Theatrical effects controller
First Claim
1. A wireless dimmer device for controlling lighting effects, the dimmer device comprising:
- a receiver;
one or more dimmer output channels;
Digital MultipleX (DMX) output channels; and
a digital effects engine, the digital effects engine comprising;
one or more low frequency oscillators;
random number generators associated with each low frequency oscillator; and
random number generators associated with each dimmer output channel.
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Abstract
Provided is a system for controlling lighting effects. The system comprises a controller and one or more wireless dimmer devices with incorporated digital effects engine. The controller transmits wirelessly and effects parameters to the wireless dimmer devices. The dimmer devices receive the effects parameters, generate output effects parameters using the digital effects engine, and provide the output effects parameters to either dimmer output channels or DMX output channels. The digital effect engine comprises a low frequency oscillator and several random number generators. The random number generators may be used to modulate frequency of the low frequency oscillator and modulate a level of each dimmer output channel. The random number generators are configured to generate independent strings of pseudo-random numbers.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless dimmer device for controlling lighting effects, the dimmer device comprising:
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a receiver; one or more dimmer output channels; Digital MultipleX (DMX) output channels; and a digital effects engine, the digital effects engine comprising; one or more low frequency oscillators; random number generators associated with each low frequency oscillator; and random number generators associated with each dimmer output channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling lighting effects, the system comprising:
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a controller; one or more dimmer device for controlling effects, the dimmer device comprising; a receiver; one or more dimmer output channels; a Digital MultipleX (DMX) output channels; and a digital effects engine, the digital effects engine comprising; one or more low frequency oscillators; random number generators associated with each low frequency oscillator; and random number generators associated with each dimmer output channels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling lighting effects, the method comprising
receiving effects parameters in a proprietary format; -
converting the effects parameters to industry-standard DMX format; providing the effect parameters to a digital effects engine, the digital effects engine comprising; one or more low frequency oscillators; and two or more random number generators; generating output effects parameters, based on the effect parameters and by utilizing the low frequency oscillator and the random number generators of the digital effects engine; providing output effects parameters to dimmer output channels; and providing output effects parameters to DMX output channels. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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