Fireworks Control System Expandable, Safe, and Half the Cost of Proprietary Systems
LonWorks® technology gave us a robust and flexible framework in which to develop our firing system.
— Chris Clarke, system designer and integrator, Sonning Fireworks
Participants
- Developer/End user: Sonning Fireworks Ltd. specializes in high-impact pyro-musical fireworks displays for special events all across England.
Challenge
- Design an advanced firing system that is expandable, safe, and cost-effective
Solution
- Echelon free topology twisted-pair transceivers embedded in devices for remote control, diagnostics, and timing
Benefits
- Automatic system diagnosis ensures safe, trouble-free shows perfectly synchronized to music
- Expandable and open Lonworks based systems supplies virtually limitless system capacity
- Developed at nearly half the cost of a proprietary system
- Sonning will recover its costs over two large shows
Next Steps
- Add features such as lights, video, lasers, and flames using entertainment industry standard protocols such as DMX