Cobalt Programming Wing

• Discontinued in April 2018.  While Cobalt hardware is no longer available, ETC will continue to develop the software for at least the next 5 years.
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Fly through your programming with Cobalt Programming Wing.  Designed for on-the-fly work, the Wing give you a familiar surface to program quickly with ETCnomad or ETCnomad Puck mini controllers.  The dedicated user interface and backlit programming keypad are organized the same as your Cobalt desk, allowing you to move swiftly through your work without having to learn a new layout.  You can program quickly and efficiently – just the way you want.

The Cobalt Programming Wing are the perfect size to fit in a cramped light booth or to take with you on tour.  They offer DMX512-A/RDM and MIDI In/Out outputs, playback controls, fader controls and device encoders, along with 10 backlit endless pots that can be used as device controls or master playbacks.

Cobalt Programming Wing are not just for lighting nomads.  Wing are VESA-mountable for temporary or permanent installation backstage, in a rack, or on a tech table.  Connect your Programming Wing with Cobalt Light Server or a Remote Video Interface to create a remote programming station anywhere in your venue.

Cobalt Programming Wing Features

• 10 Back-lit endless pots for device/master playback control
• Full main playback controls, grand master with blackout/on/freeze switch
• Four rotary device encoders with integral wheel keys
• Full faders control section with Master Playback controls
• Backlit buttons
• 2 DMX/RDM outputs
• USB port to store and secure an ETCnomad Dongle
• 2 Powered USB Ports, plus Contact Closure and MIDI connections
• Support for up to 80 master playbacks (not wings) using Cobalt Motorized Fader Wings, Universal Fader Wings or the Congo jr Master Playback Wing
• Not self-contained, requires ETCnomad System (Puck or Dongle+Computer), or Net3 Remote Video Interface 3 (RVI3)* to operate.
• Cobalt Programming Wings are not compatible with Congo or Cobalt Family consoles (Cobalt 10/20, Congo jr, Congo Kid).
• *Must be Windows 7 based.  The Cobalt Programming Wing is not compatible with Windows XP devices.

Cobalt Family Features

• Short-command style and direct access tools.  Designed for professionals and advanced users
• Show file compatibility with the entire Cobalt Family, from the Cobalt 20 down to the Congo Kid² and ETCnomad.
• Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
• Channel layouts for topographical views of channels and other show data
• Live attributes display for spreadsheet view of devices
• Client/server networking and synchronized backup using multiple consoles and/or RPUs
• Client and Offline programming on PC³ and Mac³ via ETCnomad
• Partitioned control
• 5,000 Control Channels (Fixtures)⁴
• 9,999 Presets
• 999 Master Pages
• 99 Effect Playbacks
• 999 each of Palettes, Groups, Macros, and Sequences
• ² The Congo Kid does not support fader wings and is limited to 2 DMX Universes of output.
• ³ PC requires Windows 7 or higher.  Mac is Intel only and requires OS X or higher.  The ETCnomad software is free for offline programming or "mirror mode", but requires a dongle to act as a client.
• ⁴ The console is still limited by the number of DMX universes/outputs, thus you may not be able to use all these channels.