[LCtalk] Create a 24h clock control cue

[Fokko van Duin]

After some questions on how to run a show e.g. every day from 19:00 
to 23:00, I decide to create a 24 hour/week clock with a control cue. 
The idea is to have 4 DMX channels which indicates the current day 
number, hours, minutes, and seconds. The reason to do it in light 
channels is that you can make a show/cue like:

   show for 0.05s   \\ set your lights off
   go .1 if channel 502 outside 19 - 23

   \\ your cue

   go .1  \\ repeat your show

If you want a more complicated approach you can use examples of 
starting shows using the analog inputs.

The clock cue uses channels 501-504 as days, hrs, mins, secs. The cue 
should run in an unused layer, and set itself into the add mode.  To 
set the clock, put the right values into channels 501-504 (in another 
layer), and at the moment you clear this layer it starts counting 
with this preset. You can copy/paste the cue below if you want to try 
it:


// Cuelist 800 (17 steps), modified 01-02-2005 23:16
   set layer to add
001:
   show d02 for 0.05s
002:
   show d03 for 0.05s
003:
   show d04 for 0.05s
004:
   show d05 for 0.05s
005:
   show d06 for 0.75s
   show d07 for 0.05s
   --
   go 001 if channel 504 within 0 - 59
   show d10 for 0.05s
   go 002 if channel 503 within 0 - 59
   show d12 for 0.05s
   go 003 if channel 502 within 0 - 23
   show d14 for 0.05s
   go 004 if channel 501 within 0 - 6
   show d16 for 0.05s
   go 005

:d02
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[128]

:d03
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[128]

:d04
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[128]

:d05
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[128]

:d06
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[128]

:d07
   501[128]  502[128]  503[128]  504[129]

:d10
   501[128]  502[128]  503[129]  504[000]

:d12
   501[128]  502[129]  503[000]  504[000]

:d14
   501[129]  502[000]  503[000]  504[000]

:d16
   501[000]  502[000]  503[000]  504[000]



This clock example shows the power of LanBox actions; it uses a layer 
in add mode, let it increment channel 504 every second, and checks 
whether minutes, hours, day needs to be incremented as well as it 
clears sec/min at 60, hrs at 24, and days at 6.

If you have questions, let me know,

--
Fokko van Duin,                     Creators of the LanBox-LC
CDS advanced technology bv,         DMX lighting controller.
http://www.cds.nl/                  http://www.lanbox.com/

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