ETC is set to introduce the newest member of the Congo lighting control family: Congo Light Server 2U – a device capable of being a server, client or back-up in a Congo system.

The Congo Light Server is a 19’’ rack-mount device, packing the identical features, channel and output counts as the Congo console into a compact, purpose-built enclosure. Running Congo’s powerful operating software, the Congo Light Server is a fully independent lighting playback controller for permanently installed applications, or a convenient back-up option.

The unit’s 20-button face panel offers access to the most-used commands for channel selection, playback and screen navigation. There is a USB connector on the front panel for easy show loading/storage, and a power switch with an LED in it to indicate the unit is powered on. Six LED indicators on the front panel indicate the status of the unit. I/O on the rear panel is the same as ETC’s Congo jr console – 2 x DMX, MIDI In/Out, Phone Remote, Ethernet, Serial, USB, Remote Trigger, and more.

The unit uses the same software as Congo and Congo jr, has the same system capacities as the consoles and includes 2 x DVI/VGA monitor outputs (just like Congo jr). The base unit ships with two universes of DMX output, and can be upgraded for up to 12 universes of output in the same manner as Congo and Congo jr.

Congo Light Server software features

Multiple formats for all channel views, including graphical channel layouts
Multiple sequences (cue lists)
Trigger/action event system for automating playback functions via serial communication
MIDI, MIDI time code and MIDI show control supported
Contact closure interface for go, pause, back and master 40 execution
Client/server networking and synchronised backup
Show import via ASCII

Product features

Supports up to two monitors, DVI or SVGA
Up to 3072 devices/channels and 6144 outputs/parameters
2 x DMX512 direct outputs, RDM ready
Ethernet (ETCNet2™, Net3/ACN, ArtNet, Avab IPX)
Hard disk memory
MIDI in/out
Contact closure triggers
USB multipurpose bus (memory, pointing device)
Audio in/out
Radio and phone remote control