Barco, Naamloze Vennootschap

Naamloze Vennootschap, Barco

Patrick Willem

Robbie Thielemans

Herbert Van Hille

Gino Tanghe

Bruno Devos

Nele Dedene

Karim Meersman

An intelligent lighting module for use in a lighting or display module system which is composed of an array of lighting modules, each of the lighting modules being provided with a display board with an array of individual pixel lighting elements and with a control board capable of controlling serial input data from a video source for displaying video as well as of controlling digital communication input data from a lighting console for creating digital lighting effects, wherein the display board includes a drive buffer and an array of pulse-width modulation (PWM) drivers which are connected to the lighting elements.

Intelligent lighting module and method of operation of such an intelligent lighting module

A control system for lighting and video devices, wherein said control system includes at least one video device; at least one lighting device; and a software protocol, capable of communicating three different protocols, such as a digital video/data protocol, a common lighting protocol and a data protocol to the video and lighting devices.

Control system and method for controlling lighting and video devices

A pixel module for use in a large-area display has a cluster of sequentially interconnected similar pixel modules that are driven by a central controller. The module includes pixel elements that have a serial video data bus input, and command input lines that are electrically connected to inputs of a latch. The latch has parallel inputs and outputs which are clocked with a data dock input. Also included are a current driver device for driving the pixels, a first inverter for driving the data clock input, an address input connected to a second inverter, an EEPROM connected to the input port, and a power supply.

Pixel module for use in a large-area display

A display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application, with an array of pixels () mounted at the front () of the module () and provided with input and output connectors (), characterized in that at least some of the side walls () and of the upper and lower walls () are tapered inwardly, enclosing an angle (A) with the front () and in that it is provided with mounting means to fix the module on a mounting surface of a display.

Display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application and display with such pixel modules

An organic light-emitting diode drive circuit for a display application includes a plurality of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) having an anode and a cathode, the organic light-emitting diodes being connected to anode lines and cathode lines, and at least one drive circuit. The organic light-emitting diodes are arranged in a common anode configuration, whereas the drive circuit is configured as a common anode drive device, so that each concerned cathode line can be connected by a respective first switch to a current source and so that each concerned anode line can be connected by a respective second switch to a positive power supply. The respective first switches are configured such that, when a cathode line is in use, a connection is made between the cathode line in use and the respective current source and, when the cathode line is unused, the cathode line is connected to a positive power supply.

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