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  • Page 1 C U ECOR E1 MA N UAL © V I S U A L P R O D U C T I O N S B V W W W . V I S U A L P R O D U C T I O N S . N L...
  • Page 2 Revision History Revision Date Author(s) Description 08.05.2017 General update. 19.06.2018 Added: Rackmount accessory. placed VisualTouch info by Kiosc. Up- dated vManager chapter to reflect app-store distribution.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction 2 Protocols 3 Setting up 4 Network 5 CueluxPro 6 Console 7 Recorder 8 Show Control 9 Monitors 10 Settings 11 vManager 12 Kiosc Appendices A Trigger Types B Task Types C Templates...
  • Page 4 2018 Visual Productions BV. All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or infor- mation storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher.
  • Page 5 Declaration of Conformity We, manufacturer Visual Productions BV, herby declare under sole responsibility, that the following device: CueCore Is in conformity with the following EC Directives, including all amendments: EMC Directive 2004/108/EG And the following harmonized standards have been applied:...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    This manual discusses setting up and programming the unit. Chapter 2 provides background information on the communication protocols used the CueCore1. Chapters 3 and 4 cover how to set up the unit and configure the network connection. The CueCore1 includes a licence for CueluxPro; it unlocks two universes.
  • Page 7 At the time of writing this manual the CueCore1’s firmware was at version 1.90. The CueCore1 is end-of-life and is not recommended for new designs. It has been superseded by CueCore2. Features The feature set of the CueCore1 includes: 2 DMX output ports...
  • Page 8 For this reason the CueCore1 will copy any changes in the RAM memory to its onboard flash memory. Flash memory retains its data even when not powered. The CueCore1 will load all its data back from the flash memory upon startup.

  • Page 9: Protocols

    32 more devices. The Splitter can also function as a signal booster as each port supports another 300 meter long connection. The CueCore1 has two DMX output ports and one input Port. It is able to control 1,024 channels. Figure 2.2 shows the pinout of the connectors. The CueCore1 can receive 512 channels for recording or converting into Art-Net.
  • Page 10 The data sent out for Art-Net does put a certain load on the network, therefore it is recommended to disable Art-Net when not in use. The CueCore1 can receive and send out two DMX universes over Art-Net. Art-Net can be used for recording, converting and creating triggers in the show control programming.
  • Page 11 27. If your project requires more than 4 GPI contacts then you can expand the GPI ports by connecting one or more IoCore modules to your CueCore1. The module can be connected through OSC, UDP, Art-Net or DMX.
  • Page 12 There is also a large collection of MIDI con- trol surfaces available; user-interface consoles with knobs, (motorised-)faders, rotary-encoders, etc. The CueCore1 is fitted with a MIDI input and MIDI output port. It supports receiving and sending MIDI messages like NoteOn, NoteOff, ControlChange and ProgramChange.

  • Page 13: Setting Up

    Distrelec (order code 300060) Rackmount There is an adapter available for mounting the CueCore1 into a 19” rack . The rackmount adapter is 1 HE and is sold separately. It fits two units, however, it is supplied with one position closed by a blind panel, see figure 3.2.
  • Page 14 The device can be secured by using a Kensington style laptop lock. Figure 3.3: Kensington lock Power The CueCore1 requires a DC power supply between 9 and 12 Volt with a mini- mum of 500mA. The 2,1 mm DC connector is center-positive. The CueCore1 is also Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) enabled (starting from hardware version v1.6).

  • Page 15: Network

    CueCore1. They can be connected peer-to-peer, via a network switch or via Wi-Fi. Figure 4.1 illustrates these different arrangements. Figure 4.1: Network arrangements The Ethernet port on the CueCore1 is auto-sensing; it does not matter whether a cross or straight network-cable is being used.
  • Page 16 Accessing via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel requires more setup efforts, also the router needs to support the VPN feature. Once set up, this is a very secure way to communicate with the CueCore1. A VPN is a network technology that creates a secure network connection over a...
  • Page 17 provider. Large corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies use VPN technology to enable remote users to securely connect to a private network. For further information about VPN please refer to http://whatismyipaddress.com/vpn.

  • Page 18: Cueluxpro

    DMX lighting, it features fixtures, groups, palettes, pixel-mapping, timeline-editor and fx-generator (See figure 5.1). Each CueCore unlocks 2 universes in CueluxPro, multiple CueCore1 units can be used together to create one large control system. You can also use CueluxPro as a programming-tool for the CueCore, using powerful software features to upload your cues and recorders into the CueCore1’s memory.

  • Page 19: Console

    Chapter 6 Console The Console page allows you to program and manually playback lighting scenes. Figure 6.1: Console page Overview A Cue is a lighting scene, a state at which all DMX channels are set to a specific value. A sequence of multiple Cues - running one-by-one is called a Cue-list. The Lighting Console function features as 1 Cue-list containing 256 Cues.
  • Page 20 Unit A DMX channel can be set between 0 (minimum) and 255 (maximum). The DMX levels are shown in these decimal values if the UNIT is set to DEC. When UNIT is set to % the levels are shown in the range of 0% and 100%. The UNIT setting also influences how you enter the values via the Command Line interface.
  • Page 21 should be active before advancing to the next Cue by setting the hold time. If the hold time is set to 0, the Cue is set to Halt and will not automatically go to the next Cue. Linking Cues When going to a new cue (whether by a manual ’Go+’ or automatically by setting a hold time) then by default the next cue will be run, as shown in figure 6.2.
  • Page 22 Manual Playback Set the Lighting Console to the PLAY mode for manual playback of the Cues. You can use the GO+ and GO- buttons for traversing through the various Cues. The JUMP allows you to go to a certain Cue directly (without stepping through all intermediate Cues).

  • Page 23: Recorder

    Perhaps you need to record pan/tilt shapes for moving lights or record graphical effects on a LED matrix. For these situations the CueCore1 offers the DMX-512 and Art-Net recording functionality. With it you can store both static and dynamic DMX data.
  • Page 24 The CueCore1 utilizes a compression technique to filter out all channels that do not change. Therefore it is not possible to exactly state the maximum duration a memory can hold;...
  • Page 25 Each memory has an intensity value. When the intensity is set to a value other than 0, the memory will be played back. The CueCore1 is capable of simultaneous playback of 4 memories. When a fifth playback is set to playback, CueCore1 will automatically stop the oldest playback (the one whose intensity level has not altered for the longest time).
  • Page 26 Routing The DMX values outputted by the Recorder can be routed to either or both DMX-512 outlets and Art-Net. This can be controlled in the settings page (see page 34).

  • Page 27: Show Control

    Chapter 8 Show Control The CueCore1 can interact with the outside world; it can receive messages and values through various protocols and it can send out many protocols. It is pos- sible to automate the CueCore1 by having it respond automatically to incoming signals.
  • Page 28 The Show Control page presents a system of ’actions’. A signal that the CueCore1 needs to respond to or perhaps convert into some other signal, needs to be expressed in an actions. Before programming actions please consider the Show Control structure in figure 8.2.
  • Page 29 Source Description Touch Screen Triggers from Kiosc. For each Action various controls can be chosen such as buttons and sliders, colour picker etc. The order of the actions will control the arrangement in Kiosc. Art-Net Receiving Art-Net DMX data DMX In Receiving DMX data MIDI Incoming MIDI message...
  • Page 30 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 CueCore1 to per- form typical functions; for example convert Art-Net to DMX or control the 16 recordings through OSC. The templates thus save time; otherwise actions...
  • Page 31 Variables are internal memories that can hold a value; a number in the range of [0,255]. There are 8 variables and they are typically used for advanced show control programming. In the CueCore1, the content of the variable is not stored between power cycles.

  • Page 32: Monitors

    Chapter 9 Monitors This page allows the user to inspect the incoming and outgoing data, both DMX-type data (See figure 9.1) as well as control messages (See figure 9.2). Monitoring incoming and outgoing data can help the user troubleshoot during programming.

  • Page 33: Settings

    10.1 General You can change the CueCore1’s label. This label can be used to distinguish the unit in a set-up with multiple devices. By enabling the ’Blink’ checkbox the device’s LED will blink to help to identify it amongst multiple devices.
  • Page 34 Figure 10.2: General Settings larger, recordings then you can lower this number; making each memory bigger. All the recorder’s memories need to be erased after changing this setting. 10.2 Output Routing There are three sources that can set DMX/Art-Net data: Lighting Console Recorder Show Control...
  • Page 35 10.3 Art-Net The CueCore1 supports sending out 2 universes or and receiving 2 universes of Art-Net. These universes can be mapped to any of the 256 available universes in the Art-Net protocol. The outgoing Art-Net transmission can be disabled by disabling the checkboxes in the ’Output Routing’...
  • Page 36 Visual Productions’ HQ is based in the city of Haarlem, the Netherlands. Dur- ing the winter the UTC equals +1 and in the summer during day light saving time it is set to +2. So, the settings for the Visual Productions HQ are shown in Figure 10.7.
  • Page 37 This section also defines the listening port for UDP messages. External system intending to send UDP message to the CueCore1 should need to know the unit’s IP address and this port number. By default the port is set to 7000.
  • Page 38 IP address like 192.168.1.255 in order to reach more than four recipients. 10.9 The IP fields are for setting up the IP address and subnet mask of the CueCore1. The ’Router’ field is only required when Port Forwarding is used.
  • Page 39 Figure 10.11: IP Settings...

  • Page 40: Vmanager

    Backup and restore the device’s internal data and settings Perform firmware updates Set the real-time clock of the CueCore1 (The computer’s date and time will be used) Identify a specific device (in a multi device set-up) by blinking its LED Revert to factory defaults Figure 11.1: vManager...
  • Page 41 The following section explain the buttons in the vManager, as seen in figure 11.1. 11.1 Backup Backups of all the programming data inside the device can be made. This backup file (an XML) is saved on the computer’s hard-disk and can be easily transferred via e-mail or USB stick.
  • Page 42 11.6 RTC Calibration The CueCore1 features an internal real-time clock (RTC) that is used for gen- erating scheduler triggers (date, time, sunrise, etc). In case that the clock is drifting, i.e. slowly falling behind or getting ahead of the real time, then it can be calibrated again using the vManager.
  • Page 43 11.7 Reboot The Reboot button allows you to remotely restart the device. This is useful for testing the unit’s behaviour after a power-cycle. 11.8 Installing vManager The vManager app is available on a wide range of operating systems, both mobile and desktop. The softwares is distributed through app-stores to take advantage of receiv- ing future software updates automatically.
  • Page 44 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is recommended. The software is only available for the amd64 architecture.

  • Page 45: Kiosc

    Chapter 12 Kiosc Kiosc is an app for creating custom user-interface. This app (see figure 12.1) is available on many operating systems: (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS & Ubuntu Linux). It can remote control lighting controllers from Visual Produc- tions such as CueluxPro, CueCore, IoCore, LPU-2 and the B-Station. Figure 12.1: Kiosc Please read the Kiosc manual, available from http://www.visualproductions.

  • Page 46: Appendices

    Appendices...

  • Page 47: A Trigger Types

    When editing the Touch Screen actionlist it will be possible to add different kind of actions such as Button, Fader and Colour Picker. These elements will be displayed in the Kiosc software which is available from the Visual Productions website.
  • Page 48 DMX In Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Channel DMX address Change Channel changes Channel DMX address Down Channel becomes non-zero Channel DMX address Channel becomes zero UniverseA A DMX level change in the universe Receiving Change Start receiving or loose Art-Net signal Receiving Down Lost Art-Net signal...
  • Page 49 DaylightST Start Daylight Saving Time period starts System Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Startup The CueCore1 has been power up Network Connection Change Network connection established or lost Network Connection Stop Network connection lost Network Connection Start Network connection established...
  • Page 50 Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Channel Port number Change Port state changes Channel Port number Down Port is closed Channel Port number Port is opened Binary Combination value A combination of ports being closed Use the Binary trigger type to catch port combinations when they are set as digital.
  • Page 51 A.10 Variable Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Channel Variable Index The specified variable changes Variable 1 Number [0,255] Change Variable 1 becomes = or # to the value Variable 1 Number [0,255] Down Variable 1 becomes = to the value Variable 1 Number [0,255] Variable 1 becomes # to the value...
  • Page 52 A.11 Recorder Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Intensity Recorder # Change Intensity changed Intensity Recorder # Down Intensity became non-zero Intensity Recorder # Intensity became zero Recorder # Recorder stopped A.12 Trigger Type Trigger Value Flank Description Message String Receive a message that matches the trigger-value Receiving Receive any message...
  • Page 53 A.15 User List (1-4) User lists have no triggers. Actions inside user lists can only be activated by other actions through ’Action’ task with the ’Link’ feature.

  • Page 54: B Task Types

    Appendix B Task Types Tasks allow you to automate the functionality in the CueCore1. All this func- tionality is categorized in task-types. This appendix provides a listing of the various task-types. The tables present an overview of all available features and functions per task-type.
  • Page 55 Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Intensity Memory # percentage [0%,100%] Intensity Toggle Memory # percentage [0%,100%] Intensity Control Memory # Intensity Inverted Control Memory # Intensity Fade in 1s Memory # percentage [0%,100%] Intensity Fade in 3s Memory # percentage [0%,100%] Intensity Fade in 10s...
  • Page 56 Manipulate the DMX levels. These are the levels that can also be send out via Art-Net. Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Set Value Channel [1,512] Value [0,255] Set Value Toggle Channel [1,512] Set Value Control Channel [1,512] Set Value Inverted Control Channel [1,512] Set Value...
  • Page 57 Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Send floating point number Send Control Send Float floating point number Send Float Control Send Unsigned positive number Send Unsigned Control Send Bool true or false Send Bool Control Send String String of characters Send String Control Please note that string in parameter 1 has a maximum length of 14 charac-...
  • Page 58 Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Blink On or Off Blink Toggle Blink Control Console Routing DMX On or Off Console Routing DMX Toggle Console Routing DMX Control Console Routing DMX Inverted Control Recorder Routing DMX On or Off Recorder Routing DMX Toggle Recorder Routing DMX Control...
  • Page 59 Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Link Action Action List Manipulate an action-list. Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Enable Action-list On or Off Enable Toggle Action-list Enable Control Action-list Enable Inverted Control Action-list B.10 Timecode Manipulate the internal timecode generator. Feature Function Parameter 1...
  • Page 60 Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Set Value Variable [1,8] Value [0,255] Set Value Toggle Variable [1,8] Value [0,255] Set Value Control Variable [1,8] Set Value Inverted Control Variable [1,8] Set Value Decrement Variable [1,8] Vari- Set Value Increment Variable [1,8] Set Value Continuous Decrement Variable [1,8]...
  • Page 61 ters. The Send Bytes features allows for sending ASCII codes. For example, in or- der to send the string ’Visual’ followed by a line feed parameter 1 should be ’56697375616C0A’. B.13 Force the GPI actions to be triggered. Feature Function Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Sample Binary...

  • Page 62: C Templates

    Appendix C Templates This appendix discusses the templates provided in the Show Control page.
  • Page 63 Recorder page. The B-Station should have its ’Buttons - OSC with Feedback’ template loaded. Additionally, the B-Station should list the CueCore1’s IP address in its OSC output IP list. Likewise, the CueCore1 should list the B-Station’s IP address in its OSC output IP list (see page 38 in order for the feedback to work.
  • Page 64 Index CueluxPro, 18 GPI, 10 vManager, 40 Greenwich Mean Time, 36 19 rack, 13 Group, 22 Action, 28, 29 HTP, 25 Action list, 28 iOS, 43 Actionlist, 28 IP, 38 Android, 43 IP Address, 16 Art-Net, 10, 35 Auto-sensing, 15 Kensington, 14 Kiosc, 29, 30, 45, 47, 63 B-Station, 63...
  • Page 65 RTC, 36 RTC Calibration, 42 Run Mode, 19 Settings, 33 Show Control, 27 SMPTE, 12 Snap, 43 Source, 28 Splitter, 9 Startup, 49 Subnet mask, 16 Sunrise, 36 Sunset, 36 System, 49 Task, 28, 30 Task type, 54 TCP, 11 Template, 30, 62 Time, 42 Timecode, 25, 37...

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