Lighting scene control panel and control circuit
First Claim
1. A lighting scene control system comprising:
- a plurality of groups of potentiometer controls, each of said groups mounted within a distinct respective area of a control panel, each of said groups including a plurality of individual linearly movable potentiometer adjustment members;
each of said groups being physically spaced from one another and being spatially distinct from one another;
a plurality of dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of output light means;
said plurality of dimmer control circuit means connected to respective ones of said plurality of output light means and being operable to dim the output of their respective output light means;
corresponding ones of said individual movable adjustment members of each of said groups being connectable to corresponding ones of said dimmer control circuit means;
the output of each of said plurality of output light means being dependent upon the linear position of said adjustment member of said respective potentiometer connected to its respective dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of switches mounted on said control panel corresponding in number to the number of said groups;
each of said switches operatively connected between said plurality of dimmer control circuit means and respective ones of said potentiometers of said respective groups, each of said switches being operable between a first position, in which said potentiometers of only its respective group is connected to control respective ones of said output light means independently of all other potientiometers of said other groups, and a second position in which the potentiometers of its respective group are disconnected from operative control of said output light means;
whereby each of said adjustment members of each of said groups is settable to a given position such that a different given pattern of light dimming for each of said output light means can be provided in response to operation of different ones of said switches to their respective first position.
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Abstract
A plurality of groups of linearly adjustable control potentiometers control respective lights of a given light scene in a given area. A particular group of potentiometers to control the scene is selected by a respective push-button switch on the control panel. Each of the potentiometer control sliders has an LED which is illuminated when its group of potentiometers is selected. Each of the control potentiometers controls a respective dimmer control circuit. Respective fader circuits are connected to each dimmer control circuit. All fader circuits are adjusted by a single potentiometer having a logarithmic response function. The single adjustment potentiometer is mounted on the control panel. All of the dimmer control circuits are remotely located from the control panel. The control panel is covered by a solid cover or a translucent cover through which only illuminated LEDs on the potentiometer sliders are visible. Thus, the group of potentiometers controlling the scene is visible and the adjustment position of each individual potentiometer of the group relative to the other potentiometers of the group is visible.
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24 Claims
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1. A lighting scene control system comprising:
- a plurality of groups of potentiometer controls, each of said groups mounted within a distinct respective area of a control panel, each of said groups including a plurality of individual linearly movable potentiometer adjustment members;
each of said groups being physically spaced from one another and being spatially distinct from one another;
a plurality of dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of output light means;
said plurality of dimmer control circuit means connected to respective ones of said plurality of output light means and being operable to dim the output of their respective output light means;
corresponding ones of said individual movable adjustment members of each of said groups being connectable to corresponding ones of said dimmer control circuit means;
the output of each of said plurality of output light means being dependent upon the linear position of said adjustment member of said respective potentiometer connected to its respective dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of switches mounted on said control panel corresponding in number to the number of said groups;
each of said switches operatively connected between said plurality of dimmer control circuit means and respective ones of said potentiometers of said respective groups, each of said switches being operable between a first position, in which said potentiometers of only its respective group is connected to control respective ones of said output light means independently of all other potientiometers of said other groups, and a second position in which the potentiometers of its respective group are disconnected from operative control of said output light means;
whereby each of said adjustment members of each of said groups is settable to a given position such that a different given pattern of light dimming for each of said output light means can be provided in response to operation of different ones of said switches to their respective first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23)
- a plurality of groups of potentiometer controls, each of said groups mounted within a distinct respective area of a control panel, each of said groups including a plurality of individual linearly movable potentiometer adjustment members;
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18. A lighting scene control system comprising:
- a plurality of groups of potentiometer controls, each of said groups mounted within a distinct respective area of a control panel, each of said groups including a plurality of individual potentiometer adjustment members;
each of said groups being physically spaced from one another and being spatially distinct from one another;
a plurality of dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of output light means;
said plurality of dimmer control circuit means connected to respective ones of said plurality of output light means and being operable to dim the output of their respective output light means;
corresponding ones of said individual adjustment members of each of said groups being connectable to corresponding ones of said dimmer control circuit means;
the output of each of said plurality of output light means being dependent upon the position of said adjustment member of said respective potentiometer connected to its respective dimmer control circuit means;
a plurality of switches mounted on said control panel corresponding in number to the number of said groups;
each of said switches operatively connected between said plurality of dimmer control circuit means and respective ones of said potentiometers of said respective groups, each of said switches being operable between a first position, in which said potentiometer of only its respective group is connected to control respective ones of said output light means independently of all other potentiometers of said other groups, and a second position in which the potentiometers of its respective group are disconnected from operative control of said output light means;
whereby each of said adjustment members of each of said groups is settable to a given position such that a different given pattern of light dimming for each of said output light means can be provided in response to operation of different ones of said switches to their respective first position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
- a plurality of groups of potentiometer controls, each of said groups mounted within a distinct respective area of a control panel, each of said groups including a plurality of individual potentiometer adjustment members;
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