Introduction - Visual Productions B -STATION1 Manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the B-Station1. The B-Station1 is a solid-state con-
troller designed for two purposes.
Firstly, for remote-controlling a lighting system like CueCore or CueluxPro. The
buttons can be freely assigned to any function in the lighting controller, e.g.
select a cue or start/stop a show. Because the B-Station1 uses communication
protocols that are open (in the public domain) such as UDP and OSC, it can
also be used for controlling third-party equipment like show-controllers, lighting
consoles, media servers or audio devices.
Furthermore, the B-Station1 is designed as a standalone lighting control system
for small lighting setups like LED or architectural projects. It can control up
to 32 individual DMX fixtures and supports 6 cue-lists with each 128 cues. It
even features a dynamic FX-generator.
An internal web-server provides the web-interface through which you can pro-
gram the B-Station1. A modern browser is required to access this web-interface
during set-up. A browser or computer is not required for standalone use after
the initial set-up.
At the time of writing this manual the B-Station1's firmware was at version
1.33.
The B-Station1 is end-of-life and is not recommended for new designs. It has
been superseded by B-Station2.
This manual discusses setting up and programming the unit. Chapter 2 provides
background information on the communication protocols used the B-Station1.
Chapters 4 and 5 cover how to set up the unit and configure the network con-
nection.
When the B-Station is just used for controlling external equipment then the
chapters 6 and 7 can be ignored. Setting up this functionality is done in the 8
chapter discussed on page 26.
Setting up the B-Station1 for stand-alone lighting control will involve the fol-
lowing steps:
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