Hardware that modernizes the field layer — for pros, prosumers, and enthusiasts.

Concept render — Connect 12, EM2 Bridge, and IQ Slats, the complete PyroNext field layer, illustrated together.

Connect 12

In plain English: Connect turns ordinary controller cue outputs into routed, monitored, safer field outputs.

High-density field hub and routing backbone

Connect 12 is the field-level backbone. It has 12 IQ Slat ports, generates and distributes 24V firing voltage, and manages continuity, routing, and safety gating for the entire firing chain.

• High channel density: 12 IQ Slat ports, every configuration reaching 1,296 individual igniter connections from a single unit.
• One-to-many routing: Fan any cue out to multiple output blocks for mirrored or redundant looks. Routing is configured in Connect 12's software—no rewiring at the rack.
• Per-block firing modes: Configure each output block for parallel, serial, or sequential firing behavior in software—no jumpers or rewiring at the rack.
• Continuity at the igniter level: Continuity is measured at every individual igniter connection—not just per cue, not just per block.
• 7" on-board display: A single 7" display shows live output status for every port, adapting to whatever mix of IQ Slat variants you have connected. An E-Ink display on the front face stays active even while the unit is off and charging.
• Legacy compatible: Pair Connect 12 with EM2 Bridge to accept cue outputs from a wide range of existing firing systems via field cable adapters.

Connect 12 routing capacity.

EM2 Bridge

In plain English: Bridge reads your existing controller's signal and feeds it cleanly into Connect 12 — no rewiring, no changes to your controller.

Legacy controller compatibility, chainable

EM2 Bridge is how your existing firing controller connects into the PyroNext ecosystem. It reads the electrical pulse your controller already produces and feeds a clean, classified signal into Connect 12 — with no changes to your controller.

• Chainable capacity: Each Bridge box reads 36 channels. Chain up to 4 boxes together for 36 to 144 input channels.
• Reads your controller's native signal: No firmware, no configuration — Bridge reads the same pulse your controller already sends to fire an igniter.
• Keeps your controller's display working: Bridge presents a normal-looking connection back to your controller, so its own continuity display shows exactly what you'd expect.
• Instant, autonomous wet-chain detection: Bridge reacts to moisture locally and immediately — independent of Connect or network status.

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IQ Slats

In plain English: IQ Slats move visibility and safety closer to the racks, where igniters are actually connected.

Smart cue rails at the rack

IQ Slats live at the rack—close to the product, close to the igniters. Each slat connects to Connect via a single Smart Slat Link cable and provides 108 igniter connections per slat — 9 banks of 12 in the Slat 9 variant, with IQ Slat 18 and IQ Slat 36 organizing the same 108 connections into more, smaller banks.

• Per-connection insight: The system can distinguish which individual connection is open or faulted when several effects share a cue.
• E-Ink status display: Each slat has an E-Ink display showing slat ID, bank status, and continuity results—readable in direct sunlight, active even when power is removed.
• Fully wired, fully shunted: With the shunt engaged, every output is hardware-shorted—physically disconnected from the firing circuit, not just powered down. Igniters can be fully wired in, and rack prep can happen on your schedule.
• Built for the outdoors: Fireworks get shot outdoors—rain, snow, dust, whatever the day brings. IQ Slat is built to handle all of it without missing a beat.
• Designed for the risk: IQ Slats sit closer to the product than anything else in the system—the highest-risk position on the firing line. That's why they're built simple on purpose: no battery, no routing logic, no complex control—all of that lives in Connect. If something takes one out, you've lost the simplest, least expensive part of your system, by design.

Per-connection continuity sensed at the slat and surfaced on Connect.

Studio App

In plain English: Studio is the planning tool that designs your show, configures your hardware, and exports a verified file that loads directly into Connect.

Show design, routing configuration, and pre-show checks

The Studio App is PyroNext’s web-based design tool. Before you head to the field, use Studio to build your cue list and timeline, configure routing across your Connect 12 units, assign effects to output positions, run pre-show checks, and export a verified show file that Connect loads directly. Studio speaks the same language as the hardware—so the show you design is exactly the show that runs.

• Cue list and timeline design
• Routing configuration across Connect outputs and IQ Slats
• Inventory and equipment management
• Pre-show safety checks
• Verified show file export—loads directly to Connect
• Post-show telemetry review

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Cable Adapters

The right harness for your controller

Pair EM2 Bridge with a field cable harness matched to your controller's connector style — ferrule-terminated or quick-plug. No external adapter box beyond Bridge itself, no rewiring your controller.

• Common firing systems: Specific harness options available for common connector styles. A ferrule-terminated individual wire harness handles most other systems.
• Polarity-agnostic: Each channel is a two-wire pair—works with positive-switching and negative-switching controllers alike.
• Galvanically isolated: The host controller's firing domain is fully separated from Connect 12's internal logic.

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