Programming via the Internet is especially useful for architectural installations: the system makes it possible for a lighting designer or installer to access and change colour settings for a special event at a building in Los Angeles, for example, from his office in London.
The interface is able to establish a connection to a server and look for any new updates: the lighting designer just needs to put his new show on the server and the interface will download it at the next connection. The company explains: "It works a little bit like antivirus software, which looks for updates every day, or week." The interface can be connected to a WebCam, allowing the installer to update a design and see the changes in real-time.
The creation of scenes is made simple by the software, which enables the user to program a number of steps and loop mode. Each Step has a fade time and a waiting time. By creating several steps in sequence, a dynamic scene can be built, while the number of loops, before automatically moving on to the next scene, can also be set.The electronic interface has all the necessary functions for an architectural installation: control of 512 DMX channels, a real-time clock (time and calendar triggering) and eight ports which allow triggering by external events such as a button activation, or a movement detector.
The inherent cost and time savings are a particular benefit of the system. This award-winner was described by the judges as "a clever design offering flexibility in lighting distribution control, coupled with a good approach to remote system configuration".
