WS Lighting Engine
v1.0.6 ReleaseNext-Gen DMX & Art-Net
Pixel Mapping Engine
WS Lighting Engine is a hyper-optimized software powerhouse engineered for real-time DMX, sACN, and Art-Net LED matrix control. Featuring MIDI hardware mapping, grandMA console integration, WASAPI/ASIO audio engines, and DirectX 12 ComputeSharp shaders.
Download v1.0.6 Installer (.exe)
🎛️ Hardware & Controller Integration
WS Lighting Engine v1.0.6 introduces full hardware controller support, allowing lighting operators and VJs to drive visual parameters live using USB MIDI controllers or grandMA stage lighting consoles.
USB MIDI Controller Support
Connect any standard USB MIDI controller (Akai APC40, Novation Launchpad, Korg nanoKONTROL, Behringer X-Touch). Automatically decodes CC (Control Change) faders and Note On/Off pads.
Interactive MIDI Learn
Click "MIDI Learn Mode" in Device Manager, touch any hardware knob or pad, and it instantly binds to Master Dimmer, Deck Crossfader, Speed, Sensitivity, or Storage Presets.
grandMA2 & grandMA3 Support
Integrates seamlessly with grandMA consoles via Art-Net DMX IN, sACN (E1.31) IN, or OSC Network protocols. Control WS Lighting Engine using grandMA Executors and Fader wings.
ArtPoll & Scan Network
One-click Scan / Refresh button sends network ArtPoll queries, auto-discovering console IPs, hostnames, frame rates (FPS), and packet latency in real time.
Console & MIDI DMX Channel Mapping (Universe 1)
| Channel / Trigger | Target Parameter | Range / Operation |
|---|---|---|
Channel 1 (CC #7) |
Master Brightness Dimmer | 0 - 255 (0% to 100% Master Intensity) |
Channel 2 (CC #8) |
Deck A / Deck B Crossfader | 0 - 255 (Smooth slider from Deck A to Deck B) |
Channel 3 (CC #9) |
Effect Speed Multiplier | 0 - 255 (0.1x to 10.0x dynamic speed) |
Channel 4 (CC #10) |
Audio Sensitivity Slider | 0 - 255 (0.0 to 2.0 gain sensitivity) |
Channel 5 (Notes 36-51) |
Preset Storage Cell Trigger | 1 - 256 (Instantly launches Storage Cell S1–S256) |
Channel 6 (Note 60) |
Strobe Flash Hit | 128 - 255 (Instant full-matrix strobe flash) |
Channel 7 (Note 61) |
Blackout Toggle | 128 - 255 (Instant blackout cut) |
🎵 Audio Reactivity & Dual-Driver Engine
Built with real-time WASAPI audio loopback and Steinberg ASIO support, feeding 512-band FFT frequency analysis directly to GPU shader kernels for zero-latency sound-to-light visualization.
Windows Audio (WDM)
Zero-configuration audio capture for Windows sound cards, USB microphones, line inputs, and virtual desktop audio loopbacks.
Steinberg ASIO Support
Bypasses Windows audio mixing for ultra-low latency direct hardware capture on professional audio interfaces (Focusrite, Behringer, Universal Audio).
Audio React Shape Modes
Switch live between Ring, Star, Cross, Diamond, Tube, and Square shape geometries reacting to live music kick drums and transients.
Silence Noise Thresholding
Integrated cutoff logic halts shape movement when sensitivity drops below 0.1 or music stops, preventing random room noise jitter.
⚡ Generative GPU Shader Animation Engine
Dual-deck architecture (Deck A / Deck B) powered by DirectX 12 ComputeSharp C# shaders executing per-pixel calculations parallel in VRAM.
Color Scroll & Wave
Smoothly pans color gradients across the pixel grid with dynamic rotation, zoom, and spatial wave frequencies.
Plasma & Metaballs
Generates morphing high-res plasma clouds and organic attraction metaball droplets recalculated every frame on GPU.
Fire & Cellular Automata
Simulates organic, rising flame columns with adjustable heat dissipation, turbulence, and embers.
Fluid Dynamics
Navier-Stokes fluid solver calculating swirling smoke and liquid vectors across millions of LEDs.
Video & GIF Playback
Plays MP4, AVI, and animated GIFs with per-pixel scaling, cropping, and color palette remap.
Screen & Webcam Capture
Captures designated desktop regions or live USB webcam feeds to project live video directly onto physical lighting rigs.
🌐 Device Manager & Network Architecture
Manage thousands of Art-Net and sACN universes with low overhead, automatic discovery, and performance tuning.
Art-Net Discovery & Routing
Auto-discovers compliant nodes on the network, assigning software universes (0-255) to physical output ports.
Performance Controls
Tune Frame Time (10ms–100ms) and UDP Send Buffer sizes (1MB–100MB) directly in the UI for rock-solid stability.
Asynchronous Double-Buffering
Dedicated network thread reads from a lock-free double buffer, ensuring slow nodes never drop GPU frame rates.
DMX Trimming Optimization
Dynamically trims DMX packet sizes to the highest patched channel, cutting network bandwidth consumption by up to 60%.
📐 Patch Editor & 3D Viewport
Map physical LED fixtures to software pixel coordinates with intuitive geometric drawing tools and 3D preview.
Plot complex perimeter layouts using mathematical shape tools. Place circular fixture arrays, rectangular matrices, or custom LED strip lines effortlessly.
Optimized sparse patch indexing processes only active patched pixel positions, enabling smooth execution on sparse rigs with 500,000+ total canvas pixels.
Project 2D patch grids into a 3D stage volume with real-time camera rotation, pan, and zoom preview controls.
⚙️ Advanced & Architecture Deep Dive
WS Lighting Engine is engineered from the ground up for extreme performance, low latency, and rock-solid stability during live concert tours, festival broadcasts, and architectural facade installations.
DirectX 12 ComputeSharp Pipeline
Leverages dynamic HLSL C# shader compilation via ComputeSharp to calculate millions of LED pixel colors directly in VRAM, eliminating CPU bottlenecking.
Dual-Deck Layer Blending Engine
Dual independent render stacks (Deck A and Deck B) with master crossfading and Photoshop-grade blend modes (Add, Screen, Multiply, Overlay, Max, Min).
Lock-Free Double-Buffered Network Thread
Network transmission operates on an isolated, high-priority background thread with atomic double-buffering. Rendering threads never block on UDP network socket calls.
Power Throttling Prevention
Explicit process power throttling overrides prevent Windows OS from reducing CPU/GPU render frequency when the application window loses focus in high-pressure live environments.
To support displays exceeding 1 million physical LEDs, the engine utilizes a lock-free double-buffered stage array swap (_artNetStageBuffer & _artNetNetworkBuffer). The GPU render thread writes completed frame buffers to stage memory, while a dedicated network thread dispatches Art-Net UDP packets continuously at 44Hz without mutex lock contention.
For custom LED fixture designs where physical LEDs occupy only a portion of the bounding box (e.g. 170,000 active LEDs inside a 2,700,000 pixel bounding box), the engine pre-indexes patched byte offsets (_patchedPixelIndices). GPU kernels compute and stream only the exact patched indices, cutting VRAM memory bandwidth by over 70%.
Every deck maintains 256 instant-recall storage slots (S1–S256). Presets save layer stacks, color palettes, speeds, and effect parameters into JSON state files. The timeline cue list engine sequences storage slots with microsecond accuracy against global audio timecode.
Integrated hardware fingerprinting binds licences securely to motherboard UUID and CPU GUID signatures. Utilizes RSA-2048 asymmetric encryption and offline verification to ensure zero show interruptions during network drops.
Minimum (Up to 10,000 Pixels): Windows 10 (64-bit), Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM, DirectX 12 GPU (GTX 1050 / RX 560).
Recommended (100,000+ Pixels): Windows 11 (64-bit), Intel Core i7 / AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060 / 4060 GPU, Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet NIC for Art-Net/sACN output.
🏢 About Us
WSPIXEL Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
WSPIXEL Technologies Private Limited is a premier innovator in digital lighting control software and hardware. We build cutting-edge visual engines for festival stages, architectural installations, and concert touring rigs worldwide.
Website: https://wspixel.com/