The Satellite was the first i-Pix product designed and produced after the company's launch in 2006, and soon became a best seller and a firm favourite in all sectors of the entertainment industry. At PLASA 2011, the Satellite Mk II is launched.
This takes advantage of the massive leaps forward in LED technology in the last five years. The unit is still in the same compact package yet has four times the light output. Colours include RGB and a 5600°K daylight white. There are also improved homogenised optics.
The Satellite Mk II offers 16 bit self-contained DMX for control, or it can be run as a stand-alone device via battery input. It also has inbuilt wireless DMX and battery outputs.
It's now available with a variety of chassis colours including stainless steel and anodised silver, and with quick rig mounts for fitting on to Omega brackets.
Each Satellite Mk II fixture can be run in two square cells of RGBW or as rectangle, multiple units can be interlinked to create eye-catching linear forms with the square pixel format selected.
Developed alongside the Satellite Mk IIthe new battery pack transforms the Satellite fixture into a freestanding, focusable highly portable RGBW illuminative device, complete with stand-alone or wireless DMX playback options.
This makes Satellite Mk II isuitable for any events where high quality wireless lighting is required, including for outdoor areas, gardens, galleries, historic buildings and places challenged for space and convenient hard power or anywhere that benefits from the neatness and practicality of wireless control. The battery pack will run for a minimum of 14 hours with two of the fixtures' four channels at full intensity at any one time.
(Jim Evans)
