Sequence Programming - Bosch LTC 8900 Series User Manual

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5.7

Sequence Programming

5.7.1 Programming a Simple Camera Sequence
The Allegiant system has very powerful sequencing
capabilities. Using a system keyboard, it is possible to
enter sequences to run on a single or multiple monitors.
As long as valid camera and monitor numbers are used,
they can be entered into a sequence randomly. More
powerful features are available when sequences are
programmed via the PC-based LTC 8059 MCS, including
receiver/driver activation as part of a sequence step.
Sequence programming is only limited by the amount of
CPU memory reserved for storing the sequence steps.
The current limit for these Allegiant models is 6000 steps.
Comparing a sequence to a spreadsheet, a simple
sequence would consist of 3 columns, as follows:
CAMERA MONITOR
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
Sequence programming is best described by going
through the above example. To enter the programming
mode, press Program Sequence [Prog]. Enter an
available sequence number (1 to 256 for these Allegiant
models), then press ENTER. The on-screen monitor
display changes to the following format:
1st Line = Site **
2nd Line = >C0001<
** 2-digit site number is displayed only if 6-digit camera
ID mode is enabled.
The top line of the display always indicates the current
step being viewed in the S0001 segment. The total length
of the sequence is displayed in the L0001 segment.
When programming a new sequence, the camera number
that was being viewed before entering the programming
mode is automatically placed between the > < prompts,
as in C0001 above. Now enter the 1st camera of the
sequence into this position. If 6-digit camera ID mode is
enabled, 5 or 6 digits must be entered. If the camera
number is correct, no action is necessary. If not, enter the
desired camera number via the keypad, and press
ENTER.
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DWELL
2
2
2
2
2
S0001 L0001 Time (Ignore)
M001 D02 Date (Ignore)
Using the joystick, move RIGHT one step. The prompts
will shift over to the monitor number (shown in the
example as M001). The monitor that was being
controlled by the keyboard before entering the
programming mode defaults to this position. If correct, no
action is necessary; if not, enter the desired monitor
number via the keypad, and press ENTER.
Move RIGHT again. The prompts now shift over to the
dwell time (shown in the example as D02). The default
dwell time for a new sequence is always 2 seconds. If a
different dwell period is desired, change the value to any
number between 1 and 60. One line is now complete.
Press Next Step [Next] to add a second line. The camera
number automatically increments, while the monitor
number and dwell remain the same as the first line. Since
this line is correct, no change is necessary, and Next
Step [Next] may be pressed 3 more times until line 5 is
reached. The joystick can be used to move around within
the spreadsheet, but only the Next Step [Next] key can
add new lines.
Continue entering camera, monitor, and dwell times in
this fashion, until finished.
If you only want to store the sequence for future use and
then exit the programming mode, press Exit / Save
[Prog]. Press Exit / Run [Run] to exit the programming
mode, store the sequence into memory, and start running
the sequence. The switcher steps through the 5 steps in
the order shown, and repeats the sequence when it
reaches the last step. To program a sequence to run once
through all of its steps and then stop, enter the value 62
for the dwell time in the last step and press ENTER. The
dwell display will change to STP, meaning stop. To
program a sequence to run once through all of its steps
and then unload itself, enter the value 63 for the dwell
time in the last step, and press ENTER. The dwell
display will change to ULD, meaning unload.
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