Alcorn Mcbride Digital Binloop Manuel d'utilisateur

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 90 File System Limitations – 2GB File Size If the File Splitter software is no longer available, please

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 91 Installation Guidelines Grounding and System Performance The connection of the Binloop into an audio sy

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 92 The Binloop’s rear panel Ground studs are connected to one another by a soldered-in-place jumper, but ar

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 93 Output Connections It is not recommended that both the balanced and unbalanced outputs of the Binloop be

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 94 4. Inside the unit should be: • The Power Supply (a silver box on the left side) • The Controller Car

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 95 Specifications Physical Power: 100 - 240VAC, 6-3A Max. 60-50 Hz. Size and Weight: 19” W x 5.25” H x 1

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 96 Audio Formats: MPEG-1 Layer I/II, MPEG-2 Layer II, WAV*, AIFF*, Raw PCM* Digital Outputs: AES/EBU or S

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 97 Application Notes Note 1: Automatically Play on Power-Up Many times, all you may want the Binloop to do

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 98 Modifying the Binloop Configuration There are a few important things that need to happen before the Binl

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 99 SMPTE Configuration Next, we will setup the SMPTE interface in the SMPTE Configuration screen. You can

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 1 Welcome Organization of this Manual Before you use the Binloop, it is suggested that you read this ins

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 100 Trigger List Now we have the important configuration screens set up, we need to add a Play trigger to t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 101 Downloading the New Configuration We’ve now created a configuration that will cause the Binloop to play

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 102 Note 2: Controlling the Binloop with an Alcorn McBride Show Controller While the Binloop has some very

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 103 Configuring the Binloop Before the InterActivator can properly control the Binloop, some steps must fir

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 104 Before modifying the new script, click on FileSave to give it a descriptive name and store a copy o

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 105 Creating a Sequence Next, let’s add a new sequence called PlayClip. Double-click on the empty cell jus

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 106 Your script should look like this. Now, the PlayClip sequence will be triggered when Button #1 on the

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 107 Data2 – The Play event uses this parameter to identify which card (or cards) to command to play. This

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 108 After the compiling process is successful, the following window will appear prompting you to download t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 109 Note 3: Connecting to the Binloop using Ethernet Ethernet is a very common communication interface used

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 110 Changing the Network Settings of your PC In order for a PC to communicate to a Binloop over an IP-based

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 111 Configuring the Network Settings of the Binloop This application note requires your Bin

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 112 Connecting over Ethernet with the Binloop Software At this point, your PC is now physically connected t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 113 When this screen appears, click on the Detect button. If the Ethernet connection is working, the ver

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 115 Appendix A - Troubleshooting Guides Card Cage Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Cause(s) Solution(s) 1)

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 116 Audio Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Cause(s) Solution(s) 1) No Audio Output, Reproducer status LED i

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 117 Appendix B - Compact Flash Media Capacities The tables below should give you an indication of the amoun

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 118 Uncompressed Audio - 16-bit Stereo Compact Flash Size (Gigabytes) Capacity (Minutes) 32k 44.1k 48k

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 119 Appendix C - Updating Firmware The various components of the Binloop are all capable of accepting firmw

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 3 Getting Started In this section, you will learn how to: • Install the Binloop • Play a test clip Insta

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 120 Controller Card Firmware The DBAP4 Controller Card used in the Binloop must be updated over an RS-232 s

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 121 18. In the Firmware Update window of the Binloop software, select DBAP4 SMPTE Module as the component

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 123 Appendix D – Menu Wheel Map

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 125 Index AES/EBU... 79, 96 Audio Reproducer...

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 4 Playing a Test File Now it’s time to put that nice shiny new Binloop to work and make it play some media.

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 5 Formatting the Compact Flash All Compact Flash Sockets have ejector buttons that make it easier to inse

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 6 Playing the Test File All of your hard work is about to pay off. Follow these step-by-step instructions

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 7 About the Binloop What is the Binloop? Put simply, the Binloop is a solid-state multi-channel video and

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 8 The Card Cage The Reproducer slots and CobraNet slot may or may not be populated depending on how your

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 9 The CobraNet Card CobraNet is a common industry standard for distributing audio over an Ethernet-based ne

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 10 How the Binloop Works Now that you’re more familiar with the various hardware components that comprise t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 11 Control System The Control system of the controller card is the heart of the Binloop. This system handl

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 12 A/V Sync System The A/V Sync system plays a critical role in the operations of the Binloop. This system

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 13 SMPTE Interface The SMPTE Interface is what gives the Binloop the ability to generate and read SMPTE and

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 14 SMPTE Mode There are 3 basic modes that the SMPTE Interface can operate in. It can be configured to Rea

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 15 Powerup Mode The Powerup setting simply tells the SMPTE Interface whether or not to start running when t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 17 Controlling the Binloop To ensure that the Binloop can meet the needs of almost any application, it has

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 18 MIDI Control The Binloop has a dedicated MIDI port for use with MIDI-based control systems. This port o

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 19 Parallel Control The Binloop’s Parallel Control interface is designed to provide a very basic control fr

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page iii Document Revision 3.2 September 22, 2010 Copyright  1996-2010 Alcorn McBride, Inc. All rights reserv

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 20 Parallel Outputs The following table lists the status outputs that are provided by the Parallel control

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 21 Using the Start SMPTE Input Please refer to the Hardware section of this manual for pin assignments an

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 22 Timecode Control In this method of control, the commands are pre-programmed ahead of time using the Binl

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 23 Control Protocols AMI/Pioneer Control Protocol For specific information about the RS-232 and Ethernet i

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 24 Get/Set Unit ID Description: This command will get or set the unit ID number. Parameters: xx

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 25 Get/Set Subnet Mask number Description: This command will get or set the number used to isolate the

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 26 Enable SMPTE Description: This command will Enable the SMPTE interface. Comments: If the SMPTE

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 27 Get/Set SMPTE time Description: This command will get or set the current SMPTE time. Parameters:

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 28 Get/Set SMPTE Frame Rate Mode Description: This command will get or set the SMPTE frame rate. Para

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 29 Get/Set SMPTE Start time Description: This command will get or set the SMPTE start time. Parameter

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 30 Get/Set SMPTE Loop Mode Description: This command will get or set the current SMPTE loop mode. Param

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 31 Get/Set SMPTE Restart Mode Description: This command will get or set the current SMPTE restart mode

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 32 Get/Set Video Format Description: This command will get or set the current video mode. This command

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 33 Search Clip Description: This command causes the Binloop to preload the specified clip. If it is a v

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 34 Play Clip Description: This command will play the specified clip on the addressed reproducer card(s).

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 35 Synchronously Play Clip Description: This command functions exactly like the Play Clip command, excep

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 36 Play Next Description: This command causes the specified file to be "queued" for playback

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 37 Stop Playback Description: This command will stop currently playing clip. If a video was playing, th

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 38 Mute/Unmute Video Description: This command controls muting on the video outputs of the Binloop. Whe

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 39 Play Independent (Audio Only) Description: This command causes the specified mono audio file to be pl

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 40 Stop Independent (Audio Only) Description: This command stops independent playback on the specified c

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 41 Get Reproducer Firmware Version Description: This command requests the firmware version of the specif

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 42 Get Reproducer Filename Description: This command requests the filename of the clip currently playing

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 43 MIDI Show Control Protocol The MIDI Show Control protocol is primarily used when controlling the Binloop

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 44 Message Format The MIDI Show Control message format is given below: F0 7F <ID> 02 <fmt> &l

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 45 Message Examples 1 Play unsynchronized clip 1 on Reproducer 1 using wild card device ID and wild card c

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 46 Acknowledge Message Format In response to a MIDI command, the Binloop will send an acknowledge message.

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 47 Binloop Configuration Software Introduction to the Binloop Software The Binloop Configuration Software

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 48 Connecting your PC to the Binloop There are two ways in which the Binloop software can interface to the

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 49 Running Binloop Software The Binloop Icon on your Desktop looks like this: Start the program by double-

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 50 If you intend to communicate with RS-232, you must select the Serial option and specify the COM port in

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 51 Controlling the Binloop with the Binloop Software Note: Please refer to the Media section of this manu

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 52 Navigating through the Menus File Menu The first selection in the main menu is the File menu, which allo

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 53 with the same name and update the saved version with the new information, replacing the old version. If

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 54 Binloop Menu The next selection in the main window is Binloop. It contains two groups containing select

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 55 Settings…Connection… This Connection Settings window provides settings for the serial COM port your u

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 56 SMPTE Stop… This option stops the SMPTE interface as well as the reproducers. A confirmation window app

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 57 Genlock to Video Only 23.976, 25 (PAL) and 29.97(NTSC) frame rates are supported when in Genlock to Vide

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 58 Reproducer…Controls… When you select this menu item, the Reproducer Controls window appears. This win

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 59 Colorspace RGB is actually RGsB /w sync on green. This setting allows you to configure the component vid

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 60 You can assign a Reproducer to be a member of more than one Group. Below is a screenshot showing the Gr

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 61 Download Configuration … Note: If the optional CobraNet card is installed, please disconnect the CobraNe

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 62 Help Menu The Help sub-menu shows a window containing current revision information.

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 63 Timecode Trigger List The Timecode Trigger List is the portion of the Binloop software that allows you t

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 64 Action This is the action (command) you want to have happen at the trigger Time. Available selections a

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 65 Segment This is the number of the video clip that you want to play (for Play triggers). Offset This fie

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 66 A Word About Trigger Latency: The Binloop uses two different types of Play commands. The first one, cal

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 67 CobraNet Description CobraNet is an industry standard interface for distributing multiple channels of a

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 68 Note: the second, slave CobraNet interface for reproducers 9-16 must be connected to the same CobraN

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 69 CobraNet Configuration Detection – The configuration process starts by locating the CobraNet hardware.

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 70 CobraNet Advanced Configuration CobraNet Chip - IP Address – This is the network address, which is use

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 71 Bundle The “Bundle” is the term used for the network channel in which the sending device will connect w

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 73 Hardware Description Controls and Indicators The Binloop is normally controlled either internally using

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 74 Control Buttons Directly beneath the Unit Status LED's, there are four control buttons. Their fun

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 75 Display and Menu Wheel The Binloop is equipped with a 2x16 character Vacuum-Fluorescent Display. This d

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 76 Reproducer Status LED Each reproducer has a single multi-color LED located directly above the Compact Fl

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 77 Connectors This table lists all connectors on the Binloop Card Cage and their related function. The con

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 78 Digital Binloop and Video Binloop Rear Panel

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 79 Digital Audio (AES/EBU) There are two connectors that supply the AES/EBU, S/PDIF, or AC3 digital audio d

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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 80 Unbalanced Audio and Composite Video Sixteen groups of RCA connectors provide stereo unbalanced analog a

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 81 Programmer Port The Programmer serial port is specifically intended to connect with a PC serial port for

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 82 MIDI Out The MIDI Out connector repeats any input received through the MIDI In connector. For more info

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 83 Parallel Control This connector contains various inputs and outputs that can be used to control and moni

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 85 Media Files The reproducer cards within the Binloop support a variety of common industry-standard audio

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 86 File Naming A specific file naming convention is used so that the Binloop can identify the file type, a

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 87 Video Formats As stated earlier, the reproducers in the Binloop support only one commonly used MPEG2 fil

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 88 Audio Formats The type of audio format that you choose to use first depends on one simple question: Will

Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 89 Uncompressed Audio Formats When creating audio-only files for playback in the Binloop, there are several