Prop1 Pre show using Vixen

[skipmcnoob@yahoo.com]

Would any of my fellow Prop1 users happen to know if there is a way to get a preshow on the prop1 using vixen or any other way? Just a looping segment before the actual show is triggered.
Thank You

[JonnyMac]

Nope, can't do it using a show programmer.  You *could* figure out how the Vixen-generate show code works and modify it, though.

[freakyland]

I've actually, nearly all of my haunt is controlled by prop-1s doing exactly what John suggests.  Our rooms all needed extra trigger inputs, delays, looping background sequences, etc.   This way you can then write up whatever code you want (within the limits of the Prop-1), once you have a basic understanding of the coding, and deal with the timing of a pre-set timed event through Vixen.

1. I used the vixen prop-1 generator to create the timed out part of the sequence.
2. Customize the rest of the code to have multiple trigger points, background lights, looping sequences pretty much whatever you want.  Save this as a working file, because the sequence generator can't directly write to anything other than the template file
3. To tweak the timing on the vixen sequence, just run it again (saved as a temporary file), copy and paste the new EEPROM table into your customized code.
 

[skipmcnoob@yahoo.com]

Sounds like I better get my face in the books...
I found that in the reset portion of the code you can make it so certain pins stay constant which allows for lighting to stay on after the show has completed which is essentially what I was trying to accomplish. Have you ever used this method before? If not its something to check out...
basically the reset looked like 00000000 and in order to get p0-p3 to stay constant I just changed the code to 00001111.
thanks btw

[JonnyMac]

Keep in mind that code generators, like that we have in Vixen, are short-cuts that can never be as efficient as human crafted code.  There are really only about 10 to 12 keywords to learn to be effective, and with a little study one can learn Prop-1 programming well enough to make most props work the way they want.

[skipmcnoob@yahoo.com]

Yea im learning that slowly but surely  :P
I really appreciate all of the input from everyone. Its good knowing there is a community of people out there that all have a common interest and help others achieve a common goal. thanks