Martin VDO Fatron 20 LED Video Blade

Where the Sceptron is a single line of pixels, the VDO Fatron 20 stacks four rows on the same 20 mm pitch, so a run of blades builds a real two-dimensional surface rather than a set of stripes. That extra height is what lets it carry video content and gradients instead of chase patterns, and it puts out 1500 lumens per metre calibrated at 500 cd per metre. The 1000 mm blade carries four rows of fifty pixels; the 320 mm blade carries four rows of sixteen.

Control is DMX or the Martin P3 system controller with VideoMapping, which is the practical way to drive a wall of these from a media server without hand-patching every pixel. Color depth is 16 bits per channel, 48 bits per pixel, and the viewing angle is 120 by 120 degrees half-peak. Power and data share a 6-pin IP66-rated BBD connector at 48 VDC, with the 1000 mm blade drawing 60 W maximum and the 320 mm blade 20 W. The housing is IP65 rated for outdoor use.