Pharos LPC X S3 20 - Designer Lighting Playback Controller with 10,240 DMX Channels in Black Finish

The Pharos LPC X S3 20 (Lighting Playback Controller X) represents the pinnacle of lighting control technology, offering an impressive 10,240 DMX channels in a robust black finish, designed for landmark lighting installations that demand high performance and extensive integration capabilities. This next-generation hardware platform is built to support significant channel counts and integrates seamlessly with the full range of Pharos Designer products. The LPC X S3 not only features enhanced connectivity options but also introduces new functionalities such as Audio In for Linear Timecode, making it an ideal solution for complex lighting designs in both live and installed environments.

At the heart of the LPC X S3 is the powerful Designer Engine, which transforms light fixtures into dynamic canvases for creative effects and video playback. Utilizing the robust Designer 2 software, users can quickly construct fixture layouts with pixel-precise adjustments, allowing for the creation of captivating and intricate pre-programmed lighting displays. The ability to manage independently running timelines enables users to design stunning, synchronized lighting effects that can adapt in real-time, providing flexibility and responsiveness essential for any event or installation.

The Designer Trigger system enhances the LPC X S3's capabilities by enabling responsive, reactive programming that responds to various stimuli. This sophisticated rules engine supports conditional logic and a broad range of interfaces and protocols, allowing users to send and receive commands from any system. With a powerful built-in scripting language, users can customize their programming to suit specific project requirements, ensuring unparalleled flexibility in controlling lighting setups.

The LPC X S3 also offers an optional HDMI input for real-time video mapping, supporting resolutions up to 1080p60. This feature allows for intricate mapping of live video, making it possible to create visually engaging displays that integrate both lighting and video elements seamlessly. Additionally, the stereo balanced line-level audio input supports Linear Timecode on both channels, with autodetection for various formats including film and broadcast standards, ensuring smooth and responsive timecode playback through a software flywheel with error correction capabilities.

To facilitate modern lighting control needs, the LPC X S3 provides comprehensive remote management capabilities through connection to Pharos Cloud. This functionality enables users to monitor and control their lighting installations from anywhere in the world, allowing for real-time status checks, event scheduling, and project uploads. Each controller includes its own web interface for local area network access, providing real-time updates, logs, and trigger capabilities, ensuring users have complete control over their lighting environments.

The scalable architecture of the LPC X S3 allows for multiple Pharos Designer Controllers to be interconnected over a standard Ethernet network, accommodating installations of varying sizes. This capability not only enhances the scalability of lighting designs but also simplifies programming through the intuitive Designer software. The LPC X S3 is designed for reliability, with self-sufficient hardware and firmware that eliminates the need for a dedicated PC on-site, ensuring uninterrupted operation in demanding conditions.

In terms of output capabilities, the LPC X S3 excels with a variety of protocols, including sACN, Art-Net, and DMX512, making it compatible with a vast array of lighting fixtures such as RGB, RGBW, and intelligent moving lights. The extensive fixture library, featuring over 30,000 profiles, allows for straightforward integration of various luminaires into the system, ensuring that users can quickly and efficiently set up their lighting installations. The LPC X S3 supports simultaneous operation of multiple eDMX protocols, maximizing control and flexibility over diverse lighting designs.

Features

• The LPC X S3 20 supports 10,240 DMX channels and features a sleek black finish designed for high-performance installations.
• Powered by the Designer Engine, allowing for creative effects and video playback across multiple light fixtures.
• Utilizes Designer 2 software for fast, pixel-precise adjustments in fixture layout configurations.
• Responsive programming enabled by the Designer Trigger system using conditional logic and built-in scripting.
• Optional HDMI input supports real-time video mapping at resolutions up to 1080p60 for immersive displays.
• Audio In for Linear Timecode ensures seamless synchronization with audio sources for complex lighting setups.
• Remote management via Pharos Cloud allows global monitoring and control of lighting installations.
• Scalable architecture supports linking multiple controllers over Ethernet for extensive lighting projects.
• Reliable hardware designed for 24/7 operation without needing a dedicated PC on-site.
• Compatible with various output protocols: sACN, Art-Net, and DMX512, supporting diverse lighting fixtures.
• Extensive online fixture library with over 30,000 profiles for easy integration of luminaires.
• Supports simultaneous operation of multiple eDMX protocols, enhancing control over lighting designs.
• Battery-backed real-time clock for calendar and time-based triggers, ensuring precise operation.
• Compact design measures 19 x 13.5 x 1.8 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs, suitable for various installations.
• Power requirements of 100-240V AC with a typical consumption of 40W and maximum of 50W.
• Five-year warranty ensures reliability and support for installations.

Specifications

Supported Fixtures

• LEDs: Any colour configuration e.g. RGB, RGBW, 8-bit, 16-bit, tuneable white
• Generic: Downlights, spotlights, uplights, etc. via controllable dimmers, relays or ballasts
• Intelligent: Moving and multi-parameter fixtures
• Fountain Jets: Fountain jets for fountain animation or other animatronics
• Fixture Library: Pharos offers an online fixture library with over 30,000 fixture profiles, for easy download of your luminaires

Output

• sACN: ANSI E1.31 (with per fixture priority)
• Art-Net: Art-Net I, Art-Net II, Art-Net 3, Art-Net 4 (transmit only). Configurable broadcast override
• KiNET: KiNET V1, V2, V3; PDS/Data Enabler discovery
• Pathport: Pathway Connectivity protocol
• EDN: Via EDN: natively integrate, and output DMX, with the EDN
• SPI: Via EDN + SDI: synchronous and asynchronous serial data output
• DisplayPort: Output for video-mapped fixtures
• DMX512: Via EDN or any other eDMX node
• RDM: Via Art-Net or EDN, supports discovery and addressing via Pharos Designer 2 software
• DALI: Via RIO D
• Audio Out: Audio Output with two audio layers; a background layer for ongoing audio and an alert layer for high-priority overriding.
• Simultaneous: Multiple protocols can be in operation simultaneously. Limited by patched channels, not universes used
• Scalable: Synchronises with up to 40 Pharos Designer Controllers over network

Triggering & Integration

• Startup: Commences programmed playback automatically on receiving power
• Clock: Battery-backed real-time clock for calendar and time-based triggers
• Astronomical: Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and Lunar phases
• Ethernet: UDP, TCP, Multicast; send/receive any Ethernet message
• RS232 Serial: Configurable port; send/receive free syntax in ASCII, HEX or decimal
• RS485 Serial: Via RIO: configurable port; send/receive free syntax in ASCII, HEX or decimal
• eDMX: sACN or Art-Net
• Inputs: Via RIO: contact closure, active low, active high or 0-24V analogue level
• Outputs: Via RIO: isolated relay outputs (48V, 250mA)
• MIDI: Via RIO A: MIDI Notes, SysEx or MIDI Time Code
• Timecode: Linear Timecode (SMPTE, Film, EBU, NTSC)
• Audio Level: Via RIO A: Stereo 30-band spectrum analysis
• DALI: Via RIO D: transmit and receive DALI commands
• Web Interface: Built-in or custom designed
• Wall Stations: Integrate with BPS, TPS 5 or TPS 8
• Conditions: Full conditional logic support
• Scripting: Lua scripting for total flexibility
• IO Modules: Supports our extensive IO Module library for easy integration
• Scalable: Supports Pharos Designer Remote Devices

Interfaces

• Ethernet: Network port for device access and management; Neutrik etherCON (RJ45 compatible) for 10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet; Static IP or DHCP
• eDMX: Dedicated Ethernet port for lighting data; Neutrik etherCON (RJ45 compatible) for 10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet; Static IP or DHCP
• Serial: RS232
• USB: Two USB 2.0 Type A ports (for future development)
• Audio Output: Stereo balanced line level analog port * / SPDIF (RCA) port
• Audio Input: Stereo balanced line level analog port *
• Video Output: DisplayPort for monitoring or video-mapped fixtures
• HDMI Input: Video input up to 1080p60 (with HDMI IN option)

Specifications

• Certifications: CE compliant, UKCA compliant, ETL/cETL listed, may be used as part of a Title 24 compliant lighting control system
• Power: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 0.4-0.2A, 40W typical (50W maximum), IEC connector with switch (power cable not supplied)
• Configuration: Pharos Designer 2.11 or later
• Data Storage: Internal 128GB SSD (supplied)
• Temperature: 32F to 122F
• Humidity: 10-90% relative, non-condensing
• Ingress: IP20
• Physical: 19 x 13.5 x 1.8 inches, 7.7 lbs
• Shipping: 22 x 18 x 7 inches, 12 lbs
• Recovery: Hardware watchdog and recessed reset button
• Warranty: 5 years