Apex Core Base Unit (System Controller)

Name: Apex Core Base Unit (System Controller)
SKU: 339
Availability: BackOrder

$100.00

The brain of the operation. This central controller is required to drive all Apex Pinworks lighting expansion modules.

⚠️ Production Notice: Hardware from our current production run is on the way. Please allow 2-4 weeks for fulfillment and delivery.

Game Model

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SKU: N/A Category: The LED System

The Foundation of the Apex Ecosystem.

The Apex Core Base Unit is the central brain of your lighting setup. It houses our custom controller PCB, manages the dedicated power supply, and runs the proprietary smoothing algorithms required to drive our cinematic, fluid frame transitions.

This is the required base unit. Once installed, it serves as the hub for all Apex expansion modules, including the Halo Speaker Kits, Quad Underglow, and Ambient Backlight Kits.

System Requirements & Compatibility:

Spike 3 Machines: 100% compatible with all Spike 3 titles natively.
Spike 2 Machines: Compatible with select Spike 2 titles. IMPORTANT: Your Spike 2 machine must have the official Stern Expression Lighting Kit already installed to use our system. The factory Spike 2 architecture requires the Stern expression daughterboard to provide the dedicated data signal that our hardware pulls from.

Demystifying Spike 2 Compatibility (Pro, Premium, & LE) While Stern traditionally gates their factory Expression Lighting and 5.25″ speaker plates to Limited Edition (LE) models, our system does not require an LE machine. However, because the factory Spike 2 node boards do not output the necessary ambient lighting data stream on their own, your Spike 2 machine (whether it is a Pro, Premium, or LE) MUST have at least one official Stern Expression Lighting Kit (either the cabinet lights or the speaker lights) already installed. Our Apex Core controller utilizes that existing Stern daughterboard to pull the data required to drive our expanded LED arrays.

Game Model

Pokémon (Spike 3 – Native Plug & Play), Star Wars: Fall of the Empire (Spike 3 – Native Plug & Play), The Walking Dead Remastered (Spike 3 – Native Plug & Play), Transformers (Spike 3 – Native Plug & Play), Deadpool (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Elvira’s House of Horrors (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Foo Fighters (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Godzilla (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), James Bond 007 (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), John Wick (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Jurassic Park (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Led Zeppelin (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Metallica Remastered (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), RUSH (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit), Venom (Spike 2 – Requires existing Stern Expression Kit)