Q-SYS is a cloud-manageable, software-driven audio, video and control
platform which enables an entire Partner Ecosystem. Q-SYS empowers with the
tools, support and service to help confidently create impactful connections and
memorable experiences. Visual Productions is an official Q-SYS Technology Partner.
Product support: dedicated Q-SYS control plugins can be found in the Q-SYS
Designer Software and are available for a number of Visual Productions' lighting
controllers.
Integrating Visual Productions' CueCore2 in Q-SYS
This article describes how to add automated lighting to a Q-SYS AV system
triggering the Visual Productions CueCore2 solid state lighting controller.
Manufacturer QSC launched Q-SYS some years ago. The Q-SYS Audio, Video &
Control Platform integrates audio, video and control into small to larger, easy to
operate systems.
As the requirements for even more versatility have been growing, Q-SYS can
also integrate and control 3rd party devices: integrated lighting control is now
possible with Visual Productions' lighting control solutions like CueCore2.
CueCore2 is a
2 universe solid state lighting controller that can be controlled over the network
by UDP, TCP, HTTP and OSC messages.
Once a CueCore2 has been programmed to perform specific lighting tasks, the
Q-SYS platform takes care of triggering CueCore2 when controlling a fully
integrated system, such as a meeting room, theatre or cinema.
Let's discuss a typical example. Imagine we have a fully equipped meeting room
with a nicely designed touch screen as the user interface to a host of
audiovisual equipment. Now let's start a presentation! Pushing only one button
will close the blinds, lower the projection screen, switch on a projector and amplifier, select the right inputs and fade most lights to 50% and the lights in
front of the screen to 10%.
When focusing on our part of the job, the lighting, assume we have
programmed the CueCore2 earlier using its web interface: we created cues,
added these to a playback, set fade times and programmed triggers.
Visual Productions created a certified plugin for Q-SYS.
The plugin is included in Q-SYS Designer, and can be found in the Schematic Elements > Plugins
section of the Q-SYS Designer interface.
This plug-in allows you to tailor the CueCore2's behaviour to your system. Once
configured, it 'translates' the messages sent by the touch screen user
interface, through the Q-SYS Platform or Q-SYS Core processor, to the
CueCore2 lighting controller. If a message is received, CueCore2 will act
accordingly by starting a playback, jumping to a cue, changing a playback's
intensity, etc..
