[slinkelist] RE: Delay command in automation interface

Colby Boles cboles@nirvis.com
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:07:41 -0700


I took a closer look, and you're right the mapping commands may get 
executed *after* subsequent CDJ commands due to the way CDJ responses make 
their way back to to the mapper via SlinkeServ. So I fixed it. I'll try to 
get this new version up today.

Colby

At 01:05 PM 10/11/99 -0400, John Owen wrote:

>I'm having the same problem, and adding the delay instruction is
>not causing a delay in in the second changer playing, no matter
>how long I set the delay for.  It appears that the play command
>is going out before the 'using_player' event is fired.
>
>Should I be keying this on a different event, or am I missing
>something.
>
>My map file looks (in part) like this
>
>cdjr:using_player[cd1]
>         {
>         rcvr:inputcd1
>         rcvr:ir[-1500000]
>         }
>cdjr:using_player[cd2]
>         {
>         rcvr:inputcd2
>         rcvr:ir[-1500000]
>         }
>
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 15:10:30 -0700
> > To: "Evan Robinson" <evanr@alum.mit.edu>,<slinkelist@nirvis.com>
> > From: Colby Boles <cboles@nirvis.com>
> > Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Delay command in automation interface?
> >
> > Yes. You could send a period of "blank IR" after your command to get this
> > effect. There is a little known hack in the device:command protocol which
> > allows you to send some lowlevel commands without having to bother loading
> > the lowlevel device. Let's say your receiver is call rcvr and the input
> > switching command is digital_input. Do the following
> >
> > rcvr:digital_input
> > rcvr:ir[-750000]
> >
> > the second command sends a 750ms "off" period out the slink-e IR port, in
> > effect tying up the slink-e for 750ms before CDJ sends out its play 
> command.
> >
> > Colby
> >
> >
> > At 02:53 PM 10/10/99 -0700, Evan Robinson wrote:
> >>I use the IR transmitter to select the appropriate digital input on my
> >>receiver whenever CDJ changes players.  My receiver takes about 750ms to
> >>prepare itself for the new input, and during this time, CDJ starts playing.
> >>
> >>Is there the equivalent of a "delay" command that will let me force a
> >>brief wait between the time the IR command is sent and the time CDJ starts
> >>playing?
> >>
> >>Thanks!
> >>
> >
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