Automated detonation of fireworks

A mobile control system for automated detonation of a plurality of fireworks using a mobile device, comprising:

• a firing module for activating at least one of a plurality of fireworks, the firing module including:
• a plurality of detonators, each of the plurality of detonators associated with a respective one of a plurality of ports for receiving a detonation wire, the detonation wire coupling the detonator to a respective one of the plurality of fireworks when received into the port;
• a receiver operable to receive a plurality of control signals transmitted by a mobile device;
• a controller activating one of the plurality of detonators when the receiver receives one of the plurality of control signals from the mobile device;
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• a firing module housing defining a chamber including the plurality of detonators, the receiver, and the controller, the firing module housing including a wall portion and a plurality of ports;
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• a mobile application running on the mobile device, the mobile application comprising a plurality of control display screens enabling remote user control of the firing module and generating the plurality of control signals, the plurality of control display screens comprising:
• a manual firing screen including a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of ports that, when selected, cause transmission of one of the plurality of control signals to the firing module;
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• a show designer screen including a plurality of selectable areas and a firing icon, each of the plurality of selectable areas corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of ports that, when selected, create a fireworks show according to a defined sequence or pattern, and the firing icon, when selected, causing transmission of at least some of the plurality of control signals to the firing module.