LAS VEGAS – ESTA is once again promoting a Connectivity Pavilion at LDI 2010 set to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 22-24. "We're looking for controllers, monitoring equipment, signal distribution devices, luminaires, accessories, and other devices that use the American National Standards developed by ESTA's Control Protocols Working Group, particularly ANSI E1.11, E1.17, E1.20, and E1.31, otherwise known by their acronyms DMX512-A, ACN, RDM, and sACN (streaming DMX-type data using ACN) respectively," noted Karl Ruling, ESTA technical standards manager, in a press release. "The devices will be shown working together as part of a multi-protocol network to show the utility and compatibility of the protocols."
The Connectivity Pavilion at LDI 2010 will be a 10-foot-by-30-foot space in booth 1247, across from the ESTA/World ETF booth. The Pavilion will provide a demonstration area for manufacturers' implementations of the American National Standards developed by ESTA's Control Protocols Working Group.
"By bringing together various pieces of equipment in a neutral area, we are able to show the public how various manufacturers' products can interconnect and communicate, and demonstrate that the protocols that have been worked on by these member manufacturers are viable and available for use today," Ruling noted.
Manufacturers interested in participating are asked to fill out the response form available at http://www.esta.org/news/docs/ResponseForm.pdf.
Selected participants will be expected to ship the product and have it available at the Pavilion by Oct. 20 for booth setup. Participants will be responsible for picking up the product and return shipping after the close of the show on Oct. 24.
"We also are asking manufacturers to provide personnel to offer demonstrations during show hours, but no person will be expected to be there the entire time," Ruling noted. "The versatility of the protocols will be better demonstrated if a changing crew of people are able to operate the equipment," he added.
For more information, contact:
Karl G. Ruling
ESTA Technical Standards Manager
875 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1005
New York, NY 10001
212.244.1505
standards [at] esta.org
