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Exorcist User Manual1The ExorcistHauntControllerWarnings:The Exorcist Box IS NOT waterproof. Use only indoors and do not spillliquids on it.Exorcist i

Exorcist User Manual10THE MISC SCREENAAA note about remote control unitsThe Exorcist uses Phillips RC5 control codes (there are other Phillips formats

Exorcist User Manual11For simplicity sake we have already named the remote keys IR RC 1, IR RC 2, etc. Ifthese names work for you just leave them. If

Exorcist User Manual12The Timer ScreenThere are 16 timers that can be used wherever you need something to wait. Forexample, you might want a timer to

Exorcist User Manual13The Sound Player ScreenIn addition to VSA routines, which usually have their own sound file embedded inthem, you can play other

Exorcist User Manual14The Menu BarAbove the tabs are the FILE, ROUTINES and HELP menus.The FILE menu allows you to load and save the “programs” you ha

Exorcist User Manual15Playing multiple routinesExorcist has the capability to play multiple routines simultaneously; however shouldmore than one routi

Exorcist User Manual16 Logic FunctionsMost logic functions compare the STATE of two flags when one of the flags changesSTATE and triggers a change EVE

Exorcist User Manual17The function will only turn on if one of the inputs are on, if both are on then it willturn offTrigger 1Trigger 2OutputOffOffOff

Exorcist User Manual18NOTThe NOT function ignores the state of the second trigger, normally this shouldn’t beset to anything, but even if it is set th

Exorcist User Manual19The Exorcist Input Box hardware description:Features:•!The box has four tabs for mounting.• There are 8 red input buttons on the

Exorcist User Manual2IntroductionExorcist is a software and hardware package that was been designed to seamlesslytrigger VSA routines using switches a

Exorcist User Manual20Programming your HauntExorcist has been designed with the fully automated haunt in mind, something that inpractice is a lot hard

Exorcist User Manual21Reset: - Timer 1 DoneDwell: - 100This method ties the reset to a timer. When you trigger the routine it plays and thenwill not t

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Exorcist User Manual23Zone Control (Entry and Exit)You can of course extend your zone control to monitor entry and exit.VSA 1Trigger: - Function 1 ONR

Exorcist User Manual24Function 3Condition 1: - Input 1 ON (view Mat)Condition 2: - Function 2 ONOperator: - ANDFunction 4Condition 1: - Input 3 ON (Ex

Exorcist User Manual25Mixing it upSomeone on the forums gave us this idea, it’s not actually something that was everthought about during Exorcists des

Exorcist User Manual26Condition 1: - VSA 1 DoneCondition 2: - VSA 2 DoneOperator: - ORWith this routine the hauntmaster can select the mode the haunt

Exorcist User Manual27Protection against running multiple routines to the same output device.This problem can be something of a nuisance, during the d

Exorcist User Manual28Condition 2: - VSA 2 DoneOperator: - ORThe All VSA Off flag is a shortcut flag provided to make such programming easy

Exorcist User Manual29A more selective methodIn this example we are going to look at how inspired use of different functions cansimplify programming,

Exorcist User Manual3What’s in the package?The Exorcist package includes both hardware and software components. The hardwareincludes the Exorcist Inpu

Exorcist User Manual30NORTrigger 1Trigger 2OutputOffOffOnOffOnOffOnOffOffOnOnOffNOR is another way of saying if this AND that are OFF, where AND is sa

Exorcist User Manual31needs to be OFF. Now for the headache….. The Input n OFF flag is off when Input nis ON, which means that function 1 will come on

Exorcist User Manual32Making your own switchesAn Exorcist input switch should be a dry contact switch that shorts between twocontacts.NOTEWhen making

Exorcist User Manual33TroubleshootingIf your Exorcist is crashing you must quit Exorcist, load VSA and test yourroutines again. Once the routines work

Exorcist User Manual34not exorcistIf the conflict is a DMXport tehn you need to add aseparate DMX converterVolume doesn’t change onmy Vista computerVo

Exorcist User Manual35ProblemCauseSolutionMy sensor is activated butit flickers off occasionallyand disrupts my routineThis is normal. Inputs canflick

Exorcist User Manual4Getting StartedUnpack Exorcist. You should have:• Exorcist Manual (this document)• Exorcist USB Input Box and USB Cable• Exorcist

Exorcist User Manual5InstallationIf you are the owner of a SkullTroniX revision 3 (or newer) skull you already haveinstalled the VSA Console program.

Exorcist User Manual6This trick works because, when you start a routine, VSA sets all the outputs to thedefault value, all SkullTroniX routines set th

Exorcist User Manual7The yellow label above the VSA routine allows you to choose a friendly name foreach routine. Just double click on the yellow name

Exorcist User Manual8The Logic Functions ScreenLet’s try a slightly more advanced routine. Let’s start our VSA routine using either theinput button #1

Exorcist User Manual9State vs. EventSomething that may confuse is the difference between State and Event, a light forexample has two states ‘ON’ or ‘O