Gilderfluke & Co Sd-50/0 User manual

Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40
Audio & Show Control Systems
The Sd-50/0 is a complete, stand alone .Mp3/.wav player system. Just add a power supply and your
speakers, and it will play audio from the Sd flash card.
The Sd-50/8 & Sd-50/40 add up to forty digital Show Control outputs, DMX-512, MIDI or Net Serial
RS-422 serial port input, DMX-512 output and 365 day scheduling to an Sd-50/0 player. The Sd-50/8 &
Sd-50/40 are complete audio and Show Control solutions.
The Sd-50/GPS8 & Sd-50/GPS40 adds a GPS receiver for 1/1000 second accuracy when triggering
by time. This gives you ‘Atomic’ clock accuracy for carillons, schools, churches, bell towers & industrial
annunciator systems.
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Safety Disclaimer: Any electronic or mechanical sys-
tem has a potential to fail. Certain applications using
Gilderfluke & Company equipment may involve potential
risks of death, personal injury, or severe property, or en-
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& Company equipment is not designed, intended,
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applications, devices, or systems, or other critical appli-
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the customer's applications, adequate design and oper-
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.............................................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Overview!10
.......................................................................Features of the Sd-50/0 include:!10
......................................Features the Sd-50/8 and Sd-50/40 adds includes...!12
..................................................................Differences between Sd-50s and Mp3-50s!15
.............................................Sd-50/0 Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Indicators!17
....................................................................Right (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
...........................................................Sd Access (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
...........................................................Audio Run (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
........................................................Board Error (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
..........................................................................Show Run (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
................................................................DMX/MIDI/Serial (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!18
....................................................................Heart (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!19
......................................................................Left (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!19
..............................................Fuses (1 LED on Sd-50/8, 5 LEDs on Sd-50/40)!19
......................................J8 ʻAʼ, ʻBʼ, ʻCʼ, & ʻDʼInput LEDs (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!19
..............................Output LEDs (8 LEDs on Sd-50/8, 40 LEDs on Sd-50/40)!19
.........................................................................................Input Open (Sd-50/0)!20
.........................................................................................Input Close (Sd-50/0)!20
.......................................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Connections!21
..............................................RS-232 Serial Port (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!22
...........................................................Sd Socket (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!22
........................................................Optional Clock Input (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!23
......................................Card Cage Connection (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!23
.....................................................Power Supply (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!23
..............................................DMX-512/MIDI/Net Serial In (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!24
DMX-512 Input!24
MIDI Notes Input!24
Net Serial Input!26
IR Input Mode!26
IR MultiLingual Mode!28
None!29
................................................................DMX-512 Output (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!29
..........................................Left Speaker Output (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!30
........................................Right Speaker Output (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!30
.................................................Left Line Output (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!31
..............................................Right Line Output (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!31
........................................ʻ¼ J6ʼInputs/Outputs (Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!31
Outputs via the ‘"J6’ port!32
Inputs via the ‘"J6’ port!32
ServoMotor PWM via the ‘"J6’ port!32
................................................J8 ʻAʼ, ʻBʼ, ʻCʼ& ʻDʼinputs (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)!34
J8 ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ Binary:!35
.............................................................ʻJ6ʼShow Control Outputs (Sd-50/40)!36
................................Defaults for Sd-50/0s, Sd-50/8s and Sd-50/40s!40
Sd-50/0 (audio only) Defaults!40
Sd-50/8 Defaults!41
Sd-50/40 Defaults!42
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...............................................What You Should And Shouldn’t See!43
................................Shows Capacities for Sd-50/8s and Sd-50/40s!45
............................................What To Do With A New Sd Flash Card!48
..............................................................................Locking Your Data!50
Getting Started with Pc•MACs and an Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 (quickly)!51
Install the Software........!52
Getting started........!52
Select the serial port........!52
...................................................................Starting a New Show in Pc•MACs:!54
Open Pc•MACs:!54
Select ‘new’ show from under Pc•MACs’ ‘File’ menu:!54
Select a ‘new’ or existing ‘Site’ file:!54
Close the ‘New Show’ dialog / Open the ‘Channels List’ dialog:!55
Select the ‘Add Device with Channels’ command:!56
Attaching DMX-512 Devices to an Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40!57
...........................................................................Triggering Audio/Video Files:!58
Add a Trigger:!58
..................................................'Offline' Programming & Editing Your Show:!60
...............Moving Channels to the OffLine Editing Window for Editing........!60
..................................................Quick Tour the OffLine Editing Window........!61
.......................................................................Where in the show are we?........!62
...........................................................................Transport Time Markers.........!62
.....................................................Change the amount of show you see.........!62
..........................................................................Which channel is which?........!62
...................................................................How Much Time Is Selected?........!63
...............................................................OffLine Editing Window Presets.......!63
......................................................................................Selected Channels...…!63
.......................................................OffLine Editing Window shortcut menu.....…!64
...........................................Adding Drag-n-Drop Triggers to Your Timeline.....…!65
..................................Selecting one or more channels for modification........!65
......................................................Changing the channels you selected........!66
...............................Another way to change the channels you selected........!66
..........................Yet another way to change the channels you selected........!66
...........................Still more ways to change the channels you selected........!67
............................Sorting the channels on the OffLine Editing Window........!68
....................Saving and recalling the OffLine Editing Window Presets........!68
...................................................Changing the amount of time selected........!68
...............................................Drawing digitals with a right mouse click........!69
...................................Moving digitals with a <shift>+right mouse click........!69
.......................Duplicating digitals with a <Control>+right mouse click........!69
...............Making a Chase with a <shift>+<Control>+right mouse click........!69
...........................................Modifying analogs with a right mouse click........!70
...................................Cut, Copy and Paste, just like a word processor........!74
......................................................Paste in something a bunch of times........!75
.............................................................Copy to a file…. Paste from a file........!76
..............................................................................Reverse events in time........!76
.......................................................................Flip your show on its head........!77
.......................................................................Stretch and compress time........!78
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....................................................................Adding and subtracting time........!79
..................................................Generating a ramp between two points........!81
................................Copying from digital channels to analog channels........!83
................................Copying from analog channels to digital channels........!88
..........Copying from Audio/Video tracks to analog or digital channels........!90
...........................................................................Ramp analogs to a color........!92
...............................................Scale Analogs without stopping patterns........!94
....................................................More ways to modify a digital channel........!95
.................................................More ways to modify an analog channel........!96
.............................................................................Save your show (again)........!96
'RealTime' Programming Your Show:!97
................................................................................Turn On Manual Mode…...!97
...............................................................................Open the Soft Console…...!97
......................................................................................Analogs at the Top…...!97
.................................................................................Digitals at the Bottom…...!98
.......................Assigning your Analog and Digitals to the Soft Console…...!98
.......................................................................Test Drive the Soft Console…...!99
............................................................................Try recording something…...!99
......................................Reverse, Alternate and Punch Out Checkboxes…...!99
............................................................Save and Recall Console Presets…...!100
..............................................................................AutoDownloading Shows:!101
Open the ‘Save to AutoDownload’ dialog:!101
Pick the ‘Target Device’ for this AutoDownload:!101
Pick the Range of Channels for this AutoDownload:!101
Pick the ‘Shows to AutoDownload to Target Device’:!101
Set what the Target Device does on StartUp:!101
Set what the Target Device does on each Trigger Input:!102
Build your AutoDownload file:!102
Close the AutoDownload dialog:!102
...................................................................................Updating Older Shows:!104
Archive Your Existing Shows:!104
Open the ‘Channels List’ Dialog:!105
View by ‘Devices’:!105
‘Add devices without channels’:!105
Move Existing Audio/Video Trigger Channels into the Appropriate ‘Devices’:!106
Tell Pc•MACs that this is an ‘ Audio/Video Trigger’:!106
Save and ‘Convert Audio/Video Sync’:!107
..................................................................Getting Started with an Sd-50/0 (quickly)!108
............................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Serial Commands!111
............................................................................................Echo Commands:!112
Echo On: “a” [nn] (card address)!112
Echo Off: “b”!112
..............................................................Card Status: “i” [nn] (card address)!112
..............................................................................................Start Commands!113
Start Track: “t” [nn] (card address)!113
Start Global: “u”!113
..............................................................................................Stop Commands!113
Stop Track: “x” [nn] (card address)!113
Stop Global: “y”!113
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..............................................................................................Loop Commands!113
Loop Track: “!” [nn] (card address)!113
Loop Global: ““”!113
..................................................................................Stop at End Commands!113
Stop at End Track: “%” [nn] (card address)!113
Stop at End Global: “&”!113
.................................................................................Select Show Commands!113
Select Show Track: “)” [nn] (Card Address) [nn] (show#)!113
Select Show Global: “*” [nn] (show#)!113
....................................................................Select & Play Sound Commands!114
Select Sound Track: “^t” [nn] (Card Address) [nn] (sound#)!114
Select Sound Global: “^u” [nn] (sound#)!114
.......................Volume Command: “^v” [nn] (Card Address) [vv] (Volume)!114
.................................................................................Show Pause Commands!114
Pause Show: “<” [nn] (card address)!114
Continue Show: “>” [nn] (card address)!114
...............................................AutoDownload: “sA5A5” [nn] (card address)!114
......................................................................................RealTime Update: “~”!115
......................................................Card Reset: “j5AA5” [nn] (card address)!115
.........................................................................................Serial Command Summary!116
.............................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Hardware Config.!117
........................................................................ʻ¼ J6ʼInternal/External Power!117
........................................................................................RS-422/Optoisolated!117
......................................................................................Right Volume Control!117
.........................................................................................Left Volume Control!117
........................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Serial Configuration!118
.........................................................................Entering Serial Configuration!119
.....................................................................................................Play a Sound!122
.......................................................................................................Stop Sound!122
.....................................................................................Daylight Savings Time!123
.......................................................................................................Stop at End!123
............................................................................................................Set Time!124
..........................................................................................................Show Info!124
.....................................................................................................Loop a Show!124
..................................................................................Display Config. from Sd!124
................................................................................................Reload Defaults!125
......................................................................................................Play a Show!125
........................................................................................................Stop Show!125
..............................................................................Set ServoMotor Endpoints!125
.....................................................................................................Verify Shows!126
....................................................................................................................Exit!127
..................................................................................................Set Time Zone!127
.......................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Software Installation!128
......................................................................................Software/Firmware Versions!129
..........................................Updating Firmware on an Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40!130
..................................Manual Configuration using ‘SdConfig.exe’!131
..................................................................................................................Track Setup!134
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............................................................................................................Move Up!134
.......................................................................................................Move Down!134
..................................................................Reload Track List From Directory!134
................................................................................................................At End!134
Stop!135
Play Next Higher Selection!135
Play Random Selection!135
Play Same Selection Again!135
Play Specific SoundFile!135
.................................................Can Step On Track with a new Play request!135
................................................................................Track to Play at PowerUp!136
..............................................................................................................PlayList Setup!137
.................................................................................................................Audio Setup!138
...........................................................................................Main Volume Level!138
...........................................................................................................Half Mute!138
...................................................................................RealTime Level Control!139
.......................................................................................................EQ Settings!139
...................................................................................Enable Power Amplifier!139
........................................................................................................‘"J6’ Input Setup!140
.................................................................................................Playback Level!142
Do not change Playback Level!142
Fade to Full In!142
Fade to Zero In!142
Fade to ‘Half Mute’ In!142
.....................................................................................................Start Playing!142
Whatever is Next!143
Next Higher Show or SoundFile!143
The Same Show or SoundFile Again!143
A Random Show or SoundFile!143
Specific Show or SoundFile!143
.....................................................................................................Stop Playing!143
Stop Now!144
Stop at End!144
.............................................................................................Pause or Resume!144
........................................................................Do not Start or Stop Anything!144
..........................................................................................................MCU Input Setup!145
.................................................................................................Playback Level!146
Do not change Playback Level!146
Fade to Full In!146
Fade to Zero In!147
Fade to ‘Half Mute’ In!147
.....................................................................................................Start Playing!147
Whatever is Next!147
Next Higher SoundFile!147
The Same SoundFile Again!147
A Random SoundFile!148
Specific SoundFile!148
.....................................................................................................Stop Playing!148
Stop Now!148
Stop at End!148
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.............................................................................................Pause or Resume!148
........................................................................Do not Start or Stop Anything!148
............................................................................................Animation Control Setup!149
.............................................................................DMX/MIDI/Serial Port Setup!149
Disable Serial Reception!149
Enable DMX-512 Reception!149
Enable DMX-512 Checksums!150
Enable MIDI Reception!150
MIDI Notes Trigger Animation Playback!150
MIDI Channel Number!151
MIDI First Note Number!151
Net Serial Mode!151
IR Trigger Mode!151
...................................................................................................Brick Address!153
......................................................................Repeater MCU Control Channel!153
..................................................................................First Animation Channel!153
.........................................................................................First Servo Channel!153
.......................................................................................................Flash Setup!153
Enable Animation From Flash!153
Disable Outputs When Stopped!154
Write Protect Flash Memory!154
............................................................................................................Schedule Setup!155
..................................................Disable Schedule Starts on ʻDʼ/White Input!157
..............................................................Daylight Savings TIme & Time Zone Setup!158
.....................................................................................Daylight Savings Time!158
.........................................................................................................Time Zone!158
........................Automatically Correct for Daylight Savings Time Changes!159
................................................................................Display GPS Lock Status!159
....................................Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, and Sd-50/40 Installation!160
...........................Battery Replacement on an Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40!161
...............................................Care & Feeding of an GPS Receiver!162
.....................................................C-50Trans Transition Connector!163
...................................................................Sd-50/CC-10 Card Cage!164
FCC and CE Compliance:!166
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY!166
.....................................................HEXadecimal to Decimal to ASCII to Percentage!167
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A note about this manual:
This manual covers the specifics of the Sd-50/
40, Sd-50/8 and Sd-40/0.
The Sd-50/8s and Sd-50/40s can be pro-
grammed using our free Pc•MACs software.
To program the Br-miniBrick8 using our free
Pc•MACs software you will also want to refer to the
'QuickStart' sections of this manual which cover
programming using the PC•MACs software. These
are excerpted from the main Pc•MACs manual,
and edited with the content specific to the Sd-50/
8s and Sd-50/40s.
The Sd-50/8s and Sd-50/40s are typically pro-
grammed in ʻSoftware-onlyʼor ʻHardwareless Real-
timeʼmode using a standard USB-to-RS232 con-
verter and Mp3-50/cbl for connecting the Sd-50/8
or Sd-50/40 to your computer. You can program up
to the first 16 DMX-512 channels using a Rs-232
connection. This allows you to program the Br-
miniBrick8 itself (which uses one DMX-512 ad-
dress), the two optional servo outputs which uses
zero, one or two DMX-512 addresses, and twelve
to fifteen additional DMX-512 addresses for de-
vices attached to the DMX-512 network.
If you are using the MACs-License and USB-
to-DMX or ArtNet for programming your Sd-50/8
or Sd-50/40 through their DMX-512 input/output
terminals, please refer to the PC•MACs ʻLicensedʼ
mode.
As a DMX-512 'master', the Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/
40 can output up to 512 DMX-512 channels.
As a DMX-512 'slave', the Br-miniBrick8 can be
addressed anywhere from DMX-512 address one
through DMX-512 address 512.
The full PC•MACs manual can be downloaded
from our web site at:
http:/ /www.gilderfluke.com

Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 Overview
The Sd-50/xx family consists of three members:
The Sd-50/0 is a complete .Mp3/.wav player system. It uses a standard Sd flash card to hold audio
files stored in .mp3 or .wav formats. It includes an amazingly efficient 100 Watt Class-D stereo amplifier
which has the output power of many 500 Watt linear amplifiers. With no moving parts to wear out, the Sd-
50/0 should well outlast the speakers it is attached to. The Sd-50/0 can be used singly, or in combination
with additional Sd-50/xx’s, BR-SmartMedia cards or any Gilderfluke & Co. equipment. It can provide the
audio for animated shows and displays, fountains, fireworks, safety announcements, advertising, alarm
systems, window displays special effects, signs, clocks and carillons, or anything else that needs a sound
to be played back.
Audio is loaded onto the Sd-50/0s by first converting it to an .mp3 or .wav format files. There are a
number of commercial, freeware and shareware programs for doing this. All audio editing programs now
include .mp3 encoders1. You can even use Apple’s iTunes!
SoundFiles are moved to the Sd-50’s by temporarily moving the Sd flash card to an appropriate slot or
reader attached to your computer. The Sd flash card will appear as a ‘removable disk drive’ on your
computer. You can then ‘drag and drop’ your audio and show files onto to the Sd flash card. This works
identically when using either a Macintosh or Windows-based computer.
The Sd-50/8 and Sd-50/40 add Show Control features to the Sd-50/0s. The Sd-50/8s or Sd-50/40s
can be used singly, or in combination with additional Sd-50/xx’s, BR-SmartMedia cards or any Gilder-
fluke & Co. equipment. It can be used to control animated shows and displays, fountains, fireworks, light-
ing, sound systems, simulators, slide and movie projectors, fiber optics, window displays, motors, pneu-
matic and hydraulic systems, neon special effects, signs, machines and machine tools in process control,
or anything else that can be controlled by an electrical signal.
The Show Control side of the Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 is programmed using our PC•MACs Show Control
software. While programming, data can be sent to the Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40 through its DMX-512 input,
‘Net Serial’ RS-422 port, or RS-232 serial port. Once programed, data is sent to the Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40
through the PC’s serial port or loaded onto the Sd flash card for permanent storage. The Sd-50/8 or Sd-
50/40 can then be disconnected from the PC and it will run all by itself.
When used with a ‘Hardwareless RealTime’ licensed copy of PC•MACs software, Sd-50/8s or Sd-50/
40s can have their outputs programmed and updated in real time with just a PC and a serial connection.
When used with the PC•MACs hardware (MACs-License and USB-DMX512 Adapter), up to sixty-four Sd-
50/8s or Sd-50/40s can be updated in RealTime through each DMX-512 port.
Features of the Sd-50/0 include:
•Stand alone stereo playback of standard .mp3 and .wav audio files. The Sd-50s support all
standard .mp3 encoding rates, including ‘variable’. Sixteen bit .wav files with sample rates up
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1 Contact our sales staff for current .mp3/.wav file converter recommendations.