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Proteus Excalibur™ Launches as the 21st Century’s Ultimate Searchlight Effect

The Proteus Excalibur™ from Elation Professional is a powerful IP65 beam moving head fixture set to assume the role as the lighting industry’s new 21st Century searchlight. The newest member in Elation’s industry-leading Proteus range of IP65 automated fixtures, Excalibur’s extreme power, long throw beam, and wide front aperture make it perfect for creating aerial light columns, sweeping beams, throws of CMY color, and prismatic/air FX rivaling existing Xenon searchlights.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Launches as the 21st Century’s Ultimate Searchlight Effect

Beckhoff Announces Compact, Cost-Effective Stepper Motor I/O Terminal

The EL7062 dual-channel EtherCAT Terminal represents a new performance class of stepper motor control in a cost-effective I/O format

With the new EL7062 dual-channel EtherCAT Terminal, Beckhoff enables the direct connection of two stepper motors in the medium power range of up to 3A and for a voltage range of 8–48V. With flexible parameterization and minimized channel costs, the flexible motion interface is ideal as a low-cost drive for a wide range of stepper motor applications.Read More »Beckhoff Announces Compact, Cost-Effective Stepper Motor I/O Terminal

DTS Wins LDI2021’s Best Debuting Product Award, Lighting – Entertainment for its Alchemy 7

DTS, the Italian professional lighting company has won the LDI2021 Best Debuting Product Award for Lighting – Entertainment for its Alchemy 7 wash moving head luminaire. The award, which was presented during the LDI exhibition in Las Vegas, was given to its latest wash moving head announced by the company in 2021.Read More »DTS Wins LDI2021’s Best Debuting Product Award, Lighting – Entertainment for its Alchemy 7

Obsidian Control Systems: NETRON EP2 EtherDMX Node

Obsidian Control Systems announces the newest addition to its successful and expanding NETRON range of innovative data distribution devices. The NETRON EP2™ is a no nonsense, no compromise Ethernet to DMX gateway solution for the professional lighting and AV markets. Part of the NETRON family of easy-to-use EtherDMX nodes, it offers a high-value solution for any type of system that requires rugged hardware, flexible configuration, and a reliable Ethernet to DMX gateway solution at an affordable price.

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Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition

Programmer, author, and longtime PLSN Columnist Brad Schiller has a new book out aimed for the lighting programmer—The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, fourth edition. As with the previous editions, this new book provides respected and clear coverage of the process of programming automated lighting fixtures from basic principles to advanced production preparations.Read More »Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition