City Theatrical brings innovation to ABTT 2017
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City Theatrical will be also showcasing new Pathway Connectivity products such as Vignette and NSB. DMXcat Multifunction Test Tool makes it easy for anyone to control, analyse, or test any DMX lighting fixture, whether it’s a simple LED PAR or a complex moving light. The system consists of a small hardware dongle and a suite of mobile applications. Together, they combine to bring wireless DMX and RDM control plus several other useful functions to the user’s smartphone.
The DMXcat solves the problem faced by all users of modern lighting equipment: How to turn on and test DMX lighting gear without using a complicated lighting console. The DMXcat works with both Android andiPhones. SHoW DMX Multiverse can broadcast up to five universes of DMX data in the 2.4GHz band (for use worldwide) or four universes of data in the 900MHz band (for use in the Americas).
These tiny circuit board mounted modules are particularly suited for lighting equipment manufacturers who are interested in adding wireless DMX to their products.
For the first time, due to small size, low cost, increased data transport, and ease of design integration, the implementation of a wireless DMX chip in every DMX device is possible.
The company’s growing line of low voltage dimmers for LED tape has been added into the QolorFLEX family, assuring users that all of the company’s dimmers match perfectly with their ETL listed QolorFLEX LED Tape.
Also on show is a new tiny dimmer, the QolorFLEX 2x4A SHoW DMX Multiverse Dimmer. Just 3.187” x .70” x .50” (81mm x 18.8mm x 12mm), it is small enough to fit in a 3/4” (19mm) tube and is designed for building into tiny spaces in props, candles, wands, costumes, and other special effects.
QolorPIX Pixel Controlled Tape and Pixel Controller are an innovative approach to pixel control which offers a high level of creativity combined with plug and play usability. Each QolorPIX controller is preconfigured with personality profiles, which can be combined and tuned to produce thousands of dynamic effects using only a few DMX channels. Chases, fades, scrolls, bursts, and other effects can be created and saved as needed.
QolorPIX Pixel Controlled LED Tape connects to the controller using industry standard four pin XLR connectors. Within one minute, the system can be up and running.
Vignette is a system of modular button and slider wall station inserts that allows the user to snapshot four universes of E1.31 sACN or one universe of DMX512. Design the wall stations needed, from singlegang up to six-gang. With both Ethernet or RS485 backbone architectures available, buttons can be Press-and-Hold-To-Record and Press to Play Back; sliders can control any sACN slot and be patched to many others using any Pathport gateway, or act as a grand master for the Vignette’s output.
NSB is a system of modular button and slider wall station inserts that are fully compatible with Cognito2 and Choreo lighting control platforms. Design the wall station needed, from single-gang up to six-gang. Ethernet-based, any button or slider may be associated with Memories recorded in a Cognito2 or Choreo.
(Jim Evans)
