Overview

The Martin VDO Atomic Bold is an incredibly versatile creative LED hybrid fixture and the newest addition to the VDO Atomic family. It includes a wide range of functionality to support a myriad of applications as an audience blinder, strobe light, creative LED pixelmapping surface, eye-candy effect light and stage wash – all in a single, compact fixture.

Including many of the benefits that made its sibling, the VDO Atomic Dot a popular hybrid fixture, the VDO Atomic Bold retains the same interlocking mechanics, same cabling and a similar look but is a larger fixture with higher, full color output to offer lighting designers even more creative potential.

It features a unique octagonal-shaped design with simple connections to work as a single light or in multiples to form a large array. In addition to industry-standard protocols such as Art-Net, sACN and DMX, Martin P3 control unleashes creative freedom to mix video mapping with DMX control.

The VDO Atomic Bold targets rental customers and set and lighting designers working in concert/touring and TV shows but is also a perfect fit for corporate and customers in the higher end nightclub market.

Features

• High power, full color strobe/blind/wash/eye-candy fixture
• 13,000 lumen boost/strobe
• 8,000 lumen continuous
• Beam angle of 12 degrees
• Field angle of 26 degrees
• Pixel-controllable RGB Aura backlight with 72 LEDs
• Compact form-factor
• Built-in power supply (100-240V)
• Power and Data IN & THRU via hybrid cable (PDE system)
  
• P3, DMX, Art-Net & sACN compatible
• Built-in pixel-FX on backlight and beam
• Front-accessory holder for barndoors and/or diffuser/lens
• Detachable yoke-assembly which can also be used as floor-stand
• Smart interlocking mechanics to build battens, arrays and creative shapes
  
• Compatible with Martin VDO Atomic Dot interlocking mechanics for mixed arrays
• IP65 rated

Specifications

Physical

• Width excluding hanging bracket: 288 mm (11.3 in.) (identical to 2x VDO Atomic Dot locked together)
• Width including hanging bracket: 371 mm (14.6 in.)
• Height excluding hanging bracket: 288 mm (11.3 in.) (identical to 2x VDO Atomic Dot locked together)
• Height including hanging bracket: 394 mm (15.5 in.)
• Horizontal fixture spacing: 300 mm (11.8 in.) (center-to-center using interlock couplers)
• Vertical fixture spacing: 300 mm (11.8 in.) (center-to-center using interlock couplers)
• Depth: 161 mm (6.3 in.)
• Weight including hanging bracket: 9.32 kg (20.5 lbs.)
• Weight excluding hanging bracket: 7.65 kg (16.9 lbs.)

Dynamic Effects

• Beam Dimmer/Shutter: 0 – 100% continuous dimming, variable flash rate and duration, and atomic effects
• Beam Dimming options: Choice of four dimming curves
• Beam Color mixing: RGB, independently variable 0 - 100%
• Beam Color temperature control: Variable 2000 – 11,000 K
• Beam Virtual Color wheel: 48 color presets, continuous rotation and random color
• Beam P3 Mix: Videomapping of fixture with variable crossfade between DMX control and video control
• Aura Dimmer/Shutter: 0 – 100% continuous dimming, regular and random strobe effects
• Aura Dimming options: Choice of four dimming curves
• Aura Color mixing: RGB, independently variable 0 - 100%
• Aura Color temperature control: Variable 2000 – 11,000 K
• Aura Virtual Color wheel: 48 color presets, continuous rotation & random color
• Aura PixelMapping: individual RGB control of each Aura pixel
• Aura P3 Mix: Videomapping of fixture with variable crossfade between DMX control and video control
• Built-in FX: Various pre-programmed FX on Beam, Aura and combination of both

Control and Programming

• Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, RDM over Art-Net, sACN and P3
• Protocol detection: Automatic
• Setting and addressing: RDM, RDM over Art-Net or P3
• DMX Modes: 1-channel, 3-channel, 4-channel, Compact, Basic, Extended
• DMX channels: 1, 3, 4, 10, 27, 243
• Fixture Identification: User-settable ID number
• DMX compliance: USITT DMX512-A
• RDM compliance: ANSI/ESTA E1.20
• Art-Net Compliance: Art-Net 1, 2, 3 and 4; including RDM over Art-Net
• sACN Compliance: ANSI E1.31 - 2016
• Martin P3 Compliance: P3 System Controller Software 5.1.0 or newer
• DMX/RDM Transceiver: RS-485
• Ethernet Transceiver: 10/100 Mbit (with fail-safe bypass)
• Firmware update: via DMX using Martin Companion or via Ethernet using P3 System Controller

Control/User Interface

• Device status: Multi-color status LED
• Device test and reset: Pushbutton to call up local test patterns and reset device

Optics and Photometric Data

• Lens Diameter: 200 mm
• Front Accessory Holder: PAR64 size

Beam/Strobe LED

• LED Type: RGBW
• Max. total lumen output: 12,000 lumens (boost/strobe mode)
• Max. total lumen output: 7,500 lumens (continuous mode)
• Beam Angle: 12.7 Degrees (half peak)
• Field Angle: 27.0 Degrees (one-tenth peak)
• Color Temperature: variable (2000-11,000 K)
• CRI (Color Rendering Index): >80 (at 6500K mixed white)
• Resolution: 16-bit per color
• Minimum LED lifetime: 50,000 hours (to >70% luminous output)
• Calibration: Yes, color calibrated
• Color Modes: Extended Mode and Calibrated Mode

Aura Backlight LEDs

• LED Type: RGB
• LED Quantity: 72
• Color Temperature: Variable (2000-11,000 K)
• Resolution: 16-bit per color per pixel
• Minimum LED lifetime: 50,000 hours (to >70% luminous output)
• Calibration: Yes, color calibrated
• Color Modes: Extended Mode and Calibrated Mode

P3 Video Processing

• Color Resolution: 16 bit per color (48 bit per pixel) (Beam & Aura)
• Color Temperature Control: 2000-11,000 K (Beam & Aura)
• Synchronization: system-wide
• Frame Rate: up to 75 frames/sec
• Brightness Control: 0-100% (maintaining full color depth)
• Color Gamut Control: full spectrum control (Beam & Aura)
• Gamma Correction and Control: fully controllable (Beam & Aura)

Construction

• Housing: Aluminum
• Color: Black
• Protection rating: IP65
• RoHS: Compliant
• REACH: Compliant

Installation

• Mounting options: hanging from bracket, hanging from clamp attached directly to fixture, hanging from other fixture using interlock mechanism or floor standing using integrated double bracket
• Location: indoor or temporary outdoor use
• Clamp attachment to hanging bracket: M12
• Clamp attachment directly to fixture: M8
• Maximum vertical column height: 4 fixtures
• Orientation: Any
• Minimum distance to combustible materials: 0.1 m
• Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces: 0.5 m

Connections

• AC Power, DMX and Network input: cable tail with PDE hybrid connector (IP65)
• AC Power, DMX and Network thru: chassis-mount PDE hybrid connector (IP65)
• All connections hot plugging compatible

Electrical

• AC power: 100-240 V AC nominal, 50/60 Hz
• Power supply unit: Auto-ranging electronic switch mode
• Maximum power consumption: 400 W
• Typical half-cycle RMS inrush current at 230 V, 50 Hz: 3.0 A
• Typical earth-leakage current: 0.80 mA

Typical Power and Current

• 100 V, 60 Hz: 358 W, 3.58 A, PF 0.99
• 120 V, 60 Hz: 353 W, 2.96 A, PF 0.99
• 208 V, 60 Hz: 350 W, 1.73 A, PF 0.97
• 230 V, 50 Hz: 349 W, 1.59 A, PF 0.96
• 240 V, 50 Hz: 351 W, 1.55 A, PF 0.95
• Measurements made at nominal voltage with all LEDs at full intensity. Allow for a deviation of +/- 10%. PF = power factor.

Thermal

• Cooling: Forced air (temperature regulated, low noise)
• Maximum ambient temperature (Ta max.): 40 C
• Minimum ambient temperature (Ta min.): 0 C
• Typical heat dissipation (calculated, +/- 10%): 1365 BTU/hr

Approvals

• EU safety: EN 60598-2-17 (EN 60598-1), EN 62471, EN 62493
• EU EMC: EN 55015, EN 55032, EN 55103-2, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61547
• US safety: UL1573
• US EMC: 47 CRF Chapter 15 Class B
• Canadian safety: CSA 22.2 No. 166
• Canadian EMC: ICES-003 Class B, ICES-005
• Class B Australia/NZ: RCM
• United Kingdom: UKCA