Embodiments of a photoarray system are provided. In one embodiment, a photoarray system includes a lixel array comprising a plurality of lixels each supporting one or more radiation sources; a power source associated with the lixel array; and a control system associated with the power source and each of the radiation sources, the control system comprising a master processor-readable medium configured to store at least a portion of data that specifies at least one lixel illumination pattern, the control system further comprising master processing structure configured to regulate use of power individually by each of the radiation sources based on the at least one lixel illumination pattern.