Helios Tube

Film lighting tube for TV and broadcasting

Helios Tube has all the features of the popular Titan Tube while offering a smaller format. It allows mounting in areas where a Titan Tube wouldn’t fit and also increases portability. The Titan Tube mini has 8 pixels and half the brightness of Titan Tube and just over half its length. Colors and brightness are perfectly matched to those of Titan Tube.

8 Pixels 8 individually controllable pixels

Tunable White with range from 1,750K to 20,000K.

Ultra High Color Rendering TLCI ≥96, CRI ≥96, CRI Re≥90 from 3200K to 6500K

Boost Mode Ultra-bright when displaying white color for 2h or while connected to AC

Backside Display Quick access to DMX setup, colors and hue, saturation, intensity control.

Mounting accessories Custom holders, stands etc. allow easy fixation for any production

Astera System

A smart control system where Infrared remote, wireless DMX and app work together to enable big setups that can be set up, monitored and adjusted in a fast and convenient way.

App control (UHF)

Control Lights

Create complex programs out of colors, effects, and settings. The AX1 Wireless PixelTube will remember and repeat these effects without requiring a constant wireless link.Quickly create groups of lights, assign positions and select which the PixelTube should receive commands.

Monitor lights

Keep a complete overview of the status and all settings of your PixelTube while you operate them. View battery status, radio signal, DMX address and which lights you have targeted.

Diagnose individual PixelTube or Astera Event Spotlights and even get informed if a light is being moved or switched off.

This works while you control lights by the app but also if AX1 PixelTubes are controlled via DMX.

Set-up faster

Set up your PixelTube conveniently out of the distance.

Set DMX address and DMX footprint for one or several PixelTubes or Wireless Event Spotlights; 50 units can be prepared in less than 5 minutes out of the distance.

After your job, do a quick master reset of all settings or a partial one of only selected settings.

Wireless DMX (2.4GHz)

LumenRadio

The AsteraBox works as a wireless DMX transmitter; just connect it with the included XLR  adapter to your DMX console and you can transmit 1 DMX universe with CRMX technology,  the most stable wireless DMX protocol available.

Compatibility

The AX1 Wireless PixelTube carries the most reliable wireless DMX module on the market compatible with CRMX and other wireless DMX standards but not W-DMX G5 and City Theatrical.

IR Remote Control

Simple commands like ON/OFF, colors, preloaded effects etc can be sent with our infrared remote control directly to the lights.

When programming lights with the AsteraApp the IR remote can be used for confirming settings on individual lights.

PowerBox

It is an efficient tool to wire your Helios and Titan Tubes during jobs with power and data whenever you don’t want to use them wirelessly. In addition, the PowerBox can be stored inside the Helios and Titan Tube Charging case so you can charge your tubes after a job inside the case without having to remove tubes or PowerBox.

Input

This device has an Powercon True1 input and output and a 5-pin XLR input and output. Furthermore it has an RJ45 port for Art-Net and sACN and converts the signals to DMX.

Output

Up to 10 Titan Tubes can be connected to each PowerBox with a special power+data cable. The maximum cable length is 15m.

Installation

The PowerBox is designed to be placed on a floor or hung in a truss. It has a 3/8” thread that can be removed to allow 1/2” clamps to be attached (same as AX5). In addition, it has holes for safety leashes.

Unique Astera Features

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Talkback+

Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles.
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effects

Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat.
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Scheduled stand-by

Scrambled PWM technology to avoid flickering when filming, green/magenta balance to minimize post-production work.
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DJ feature

Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down.
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Seamless runtime

Set the length of your event and be sure that your lights won’t run out while still getting the maximum brightness.
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Green/Magenta Correction

Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work.
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Dynamic power-boost

The dynamic power-boost feature enables the light to display the maximum brightness at all times and intensify non-white colors.
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Anti-theft

The lights give visual and audible alarm and send notification to the AsteraApp if they are being moved during an event.
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TruColor calibration

100% color consistency through any batch. It can hit exact color temperatures and reproduce standard filter gels.
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Flicker-Free

Scrambled PWM technology to avoid flickering when filming.
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Emergency light

Switches automatically to white light and runs of its battery when AC power is cut off.
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DJ feature

Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down.

Technical specifications

Optical

Colors: Red, Green, Blue, Mint, Amber

Total LED power: 36W

Maximum power draw: 24W

TLCI: ≥96

CRI: ≥96

Luminous flux: 1340Lm

Emittance @1m: 393Lx

Strobe: 0-25Hz

Beam Angle: 120˚

Field Angle: 180˚

Pixels: 8

Electrical

Battery: LG Chem Lithium-ion

Battery Lifetime: 70% after 300 cycles

Battery Runtime: Up to 20 hours

LED Lifetime: 50.000 Hours

Charging time (nominal): 3 Hours

Input Voltage : 24V 1.25A

Control

Backside Display with HSI control

Infrared

Wireless Modules: 865-870MHz | 902-928MHz | 2.4GHz

Range: 300m | 330 Yards

Wired DMX: supported via Astera PowerBox

Wireless DMX: CRMX & others, excluding W-DMX G5, City Theatrical

Construction

Housing: Polycarbonate, metal endcap

IP Rating: IP65

Relative humidity: 0-100%

Operating Temperature: 0-40 ˚C | 32-104 ˚F

Weight: 0.765kg | 1.68Lbs

Dimensions: Ø42 x 550mm | Ø1.6” x H22.7”