Patent ID: 7990082

Claim:
An apparatus for increasing a number of light loads of a dimmer in a theatrical light system, comprising: a master comprising: a control signal input for receiving a control signal; a switching signal generator for generating a switching signal corresponding to the control signal; a master demultiplexer for selecting among a number of master light loads in correspondence to the switching signal, and for routing a first light signal to a selected one of the master light loads; and a master switching signal output for transmitting the switching signal; and at least one slave comprising: a slave switching signal input for receiving the switching signal; a slave demultiplexer for selecting among a number of slave light loads in correspondence to the switching signal, and for routing a second light signal to a selected one of the slave light loads; and a slave switching signal output for transmitting the switching signal, wherein the master switching signal output is coupled to the slave switching signal input of the at least one slave.