Snapshot Controller Component

Using the Snapshot Controller

After you have placed all the controls and/or components you want to control into the Snapshot Bank:

Drag the Snapshot Controller Component into the Schematic and open the Control Panel.

Set all the controls in all the components, that are in the Snapshot Bank, to the settings you want.

Click the Save button of the Snapshot in which you want to save the current control settings.

Adjust all controls to settings for another situation.

Click the Save button of the Snapshot in which you want to save the new control settings.

Continue saving control settings in Snapshots as necessary. If you need more than 24 Snapshots, you can add more Snapshot Banks to cover your needs.

After you have saved all the control settings:

Click the Load button of the Snapshot that meets the needs of your venue at this time.

Controls

Control	Function	Default / Range
Load	One button for each Snapshot that Loads the Control settings saved in the associated Snapshot. When a Snapshot is not the last loaded, the associated button LED is off. When a Snapshot is loaded, the LED is on. When one or more controls contained in a loaded Snapshot has been changed outside of the Snapshot, the LED is dimmed.	Off/Dim/On
Save	One button for each Snapshot that saves the current state of the Controls in the Snapshot Bank in the associated Snapshot.	Momentary
Prev	Loads the Snapshot to the left of the one currently loaded. When the last Snapshot on the left is selected, the Prev button is grayed out.	Off / On
Next	Loads the Snapshot to the right of the one currently loaded. When the last Snapshot on the right is selected, the Next button is grayed out.	Off / On
Ramp Time seconds	Not available in the Global Snapshot. Sets the time it takes for the controls to reach the saved position or value. If there are binary type controls (buttons, list selections, etc.) in the Snapshot, they change state at 50% of the Ramp Time.	Default = 0 Range = 0 to 60
Write Protect	Not available in the Global Snapshot. Available when Write Protect or Scene mode is selected in the Properties. Disables/enables the Save buttons for all Snapshots.	Off / On

Control

Function

Default / Range

Load

One button for each Snapshot that Loads the Control settings saved in the associated Snapshot. When a Snapshot is not the last loaded, the associated button LED is off. When a Snapshot is loaded, the LED is on. When one or more controls contained in a loaded Snapshot has been changed outside of the Snapshot, the LED is dimmed.

Off/Dim/On

Save

One button for each Snapshot that saves the current state of the Controls in the Snapshot Bank in the associated Snapshot.

Momentary

Loads the Snapshot to the left of the one currently loaded. When the last Snapshot on the left is selected, the Prev button is grayed out.

Off / On

Loads the Snapshot to the right of the one currently loaded. When the last Snapshot on the right is selected, the Next button is grayed out.

Off / On

Ramp Time

seconds

Not available in the Global Snapshot. Sets the time it takes for the controls to reach the saved position or value. If there are binary type controls (buttons, list selections, etc.) in the Snapshot, they change state at 50% of the Ramp Time.

Default = 0

Range = 0 to 60

Write Protect

Not available in the Global Snapshot. Available when Write Protect or Scene mode is selected in the Properties.

Disables/enables the Save buttons for all Snapshots.

Off / On

Properties

The properties for the Snapshot Controller can be set while the Snapshot Controller component in the Schematic is selected, or when the Snapshot Bank in the Snapshot list is selected.

Global

Property	Function	Choices
Count	Sets the number of snapshots in the bank.	1 through 24

Property

Function

Choices

Count

Sets the number of snapshots in the bank.

1 through 24

User-defined Snapshot Bank

Property	Function	Choices
Name	User-defined name for the Snapshot Bank. The default is "Snapshot Bank n"; the number in the default name increments for each new Snapshot Bank added.	User Defined
Count	Sets the number of snapshots in the bank.	1 through 24
Mode	Normal Mode - All functions are enabled. Scene Mode - Saves the current snapshot before loading a new one. Used primarily during a theater type rehearsal where the controls are set for the scene, then the snapshot is saved when the next snapshot is loaded. Write Protect Mode - Enables the Write Protect button in the Snapshot Controller control panel. The Save buttons for all the Snapshots in the Snapshot Bank are disabled so that settings cannot be overwritten.	Normal Write Protect Scene

Property

Function

Choices

Name

User-defined name for the Snapshot Bank. The default is "Snapshot Bank n"; the number in the default name increments for each new Snapshot Bank added.

User Defined

Count

Sets the number of snapshots in the bank.

1 through 24

Mode

Normal Mode - All functions are enabled.

Scene Mode - Saves the current snapshot before loading a new one. Used primarily during a theater type rehearsal where the controls are set for the scene, then the snapshot is saved when the next snapshot is loaded.

Write Protect Mode - Enables the Write Protect button in the Snapshot Controller control panel. The Save buttons for all the Snapshots in the Snapshot Bank are disabled so that settings cannot be overwritten.

Normal

Write Protect

Scene

Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in the Snapshot Bank Properties. You must select the Snapshot Controller in the Schematic to define the Control Pins.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Last (one per Snapshot)	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Load (one per Snapshot)	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Load Next	trigger	Input / Output
Load Previous	trigger	Input / Output
Match (one per Snapshot)	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Ramp Time	0 to 60000	0 ms to 60 sec	0.000 1.000	Input / Output
Save (one per Snapshot)	trigger	Input / Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Last (one per Snapshot)

false

true

Output

Load (one per Snapshot)

false

true

Input / Output

Load Next

trigger

Input / Output

Load Previous

trigger

Input / Output

Match (one per Snapshot)

false

true

Output

Ramp Time

0 to 60000

0 ms to 60 sec

0.000

1.000

Input / Output

Save (one per Snapshot)

trigger

Input / Output

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