New LanBox-LC software release, february 1998
 

NEW LANBOX-LC II SOFTWARE RELEASE
Major upgrade of all bundled software and firmware

MAASSLUIS, NL - CDS advanced technology bv announces the release of the LanBox-LC II software bundle version 1.2. The free upgrade enhances all three major components of the bundle (LanBox-LC II firmware, LCedit II lighting editor and the LCtools maintenance program) and adds several new examples for developers.

The LanBox-LC II is a 250 channel DMX lighting controller with a built in sequencer and transition manager. Lighting programs can be activated through MIDI, serial port and LocalTalk. The LanBox-LC II is used by MIDI artists (musicians, theater acts and sound engineers), alternative lighting professionals, theme parks (yes, They use it), magicians, and many other creative minds all over the world.

Among the new features is the 20 DMX frames per seconds update rate. "This effectively doubles the speed of the LanBox-LC IIs build in sequencer, so the transitions will run more smooth and reaction to external triggers is faster."

The MIDI capabilities are also expanded. "Users have requested a selectable MIDI receive channel and a faster response to MIDI messages. The new firmware delivers both."

Other new features include support for the very popular MAC 500, MAC 600 and MAC 1200 moving head fixures from Martin, support for 3 baudrates on the serial port (38400, 19200, 9600) and a whole range of new shortcuts in LCedit (copy/paste DMX values, store scene, select scene, etc.)

New examples include a LabView/serial port based lighting editor called LVedit.vi and a HyperCard based Jingle Machine. LVedit is a working lighting editor for the LanBox-LC II that runs on both Macintosh and Windows platforms, the Jingle Machine shows you how to synchronize lighting to QuickTime movies. Also new is a Director example for using the serial port and a MAX example for timeline MIDI control of the LanBox-LC II.

CDS advanced technology is located in Maassluis, The Netherlands and can be reached at +31 10 599 17 17, by email at info@cds.nl, or via the World Wide Web at http://www.cds.nl/ or http://www.lanbox.com/

Media Contact:
Fokko van Duin
CDS advanced technology bv
Thames 9
3144 DG Maassluis
The NetherLands
Phone: +31 10 599 17 17
Fax: +31 10 592 24 19
email: info@cds.nl