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PHAROS ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS
ETC Overview
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• Pharos. What is it?
• A sophisticated installation lighting control
  system
• The product LPC and modules
• The programming tool Designer software

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The Pharos Architectural Control product line
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Pharos product line LPC 1 LPC 2 DMX-in
module RS485 module Timecode module Audio
module DALI Master module DALI Slave
module Designer software
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Lighting Playback Controllers
Fit forget, reliable, 6 DIN rail installation
lighting control On-board connections include DMX
out, RS232 I/O, MIDI I/O and 8 Digital
inputs Tolerant 9 to 48v DC local power option,
or PoE
Connects to PC/Mac via USB or Ethernet Non-volatil
e memory on Compact Flash Web page built-in
Placeholder scale 143.5mm / 8U
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Lighting Playback Controller LPC 1 and LPC 2
LPC2s have additional networking capability. The
LPC2 is a scaleable solution for larger
installations, allowing up to 12 LPC2s (24
universes of DMX) on one system, sharing triggers
and seamlessly synchronized
The LPC2 has two universes of DMX The LPC1 is
suitable for smaller applications that do not
require networked controllers, and has just
one universe of DMX (1 thru 512 on both ports)
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Designer Software
Timeline based programming Intuitive, drag and
drop user interface for conventional fixtures,
moving lights and pixel arrays, particularly
LEDs Unlimited timelines, unlimited fixtures,
memory efficient many hours of media will fit
on the card
Offline and real time programming and
simulation Triggering options from a simple
power-up event, to complex conditional sequences
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Designer Software Step by Step
Follow the tabs on the left in order. The
browser window always provides a list of the
fixtures, groups and pixel arrays in your show
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Designer Software Step by Step
Setup import bitmap ground plan, photo of the
building, etc as background. Drag drop
fixtures from the extensive library, or create /
edit your own
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Designer Software Step by Step
Patch just drag drop!
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Designer Software Step by Step
Movers create presets for any automated lights
full, live control of pan tilt, simulation of
beam colour, gobo, etc. The presets just get
dropped on to the timeline as required!
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Designer Software Step by Step
Media create virtual video screens, map
colour-mixing fixtures, import static and moving
video media files to be played on the screens
from the timeline
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Designer Software Step by Step
Program Create and edit the timelines for your
show Fixtures and groups of fixtures are rows on
the timeline Drag drop from an extensive range
of built-in intensity and colour effects, place
mover presets and media clips
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Designer Software Step by Step
Triggers set the real-world triggers for each
timeline, from a power-up timeline, through the
various external triggers supported, to detailed,
conditional scripts for complex sequences
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Designer Software Step by Step
Simulate the representation of your show,
from individual timelines to the complete show
with simulated external triggers.
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Designer Software Step by Step
Web browser configure the network, monitor an
event log, trigger events, upload new software
and shows
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• Pharos. What are the benefits?
• An elegant enclosure with reliable solid-state
  electronics
• A powerful lighting desk inside
• Innovative, fast and intuitive LED
  and array programming
• Drag drop effects and media create
  stunning colour changing effects
• Remote access for uploading shows and monitoring
  status
• Interfaces with architectural entertainment
  systems as it supports a host of external
  triggering protocols as well as built-in
  real-time calendar and astronomical clock
• The Swiss army knife of installation control!

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Pharos Expansion Modules RS485 module DMX-in
module Audio module Timecode module DALI Master
module (in final development) DALI Slave module
(in final development) Lonworks module (in
development) Pharos Remote Modules RIO 80 RIO
44 RIO 08
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Expansion Modules
RS485 module DMX-in module Audio module Timecode
module
Connect directly to LPC via expansion port Up to
two expansion modules per LPC
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Expansion Modules
RS485 Alternative serial protocol to RS232 Sends
or receives serial message strings with other
RS485 serial devices
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Expansion Modules
DMX-in Receives triggers from other DMX
source Threshold and range values for triggering,
and variable level intensity mastering
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Expansion Modules
Audio 5-band spectrum analysis Threshold and
range values for triggering, and variable level
intensity mastering
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Expansion Modules
Timecode Up to 6 timecode sources per system All
standard linear formats supports
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Remote Modules
RIO 8-0 module RIO 4-4 module RIO 0-8 module
Power and Data over Ethernet One cable for easy,
distributed I/O
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Remote Modules
RIO 8-0 RS232/RS485 multi-protocol port 8
inputs Contact Closures Digital Inputs Analog
Inputs
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Remote Modules
RIO 4-4 RS232/RS485 multi-protocol port 4
inputs Contact Closures Digital Inputs Analog
Inputs 4 Relay outputs
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Remote Modules
RIO 0-8 RS232/RS485 multi-protocol port 8 Relay
outputs
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Designer v1.3 Highlights
International Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Multiple selection on the timeline Improved
displays in Program unpopulated preset
directories  group row headings indicate the
presence of programming Ethernet output
actions Enhanced the astronomical trigger
condition to include realtime values for
hybrid situations (e.g. "Between sunset and
0100") Absorb on Match  DMX snapshot viewer
page on Web Server
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Tabard Square, UK
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Pharos puts pressure on the London skyline
Tabard Square
The Pharos Lighting Playback Controller is
lighting up the London skyline atop a landmark
new residential and retail complex near London
Bridge. The Tabard Square development includes a
22-storey tower of luxury penthouse apartments
complete with a glass barometer beacon on the
roof.
The beacon is a light-box about two storeys high.
The Pharos LPC controls the colour of the beacon
depending on atmospheric pressure readings from a
digital barometer situated nearby on the roof.
Messages are received and interpreted via the
RS232 Serial port on the LPC. These values are
interpreted by the Pharos LPC and are mapped to a
seasonally adjusted range of colours so it is
possible to display the full spectrum throughout
the year.
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DMX
LEDs
Digital barometer
RS232
Contact closures
Ethernet
9-48v dc
ADSL
Tabard Square Barometer
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Winding Wheel, UK
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Glasshoughton Winding Wheel, West Yorkshire. The
first UK installation for the Pharos Lighting
Playback Controller, this memorial to area miners
suffered an incident of vandalism, but is now up
and running again. The Pharos LPC was able to
report the damage as it happened, and is now a
crucial part of the new security measures. A
curious job for a lighting controller? Perhaps
but then Pharos has lots of hidden talents.
The brief for this project included the ability
to change the lighting effects on the wheel
remotely, using SMS text messaging. The Pharos
LPC is able to interpret the RS232 serial message
it receives from the GSM modem to trigger a
specified timeline. As the LPC can receive
messages, it can also send them, so a selection
were prepared to be sent to an engineers mobile
phone based on triggers such as loss of mains
power. At 3am one morning in December the phone
received four messages. The first three indicated
that the tamper alarm had been activated, and the
last message was to
say that the Pharos LPC had lost power and was on
battery only. An on site inspection showed there
were three damage marks on the installation one
for each tamper trigger, and the mains power had
been cut. Exactly as the LPC had
reported. Repairs to the Wheel included some
additional defences. Sensors now trigger the LPC
to activate a camera and warning alarm if the
control area is approached. If, despite this, the
tamper alarm is activated the Pharos LPC fires a
klaxon, then turns off all the lights to play
dead for a short time, while sending a text
message to the engineers phone and an email
alert to the client.
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DMX
LEDs
GPRS text msg converter
RS232
Camera
Klaxon
Alarm
PIR Tamper switch
9-48v dc
Winding Wheel
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