Dauer Manufacturing's Morpheus is a first-of-its-kind smart landscape lighting fixture that gives lighting professionals unprecedented control over the shape, direction and intensity of light from the Dauer Smart App. Its patent-pending liquid crystal lens electronically reshapes and redirects the beam without motors, moving optics, interchangeable lenses or manual adjustments at the fixture, allowing professionals to refine an installation through the app as conditions or client preferences change.
Morpheus (#24068) makes its public debut at Equip Exposition 2026.
Designed for landscape lighting professionals, designers, contractors and specifiers, Morpheus combines electronic beam shaping, two-axis aiming, dimming and programmed movement in one professional fixture. Users can transition from a precise 16-degree spot to a 70-degree flood, stretch the beam vertically, expand it horizontally, shift the light across two axes and adjust intensity - all through the app.
Morpheus also introduces Dauer's proprietary Kinetic Lighting Effect (KLE). The feature connects saved lighting positions in a programmed sequence and moves gradually between them at a selected speed. A wash of light can drift across a wall, moonlight can move naturally through tree branches or illumination can subtly transform around a focal point. Together, the liquid crystal lens and KLE provide more than 10,000 possible lighting combinations from a single fixture.
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Available in uplight and downlight configurations, Morpheus can be used to illuminate trees, columns, sculptures, walls, architectural details, hedges, fences and other landscape elements. A narrow vertical beam can graze a tall tree or column, while a broader horizontal pattern can illuminate a wall, hedge or expansive landscape feature.
Because the beam can be reshaped and redirected without physically touching the fixture, the lighting can be reconfigured as plant material grows, properties change or client preferences evolve.
Multiple Morpheus fixtures can be grouped and coordinated across an installation, including fixtures operating on multiple transformers, while retaining individual fixture control when detailed adjustments are required. Through the Dauer Smart App, users can create named scenes, save and recall cloud-based presets, schedule operation around sunrise and sunset, establish geofenced routines, share project access, and review fixture health and diagnostics. Over-the-air firmware updates allow Dauer to support and enhance the system after installation.
The 26-watt integrated LED fixture delivers up to 2,289 lumens and is offered in 2700K and 3000K color temperatures. It features cast-brass construction, a weathered-brass finish, app-controlled dimming, two-axis XY beam control and a 16- to 70-degree adjustable beam. Morpheus is UL-listed for wet locations, has an IP65 ingress-protection rating and is supported by Dauer’s 10-year limited warranty.
