JPH06111947A - Lighting dimmer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce equipment cost by dispensing with a transmission means to transmit lighting dimmer data between a console and respective lighting dimmer units with every regeneration scene, making them mutually movable on the one hand, and eliminating time delay in serial transmission by a wireless on the other hand. CONSTITUTION:A lighting dimmer device carries out lighting dimmer control by means of these distributive lighting dimmer unit 30 side by receiving a lighting dimmer signal transmitted from a console 10 by means of the distributively arranged distributive lighting dimmer unit 30 side. Lighting dimmer data such as lighting dimmer level data or changing time data is transmitted/stored beforehand respectively to/in distributive lighting dimmer unit 30 side, and when it is regenerated, a cue signal necessary to regenerate the prescribed scene number and the like is transmitted as an order, and this order is judged by means of the distributive lighting dimmer unity 30 side, and lighting dimmer control is carried out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention receives a dimming signal transmitted from an operation console in a theater, a hall, or a television studio on the side of the dimmers distributed from the operation console, and on the side of these dimmers. The present invention relates to a light control device that performs light control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in theaters, halls, or television studios, the number of dimmers per unit area tends to increase, and with the computerization of operating consoles, more detailed lighting production is required. Has been done.

By the way, in the conventional dimmer, as shown in FIG. 5, the console 1 is installed in a fixed state, and power is supplied from the main board 2 to the dimmers 3a, 3b ... 3n are connected to the console 1 by a signal line, and the control data is serially transmitted from the console 1 to the dimmers 3a, 3b ... 3n.

The main board 2 and the dimmers 3a and 3b are also provided.
3n is fixedly installed in a dedicated equipment room in a theater, a hall, or a television studio.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional light control device, from the console 1 to the light control devices 3a, 3b ... 3.
Since the control data is serially sent to n on multiple channels, a delay in data transmission occurs between a large number of dimmers, resulting in an insufficient function. That is, this is a control signal from the console 1 to the dimmers 3a, 3b ...
Alternatively, it is for transmission as cyclic data.

Particularly, when it is attempted to wirelessly transmit control data from the console 1 to the dimmers 3a, 3b ... It is impossible to make it.

If it is desired to change the installation locations of the console 1, the main board 2 and the dimmers 3a, 3b ... 3n, the console 1 and the dimmers 3a, 3b. Since they are connected by signal lines, there is a problem that the signal lines are complicated to handle, and it was unavoidable to deploy them in a fixed state.

Further, the main board 2 and the respective dimmers 3a, 3
Since b ... 3n are installed in a dedicated equipment room, there is a problem that an installation space for that is required and equipment cost increases.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it eliminates the need for a transmission means for transmitting dimming data for each scene reproduction between the console and each dimmer, and makes them movable with respect to each other. On the other hand, it is an object of the present invention to provide a dimmer capable of reducing the equipment cost by eliminating the time delay of wireless serial transmission.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a dimming device according to the present invention uses dimming data such as dimming level data, change time data, or a scene reproduction cue signal. And a distributed dimmer that is distributed from the console, receives the dimming signal transmitted from the console, and performs dimming control based on the dimming signal. It is provided on the dispersion dimmer side,
A memory that stores the received dimming data in advance and a cue signal corresponding to a predetermined scene number is received, the dimming data corresponding to the scene number is read from the memory, and the dispersion dimmer dims to the load side. A dispersion control unit for controlling the output is provided, and the dimming control is performed on the dimmer side.

[0011]

In the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the dimming level data, the change time data and the like are previously transmitted from the operator console to each of the dispersion dimmers and stored in the dimmers. deep. Then, at the time of reproduction, the cue signal necessary for reproduction such as a predetermined scene number is transmitted as an instruction to each of the dispersion dimmers, and the dispersion dimmer side dimmers from the memory according to the cue signal. By performing a series of dimming control for reproducing the scene by reading the data, a transmission means for transmitting the dimming data between the console and each dimmer each time the scene is reproduced, for example, a serial transmission line. It is possible to eliminate the time delay of wireless serial transmission while eliminating the need for signal lines such as.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a dimming system to which an embodiment of the dimming device according to the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the console 10 has a transmitting antenna 1 of a transmitter as a signal transmitting means.
1 and the receiving antenna 12 of the receiver are attached, and the main board 20 is also attached with the transmitting antenna 21 and the receiving antenna 22 similarly to the console 10. Then, a signal for turning on / off the power of the master board 20 is transmitted from the console 10, while a signal of the voltage value and the current value of the power source is transmitted from the master board 20 to the console 10, and the operation is performed. It is displayed on the desk 10. Further, a power supply line 23 is drawn out from the main board 20, a plurality of distribution boards 24 are connected to the power supply line 23, and a voltage of 100 V AC is applied.

Each of the plurality of distribution boards 24 has a console 1
Dispersion dimmers 30 distributed from 0 are electrically connected, and these dimmers 30 are attached to the ceiling or wall of a theater, a hall, or a television studio,
A transmission antenna 31 and a reception antenna 32 are provided. Each dispersion dimmer 30 controls the dimming level, dimming change time, etc. of the lighting fixture 42 fixed to the baton 41 suspended on the wire 40.

That is, each dispersion dimmer 30 includes a dispersion control unit 30a having a thyristor power section 33 for controlling the phase of the thyristor and a control control circuit 34 as shown in FIG. It has a dispersion control unit 35 having a built-in memory M and a no-fuse breaker 36, and a plurality of lighting fixtures 4 are provided by the thyristor power unit 33 and the dimming control circuit 34 in the dispersion control unit 30a.
A dimming level of 2 is controlled. Therefore, each of the dispersion dimmers 30 has the dispersion control unit 3 including the CPU and the memory M.
Since it has 5, it has an intelligent function.

In the dispersion dimmer 30 shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of lighting fixtures 42 are connected in series to the dispersion dimming unit 30a, and these lighting fixtures 42 are entirely controlled.

Each dispersion dimmer 30 is provided with a signal address for each channel for transmission and reception. In this case, it is desirable to provide a security number in consideration of safety. Then, data such as dimming level data, change time data, and attitude control data such as pan and tilt angles of the luminaire 42 are cyclically transmitted from the console 10 to each dispersion dimmer 30 in advance for each channel. , Are sequentially stored in the memory M in the distribution control unit 35. In addition, this transmission speed is CP
Since it is only stored from U in the memory M, 1 μ
It may be about sec to 1 msec.

The transmission signal has a request mode in addition to the dimming data, which includes transmission of the lighting information of the luminaire 42 and status monitoring information, and the like. The distributed control in which the request signal from the console 10 is received. The unit 35 samples the state. The sampled status monitoring information includes overcurrent, lamp disconnection, leak current, breaker trip, etc., and the status monitoring information is monitored data from the distributed controller 35 to the console 10 in response to the reception of the request signal.
Transmit to.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, at the time of reproduction, from the console 10 to the main board 20
When the signal for turning on the power supply of 1 is transmitted to each receiver, the main board 20 turns on the power, and each dispersion control unit 35 prepares to operate the dispersion dimmer 30.

For dimming the luminaire 42, the console 1
The dimming level data having the address is transmitted from 0 to the dispersion control unit 35 of the dispersion dimmer 30 having the address corresponding to the luminaire 42. The transmission from the console 10 is received by the dispersion control units 35 of all the dispersion dimmers 30, but the dispersion control unit 35 responds only to its own signal address.

When preparing a scene, the scene number, dimming level data, and change time data are transmitted from the console 10 for each address of the dispersion dimmer 30, and are stored in the memory M of the dispersion controller 35 in advance. I will let you.

Then, at the time of reproduction, a predetermined scene number,
Only the cue signal necessary for reproduction such as time is transmitted from the console 10 as a command, and the CPU of the dispersion control unit 35 of the dispersion dimmer 30 determines whether or not the dimming data corresponding to the cue signal is stored in the memory. If it is stored in the memory, the dimming data is read from the memory M and the dimming control circuit 34 is caused to perform dimming.

Further, in order to correct the scene preparation data stored in memory, it is sufficient to transmit the dimming data corresponding to the successive addresses and rewrite the data.

Further, each dispersion dimmer 30 performs the above-mentioned state monitoring in response to a request signal from the operation console 10, and cyclically sends to each operation console 10 monitoring data from all channels of each dispersion dimmer 30. After sending out, console 10
Displays this monitoring state on the display unit 13.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the reproduction control of all the channels of the dispersion dimmer 30 can be immediately performed wirelessly. As a result, the console 10 and the dispersion dimmer 3
Wiring work of the signal line for connecting with 0 becomes unnecessary, the portable console 10 can be realized, and the operation place is not limited.

Further, the dimming level data, the change time data and the luminaire 42 for each channel of the dispersion dimmer 30.
Since data such as the posture data of the above is cyclically transmitted in advance from the console 10, it is possible to eliminate the time delay of wireless serial transmission.

FIG. 3 shows a dimming control circuit to which another embodiment of the dimming device according to the present invention is applied. It should be noted that the same or corresponding parts as those of the above-described embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals. The dispersion light controller 30 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of dispersion light control units 30a.

A lighting fixture 42 is connected to each of the plurality of distributed light control units 30a, and these distributed light control units 30a are connected to a dispersion control unit 35. This dispersion control unit 35 controls dimming level data,
The dimming data such as the change time data is stored in the memory M, while the status monitoring signals of the plurality of distributed dimming units 30a are sent to the distributed controller 35. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, one lighting fixture 42 may be connected to the dispersion light control unit 30a and controlled individually. The other structure and operation are the same as those of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example, although the dispersion dimmer 30 is attached to the ceiling or wall surface of a television studio or the like in the above embodiment, it may be attached to either the upper surface or the end portion of the baton 41 as shown in FIG. The mounting place of the dispersion dimmer 30 is not limited.

[0031]

As described above, according to the dimmer of the present invention, the dimmer signals transmitted from the console are received by the dispersed dimmers, and the dimmers control the dimmers. A light control device that performs light control, in which light control data such as light control level data and change time data are transmitted from the console in advance and stored in memory on each side of the dispersive light control device. A cue signal required for playback such as a number is transmitted as a command, and the distributed dimmer side determines this command and performs dimming control, thereby adjusting the scene between the console and the dimmer side each time the scene is played back. Eliminates the need for transmission means such as transmitting optical data,
It is possible to move each other. Therefore, the operation console can be made portable and the operation place is not limited. Therefore, it can be used for outdoor event lighting, and the versatility can be greatly improved.

Further, dimming level data, change time data, and other dimming data are transmitted to the dimmers from the operator console in advance and stored in memory, and a cue signal necessary for reproduction is used as a command for distributed dimming. Since it suffices to transmit the data to the device side, it is possible to eliminate the time delay of the serial transmission by wireless and to remarkably improve the operability.

Furthermore, since the dimmer is not installed in a dedicated equipment room, the installation space for the dimmer is unnecessary and the equipment cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a light control system to which an embodiment of a light control device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the dispersion dimmer of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a dimming control circuit diagram to which another embodiment of the dimming device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing another mounting mode of the dispersion dimmer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional dispersion light control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Operation console 11 Transmission antenna 12 Reception antenna 20 Main board 21 Transmission antenna 22 Reception antenna 23 Power supply line 24 Distribution board 30 Dispersion dimmer 30a Dispersion dimming unit 31 Transmission antenna 32 Reception antenna 33 Thyristor power section 34 Dimming control Circuit 35 Distributed controller 41 Baton 42 Lighting fixture M memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operating console for transmitting dimming data such as dimming level data, change time data, or a scene reproduction cue signal as a dimming signal, and distributed from the operating console and transmitted from the operating console. Received dimming signal,
A dispersion dimmer that performs dimming control based on this dimming signal,
A memory provided on the side of the dispersion dimmer for preliminarily storing the received dimming data and a cue signal corresponding to a predetermined scene number are received, and the dimming data corresponding to the scene number is read from the memory. A dimming device, comprising: a dispersion controller for controlling the dimming device to perform dimming output to the load side, wherein dimming control is performed on the dimming device side.