SATURN FX
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Features & guide

Connect your lightingView on Google Play

Android testing release. Google Play testing enrollment may be required.

512 DMX channels. 255 faders.

Control all 512 DMX channels in one Art-Net universe using 255 patchable faders. Work with 20 visible faders per bank, set individual ranges and save 64 named scene presets.

Two LFOs

Shape motion with independent modulation, direction and speed multipliers. Use a free rate or synchronize with the tempo clock.

Ethernet or Wi-Fi

Choose Ethernet or Wi-Fi in the network settings. A compatible Art-Net receiver converts packets into DMX for your fixture chain.

Hands-on performance

Your controller. Your desk.

Map a keyboard or MIDI controller to presets, transport controls, BPM, both LFOs and all 255 channel faders. Controller mappings are global: recalling a scene keeps your assignments intact.

  1. Connect your USB MIDI controller or keyboard. USB requires host/OTG support and sufficient power.
  2. Tap MAP, select a highlighted control, then press a key or MIDI note, or move an absolute MIDI CC control.
  3. Open Load while mapping to assign one of 64 presets. Hold MAP and choose “Choose any target” to reach faders in other banks.
  4. Press MAP again or Escape to cancel. Delete removes a selected assignment.

On Android, hold MAP and select “Connect Bluetooth MIDI” for compatible BLE-MIDI devices. Use different MIDI channels when controllers send overlapping note or CC numbers.

Drag BPM to adjust it, or tap to enter a value from 20–300. Free mode gives each LFO its own rate; Sync follows the tempo clock.

Your first scene

  1. Use the network icon to connect a node with the setup guide.
  2. Set each fixture’s personality and DMX address. Patch the matching slots in the desk.
  3. Raise its dimmer/shutter if needed, then adjust the colour or other channels.
  4. Select + / − for LFO1 or +2 / −2 for LFO2; OFF leaves the channel manual. A multiplier changes cycle speed.
  5. Save to a named slot. Load recalls the desk without replacing your network configuration.

The app sends one unicast universe at up to 40 frames per second. Wi-Fi can introduce variable delay. No internet, account or cloud connection is required for local output.

DmxFx 1.2.2 complete Samsung tablet console
Actual tablet console: 20 faders visible in bank 1 of 13, with 255 faders across the desk. Each fader can address any of the 512 DMX channels.

Connection and firmware documentation

Network setup, DMX wiring and Arduino upload instructions

Download optional Arduino node firmware · Firmware readme