【 Weak current College 】 film and stage lighting control system design (1)

Lighting control system is safe and reliable, this is troubling film and stage lighting Division of one of the lighting equipment manufacturers in tackling one of the important issues. United Kingdom siquande lighting company (StrandLighting) pioneered in compliance with the requirements of the security system, this article is the ShowNet network digital lighting control system for an introduction.
Use value and application of the vision
As a lighting system of command centers, the lighting control system, reliable or not, have a direct impact on the applications of lighting effects. To ensure that lighting control technology, except use foolproof mature, stable and reliable lighting products, scientific and rational design of backup control system also is critical. In recent years, the major professional lighting manufacturers in order to resolve the problem, the backup control has implemented a number of programme design.
One of the most advanced model that combines two features the same dimming platform in the same control room at the same time, signal output preferred when dashboard failure, then through the Deputy Controller to control it. Since the primary and standby joins between the console without mutual learning function, usually performed before light control is indexed in the primary, backup, Taichung, this waste of resources, and does not meet the best track backup. TVs digital, networked, intelligent wave, promotes professional lighting technologies. Siquande lighting to the world's leading technology, the development Server and ShowNetConfiguration software, ShowNet network system. The system uses the networked digital dimming technology, console Strand550i (or 530i, 520i, 300 series lighting desk, etc.), and backup sets Strand510i (or 530i, 520i, 310i, etc.) through the network of distributor and network nodes, and dimming Silicon Cabinet connection into a digital lighting control network. ShowNet network digital dimming system is technically protected lighting control DMX signal output reliability and consistency. Its characteristics are reflected in:
(1) the use of network technology that provides remote control and technical support, and allows the lighting designer desktop design PC networking.
(2) between the console on the network and learn from each other, each backup. Backup to network architectures and the console is connected to, and use the full-track backup mode on the dashboard to learn that two dimming platform parallel processing, either on the press, another that learning; when the primary and standby control console in any computer failure, another will be transferred to follow up the output.
(3) through the network communication interface and dimming standing Cabinet ReporterPC software, the operator can lighting control room through PC or console screen, track lighting system instant information and work status, so the loop lamp for monitoring.
(4) through the network node can set up the PC, the designers of the azimuth (DesignerPosition), remote control, your controller (ShowControler), etc., resulting in points control, more control, portable remote control or control.
(5) network system stability, programming, hardware structure does not change, you can use the software to achieve system upgrade. ShowNet system uses the TCP/IP Protocol, and other mining TCP/IP systems share lines to reduce costs, and better compatibility.