GroundControl® Followspot System

Winner of an Engineering Emmy® award, this is a family of products scalable to all venue sizes and types. Followspots can be remotely controlled from as far as 2,000 ft resulting in safer conditions for operators, reductions in rigging weight, minimizing seat kills, and allowing followspots to be positioned almost anywhere.

Technical characteristics and features 

With the GroundControl® (GC) Followspot System, the operator is located away from the luminaire, making the required physical footprint significantly smaller than conventional followspots. Because of this small footprint and low weight, followspots can now be placed in a wide variety of positions. The system features a built-in HD Camera with night vision mode to enable operators to pick up a performer on a virtually black stage.

  • Works with PRG proprietary fixtures — Bad Boy, Best Boy HP, Best Boy LED.
  • Can also be used with PRG’s Long Throw™, an advanced automated followspot, designed specifically for long throw applications.
  • PRG has modified fixtures from other manufacturers, including Martin, Ayrton, Vari-lite, Elation and Robe, to be compatible with GroundControl.
  • GroundControl® 4-Way Switch lets users switch between up to four luminaires from one controller.
  • GroundControl® Multi newest member of the product family, enables control and tracking of up to 100 luminaires by a single GroundControl Controller.
Manuals

GroundControl Followspot User Manual

GroundControl Universal Configuration Guide

Datasheets

GroundControl Followspot System Spec Sheet

GroundControl Diagram

GC 4-Way Switch Spec Sheet

GC Best Boy Spec Sheet

GC Best Boy Color Gobo Spec Sheet

DMX Guides

GC Universal DMX Mapping

GC Longthrow DMX Mapping

GC Bad Boy DMX Mapping

GC Best Boy DMX Mapping

GC Best Boy LED DMX Mapping

Technical Bulletin

LX-GCFS-009 GroundControl Weather Resistant Truss Box

TN-051 Fixture Control Channel Timing

Console Profiles

GC Console Profiles

GC Universal Console Profiles

Software

GroundControl Software Package 111623 v420

GroundControl Software Package 20200120 v321

GroundControl v4 032422

GroundControl v410 100522 - VL3600 GC ONLY

GroundControl Software Package 022723 v415

Release Notes

RFS011 GCFS Software Update v420

RFS-009 GCFS Software Notes 022723

RFS-007 GCFS Software Notes

RFS-006 GCFS Software Notes

RFS-005 GCFS Software Notes

GC Multi in the News

From the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, PRG has been at the heart of many of the biggest holiday events. Behind the scenes, our teams worked tirelessly to turn creative visions into unforgettable moments utilizing cutting-edge technology like our GroundControl Multi system made it all possible.

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We are dedicated to broadening creative opportunities and alleviating challenges within the industry. PRG's unique offerings, solutions and processes are designed in alignment with our customers visions and goals.

Stray Kids dominATE World Tour

PRG supported the eight-member South Korean boy band’s stadium shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

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Tate McRae, Think Later World Tour

PRG was proud to bring Tate McRae’s electrifying live performances to life through state-of-the-art production services.

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