Strand also displayed its new 2.8.5 console software for the 300 and 500 series control desks, boasting a number of enhancements. Key new features include extended luminaire attributes to support Catalyst luminaires, a new TrackBack command and a host of other new features. New software for Strand's wireless PDA-based remotes also offers further new features.
Also new, the Accent DMX control stations, aimed at use in theatres and a wide range of architectural applications, and designed for use with all Strand digital dimmers. Each station can support up to 48 dimmers with 2, 4 or 8 presets. Stations can be linked together and form systems with up to 8 stations in 8 rooms.
Finally, debuting at PLASA is the latest dimming product from Strand Lighting - the SLD Sinewave silent dimmer module. The 13A module features a fully symmetrical, Sinewave output with less than 1% harmonic distortion, say Strand. It may be installed in any SLD series dimmer rack and features full status reporting and built-in short circuit protection.
(Lee Baldock)
