Lighting control console having double-shaft encoder

Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting control console (01) for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital control commands are produced in the lighting control console (01), which digital control commands can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections. The lighting control console (01) comprises at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for producing, managing, and storing the control commands. The lighting control console (01) comprises at least one display device, and graphical elements can be graphically displayed for the user on the display device, at least one double-shaft encoder (07) being provided on a control board (08) of the lighting control console (01), at which double-shaft encoder input values can be input by theuser. The double-shaft encoder (07) has a first shaft (09) rotatably mounted in a housing (16), a first rotary signaling device for producing a data signal being provided on the first shaft. A secondshaft (10), which is coaxially rotatably mounted in the housing (16), is provided on the double-shaft encoder (07), a second rotary signaling device for producing a data signal being provided on thesecond shaft (10). Both shafts (09, 10) have actuating elements (11, 12) via which control movements can be manually transmitted onto the shafts (09, 10). The actuating elements for the manual adjustment of the shafts (09, 10) are designed in the form of a dial (12) and / or a rotary ring (11), which are arranged on the control board (08) of the lighting control console (01) and can be rotated coaxially relative to each other.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a light console with a two-axis encoder according to the preamble of claim 1 . The invention also relates to a method for operating a light console according to the invention. Background technique [0002] Such light consoles are used to control lighting installations, such as are used in theaters or concert stages, for example. These lighting installations usually comprise a large number of lighting devices, such as stage spotlights, wherein the lighting devices can be varied and also autonomously switched between a large number of lighting states, for example different colors. These different lighting states are stored and controlled by programmed parameters in the lighting program of the light console. In this case, a conventional lighting installation can comprise up to several thousand lighting devices. In order to be able to control complex lighting installations, such light consoles are equipped with digital processor...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] The disadvantage on these two-axis encoders with rotary knobs is that the operating comfort for the operator is rather small

Furthermore, it is not possible to simultaneously enter new values ​​on both actuating elements of a biaxial encoder by twisting the actuating elements, since the corresponding operating hand has only one thumb

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