NIKOS at a folk festival: festival tents, rides and visitor flows

Rent a PA System for Funfairs

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Challenge

Loud, tight, full

Many stages, tents, stalls and fairground rides, no central operations management. Intoxicated and international visitors must be safely and reliably guided via announcements and visual displays, and entry stopped quickly when needed.

ReferencesOktoberfest Munich · Gillamoos Abensberg · Barthelmarkt Manching · Stoppelmarkt Vechta

You rent NIKOS through certified partners in your region – see what is included and how it works.

Solution

Visitor guidance, circuit monitoring & operational control

NIKOS combines entry control, announcements and monitoring of the mobile power supply into one platform – exactly right amid noise, crowds and mobile infrastructure.

The NIKOS [dispatcher]² can, among other things, serve as a radio dispatch centre to coordinate the mobile radio users. Even though the NIKOS [dispatcher]² can do far more than a normal radio dispatcher, this basic function remains very important for everyday operation and saves a separate operating position for organisational radio. In an emergency, staff and safety functions can thus be controlled from a single system. Through our rental partners we provide radios and the corresponding infrastructure to set up temporary networks. If required, NIKOS can also be integrated into an existing radio system. It is often advantageous to integrate NIKOS into the organisational radio, avoiding duplicate infrastructure and multiple handheld radios for individual staff members. In certain cases, however, it can make sense to technically separate the NIKOS applications from everyday voice radio. We are happy to advise you on this.

Benefit: One radio dispatch centre for everyday operation and emergencies – without a separate operating position for organisational radio.

At a fun fair, music from rides, tents and stalls overlaps. With NIKOS, individual PA systems or the entire site can be used for an announcement at the push of a button – live, pre-recorded, imported as a file or via text-to-speech. Areas without their own PA are covered by directly connectable NIKOS [horn]² speakers; disruptive music sources without an audio input can be briefly switched off via NIKOS [relay]² during the announcement. Information on luggage storage and bringing prams can be played automatically at regular intervals.

Benefit: All visitors receive the same information without delay – in everyday operation and emergencies.

On a tight site with many attractions, congestion builds up quickly. If a people-counting system detects a threshold being exceeded, it passes the signal to NIKOS, which activates e.g. a yellow light at the affected entrances. When entry is stopped, staff switch it to red via NIKOS [alarm]²; the confirmation is sent back to the counting system and optionally as a text message to configured radios. A NIKOS [flash]² strobe makes the closure visible from a distance.

Benefit: Automatic, unambiguous entry control without queries – even amid loud noise and language barriers.

Catering and showmen's businesses often connect their equipment to the temporary power distributors uncoordinatedly – phase overloads and outages are the result. With NIKOS [energy]², load and consumption data at the distributors can in future be measured continuously. If a phase approaches the set limit, this is shown in the system and an alarm is raised before the fuse trips. If a circuit fails anyway, this is shown immediately on the NIKOS [dispatcher]² and optionally sent by text message to the radio of the responsible staff member. NIKOS continues to run uninterrupted on battery power during a power failure.

Benefit: Overloads and outages are detected before they disrupt operations.

Cash areas, storage and rides closed at night must be protected against unauthorised access. Gates and enclosures equipped with NIKOS [audio]² report every opening with a timestamp to the NIKOS [dispatcher]² and to mobile patrols; at the same time a NIKOS [LED]² emergency light can switch on or a warning tone sound via NIKOS [horn]². Via NIKOS [relay]², large floodlights of up to 2300 W (10 A) can also be switched if needed. Fences and control boxes can be monitored with a simple bell wire used as a contact loop.

Benefit: Simple, cost-effective protection for an extensive site.

Light masts, water pumps and other devices can be controlled via NIKOS [audio]²'s switching functions – by timer or manually from the NIKOS [dispatcher]² or configured radios, without staff having to travel there. If, for example, the water pressure at a sanitary container drops, NIKOS automatically switches on the pump until the target pressure is reached again.

Benefit: Save energy and react quickly – without extra staff.

Escape routes, car parks and dark corners need reliable lighting. Wireless NIKOS [moon]² emergency lights are mounted in minutes without tools on masts, trees or trusses, charge during the day via their solar panel and switch automatically via a twilight sensor. Removal is only possible with a special tool (theft protection).

Benefit: Maintenance-free, wireless lighting – mounted in minutes.
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Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers

Usually not a completely new one. NIKOS uses existing stage and PA systems: at every stage or tent an NIKOS [audio]² announcement unit is connected between the mixing desk and the amplifier. Areas without their own sound system are covered by the mobile outdoor loudspeaker NIKOS [horn]² – with no cables between locations.

From the central control unit NIKOS [dispatcher]² the running programme is interrupted at all or selected locations at the push of a button and the announcement is broadcast synchronously. An operator is always required for announcements and monitoring – on request a technician from the regional NIKOS partner.

NIKOS runs on its own self-sufficient radio network – independent of mobile networks, Wi-Fi and the internet. The NIKOS [audio]² announcement unit keeps running for up to 16 hours on its internal battery, and announcements via the NIKOS [horn]² outdoor loudspeaker continue during a power failure as well. Warnings therefore reach visitors even when public networks and power fail.

Yes. NIKOS is rented out for temporary deployments. Rental is handled by the NIKOS partner in your region, who takes care of planning, delivery, set-up and support. Please enquire at least four weeks in advance if possible, as exclusively usable frequencies are applied for with the frequency regulator for every deployment. Find a partner in your region