The FEL-CD1 is the dual-output pixel controller for the RGB and RGBW pixel builds. One box, two output signals: DMX512 for the fixtures and decoders that hang off the DMX line, SPI for the addressable pixels — and the DMX side lands three ways, on XLR-3, RJ45 or the terminal block. The unit runs on DC9V from the 110-240VAC adapter, so it powers from the wall like a piece of office kit, and the wireless remote plus the scheduled playback mean the install holds its looks without a desk in the room. The body is a compact 145×78.4×30.5mm at 410g — a desktop-scale controller rather than a rack unit.
DMX512 and SPI out of one box
The output signal row names both: DMX512 and SPI. The DMX512 side drives the fixtures and the decoders that speak the standard; the SPI side drives the addressable pixels directly — the RGB and RGBW strips and dots in the product name. One controller covering the two signal types is what the mixed builds ask for: the pixel runs on the SPI output, the conventional DMX gear on the other, and neither needs a second box in between.
XLR-3, RJ45 and the terminal block
The DMX interface lands three ways: the XLR-3 for the stage cabling, the RJ45 for the structured-cabling runs, and the terminal block for the cabinets where the line arrives on stripped conductors. The three interfaces are in the product name and on the specifications page — the same triple the stage bodies in the range carry. The daisy-chain continues out of whichever connection the run arrived on.
Wireless remote and scheduled playback
The wireless remote gives the install handheld control — the looks changed from across the room without opening a laptop. The scheduled playback goes further: the looks run to a timetable, so the storefront holds its morning scheme, shifts at noon and dims into the evening sequence on its own. Between the remote and the schedule, the controller covers the installs that run without an operator and without a desk on site.
Working envelope
Working temperature spans -20°C to +55°C, which covers the shop floors, the bars and the riser cabinets the installs run the controller in. The supply is DC9V from the 110-240VAC adapter — the plug type is advised at order so the adapter suits the country. The body is 145×78.4×30.5mm at 410g: a compact desktop unit that sits beside the install rather than racking into it.
Où est-il utilisé ?
The controller earns its place on the pixel builds that need control without a production desk: the retail signage and the window schemes, the bar and club accents, the storefront installs that run on the schedule, and the event pieces that tour with a remote in the flight case. Wherever RGB and RGBW pixels need driving — and the DMX gear beside them needs feeding — one box covers both.
Where it sits in the range
The pixel-control side of the range splits by scale. The CA2 is the Ethernet flagship: ArtNet and sACN in, 16 pixel ports, 5,440 pixels — the media-façade class. The CD1 is this compact DMX-and-SPI controller: the same pixel direction, scaled to the storefront and the event build, powered from a wall adapter with the remote and the schedule on board. The CV decoder family sits alongside both: the DIN rail units, the slim bodies and the stage boxes translate DMX512 into constant-voltage PWM for the strips, and the CD1’s DMX output feeds them.
Specifying the unit
The specifications for the CD1 state the output signals, the three DMX interfaces, the supply, the temperature envelope and the body — the rows above. They do not list the channel count, the pixel-per-port figures, the supported IC list or the output ratings, so those get confirmed with the sales team at order time rather than assumed here. What the page can promise is what the rows carry: DMX512 and SPI out, XLR-3, RJ45 and terminal block on the DMX side, DC9V from the adapter, and the remote and the scheduled playback on top.
