Ever dreamed about a new way of connecting lighting fixtures

Build - Connect - Control

Let’s just be honest about it: the way we configure light shows today is overly complicated. It’s 2024, and we are still manually configuring devices on the display or spending too much time setting up complex settings.

It’s time to do something about it!

We built it

It all started with a dream

It all started with a dream. We envisioned a system where technicians just connect their lights, assign fixture ID’s and can start controlling lights. A system that makes troubleshooting a thing of the past.
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A system that has real redundancy.
A system that has real time feedback.
A system that is ready for the future.

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Our process

How does it work?

1. Cable Topology

When building a show, we are always wiring one device to the next device. Daisy chaining is in our industry the most common and convenient way of connecting devices. The incoming data cable starts at one side of the truss and follows the truss connecting all devices to each other.
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KLSTR detects all devices on our data line as per the order in which they are wired. KLSTR automatically draws a simple plot, with all fixtures on this data line, the order in which they are wired, and gives you relevant fixture information. In other words, KLSTR instantly provides the lay-out and topology of your rig, without any supplementary actions or configurations.

2. Assign Fixture ID

For an operator the Fixture ID is the primary tool to reference a fixture. The universe and DMX address are a secondary administrative layer that needs to match the fixtures settings. In step 2 we will assign fixture ID’s to every fixture in the KLSTR plot. KLSTR’s selection and sub-selection tools will help you to assign these in a very fast and intuitive way.

3. Patch

In step 3 there are two workflows possible. When an MVR file of the rig is available, we can import this file in our KLSTR.ctrl App. The KLSTR.ctrl App will assign address, mode and 3D position of our luminaires automatically to the according fixture ID’s. Our rig is now completely configured.