MIDI Control of Theatre Stage Machinery
 | Project Goals
 | Identification and assembly of the project test-bed, includes:
 | MIDI devices, and |
| motor/drive equipment and hardware |
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| Testing and evaluation
| set-up and troubleshoot |
| simple event sequencing and editing |
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| Identification of project limitations and avenues of further
pursuit |
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| Project Evaluation
| Strengths of using MIDI as control interface include:
| these MIDI devices are affordable and readily available |
| components are easy to set-up and get working |
| computer sequencing is straightforward to learn and manipulate |
| repeatability and consistency are high |
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| Limitations with this project
| not ideal where high positioning accuracy is needed |
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| Future Projects
| Building feedback into the system (both position and speed) |
| Operating simultaneous multiple axes of motion |
| Interface to master control/cueing system |
| Integration of other commonly available motion controllers
into MIDI Show Control systems. These might include:
| PLCs (programmable logic controllers), and |
| PC-card based PID motion controllers |
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