Gilderfluke&Co Br-miniBrick4 User Manual

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Br-miniBrick4

Digital Output Show Control System

The Br-miniBrick4 is a complete, stand-alone Show Control System. It features
Four Digital (on/off) outputs and one trigger input. Once programmed, the Br-
miniBrick4 runs from onboard nonvolatile memory. No PC is needed. All you need to
add is a 9-24 VDC power supply, whatever you want to control, and (optionally), a
switch closure to tell it to start.

The Br-miniBrick4 is normally programmed using the buttons on its top. You also
have the option of programming a miniBrick4 using our PC•MACs Show Control soft­ware. Once a program is ʻdrawnʼ using the PC•MACs software, data is sent to the Br-
miniBrick4 through a USB-RS232/422 serial port adapter and Br-miniBrick4/Cable.
The Br-miniBrick4 can then be disconnected from the PC and it will run all by itself.

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tem has a potential to fail. Certain applications using
Gilderfluke & Company equipment may involve potential
risks of death, personal injury or severe property or en-
vironmental damage (“Critical Application”). Gilderfluke
& Company equipment is not designed, intended,
authorized or warranted to be suitable in life support ap-
plications, devices or systems or other critical applica-
tions. Inclusion of Gilderfluke & Company products in
such applications is understood to be fully at the risk of
the customer. In order to minimize risks associated with
the customer's applications, adequate design and oper-
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minimize inherent or procedural hazards.

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Br-miniBrick4 Overview! 1

Br-miniBrick4 LEDs, Switches and Connections! 3

LEDs:! 3
ʻRecordʼ button:! 3
ʻGoʼ button:! 3
ʻDataʼ button:! 3

TTL Level Serial Port:! 3
Trigger Input:! 4
Power Supply:! 4
Digital Outputs:! 4

Programming without a Computer! 6

To enter programming mode:! 6
ʻClear Allʼ mode:! 6
ʻRecord Oneʼ mode:! 6
Setting Operating Modes:! 7

FCC and CE Compliance:! 8
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY! 8
HEXadecimal to Decimal to ASCII to Percentage! 9

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Record Go

Data

Trigger

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Outputs

9-24 vdc

9-24 vdc

Br-miniBrick4

Gild erfluke & Compa ny

B u r b a n k , C a l i f o r n i a

2.75"

This devic e complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation

is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This dev ice may

not ca use ha rmful interference and ( 2) this device must

acce pt any interference received, including interference that

may caus e undesired operation.

This Clas s B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the

Canadian Interfe rence-Caus ing Equipment Regulations.

2.00"

.75"

Br-miniBrick4 Overview

The Br-miniBrick4 can be used to control animated shows and displays, fountains,

fireworks, lighting, sound systems, slide and movie projectors, fiber optics, window dis­plays, motors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, special effects, signs, machines and
machine tools in process control, or anything else that can be controlled by an electri­cal signal.

The Br-miniBrick4 is a complete stand-alone Show Control System. It can be used
singly, or in combination with additional Br-miniBrick4s, Br-miniBrick8s, or any other
control systems from Gilderfluke & Co.. To add sound, use a Sd-10 or Sd-25 Audio
Repeaters. For more i/o, use the Br-miniBrick8s or Br-
MultiBrick32. For a single unit with built in animation and
lighting control, audio playback and amplification, use our
Sd-50 series of controllers. The Sd-50s are even avail-
able with ʻAtomicʼ clock or GPS-based triggering based
upon time or position on the globe.

You can program the digital outputs of a Br-miniBrick4
without a computer. Press and hold the red ʻRecordʼ but-
ton until the first output flashes. Press again to step to the
output you want to record. When you are ready to record,
press the green ʻGoʼ button. While you press (and hold!)
the ʻRecordʼ button, anything you do on the blue ʻDataʼ
button is recorded on this one output. Anything previously
recorded on the other outputs will play back as you record
this output. The Br-miniBrick4 will remember exactly
what you do and precisely when you did it. You repeat this
until you have all four outputs programmed just the way
you want them.

An optional USB-RS232/422 serial port adapter and Br-miniBrick4/Cable allow
you to program the Br-miniBrick4 using a computer, you can ʻdrawʼ the sequence you
need on the screen of your computer using our PC•MACs software. When you have all
of your shows completed (or just want to take a look at them), you can download them
to a Br-miniBrick4 in about ten seconds through the serial port on your PC. You can
then make additional changes and download again and again until you are completely
satisfied with your show. Once your show is perfect, the PC can then go away. The Br-
miniBrick4 will run by itself.

With the optional PC•MACs ʻRealTimeʼ license or PC•MACs hardware (MACs-USB
Smpte Card and a programming console), you can program in RealTime. PC•MACs
will remember exactly what you do and precisely when you did it. You can then use
PC•MACsʼ editing tools to perfect the sequences you have programmed in RealTime.

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