Apex Matrix Backbox LED Array

Expand the visual field of your cabinet in real-time.

REQUIRES APEX CORE: This is an expansion module. You must own the Apex Core Base System to connect and drive this hardware.

The Apex Matrix is a dedicated expansion array that plugs directly into your Apex Core controller. Upgraded from standard tape lighting to premium, custom-engineered full matrix PCBs, the Matrix illuminates the rear of your backbox with incredible density and brightness. It casts dynamic, synchronized ambient lighting against the wall behind your machine. Driven by our proprietary smoothing algorithms, the frame transitions are cinematic, rich, and completely fluid.

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.