Reliable Wireless

Versatility

"I've got big shows and little shows. I want a system that can do both. Right now I have one system for up to 20 modules, and I have to go to a different one for my big productions. It's a pain, and it complicates my crew selection as well."

Fireworks In a Distributed Processing system, there are no limitations to number of cues or modules. Since each firing module has its own built-in power source, there's no limitation to the number of modules that can be powered, or communicated with. We've set the software to stop at module 999, but that's just for convenience. With 32 cues per module and 15 E-matches per cue, that's almost half a million matches under your control. In the simplest case, all you need is one firing module, and you've got a small show ready for manual firing.

"What I'd really like to do is have a mix of manual and automatic firing. Some pieces I want to fire myself, some I don't mind being automatic. In thinking about it, what would be cool is to have the ability to have a 'background' track of product that's being fired automatically to set the canvas, and then I can shoot the primary shells manually as I go, like playing a piano with a pre-recorded background -- that would be ideal."

Fireworks A side benefit of Distributed Processing, the key to Firelinx's Reliable Wireless technology, is that the Command Module really doesn't have much to do during the show. The Firing modules have a list of which cues it will fire automatically at a given time, but that does not have to be all the shells attached to the module. So the user can, at any time, issue manual firing commands for any cue, whether it's on the automatic list or not. The user can also split the display into sections -- some fully automatic, some manual.

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