USA - Visitors to the Entertainment Technology Show - Lighting Dimensions International (LDI) will have the opportunity to see prototype devices networked with draft versions of the control protocols E1.11 (DMX512-A), E1.17 (ACN) and E1.20 (RDM) at the ESTA Interconnectivity Pavilion in booth number 121. These control protocols are being developed by the Control Protocols Working Group, part of ESTA's Technical Standards Program, and are designed to take us into the next generation of self-configuring and almost limitlessly extensible lighting control networks. Equipment from a variety of manufacturers will be shown communicating bi-directionally with equipment from other manufacturers, demonstrating the progress that has been made in developing these protocols and the benefits of voluntary, consensus standards developed in ESTA's open industry forum. The Entertainment Technology Show - Lighting Dimensions International is being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Show floor hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm on Friday, 21 November and Saturday 22 November, and from 9:00am to 3:30pm on Sunday 23 November.
Further information is available from Karl G. Ruling, ESTA, 875 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10001, USA, or via the e-mail address given below.
(Lee Baldock)
