Patent ID: 7798066

Claim:
A pyrotechnic system, comprising: a motor having a rotatable shaft; a firing arm including a proximal end that is attached to the rotatable shaft, a distal end adapted to receive a pyrotechnic device and a body portion including an ignition contact; a control and firing interface including a motor control input and an ignition input, wherein the motor control input is linked with the motor and receives a signal from a control unit that is located remotely from the control and firing interface for controlling movement of the rotatable shaft and the ignition input is linked with the ignition contact of the pyrotechnic device body portion and receives a signal from an ignition unit that is located remotely from the control and firing interface for firing the pyrotechnic device; and a synchronizing element selected from the group consisting of a programmable logic controller (PLC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a state machine, and hardware logic elements for operating the control and firing interface synchronously with musical cues or lighting cues.