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Technical Bulletin Tbjlt062 - Echelon Peripheral Specifications

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T E C H N I C A L B U L L E T I N S H E E T Moving Light Consoles Echelon TBJLT062.doc nd Date: 23 February 1999 Echelon Peripheral Specifications There are a number of peripheral ports provided on the Echelon console. This tech note describes the particular requirement of these peripherals in order for them to operate correctly with the console. Video Monitor The video monitor is used to display information in a more complete format than is available on any of the console displays. Three video modes are available – all show the same information however the higher screen resolutions allow more data to be displayed on the screen at one time. The specifications for each display mode are shown in table 1. To work with the console in all modes a video monitor must be capable of decoding the three combinations of vertical and horizontal frequencies. A 17inch or greater screen size monitor is recommended for use with mode 3. Mode Horizontal Pixels Vertical Pixels Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency 1 640 480 31.4KHz 60Hz 2 800 600 48.0KHz 72Hz 3 1024 768 56.5KHz 70Hz Table 1: Video monitor modes Mouse/TrackBall The mouse or trackball is used to select items on the video monitor, and control the pan and tilt of selected fixtures. Either a trackball or a mouse can be used, however TM they must be Microsoft compatible, and be fitted with a 9 pin female ‘D’ connector to plug into the Echelon serial port. Keyboard The keyboard provides a more ergonomic way of entering text labels into the TM o console. The keyboard must be IBM AT compatible, and be fitted with a 5 pin 180 TM male DIN connector to plug into the Echelon keyboard port. Windows 95 keyboards fitted with the correct connector are suitable. Printer The software to enable the printer is not available at present, however the interface is a standard Centronics parallel interface and will use PCL Level 5 or Postscript Level 2 languages. Any connected printer must support this interface and languages. Jands Electronics Pty Ltd/ 40 Kent Rd/ Mascot/ NSW/ 2020/ Australia Phone: +61 (2) 9582 0909 Fax: +61 (2) 9582 0999 Email: [email protected] Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Electronics Pty Ltd ACN 001 187 837 Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Electronics shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein.