The MATRIX is:
a collection of software tools, which allow the user to create an interactive
installation controller. All hardware the MATRIX needs is a Linux-box
plus the installation specific hardware cards (i.e. Midi, DMX, AD-DA-Converters…)
and it's drivers.
EXPANDABLE
The whole system is running in a very LOW-COST environment, compared
to similar commercial equipment. Plus the user is capable of creating
his/her own system extension, if additional Hardware needs to be connected
to the system. All needed SOURCE-CODE is included!!!
SCRIPTABLE
The user-application logics are specified by a simple but powerful
SCRIPT, where all the behavior of the system is defined. The user does
not need to care about the hardware layers themselves. The SCRIPT allows
to see the installation as functional blocks (i.e. INPUT Triggers and
OUTPUT devices).
DISTRIBUTED
The MATRIX is capable of running on distributed, networked systems.
In practical terms, this means, that the user is capable of setting
up a system in location A and B, connects both via the Internet (TCP/IP)
and handle the 2 MATRIX-systems as one - just by specifying the hostname
of the other machine in the SCRIPT.
MATRIX
What do you want to connect today? ;-)