Port 5078PixelPusher

PixelPusher LED controllers receive UDP pixel data on port 5078 to drive attached LED strips.

transport: udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as Heroic Robotics PixelPusher

Technical Details

what runs on :5078

PixelPusher devices receive pixel-data packets over UDP on port 5078. UDP is connectionless, so there is no TCP-style handshake; a sender transmits datagrams in the PixelPusher device's expected format, with data used to update the LEDs. This is a device-specific protocol rather than a general-purpose service, and packet layout and strip configuration depend on the PixelPusher implementation.

Security Information

exposure of :5078

risk score

2/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

iot averages 3.5 across 163 ports — this one sits 1.5 below.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

Treat the port as a control interface: a host able to send accepted packets may be able to change the output of attached LEDs, and flooding it may disrupt updates. PixelPusher traffic is not encrypted by default; keep the device on a trusted, segmented network and do not expose it directly to the internet.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5078
service: PixelPusher
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: IoT
usage: Heroic Robotics PixelPusher controllers use this UDP port to receive pixel data for attached LED strips. Engineers are most likely to encounter it on a local network in LED installations or other projects using PixelPusher hardware.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-07
updated: 2026-10-07
references: IANA service name registry — port 5078

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risk mix of the 8 listed

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Port :5078PixelPusher

Technical Details

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Port 5078PixelPusher