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Avolites at PLASA 2005
Avolites will introduce several exciting new products at PLASA 2005.
The new ART-DC dimmer is a fully environmentally friendly, portable, stand-alone, wireless or DMX battery powered dimming system specifically developed for low voltage lamps. Originated for the fabulous The Storr ‘Unfolding Landscape’ arts project in Scotland, the ART-DC dimmer is now part of the diverse Avolites ART dimming range.
The ART-DC runs off industrial or car batteries and dims lights up to 20 Amps. It is currently available in 4 channel/32A modules, and it can be either a dimming or a relay/switching module. It’s ideal for dimming car headlights and other HMI/HID automotive lightsources. A ‘Battery Save’ function kicks in to conserve energy if there’s no control signal, and there’s local control and a useful and easily readable LCD front panel display for status and diagnostics – including battery voltage measurement. There’s opto-isolated DMX in and out. The ART-DC is designed to be used outdoors. It’s small and portable, measuring just 275 x 290 mm by 110 mm high – just over A4 size – and weighs 3.2kg.
mDMX is a unique and highly reliable wired and wireless method for sending DMX over mains cabling using Ethernet. This uses multiple multiplexing technology to module multiple DMX universes down a standard mains cable. The attraction of running just one cable is obvious and it’s designed for situations where data cable management is a problem e.g. moving trusses and scenery, FOH data runs. It currently has a maximum capacity of 4 DMX universes running concurrently over a distance of 400 metres. mDMX is fully compatible with the versatile and popular Avolites eDMX wireless system.
eDMX WENDI is Avolites' implementation of the dAFTdATA WENDI wireless data protocol is a new sister product to eDMX that works on the 5.8GHz range. Specifically designed for long range work and point to point, clear line of sight solutions where the 2.4GHz spectrum is busy. Avolites’ eDMX now offers this completely new frequency range, giving users vastly increased flexibility over the design of their wireless systems.
The new Diamond 4 ‘Active Personality’ system is an innovation that creates a seamless link to Media Servers and Ethernet enabled fixtures. ‘Active Personality’ enables media clips to be viewed as graphic thumbnails from the Diamond 4 console.
Diamond 4 Vision is designed for large-scale shows, festivals, concerts, events and multi-purpose venues. It addresses the need for fast, accurate and immediate control of numerous intelligent lights, conventional fixtures and other DMX devices. New Features include Fixture Mapping – the ‘translation’ of parameters between different manufacturers’ fixtures – especially useful for touring festival situations when you might be using Martin moving lights one day, Robe the next and High End the next, etc., The console does all the recalculating work when faced with a new set of moving lights, saving stressful hours of re-patching.
Also new is the storing of Times within a Palette, expanding the ability to use Palettes during live performance, and ensuring a highly flexible toolkit for programming. The inbuilt Looks and Palettes, and the D4 Vision’s easy use, enables complete improvisational freedom for those circumstances where pre-programming has not been possible. A high speed processing engine ensures instant and seamless response times for selecting and running anything.
Also new is the latest software for Pearl 2004, including Shapes in Chases, Playback and Palette Legends, Quick Palettes, Filter Palettes and Palette Pages.
Avolites will show a full selection of its ART dimming range – a dimmer for every situation including the ART2000 Installation, ART2000 Touring and ART2000 Modular “S” systems, now complemented by the all-new ART DC dimmer (see above).
The comprehensive range of Avolites consoles will also be on the stand.
30th August 2005
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