Pharos - EXT

The Pharos Designer EXT is an extension for the Pharos Designer TPC and together they form a standalone, mains-powered lighting controller with versatile output and show control options.

The TPC is a powerful lighting controller with Ethernet-based output and integration options. However, many DMX and DALI installations don’t need the added complexity of network infrastructure. The EXT provides local DMX and DALI output for the TPC, as well as power and other hardware interfaces.

Flexible Inputs

Each input is individually configurable in one of three modes. As a Contact Closure an external volt-free switch may be connected across the input. As a Digital Input an external voltage source (up to 24V) can be connected across the input and thresholds for ‘high’ and ‘low’ triggering can be set. As an Analog Input a variable external voltage can be measured within a configurable range.

Serial Data

The EXT has an RS232 serial port, whose data rate and format settings (baud, parity, stop bits, etc.) are configurable in software.

Designer 2

The EXT requires no additional configuration in the Pharos Designer 2 software – everything is programmed via the TPC in the Designer project file, as if the TPC supported all the additional hardware interfaces directly.

Installer Friendly

Made for permanent installation, with installer-friendly 0.200” (5.08mm) plug-in rising clamp terminals, a rugged, compact enclosure, and easy DIN rail mounting.

Pharos - TPC

The award-winning Pharos Designer TPC (Touch Panel Controller) is an elegant touchscreen lighting controller with sleek styling, advanced lighting control playback engine and fully integrated user interface with vast design potential.

With control of playback selection and lighting levels at your fingertips, you can gracefully transition between scenes, timelines, effects and pixel-mapped media. The customisable touchscreen user interface lets you create multiple pages of lighting controls, configure their appearance and get immediate visual feedback.

Touchscreen user interface is fully customisable using the free Pharos Designer 2 software. Create multiple pages of lighting controls including buttons, sliders, keypads and colour pickers, and configure their appearance and visual feedback. Make it eye-catching by importing your own graphics or picking from one of our attractive themes.

Remote Management

Future-proof your lighting projects by connecting your Designer controllers to Pharos Cloud. This allows remote, but direct, control of your controllers from anywhere in the world, letting you check the status, fire triggers, schedule events, upload new projects and much more. All through one portal, accessible at your own Internet domain. Read more

Scalable

The right fit for every installation. Multiple Designer controllers can be seamlessly linked together to work as one via a standard Ethernet network giving impressive scalability. For additional integration options simply add Remote Devices to further extend the network. Whether one controller or many, it’s all easily programmed using our Designer 2 software. Read more

Designer Mapping

Design the big picture; control every pixel. Create a 2D map of your fixtures within the Designer 2 software, then use Designer Mapping to create visually striking effects or play video across the entire LED array. Powerful controls allow you to build maps fast with pixel precise adjustment. Read more

Flexible

Be limited by your design brief, not your lighting control system. Our products support a vast range of different fixture types and can output multiple DMX-over-Ethernet (eDMX) lighting protocols at the same time.