Welcome to Unilighter Knowledge Hub
Unilighter is a modern, browser-based lighting control console designed for Lighting Designers (LDs), DJs, Venue Technicians, and Theater Operators. It combines real-time color abstractions, keyframe animations, procedural node automation, built-in 2D & 3D visualizers, and tactile MIDI control without requiring complex software installations.
- ⚡ Access Console: console.unilighter.cc
🧭 Explore Knowledge & Resources
📖 Documentation & Manuals
Complete reference manuals covering all workspace screens, fixture profile editing, DMX patching, white balance calibration, and supported USB/Bluetooth hardware.
Live Dashboard & Widgets
- 🎛️ Live Dashboard Guide
- 🔘 Function Widget
- 🎚️ Device Control Widget
- 🎞️ Keyframe Animation Widget
- 🕸️ Node Graph Widget
- 🗂️ Group Container Widget
UI Controls Library
- 🎛️ UI Controls Overview
- 🎚️ Fader | 🎛️ Rotary Knob | 🔘 Buttons | 🕹️ 2D XY Pad
- 🎨 Color Picker & Wheel | 🎡 Motorized Gel Wheel
Core Architectural Concepts
- 🏷️ Fixture Tags Architecture
- ⚡ Control Priorities & Layering
- 🔌 Hardware Compatibility Guide
- 🖥️ Console Interface & Screen Reference
- 🕸️ Visual Node Graphs
- 🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- 💡 Fixture Editor | 🧱 Multi-Head & Pixel Bars | 🎬 Scenes | 🎨 Color Engine | 🏃 Animations Overview (Step / Keyframe / Choreography)
- 🎭 Theater Cue Lists & Scenario | 🎚️ Simple Desk | 📄 Print Patch Sheet | ⏱️ Time Synchronization
- 🕸️ Node Reference: BPM Node | Subgraphs & Reusable Functions
🎓 Lighting Design & Console Training Course
Comprehensive 7-module training curriculum covering luminaire optics, stagecraft, staged show control, live LightJockeying, generative node automation, and timecode synchronization.
🚀 Platform Changelog & Updates
Chronological release notes and recent platform enhancements across console, desktop, and hardware integrations.
🌟 Key Platform Highlights
- Desktop Workstation & Mobile Emergency Backup: Run on large multi-monitor setups with high-density Art-Net & sACN Ethernet streaming, or direct USB DMX from an Android phone via OTG.
- Hardware & Network DMX: Native support for uDMX, FTDI, Bluetooth (BLDMX), plus multi-universe Art-Net 4 and sACN (E1.31) network streaming directly in Unilighter Desktop without external daemons.
- Tactile MIDI Control: Native support for standard USB and Bluetooth MIDI controllers and hardware fader banks.
- Autonomous AI & Model Context Protocol (MCP): Native local Streamable HTTP MCP server in Unilighter Desktop allowing Cursor, Claude, and external AI agents to design, patch, and busk shows programmatically.
- In-App Agentic AI Assistant: Prepare fixture patches, static scenes, and node graphs using natural conversational prompts.