- #Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 pro#
- #Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 software#
- #Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 professional#
- #Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 mac#
#Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 pro#
The LeDMX4 PRO opens up so many opportunities for driving nearly any type of pixel that you can find.
We were able to put a battery pack on this costume and it was effectively completely wireless. Within a few seconds of powering up, the LeDMX4 PROs have booted up and are automatically playing back.
Through the configuration file on the SD card, you can write simple scripts to loop multiple recorded shows, starting automatically upon boot up, or when the unit receives a DMX trigger channel or contact closure.
This meant that the whole costume could be animated together, stepping through recorded shows automatically. We attached a ‘light sabre’ to the costume that also ran off an LeDMX4 PRO, the chest piece, and kneepads, all running pixel strips via the two LeDMX4 PROs tied together for playback. We were able to create a mask inĪ drawing program and have a face appear on the front of the ball, and then create animations within that.
#Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 software#
The controller records sACN or ArtNet straight to the SD card for you, so you can use whatever software you’re used to for content. We connected the power and the LED strip, went into the manager software via Ethernet, set the pixel type to WS2812, told it how many pixels per port it was running, and it started working immediately from sACN out of our console. The screw connectors are extremely handy for testing and you don’t have to solder anything to the board. The four pluggable headers allowed for quick disconnect and removal of the LeDMX4 PROs to inspect them and make changes to the program via the Ethernet connection. We chose the 5V version of the LeDMX4 PRO for the Deadmau5 project (it also comes in 12V and 24V) because we were driving WS2812 144LED/m density LED strips, so it made sense to run on the same voltage as the strip.
#Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 mac#
It drives so many varieties of pixels, records to an SD card, and has well-built management software that runs on Mac or Windows, while still be a cost effective and compact device. The LeDMX4 PRO is amazing in the way it has been thought out. But in the end the results speak for themselves, and it was a great project to build on so many fronts. Even the size of the Perspex ball it’s built in had to be approximated. It was an adventure, as there were no blueprints or specs. We’re a big fan of Canadian DJ Deadmau5 and love the programmable LED head that he built to wear for his performances, so we decided to make a similar design inspired by his costume, mainly just for fun. We wanted to find a personal project that pushed our limits of what we could build and that would also be amazing to wear at the event. It’s where hospitality WA industry people get together and dress up. The annual Western Australian Nightclub Association’s Nocturnal Ball was coming up. In our work with Light Innovations, having reliable, feature-rich digital LED pixel controllers has always been vital to our projects, therefore we have used and evaluated a large majority of the digital LED controllers on the market.įor this personal project we needed something truly special the ability to record multiple DMX universes of complex LED sequences on a compact, wearable controller for an LED costume, as it’s not exactly practical to carry a GrandMA2 and an NPU, or a specialised media server around on your back!Īt the core of the project was two DMXKing LeDMX4 PRO pixel controllers, and their ability to record any streaming ACN or Art-Net source made the project possible.
#Lightkey with dmxking ledmx4 professional#
Specialising in custom electronics and lighting solutions, we work closely with our clients to turn ideas into high quality products, focusing not only on highly versatile functionality but also slick, professional exterior finishes, guaranteeing beautiful, reusable, engineered solutions for the entertainment industry. Alex Woodmansey & Alistair Swanson Launched in 2017 by Alex Woodmansey and Alastair Swanson, Light Innovations was created because of our love of building things for theatre, and knowledge of electronics and LED lighting.
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