Martin VDO Dotron Single Pixel LED Video Dot
The VDO Dotron is a compact, modular LED pixel engineered for precise visual content integration into studio and performance environments. Its lightweight form factor and field-exchangeable optics make it an exceptionally flexible building block for custom lighting designs and real-time visual production. This pixel delivers calibrated output and seamless integration with Martin’s P3 ecosystem, allowing you to mix, match, and reconfigure looks on the fly within your session workflow.
Optical Performance & Recording Flexibility
The VDO Dotron produces 120 lumens per dot with 4000 nits total output at 100 mm center-to-center spacing, delivering punchy brightness for on-camera and multi-camera recording setups. Its 16-bit per color processing ensures smooth color gradation and calibrated consistency across the entire VDO product line, critical for color-accurate recording and post-production grading. Five field-exchangeable optical options—including four diffuser variants and a narrow lens array—provide viewing angles ranging from 22° to 125°, giving you complete control over beam spread and visual framing for your shot composition.
Integration & Production Control
Control this pixel via DMX512-A (8-bit), P3 VideoMapping (16-bit), or hybrid mode toggled in real-time through the P3 System Controller. Combined power and data cabling matches VDO Sceptron and VDO Fatron, streamlining your studio setup and cable management. The 48 VDC input draws only 5 W at maximum intensity, minimizing power infrastructure demands and heat generation in compact studio spaces.
Key Features
- Diameter: 72 mm (2.9 in.); Height: 34 mm (1.4 in.) without optics
- Weight: 0.3 kg (0.7 lbs) without diffuser/lens
- Luminous output: 120 lumens per dot (calibrated mode)
- Total output: 4000 nits at 100 mm center-to-center spacing
- Color resolution: 16 bits per color (48 bits per pixel)
- LED refresh rate: 1001 Hz standard mode; 4004 Hz high refresh mode
- Viewing angles: 103° × 103° (open front); 125° × 125° (dome diffuser); 22° × 22° (lens array)
- Power input: 48 VDC ±4%; Total consumption: 5 W maximum
- Control: DMX512-A (8-bit) and P3 VideoMapping (16-bit); RDM-compliant
- 6-pin custom BBD connector (IP66-rated); hot-plug compatible
- IP65 outdoor rating; 50,000-hour minimum LED lifetime (>70% output)
- Field-exchangeable diffusers and lens options for versatile optical configurations
The VDO Dotron excels as a modular, scalable pixel for producers and engineers who demand both creative flexibility and rock-solid technical reliability in professional recording and live-to-tape sessions.
