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2 . 4 " IMPORT/EXPORT " ICON
This function group allows downloading a whole pyrotechnic show created and
edited on a PC directly into the memory of the FIREMASTER III TX2000-A
memory.
Use the F6 key “SEL” to select the “IMPORT” mask:
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In order to prepare the System to receive a new file from the PC, press key F3
“NEW”: all data fields will be cleared.
The data transfer is made via the built-in RS-232 serial interface and the
“loader” program SHOWLOADER3® supplied with the FIREMASTER
System. The connecting cable between the FIREMASTER IV TX5000 and the
PC is a SPECIAL configuration (black cable) supplied with
SHOWLOADER3®. It is terminated one end (PC side) with a FEMALE SUBD 9-pin connector and opposite end with a 7-pole DIN male connector (TX5000
side).
2.4.1 How to compile a pyrotechnic show on a PC
The whole pyrotecnic show can be prepared separately on a common PC using
one of the several choices available. The simple and straightforward structure of
the firing data allows a direct compatibility with several commercial programs
such as FIREONE®, PYROMOTION®, etc. but a valid file can be also created
with a simple electronic worksheet such as EXCEL® or even typed-in directly
with the NOTEPAD accessory available on any PC.
The resulting file to be downloaded directly to the FIREMASTER IV TX5000
unit must be a TEXT FILE or a .CSV file.
The example below shows how the data must be organized in order to create a
valid downloadable file.
Firemaster 3
Name Test file
Date 28−03−2005
Time 19:30
Cue;Seq;Delay;Group;Address;Start;
1;1;0;0;265;00.00.00,00;
1;1;0;0;241;00.00.00,00;
1;1;0;0;1;00.00.00,00;
2;2;0;1;266;00.00.10,00;
2;2;0;1;242;00.00.10,00;
2;2;0;1;2;00.00.10,00;
3;3;0;2;267;00.00.20,00;
3;3;0;2;243;00.00.20,00;
3;3;0;2;3;00.00.20,00;
4;4;0;3;268;00.00.30,00;
4;4;0;3;244;00.00.30,00;
4;4;0;3;4;00.00.30,00;
5;5;0;0;245;00.00.40,00;
5;5;0;0;269;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.00,50;0;246;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.00,50;0;270;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,00;0;247;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,00;0;271;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,50;0;248;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.01,50;0;272;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,00;0;249;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,00;0;273;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,50;0;250;00.00.40,00;
5;5;00.00.02,50;0;274;00.00.40,00;
The RED fields are FIXED and mandatory. In particular:
- “Firemaster 3” is a fixed header
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- “Name” : the user is allowed to give any name up to 24 characters to identify
the show. This field is OPTIONAL and can be left BLANK
- “Date” and “Time” specify the time and date of creation of the show. These
fields are also OPTIONAL and can be left BLANK.
The following fields, separated by a SEMICOLON (;) are MANDATORY:
they must be typed exactly as shown (the first character is a capital). The
ORDER of the 6 fields can be different (provided the following data will respect
the order).
- “Cue” is a progressive number indicating the sequence of fire inside the
show. It will start with “1” and will increase progressively. If two or
more lines have the same CUE number, they will be fired AT THE
SAME TIME.
- “Seq” normally follows the same sequence of “Cue”. It will differ only
when a particular line, already fired, must be FIRED again (this happens
when the line drives not a squib but an automatic sequencer or similar
device).
- “Delay” represent the time spacing between the shots of a RAPID
SEQUENCE (less than one second). Data format is: mm.ss,00
- “Group” allows to specify a particular section of the show that can be
enabled/disabled during the execution. Up to 9 different groups can be
specified, if “0” is specified, then the line cannot be DISABLED during
the show execution.
- “Address” represents the number of the physical line addressed. It can
range from 1 to 9999
- “Start” specifies the absolute time of firing of that line inside the show.
The data format is: hh.mm.ss,00
In the given example the FIRST FIRE command (Cue and Seq 1) will fire three
lines (265, 241, 1) at the same time (00.00.00,00). The same is repeated for Cue
and Seq 2,3 and 4 with an absolute time of 10, 20 and 30 seconds respectively.
Cue and Seq 5 starts a RAPID sequence of 5 shots spaced apart by 00,50
seconds and beginning at the absolute time 40 seconds (note as the “Start” value
remains fixed at 40,00 seconds while the “Dealy” increases linearly in steps of
00,50 seconds). Being the “Group” specified as “0” for all Cues, it will be NOT
possible to disable any line during the show execution.
No other data is necessary to build a valid file to be downloaded into the
memory of the TX5000 unit. Any show can be thus created up to 9999
successive Cues.
2.4.2 How to download the show file to the TX5000 unit
The following steps are required to obtain your show data to be loaded and
stored inside the permanent memory of the TX5000 Unit, ready to be executed:
1) Create first a TEXT file containing the show data. The file can be
created following the instructions given in the previous chapter. Any
method is valid: import the file from a third-party program of show
management, create the file with NOTEPAD, EXCEL, WORD or any
available TEXT EDITOR program. The file must be always saved as
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.TXT or .CSV files: different type of text files (e.g.: .DOC), WILL BE
NOT ACCEPTED.
2) Start the SHOWLOADER3 ® program on your PC and follow the
indications given in the manual’s appendix “A” in order to “import” the
text file in the working area of SHOWLOADER3 ®. Once the show data
are imported, they could be EDITED and modified directly inside the
program using the editing capabilities of SHOWLOADER3 ®. We
discourage however this method since it could leave the original file unmodified and thus containing dangerous discrepancies: it is much better
to MODIFY ALWAYS THE ORIGINAL TEXT FILE and to import it
again in the SHOWLOADER3 ®
3) Connect your PC to the Firemaster TX5000 using the cable supplied for
this purpose. A standard SERIAL port (COMn) must be used: if not
available, an USB port can be used instead along with a RS232-to-USB
CONVERTER. Parente Fireworks s.r.l. can supply this type of converter
upon specific request. Commercial USBtoRS232 can be also used but
we must warn about the possible incompatibility of some models. The
COM port used must be the same selected with the
COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS menu.
4) Select the “IMPORT/EXPORT” icon on the main menu of the TX5000
(F6 key “SEL”). Clear all existing fields with F3 “NEW”. Use F7 to
select the SAME TYPE of data transfer (TEXT or BINARY) you
selected at point (3).
5) Prepare SHOWLOADER3® for the type of data transfer you prefer
(TEXT or BINARY). Use the TEXT mode only with a FIREMASTER
III TX-2000 with firmware revision 1.6c or earlier ones. Use the
BINARY mode in all other cases (FIREMASTER III TX-2000 with
firmware revision 1.7 or FIREMASTER IV TX5000 all versions). Click
on “ACTION” then click on “Send to Firemaster TEXT” or “Send to
Firemaster BINARY” according to your needs: the data transfer will
start immediately
In order to prepare the System to receive a new file from the PC, press key F3
“NEW”: all data fields will be cleared.
For any other detail about SHOWLOADER3® and data download, please
refer to the appendix “A” of the present manual.
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2.4.3 EDIT and SAVE the downloaded show data
Click on the EDIT button from inside the “SHOW IMPORT” mask: the
EDITING-PROGRAMMING mask will be automatically selected and the show
data just dowloaded will be available already formatted as required by the
FIREMASTER SYSTEM.
The show data can be edited, modified, deleted or saved as needed. For the
editing purposes the following keys and commands are available:
- ← (F1) moves the cursor left one column
→ (F2) moves the cursor right one column
INS (F3) allows to INSERT a new line
DEL (F4) allows to DELETE one entire line
BACK (F5) steps back to the EDITING menu
SAVE (F6) the displayed data are transferred to the permanent memory
and will be stored until a new show will be loaded and saved.
F11 (Pg UP) move the entire data window ONE PAGE UP (14 lines)
F10 (Line UP) moves the data window ONE LINE UP
F8 (Line Down) moves the data window ONE LINE DOWN
F7 (Pg Down) moves the entire data window ONE PAGE DOWN (14
lines)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: even if the EDITING function has enough resources
to allow deep changes to your show file and also allows TO WRITE
LOCALLY a complete show using the TX5000 resources only, we warmly
suggest using the EDIT function ONLY TO REVISE AND CHECK THE
INTEGRITY OF THE DOWLOADED DATA.
Any change to your show, should be always made directly on the ORIGINAL
FILE using the PC editing resources: other than managing the changes with
much more ease, your file will be always UP to DATE, while making any
modification on the TX5000 only, will produce DIFFERENT VERSIONS of
your show.
In order to overcome partially to this problem, the IMPORT/EXPORT mask has
a “SEND” key: it can be used to UPLOAD a file modified locally on the
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TX5000, BACK to the PC (on the PC a TEXT EDITING or
COMMUNICATION program with the FILE CAPTURE option activated,
must be operative in order to use this function).
Since the transfer time required to download a file of huge dimensions is VERY
SHORT (using the BINARY mode), we again suggest to use always a TEXT
EDITOR to modify directly the ORIGINAL FILE on the PC instead of making
LOCAL MODIFICATIONS or PATCHES to the file downloaded on the
TX5000. This resource should be reserved to small modifications only in
EMERGENCY CASES when a PC is not readily available.
Remember to SAVE the show data when finished with the editing activity,
otherwise all changes made to the show will be lost when the TX5000 unit is
switched OFF.
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2.4.4 THE “EDITING” MENU
The EDITING menu, just described in the previous paragraph, can be also
activated from the MAIN MENU selecting the ICON. When the EDITING
menu is selected this way, two icons become available:
Selecting this icon, the mask described in the previous paragraph
(2.4.3) will be displayed.
Selecting the “SWAP UNITS” icon, will give access to the
following mask:
This utility can be very useful if one or more Remote Units RX48 must be
substituted on field just before the show. E.g.: let us suppose to already have in
memory a complete show using (among many others) the Remote Unit #4. Just
before the show the Unit #4 becomes defective and an immediate substitution
with Unit #24 is necessary. In this case one will proceed as follows:
- type first the number of the Unit to be changed (4) and press ENTER
- type now the number of the new available Unit (24) and press ENTER
- press EXEC (F1) and the message “DONE” will appear in the window
below.
Press now EDIT (F6): the EDITING mask will be presented. All references
to the lines of Unit #4 will have changed into the equivalent lines of Unit
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#24. All other parameters (Cue, Seq, Start, Delay, Group) will remain
UNCHANGED
This process can be repeated for as many Units as it may be necessary.
2.5 THE “UNITS PROGRAM” MENU
Once the show data have been revised, edited and permanently stored in the
memory of the TX5000 Base Unit as previously described, it will be
necessary to send these data to each Remote Unit RX48.
First of all, switch ON all the RX48 Units (and eventually RX24 and RX24B is a “mixed” system is used) and wait for the auto-test procedure. After all
field Units executed and passed the auto-test, select the “UNITS
PROGRAM” icon from the MAIN MENU and get this mask:
Type “0” to program ALL the RX48 Remote Units, otherwise type-in the
number of the Unit you want to program and then confirm with ENTER.
If you are using a “mixed” system comprising FIREMASTER II,
FIREMASTER III and FIREMASTER IV Remote Units, remember to
select the “OLD UNITS” function in the “TOOLS” mask and to type here
the number of all FIREMASTER II Units eventually used: the System will
recognize automatically these Units and will change the programming
procedure accordingly, thus making fully “transparent” to the operator the
programming task.
The programming will start immediately with F1 “EXEC” key: the Unit(s)
will be addressed in sequence and the data will be automatically sent to each
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Unit. During this process a window will indicate the number of the Unit
being programmed at that time.
The whole programming is made using the RADIO LINK and thus all
Remote Units must be fully operative from this point of view (antenna
correctly installed, good radio signal, etc.).
When the programming is over (this operation could require several minutes
if the show does use several Remote Units and even more if one or more
FIREMASTER II Units are also present because the previous-generation
Units need a programming time 30 times longer than the last-generation
ones), the System will display the message “COMMAND EXECUTED!”
Otherwise, if any error occurred during the program dowloading, the System
will jump automatically to the “SHOW VERIFY” mask in order to display a
complete report of the errors and anomalies.
The TX5000 Base Unit makes 3 attempts when any Remote Unit shouldn’t
“answer” to the programming, then the next Unit will be addressed and so
on for all the Units specified in the show file.
2.5.1 “SHOW VERIFY” MASK
This mask can be selected by the operator at any time from the MAIN
MENU in order to verify if the content of the Remote Units RX24 does
match exactly the show data stored in memory by the base Unit TX2000.
The verify process will take place immediately pressing the F1 “RUN” key.
The following message is displayed during the test of each remote Unit:
VERIFYING
UNIT ....
If the verifying test gives a positive result (the program stored inside all the
Remote Units involved does match the show data hold in memory by the
TX5000 base Unit), then the following message will be displayed
VERIFYING...
OK
If otherwise any error or difference between the data sent back by the
Remote Units and the show stored in memory should be encountered, then n
error report will be automatically displayed (up to a maximum of 14 lines).
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This mask is also AUTOMATICALLY displayed when the TX5000 Base
Station has finished with the remote programming and one or more
problems have been encountered.
2.5.2 ERROR MESSAGES
The following error messages can be displayed in the SHOW VERIFY mask.
E.g.:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
UNIT
12
12
12
12
ERROR TYPE
Not PROGRAMMED
Line(s) OPEN
No response
Program Error
1) One or more lines of the Remote Unit results NOT PROGRAMMED
with consistent data
2) One or more lines, while correctly programmed, result as OPEN
CIRCUIT
3) The Remote Unit doesn’t respond. The TX5000 base Unit makes two
successive attempts.
4) The data sent back by the Remote Unit (relative to one or more lines)
doesn’t match the show program stored in memory by the base Unit
TX5000
Each message type is displayed only once even if more lines have the same error
The error list has a maximum lenght of 14 items.
No specific indication is given about the lines in error: the purpose of this
function is just to check if there complete match between the data stored inside
the Remote Units and the show data hold in memory by the TX5000 base Unit.
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In order to be effective, this function needs always that any parameter
modification must be made using the download procedure from the PC show
file. I.e: a match error will be always issued if some modifications, additions or
deletions are made directly using the LINE TEST or UNIT TEST functions (the
data inside the Remote Units have been modified but not so the show data stored
in memory by the TX5000).
A programming error will be also issued if a data modification is made with the
EDITING function but forgetting to SAVE the modifications with the F6 key.
Of course a programming error will be also issued whenever the data are
correctly modified using the EDIT function or downloading the new data from
the PC, but the operator forget to SEND THE NEW DATA to the Remote Units
using the UNITS PROGRAM function.
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