UNDERSTAND LIGHTING CONTROL

Learn how professional lighting systems communicate. Explore DMX512, signal flow, channels, universes, and the fundamentals of digital lighting control used in live events and entertainment productions.

MASTER NETWORKING PROTOCOLS

Discover how Art-Net, sACN, and Ethernet work together to distribute lighting data. Understand IP addressing, network switches, multicast communication, and the technologies behind modern lighting systems.

BUILD PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Develop the knowledge to understand, configure, and troubleshoot lighting control networks. Learn how consoles, network nodes, and lighting fixtures work together in professional production environments.

About the course

Learn how professional lighting systems communicate and work together. This course covers DMX512, Art-Net, sACN, Ethernet networking, and other essential lighting control technologies. Understand signal flow, universes, IP addressing, network configuration, and communication protocols used in the live entertainment industry. Whether you're a lighting technician, programmer, or designer, gain the technical knowledge to work more confidently with modern lighting systems. Enroll today and master the technology behind lighting control!

Meet Your Instructor — George Ivanenko

George Ivanenko is a professional lighting specialist with extensive hands-on experience in the live entertainment industry. His journey has been built through real-world productions, technical challenges, and years of working with professional lighting equipment and control systems. He believes that the best way to learn lighting technology is to understand not only how it works, but why it works. Through George Ivanenko Institute, his goal is to make professional lighting education accessible, practical, and easy to understand — helping the next generation of lighting professionals build confidence and develop real industry skills.

Curriculum

8 Chapters · 50 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      WHAT IS LIGHTING CONTROL COMMUNICATION?

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      UNDERSTANDING THE LIGHTING CONTROL SIGNAL FLOW

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      ANALOG VS. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      UNDERSTANDING CHANNELS, ADDRESSES AND UNIVERSES

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL VS. PHYSICAL CONNECTION

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      INTRODUCTION TO DMX512

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      HOW DMX512 WORKS

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      DMX512 DATA STRUCTURE

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      DMX512 AND RS-485

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      DMX CONNECTORS AND CABLING

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      DMX NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND TERMINATION

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      DMX LIMITATIONS AND SYSTEM CAPACITY

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      INTRODUCTION TO ETHERNET

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      UNDERSTANDING NETWORK HARDWARE

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      ETHERNET CABLES AND NETWORK SPEEDS

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      IP ADDRESSES AND SUBNET MASKS

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      UNDERSTANDING MAC ADDRESSES AND PORTS

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      UNICAST, BROADCAST AND MULTICAST

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      NETWORK TOPOLOGY FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      NETWORK LATENCY, BANDWIDTH AND DATA TRAFFIC

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      INTRODUCTION TO ART-NET

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      HOW ART-NET WORKS

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET UNIVERSES AND PORT-ADDRESSES

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET PACKET TYPES

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET NODES AND DMX GATEWAYS

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET UNICAST AND BROADCAST

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET NETWORK DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      ART-NET TROUBLESHOOTING

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      INTRODUCTION TO ACN

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      WHAT IS sACN?

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      HOW sACN WORKS

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      sACN UNIVERSE ADDRESSING

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      MULTICAST AND IGMP IN sACN NETWORKS

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      sACN PRIORITY AND MULTIPLE SOURCES

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      SYNCHRONIZATION AND DATA DISTRIBUTION

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      sACN TROUBLESHOOTING

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      RDM: REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      RDMnet: RDM OVER IP NETWORKS

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      PATHPORT PROTOCOL

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      KiNET PROTOCOL

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      MA-NET AND PROPRIETARY LIGHTING NETWORKS

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      MIDI AND TIMECODE IN LIGHTING CONTROL

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      COMPARING LIGHTING CONTROL PROTOCOLS

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING NETWORK

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      SINGLE UNIVERSE VS. MULTI-UNIVERSE SYSTEMS

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      NETWORK REDUNDANCY AND FAILOVER

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      FIBER OPTIC IN LIGHTING NETWORKS

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      LIGHTING NETWORK AND OTHER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      LARGE-SCALE LIGHTING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

What people are saying

Real experiences. Professional knowledge. Skills that make a difference in the lighting industry.

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The course explains complex topics like DMX, Art-Net, and sACN in a clear and structured way. I now have a much better understanding of lighting network communication.
Michael A.

Lighting Programmer

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An excellent introduction to professional lighting networks. The technical explanations are easy to follow and directly relevant to real production environments.
Daniel R.

Lighting Technician

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I appreciated how the course connects technical concepts with real-world lighting applications. It helped me understand the technology behind modern lighting systems.
Christopher M.

Lighting Designer

Take Your Lighting Knowledge to the Next Level

Understand the technology behind professional lighting systems. Build your skills, expand your technical knowledge, and gain confidence in the world of lighting control. Start learning today and take the next step in your lighting career!

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