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Xmas Dimmer controller with eight outputs and two RJ-45 DMX ports
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How Do You Run Traditional Christmas Lights From a Lighting Console?

28 September 2026

The brief says classic warm-white fairy lights, not RGB pixels — and the strings arrive with a blink-mode box that cannot follow a cue list. Here is how they end up on your console as ordinary DMX channels.

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LITE, STANDARD and PRO shown as three LED panels with growing pixel density
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What Do LITE, STANDARD and PRO Mean on LEC3 and SPI Matrix?

24 September 2026

Same hardware, three pixel budgets. What the LITE, STANDARD and PRO tiers of LEC3 and SPI Matrix change, what they don't, and how to pick one without overpaying.

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Two pixel LED controllers with a micro SD card playing a show without a PC
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Can a Pixel LED Show Run From an SD Card Without a PC?

17 September 2026

No computer on site: what an SD card controller stores, how effects get onto the card, and how several controllers play one show in step.

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Dimmable festoon lights along a wedding venue staircase behind table flowers
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How Do Dimmable Festoon Lights Work for Weddings and Terraces?

11 September 2026

The DMX dimmer from Christmas markets also runs wedding festoon lights: a warm dinner, a cool dusk and a party in sync with music, on one line of Edison CCT bulbs.

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Reactivo 2 controller and a phone running the LSS Remote app next to lit LED bars
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What Can You Control With an LED Controller Mobile App?

3 September 2026

LSS Remote now lists LEC3 and SPI Matrix. See what a phone can change on each controller, and four zones running it in our own building.

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SPI Lamp 2 board with display, RJ-45 ports and terminal blocks, next to a lit LED bar
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What Is an SPI Lamp and When Should You Use One?

1 September 2026

SPI Lamp 2 sends pixel data over RJ-45 and multiplies controller outputs. Real limits, on-device setup, common wiring mistakes, and a 12-line club install.

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