Monster Brain PC

You can always use a personal computer to control your animated show but it's not always practical if you need the PC for other things.  Animated Lighting listened to its customers and created a device just right for what many are looking for.  Think of it as our Monster Brain with lots of buttons so you can tweak your show in real time and have maximum versatility. 

We call it the Monster Brain PC.  It's a dedicated netbook type computer preconfigured with just the right software so you can plug it into your existing Animated Lighting data network, turn it on and watch the show.  Unlike our standard Monster Brain, you can start and stop the show via the keyboard, change the show schedule times and even alter the order of the songs in the show.  The Monster Brain PC is a dedicated small computer just for your show.  The device can also be connected to the Internet to grab the latest information from Animated Lighting or allow Animated Lighting technicians to take control of your Monster Brain PC remotely and troubleshoot any problems you might have.

We have started with an off-the-shelf smaller-than-a-laptop with the following specifications:

• Ultra-compact stylish design
• Easy-to-use interface
• Full color LCD screen
• Integrated webcam
• Windows XP operating System
• Intel Atom CPU
• 1GB of memory,
• SD card reader
• VGA output port
• Touchpad with two buttons
• Stereo Audio
• Wireless LAN (802.11 b/g)
• 3 USB ports
• RJ-45 LAN port
• 84 key keyboard
• Supports a total of 4,096 channels, each controlling one or more light, light string, or other controlled circuit
• One Monster Brain PC can communicate with up to 256 controllers
• 120VAC at 15 watts

  We strip off the applications that aren't required for a light show and added our own Animated Lighting show software.  We then configure the system to autostart and to  run your show automatically.  We also lock down the Microsoft Windows XP operating system so it does one thing and one thing well: run your light display.  We do not recommend loading other non Animated Lighting endorsed programs.