The Daktronics Experience

When providing the best possible game-day presentation, it’s critical to have the most up-to-date systems and applications at your fingertips. Justin and Matt discuss this aspect of event production with Daktronics Applications Engineer Mark Natale as well as many other aspects of the control room.

Adam Gilliland, Daktronics Product Manager, stopped by our studio to share the details of our latest Flip-Chip COB product. He explains what the Chip On Board (COB) product is, what we’ve done to differentiate our product line and how it will serve the industry.

Links:

• Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JAmw-dSWND0?si=DvpmRie8DBxys8Wd 
• LED Technote: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/j9pnm7hzpj/technote_led-technology_smd.imd.cob 
• Video Walls website: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/video-displays/video-wall/led-video-walls

When it comes to signage standards for transportation applications, there are terms such as ITS, NEMA and TS4. Justin and Matt talked with Jason Morrison, Daktronics market manager for ITS, Parking and Public Transport as well as NEMA Committee Chair, to understand the meaning of all of those terms. They also discuss the new TS4 standard that was recently released and what it means for Daktronics and those in the ITS industry.

Links:

• https://www.nema.org/
• Blog post: https://www.daktronics.com/blog/new-nema-ts-4-standards-explained 

As the Clippers get closer to the completion of their brand-new arena in Los Angeles, Justin and Matt caught up with Daktronics Project Executive Luke Tingle to hear about the progress and what fans can expect to see in 2024. This includes details of the largest double-sided halo in an arena setting and much more about this massive project. 

• News release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/la-clippers-intuit-dome-halo-board-highlights-largest-order-volume-in-daktronics-history
• Intuit Dome Highlight page: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/sports/major-league-sports-installation/intuit-dome

Engineers design it, manufacturing puts it together, shipping delivers it and on-site installation takes place. Simple, right? Well, in this episode, Justin and Matt go behind the scenes with Brian Thompson, PTC’s CAD Division Vice President and General Manager, to talk about their software and products as well as the digital thread that ties the entire process together. It’s a bit more complicated and requires a lot of data. We also cover some advancements in technology for visualizing final products and other PTC software that Daktronics uses.

• PTC Website: ptc.com
• PTC Blog on Upward Compatibility: https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/cad/creo-upward-compatibility-cad-file-open-future
• Daktronics Blog on Using CAD with AR: https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/corporate/daktronics-whats-possible
• Podcast on Daktronics Installation at PTC Headquarters: http://podcast.daktronics.com/?s=DGI

To talk about the lifetime of LEDs, Shannon Mutschelknaus, engineering manager of Daktronics Laboratory Services Group, joins Matt and Justin to share his knowledge on the topic. The conversation goes into the 100,000-hour expectation, how LEDs are tested, what causes LEDs to fail and even the longest-lasting light bulb that’s still lighting up a fire station in California.

• 100,000-hour myth article: https://www.machinedesign.com/news/article/21815599/100000hour-leds-just-not-true
• The Centennial Light in California: https://www.centennialbulb.org/

Many in the video world are looking at advancements in technology including 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR) capable displays. Justin and Matt talk with Lane Munson, Daktronics video products manager, to dig into the difference between those two video options, how they can be achieved and more.

• What is HDR? https://blog.daktronics.com/2017/07/26/what-is-hdr/
• The color spectrum as discussed by Lane:
  

Centerhung video display systems are the visual jewel for arena event productions. But how do they get there and what holds them in place? Justin and Matt visit with Justin Kaufman, Engineering Manager at Daktronics, to hear all about hoists, centerhung displays and the importance of engineering for their safety.

• A sample of Daktronics centerhung projects: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/photos#k=centerhung
• Arena Ciudad de Mexico: https://www.daktronics.com/Company/NewsReleases/Pages/ArenaCiudaddeMexico.aspx
• Xcel Energy Center: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/photos/details?pn=WP-18847&cid=131524