turls Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I need to place an order for my screen and I need to choose which control option to include. Can someone help me decipher this and give me some advice? I've got a request into my C4 dealer but I know he has never used this brand masking system before. I really haven't done a lot yet with my system and relays so that is a little new to me anyway.Here is part of an e-mail from the screen company explaining my options:2) How were you wanting to control the motors? They come with independent AC motors per side. You can choose to use various 4-wire AC motor control product from other companies, or we have several motor control options. The motors are set for full open and the closure limits at 1.33 ratio.One popular way to do it is use the dual motor control box and just control it's intermediate stop(s) via timed relays into its dry contact inputs. Some standard kit:IR control eyeRF control receiver12v control input moduleDual Motor Control master 120v AC boxRS-232 moduleSerial to Ethernet module Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hmm, nothing? It probably is basically the same as any masking/drapery system. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_AU Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Have a look at thr Aspect masking system if you haven't already pulled the trigger on the Seymour. It's Australian made, and will mask more ratio's than just open and 1.33. It's also controllable by ASCII or HEX codes over rs232. Easy for C4 to interface with.What's the Seymour system worth by the time it's landed in OZ?Cheers,Chris Edited February 24, 2012 by Chris_AU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm pretty sure that was the one I looked at, it was just too scary to be on that much of the cutting edge with a non-integrated solution. And the shipping was a killer. I saved a little money on the Seymour system but still very expensive. I'm only doing this once though.I know of no limit to masking ratios on my setup.I'm confident I won't have any trouble interfacing with C4, it will just need to be here to figure out. But it should be the same as any other masking system, and RS232 may be a likely candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Well, I was barking up the wrong tree. The actual masking is from ESI. Web page with driver here:http://elec-solutions.com/software/control4-rq-driver.htmlEDIT: I should say the masking controller is from ESI - Its an RQ bridge. Edited June 19, 2012 by turls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 This works by the way if anybody wonders in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMania Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi - I am also considering the same screen with dual motors - one for the screen and one for the masking panels. Do you have the specific model numbers for the parts that are needed? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uddinz Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I just got this screen. Does anyone know if there are any other drivers that work with OS3 which doesn't require purchase. The only ones i can see are from cinegration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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