Fixtures
What a fixture is in Spectralite, and where to add, patch, and configure fixtures in a project.
Fixtures are the lighting devices you control with Spectralite: LED pars, moving heads, and pixel strips.
In this section
Adding Fixtures
Add fixtures to your project
DMX Patching
Assign DMX addresses
Generic LEDs
Work with generic RGB fixtures
Create a fixture definition
Author a fixture's modes, channels, and pixels
Share a Patch
Print a patch sheet or publish a link
What is a fixture?
In Spectralite, a fixture is a physical lighting device. Each fixture has:
- a name, a type, and a manufacturer
- the DMX channels that it responds to
- an address in a DMX universe
- a position in 3D space for visualization
Fixture types
Spectralite groups supported devices into four families. LED fixtures cover wash and pixel-free devices such as LED pars, bars, and panels. Intelligent fixtures include moving heads, mirror scanners, and hybrid spot/wash/beam units with motorized position and color. Pixel fixtures cover individually addressable hardware: LED strips, tape, and 2D matrices. Effect fixtures cover lasers, strobes, and hazers.
Fixture library
Spectralite includes definitions for thousands of fixtures. Open Project > Library Manager > Fixtures to search by manufacturer or model, or browse by manufacturer.