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A plurality of magazines each receive an array of pyrotechnic devices. The magazines are latched to a fire control and support assembly which automatically engages the fire control circuit to each device of each magazine. The circuit ignites all devices of all the magazines in a given serial sequenc

A plurality of magazines each receive an array of pyrotechnic devices. The magazines are latched to a fire control and support assembly which automatically engages the fire control circuit to each device of each magazine. The circuit ignites all devices of all the magazines in a given serial sequence. The system, under control of an operator, when turned off, may be restarted at the beginning of a selected sequence, at the point where the last device was ignited and continue the sequence or at selected different portions of devices. Different size devices can be ignited by one circuit using different magazines all coupled to one unit. Safety features also include delay ignition after startup and sounding an alarm before any device is ignited. A CPU is enabled by a fire command signal and disabled by internal programmed instructions. The CPU is periodically enabled in a device ignition cycle by external timing signals initiated by the CPU when enabled.

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Apparatus for igniting each of a plurality of pyrotechnic devices in an array in a sequence comprising: means responsive to an input signal for generating a pyrotechnic device ignition command signal; a processor unit (CPU) responsive to said command signal for generating a device digital address co

Apparatus for igniting each of a plurality of pyrotechnic devices in an array in a sequence comprising: means responsive to an input signal for generating a pyrotechnic device ignition command signal; a processor unit (CPU) responsive to said command signal for generating a device digital address code to select a particular device in the array to be ignited, said CPU generating sequentially an address code corresponding to each device for sequentially addressing each device in the array; and matrix means responsive to each said address codes for generating an ignition signal corresponding to each address code and sequentially successively applying said generated ignition signal to each said selected particular device in the array.