KR200251634Y1 - Control apparatus of stage effects apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rendering device control apparatus for controlling a variety of rendering equipment, a host computer for outputting the rendering equipment control information for controlling the various rendering equipment, an interface module for interfacing the host computer and the various rendering equipment It characterized by having a.

Description

Directing Equipment Controller {CONTROL APPARATUS OF STAGE EFFECTS APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a production equipment, and more particularly to a production equipment control device.

In recent years, wedding halls are equipped with a number of production equipment such as lighting, dry ice generators, soap bubble generators, wedding cars, etc. to provide fantastic wedding services. Since the plurality of the production equipment is controlled through the console, the ceremony host can use the console to change the illuminance of the lighting, generate dry ice, generate soap bubbles, or drive the wedding car at a desired time during the ceremony. Could.

In general, a ceremonial host made various scenes to create scenes, and manipulated the console to operate the plurality of production equipment according to the scenes. That is, the console stores the directing equipment control information corresponding to each of the plurality of directing scenes, and reads the directing equipment control information for any one directing scene according to the request of the ceremony coordinator, and reads the directing equipment control information Therefore, a number of production equipment was controlled.

By the way, since the direction program usually used for the ceremony is composed of a plurality of direction scenes, the ceremony coordinator had to sequentially order the reproduction of the multiple direction scenes for one direction program. Accordingly, the development of a technology that can easily reproduce the direction program has been required in the past.

In addition, since the console does not have its own programming function, the storage and update of the production equipment control information for each scene is necessarily made by the manufacturer. That is, the manufacturer's staff visited the wedding hall directly with the equipment for storing or updating the production equipment control information for each scene on the console, or the console was returned to the manufacturer. In addition, since the manufacturer determines the production equipment control information for each direction scene, it was difficult to construct a production program that is most suitable for the environment. Accordingly, in the related art, it has been required to develop a technology for facilitating the storage and updating of the production equipment control information for the production scene, and to configure the production program that is most suitable for the environment.

In addition, since the non-expert can feel a sense of rejection for the special equipment console, it was also required to develop a technology that can control a variety of production equipment using a commercial control device.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to enable the control of a plurality of production equipment through a host computer that is a commercial control device, to enable the reproduction of the production program unit, and to make the configuration of the production program most suitable for the environment In addition, the present invention provides a production apparatus control device that facilitates the storing and updating of the production scene and the production program, and enables non-experts to control various production equipment without objection.

1 is a block diagram of a production equipment control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a radio signal receiver of FIG.

3 is a block diagram of the manual controller of FIG.

4 is a process flow diagram of the microprocessor of FIG.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an interface module included in the host computer of FIG. 1.

6 and 9 are process flowcharts of a host computer.

7 is a view showing the rendering device control window according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates a database structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object is characterized in that it comprises a host computer for outputting the production equipment control information for controlling the various production equipment, and an interface module for interfacing the host computer and the various production equipment.

The present invention enables the control of a large number of production equipment through a host computer, which is a commercially available control device, enabling the reproduction of the production program unit, and the configuration of the production program that is most suitable for the environment of the corresponding wedding hall. And it is easy to store and update the production program, and even non-expert can control a variety of production equipment without objection. In particular, the host computer is provided with an interface module that is responsible for interfacing with various production equipment for the present invention.

The apparatus for controlling the rendering apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1.

The remote controller 100 enables the ceremony coordinator to easily command the reproduction scene or the reproducing program while moving freely regardless of the place. The remote controller 100 has a predetermined number of keys and transmits a radio signal according to a key input of the ceremonial operator to the radio signal receiver 102.

The wireless signal receiver 102 is installed in a wedding hall and receives a wireless signal from a remote controller 100 carried by a wedding ceremony operator located at a long distance. The radio signal receiver 102 converts the received radio signal into an electrical signal and provides the signal directly to the host computer 106 or via the manual controller 104 to the host computer 106. The radio signal receiver 102 displays display data provided directly by the host computer 114 or via the manual controller 104.

The configuration and operation of the radio signal receiver 102 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. The radio signal receiver 102 includes an antenna ANT, an RF receiver 202, a microprocessor 200, a reset unit 204, a display unit 206, and an RS 422 driver 208. The RF receiver 202 receives a radio signal transmitted by the remote controller 100 through an antenna ANT, converts the radio signal into an electrical signal, and provides the converted signal to the microprocessor 200. The microprocessor 200 provides the received signal to the host computer 106 or the manual controller 104 through the RS 422 driver 208 and provided by the host computer 108 through the RS 422 driver 208. The display data is displayed on the display unit 206.

The manual controller 104 is a preliminary means for controlling a plurality of production equipment even when the remote controller 100 is lost or abnormal operation such as abnormal operation of the host computer 106 occurs. It may be installed detachably. The manual controller 104 interfaces with the radio signal receiver 102 and the host computer 106, and stores the production equipment control information for various production scenes to reproduce the production scenes at the request of the ceremony coordinator. Control the illuminance control device 108, other rendering equipment drive unit 118 and the like. In addition, the manual controller 104 may control the illumination control device 108 and other rendering device driver 118 under the control of the host computer 106.

The configuration and operation of the manual controller 104 will be described in more detail with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 3. The manual controller 104 includes a microprocessor 300, an EEPROM 302, a relay group 304, an alarm input unit 306, a reset unit 308, a display unit 310, an RS 232 driver 312, and an RS 422. It consists of a driver 314. The RS 232 driver 312 interfaces between the microprocessor 300 and the host computer 106, and the RS 422 driver 314 interfaces between the microprocessor 300 and the radio signal receiver 102. Through the RS 232 driver 312 and the RS 422 driver 314, the microprocessor 300 provides a reception signal output from the radio signal receiver 102 to the host computer 106, and the host computer 106 transmits the received signal. The display data provided is provided to the radio signal receiver 102. In addition, the microprocessor 300 displays the display data provided by the host computer 106 through the display unit 310, and according to the command of the host computer 106, the illumination control device 108, other production equipment driving unit ( 118). Many of these rendering equipment control is achieved through the relay group 304. The EEPROM 302 stores the rendering equipment control information for the rendering scene provided by the host computer 106 under the control of the microprocessor 300. The alarm input unit 306 provides the microprocessor 300 with an alarm command input by a ceremony runner or the like. The reset unit 308 is responsible for resetting the microprocessor 300 in response to a request from a ceremony coordinator, an administrator, or the like. The keypad 316 enables input of a command, such as a ceremony coordinator.

Here, the processing of the microprocessor 300 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4. When the host computer 106 provides a command to store the rendering equipment control information for the rendering scene (S100), the microprocessor 300 sends the rendering equipment control information for the rendering scene received from the host computer 106 to the EEPROM ( 302) (S102). At this time, the information stored in the EEPROM 302 is composed of the production equipment control information by the production scene as shown in FIG. The microprocessor 300 reads the production equipment control information for the production scene from the EEPROM 302 when the ceremony coordinator designates the production scene through the keypad 316 and instructs reproduction (S104). A plurality of production equipment is controlled according to the equipment control information (S106). In addition, the microprocessor 300 displays the reproduced scene identification information on the display unit 310.

In addition, the microprocessor 300 when the host computer 106 directly provides the display data and the directing equipment control information to command the production equipment control (S108), and controls the plurality of production equipment according to the production equipment control information and In addition, the display data is displayed on the display unit 310. In addition, the microprocessor 300 provides the display data to the wireless signal receiving unit 102 (S110).

In addition, the host computer 106 is a lighting unit (A), a sound effect unit (B), other production equipment (C) to perform the production, storage and reproduction of the production direction and the production program at the request of the ceremony organizer or manager ). The production scene and the production program may be produced by a management company and distributed through a floppy disk or the like, or may be distributed by the management company through an Internet network. The rendering scene and the rendering program may also be produced on the host computer 106. As described above, when the production scene and the production program are produced while directly controlling the various production equipment through the host computer 106, the production scene and the production program best suited to the corresponding ceremony hall may be produced.

The host computer 106 may control or directly control the lighting unit A and the other production equipment unit C through the manual controller 104, and the sound effect unit B is directly controlled. In order to directly control the production equipment in this manner, the host computer 106 includes an interface module having an interface function with the production equipment. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, only the interface module provides an interface between the illumination control device 112 and the host computer 106 of the lighting unit (A).

The configuration and operation of the interface module will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The interface module includes a CPU 400, a ROM 402, a RAM 404, an EEPROM 406, an LED indicator 408, an RS 232C driver 410, and a DMX 512 driver 412. The RS 232C driver 410 is responsible for the interface between the host computer 114 and the CPU 400, and provides the CPU 400 with the rendering equipment control information in the RS 232C interface format provided by the host computer 114. In addition, the DMX 512 driver 412 is responsible for the interface between the CPU 400 and the illuminance control device 112, and transmits the directing equipment control information of the DMX 512 interface format provided by the CPU 400 to the illuminance control device 108. to provide. The CPU 400 converts the rendering equipment control information of the RS 232C interface format into the rendering equipment control information of the DMX 512 interface format. The ROM 402, the RAM 404, and the EEPROM 406 store a format conversion program and various data required for format conversion.

The lighting unit A includes a plurality of spot lighting devices 110 ₁ ... 110 _N , and the plurality of spot lighting devices 110 ₁ ... 110 _N is provided through a dimmer 108. Controlled. That is, the illuminance control device 108 controls a plurality of spot lighting devices (110 ₁ ... 110 _N ) in accordance with the control of the host computer 106 or the manual controller 104 to reproduce the scene or directing program.

The sound effect unit B includes hall speakers 114 ₁ and 114 ₂ and lobby speakers 114 ₃ , weekly microphones 116 ₁ , moderator and preliminary microphones 116 ₂ , and amplifier 112. It consists of. The amplifier 112 is controlled by the host computer 106, the hall speakers (114 ₁ , 114 ₂ ) and lobby speakers (114 ₃ ), the weekly microphones (116 ₁ ), moderators and spare microphones ( 116 ₂ ).

And the other rendering equipment (C) is composed of the other rendering equipment driving unit 118, soap bubble generator 120, dry ice generator (122). The other rendering device driving unit 118 drives the soap bubble generator 122 and the dry ice generator 124 under the control of the host computer 106 or the manual controller 104 to reproduce the scene or the direction program.

Now, the process of storing and reproducing the rendition scene by the host computer 106, and the process of reproducing and reproducing the rendition program will be described. do.

First, the production scene storing or reproducing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6. When a ceremony coordinator or an administrator (hereinafter referred to as a user) requests the host computer 106 to store the production scene (S200), the host computer 106 monitors the production scene or the production program production window as shown in FIG. Mark on. The window has four groups, each group having 180 channels. The adjustment slide bar for the 180 channels is displayed in units of 15. When the channels represent a spot lighting device, the illumination control value of the adjustment slide bar is represented. In addition, the window is provided with a speed slide bar and buttons for repeated adjustment, slop adjustment. After the window is displayed, the user may attempt to adjust the illumination by adjusting the slide bar of the channel corresponding to any one spot lighting device (S202). In this case, the host computer 106 provides the director equipment control information to the illuminance control device 108 to adjust the illuminance of the corresponding spot lighting device according to the user's request. In this case, the directing equipment control information may be provided to the illumination control device 108 directly or via a manual controller 104. The illuminance control device 108 adjusts the illuminance of the corresponding spot lighting device according to the production equipment control information (S204).

Thereafter, the host computer 106 searches whether the user requests to store the illumination control information as a single scene (S206). At this time, if the user requests to save the scene scene and the simultaneous storage of the manual controller is set, the illumination control information is stored as the production equipment control information for one direction scene. In particular, the host computer 106 simultaneously stores the rendering equipment control information in the internal database of the host computer 106 and the EEPROM 302 of the manual controller 104 (S208). Referring to FIG. 8 (a), which illustrates the internal database structure of the host computer 106, the illumination control information of a plurality of spot lighting apparatuses consists of one direction scene, and a plurality of such scenes are stored. In addition, the production equipment control information for the production scene is stored in the same form in the EEPROM (302) of the manual controller (104). If simultaneous controller simultaneous storage is not set, the host computer 106 stores the rendering equipment control information for the rendering scene only in the internal database (S218).

As such, when the instruction for reproducing the scene for the directed scene is input after storing the rendering equipment control information for the directed scene (S212), the host computer 106 reads the directed equipment control information for the directed scene from the database and displays the directed scene. Equipment control information is provided directly to the production equipment through the interface module or via the manual controller 104 is provided to the production equipment (S216).

Next, the process of storing and reproducing the production program will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9. When the user requests the storage of the directed program (S300), the host computer 106 displays a window for configuring the directed program, and receives information for configuring the directed program through the window. That is, a plurality of production scenes, speed control information, repeat control information, slop control information is received (S302, 304, S306, S308). Thereafter, when the user requests storage after the user completes the configuration of the production program (S310), the host computer 106 stores a plurality of production scenes, speed control information, repetition control information, and slop control information as a single production program in the database. Save (S312). Referring to Fig. 8 (b) showing the internal database structure of the host computer 106, one director program is composed of a plurality of director scenes and the like. After storing the directing program in this manner, when a user directing program reproduction command is input (S314), the host computer 106 displays a plurality of new scene information, speed control information, repetition control information, and slop control information of the directed program. Reference to reproduce the directed program (S318).

As described above, the present invention makes it possible to control a plurality of production equipment through a host computer that is a commercially available control device, thereby enabling reproduction of the production program unit. In addition, the present invention enables the construction of a production program best suited to the environment of the wedding hall, it is easy to store and update the production scene and the production program, there is an advantage that can be controlled by the non-professional variety of production equipment.

Claims (10)

In the production equipment control device for controlling a variety of production equipment, A host computer for outputting the production equipment control information for controlling the various production equipment; And an interface module for interfacing the host computer with the various production equipment. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface module, A control unit for converting data of the interface format of the host computer into an interface format of the production equipment and outputting the converted data; A first interface unit receiving data output from the host computer and providing the control unit to the control unit; And a second interface unit which receives the data output from the control unit and provides the data to the director equipment. The method of claim 1, wherein the host computer, Directing device control device, characterized in that for providing a variety of directing equipment control information according to the direction of the directing equipment control command input by the user in real time. The method of claim 1, wherein the host computer, After providing the production equipment control information according to the production equipment control command input by the user to the various production equipment in real time, when the user requests the storage of the production equipment control information, the production equipment control information as a single production scene Directing equipment control, characterized in that stored in the database. The method of claim 4, wherein the host computer, When the reproduction of the directed scene stored in the database is requested, directing equipment control device, characterized in that to read the directing equipment control information for the requested direction to provide to the various production equipment. The method of claim 1, wherein the host computer, When the storage of the production program is requested, the production equipment control device, characterized in that the speed control information or repeated control information or the slop control information to the plurality of scenes are added and stored in the database as a single production program. The method of claim 6, wherein the host computer, And when the reproduction of the directed program stored in the database is requested, reproducing the requested directed program. The method of claim 1, Remote controller for user's wireless command input, And a wireless signal receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the remote controller and transmitting the wireless signal to the host computer. The method according to claim 1, wherein And a manual controller for receiving a user's command and transmitting the command to a host computer. The method of claim 9, wherein the manual controller, Storing the rendering equipment control information for the rendering scene, and providing the rendering equipment control information to the various rendering equipment according to the user's command; And directing device control information provided by the host computer to the various directing devices.