Northern Lights Electronic Design, LLC

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the USA. Designing high quality LED controllers for personal and commercial use. All devices are designed and fabricated in the USA to high standards. Contact Support with details on your project and we can help you choose the components and supplies that will work best for particular needs.

Specializing in LED controllers of all sorts, with versatile hardware designs that allow control of many configurations of LEDs and data controlled from many sources, such as DMX-512, USB, Serial(such as Arduinos and other MCUs). Most devices are compatible with the inhouse software, NLED Aurora Magician, for dynamic color sequences that run stand-alone, no computer connection required once the sequences are uploaded. Featuring Live USB Control, DMX, or serial control options.

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New Product - DMX-512 Amplifier with RJ45

November 13th 2024

NLED DMX-512 Amplifier now available. Featuring RJ45 receptacles for DMX connection, electrical isolation, and full RDM support. More details found at www.NLEDshop.com/dmxamplifier

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New Products

February 6th 2024

New products released. Checkout the new NLED WS2814 MOSFET Driver Module, a RBBW addressable pixel based driver for constant voltage LED strip.

And the NLED Pixel Data Extender, easily and reliably transmit a data signal addressable pixels over long distances. Or use it for short distances to get a more reliable and stable signal with no flickers, noise, or other signal issues.

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New Software

January 24th 2024

Released a new pixel mapping application NLED Pixel Mapper to replace the old and obsolete NLED Pixel Patcher.

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Components and Supply Chain

December 2nd 2022

Product availability is still affected by supply chain issues. Most products are in stock and others will be restocked in the near future. Contact with any questions.

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NLED Aurora Magician Update

March 7th 2022

New release of NLED Aurora Magician with bug fixes and improvements. Mac and Linux versions will be available at a later date.

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NLED Aurora Magician Update

September 2nd 2020

New release of NLED Aurora Magician with bug fixes and improvements.

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Pixel Controller Photon Released

July 6th 2020

The Pixel Controller Photon is available for purchase. Focused on USB connectivity, control it from a computer, either with live data streams or with commands. Capable of powering itself and a limited amount of addressable pixels over USB, or from a external power supply. Numerous features and settings to easily customize its function.

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Pixel Controller Proton Released

May 21st 2020

The Pixel Controller Proton is now available, featuring an easy to install enclosure and connectors, power pass through, and micro USB connection. Along with four general purpose inputs, connect buttons, switches, or other logice devices and trigger color sequences and actions.

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NLED Aurora Control

May 11th 2020

Just released the new version 3 software version. This is a complete re-write of the application with modern frameworks and capabilities. It is much easier to use and much more stable. All the original Aurora features are included, and many more features and capabilities will be added in the future. NLED Aurora Control Webpage

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COVID-19

April 1st 2020

NLED is open and operating normally. Web order fulfillment and technical support is still available. Availability of some products and supplies is limtied and may affect available inventory. Contact Us with any questions.

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Pixel Controller Quark Released

January 3rd 2020

A new pixel controller is available. Supports USB bus powering of LED pixels, and has a convenient panel-mount comaptible design. See it Here

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New Website

December 27th 2019

Completely new website layout for desktop and mobile. Contact with any bugs or issues.

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Mobile Update

October 2nd 2019

Redid the mobile layout with a temporary solution. Moving towards a new website layout. Contact us if any content is unreadable or unusable.

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NLED Portfolio Page Updated

October 2nd 2019

Finally got around to finishing the portfolio page, now easier to navigate previous projects. Either for inspiration for your own projects or to see what we have been up to. Check it out webpage.

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NLED WS2811 MOSFET Driver Module

July 3rd 2019

New LED product available, a module that utilizes a WS2811 to drive MOSFETs for control of 12 volt(analog) LED strip and other configurations of constant voltage LEDs. Fully compatible with regular WS2811 strip and WS2812 strips. Offers a wide voltage range and high currents. This is an open hardware project and the board files can be downloaded. Find it at this webpage.

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Aurora Control Software and Firmware Update

April 20th 2019

New version of NLED Aurora Control is available. Major stability and feature improvements. Includes updates for compatible NLED controllers. Device Updates Webpage

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Major Aurora Control Software Revamp

March 4th 2019

Just posted a new version for NLED Aurora Control. Major stability and feature improvements. Includes updates for a few NLED controllers. Device Updates Webpage

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LED Project Guide Updated

November 4th 2019

Compiling a project guide and tutorial for LED based projects. Such as panels, screens, matrix, masks, wearables, everything. LED Project Guide

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