GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Additional Information
Older non-'i' consoles cannot be fitted with more than 8Mbytes, but all newer consoles (with
the built-in network connectors) can be fitted with up to 32Mbytes (non-Pentium Pro or -
Pentium II) or 64Mbytes (Pentium Pro or Pentium II). Fitting more memory improves
performance in all areas of operation
Macro Trigger Card
An optional digital input card can now be used as a macro trigger device. The card is RS part
number 192-0056, and is enabled by setting a DOS variable MACRO_CARD_IO_BASE to the
IO base address of the card, which should be 310. The card's jumpers should be set to this
address too. Invalid IO addresses cause the card to be ignored. The card is also ignored if the
variable is not set, which is the normal case; only special purpose systems need this card.
The card has 16 data lines which are used as follows:
Line 1-8: macro number 1-255, binary encoded
Line 16: data active strobe which causes the console to read Lines 0-7
Line 9-15: direct trigger to macros 9-15, ignoring strobe
See below for more details of DOS variables.
Tracker Library Files
The console software uses some text files on disk when it starts up, to read in Tracker library
information.
You can edit these files at the Notes display or with the DOS EDIT command to meet your own
requirements, and the changes you make will take effect at the next startup. The files are in
the program directory, normally c:\220os.
Files you can edit:
FIXTURE.LIB The Fixture library, used in @FIXTURE patching
ATCPAGE.LIB The Attribute Controller Page library, used to group attributes into pages for the
trackball keys. If the console can not read ATCPAGE.LIB, it uses a single default page with 1
intensity and 1 colour.
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