iPhone Lighting Control
I’ve been getting some great advice from Jason “Cannonball” Jenkins about lighting. Jason is a professional lighting designer who is currently on tour with the Osmonds on their 50th anniversary tour. After he introduced me to a few hardware and software solutions that would enable us to control our lighting from a single control point, I read a short blog post on AutomatedHome.com about the company iControl receiving funding from the iFund.
I started wondering how cool and how hard it would be to create an iPhone App that would control DMX lighting via WiFi. The lights themselves could be wired to the network, and the iPhone would operate as a wireless controller complete with sliders for dimming individual lights.
I’m still early in my research, but I found a post about using an iPhone or iPod Touch as a visual controller. I found a company that makes an ethernet connectable DMX controller that has a Palm App written for it. I also found this DMX WiFi receiver that would probably be overkill in my setup. I also found a D.I.Y. for using DMX in a home automation setup.
If an iPhone or iPod Touch can be used in home automation, it could also be used to remotely control studio lighting. I’m not sure how hard it will be to pull all the parts together, but it seems like it could be amazing.
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Neal – have a look at this one too – an App coming to the iPhone store soon that links to a hardware receiver (via IP) with ethernet, RS-232 serial and IR – http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/AirRemote-for-iPhone-Brings-Total-Home-Control.html
Hi Jason, I am also very much interested in this. There’s got to be a huge market for small, inexpenasive WiFi-Receivers to switch lights on/off, dim them or control RGB LED fittings. Throw me an email if you find a solution
Luminair looks interesting, but of course the receivers are still expensive, ugly and clunky. We need Apple Airport Express with DMX methinks 
I’m currently designing a middle school musical which is incorporating RGB LED lights. The remotes they came with will not work for the distance I need. Any developments on the WiFi enabled controls?