Starting with September 2005's AE-C6 v3.61, we have three busses that help keep track of the SHARC Attack profanity delay's status. (While the AE-C2 card, paired with a SHARC Attack will do delay, these extra signaling busses are not available with the AE-C2 card.)
By hanging a trigger on these busses, you can add text to your console display or have the lights flash to show what state the delay is in.
First, a brief overview of the busses:
Device number = the router crosspoint that is being used for the delay.
Bus 24 - turns on when the delay is activated and ramping up. This bus stays on while the delay is active.
Bus 25 - turns on when the delay is ramping down. (Bus 24 and 26 will turn off when this turns on.) Bus 25 will turn off when the delay reaches zero.
Bus 26 - turns on when the delay has reached maximum duration and turns off when the DUMP command is issued.
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Now, some examples:
For the purposes of this article, the delay ramps in and out with a toggle switch on bridge button 1 and the dump button is on bridge button 2. Port 1 Router 1 will be used for the delay. Your implementation of the delay may vary.
Trigger #1: Delay Start and Stop
trigger ae1 surface 1 bridge button 1 on toggle
if toggle = 1
cmd ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] talk max 10.0 ~ sets delay buffer to 10.0 secs
cmd ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] talk start ~ starts delay
endif
if toggle = 2
cmd ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] talk stop ~ ramps to zero
endif
Trigger #2 Delay Dump
trigger ae1 surface 1 bridge button 2 on
cmd ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] talk dump
Trigger #3 Delay Ramp up signal on
trigger ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 24 on
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 1 on ~ turns on start lamp to show delay is active
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 2 flash continuous ~ flash dump lamp to show delay is ramping
Trigger #4 Delay Max signal on
trigger ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 26 on
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 2 on ~ sets dump lamp as steady on to show it's at max
Trigger #5 Delay Dump signal on
trigger ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 26 off
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 2 flash continuous ~ sets dump lamp to flash to show it's building
Trigger #6 Delay Ramp down signal
trigger ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 25 on
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 1 flash continuous ~ flash to show delay is ramping down
Trigger #7 Delay Off signal
trigger ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 25 off
if state = ( ae1 d[Port1 Router 1 In] bus 24 off ) and ( ae1 d[Port 1 Router 1 In] bus 26 off ) then
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 1 off ~ turn off start/stop lamp
cmd ae1 bridgelamp 2 off ~ turn off dump lamp
endif
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John Davis
Logitek Electronic Systems, Inc.
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