BASIL II 10 CHANNEL SPECIAL EFFECTS CONTROLLER
How many special effects projectors reside in your theater? Three? Eight? Twenty-seven? Two hundred?
Whatever the number, you probably don't use them all simultaneously. We've taken advantage of that fact to deliver an economical special effects control solution. BASIL II (the successor to our popular Sky-Stepper) attaches to one SUGAR channel (and/or manual control), but controls up to ten special effects, one at a time. The trick is multiplexing. Inside the box one set of control circuits can be electronically assigned to one of ten output channels (just as a tray of 80 slides can be "assigned" to show one slide at a time). Each of the ten channels provides:
A 0-110V/220V dimming circuit, 10 amp max (normally used for lamp dimming)
A 110V/220V circuit which may be pulsed or switched on and off (useful for motor control)
A dry contact relay circuit with access to the normally-open, normally-closed, and common contacts of the relay (valuable for triggering events such as strobe flashes). This relay may be pulsed or switched on and off.
BASIL II is easy to install and use. Just plug it into a standard 110V/220V wall socket Connect it to a SUGAR channel or manual control (for both automatic and manual control, the manual control is connected through the SUGAR's Manual Control port). Effects are selected by "stepping" up and down between channels 0 - 9 using a manual panel and/or SPICE Automation cues. Once the desired channel has been selected the fade and switch controls operate on that channel only. With two BASIL IIs you can crossfade between effects and have up to twenty effects on-line.
For projectors which require a reset function after use, we recommend our Universal Reset Controller.
SPECIFICATIONS
INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
SPICE INPUT - 9-pin D-shell input from SUGAR or Manual Control.
Pin connections:
1-circuit ground
2-stepper up input
3-lamp level 0-12VDC
4-motor circuit on/off
5-12VDC output
6-unused
7-home
8-stepper down input
9-relay circuit on/off
MANUAL CONTROL - 25-pin D-shell connection for Manual Control Unit when no SUGAR is connected. (When a SUGAR is connected manual control is accomplished via the SUGAR's Manual Control port.) Also drives console stepper display when a SUGAR is connected
EFFECTS CONTROLS - ten sets of connectors, one for each of ten channels (0-9):
LAMP - 0-110.220VAC, 10 amp max.
MOTOR - 110.220VAC switched, 10 amp max (NOTE: combined LAMP & MOTOR current is 10 amp max.)
RELAY - Phoenix connector with N.O., N.C., and Common connections, 5 amp max at 24VAC
REMOTE PANEL CONTROLS (optional)
STEP UP - advances stepper one step
STEP DOWN - reverses stepper one step
LAMP - knob adjusts lamp level
MOTOR - turns on motor circuit of selected channel
RELAY - turn on relay circuit of selected channel
HOME - sets the stepper to channel zero
REMOTE PANEL DISPLAY (optional)
STEPPER POSITION - single digit LED readout of selected stepper channel (0-9)
MAXIMUM CABLE RUNS
SPICE INPUT - 150 ft.
MANUAL CONTROL UNIT - 150 ft.
POWER REQUIREMENTS
110V/60Hz or 220V/50Hz (specify); 10 amp quick blow fuse
DIMENSIONS
Height: 10.48", Depth: 4", Width: 17"
Requires minimum 3" clearance for connections
Fits 19" rack; optional rack mount ears furnished which may be reversed for wall mounting
Rack-mount configuration with connectors facing inwards
SS 274
SS 274M - manual control unit
SS 274 E - international version