OMNA

What is Omna?

A self-contained generative lighting platform. It turns addressable LED strips into intelligent, controllable DMX fixtures, running a procedural pattern engine, moving-head simulation, sensor reactivity, and multi-protocol DMX, all rendered live on the device. No PC, no media server.

Do I need a lighting desk or a computer to use it?

No. In Pattern mode it generates lighting on its own: just power and LEDs. When you want hands-on control, any desk can drive it over DMX512, Art-Net, or sACN. No laptop either way.

Can it work with my existing lighting desk?

Yes. DMX Motion mode presents each strip as a simulated moving head (colour beams, pan, tilt, zoom, focus, gobo, and rotation) so a desk drives it like any fixture. There's a catalogue of fixture profiles, including real-world OEM ones, or you can build a custom profile to fit your rig.

Which DMX protocols does it support?

DMX512 over wire, plus Art-Net and sACN over the network. It works in both directions: patched from a desk, and able to pass DMX on to other network fixtures when you need it.

What LED strips does it work with?

Three-wire addressable RGB and RGBW strips, the common single-data-line chipsets like WS2812B and SK6812. Four-wire (clock + data) strips such as APA102 aren't supported yet; they're planned for a future update, so reach out if that's what you're running and you'd like to register interest.

How do I configure it?

Several ways: the on-device OLED, a full web UI (served from the device or the edge), USB serial from a browser, or (on supported boards) a USB drive of JSON files. You can also describe a look in plain language and let the built-in AI draft it.

Does it need WiFi or an internet connection?

No. Everything runs locally: DMX, patterns, sensors, and the web UI over USB. A network is only used when you want it: Art-Net/sACN, multi-device sync, or the optional AI assistant, which is the one feature that needs internet.

How do updates work?

Over the air, through the browser. Both firmware and the factory presets update from the cloud, with integrity checks along the way. Pick a stable or beta channel, browse the release history to see what each version changes, and roll back to the previous firmware in one step. On supported boards, you can also restore to factory if anything goes wrong.

What hardware is there?

It's moving out of prototyping into a small run of test units, with options planned at different scales, from a compact single-controller unit to larger multi-strip ones. The lineup isn't final yet; join the Rev 0 waitlist to hear specifics as they firm up.

Can I buy one yet?

Not off a shelf yet. The first hardware goes out through the Rev 0 program — a paid, invite-only run of pre-production beta units. Join the waitlist there to be considered, or try the live demo to see where it stands today.