Visual Productions CUECORE2 Manual page 57

9.4 Templates
The Show Control page presents a list of templates. A template is a set of
action-list, actions and task. These templates configure the CueCore2 to per-
form typical functions; for example convert Art-Net to DMX or control the
6 playbacks through OSC. The templates thus save time; otherwise actions
should have been set up manually. They can also function as a guide to soften
the learning curve on actions; a lot can be learned from adding a template and
then exploring the actions and tasks it created. Please note that some templates
require settings to changed in the settings page; for example the 'Receiving Art-
Net' template needs the DMX outlets to set to outputs in order to achieve an
Art-Net to DMX conversion. Appendix C gives an overview of the available
templates.
9.5 Variables
Variables are part of the show control system in the CueCore2. There are eight
variables and each can hold a value in the range of [0,255]. These values can
be manipulated by tasks and can be used for advanced action programming.
Variables can be added as sources in order to have actions triggered when a
variable changes value.
The values of the variables are stored in the same battery backed-up memory
as the RTC; it will hold the values between power cycles if the time between
power-on does not exceed a few days.
9.6 Timers
The show control system of the CueCore2 features four internal timers. By
using tasks, the timers can be set to certain durations and they can be started.
Once started the timers will countdown to zero. When the timer reaches zero
it will generate an event that can be captured by using the Timer action list.
Please note that the timer values are not stored between power cycles.
9.7 Randomizer
The randomizer is an internal software feature that can generate a (pseudo-
)random number. This is useful for having an event trigger a random lighting
scene in a themed environment. The randomizer is activated by the Randomizer-
task. The result of the randomizer's calculation can be obtained by catching
the event in the Randomizer-actionlist.
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