Gilderfluke&Co 'Dumb' Brick Animation Control System - Manual (Page 40)

When the Micro Console is used with a record/playback Micro MACs System two forty conductor rib-
bon cables need to be run between the Micro Console and the Brick to be programmed. The forty con-
ductor cable that normally runs to the show from the Brick is then plugged into the Micro Console. The
Micro Console will draw all the power it needs from the brick.
rec./play Brick
from out to in
to your show
Micro Console
If you are backing up or testing a record/playback Smart Brick you will need to plug a six conductor
RJ-11 modular telephone cable between the ÔSmart Brick NetworkÕ output of the Micro Console and the
Brick. If you are backing up or testing a record/playback Dumb Brick you will need to configure the Brick
for external clock on the Blue input and start and reset on the Green input. You will then need to plug a
six conductor RJ-11 modular telephone cable between the ÔJ8 outputÕ output of the Micro Console and
the ÔJ8 inputÕ on the Dumb Brick.
While in ФJ6Х mode the Micro Console will transmit DMX-512 data through the ÔPC¥MACs consoleÕ
connector. All 256 channels of data are transmitted, with the option of a sixteen bit checksum in the
257th and 258th bytes. The pinout for this connection is as follows (facing the end of the RJ-11 cable
with the latch upwards):
DMX-512 Out (FM 5 pin XLR) pin # COLOR SIGNAL NAME:
n/c (left) 1) WHITE: signal ground
n/c 2) BLACK: - serial data in
n/c 3) RED: + serial data in
2 4) GREEN: - serial data out
3 5) YELLOW: + serial data out
1 (right) 6) BLUE: signal ground
When working with a PC¥MACs system the Micro Console only needs a six conductor RJ-11 tele-
phone connector and a small 9 to 24 VDC wall wart power supply. The RJ-11 cable needs to be run be-
tween the ÔPC¥MACs consoleÕ connector on the Micro Console and the ÔSerial ConsoleÕ connector on
the PC¥MACs Smpte card. This cable must be Ôstraight throughÕ. Most commercially available cables
have their conductors flipped as they pass through the cable.
As assignments are made on the programming console, PC¥MACs will display the names you have
given to the movements on the screen of your PC. To save time when starting to work on a new show,
you have the option of creating outputs as they are first assigned on the console. Once console assign-
ments have been made, you can save the current console setup, name it, and recall again it at any
later time.
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