Ikan Light Deck DMX Lighting Controller with ArtNet and sACN
Light Deck is Ikan's DMX lighting control application for studio, broadcast and live event rigs. It speaks both ArtNet and sACN (E1.31) and holds independent state per universe, addressing ArtNet universes 0 through 32767 and sACN universes 1 through 63999, with broadcast or unicast for ArtNet and multicast for sACN. Ikan's Lyra PoE fixtures switch protocol automatically when they are on the same network.
Patching is fixture-aware: pick a profile from the library, name it, and the faders group themselves by fixture type with labels that say what each control actually does, from intensity and color temperature to fixture-specific functions. Scenes live in a dedicated Presets tab with drag-and-drop ordering, custom button colors and labels on a grid, and Profile Management saves the whole state including patch, fader positions and protocol settings. MIDI controllers map to any fader, and the bundled Elgato Stream Deck plugin fires presets and scenes from a hardware button.
| Type | DMX lighting control application, digital version |
|---|---|
| Protocols | ArtNet and sACN (E1.31) |
| ArtNet Universes | 0 - 32767, broadcast or unicast |
| sACN Universes | 1 - 63999, multicast addressing |
| Universe State | Independent state management per universe |
| Hardware Integration | MIDI controller mapping, Elgato Stream Deck plugin |
| Patching | Fixture library with custom naming and auto-grouped labeled faders |
| Presets | Unlimited scenes, grid layout, Profile Management saves full application state |








