The main building's new visage is comprised of three main elements:
First, a beautiful west side centrepiece consists of a 90ft diameter fountain stocked with 192 colour-changing LED fixtures provided by Solid State Lighting. The control signal is distributed by a CRMX Outdoor Flex unit configured as a transmitter with power over Ethernet (POE). A second Flex unit is configured as a repeater using one standard and one -6dB Omni antenna, with a third Flex unit configured as a receiver also using POE.
Second, painting the south face of the central building are two Color Kinetics ColorReach fixtures controlled by one LumenRadio set with a -6dB Omni antenna.
Third, atop the main building a backlit multicolour canvas utilising 40 Color Kinetics ColorGraze fixtures now enhances the company's sign tower. This element is hardwired to a Pharos LPC4 located at the top of the structure. Physically wiring these three separate lighting elements together was simply not feasible; LumenRadio's flexible outdoor wireless control system was chosen.
"A number of considerations sold us on LumenRadio," says Michael Brubaker, ACD's head of design. "First, the convenient FCC-approved outdoor system is quite unique. Second, power over Ethernet was essential; running multiple leads to all locations just wasn't practical. Third, its flexibility and ability to handle multiple and esoteric protocols made LumenRadio the logical choice. The whole wireless system is simple to use and behaves just like a wired rig."
(Jim Evans)
