The emphasis this year is on lighting controllers and DALI products, including the first outing for daliGate quad - a new product that converts Ethernet to four circuits of DALI.
To see some of the products in action, visit the Artistic Licence stand (P30) for a demonstration of lighting effects control.
The matisse range includes a number of panel mount lighting controllers with button or slider controls.
A DMX lighting controller with illuminated buttons, programmable via a laptop. Control 512 channels, create scenes or sequences; features a handy lamp library.
Similar to dmxLs512, but featuring illuminated sliders. Optional grand master control, scene/sequence playback, LTP for colour control.
A DALI lighting controller with illuminated sliders; no external programming. Control 6 DALI groups; features grand master control and group offset switch.
The moody lighting controllers look rather like a conventional dimmer switch, with a simple rotary dial illuminated by a colour LED at the centre. However, the simplicity of the interface belies the power of the product, which is programmable via a sequence of simple click and rotate operations.
Available with DMX or DALI outputs, or a built-in CV dimmer for standalone operation, the moody range has a solution for any lighting scenario.
The most multi-functional model, moody f10, will be showing off its ability to control colour fades in multiple zones of light on the Artistic Licence stand.
Artistic Licence has an impressive range of DALI based products for a variety of applications. The company's new technology includes daliCV6, a constant voltage dimmer for LED strip compatible with high-definition TV; and daliSwitch, an innovative product that enables DALI control over 6 mains relays.
For many installations, exclusive use of either DMX or DALI lighting control is not possible - each protocol has its own benefits, and there are instances where they need to be used in parallel.
As the inventor of the Art-Net Ethernet lighting protocol (the recent recipient of a PLASA Award for Innovation), Artistic Licence is well known for its expertise in network technology. Visitors to LuxLive will have the opportunity to see two exciting new gateway products.
A ground-breaking product that converts Ethernet to DALI. Unlike anything currently on the market, daliGate quad supports Art-Osc - the open protocol developed by Artistic Licence for transporting DALI over Ethernet (analogous to the use of Art-Net to transport DMX over Ethernet). The product features 4 outputs, web browser configuration, automated commissioning and can be powered by DC or PoE.
In other DMX product news, the DMX-Buffer range has been expanded to include two new products: DMX-Clarify and DMX-Protect.
(Jim Evans)
