I've got some punchcards here that you can use...Screw it I'm building a punch card based console.
Note that some consoles (The Strand Palette/Light palette) use Embedded Windows XP, not standard desktop windows. Unless you've been working in embedded systems development, you have no basis of comaprison.My "Day" job for the last 20 years has been IT work. (Information Technology) The thought of doing a live show on a Windows based control is about the same as getting on an airplane that was being flown by Windows based software....
and they will be able to offer additional features (such ass off-line editors and remote control) at a lower cost.
What I would love to see is server-side...
What I would love to see is server-side DMX control. (ex: a server and DMX interface on stage, a workstation in the control booth.) The advantage here is it would be platform independent. The workstation would log into the server and run the show in a browser interface. (in other words, no special software on the workstation.) Network speeds are 100m+ which would transparent to DMX control which is about 250k. Also, server OS software tends to be more stable. You could also have multiple workstations all running the same show, or even grab a wireless laptop and sit in the audience!
Funny, the gaming industry already has all this software figured out! (Just ask a video game nut)
Well, we can dream can't we?
RTLinux is real time and commercial. Just throwin that out there... (its also available non commercially)
I've had six crashes on my Windows XP embedded Congo since September; that's crashes, as in everything locks up & you reboot the console. ETC thinks some of these were software issues, but they can't recreate & identify the cause of most of them, despite having the show & log files. Whether it is a software or hardware issue really doesn't matter to me, I just need a reliable lighting controller and the Congo (unfortunately) has not proven to be reliable for me.
but RTLinux is more of a micro kernel than an operating system.
-jjf
Hey I had Micro Kernals for Breakfast this morning ! They're Tasty and don't lose their crunch in milk.
and you win the thread.Hey I had Micro Kernals for Breakfast this morning ! They're Tasty and don't lose their crunch in milk.
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