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' lighting controllers in Q-SYS
This article describes how to add automated lighting to a Q-SYS AV system triggering Visual Productions solid state lighting controllers.
The Q-SYS Audio, Video & Control Platform integrates audio, video and control into small to larger, easy to operate and to automate 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
B-Station2, CueCore2, CueCore3, QuadCore, IoCore2 and DaliCore. For example, 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 lighting controller has been programmed to perform specific lighting tasks, the Q-SYS platform takes care of triggering that
controller 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 lighting controller earlier using its web interface:
we created cues, added these to a playback, set fade times and programmed triggers.
Visual Productions has created certified plugins for Q-SYS. The plugins are included in Q-SYS Designer,
and can be found in the Schematic Elements > Plugins section of the Q-SYS Designer interface.
All plugins can also be downloaded from the Downloads page on our website, select 'Miscellaneous'.
Plug-ins allow you to tailor the lighting controller'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 lighting controller.
If a message is received, The lighting controller will act accordingly by starting a playback, jumping to a cue, changing a playback's intensity etc.
Plugins are available for B-Station2, CueCore2, CueCore3, QuadCore, IoCore2 and DaliCore.
Controlling your DMX or DALI lights was never easier.
