Ion Classic Control Console

• Discontinued in September 2017, parts and support still available.

The ease, power and operational style of larger Eos-family products in a small, affordable package.  Ion's compact footprint - only 19" wide- is the perfect solution for space-challenged environments and small venues.  Providing fully integrated control of media servers and conventional, LED, and moving lights, Ion packs a punch.

Highly intuitive and simple to use, Ion will satisfy the needs of beginners and pros alike.  But you don't need a PhD in Ion to use it!  Start with the everyday (channel 5 at full) and let the full potential of Ion - like the powerful effects package, marking and timing functions - unfold with your experience.  And it's an easy step from Ion to Gio @5, Gio or Eos Ti, so the knowledge gained will work for you professionally for years to come.  Use Ion in a stand-alone system or as a remote programming station for a larger system.

Ion Console Features

• 2 or 12 DMX universes with no co-processing
• Dedicated master playback fader pair
• Four pageable haptic encoders
• Supports two external high resolution monitors or touchscreens
• 2 DMX/RDM outputs
• 2 RJ45 outputs (sACN, ETCNet2, Net3, ArtNet, and Avab UDP)
• 7 USB Ports, plus Contact Closure and MIDI connections
• Up to six fader wings may be used

Eos Family Features

• Show file compatibility with the entire Eos Family, from the Eos Ti down to the Element² and ETCnomad.
• Three user-definable workspaces per monitor, each with discrete split-screen controls, frame management, and snapshots.
• Custom-design your control interface using Magic Sheets, with topographical or abstract layouts.  Full interaction with the command line allows command instructions - from the simplest and most immediate to the most complex - accessed from a mouse or single- or multi-touch displays.
• Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
• Award-winning color controls, including six Color Pickers and a Gel Picker for color mixing.
• Client/server networking and synchronized backup using multiple consoles and/or RPUs
• Client and Offline programming on PC³ and Mac³ via ETCnomad
• 99 discrete online users with partitioned control
• 32,768 Control Channels (Fixtures)⁴
• 10,000 Cues and 999 Cue Lists
• 200 Active Playbacks and 999 Submasters
• 100 Fader Pages for Playbacks and Submasters
• 1,000 each of Presets, Palettes, Groups, Effects, Snapshots, Curves, and Color Paths
• 99,999 Macros
• ² The Element does not support Multiple Cue Lists or more than one active playback.  Additionally the physical submasters are locked to numbers 1-60, and fader wings are not supported.
• ³ PC requires Windows 7 or higher. Mac requires macOS Mojave or later.  The ETCnomad software is free for offline programming or "mirror mode", but requires a dongle to act as a client.
• ⁴ The console is still limited by the number of DMX universes/outputs, thus you may not be able to use all these channels.