W-DMX Set to Announce BlueBox at PLASA 2010

Wireless Solution Sweden AB will unveil the latest product to the award-winning W-DMX™ line, the BlueBox RDM Controller, during PLASA 2010 in London, September 12-15 in Stand 1-E43.

BlueBox is the industry’s first PC-based intelligent, integrated DMX and RDM controller software. Built from the ground up specifically for controlling large rigs of RDM enabled products, the BlueBox RDM controller allows users to search for any RDM enabled product in a DMX/RDM Network, automatically patch the fixture, and control the fixture, as well as receive status updates on the fixture and configure settings such as fixture mode, lamp on/off and more. This makes the BlueBox RDM controller perfect for quick setup and programming of corporate and live event rigs (much quicker than an equivalent DMX console due to the fast automation that RDM allows for), and is ideal for autonomous monitoring of large scale lighting installations in architectural environments.

The BlueBox RDM controller is built with a set of features specifically for the W-DMX™ G4 range. BlueBox will automatically search for and find any G4 transmitters and RDM enabled G4 receivers and display them clearly on the screen. Useful information, such as signal strength and wireless channels used can be displayed, and useful configuration options such as signal power, transmitter/receiver pairing and compatibility modes can be set up quickly and easily from dedicated W-DMX™ menus. Users can also see which RDM fixtures are connected through which W-DMX™ receiver, simplifying installation.

The DMX controller allows cue lists to be built, coupled with powerful timing control to enable automatic, architectural or event lighting to take place, with minimal user intervention. The clear, concise fixture alerting system alerts the user if there are any problems with fixtures on screen and by email, virtually eliminating all manual checking of fixtures in fixed installations. The cue list quick select allows dynamic shows to be programmed and run ‘on-site’.

BlueBox comes as an Ethernet dongle and PC software, and is optimized for touch screen PCs. Use of a simple wireless LAN allows the controller to be brought practically anywhere in a venue, making patching, focusing, testing and programming much easier. Multiple dongles can be used for multiple universes of DMX/RDM, allowing a practically unlimited system size.

For more information on W-DMX BlueBox, visit their website at www.wirelessdmx.com.

ELC Lighting To Show off DMX-Over-Ethernet Devices For First Time at LDI

ELC Lighting out of Switzerland will be exhibiting at the LDI Show for the first time. ELC Lighting specializes in DMX distribution networks and specialized control products such as the dmXLAN  node6x, their latest product.  The dmXLAN node6x is and all in one DMX.ethernet solution.  It features 6x DMX inputs/output ports and is fully compatible with ELC’s free dmXLAN software with advanced DMX channel merging and patching.  The dmXLAN node6x also features a 5-port 10/100mb ethernet switch.

Some of the other products ELC Lighting will have on hand are their DMX Show Recording devices and their focusHAND riggers radio remote. To learn more about ELC Lighting, visit their website at www.elclighting.com or visit their booth, 562 at LDI this week.

Artistic Licence Releases New Art-Net PoE4 DIN-Rail Switch

Artistic Licence announced the release of their latest addition to their Art-Net range, the Art-Switch PoE4. The Art-Switch PoE4 is designed to provide power and data over cat5 cable to such products as the Art-Lynx or any other Art-Net node.  This eliminates the need for additional power supplies for the individual nodes.  This type of data and power distro is called PoE or Power-over-Ethernet.

The Art-Switch PoE4 has five 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports on board, four ports support the PoE while the fifth is network in.  Each port is capable of auto-configuration which includes speed, duplex and cable type and complies with IEEE802.3af Ethernet standards.

The Art-Switch PoE4 requires a 48v power input and can be housed on a DIN Rail system or surfaced mounted. The Art-Switch PoE4 runs £355.00 or $585.00 USD.  To learn more about the Art-Switch PoE4 or to purchase one, visit www.artisticlicence.com.