Connect to the protocols already on your network.
Art-Net and sACN go in and out in any mix, with multiple outputs per protocol. MIDI runs in and out. NDI and audio come in. RDM discovery and configuration run over Art-Net.
Signal flow diagram. Three input groups feed the Spectralite core. External control groups Art-Net, sACN, and MIDI and runs two-way. NDI video groups cameras, Resolume, and TouchDesigner as inputs. Audio groups a microphone, mixing console, and DAW as inputs. Spectralite feeds two output groups: Art-Net, running two-way to nodes, fixtures, lighting desks, and RDM; and sACN, running out to nodes, fixtures, and lighting desks.
What goes in and what comes out.
| Standard | In | Out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art-Net | Yes | Yes | DMX over UDP on port 6454. Output as broadcast or per-fixture unicast, with ArtSync. Discovers third-party nodes with ArtPoll and is itself discoverable. |
| sACN (E1.31) | Yes | Yes | DMX over multicast UDP on port 5568. Per-universe priority, sync universe, and universe discovery. |
| DMX | Via Art-Net / sACN | Via Art-Net / sACN | Patch by universe and address; DMX travels over Ethernet as Art-Net or sACN. 512 channels per universe. |
| MIDI | Yes | Yes | Mapped control in from any class-compliant controller. Feedback out drives motor faders and pad LEDs. Ships device profiles for Novation Launchpad and Launchpad Mini MK3, Allen & Heath Xone:K2, and Novation Launch Control XL3. |
| NDI | Yes | No | Video frames feed effect nodes. Input only. |
| RDM (E1.20) | Yes | Yes | Discovery, DMX personality, start address, sensors, identify, and GET/SET, all over Art-Net. Add an Art-Net output alongside sACN when your show streams over sACN. |
| Audio / beat | Yes | No | Automatic beat detection and spectrum-reactive effect nodes. Input only. |
Preview of the Outputs dialog. A list shows two enabled outputs, one Art-Net and one sACN, each with its enable switch on, plus toolbar buttons to add an Art-Net or sACN output. The editor pane for the selected Art-Net output shows its name, protocol, a universe range filter limiting it to universes 1 to 8, network mode broadcast, and ArtSync frames enabled.
Run any mix of outputs.
Run Art-Net only, sACN only, or both at once, with multiple outputs per protocol and each output on its own settings. Drive mixed gear side by side, or run a primary and a backup path from the same show.
Drive Spectralite from the desk you already have.
Map an incoming MIDI controller to layers, bumps, tempo, color, and fixture parameters. Feedback out drives the pad LEDs and motor faders. You can also send Art-Net or sACN into Spectralite and run the pixel rig from the console you already own. Its channels map straight to layers, bumps, tempo and parameters, so the operator keeps one desk for the whole show.
Built-in MIDI device profiles
- Novation Launchpad and Launchpad Mini MK3.
- Allen & Heath Xone:K2.
- Novation Launch Control XL3.
Finds the nodes behind your fixtures.
Spectralite finds third-party Art-Net nodes with ArtPoll and announces itself to the ones already there. Enable node discovery and the RDM panel can reach every responder behind those nodes, on whatever universe it sits.