Tag: Testing Equipment

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Doug Fleenor Design

Doug Fleenor DMX DoohickeyDr. DMX has long been the go-to guy for all things DMX.  His products are used industry wide for testing and stable reproduction of DMX Signals.  But now we can also turn to the team at Doug Fleenor Design for all of our sACN & Artnet needs.  New for this year is the DMX doohickey – the name is the only thing funny about it.  This tiny device is designed to detect the address on channel 512 of a DMX universe.  With hundreds of DMX universes available in sACN range people are beginning to identify them by parking channel 512 at the same value as the universe they are using.  (universe #1 = channel 512 @1%)  The DMX doohickey quickly identifies that DMX universe.

Preset 10 Ethernet Architectural - EthernetPreset 10 Ethernet is a new 10-button station for Snapshot Capture and Architectural Playback of up to four (4) universes of DMX.  These universes are collected from the sACN stream via RJ-45 with support for POE switches.  Multiple stations may operate on the same network.  Also new for this year is the 8 Channel Ethernet to Analog Interface.  This device will accept sACN or ArtNet protocols and convert them into 0-10V outputs for control of analog equipment and lighting.  Another product that has made the jump from DMX to Ethernet-based protocols is the famous 1 Channel Relay Pack.  This product is used to quickly control the power to simple devices such as fans, hazers, projectors, practicals, and non-DMX products.

https://www.dfd.com

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City Theatrical

The hottest DMX test unit on the show floor this year continued to be City Theatrical’s DMXcat. (But if you are still looking for one City T has an LDI Show Special good through the end of the year! – Contact your local Barbizon for details.)

The biggest innovation in wireless technology is here in Multiverse – up to nine universes of DMX transmitted wirelessly from one device – it even includes native DMX Cat integration! And of course, it is compatible with the Show DMX system.

Multiverse comes to us in four products:

Multiverse Transmitter:

-Four radios: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for inputs (DMX Cat and apps ala Luminair), 900MHz and 2.4GHz for Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM output
-Ethernet input for Streaming ACN and Art-Net
-All setup and user choices made with our free DMXcat app
-Rugged cast aluminum enclosure
-A hanging bracket is included for hanging from a pipe or truss

Multiverse Node:

-Built-in 2.4GHz (for worldwide use) and 900MHz (for use in the Americas only) radios allow the user to select which single universe to transmit on, and which radio band to transmit on via the SHoW ID
-Single universe receiver that allows user to select the desired universe
-A very simple user interface to set SHoW ID and universe
-Rugged cast aluminum enclosure
-A single dual band antenna
-XLR input and output
-A hanging bracket for hanging from pipe or truss
-Optional yoke mount bracket
-Optional battery pack

Multiverse Gateway:

-Four radios: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for inputs (DMX Cat and apps ala Luminair), 900MHz and 2.4GHz for wireless DMX/RDM output.
-Ethernet input for Streaming ACN and Art-Net
-All setup and user choices made with our free DMXcat app
-Rugged cast aluminum enclosure
-A hanging bracket is included for hanging from a pipe or truss
– 8 universes of DMX output

Multiverse Module

The Multiverse Module is a tiny circuit board mounted device for lighting manufacturers that allows them to utilize all of the benefits of a wireless lighting system built directly into their fixture – ask your favorite manufacturer if this is of interest to you!

https://www.citytheatrical.com/

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DSC Labs

DSC has long been the go-to company for color-accurate reference charts. Their consistency and quality in the printing of reference charts large and small for content creation everywhere from broadcast to corporate and medical had set them apart. DSC’s ScreenAlign Calibration puck is an interesting visual comparison tool to help you calibrate monitors. Each control box can have up to 6 combinations of color temperature and brightness. Calibration settings range from 5000k-6500k and two luminance levels of 100nits (for standard monitors) and 1000nits for HDR displays.

Now they’ve taken their reference management to screen with their ScreenAlign Calibration puck.  Designed as a visual comparison tool to help you calibrate monitors each control box allows for up to 6 combinations of color temperature and brightness and their calibration settings can range from 5000k-6500k and two luminance levels of 100nits (for standard monitors) and 1000nits for HDR displays.

No Film School did a neat report demonstrating it.

DSC Website