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Flashback 3 OEM laser controller |
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 The
Flashback 3 is the smallest, easiest and most economical way to add
high-quality graphics and beams to a stand-alone laser projector.
In fact, the Flashback 3 is so impressive, that it won the
ILDA Hardware Product Of The Year Award
in 2006. This credit-card sized wonder can play laser graphics, beams and even complete Pangolin-quality shows. No extra computer hardware is needed the tiny Flashback 3 has everything you need to control your laser projector. Creating the showsTo create Flashback 3 laser images, use Pangolins best-selling Lasershow Designer 2000, or the LiveQUICK software included free with the Flashback 3 Evaluation Kit. Alternatively, you can use any other system that creates ILDA-format laser files. Set up to 432 cues; each cue can be a word, logo, graphic, animation, beam effect or even a complete show. The images and cue data are then stored on a removable SmartMedia memory card or XD Picture card (either one will work). A 128MB card holds up to 20 minutes of laser graphics, animations and beams. Of course, because it is solid-state, theres nothing to wear out or break or get jammed. Playing the showsPlayback and control can be accomplished in a number of ways:
High-quality imagesFlashback 3 laser images look the same as from full-fledged Pangolin systems. Thats because Flashback 3 outputs high-quality projector signals: two 12-bit channels for X and Y scanner signals, and four 8-bit color/intensity channels, typically used to control red, green, blue and intensity signals. Small size and low power requirementsAs shown above, the Flashback 3 is very small -- the same rectangular size as a credit card. And the Flashback 3 only requires a single +5V power supply and consumes only 100-300mA of current. Because of this, the Flashback 3 can easily be integrated into a laser projector with minimal cost. ExpandabilityThe Flashback3 is a base board with 2 optional daughter boards add-ons, the DMX and USB. These daughter boards can be purchased separately to reduce costs on applications that do not require the extra features. (The Flashback 3 Evaluation Kit includes the base board, plus the DMX and USB daughter boards.) And for special applications, Pangolin can provide additional functionality either through client-specific firmware or even custom-designed add-on daughter-boards. Evaluation Kit availableTo find out more, order an Evaluation Kit. It includes everything you need, including the Flashback 3 board, DMX daughter-board, USB version 2.0 daughter-board, a 128 MB SmartMedia card with sample frames and shows, and Utility software for downloading, triggering and controlling cue sequences. Choosing between the Flashback 3 card, and CD2000 playerBelow is a chart which shows some of the similarities and differences between the Flashback 3 and CD2000 player. Note that the Flashback 3 is sold only as an OEM board-level component, intended to be embedded within a laser projector, while the CD2000 is a complete stand-alone show player system.
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This page last updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 03:25 PM
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