A master thesis from Aalborg University
Network Light Control Protocol: Design and study of a novel real-time network protocol
[Network Light Control Protocol: Design og undersøgelse af en ny realtid netværks protokol]
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-03
Pages
149 pages
Abstract
This project designed a new network protocol to control stage units like lamps, moving heads and fog machines. Related protocols had been discovered to get an idea of the current market situation. Based on this knowledge a problem had been formulated, that states the limited address space and cable connection as the most challenging topics. The cable connection had than been replaced by a wireless 802.11g connection. The two most interesting measurements for this wireless network are range and number of lights. To find these limits a simulation had been programmed in OMNeT++ and a field test had been performed. A controller had been developed in Java and an adapter had been constructed to transform from this new to the DMX protocol. This way current stage lamps that do not understand this new protocol could be driven. The result of this project is a new stage light control protocol designed for wireless communication.
This project designed a new network protocol to control stage units like lamps, moving heads and fog machines. Related protocols had been discovered to get an idea of the current market situation. Based on this knowledge a problem had been formulated, that states the limited address space and cable connection as the most challenging topics. The cable connection had than been replaced by a wireless 802.11g connection. The two most interesting measurements for this wireless network are range and number of lights. To find these limits a simulation had been programmed in OMNeT++ and a field test had been performed. A controller had been developed in Java and an adapter had been constructed to transform from this new to the DMX protocol. This way current stage lamps that do not understand this new protocol could be driven. The result of this project is a new stage light control protocol designed for wireless communication.
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