Status, October 2026: current. Chauvet DJ still lists the COLORband PiX-M ILS.
What it is
The COLORband PiX-M ILS is a motorised LED strip light from Chauvet DJ: ten 6 W tri-colour (RGB) LEDs on a 785 mm bar that tilts through 245° on built-in motors (Chauvet DJ product page). Chauvet DJ's page for it went up in March 2023. It runs as a sweeping effect, a pixel-mapping effect with each LED controlled on its own, a blinder or a wall-washer, and Chauvet DJ rates it at 7,441 lux at 2 m with a 15° beam and a 27° field.
Control is where it differs from a plain strip. It takes 5, 6, 8, 10, 17, 32 or 36 DMX channels over 3-pin and 5-pin XLR, and a built-in RF receiver works with Chauvet DJ's optional RFC and RFC-XL remotes. ILS means a GigBAR Move + ILS or an ILS Command controller runs it wirelessly without DMX, in the same way as the SlimPAR Q12BT ILS. A D-Fi USB transceiver, sold separately, adds wireless master/slave or DMX. Chauvet DJ publishes a ShowXpress profile and firmware for it.
It also strobes. The strobe lights guide sets out the UK Health and Safety Executive's recommended flash-rate limit for clubs and public performances, as the Epilepsy Society cites it.
It draws 86 W at 120 V, and its powerCON-compatible input and output power-link 12 units at 120 V or 20 at 230 V. It weighs 3.7 kg. The box holds the light, a power cord, a powerCON to bare-end cable in the EU, and a quick reference guide; its manual says to use a safety cable whenever it hangs overhead, and Chauvet DJ says it fits best in the optional CHS-60 VIP gear bag.