Alcorn McBride Knowledge Base

Category » Show Controllers

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1. Can a ShowTouch talk to more than one V16 Pro/V4 Pro?
   Yes.
2. Can a V16 Pro/V4 Pro talk to more than one ShowTouch?
   Yes. Additionally, ShowTouch displays can be configured to show different information (for example, one can be a maintenance display while another can be an operator interface). The V16 Pro will prompt for which display information should be displayed on the ShowTouch.
3. Can a V16+ or V4+ be the 'brain' for an entire facility?
   Any of our show controllers has sufficient computing power to process hundreds of events per frame. Devices can be controlled completely asynchronously, so a single controller can handle several attractions within a given area. The limiting factor is generally I/O, not processing speed. You faci ...
4. Can I run Touch on any PC?
   Yes. The Touch software currently runs on any Windows PC, turning it into a graphical user interface.
5. Can I send a UDP message over ethernet to a device without using a Product File?
   Yes, just select "custom" as the device name. Then, in the sequence events, select "Message Out" from the events list.
6. Can I use a SMPTE Machine or Binloop with an AMX or other controller?
   Possibly. The SMPTE Machine can be controlled in 3 possible ways - RS-232, Midi, or Contact Closures. To control the SMPTE Machine via RS-232, your controller must be able to speak 9-bit RS-232 (you should contact your controller's manufacturer to verify that it can do so - 9-Bit control is als ...
7. Can I use a Touchscreen with my Alcorn McBride Show Controller?
   Yes. You can use a touchscreen with Alcorn show controllers as long as you can customize the RS-232 string that the touchscreen sends to the controller.For the V16 Pro/V16 Pro show controllers, you can also use our Touch software to design creative and useful screens for control or monitoring. Y ...
8. Can I use a V16 Pro/V4 Pro in a live show?
   Absolutely. The V16 Pro/V4 Pro uses the WinScript Live programming software which allows you to connect to the controller and make changes without affecting the running show. This can allow you to add events, make timing changes and run specific commands while you are online with the controller. ...
9. Can I use my CD player with the Show Controller?
   As long as the CD player is able to communicate via RS-232 communications and you are able to obtain a protocol document for it.
10. Can I use old WinScript scripts with the new V16 Pro?
    Yes, just create a new script in WinScriptLive and then select 'import' from the 'file' menu to import the old .amw script.
11. Can I use the Show Controller to receive data from a motion sensor?
    Yes, the Show Controllers contain Opto-isolated digital inputs the can help control the flow of a show system. These can be used with many devices including motion sensors.
12. Can I use your equipment with a Mac, Sun, or Silicon Graphics computer?
    All of our equipment communicates using RS-232. The protocols are open and are defined in the equipment manuals. So although our show controllers are designed to be programmed using our Windows-based front end, Winscript, all of our equipment can be controlled using almost any type of computer.
13. Do each of the ethernet ports on the V16 Pro have their own IP address/MAC address?
    Yes. The ports are completely separate.
14. Do you make any products that can control my Videowall?
    Yes. Our show controllers (V16+, V4+, V2+, Interactivator) have protocols built in for several different Electrosonic video wall processors. If we do not have the protocol, it can be easily implemented as long as it is RS-232, RS-422 or MIDI. Our Digital Video Machine 2 can also be used as a sou ...
15. Do your show controllers sync to SMPTE and EBU timecode?
    Yes! Our V16Pro can Sync to incoming SMPTE. It can also generate SMPTE based on external blackburst or C-Sync.For our V16, V4 and V2 controllers, our SMPTE Machine allows sequences in any of our show controllers to be triggered at individual times. This is different than 'jam' syncing or 'scrubb ...
16. Does the ShowTouch automatically search for V16 Pro/V4 Pro controllers on a network?
    Yes.
17. Does the SMPTE Machine support Video Interval Timecode (VITC)?
    Unfortunately, it does not currently support VITC.
18. Does the V16 Pro/V4 Pro have a real-time clock?
    Yes. The real-time clock can also be updated via NTP if the controller has access to the Internet.
19. Does Touch support Linux or Mac?
    The Touch software does not currently support Linux or Mac OS.
20. How can I control the volume according to the number of people by making presets?
    This is accomplished by a VCA, of which there are hundreds. Radio Design Labs makes small 'Stick-Ons' which can accomplish this for under $50. At the high end, we often use Peavey MediaMatrix to do complete audio processing of an entire facility (this is the theme park standard). You can also pu ...