Response provided by Rebecca Ybarra, Director of Destination Service:
Previous Ownership
Inception Lighting sold to the current owner in January 2021. The previous owner did not further invest in the technology previous to the sale.
In 2020, the maintenance contractor informed us that the equipment is dated which limits future availability of replacement supplies and equipment. The previous app is no longer active; therefore the color is defaulted to white.
New Ownership/New System
The new owner, Mike Dooley, is a former employee of Inception Lighting. He has invested into the technology by partnering with Ilumi for a state-of-the-art control solution. Ilumi holds over 20 patents on their control system and innovative meshing technology. Inception holds two patents on its attachment hardware.
Why did we choose the same company?
We met with the new ownership regarding the current system. They would continue making the parts to replace the broken system, but the app would no longer be applicable to the system. They offered options for a new system. Offered a discount and would be able to use the hardware hanging system of the current equipment.
Color Options
The RGB color model is a mixture of three primary hues — red, green and blue — which can be combined in various proportions to produce 16,777,216 distinct colors discernible to the human eye. Although there is a color that appears as maroon, once lit, it does not come across as Bobcat maroon when used by any LED pixel system. There are a few other shades of colors that will not be true to color.
New Mobile App with the new system
The new app will allow for a full year of programable ability. Staff has a calendar set for holidays, TXST (commencements/football games), SMHS (Graduation/ football games), etc but have not been able to change colors due to the non-functioning app.
New Mobile App features
- A hierarchy of groups which would allow different colors schemes on different buildings
- Preset color options: Independence Colors - red, white and blue; Christmas season - red and green; etc
- Chasing option – moving light colors
Responsible Department
Downtown and Facilities staff will have app access.