Technical Standards Program

ESTA Host 2nd Annual Control Protocol PlugFest January 2011

Written By: Justin Lang on December 15, 2010

It’s times like these that I wish I lived in the lone star state! ESTA’s Technical Standards Program is holding their second annual Control Protocol PlugFest in Westlake Texas on January 21st and 22nd. The PlugFest just happens to be at the same exact time and place as the Technical Standard Program meetings! What a [...]

ESTA Technical Standards Program CPWG:Wiki

Written By: Justin Lang on December 14, 2010

Keeping track of industry standards and the development stages of a protocol can be pretty challenging. Especially when our industry has SO MANY unique and individualize standards. John Huntington, the blogger/writer of ControlGeek.net felt the same way. It is mind numbing trying to keep track of all the standards and their progress. John just happens [...]

TSP Review: ANSI E1.15-2006 Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies

Written By: Justin Lang on November 9, 2010

Time to get your reviewer hat on. ESTA’s Technical Standards Program recently released ANSI E1.15-2006 (R201x), or better known as Entertainment Technology–Recommended Practices and Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies for Being Considered for Reaffirmation. Here’s the scope of the document: The standard sets minimum specifications for the assembly [...]

Revision of ACN Standards Up for Review

Written By: Justin Lang on July 20, 2010

All right, all you control freaks, (I mean that in a good way), get your thinking caps on. The ESTA Technical Standards Program just announced that the revisions of the ACN or Architecture for Control Networks protocol documents are up for public review. If you are smart and can understand the documents, ESTA is calling [...]

ESTA Releases Two Control Protocol Draft Standards for Review

Written By: Justin Lang on February 11, 2010

At the end of January, ESTA announced the release of two Control Protocol Draft Standards for Public Review. As with any draft standards put out for public review from ESTA. People that have interest or knowledge of the specific standards are highly encouraged to read and comment on the drafts before they are no longer [...]

Two Rigging Draft Standards Up for Review from ESTA

Written By: Justin Lang on January 26, 2010

Looks like ESTA has just announced the release of two drafts of rigging standards for review to the industry. If you have any interest or knowledge of rigging, you are encouraged to provide your valuable input into the drafts. With any review of draft standards, there is a limited time that the public are allowed [...]