Fader wings

Hi Mark -

Yes, Universal Wings work with Congo. When you say "remotely", though, what do you mean? What kind of system setup are you thinking of using?

 

Thanks much!

Sarah

I want to run a few channels or submasters of lighting from somewhere not directly next to the console.  This could be for a stage manager at a production table, or at the sound board when its a symphony concert and lighting is very simple.  So my thought was a fader wing connected via USB cable.  Do you see any problem with this?

Mark

I want to run a few channels or submasters of lighting from somewhere not directly next to the console.  This could be for a stage manager at a production table, or at the sound board when its a symphony concert and lighting is very simple.  So my thought was a fader wing connected via USB cable.  Do you see any problem with this?

Mark

well if your stage manager is only 3 meters from the console its fine, but usb gets unreliable aflonger that even withextenders. u could put a client pc by the stage managervia ethernet cable and that can be 100 meters away

Is this my only solution?  I'm after a handful of faders so that a non lighting person can get some light on the stage.  So the fader wing idea is a problem if the run is more than 3 meters?

Mark

Hi Mark -

What Corey says is true - the limit on the length of USB cable makes the distance you can "remote" the faders not so very far away. The suggestion of using a client PC or an RVI with a wing is the way to go if you need to be more than 15 feet/5 meters away from the console itself. The advantage of using a client is that you can also connect displays and see the position of the cue list, or do other things with your show from that location if you need to.

Thanks much -

Sarah

hi Mark, what dimmer rack do you have? if its a Sensor + then you can have a small SMartlink power supply installed in the rack and then you can put a button station anywhere in the theater with a simpple two wire cable and then recalls presets from this SMartlink button station.

What kind of installation is this and when you say you want a non-lighting person to get light on stage, do you mean when there are no other lighting people around and the console would generally be off anyway? I would suggest you could use a SmartFade console in DMX Backup mode to turn on pre-recorded looks - the SmartFade 1248 can be mounted in a 19" Equipment rack backstage and is easy to use for this purpose if stage lights need to be brought up.

Alternately, depending on the other equipment in your system, a SmartLink panel could be used to trigger looks stored in a Sensor+ dimmer rack, or a more suitable Unison Paradigm system could be used for houselight control. Basically, there are a lot of options. :-)

Where are you located? I think you might be helped by chatting with either your ETC dealer or one of our Field Project Coordinators who can help you find a solution for your venue in a cost-effective way.

Thanks much-

Sarah

Sorry, what's an RVI?

Mark

No luck there.  This is an older theatre (25 years) with a variety of EC, Strand and ETC Smartpacks spread around the space.

Mark

well Smartpack can also use SMartlink Stations withthe power supply hardware upgrade . i think it would better if you chatted with one of our reps and they explain all your possibilities. can you send us your contsct info?

I'm in BC Canada and generally deal with the good folks at Christie Lites in Vancouver.  I'll look into the Smartfade idea.  Thanks.

Mark

Mark Stevens said:

Sorry, what's an RVI?

Remote Video Interface.  In the olden days, we simply called them "remote monitors" or sometimes "Designer's remotes."