Gilderflukeco BR-ANA Analog Output Smart/Dumb Brick Bedienungsanleitung

Br-ANASixteen Output Analog Card v4.nn! The Br-ANA is used when you need to control anything that needs a 0-10 vdc analog control voltage. Thes

ing to the Br-ANA's edge connector with a mating connector. We usually recommend a sixty position insulation displacement connector for this typ

Br-ANA Panel IndicatorsThere are forty-six LED indicators on the front of the Br-ANA. They are used as fol-lows:A) Output Fuse Indicators(Four Gree

This LED turns on when the Br-ANA is writing to the Sd card. The Sd card, or power to the Br-ANA should not be removed if this LED is lit

reprograms the microcontroller in the Br-ANA. Under no circumstances re-move power from the Br-ANA while firmware is being updated. A pa

I) Heartbeat LED(One Blue LED)a) This LED Flashes continuously while the CPU is running. If it ever stops for more than a fraction of a sec

Br-ANA ConnectorsA) Z-Brick 3(One Twenty Pin IDS Header)This connector is used to control one or more Z-Bricks. When enabled, the Br-ANA outputs

B) Sd/SdHC Flash Memory Card Slot(One Sd/SdHC compatible socket)This socket is compatible with both standard Sd flash cards and SdHC flash cards

output wire #J6/A pin #Edge pin #colorwire functionJ8/BrickNet Black1brownJ8 Common (black)/Smart Brick Net Data -J8/BrickNet White2redJ8 ʻDʼ (white)

output wire #J6/A pin #Edge pin #colorwire functionJ6/A #313141browncircuit groundJ6/A #323242red+ power output (protected to 1 amp)J6/A #333343orange

identical four channel wide cables of ten wire each. These split individual cables called 1/4 J6/A. Each 1/4 J6/A also includes a common pow

Safety Disclaimer: Any electronic or mechanical sys-tem has a potential to fail. Certain applications using Gilderfluke & Company equipm

as a ʻSmartʼ Brick. The ʻSmartʼ Brick Network normally found on a ʻSmartʼ Brick is brought out on the edge connector. When plugged

There are four optically isolated digital inputs which can be used to start, stop, pause or select specific show sequences to play. Facing the end of t

J8 with External PowerIf you donʼt have an external source of power for these two inputs, you can ʻstealʼ some juice from the Br-ANAʼs power su

G) RS-422 Serial Port (on Card Cage)(RJ-12 or RJ-45 Connector)This is used for configuration, uploading and downloading configurations, status enquiri

ONE START BITEIGHT DATA BITSONE STOP BITBr-ANA responds appropriately to all commands which are used by other Gilderfluke & Co. serially controll

A DMX-512 network can be as long as a mile, or as short as a few inches. The DMX-512 network needs to be one long line, with no long

Recent revisions of the DMX-512 standards have included specifications for running raw DMX-512 signals through standard Cat-5 (or better) ethernet ca

Br-ANA Hardware ConfigurationThere are only a hand full of switches and a single trimpot which can be used to con-figure the Br-ANA. Once these are

tions. With the switch in the ʻWrite OKʼ position, reads and writes can take place normally. This switch must be in the ʻWrite OKʼ position for sh

E) Full Scale Adjust(Ten Turn Trimpot)The ten turn pot R1 is the one adjustment on the Br-ANA. It sets the gain for the Digital to Analog (D/A) conver

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

each Carriage Return (CR) it receives. You should also tell it NOT to scroll automatically after the eightieth column is filled. If either of these

Flash Memory installed (if any) is shown. If the Animation Data Flash Memory isn't found, then 'not found' will appear in

can no longer make any changes. Configuration changes can be re-enabled at any time by moving the switch back to the ʻEnabledʼ position.If you want t

(addresses 2, 5, 8, 11, etc.) will need to have the previous two addresses sent (or burnt into the Flash Memory) so that its lowest four b

E) Auto Ease-In:If using a v1.1 AutoDownload file generated with Pc•MACs version 2.02.212.xxx or later, this will be set automatically for

You can tell when an Ease-In is being performed by the Heartbeat jump-ing to a speed twice normal. Once all outputs have dropped out of Ease-In mo

time is still about 5 seconds. The time the output dwells at each extreme is about one second.U) Set Minimum, Maximum and Forced using Keypad:This

This will automatically force the output to the ʻzeroʼ position 8. For cylinders and electric actuators, this is usually the fully retracted position

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If you have console or other way of moving the channel you are adjusting, you will probably not use this feature and use the console instead. The keys

c)! Entering a value as the default value for the currently selected output.The PowerOn value for all outputs is displayed in the 'PowerOn Defaul

I) Card Status:This command displays information on the currently loaded AutoDown-load file:a) FileName of this AutoDownload file (this is set d

1) Opening the Channels List, changing the ʻShow byʼ to ʻShow by De-vicesʼ, and double clicking on the Br-ANA you will be downloading to2) Clicki

1) Showʼs numeric position in the AutoDownload file2) Showʼs ʻshortʼ (DOS 8.3) name3) Offset to the ʻstartʼ of the show4) Length of the show (in frames

R) Save Configs:This command is used to save the current configuration of the Br-ANA through the serial port to a file on your computer. This fi

X) eXit:This exits the configuration mode and returns the Br-ANA to the com-mand mode. When exiting you must enter a ʻyʼ or ʻnʼ, to preserve

Optically Isolated Trigger Input ActionsThe following Input Actions are used to start, stop, and generally control the Br-ANA through its four optic

A) not used:This is the default setting for all inputs. Leave any unused inputs as ʻnot usedʼB) Start Show:This is the most commonly used trig

F) Continue Show:The opposite of the ʻPauseʼ Input Action, this will allow a paused show to return to playing. On the LCD display and Br-ANAʼs menus,

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I) Sequential From List:This input action can only be selected for the ʻClosingʼ edge on an input. It allows you to define a range of shows that wil

input has already played a show that is in a range that overlaps with another input or sequencer, that other input or sequencer will consider that

You can define any of the inputs to any of the binary bits zero through seven. Each of the binary bits should only be used once.When any of t

Serial Port CommandsThe following commands are used to start, stop, and generally control the Br-ANA through its primary serial port. The s

“0” through “9”, and “A” through “F”. The chart on the back page of this manual will help you translate decimal card addresses into hexadecimal card

2) Card Reset:“j5AA5” (card address)This command will erase the AutoDownload file on the Sd Flash Card on the Br-ANA. Needless to say, this command

c) address offset of the first channel in the AutoDownload filed) name of the AutoDownload filee) name of the AutoDownload target devicef) serial address

When shows are downloaded to the Br-ANA, they can be set to ignore additional start commands while they are playing. This allows indiv

8) Select Show Commands:“)” (card address) (show#)!! ! Select Show Track:! “*” (show#)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Select Show Global:Up to two hundred fifty-five di

Br-ANA Firmware UpdatesThe firmware in a Br-ANA can easily be upgraded at any time. To update the firm-ware:1) Download the BRANA400.FRM file from the

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

Br-ANA OverviewThe Br-ANA is an output card which has sixteen 0-10 volt analog outputs, DMX-512 input and output and a legacy port for attaching Z-B

Brick. There should never be both ʻSmartʼ and ʻDumbʼ Bricks in the same card cage. Damage may result if there are.A ʻSmartʼ Brick system is used

may choose to download your shows through the serial port. If your shows are large, it is generally much faster and easier to drag-n-drop the comple