The "Wireless" On-Air Light
Aer = Air
Lux = Light
It sounds fancier in Latin, wouldn’t you agree? PTS-AerLUX is a fun project that emerged out of a customer requirement we came across via our installation & integration side of the business.
“How can we wire up an air light, when we’re not allowed to drill holes for a control wire?” Simple! Send the signal through the air!
AerLUX consists of two units.
Transmit. For the TX side of the link, we have a small RF transparent box that houses the antenna and ‘brains’ of the connection. A simple contact closure (from a broadcast console, GPIO xNode, or even a latching button) is all that is required to initiate a signal. Once the trigger is received, it will broadcast a keyed signal over the 433MHz band to be received by the RX side of the link and light things up!
Receive. For the ‘receive’ end of the link, we modify a standard Sandies Model 340 12V on-air light. It fits the antenna and all of our components inside, and presents a simple plug for the 12V adapter that ships with the unit (US/Canada style plug). It’s really as simple as that!
Multiple Studios. If you would like to operate more than one AerLUX within a facility, that is easily accomplished. Toggle the internal DIP switches on the Transmit side to generate a unique code originating from each studio.
One-To-Many. A single Transmit unit can broadcast to a number of Receive units (simply toggle the internal DIP switches for the unique code they’re listening for). A perfect solution for a multi-door studio when you want to have the air lights turn on and off in unison.
Range. From our in-the-field deployments and shop tests, you can expect a range of about 100′ (30m). Construction materials (ie: metal walls) may affect functional distance.