ILLUMINATI MAGIC Unifi Thumper User Manual

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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview ........... 2 What’s Included ........ 4 Switching On and Off ...... 5 Charging Your Thumper ...... 6 Indicator LEDs ......... 7 Architecture .......... 8 Registered Mode ........ 10 Vibrate Signal Overview ..... 11 Wearing Your Thumper ...... 15 Unifi iOS App ........ 17 Pairing Your Thumper .... 1 9 ...
Page 4: Overview
Overview The Thumper is the central hub for all your devices, designed with the working professional in mind. Boasting a host of unique features to streamline your performance, it is the perfect choice for close up, parlor, and stage performances. The Thumper is a miniature receiver that decodes signals from Dice, Dominoes, Poker Chips, Color Sense, Pen Sense, Magneto, and Second Sight. The Thumper provides the following features:  Decodes signals from Unifi devices and vibrates to communicate the status to the performer.  Modular technology allows you to purchase a single receiver to work with the entire Unifi range.  Four user‐configurable buttons that enable you to send predictions directly to third‐party systems. Page 2 ...
Page 5  Audio controls for the Unifi App, to pause and play Unifi events.  USB Chargeable and will last for up to 20 hours of performances from a single charge.  Apple iPhone™ and Apple Watch™ Support. Green LED RX Data Blue LED Bluetooth On/Off Red LED Charging Page 3 ...
Page 6: What's Included
What’s Included Thumper Armband USB Cable User Manual Page 4 ...
Page 7: Switching On And Off
Switching On and Off To turn the Thumper on, slide the white switch on the top of the Thumper from the Off (0) to the On (1) position. The Red LED will flash once, followed by a short vibrate to confirm that the Thumper has powered up. The Thumper will automatically pair with the Unifi App if it has previously been paired with the Thumper. If the Thumper is running low on battery, it will generate a single, long vibrate. On/Off Page 5 ...
Page 8: Charging Your Thumper
Charging Your Thumper Remove the Thumper from the box and connect it to the charging cable found underneath the plastic packaging. Insert the cable into any standard USB Port – a red LED indicates the unit is charging. When fully charged, the red LED will turn off. Please charge your Thumper before using it for the first time. Charging may take up to two hours. USB Charging Port Page 6 ...
Page 9: Indicator Leds
Indicator LEDs LED DESCRIPTION Green The Green LED indicates that the Thumper has received a signal from an Unifi device. It will flash each time it receives a message. Blue The Blue LED indicates that the Thumper is paired with the Unifi App. If the Blue LED is off, then this indicates that the Thumper is not paired with the Unifi App. Red The Red LED indicates that the Thumper is charging. The Red LED will turn off once the Thumper is fully charged. Page 7 ...
Page 10: Architecture
Architecture It is beneficial to understand how the Unifi platform works – once you have a solid understanding of the system architecture, you will be able to develop your own unprecedented, mind‐ blowing routines. The Dice, Dominoes, Poker Chips, Second Sight, Magneto, Color Sense, and Pen Sense all transmit on the “Industrial, Scientific & Medical” (ISM) band. Every Thumper and Notifier within range receives signals from the Unifi devices and responds accordingly. You may have multiple Thumpers and Notifiers receiving the same message (for example, if you have a backstage assistant who needs to prepare a revelation for you). Additionally, Unifi utilizes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) – a bidirectional communications protocol that is used extensively in the technology industry. Page 8 ...
Page 11 Many electronic mentalism vendors utilize BLE as it provides an extremely reliable and open standard, permitting high levels of interoperability. BLE is a “peer‐to‐peer” communications protocol – one device connected to another device and was not intended to be a broadcast protocol (hence why Unifi utilizes the ISM Band to broadcast signals). The Thumper and Second Sight support both ISM Band and BLE communications, allowing them to communicate with the Unifi App. The Unifi App integrates with the Apple Watch, enabling you to utilize your Apple Watch as a peak device as well as a remote control to send predictions to third‐party platforms. Page 9 ...
Page 12: Registered Mode
Registered Mode Unifi may operate in registered or unregistered mode. If you want your Thumper to ONLY respond to YOUR devices, then you run the system in registered mode. If you would like for your Thumper to respond to ANY Unifi device, then you run the system in unregistered mode. Every Unifi device contains a unique Electronic Serial Number (ESN); this allows individual devices to be registered with your dedicated equipment. Operating in registered mode is particularly useful if you are performing at a venue with multiple performers using Unifi as it prevents “cross‐talk” between the systems. By default, Unifi operates in the unregistered mode so that it responds to all Unifi devices. Page 10 ...
Page 13: Vibrate Signal Overview
Vibrate Signal Overview The Thumper will vibrate to indicate the status of your Unifi devices. The Unifi devices detect a myriad of information about themselves, such as their orientation, the presence of a magnetic field, movement detection, and they are also aware “what” devices they are. To keep the vibrate sequences manageable, Unifi has adopted the vibrate sequences detailed on page 15 (regardless of whether the notification is triggered from a change in orientation, movement or magnetic field). If the Thumper detects a low battery on any Unifi device (or the Thumper has a low battery), the Thumper will generate a single long vibrate. You can utilize the Unifi App or Notifier to determine which Unifi device caused the low battery notification. Page 11 ...
Page 14 When using the Thumper with Second Sight, the Thumper utilizes Roman numerals to vibrate results, where a short vibrate indicates a value of one and a long vibrate represents a value of five. For example, if the Thumper is communicating the number six, this would be one long vibrate (five), followed by a short vibrate (one). This allows information to be relayed to the performer more quickly than having a single vibrate sequence. For example, a six is vibrated with one long vibrate, followed by a short vibrate. Without the Roman Numeral encoding format, it would be required to vibrate six times, which would take longer to communicate with the performer. Page 12 ...
Page 15 PRODUCT VIBRATE SEQUENCE Dice 1. . 2. .. 3. … 4. …. 5. ….. 6. …… Dominoes Pips Up . Pips Down .. Poker Red . Chips Orange .. Yellow … Green …. Blue ….. Pen Sense Red . Orange .. Yellow/Lime … Green …. ...
Page 16 PRODUCT VIBRATE SEQUENCE Playing Suits Cards Clubs . Hearts .. Spades … Diamonds …. Values Ace . Two .. Three … Four …. Five _ Six _. Seven _.. Eight _... Nine _.. Ten __ Jack __. Queen __.. King ...
Page 17: Wearing Your Thumper
Wearing Your Thumper The Thumper is a highly sensitive receiver, designed to receive signals from the Unifi devices. The Thumper has been tuned to maximize its reception characteristics; however, environmental factors influence its reception. Generally speaking, you should expect to obtain 30 feet (10 meters) from the Dice, Domino, Second Sight, Pen Sense, Color Sense, and Magneto and 15 feet (5 meters) from the Poker Chips. Page 15 ...
Page 18 The human body comprises primarily of water (which absorbs radio signals) and the greater the distance between the Thumper and the body, the better the reception. The Thumper can be located in a whole host of positions, including:  In the front pants pocket.  In the top suit pocket (inside or outside pocket)  Around the performer’s ankle.  On an armband, around the bicep.  Between your stomach and your belt. If you have the Thumper directly against your skin (for example, between your stomach and your belt), then the reception characteristics are significantly reduced as your body absorbs a substantial portion of the radio signals. Page 16 ...
Page 19: Unifi Ios App
Unifi iOS App The Unifi App is not required to utilize the Thumper; however, it provides a multitude of features and enables you to set programming options on the Thumper. The Unifi Thumper App may be downloaded from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unifi‐ thumper/id1406787289 You may download the Unifi App be scanning this Quick Reference Code. Page 17 ...
Page 20 Settings Menu In the Settings Menu, you have the option to pair the Thumper and configure the Thumper options. Page 18 ...
Page 21: Pairing Your Thumper
Pairing Your Thumper The Thumper communicates to the Unifi App via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), in the same manner as a wireless keyboard or mouse connects to your PC. Once the Thumper has powered up, it will begin to receive signals from the Unifi devices. The Thumper doesn’t need to be paired with the Unifi App for the Thumper to receive messages. After the Thumper has powered up, it will display its name in the Unpaired Thumpers section of the Unifi App. By default, the Thumper is named THUMPER, although this can be changed in the Thumper Settings menu. Tapping on the Unpaired Thumper will display a prompt, “Are you sure you want to connect?” Once you have accepted the connection, you will receive an audio confirmation of the Thumper being connected, and the Blue LED will turn on. Page 19 ...
Page 22 You only need to pair the Thumper once with the Unifi App. After the Thumper has been paired, it will automatically pair with the Unifi App in the future (or if it disconnects because you walk out of range, it will automatically re‐connect). Note that only one Thumper is permitted to be connected at one time. Once a Thumper is paired with the Unifi App, the Thumper may only be disconnected through the Unifi App. If you cycle the power on your Thumper, it will make itself available to be paired with your Unifi App (note that the Thumper will automatically re‐ connect to any Unifi App previously paired with it, if in range. To maintain a connection, keep your Thumper within 30 feet (10 meters) of your iPhone. Page 20 ...
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Page 24: Thumper Options
Thumper Options There are three menus available in the Thumper Options: Settings, Button Configuration, and Vibrate Settings. Page 22 ...
Page 25: Settings
Settings The Thumper Settings menu enables you to change the description of the Thumper, enable or disable the LED’s on the Thumper and also to enable or disable the registered mode. Description You can rename your Thumper from the default name of “Thumper” to any name that you would prefer. This allows you to uniquely identify your Thumper, in case you have multiple Thumpers or are working in an environment with numerous performers using Unifi close to you. Page 23 ...
Page 26 Enable Status LED By default, the Thumper has three LED’s: Red for power, Blue for Bluetooth and Green to indicate communications with Unifi devices. All this is great if the Thumper is in your pocket as it makes it very easy to check that everything is functioning as you prepare for your gig. But the last thing you want is LED’s flashing through your business shirt. So, we have an option for that: If you turn the “Enable Status LED” to the off position, then the LED’s on the Thumper will remain off. Registered Mode One of the unique features in Unifi is to operate in “registered” or “unregistered” mode. If you want your Thumper to ONLY respond to your devices, then run the system in registered mode. If you would like for your Thumper to respond to ANY Unifi device, then run the system in “unregistered” mode. Every Unifi device contains an Electronic Serial Number (ESN); this Page 24 ...
Page 27 allows individual devices to be assigned with your Thumper. This is particularly useful if you are performing at a venue with multiple performers using Unifi, to prevent “cross‐talk” between devices. If you run the system in Registered Mode, you will need to register all your devices before the Thumper (and the Unifi App) will respond to them. Note that if you are running in Registered Mode and would like to add a new device, then you will need to change to Unregistered Mode, register the device and then switch back to registered mode. If you share an Unifi device with a friend (or have a backup system), then you can both register the device on your Unifi App. Page 25 ...
Page 28: Button Configuration
Button Configuration The Thumper includes four user‐ programmable buttons (meaning that you may specify what functions you would like each button to perform). 2 1 4 3 To assign a particular function, either touch the button label or tap the image of the button on the Thumper. Page 26 ...
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Page 30 Each button may be assigned to one of the following options:  None  Play Audio  Pause Audio  Repeat Audio  Vibrate iPhone  Clear all predictions  Send to Prevision  Send to CUPP  Send to Inject  Send to Search  Send to UTP Refer to the Unifi App manual for a detailed overview of the functionality of the user‐configurable buttons. Page 28 ...
Page 31: Vibrate Settings
Vibrate Settings The Thumper has an integrated vibrator that discreetly communicates signals to the performer. The Unifi devices transmit their signals multiple times, just in case there is interference that prevents the Thumper from receiving the message. Page 29 ...
Page 32 When an Unifi device detects a change in orientation, movement, or the presence of a magnetic field, then the signal is transmitted three times, at ten‐ second intervals. If you think that you have missed a notification, wait ten seconds, and the device will transmit the message again. Every event is uniquely coded, which prevents duplicate signals from being processed by the Thumper. Enable Vibrator The Enable Vibrator option will enable or disable the onboard vibrator on the Thumper. Even with the vibrator disabled, the Thumper will continue to process events from Unifi devices, but will not vibrate to indicate the result. If you are utilizing the Unifi App or the Apple Watch to notify you as to the status of the events, then you may wish to disable the vibrator. Page 30 ...
Page 33 Number of Vibration Repeats The Thumper may be programmed to repeat the vibrate sequences up to four additional times plus the original notification (i.e., a total of five vibrate sequences). The Thumper will only vibrate the most recent event. For example, if the Dice has rolled a three and the number of repeats is four (at 15‐second intervals), then this will take 60 seconds. If the Dice is rolled again within this time, then the latest result is vibrated, and the repeat sequence starts again. Time Period between Vibrates The time period between Vibrates is the time between successive vibrate signals. The time period is the gap between one vibrate sequence finishing and the next (repeated) vibrate sequence commencing. Page 31 ...
Page 34 Vibrate Length The Vibrate Length allows you to adjust the amount of time the Thumper will vibrate. The longer the vibrate sequence is, the easier it is to feel, but at the expense of speed. The default times are 0.2 of a second for a short vibrate, 0.6 of a second for a long vibrate with a 0.2‐second pause between the vibrate signals. There is a one‐second gap between successive vibrate sequences. Vibrate Strength You can change the strength of the vibrate motor in the Thumper. The stronger the vibrate motor, the louder the vibrate motor is. By default, the vibrate motor is set to the strongest vibrate sequence as the Thumper was developed to keep the noise levels to a minimum. Page 32 ...
Page 35: Third Party Integrations
Third Party Integrations The PMR Integration enables the Thumper to receive signals from legacy platforms and “translate” these signals into the Unifi platform. Many of the legacy systems provide a limited amount of information about the sending device, generally only identifying the result and not identifying the type of device, the configuration of the device or the device color. As such, this information needs to be assigned manually. For example, a Dice may send the result 1 through to 6, but it does not identify itself as a Dice nor identify its color. As an example, if you had a white casino dice, then you would instruct Unifi to treat the received signals a dice, A casino dice (i.e., with pips – but this could have colors or emoji symbols instead) and also assign the color white to the dice. Page 33 ...
Page 36 When mapping a third party device to Unifi, you will need to specify the Secondary Device Type and the Device Color. For example, if you are mapping a Dice or a Cube to Unifi, you will need to choose what “sort” of cube this is (e.g., Pip Dice, Rubiks Cube, Color Dice, ESP Symbols, Zodiac Symbols, etc.) Page 34 ...
Page 37: Help And Support
Help and Support If you require any assistance, please contact our support hotline at support@illuminati‐magic.com. I would encourage you to register at our web site at www.illuminati‐ magic.com and our Facebook Group. The full Unifi manual is available at www.illuminati‐magic.com/unifi‐online‐ help.html You may download the Unifi App by scanning this Quick Reference Code: Page 35 ...
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