Building on the success of its easy-to-use, affordable ÉPIX 2.0 video/pixel mapping system, CHAUVET Professional will be unveiling a new version of the system, the ÉPIX Tour Series, targeted toward touring applications with upgrades designed specifically for this market. Among these are a tighter pixel pitch of 20mm for sharper, more detailed images, and a brighter output for an enhanced viewing experience under all types of ambient conditions. The ÉPIX Tour Series can be used with standard 4-pin scroller cable, which many rental houses already own, and which is more robust and can carry significant power, allowing the system to be configured over much longer distances. This gives users the flexibility to position the ÉPIX system in a convenient area, such as backstage or in a rack with other control gear.
There are 3 products in the new ÉPIX Tour Series:
- ÉPIX Drive 900 – The processing and power center for the system, the ÉPIX Drive 900 can control any combination of ÉPIX Tour fixtures up to 900 LEDs total. This means a single Drive 900 unit can control 18 ÉPIX Strip Tours, or 6 ÉPIX Bar Tours, or even 9 Strips and 3 Bars. The ÉPIX Drive 900 offers versatile control options, including Art-Net, Kling-Net and sACN (streaming ACN), providing the flexibility to be used in touring, rental or installation applications. A built-in OLED display allows for quick and easy configuring of the system, featuring an auto-address function that will easily detect and arrange devices, regardless of fixture order or type (e.g. bar or strip). The Drive 900 can either be rack-mounted with the included rack ear kit, or hung with a clamp up in the rig.
- ÉPIX Strip Tour – a 1-meter pixel-mapping LED strip containing 50 Tri-Color (RGB) SMD LEDs. With a 125° viewing angle, it is ideal for building creative structures to display video and motion graphics. An optional dome accessory is available to increase the viewing angle to 180°.
- ÉPIX Bar Tour – a 1-meter pixel-mapping LED bar containing 150 Tri-Color (RGB) SMD LEDs, which are arranged in 3 rows of 50. Like the ÉPIX Strip Tour, the ÉPIX Bar Tour features a 125° viewing angle.
