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STELLA 8 Firmware
1.07.2735
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

 
Release Date
May 2026

Please update devices to firmware version 1.03.2451 first, by using MADRIX HARDWARE MANAGER Software (in version 1.1.0.150 at least)!
 

▪Improved the background check for an online connection for the Online Update (#13053).

▪Now shows the complete firmware number for Current Version in the Update Device and Install Firmware dialogs for the Online Update and the Offline Update (#13138).

▪Streamlined internal usage of the maxDmxCount variable [Maximum DMX Port Count] (#13114).

▪Updated the App Version of the Web Panel to 1.07 (#13072).
 

▪Fixed that the showed data is up to date when saving a Snapshot under the same slot and name anew after manually editing its channels (#13047).

▪Fixed an issue that still showed the Detected Version during an Online Update even if the online connection had been disconnected during the process (#13141).

▪Fixed an issue that caused the Online Update not to work (#13142).

STELLA 8 Firmware
1.06.2732
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

▪Web Panel > Update > Offline Update: Now also supports the *.fwx file type in addition to the *.ebin and *.ubin file types (#12972, #13077, #13098).

▪Web Panel > Update: The update process now shows if an update file is of the type Firmware or type Bootloader (#13010).

▪Web Panel > Information: Added the Product UUID for clear product identification (#13095).

▪Web Panel > Log: Now shows found item counts after a search as currently selected/number currently shown in this paused view/total number of items found (#13064).

▪Improved the Light Theme of the Web Panel (#12647, #13002, #13020, #13025, #13056, #13057, #13061, #13062, #13065, #13067, #13075, #13076, #13080, #13085, #13086).

▪Added translations for all new features for support languages (#12445).

▪Updated the App Version of the Web Panel to 1.06 (#13070).

▪Fixed that the Settings USB-C Front and Settings USB-C Side under Web Panel > Network still appeared to be editable although they cannot be changed (#11759).

▪Fixed an issue that could show the web browser's login screen instead of the login screen of the Web Panel when enabling Access Control under Web Panel > Network > Web Panel Acces Control (#13022).

▪Fixed an issue that initially did not show all available devices under Web Panel > Device List (#13038).

▪Fixed an issue that would make the Web Panel's login dialog flicker when accessing it on a mobile device after enabling Access Control (#13041).

▪Fixed that not enough space was provided for Device Name (Long) under Web Panel > Information > Device when using all available 63 characters (#13045).

▪Fixed visual issues regarding radio buttons and scrollbars in the Top Menu (#13055).

▪Fixed visual issues of the user interface when entering text in the Search field under Web Panel > Log (#13058).

▪Fixed visual offsets of the buttons Apply and Reset Password under Web Panel > Network > Web Panel Access Control (#13060).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show values for Port Ethernet Right when a connection was made only to Ethernet Left (#13071).

▪Fixed an issue that did not translate the state of PoE under Web Panel > Information > Status > Port Ethernet Right (PoE) (#13068)

▪Fixed an issue that showed the 'Restoring From Backup...' dialog when rebooting the device under Web Panel > Hardware > Reboot System (#13078).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show the 'Restoring From Backup...' dialog when loading a backup file under Web Panel > Backup > Restore From Backup (#13078).

▪Fixed that the Idle status of the status LEDs was not shown under Web Panel > Ports > DMX 1-8 (#13086).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show the 'Reconnecting...' dialog centered correctly after changing the IP address (#13092).

▪Fixed an issue that immediately activated 'Limit To IP Address 0.0.0.0' when changing the protocol to Art-Net or sACN under Web Panel > Advanced > Sources (#13094).

▪Fixed that universe numbering did still start with 0 instead of 1 under Web Panel > Advanced > Add New Sources (#13108).

▪Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed to add Destinations for DMX ports 9 – 12 under Web Panel > Advanced > Add New Destinations (#13112).

▪Fixed an issue that visually did not show that a Preset was currently activated after switching to Web Panel > Advanced although no changes were made to the configuration (#13122).

▪Fixed an issue that removed the wrong tiles in certain cases upon deletion under Web Panel > Advanced > Sources (#13124)

STELLA 8 Firmware
1.05.2722
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

▪Now shows the connection state under Web Panel > Network when accessing the device via NetBIOS (#12828).

▪Removed the Reset Password option from the menu which appeared when viewing the Web Panel in the mobile view (#13040).

▪REST API: Added value ipConnection to api/config and api/info (#12833).

▪REST API: Added value presetId to api/dashboard (#13029).

▪REST API: Added value deviceNameLong to api/dashboard (#13043).

▪REST API: Changed value preset max to presetMax in api/preset (#13029).

▪Streamlined API calls when accessing Web Panel > Dashboard (#13023).

▪Updated the App Version of the Web Panel to 1.05 (#13009).

▪Fixed a critical error that could cause the device to become unresponsive when receiving network traffice that is not control data (#13007).

▪Fixed a critical error that could prevent control data to be send to output when only supplying power over PoE (#13021).

▪Fixed several issues regarding multi-selection in the Web Panel > Advanced > Edit Selection dialog (#11623).

▪Fixed an issue that showed the same firmware version for Current Version and New Version when updating the device under Web Panel > Update > Install Firmware (#12777).

▪Fixed an incorrect visual style for Expand/Collapse and Filter under Web Panel > Advanced (#13016).

▪Fixed visual issues with the login screen when setting a username and password under Web Panel > Network (#13017).

▪Fixed that Logout and Reset Password in the menu did work correctly when viewing the Web Panel in the mobile view, and that the options disappeared when refreshing the page (#13039).

▪Fixed that values under Web Panel > Information and Web Panel > Log were not automatically refreshed anymore (#13050).

STELLA 8 Firmware
1.04.2691
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

▪Art-Net: Universe 0x00 has been deprecated according to the Art-Net specifications. Start universe 0 used to be 0x00 and referenced as 1 on the user interface of the device. Now, Start Universe 1 and thus universe numbering on the device starts at 0x01, instead of 0x00. (#12720).

▪Web Panel > Update: Added Online Update functionality in addition to the Offline Update (#12072, #12970).

▪Web Panel > DMX Watcher: Allows you to edit single channels of recorded Snapshots in Pause mode. Make sure to save the Snapshot again afterwards! (#12974).

▪Web Panel > DMX Watcher: Changed the header row from absolute numbering to offset numbering, such as +0, +1, +2, etc. to quickly grasp the corresponding DMX channel (#12258).

▪Web Panel > Information: Now uses the same style and icon to show which network connection currently is established as Web Panel > Network (#12929).

▪Web Panel > Information: Added links and QR codes to online device documents, including PDF Datasheet, PDF Technical Manual, PDF User Manual, and Web Release Notes, which in case of need can be accessed with a separate smartphone with online access, for example (#12134, #12957, #12969, #12991, #12992).

▪Network packages are now being filtered to only process applicable Art-Net and sACN packets, which substantially increases the performance when recording Broadcast data and allows receiving a high number of DMX universes with high frame rates; and also ensures responsiveness of the Web Panel and data reception over Ethernet in data-intense environments (#12521, #12522).

▪Added an IP ACL [network firewall] in order to filter network traffic that the device does not need to process or even check for possible processing (#10817).

▪Now supports the Preview Flag of Streaming ACN [sACN] to discard data that is intended for visualization purposes only (#12717).

▪Improved compatibility with slower-responding fixtures over RDM (#10537).

▪The Web Panel is now being compressed to decrease memory load as well as firmware file sizes for upload (#11941).

▪Now directly shows the entire list of options when choosing a different language from the Web Panel's menu in desktop mode (#11875).

▪Optimized various controls of the Web Panel to better fit the various languages and translations (#12229, #12641, #12692, #12693).

▪Optimized the Web Panel for horizontal smartphone usage under Web Panel > Presets and Web Panel > Advanced (#12254).

▪Changed index sites from shtml to html extension (#12488).

▪Highlighting under Web Panel > Advanced no longer triggers the Apply Settings button and is switched off when changing to a different view or menu in the Web Panel (#12817).

▪It is now easier to enable or disable Autosave in the menu as the clickable area has been enlarged (#12847).

▪Now uses Device Name (Long) as the Web Panel's title in the tab of the web browser (#12863).

▪Now also shows the currently installed Bootloader version under Web Panel > Update (#12970).

▪Streamlined the style of titles across the Web Panel (#12928).

▪Renamed Online User Manuals to MADRIX Online Help under Web Panel > Information (#12987).

▪Improved the Light Theme of the Web Panel (#12927, #12930, #12946, #13001, #13008).

▪REST API: Added ipConnection [IP address used to connect to the web panel] to route api/config and api/info (#12833).

▪REST API: Added maxDmxCount [Maximum DMX Port Count] to route api/preset, api/info, and api/dashboard (#12963).

▪REST API: Added other information to route api/dashboard (#12965).

▪REST API: Added deviceType to route api/info (#12965).
 

▪The window to add or edit Sources and Destinations now visually opens much smoother (#12555).

▪Removed the Priority Modifier from Add New Destinations and Edit Selection windows since the option is not available there (#12886).

▪Corrected REST API documentation for rateDmxSend, rateDmxRcv, rateRdm/rateRdmSend from data type string to number and valid values true/false to 0/1 for enRdm (#12652).

▪Repositioned the QR code of help.madrix.com close to the corresponding URL under Web Panel > Information (#12995).

▪Fixed an issue that turned of the status LED of the MADRIX Logo on the device when changing the Ethernet IP address while sending DMX data (#11279).

▪Fixed that the Rate value was shown incorrectly under Web Panel > Advanced when adding Destinations without Sources first (#11618).

▪Fixed an issue that did not apply the Same For All New Sources settings from the Web Panel > Advanced > Add Sources dialog to added Sources (#11622).

▪Fixed an issue that did not apply the settings for Filter and Advanced Settings from the Web Panel > Advanced > Add Destinations dialog to added Destinations (#11624).

▪Fixed an issue that changed the icon for Highlighting for all collapsed tiles when changing it for a single collapsed tile (#11804).

▪Fixed misaligned header rows under Web Panel > DMX Watcher when displayed in lower resolutions (#12156).

▪Fixed visual issues with the glow indicating the current selection under Web Panel > Presets (#12189).

▪Fixed an issue that always showed Offline for Power External although a power supply was connected (#12255).

▪Fixed that certain languages were not automatically detected and set for the Web Panel via the locale (#12285).

▪Fixed an issue that did not establish the connection to the Web Panel correctly again after a reboot of the device (#12357).

▪Fixed visual issues with the user interface when expanding and collapsing the Modifiers section under Web Panel > Advanced > Destinations (#12671).

▪Fixed not initialized variables for RDM Command and RDM Discovery that could lead to a hardfault (#12681).

▪Fixed that received DMX packets as reply to RDM Command or RDM Discovery were valid, but neither discarded or processed (#12681).

▪Fixed that the current tile selection was reset to tile 1 after changing a setting of a Source or Destination in the mobile view (#12818).

▪Fixed an issue that did not activate the Apply Settings button in certain cases (#12836).

▪Fixed various type errors that were only visible in the developer console of web browsers (#12837).

▪Fixed a CSS margin-top error that was only visible in the developer console of web browsers (#12839).

▪Fixed a font download error under Web Panel > Ports that was only visible in the developer console of web browsers (#12843).

▪Fixed an incorrect control type use for Autosave in the menu of the Web Panel (#12865).

▪Fixed an issue that highlighted the wrong icons when using the Modifiers Channels From, Within Range, and Offset To under Web Panel > Advanced (#12867).

▪Fixed an issue that did not highlight the Modifier icons in the Edit Selection window although the settings deviated from the default values (#12890).

▪Fixed an issue that showed NaN as currently set value instead of Mixed when editing multiple Sources or Destinations with different Modifier settings via the Edit Selection window (#12891).

▪Fixed an issue that could corrupt output data and cause the device to freeze eventually when sending while having Web Panel > DMX Watcher opened and a Source selected (#12893).

▪Fixed an issue with showing the incorrect Snapshot index under Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#12989).

▪Fixed pipe errors for translations under Web Panel > Information (#12993).

▪Fixed visual issues with the Settings dialog under Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#13003).

▪Web Panel: Added a Light Theme in addition to the default Dark Theme; accessible via its menu icon (#11507, #12593, #12649, #12687, #12797).
 

▪Web Panel: Dropdown boxes presenting multiple options now show a scrollbar, more options than before, and better indicate that there are more items to choose from if not all items can be shown at once (#11748, #12544).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Selected entries will no longer be deselected after clicking Apply (#11671).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Added an Edit icon [Pen symbol] to show that the name of Sources/Destinations can be edited (#11701).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: The Apply Settings button is now highlighted by pulsing visibly to show that there are unsaved changes (#12073).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Now visually signals in red that it is required to select a Destination when adding a new Source (#12608, #12672).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Tile numbers are now visible even when editing the name of Sources or Destinations and can no longer be edited or deleted (#12646).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Added labels Automatic and Full to values 0 and 512 of Modifier Within Range (#12655).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Arrows indicating multiple options via a dropdown box are now visible even if the tile is collapsed (#12694).

▪Web Panel > Network: Now warns if the set Ethernet IP address/subnet mask is invalid (#11661).

▪Web Panel > Network: Now warns if the set Ethernet IP address/subnet mask overlaps with the settings of USB-C Front or USB-C Side since separated networks are needed for unambiguous network communication (#12562).

▪Web Panel > Network: Separated the settings for both USB-C ports for improved legibility and translation optimizations (#12617, #12819).

▪Web Panel > Ports: Now lists Dropped RDM Packets the device was not able to process correctly [incl. corresponding functions in REST API under /api/port/] (#12631, #12632).

▪Web Panel > Information: Now shows the used web browser and display resolution (#12410, #12699).

▪Updated the App Version of the Web Panel to 1.02 (#12599).

▪Added a development hash to the App Version of the Web Panel for internal reference (#12212).

▪Optimized various controls of the Web Panel to better fit the various languages and translations (#12287, #12586, #12587).

▪Optimized translations and system resources that referred to the number of output ports (#12027, #12479, #12481, #12510, #12666, #12697, #12961).

▪Updated and optimized system resources (#12065, #12441, #12473, #12530).

▪Updated underlying web technologies (#12648, #12926).

▪Optimized mobile views of Web Panel > Device List and Web Panel > Ports (#12543).

▪Now voltage and temperature states are immediately updated when changing to a different language under Web Panel > Information and not only when their value changes (#12712).

▪REST API: Added resolutionX, resolutionY, browser to route api/info (#12400, #12630).

▪Applied the correct visual style to the Apply button under Web Panel > Network > syslog (#12696).

▪Applied the correct visual style to the + Browse button under Web Panel > Backup (#12698).

▪Fixed several cases in which the options to expand and to collapse views under Web Panel > Advanced were not working correctly (#12281).

▪Fixed incorrect positioning of the copyright notice across the Web Panel (#12302).

▪Fixed an issue that showed the first tile again after viewing and changing a setting of a tile with a higher index (#12590).

▪Fixed that the Filter button did not correctly show how many filters were selected in certain languages under Web Panel > Presets (#12665).

▪Fixed an issue not showing contents correctly upon loading under Web Panel > Dashboard (#12676).

▪Fixed that the selection choice Mixed was available as Protocol under Web Panel > Advanced (#12686, #12669).

▪Fixed incorrect draw radii of background fills of buttons with an outline (#12690).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show the Uptime under Web Panel > Information in the languages Chinese Simplified and Indonesian (#12700).

▪Fixed visual and usability issues in case of editing the name of a Source or Destination under Web Panel > Advanced (#12701).

▪Fixed incorrect color values for the background color of the IP Address input field under Web Panel > Advanced > Advanced Settings (#12703).

▪Fixed an issue with inconsistent sizes of extended and collapsed views for Sources or Destinations under Web Panel > Advanced (#12689, #12740).

▪Fixed an issue that showed the wrong icon for the selected Highlight Mode after collapsing the view for a Source or Destination under Web Panel > Advanced (#12798).

▪Fixed an issue that +/- controls were not usable when showing the Web Panel in lower display resolutions (#12803).

STELLA 8 Firmware
1.03.2451
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

 
Release Date
January 2026

▪Please follow these instructions to update the firmware of your devices:
- Using MADRIX HARDWARE MANAGER Software version 1.1.0.150 is mandatory. The update over the device's Web Panel is likely to fail from from Firmware version 1.02 to version 1.03.
 

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Added a new dialog to quickly select available IP addresses for Unicast IP targets under Sources and Destinations (#11576).

▪Web Panel > Advanced: Opening the DMX Watcher here now automatically selects the selected/corresponding Source/Destination/Snapshot in the DMX Watcher (#11615).

▪Web Panel > Dashboard: Removed the green hue from the Model text since this value cannot be edited (#12071).

▪Web Panel > Information:  Removed the green hue from the Model text since this value cannot be edited (#12071).

▪Web Panel > Presets: Added the All text label to the filter and removed the unnecessary X label (#12423, #12424).

▪Web Panel > Log: Added the All text label to the Log Levels filter and removed the unnecessary X label (#12423, #12424).

▪Web Panel > Log: Added Pause and Continue functionality via buttons (#12443).

▪Web Panel > DMX Watcher: Bars are now always shown in the same bright color to improve visibility (#12440).

▪Web Panel > Log: The search now begins right away, without the need to click on the magnifying-glass icon (#12509).
 

▪Added character counters to several input fields across the Web Panel (#12078).

▪Improved the responsive layout of the Top Menu (#12201).

▪Enabled IP Forwarding to be able to set the Ethernet IP Address to a network that is used for the two USB-C ports [and was thus reserved, even in the case that USB-C was not connected] (#12537).

▪REST API: Renamed dmxOUT/dmxIn to output/input in route api/wsControl (#12396).

▪REST API: Added maxDmxCount [Maximum DMX Port Count] to route api/source and api/dest (#12468).

▪The Language Selection is now being saved in the local storage of the web browser (#12425).

▪RDM: Matched temperature value ranges [MIN/MAX] of ArtRdm and Operating State (#12347).

▪RDM: Increased the Normal MAX of the reported PoE Voltage from 12 V to 13 V (#12613).

▪Large numbers are no longer displayed with a thousand separator for improved copying and pasting as well as legibility across different languages (#12067).

▪Set Web Panel App Version to 1.01.0000 (#12542, #12601)

▪Streamlined visual alignment of buttons and white space across the Web Panel (#12261, #12279)
 

▪Fixed various reliability issues of the network gauges of the Web Panel > Dashboard (#11582).

▪Fixed an issue that still showed outdated values in the DMX Watcher when data was no longer received or the Reference had been switched (#11720).

▪Fixed an issue that did not correctly rescale the currently used bandwidth to the shown network scales (#11412).

▪Fixed an issue that did not allow to reset the Search in the Log once all entered text had been already deleted (#11483).

▪Fixed miscellaneous web-browser debugger errors of the Web Panel (#11520, #12355).

▪Fixed an issue that reported voltage too low when switching from Power + USB-C to USB-C only (#11974, #12403).

▪Fixed an issue that reported the Voltage to be too low if the Temperature was too high (#12005).

▪Made sure that the maximum character count is enforced for various input fields across the Web Panel (#12078).

▪Fixed several issues with the responsive design of dialog boxes of the Backup section (#12157).

▪Fixed overlapping when entering long text in the search field of the Log window (#12236, #12443).

▪Fixed that items were still filtered out after deselecting a previously selected Log Level (#12240).

▪Fixed various issues that caused display issues with text labels and buttons regarding responsive design for mobile devices, including Web Panel > Hardware and Web Panel > Presets (#12252).

▪Fixed an issue that deactivated the menu after selecting menu item Information on a mobile device (#12257).

▪Improved the visual design of scrollbars of the Web Panel and thereby fixed several issues, such as overlapping (#12265).

▪Fixed an issue that incorrectly showed the default login screen of the iOS operating system when entering the wrong password for the device's Web Panel (#12270).

▪Fixed that certain settings of the Add and Edit dialogs were not applied to Sources or Destinations under Web Panel > Advanced (#12288).

▪Fixed duplicate internal naming of two filters which could have lead to issue when using both at the same time (#12293).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show a tile correctly after expanding it, deleting it, and creating it anew under menu item Advanced (#12306).

▪Fixed various CSS errors of the Web Panel (#12307).

▪Fixed an issue that could cause a firmware update to fail via Web Panel > Update (#12309).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show the correct, translated text labels for each indexed item when selecting Pattern as Protocol for a Source (#12312).

▪Fixed an incorrect SVG image for showing an LED status on the Web Panel (#12352).

▪Fixed an issue that sorted log entries incorrectly by adding certain new entries at the bottom instead of the top (#12370).

▪Fixed an issue that did not recognize a previously connected device over USB-C anymore and re-used an old IP address instead of providing a currently valid IP address (#12373).

▪Bypassed several issues with the menu regarding missing items, pinning, and scrolling when showing the Web Panel on an Android operating system by enlarging its size by 10 pixels (#12409).

▪Fixed that the search under Web Panel > Log did not allow special characters to be used (#12418).

▪Fixed missing minimum and maximum values of the Number Of Columns setting of the Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#12438, #12452).

▪Fixed varying edit sizes of the Number Of Columns setting of the Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#12439).

▪Fixed a missing icon when the connection to the Web Panel had been disconnected (#12420).

▪Fixed an issue that did not show the frame of the selection control correctly before any selection was mde for Save As when creating a Snapshot under Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#12451).

▪Fixed incorrect line breaks when setting a high number for Column Grid under Web Panel > DMX Watcher (#12453).

▪Removed unnecessary code elements (#12467).

▪Fixed that the menu was missing when logging into a password-protected Web Panel on an iPhone smartphone (#12472).

▪Fixed missing text labels when selecting Patterns via Index under Web Panel > Advanced > Edit Selection (#12484).

▪Fixed a missing icon under the macOS operating system by replacing it with a similar one ◀︎ (#12491).

▪Fixed an issue that did not free a network buffer again that would cause the Web Panel to become unresponsive after a while when enabling Web Panel > Network > Tools > Send Automatic IGMP Queries (#12506).

▪Fixed an issue that caused the Firefox web browser to load font files twice (#12515).

▪Fixed visual glitches of the green glow under Web Panel > Presets (#12525).

▪Fixed that applying a Preset set the Apply Settings button as active under Web Panel > Advanced (#12570).

▪Fixed deviating scrollbar behavior under Web Panel > Presets (#12573).

▪Increased the width of the language selection to be able to show all available languages in full length, especially Portuguese  (#12582).

▪Increased the available space for Autosave text labels to be able to show all available languages in full length, especially Russian and Spanish (#12583).

▪Removed the index under Web Panel > Device List to increase the available space when displayed in the web browser in small resolutions (#12585).

STELLA 8 Firmware
1.02.2390
 

STELLA 8 Bootloader
1.02.2390

 
Release Date
July 2025

▪Initial firmware release.