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LEDSpicer™ is an open-source Linux daemon for controlling arcade cabinet hardware. It provides unified management of single-color and RGB LEDs, executes event-driven lighting profiles, and integrates with applications such as MAME to synchronize lighting effects with gameplay.
In addition to LED control, LEDSpicer™ supports arcade-specific hardware including joystick restrictors and monitor rotators, allowing cabinets to automatically adapt to the running game.
- Support for a wide range of LED controller hardware
- Single-color and RGB LED management
- Real-time animations and lighting effects
- Event-driven profiles triggered by games, commands, or network events
- Native MAME integration
- Joystick restrictor control
- Monitor rotator control
- Multi-device management through a single daemon
- Extensible architecture for automation and custom integrations
- Arcade cabinets
- Retro gaming systems
- Gaming kiosks
- Interactive installations
- Custom control panels
LEDSpicer™ combines dynamic lighting, hardware control, and automation in a single platform designed specifically for arcade and interactive systems.
LEDSpicer™ is available through package repositories for major Linux distributions:
For manual compilation and detailed configuration, see the project wiki.
for more videos visit the YT channel.
Copyright (C) 2018 - 2026 Patricio A. Rossi
LEDSpicer™ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. LEDSpicer™ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Ultimarc, Ultimarc brand and Ultimarc products are property of Ultimarc Limited Company. For more information about Ultimarc visit their website at https://www.ultimarc.com
Led-Wiz™, GP-Wiz™, Roto-X™ are property of Ithaca Digital Visual Technologies Inc. For more information about Led-Wiz visit their website at https://groovygamegear.com
All names used are trademarked by their respective trademark holders.