Field electronics · Pyrotechnics
Field devices for a pyrotechnics system
A set of devices for a professional pyrotechnics rig — charging the remote packs, showing live launch status at the console, and tracking the gas left at each flame point.
- Electronics design
- PCB design
- Battery charging
- Embedded firmware
- Status & diagnostics
- Rugged field hardware
The challenge
A pyrotechnics show is spread across a site — remote effect points, each on its own battery, each burning through its supply as it runs. The crew at the console needs to see what is firing and what is left, while the gear out in the field has to stay powered. Three different things to watch, in three different places.
What we did
We built three kinds of device for it:
- Charging units — distributed across the site to keep the remote battery packs topped up.
- A console status display — at HQ, showing the live status of the pyrotechnics as they launch.
- Runtime meters — at the flame points, tracking how much gas each one has left, so the crew knows when to swap a cylinder before it runs dry.
Mostly hardware, with firmware added where it earned its place.
Outcome Three purpose-built device types, delivered for the crew — packs kept charged, launches tracked at the console, and gas levels watched in the field.