Alcorn Mcbride V16Pro User manual

V Series
Network
Controllers
Alcorn McBride
January 3, 2018
User’s Guide

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Document Revision 2.5
January 3, 2018
Copyright 1996-2018 Alcorn McBride, Inc. All rights reserved.
Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual, and the
reliability of the Alcorn McBride Show Control hardware and software. 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.
Applications described herein are for illustrative purposes only. Alcorn McBride Inc. assumes no
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of these products for specific applications will be suitable without further testing or modification. Alcorn
McBride products are not intended for use in applications where a malfunction can reasonably be expected
to result in personal injury. Customers using or selling Alcorn McBride products for use in such
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resulting from such improper use or sale.
Alcorn McBride Inc. reserves the right to make changes to these products, without notice, in order to
improve their design or performance.
V16Pro™, V4Pro™, and VCore™ are trademarks of Alcorn McBride Inc., all rights reserved.
Hardware Design: Jim Carstensen, Scott Harkless, and Joy Burke
Firmware Design: Joy Burke, Scott Harkless and Adam Rosenberg
Software Design: Steve Alcorn, Joy Burke, Devin Acker, and Adam Rosenberg
Documentation: John Conley, Joy Burke, Adam Rosenberg, Kevin Lang, Diego Reano,
Jim Carstensen and Steve Alcorn
Mechanical Design: Martin Chaney
Alcorn McBride Inc.
3300 S. Hiawassee, Bldg. 105
Orlando, Florida 32835
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
http://www.alcorn.com
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................................3
Welcome.........................................................................................................................................................9
Product Comparison Chart ........................................................................................................................9
Important Information .............................................................................................................................10
Quick Start Guide.........................................................................................................................................11
1. Open Example Script...........................................................................................................................11
2. Connect................................................................................................................................................11
3. Watch and Run!...................................................................................................................................11
WinScriptLive Tutorial ................................................................................................................................12
WinScript Live Resources............................................................................................................................13
Sequences ................................................................................................................................................13
Sequence Columns..............................................................................................................................14
Sequence Clock...................................................................................................................................14
Events ......................................................................................................................................................16
Event Grid View .................................................................................................................................16
Event Timeline View ..........................................................................................................................17
Variables..................................................................................................................................................17
User Variables.....................................................................................................................................17
Device Variables.................................................................................................................................18
Devices ....................................................................................................................................................18
Inputs.......................................................................................................................................................22
IO64 Slave Inputs ...............................................................................................................................22
Modbus TCP Slave Inputs ..................................................................................................................23
Outputs ....................................................................................................................................................26
IO64 Slave Outputs.............................................................................................................................26
Modbus TCP Slave Inputs ..................................................................................................................27
Buttons.....................................................................................................................................................30
Triggers....................................................................................................................................................30
Trigger Types......................................................................................................................................31
Trigger Cause......................................................................................................................................31
Media Files ..............................................................................................................................................32
Timeline .......................................................................................................................................................33
Display Timeline .....................................................................................................................................33
Play, Pause, Stop, and Execute................................................................................................................34
Current Time Marker...............................................................................................................................34
Timeline Specific Functions ....................................................................................................................34
View Time ..........................................................................................................................................35
New Event, New Sequence, New Media, Delete................................................................................35
Display Options ..................................................................................................................................37
Groups.................................................................................................................................................37
Markers...............................................................................................................................................38
Lock the Screen...................................................................................................................................39
Event Buttons......................................................................................................................................40
Other Functionalities...........................................................................................................................40
Properties Window ..................................................................................................................................40
Working with Media Files............................................................................................................................42
Adding Media..........................................................................................................................................42
Media Files Dialog..............................................................................................................................43
New Media Event ...............................................................................................................................43
Media in a Timeline Sequence.................................................................................................................44
Synchronizing Media with other Events.............................................................................................44

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Scrubbing (jump within) Media Files .................................................................................................44
WinScript Live Timecode (SMPTE/EBU)...................................................................................................45
Display the Timecode Configuration Dialog...........................................................................................45
Internal Timecode Settings......................................................................................................................45
Lock to External Video Sync..............................................................................................................45
External (SMPTE/EBU) Timecode Settings ...........................................................................................46
General Settings..................................................................................................................................46
Read Settings ......................................................................................................................................46
Generate Settings ................................................................................................................................47
WinScript Live "Live Mode" .......................................................................................................................49
Sequence Status.......................................................................................................................................49
Event Status.............................................................................................................................................49
Highlighted Events..............................................................................................................................49
Current Time.......................................................................................................................................50
Watches ...................................................................................................................................................50
Adding Watches..................................................................................................................................50
Viewing/Changing Value....................................................................................................................51
Forces..................................................................................................................................................51
Live Log ..................................................................................................................................................51
Live Display ............................................................................................................................................52
Live Config..............................................................................................................................................52
Pinging Devices ..................................................................................................................................52
Finding Devices ..................................................................................................................................53
Setting Device Addresses....................................................................................................................54
Resetting IP Addresses –AMI/O........................................................................................................54
Show Controller External Control................................................................................................................56
"ShowTouch" Software (For PC, iPhone, iPad) ......................................................................................56
Ami-Terminal Control.............................................................................................................................56
Webpage Control.....................................................................................................................................57
TCP Client (Telnet) Control ....................................................................................................................57
1: Setup TCP Server on Show Controller ...........................................................................................57
2: Add Incoming Message Triggers....................................................................................................58
3: Control with Putty or TCP Client ...................................................................................................59
Redundant Mode......................................................................................................................................60
Redundant Mode Setup.......................................................................................................................60
Redundant Mode in Touch Panels ......................................................................................................62
WinScript Live Command Reference...........................................................................................................65
Discrete Events........................................................................................................................................65
On .......................................................................................................................................................65
Off.......................................................................................................................................................65
Toggle.................................................................................................................................................65
Blink ...................................................................................................................................................66
Pulse....................................................................................................................................................66
Out Port...............................................................................................................................................67
In Port .................................................................................................................................................67
Logical Events.........................................................................................................................................68
On .......................................................................................................................................................68
Off.......................................................................................................................................................68
Toggle.................................................................................................................................................68
Add .....................................................................................................................................................69
Subtract...............................................................................................................................................69
Divide .................................................................................................................................................69
Multiply ..............................................................................................................................................69
BitAnd.................................................................................................................................................70
BitOr ...................................................................................................................................................70
Mod.....................................................................................................................................................70

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Concat.................................................................................................................................................70
Format.................................................................................................................................................70
Set Variable = .....................................................................................................................................71
Save Variable......................................................................................................................................72
Restore Variable..................................................................................................................................72
Program Control Events ..........................................................................................................................73
Start.....................................................................................................................................................74
Pause...................................................................................................................................................74
Stop Loop............................................................................................................................................74
Reset ...................................................................................................................................................74
Goto ....................................................................................................................................................74
If On, If Off.........................................................................................................................................75
If =, If not =, If >, If >=, If <, If <=.....................................................................................................76
End If ..................................................................................................................................................77
Else .....................................................................................................................................................77
Empty (formerly Nop) ........................................................................................................................78
Display Events.........................................................................................................................................79
Display................................................................................................................................................79
Store Display.......................................................................................................................................80
Recover Display..................................................................................................................................80
Timecode (LTC, SMPTE, EBU) and Internal Time Events....................................................................81
Delay...................................................................................................................................................81
Timecode Set ......................................................................................................................................81
Timecode Pause ..................................................................................................................................81
Timecode Start....................................................................................................................................82
Timecode Stop....................................................................................................................................82
Timecode Stop Loop...........................................................................................................................82
Get Seq Time ......................................................................................................................................82
Arm.....................................................................................................................................................82
Disarm.................................................................................................................................................83
Network Events .......................................................................................................................................83
Send Mail............................................................................................................................................83
Number Generation .................................................................................................................................83
Get Random........................................................................................................................................83
External Communication Events .............................................................................................................84
Message Out .......................................................................................................................................84
Log Message.......................................................................................................................................84
V16Pro .........................................................................................................................................................87
Specifications...........................................................................................................................................87
Certifications ...........................................................................................................................................88
LTC Ports ................................................................................................................................................89
Serial Ports...............................................................................................................................................89
RS-232/422/485 Ports.........................................................................................................................89
Ethernet Ports ..........................................................................................................................................90
Ethernet Cables...................................................................................................................................90
Programmer Ports....................................................................................................................................92
RS-232C..............................................................................................................................................92
USB.....................................................................................................................................................92
Ethernet Ports A and B .......................................................................................................................92
Show Control Ports..................................................................................................................................93
Ports 1-16: RS-232 or RS-422/485.....................................................................................................93
MIDI Ports..........................................................................................................................................93
Ethernet Ports A and B .......................................................................................................................93
Display.....................................................................................................................................................94
Menu Wheel ............................................................................................................................................95
Menu Map...........................................................................................................................................95

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Function Description...........................................................................................................................97
System Sub-menu ...............................................................................................................................97
System.......................................................................................................................................97
Real-Time Clock .......................................................................................................................98
LTC/SMPTE .............................................................................................................................99
Network.....................................................................................................................................99
Password....................................................................................................................................99
Script Configuration..................................................................................................................99
Digital Inputs.........................................................................................................................................100
Input Connector ................................................................................................................................100
Voltage Inputs vs. Contact Closures .................................................................................................101
Input Configuration...........................................................................................................................102
Input Wiring......................................................................................................................................103
Connecting a Voltage Input..........................................................................................................103
Connecting a Contact Closure...........................................................................................................104
Using Front Panel Buttons................................................................................................................105
Digital Outputs ......................................................................................................................................106
Configuring Outputs .........................................................................................................................106
Output Connector..............................................................................................................................106
Wiring Outputs .................................................................................................................................108
Non-inductive load.......................................................................................................................108
Inductive loads .............................................................................................................................109
Video Sync Input...................................................................................................................................110
SMPTE Reader/Generator.....................................................................................................................110
Power Supply.........................................................................................................................................110
Rear DIP Switches.................................................................................................................................111
Firmware................................................................................................................................................112
Show Memory .......................................................................................................................................112
V16+ or V4+ Compatibility...................................................................................................................113
Hardware Compatibility....................................................................................................................113
Importing .amw files (WinScript scripts)..........................................................................................113
V4Pro .........................................................................................................................................................115
Specifications.........................................................................................................................................115
Certifications .........................................................................................................................................116
Serial, USB, Ethernet, Inputs and Outputs ............................................................................................117
VCore .........................................................................................................................................................118
Specifications.........................................................................................................................................120
Setting VCore IP Address......................................................................................................................121
DHCP (Automatic Assignment) .......................................................................................................121
Manual IP Set....................................................................................................................................121
USB or Serial Set..............................................................................................................................122
Naming VCore.......................................................................................................................................122
Serial Port..............................................................................................................................................123
Ethernet Ports ........................................................................................................................................123
USB .......................................................................................................................................................123
Digital Inputs.........................................................................................................................................124
Input Connector ................................................................................................................................124
Input Configuration...........................................................................................................................124
Input Wiring......................................................................................................................................125
Connecting a Voltage Input..........................................................................................................125
Connecting a Contact Closure......................................................................................................126
Digital Outputs ......................................................................................................................................127
Configuring Outputs .........................................................................................................................127
Output Connector..............................................................................................................................127
Wiring Outputs .................................................................................................................................128
Non-inductive load.......................................................................................................................128

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Inductive loads .............................................................................................................................129
LED Indicators ......................................................................................................................................130
LEDs on Boot ...................................................................................................................................130
Power Supply.........................................................................................................................................131
Power over Ethernet..........................................................................................................................131
Rear DIP Switches.................................................................................................................................131
Show Memory .......................................................................................................................................132
Scheduler (Web-based) ..............................................................................................................................133
Getting Started.......................................................................................................................................133
Creating a New Schedule File ...............................................................................................................133
Editing Schedule Entries........................................................................................................................135
WEB Server Quick Start ............................................................................................................................139
Step 1: Connecting to the Web Server..............................................................................................139
Step 2: Configuration........................................................................................................................140
Step 3: Customer Web Page..............................................................................................................140
Step 4: Understanding home.php......................................................................................................141
Hypertext Transfer Protocol ..................................................................................................................142
File Names and Types ...........................................................................................................................142
Show Controller Web-Script .................................................................................................................143
Web-Script Blocks............................................................................................................................143
If Statements .....................................................................................................................................143
Variables...........................................................................................................................................144
Functions...........................................................................................................................................146
Function Params......................................................................................................................149
Web Server Configuration ................................................................................................................150
Serial and Ethernet Control ........................................................................................................................151
Command set.........................................................................................................................................151
?V Get Firmware Version...........................................................................................................151
?S Get SMPTE Firmware Version .............................................................................................151
ES Enable SMPTE......................................................................................................................152
DS Disable SMPTE................................................................................................................152
PS Pause SMPTE (Next Loop Point)..........................................................................................152
IS Pause SMPTE (Immediately) ...........................................................................................153
CT Get/Set SMPTE Time............................................................................................................153
ID Get/Set Unit ID......................................................................................................................153
IP Get/Set IP address.............................................................................................................154
SM Get/Set Subnet Mask number...........................................................................................154
GW Get/Set Gateway IP Address ............................................................................................154
DA Get/Set Date......................................................................................................................155
TI Get/Set Time.....................................................................................................................155
US Get/Set User Name................................................................................................................156
PW Get/Set Password..............................................................................................................156
SD Get/Set DST Enable ..............................................................................................................156
DT Get/Set DST Type ............................................................................................................157
TZ Get/Set Time Zone ................................................................................................................157
DI Display Text..........................................................................................................................157
LO Get/Set Longitude Coordinates.........................................................................................158
LA Get/Set Latitude Coordinates............................................................................................158
VA Get/Set a Variable.............................................................................................................158
VT Toggle a Boolean Variable...............................................................................................159
RJ Reset Sequence......................................................................................................................159
PA Pause a Sequence...................................................................................................................159
SL Stop a Looping Sequence......................................................................................................159
PL Run a Sequence .....................................................................................................................160
SQ Get Sequence Status ..............................................................................................................160
OU Output Control..................................................................................................................160

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SS Send Message........................................................................................................................160
XX Reboot...............................................................................................................................161
NI Get/Set NTP IP Address........................................................................................................161
NE Enable/Disable the NTP Function ....................................................................................161
NJ Get/Set the Ethernet Port for NTP.........................................................................................162
TS Time Stamp ...........................................................................................................................162
SF Get/Set Active Script file.......................................................................................................162
NM Get/Set Device Name .......................................................................................................163
FT Get Script Edit Date ..............................................................................................................163
DH Enable/Disable the DHCP Function .................................................................................163
SJ Get/Set the Ethernet Port for SMTP......................................................................................164
SA Get/Set the SMTP Address....................................................................................................164
SP Get/Set the SMTP Port..........................................................................................................165
SU Get/Set the SMTP User Login Name ....................................................................................165
SW Get/Set the SMTP Password.............................................................................................165
FR Get/Set the SMTP From Name..............................................................................................166
MA Send E-Mail......................................................................................................................166
HJ Get/Set the HTTP Ethernet Port............................................................................................166
HP Get/Set the HTTP WEB Page................................................................................................168
RI Get/Set Redundant IP Address..............................................................................................168
RX Get/Set Redundant Ethernet Jack .....................................................................................168
MS Get/Set Master Slave Message .........................................................................................169
TMS Get/Set Master Slave Timeout Period...............................................................................169
JP Jump to Timecode Message. ................................................................................................169
LV Live Mode ........................................................................................................................170
EX Execute a command..........................................................................................................170
Product File Creator ...................................................................................................................................173
Product File Creator Tutorial.................................................................................................................173
Live Mode Protocol....................................................................................................................................174
Timing Information ...............................................................................................................................174
Connection Information.........................................................................................................................174
Sequence Status.....................................................................................................................................174
Resource Requests.................................................................................................................................175
Resource Type Lookup.....................................................................................................................175
Example Resource Requests.............................................................................................................175
Resource Status......................................................................................................................................176
Resource Status Examples ................................................................................................................177
Resource Status Frequency...............................................................................................................177
Error Reporting......................................................................................................................................177
User Log Message .................................................................................................................................178
Name Lookup ........................................................................................................................................178
Troubleshooting Tips..................................................................................................................................179
WinScriptLive .......................................................................................................................................179

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WinScript
Welcome
The V16Pro, V4Pro and VCore show controllers are the latest versions of our original, most powerful,
show controllers. They are ideally suited for the control of theme park attractions, museum displays, retail
spaces, casino installations, games shows, or almost any automated venue. They provide more serial ports
than any of our other controllers, and offers almost unlimited memory capacity. Other important features
include self-healing outputs, software configurable inputs, dual Ethernet ports, MIDI, USB, video sync, and
a built-in SMPTE generator and reader. In short, they have just about every control interface you’d ever
need, all in one easy to use box.
Product Comparison Chart
Product
V-Core
V4Pro
V16Pro
Recommended # Devices
10
50
50
Time-based Sequences
YES
YES
YES
Serial Ports
1
4
16
Inputs
4
16
16
Buttons
-
16
16
Outputs
4
16
16
Ethernet Ports
1
2
2
Redundant Mode
YES
YES
YES
Remote IO
YES
YES
YES
Graphical Timeline
YES
YES
YES
Display
-
42x8 VFD
42x8 VFD
MIDI
-
YES
YES
V-Sync
-
YES
YES
SMPTE Timecode
-
-
YES
ARTNet
-
-
-
POE
YES
-
-
Purpose
Small systems /
sub-systems /
kiosks
Medium
systems
Large and
high-profile
attractions

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Important Information
Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine product that would give you thousands of years of
trouble-free service, except that you undoubtedly will destroy it via some typical bonehead consumer
maneuver. This is why we ask you to:
Please for God's sake read this manual carefully before you unpack the product.
You already unpacked it, didn't you? You unpacked it and plugged it in and turned it on and randomly
punched the buttons, and now your tech, the same tech who only has a fleeting understanding of the
difference between 24VDC and 240VAC, this tech is also punching the buttons with his screw driver even
as you read this, right? We might as well just break these products right at the factory before we ship them
out, you know that?!?
We're sorry. We just get a little crazy sometimes because we're always getting back "defective"
merchandise where it turns out that the consumer inadvertently bathed the product in battery acid for six
days. So, in writing these instructions, we naturally tend to assume that your skull is filled with dead
insects, but we mean nothing by it. OK?
But we digress...
Thank you for purchasing this wonderful product. It will serve you for its entire lifetime, however long that
may be. Since no one ever reads this section of the manual, we’re going to take this opportunity to get a
few things off our collective chests and out of our collective drawers, as it were.
As always, we welcome calls to our technical support department. Unlike many companies, our technical
support personnel all speak at least one language. That’s in addition to any talking they do to themselves.
And they’re not located in some far off backwater, but right near our engineering staff. In fact, according to
their probation officers, they’ll be here quite a while. This is more than I can say for our tools, which have
been disappearing at an alarming rate.
Speaking of engineers, did you know that you’re always welcome to speak directly to the engineer who
designed your product? It’s where they get most of their ideas, because Lord knows they don’t come up
with much on their own.
Of course, the people you really want to speak to are our sales department, because once you experience
the orgasmic joy of owning this product, you’re going to want lots, lots more of them. And there’s no group
better at dispensing orgasmic joy than our sales staff. And if you believe that, you’ve obviously never met
them.
While I’m on the subject of that plastic sheeting your product came wrapped in (and potential uses for
same), here’s a friendly reminder to dispose of all packing materials in an environmentally friendly (and
hygienic) manner. Also, please inspect all packaging carefully before discarding it, as we’re still looking
for Quality Assurance Manager Shirley Peltwater’s prosthetic toe.
Finally, we’d like to once again thank you for purchasing this spectacular product. You have no idea how
much we depend on our design challenges to reduce the amount of time we spend surfing the web for
pictures of… oh my God, is that our sales staff?!

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Quick Start Guide
Download WinScriptLive (www.alcorn.com/support/software) and get online with controller examples
1. Open Example Script
Open WinScriptLive and click on "New" and select one of the "Starter Scripts" of interest. Click "Open".
2. Connect
•Connect an ethernet cable from your controller to network or PC.
•Click to start connection. (Save Script when prompted)
•Find and click on your show controller in the "Find Your Show Controller" window.*
•When prompted, "Send the Script" to the controller and wait for a restart
* For VCore, if your controller is unable to be reached, you can assign an IP address here or switch DIP
switch 1 to "ON" to use DHCP (Automatic IP assignment). For more, see the "Setting VCore IP Address."
3. Watch and Run!
Click View Events view or edit contents of each sequence.
Click the status buttons to start or stop sequences

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WinScriptLive Tutorial
To view the latest WinScriptLive Tutorials and Examples, launch WinScriptLive and click the “Examples”
button.
Tutorial “Labs” and corresponding documentation can be found in the screen that appears.

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WinScript Live Resources
The actions performed by the show controller are created by using the show controller's "resources." These
resources can be accessed using the side toolbar, or from the "Resources" menu.
Sequences
Scripts are made up of sequences that are groups of events.

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Sequence Columns
Notice the columns labeled D, A, L and Status just before the Sequence Name column. Clicking on
the box places a check mark in the column for that sequence.
D is disable, the sequence will not be checked for errors or run. This allows you to remove that line
from the show without deleting it from your script.
A is autostart and will run the sequence when the script is started.
L is for looping the sequence.
Status/Control is a real time event indication of what is running in the show controller when in
"Live" mode. Also you can control the sequence as you wish outside the normal script flow.
Sequence is stopped if highlighted, will stop it the sequence if it is running
Sequence is paused if highlighted, will pause the sequence if it is running.
Sequence is running when highlighted, will start the sequence if it is stopped.
Each sequence will need a name so that it can be call if needed and to identify its function.
The sequence may require a trigger to start and is defined by the trigger column.
Sequence Clock
Each sequence runs according to its own "Sequence Clock." This clock keeps track of the current frame for
that sequence. This sequence clock can be generated using the show controller's internal timecode, using
the show controller's SMPTE/EBU generated timecode, or using an external SMPTE/EBU timecode
source.
Creating a New Sequence
or clicking on the ‘Sequence Options’ button
allows configuration of the sequence clock.
Selecting this option will bring up a dialog where the options can be changed. These options can also be
changed from the "Events" screen (see next section).
▪Logical In this mode, the events in a sequence are executed as fast as possible when the sequence
is started. If the sequence is looping, the events may execute more than once within a single frame.

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▪Timed This uses the show controller's internal timecode. This internal timecode can be synced to
an external Blackburst/C-Sync source.
▪SMPTE/EBU This timecode chasing mode causes the sequence to adjust its location (or scrub) in
the event that the timecode skips backwards or forwards.

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Events
Each sequence is made up of lines called "Events". An event is a single step that is taken to perform the
function of the sequence. Events interact with all the show control hardware and devices.
Event Grid View
A sequence can be viewed as either a Timeline or a Grid view. The Grid View is shown below.
Event Columns:
D is for Disable. Checking this box will cause the system to skip over the event and not execute it.
Label When working with events, sometimes it is necessary to skip over an event or even groups of events.
This is accomplished by using the "Goto" event that requires operator to give the event a place to go. So
you might want to "Goto There" where the label is "There"
The Time column gives the user the option to delay the start time of events to a specific time. It is
important to remember that putting a value in the Time column of an event will cause the series of events
that follow it to wait until the event is completed. All events that follow will be delayed even if the time
fields for those events are less that the time given in the previous event. All events that have start times
earlier than the previously executed event will be run sequentially as fast as possible after the executed
event.
The Device column identifies the device to be controlled by the event. A list is given for each event under
the Device column. A drop-down menu of available devices will open when the operator double-clicks in
the event line under the device column. Refer to the Devices section for adding additional devices.
Events are what actions the show controller can perform. Event commands in the drop down list are only
listed for the device selected in the previous column.
The Edit option will walk you through the selections available and the required data fields
required for the proper operation of the event.
Data1,2,3,4 fields are to hold the event options as an example the "Goto" event requires a label to go to,
this label is placed in "Data1" which will be "There".

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Event Timeline View
A sequence can be viewed as either a Timeline or a Grid view. The Timeline View is shown below.
Timeline allows you to view and edit events in a more intuitive manner. Events can be dragged from the
resources list on the left, and dropped on top of the timeline at the precise time the event needs to happen.
All the editing for a respective event can be done on the Properties window on the right side of the screen.
For a more detailed description on Timeline and all of its features, please refer to the Timeline section of
this manual.
Variables
Two types of variables are available for use in WinScriptLive.
User variables are created by the script writer for a custom purpose.
Device variables are created automatically after adding a device.
User Variables
Selecting a specific type of variable defines how it can be used in events, and how it is displayed.
Variable Type
Description
Boolean
possible states: On/Off, True/False, 1/0.
In previous versions of WinScript, these were referred to as flags.
Integer
An integer in the range of –2,147,483,647 to 2,147,483,647.
Percent
Decimal entry using a % sign. 0-100%.
Timecode
SMPTE/EBU timecode style of 00:00:00.00

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Display String
String formatted for use on the VFD display. Lines of the display are
separated by commas. To clear a line, use "clr" outside of the quotes.
Example:
"Hello","world",clr,"line4",,
Would print:
Hello
World
Line4
Date/Time
The month/day/year followed by time in military style : ie: 10/15/09 13:45.
Decimal
A decimal number accurate up to four decimal places with the same possible
range as Integer.
Device Variables
These variables are created automatically after adding a new device. They are usually read-only, but in
some cases they can be set to an initial value in the "device wizard" during device setup.
After clicking the "Device Variables" button in the "Variables" screen, a list of the show controller's device
variables will automatically appear. This list will change based on the family member selected.
Any of these variables can be referenced in the 'Events' by using the device name followed by a period '.'.
For example, to access the automatically created "V16Pro" device variables of "LTC", type "V16Pro.LTC".
Device variables may have different family members.
Other device's variables can be viewed from this screen by selecting the device's name in the drop down list
on the toolbar.
Devices
All the machines needed to complete your show are called devices. The connections to the show controller
are through the serial ports or by the Ethernet network. Adding devices to your show will add "Device
Variables" and additional possible "Events" to your show.

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Clicking on the button in the devices tab will bring up a wizard that will guide you through
setting up communication from the show controller to your device. Alternatively, you can right click on a
blank row and click “Edit”.
This form will configure the show controller for the kind of device to be connected such as DVM, DMX,
Audio or any other kind of equipment needed. The information about the device selected is displayed and
where the product file is located.
Note: Product files are often shown with the Resulting File description of "Stored .ami file." This occurs
after a file has been saved with a particular device configured. Every .ami file contains all of the product
files necessary for the script to run and be edited. If you wish to specifically refresh the product file to a
later version after a product file has been saved to the .ami file, you can do so from this screen.
The next step is to configure the hardware communications link.
If serial is selected, the user will be prompted for the port number, protocol format, baud rate and other
serial control information. All the serial ports may be configured for RS232 or RS422.
If Ethernet is selected, the user will be prompted for the network port A or B, protocol format, IP address,
Ethernet Type, and Ethernet port numbers for the device and show controller.

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Ethernet Types:
•"UDP" –a protocol with no "handshaking." The Show Controller's port number will be used to
receive data. Basically, the show controller will "listen" to messages coming to the Show
Controller's port from the specified IP address. The device's port number is where the show
controller will attempt to send the any command messages.
•"TCP/Telnet" or "TCP_Client" –This protocol requires a "connection" between the two
specified ports. The show controller will initiate the connection to the specified Device's IP
address and Device's port. If the device does not respond, the controller will attempt to make a
new connection whenever a an event involving that device is executed.
•"TCP_Server" –This protocol requires a "connection" between the two specified ports. The
show controller will "listen" for connections and messages on the specified Show Controller port.
If the controller uses a "message out" event, data will be sent to all devices that have made a
connection to that port.