻstartʼ to begin saving text.3) Hit any key to sta

f) Frame Rate:The standard frame rate is always thirty Frames Per Second in the parts of the world that use NTSC video standards. In places where PAL

Which ports are used are selected in one of two ways:1) ATT+++ commands: Nine ʻspecialʼ strings will be intercepted by the Br-SDC8, and not passed th

StringSentMultiplexerSelectedAT+++6 <CR>AT+++7 <CR>AT+++8 <CR>Tx = #6, Rx = #6Tx = #7, Rx = #7Tx = #8, Rx = #8If more numbers (1-

Note that when using the binary inputs, it is not possible to transmit through more than one multiplexer output at one time, unless you want

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As with mode 2, mode 1 has the option of a ʻbinary modeʼ as described above for the Br-SDC/09 and Br-SDC/422.g) through z)Edit Input Actions:These com

3) LaserDisk/DVD Start frame:This is the frame number that the Br-SDC will search for when a special ʻLa-serSearchʼ (ʻserchʼ) command is found in t

4) String/Show to play at End:This allows you to request that a specific show or string will be played at the successful completion of the str

Br-SDC String MenuStrings are the ASCII commands which you can tell the Br-SDC send. They are used primarily for turning on and off video displays

If this is a Br-SDC8, the commands to select the multiplexed serial port have been added to the menu:- Gilderfluke & Co. - Br-SDC Serial Dev

If the Br-SDC8 is also in a binary mode, then both the commands to embed the markers into the strings to send a binary, Hexadecimal

select whether it will be using a standard CAV (thirty minutes maximum length) disk, or an extended CLV (60 minutes maximum length) disk. DVDs al

LaserDisk/DVD player to:a)!Search for a frame number.b)!Start the Player playing once it is found.c)! Search for an ending frame number.c)! Stop when

1) Press the ʻdʼ key. This will bring up an explanation of what you need to do:2) Set your modem program to receive a string of text. Give the file a

e) Edit Strings:This toggles you between the menu where serial strings are edited, and the menu where the trigger inputsʼ actions are configu

...Start Timer (displayed as ʻtimerʼ):! 47...

When a Br-SDC8 is in mode0, the string menu is disabled, and the trigger menu is drawn with all but four commands disabled, with instruct

StringSentMultiplexerSelectedAT+++4 <CR>AT+++5 <CR>AT+++6 <CR>AT+++7 <CR>AT+++8 <CR>Tx = #4, Rx = #4Tx = #5, Rx = #5Tx =

Binary NumberBit3Pin #6(+8)Bit2Pin #7(+4)Bit1Pin #8(+2)Bit0Pin #9(+1)MultiplexerSelected8OnOffOffOffTx = #8, Rx = #8This mode is often used with a

can be triggered by the optically isolated inputs as with mode 2, but the multi-plexed serial ports to use for the strings can be selected

Several ʻspecial charactersʼ can be embedded into these strings. These are:•LaserSearch (displayed as ʻserchʼ)•LaserDisk/DVD End (displayed as ʻLdEndʼ

i) Edit Entry nn:This command displays the entry within the selected string (1-99) that will be changed by the next string altering comman

make multiple entries, which will be added to consecutive entries in the selected string. Enter an <Escape> when you are finished making entries

m) LaserDisk/DVD End (displayed as ʻLdEndʼ):This command tells the Br-SDC to go into a mode where it polls the attached LaserDisk/DVD f

If you are building a string to use with another piece of Gilderfluke equipment, this will probably be the way you will want to send it a binary value

StringEntryMultiplexerSelectedMux4Mux5Mux6Mux7Mux8Tx = #4, Rx = #4Tx = #5, Rx = #5Tx = #6, Rx = #6Tx = #7, Rx = #7Tx = #8, Rx = #8Note that when usin

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Pioneer LaserDisk/DVD CommandsThe Pioneer LaserDisk and DVD players all share a common command format. A full description of the commands can be foun

POSITIONWIRE #SIGNAL NAME:BOTTOM-LEFT12n/c13n/c14n/c15n/c Pioneer LaserDisk/DVD DB-15 FemaleThe ground connections to pins #11 and #15 may nee

be sent out. Following this we tell the Br-SDC to wait until it gets first an ʻRʼ, and then a <CR> back from the LaserDisk/DVD player.A typical e

command. The <carriage return> tells the LaserDisk/DVD player to start working on all of the commands it has received since the last <carr

COMMAND! MNEMONIC! 1st! 2nd! 3rd! 4th! RESPONSE!2NDOPEN DOOR! OP! 4Fh! 50h! 0Dh! ! 52h! 0DhStops the player if it is running and opens the door.REJECT

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Sony LaserDisk CommandsThe Sony LaserDisk players all share a more or less common command format. A full description of the commands can be found in

POSITIONWIRE #SIGNAL NAME:TOP-LEFTBOTTOM-RIGHTBOTTOM-LEFT12n/c13n/c14n/c15n/c16n/c17n/c18n/c19n/c20DTR (connect to DSR pin 6)21n/c22n/c23n/c24n/c25n/c

! serch 3Ah (0Ah)Notice that after the LaserSearch command we have to then tell the LaserDisk to start playing, and that we tell the Br-SD

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COMMAND! HEX CHARACTER SENT! POSITIVE RESPONSE!AUDIO MUTE ON 4 ! 24h! (0Ah)! Stops the audio output from the player.AUDIO MUTE OFF 3 ! 25h! (0Ah)! Ena

MOTOR ON! 62h! (0Ah) (0Ah)! Turns the motor on if it is stopped. Returns the first (0Ah) immediately, and the second after the motor is up to spee

HEXadecimal to Decimal to PercentageThe following chart shows decimal, HEXadecimal, and a few percentage equivalents to aid you when you need to conve

Br-SDC OverviewThe Br-SDCs are configured using the RS-232 serial port of any PC compatible computer. The only software you need on your PC

Typically mounted right on whatever it is controlling.Features exclusive to the Br-SDC8 include:•Adds eight downstream RS-232 serial ports for control

Br-SDC LEDs, Switches and Connections:There are only a small number of LEDs, connections and single configuration switch on each Br-SDC.Status LEDs:On