Northstar · Polaris
Trigger nodes

Polaris.
The eyes and hands.

Compact trigger nodes deployed in every zone of your venue. Polaris detects events (motion, pressure pads, sensors, buttons), reports to Helm, and fires the local actions back — relays, lighting, audio, animatronics.

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What Polaris does

Sense, trigger, report.

A Polaris node listens for inputs and acts on outputs. Each one runs a small slice of your show locally, so cues fire instantly even if the network blips.

Reads inputs

Motion sensors, pressure pads, photoelectric beams, buttons, switches, IR triggers — any contact-closure or low-voltage input.

Fires outputs

Drives relays, solenoids, pneumatics, low-voltage actuators, lighting cues, and audio triggers — directly from the node.

Reports to Helm

Every event is logged with a timestamp and bubbled up to Helm. Operators see the trigger in Cuemaster the moment it fires.

Runs local logic

Holds a cached slice of the show. If the network blips, Polaris keeps firing the right cues until Helm reconnects.

PoE-powered

Single Cat6 cable for power and data. Cuts wiring labor in half. Standard PoE+ from any 802.3at switch.

Weatherized variant

Polaris-OD ships in an IP65 enclosure with M12 connectors. Mounts outside, takes weather, runs all season.

Specifications

Polaris at a glance.

Three form factors: Standard (indoor), Outdoor (IP65), and Compact (panel-mount). All run the same firmware and talk to Helm the same way.

PoE-powered Local logic cache IP65 variant
Inputs
8 × digital (contact closure or 5–24 V logic)
Outputs
8 × relay (30 V DC / 2 A) + 4 × open-drain
Network
100 Mbit Ethernet, optional TrueNorth Wi-Fi radio
Power
PoE+ (802.3at) or 12–24 V DC barrel
Indicators
Status LED + per-input/output LEDs
Firmware
NorthLink, OTA-updateable from Helm
Mounting
DIN-rail clip + wall-mount tabs
Enclosure variants
Standard, Outdoor (IP65), Compact (panel-mount)

How many zones?

Tell us your zone count and we'll spec a Polaris bundle.