Dove Systems IQ 512m - Manual (Page 13)

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The Cue Number field starts with the letter 'q' and is followed
by the cue number. Cue numbers are ASCII decimal digits with a
suppressed decimal point. Cue 1.0 is saved as “q10.” Cue 1.5 is saved
as “q15”. Cue numbers are for identification only. Cues are played back
in the order they are in the file. They are not played back in numerical
order unless they are recorded in numerical order (which they will be
if they are recorded on the IQ512M).
The Cue Description is displayed on the IQ512M during cue
playback. The first character must be a letter. The Cue Description
should be 10 characters or less so it can fit on the 16 character
display line along with the Cue Number.
The fade out time is preceeded by the letter ‘t’ (for ouT). It is
the number of seconds over which the old scene will be smoothly faded
down. It is an integer between t000 and t999 (inclusive).
The delay time is the number of seconds between the start of
the fade down of the old scene and the start of the fade up of the new
scene. If this number is positive, the new scene starts fading up after
the old scene starts fading down. If it is negative, the new scene starts
fading up before the old scene starts fading down. If it is zero, the old
scene starts fading down at the same time the new scene starts fading
up. The delay time is preceded by the letter ‘y’ (for delaY). It is an
integer between y-999 and y999 (inclusive).
The fade in time is preceded by the letter ‘n’ (for iN).
It is the number of seconds over which the new scene will be smoothly
faded up. It is an integer between n000 and n999 (inclusive).
The Level Type is an optional field. If the Level Type is not
specified, the IQ512M assumes the next Level field is control channel
1. Control channels are run through the patch table to yield dimmer
values, which are sent to the dimmers. The Level Type consists of
either the letter 'c' (for control channel) or 'd' (for dimmer) followed
by a number indicating the control channel or dimmer number the next
level represents. For example, “c6” would cause the next level field to
be interpreted as control channel 6. “d500” would cause the next
field to be interpreted as dimmer number 500. A single record may
include multiple Level Type fields as required.
The Level field determines the control or dimmer level to be
used for this channel for this cue. The decision as to whether the level
is a control or dimmer level is based on the last Level Type field. The
level is assumed to be a control channel level (which is passed
through the patch table) if there is no Level Type field prior to this
Level field. Successive Level fields are assigned to successive control
channels or dimmers.
:IQ512M File Format
The IQ512M saves shows as a simple ASCII text file. This document
describes the file format to aid users in editing these files.
-FAT16
The IQ512M saves shows as text files in the root directory
(shows cannot be in subdirectories or folders) of an MMC or SD
card using the FAT16 file format. The IQ512M can format 32M to 1G
cards in this format.
-Show File Names
The IQ512M creates show files with the name SHOWnnn.TXT where nnn
is a number starting with 1 (the first file to be created will be
SHOW1.TXT). The IQ512M will read files with any name as long as
the name is 8 characters or less followed by an extension of 3
characters or less (long filenames are not supported).
-Patch File Names
The IQ512M creates patch files with the name PATCHnnn.TXT where nnn
is a number starting with 1 (the first file to be created will be
PATCH1.TXT). The IQ512M will read files with any name as long as the
name is 8 characters or less followed by an extension of 3 characters
or less (long filenames are not supported).
-File Records
Cues are stored in a “pipe delimited” text file. Each cue ends with a
carriage return and line feed. On cue playback, the carriage return is
ignored, and the line feed is interpreted as the end of record marker.
This allows show files to be created and edited with text editors
under a variety of operating systems. Pipe character ( | ) is used as a
field delimiter since it is a visible character.
-Show File Field Types
Each record contains several fields. The field types are:
· Cue Number
· Cue Description
· Fade Down Time (seconds)
· Delay Time (second)
· Fade Up Time (seconds)
· Level Type
· Level
Each record is required to have each of these fields except the the
times and the Level Type.
(zero x) are assumed to be hexadecimal. Numbers that end with a
percent sign are assumed to be percentages.
Patch File Field Types