Alcorn Mcbride Light Cue Pro Hardware And Software Reference Manual

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Page 1 Light Cue Pro Hardware and Software Reference Manual...
Page 2 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro. Errors can sometimes go undetected, however. If you find one, please bring it to our attention so that we can correct it for others. Alcorn McBride welcomes comments and suggestions on the content and layout of its documentation.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Features Getting Started LightCue Manager Software Front Panel Controls and Indicators Rear Panel Controls and Connectors Parallel Control Ethernet/Serial/USB Control...
Page 4 MIDI Control Specifications Index...
Page 5: Features
Welcome Thanks for purchasing The Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro™. The Light Cue Pro is intended to replace SMPTE-controlled lighting consoles in permanent show installations, eliminating the need to use an expensive lighting console to run your lighting. The Light Cue Pro Records 4 Universes of DMX in Real Time.
Page 6: Getting Started
Input of your Dimmer Rack. Note: SMPTE is only 3. Optionally, connect the SMPTE Out from your SMPTE required if it is generator (e.g. Alcorn McBride SMPTE Machine) to the necessary to SMPTE In on the rear of the Light Cue Pro. synchronize lighting cues to other SMPTE equipment.
Page 7 “Record Now” 3. Select the Universe you wish to record is required. 4. Adjust record settings by selecting “Record Config” 5. Press the “Arm Recording” selection Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 7...
Page 8 McBride V16Pro, V4Pro) to the Controller Input on the rear of the Light Cue Pro using serial or ethernet connection. 2. Use the Controller Software (e.g. WinScriptLive) to configure and operate the Light Cue Pro. Page 8 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 9: Lightcue Manager Software
Cue Names and DMX Files Cue Name: A group of one or more dmx files that were recorded from multiple universes and may be played back on multiple universes. Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 9...
Page 10 (See the "Recording" section in this chapter for more detail) Recording Cues in LightCue Manager In LightCue Manager, the "Record" window is present when the top toolbar is in the "Edit" view. Page 10 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 11 In the image above, Universes 1,2 and 3 will be recorded, with the select channels specified in the "Channels" column. Clicking on the "..." brings up the "Channel Picker" dialog (below). Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 11...
Page 12 'Monitor' screen. (shown below) Change the "Highlight Channel Set" combo in the top right corner of the screen to cause certain channels to be highlighted in yellow. Page 12 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 13 In LightCue Manager, DMX channels on all 4 universes can be Tools-->Options to easily watched from the "Monitor Screen" (shown below). display a DMX channel value in percent or 0- 255 value Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 13...
Page 14 DMX channel to a specific value. The monitoring screens will now show that channel in red. To remove the force, uncheck the box at the bottom of the slider. Page 14 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 15 Check the checkbox of the desired input mode on the lower half of Note: The input the "Input Config" screen in the LightCue Manager. configuration for voltage/cc may also be configured from Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 15...
Page 16 Last Takes Priority (Yes or No): when set to "yes", the last cue "Piled-On" for a specific channel will be the value of that DMX channel. Otherwise, the highest takes priority (HTP) will be in effect. Page 16 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 17: Front Panel Controls And Indicators
Main Menu to configure the button’s use. Or, use the LightCueManager software to easily configure an action for the buttons. The buttons function is stored in the "inputs.cfg" file on the compact flash card. Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 17...
Page 18 Frame Rate SMPTE: Reading at 30fps 00:01:02:03 1: Stopped Universe 2: Playing dmx00001.dmx 3: Stopped (FT) 4: Stilled MyCueName Page 18 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Feedthrough Current Operation Cue Name or DMX File...
Page 19: Rear Panel Controls And Connectors
(-). The Light Cue Pro requires 9.0 VDC at 1 Amp. DO NOT EXCEED THE SPECIFIED INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE. An external 115 or 230 VAC power supply is provided with the unit. Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 19...
Page 20 RS-232C Controller Input This input is a standard DB-9 male RS-232C connector, intended to be connected to an Alcorn McBride V16/V4 or other controller using a straight-through (not null-modem) 9-pin cable. The pinout appears below. Function not used TXD (data from Light Cue...
Page 21 The SMPTE input is a standard 3-pin XLR female connector. Input signal level range is -10 dbu to +4 dbu. Impedance is 600 ohms. The pinout appears below. Function Shield + (high) - (low) Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 21...
Page 22: Parallel Control
Input 13 Input 13 Return Input 14 Input 14 Return Input 15 Input 15 Return Input 16 Input 16 Return Parallel inputs should be left disconnected during recording. Page 22 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 23 Closed when the unit detects an invalid file for playback or other error on that Universe. Fault Universe 1 6,25 " Fault Universe 1 7,26 " Fault Universe 1 8,27 " Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 23...
Page 24: Ethernet/Serial/Usb Control
The details of these commands follow. Throughout the table <CR> means carriage return, a byte with the hexadecimal value 0D. Do not include the quotes around the command. Page 24 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 25 "000003152U1PL" <CR> 2. Play with previously searched cue withcrossfade time of 00:01:10.20 to Universe 3 "00011020U3PL" <CR> 3. Play cue 2 to Universe 4 with no crossfade "2U4PL"<CR> Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 25...
Page 26 UuST<CR> Command bytes: u – the Universe number. Use * for all. R<CR> Message Response: Example: Still all Universes "U*ST" <CR> Page 26 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 27 Command bytes: where "nnn" is the cue number and "u" is the universe number ('*' for all) R<CR> Message Response: Example: "3U2ST" <CR> Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 27...
Page 28 This command is useful for when you want to command the Light Cue Pro into record mode using a serial controller. Recording begins as soon as DMX is detected. (ie. No arming or “change- detection” takes place.) Page 28 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 29 |5-8|U2RR <CR> Record channels 1-512 on universe1, no other universes: |1-512|0|0|0|"myCueName"RR<CR> Record channels 1-12,81 and 89 on universe2, channel 41 on universe 3 to cue name "myCueName": Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 29...
Page 30 |vvv…vvv|– the channels to record separated by commas. ie: 1- 512. (optional) u – the Universe number. R<CR> Message Response: Examples: Record to cue file dmx00001.dmx from Universe 1: Page 30 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 31 – the Cue number to play u – the Universe number. Use * for all. R<CR> Message Response: Example: "001U2LO" <CR> Pile-on cue number 1 and Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 31...
Page 32 Universe 2 “3U1LO”<CR> Pile-on cue number 3 and loop at end on Universe 1 Page 32 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 33 "Feedthrough" will display on the main front LCD screen for the corresponding universe when activated. Example: "1U*FT" <CR> feedthrough is activated on all Universes “0U1FT”<CR> feedthrough is deactivated on Universe 1 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 33...
Page 34 This command causes the Light Cue Pro to respond with the current status time and state of the SMPTE interface. SS<CR> Command bytes: status hh:mm:ss.ff<CR> Message Response: Page 34 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 35 = 1 – Last Takes Priority n = 0 – Highest Takes Priority R<CR> Message Response: Longitude Description: This command will get or set the longitude coordinates. Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 35...
Page 36 Description: This command will get or set the number used to isolate the subnet. Comments: xxx is a decimal number in the range of 0 – 255. Page 36 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 37 This command will get or set the user login name. Comments: The default name is admin. Get command: US<0D> Message Response: (current login)<0D> Set command: (new login)US<0D> Message Response: R<0D> Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 37...
Page 38 Set command: -5TZ<0D> Message Response: R<0D> NTP IP Address Description: This command will get or set the NTP IP address needed to contact the timeserver. Get command: NI<0D> Page 38 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 39 This command will get or set the Ethernet port that will be used in connecting to the Internet Comments: p = A/B Ethernet jack locations on the V16Pro Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 39...
Page 40 0xF0 0x7F 0x00 0x02 0x7F 0x01 0x30 0x30 0x34 0xF7 Pile on a Cue with "NOTE ON" The NOTE ON message can be used to "Pile On" and play a Cue: Page 40 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 41 The universe number starts at 1. Use 0x00 for ALL universes. Here is an example “Pile On Cue #1” message sent from an PC (address 0xFF) to a LightCuePro on Universe 1. 0x81 0x3C 0x40 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 41...
Page 42 2 configurable for Play, Stop, Still or Loop of any file on any Universe Indicators: Power, SMPTE Lock LCD Display: 8 lines, 42 characters per line, backlit Page 42 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 43 19” W x 3.5” H x 10.6” D (48.3 cm W x 8.8 cm H x 26.9 cm D) Environment: 0°C (32°F) to 60°C (140°F), free air circulation, 0-90% relative humidity, non- condensing Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 43...
Page 44 LCD Display, 17, 19, 43 LED indicators, 18 LightCue Manager, 3, 6, 9, 17 Loop Play, 25, 27 Monitor, 3, 12, 14 offset, 5 Parallel, 20, 23–24, 43 Page 44 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010...
Page 45 RS-232, 5–17, 25 Save SMPTE Start Time, 11 Select Cue, 25–27 Serial Control, 25, 37 Settings, 3, 13, 15, 16 SMPTE, 5–18, 22, 25–43 Still, 25, 27–43, 27–43 Alcorn McBride Light Cue Pro User’s Guide • July 15, 2010 Page 45...

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