GroundedSound
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Hi All,
First time poster here. Hope this is in the right place and of interest to some.
I am working on a large scale permanent art installation in Tasmania Australia. The artwork is a large metal structure with about 1200 misters on it split about 40 control zone (final design still tbc)
I had originally been looking at using a PLC to activate the solenoids controlling the misters. This system, though of solid industrial grade, was looking to be difficult to interface with given the flexibility the artist required for adapting and changing the program sequence of the misters.
We have recently added an LX element to the work and would really like to be able to control the misters (solenoids) and the lighting using the same system. The first thing that sprung to mind was DMX controlled relay switched which then output a voltage to the solenoids controlling the misters.
I read an old thread on here where a fella wanted to control a water cannon using a DMX controlled solenoid. This idea was met with fierce resistance by many on here as DMX's lack of error checking, or any other safety features made it unsuitable for that use.
My mist control system would in essence work the same way as this water cannon but without any inherent danger of a misfire causing injury to anyone as its only mist falling from many metres above the audience.
This sequence would run automatically every day of the year, foreseeably for ever, so reliability and longevity are essential.
Any thoughts on the most ideal control system for this applicatin would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Tim
First time poster here. Hope this is in the right place and of interest to some.
I am working on a large scale permanent art installation in Tasmania Australia. The artwork is a large metal structure with about 1200 misters on it split about 40 control zone (final design still tbc)
I had originally been looking at using a PLC to activate the solenoids controlling the misters. This system, though of solid industrial grade, was looking to be difficult to interface with given the flexibility the artist required for adapting and changing the program sequence of the misters.
We have recently added an LX element to the work and would really like to be able to control the misters (solenoids) and the lighting using the same system. The first thing that sprung to mind was DMX controlled relay switched which then output a voltage to the solenoids controlling the misters.
I read an old thread on here where a fella wanted to control a water cannon using a DMX controlled solenoid. This idea was met with fierce resistance by many on here as DMX's lack of error checking, or any other safety features made it unsuitable for that use.
My mist control system would in essence work the same way as this water cannon but without any inherent danger of a misfire causing injury to anyone as its only mist falling from many metres above the audience.
This sequence would run automatically every day of the year, foreseeably for ever, so reliability and longevity are essential.
Any thoughts on the most ideal control system for this applicatin would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Tim