City Theatrical Launches PDS-375 TRX Power Supply for CK Fixtures

The imaginative minds of City Theatrical are at it again.  The crew from New York have done it again, they have taken something well proven and used in the industry and made it even better.

City Theatrical has just launched a new power and data supply unit for Philips Color Kinetics LED fixtures, the PDS-375 TRX.  The PDS-375 TRX is the little brother to City Theatricals most recent addition to the line, the PDS-750 TRX.

Here is more from City Theatrical:

The unit can be controlled with all popular Ethernet protocols including Streaming ACN, Art-Net, or KI-Net, as well as wired and wireless DMX512, and is fully RDM enabled. Every unit includes a built-in SHoW DMX ® receiver.

The PDS-375 TRX provides full control capability for the new Philips Color Kinetics five color RGBAW ColorBlast 12 TRX, as well as 16-bit and 8-bit ColorBlast 12 TRs, iW Blast 12s, conventional 8-bit ColorBlast 12s, ColorBlast 6s, ColorSplash 2s, and other CKDMX fixtures. Each of the six outputs can be individually configured for the quantity of DMX slots required and the starting DMX address.

Other features include a built-in three port managed switch to provide an Ethernet pass-thru to down stream devices, and a built-In Ethernet node gateway which when using one of the Ethernet control protocols allows the assignment of any of the six outputs (or the DMX output) to one of two virtual DMX512 universes.

The PDS-375 TRX can also reconfigure Philps Color Kinetics LED fixtures remotely via RDM control of Zapi features. To learn more about the brand new PDS-375 TRX power/data supply, visit City Theatrical’s website at www.citytheatrical.com and click on What’s New on the top left.

City Theatrical Announces PDS-750 TRX Power/Date Supply for CK LED Fixtures

City Theatrical is up to it again, making all kinds of crazy awesome wireless products. The latest one is the PDS-750 TRX Power/Data Supply for Color Kinetics LED fixtures.  Not only does the PDS-750 offer Streaming ACN, Art-Net and KI Net protocols, but also wireless DMX via their popular SHoW DMX.  To make the PDS even more functional, City Theatrical has included fully RDM reatures to the box.

The PDS-750 TRX provides full control capability for the new Philips Color Kinetics ColorBlast 12 TRX, as well as 16 bit and 8 bit ColorBlast 12 TRs, iW Blast 12s, and conventional 8 bit ColorBlast 12s, ColorBlast 6s, ColorSplash 2s, and other CKDMX fixtures, and it can control any mix of these fixtures without wasted DMX Slots.

The PDS-750 TRX units come with a rugged NEMA 1 steel and aluminum enclosure. It’s rack-mount ears can double as pipe mount hangers.

It features multiple data I/O ports, including E1.11/1.20 (DMX/RDM) via XLR 5P, E1.31/1.33 (Streaming ACN) via etherCON, Art-Net via etherCON and wireless SHoW DMX standard on each unit. It also features an Ethernet pass-thru—E1.31/1.33 gateway via XLR 5P when E1.11/1.20 not in use, Art-Net gateway via XLR 5P when E1.11/1.20 not in use.

For more information on the PDS-750 TRX, head over to www.citytheatrical.com or www.colorkinetics.com.

Apollo Announces New, More Efficient Power Supplies

Taking an internet stroll this morning, we noticed a new press release from Apollo Design.  They recently announced the release of a new, more energy efficient Smart Power family of power supplies.

More from the Press Release:

Apollo announces a new, more efficient Smart Power family of power supplies. In addition to a sleek design, the feature rich Smart Power 200, 400, and 600 are ideal for powering the industry’s numerous DMX controlled equipment and accessories. “Numerous features really set these power supplies apart,” states Apollo’s Electrical Engineer Gary Kuntz. “Auto sensing makes them plug and play ready for all international AC line voltages and there is two pair of 4-pin XLR output connectors for each 200 watt circuit. The best feature, however, might be the isolated output circuits with automatic recovery when shorts occur.”

With a user accessible (and extra) fuse and an optional rack mount kit, Apollo Smart Powers are functional and versatile. List prices for the Smart Power 200, 400, and 600 are $695, $995, and $1295 respectively, providing more watts per dollar and exceptional value to all markets.

For more information on Apollo Design, visit their website at www.apollodesign.net.