The HIVE offers lighting designers a range of flexibility and colour-changing capabilities that previously were considered impossible. Its modular design makes it suitable for large lighting projects from flood lighting buildings and large architectural features through to theatrical productions or underwater applications like fountains and pools. The HIVE module is also appealing to fixture manufacturers wanting to create a range of RGB lighting.
Each HIVE module uses three high-powered LEDs, including red, green and blue and is capable of producing 16.7 million colours under DMX512 control. It offers a revolutionary building block approach to lighting with the capability to rapidly create larger arrays of units for greater lighting intensities and effects. Using a hexagonal design, each HIVE module interconnects and passes power and data to other units in the Optical Array. With a simple slot-in design between modules, the array can be built to virtually any size or shape.
Using the most advanced non-imaging optics available from Light Prescription Innovators (LPI) the Optical Array Series achieves some of the highest efficiencies available in the market today. Together with LPI's highly efficient collimating optics, OptiLED uses a tertiary optical system to control the projected light pattern. The Optical Array lights come standard with a 16 degree diffuser, with factory fitted options of 25 degree, 50 degree, 80 degree spherical diffusers a 2 x 70 degree line or 10 x 60 degree elliptical diffusers. With the choices offered through the tertiary optical system, each optical array can produce six different light patterns. With the standard 16 degree material the light is highly collimated producing very focused intense lighting effects. With an 80 degree diffuser the wash effect can be used for large scale 'wall washing' effects or for larger projection effects. The 2 x 70 and 10 x 60 diffuser create line or elliptical effects for edge lighting applications or where sharper line effects are required.
The first product featuring the HIVE module is the Modular Optical Array S-1. It has an IP68 rating and can be used in fully submersible applications as well as normal dry open conditions or locations. The S-1 is fully DMX512 controllable creating a dynamic display of up to 16.7 million colours at 256 levels of intensity. With a low voltage power supply and power consumption of only five-watts per module the Optical Array, and ultra long life high brightness LEDs offer a low maintenance solution for high brightness applications especially for difficult to access locations such as water features.
The HIVE module will be available in linear and spherical modular units with power supply and tertiary optics fitted as standard. All technical specifications are preliminary and subject to modification. "The Modular Optical Array Series, using our HIVE module will revolutionize the high efficiency long-life RGB lighting market. Choice and flexibility are the buzz words used by designers the world over and the HIVE technology brings all the benefits of colour changing with LEDs and adds intensity, brightness and focus to the equation as well," said Jean-Pierre Miras, general manager, OptiLED Europe. "The HIVE module proves again that we continue to provide the most versatile and effective LED products available in the market today."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
