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Offline rm357

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Trigger implementation idea: basic push button
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2012, »
While possible, you are taking about a major undertaking.
As it is now, the trigger starts a show file. To do what you are talking about, you would have to be able to run two or more show files at the same time, combining both the light and sound data before outputting it. The lighting data might no be too bad, but right now I believe the audio  decompression and playback is done in the audio module. I don't know what it's capabilities are, but decompressing and mixing the audio in the pic will add significantly to the code...
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Re: Trigger implementation idea: basic push button
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2012, »
The main thing I am trying to do is run show 1 on a loop, have a trigger stop show one and play show 2 and then at the end of show 2 start show 1 again on a loop (either from the beginning or where it left off).  Seems straight foreward to implement in the software/firmware (although I could be missing something).  A hardware based solution using two conductors might work but there are some problems to overcome.
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Re: Trigger implementation idea: basic push button
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2012, »
can be done with vixen playing to the eD (without conductor)

Vixen has trigger support
Vixen has background sequence support.
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Re: Trigger implementation idea: basic push button
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2012, »
Chris - Thanks.  I was unaware of that capability.  I was really hoping to use the conductor next year but I may have to go the vixen route.  I will just have to wait and see what if any upgrades RJ has planned.
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Re: Trigger implementation idea: basic push button
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2012, »
well...  i meant to add, there's a catch...

the "background sequence" to use in vixen needs to be scripted (not a fill in the dots)

and you might need to do a little research for the trigger board that's support with the main vixen plugins...  (maybe someone here has done this?)
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