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Absen SA1.5 · 1.56 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Absen SA1.5, a 1.56 mm LED panel in a 500 × 500 mm cabinet, with a worked example wall and a calculator preloaded with it. Change columns and rows to get resolution, power draw, circuits, the data wiring plan, rigging quantities and the complete pack list.

Spec sheet from the manufacturer datasheet

ManufacturerAbsen, SA series
Pixel pitch1.56 mm
Cabinet size500 × 500 × 80 mm
Pixels per cabinet320 × 320 (102,400 px)
Weight7.2 kg (29 kg/m²)
Max power, full white150 W (600 W/m²)
Typical power50 W
Refresh rate7,680 Hz
Brightness1,200 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)160° / 160°
Max hang20 panels
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly8 (our packing assumption)

Source: Absen: SA family specifications (V2026-03-27), retrieved 2026-09-02. Absen’s AbsenLive rental line (Brompton or NovaStar receiving). Flip-chip COB, 1,200 nits, IP40. Sheet gives 600/200 W/m². Spec sheet publishes a max rigging quantity of 20 (hanging or stacking). Power tolerance ±15% stated.

Worked example: a 16 × 9 wall (16:9)

16 columns by 9 rows of this tile makes a 8.00 × 4.50 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 5,120 × 2,880 pixels (14.75 MP): 144 panels plus 8 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,237 kg including bumpers, around 495 kg across each of 3 points.

On European power it draws 21.6 kW at full white (7.2 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 8 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 32 runs at up to 5 panels per port, worst run 79% loaded, fitting 4 × NovaStar VX1000. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

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Main: 16 × 9 Absen SA1.5

Size
8.00 × 4.50 m
Area
36.0 m²
Resolution
5,120 × 2,880 px
Pixels
14.75 M px
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
1,237 kg incl. bumpers
Power
21.6 kW max, 7.2 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
32 runs on 4 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
6.5 m of deck

This is a live example. Change the panel and the size in the steps and every figure recomputes.

RigPlan.appPrinted
Summary
1 wall · 230 V / 16 A circuits · 60 Hz 8-bit
MainAbsen SA1.516 × 98.00 × 4.50 m5,120 × 2,880 pxflown
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
1,237 kg incl. bumpers
Power
21.6 kW max, 7.2 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
32 runs on 4 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
6.5 m of deck

The pack list, the data wiring and power run plans, the cable tags and the system sheet print with a Solo account: rigplan.app/pricing

Data wiring 32 runs · up to 5 panels per run at 80% · worst 79% · 4× NovaStar VX1000 · fed from the top

Display connection file 🔒 The file NovaLCT loads under Screen Connection, Load from File; the receiving card file still comes from the maker.

Run 1Column 1, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 3Column 2, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 5Column 3, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 6Column 3, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 7Column 4, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 8Column 4, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 9Column 5, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 10Column 5, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 11Column 6, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 12Column 6, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 13Column 7, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 14Column 7, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 15Column 8, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 16Column 8, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 17Column 9, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 18Column 9, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 19Column 10, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 20Column 10, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 21Column 11, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 22Column 11, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 23Column 12, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 24Column 12, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 25Column 13, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 26Column 13, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 27Column 14, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 28Column 14, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 29Column 15, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 30Column 15, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port
Run 31Column 16, rows 1 to 55 panels · 79% of port
Run 32Column 16, rows 6 to 94 panels · 63% of port

Power runs 8 circuits · up to 18 panels/circuit · 21.6 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,700 W · 92% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 8 (L1×3 L2×3 L3×2)

The rules behind every number

Every quantity above is derived from the rules below, written with working AV techs and corrected as they red-pen them.

  1. openSpare panels: 5% of wall count, minimum 2 (one-off).
  2. ✓ confirmedBumpers come from your stock, not a formula: widest first, combined to cover 16 columns. Partial coverage (a wider bar over fewer columns) is allowed and noted; shortfalls are flagged instead of invented.
  3. openHanging bar weights for this system are not published, so your standard 35/25/15 kg for 3/2/1-wide applies.
  4. openRigging points: one per ≤3 m of wall width, minimum 2, giving 3. 1× 1 t hoist per point.
  5. openPer point: 2× steel, 2× spanset, 4× 3.25 t shackle.
  6. openPoint load: wall weight ÷ points × 1.2 dynamic factor. Warn above 800 kg per 1 t hoist.
  7. ✓ confirmedCircuits sized on max load (full white) at 80% derate: 19 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (150 W/panel). Typical draw shown separately for the venue/generator ask.
  8. ✓ confirmedPower runs follow the connectors: in one side, out the other, gendered plugs, jumpers as short as the maker can get away with. Vertical works both ways, sideways only one hop to the right (rear view), so a run may snake up and down across adjacent columns, but never left and right. Vertical snakes over 2 columns need 8 circuits (single columns would need 16, full rows 9).
  9. open1× 63 A 3-phase distro per 18 circuits (1). TRUE1 jumpers = panels − runs, +10% spare.
  10. ✓ confirmedRuns are load-balanced: panels split evenly across the circuits a shape needs (12+12, never 18+6) so every main-in pulls about the same. Phases are a suggested round-robin L1 to L3 within each distro.
  11. ✓ confirmedExact-pixel mapping (NovaStar VX1000): a port carries only the panels wired to it, and data snakes in any direction (unlike power). Wiring follows whole columns as vertical serpentines, numbered from the left seen from the rear, the natural reading order when patching, with every run capped at 80% of 650 k px per 1G port at 60 Hz 8-bit (threshold, refresh and depth adjustable): at most 5 panels per run, giving 32 runs, worst run 79%. Loads balance evenly across runs. Capacity is the sheet figure at 8-bit; refresh scales as 60/Hz. No sheet publishes a per-port width cap; the MX40 Pro’s minimum load width is applied where it bites. Correct me with measured figures.
  12. ✓ confirmedRedundancy defaults off. Rental shows rarely run looped data; it is primarily a critical-installation feature. Turning it on gives every run a B loop from a second unit, so the processor count doubles.
  13. openData enters each run at the top of its first column and snakes on from there, so the drawing, the cable tags and the connection file all start at that end. The entry end is a choice per wall; the runs, ports and processors stay the same either way.
  14. openHome runs cut at run distance + wall height + 5 m service loop.
  15. openProcessors are checked on two limits: port count and total pixel capacity (capacities placeholder).
  16. ✓ confirmedProcessor list defaults to NovaStar (VX1000 first, UHD Jr / MCTRL / MX / VX family). Rental houses rarely run Brompton; it stays available for the shops that do. All figures verified against manufacturer spec sheets.
  17. openCases: 8 panels per dolly, 60 cables per trunk, 8 bumpers per case, rigging trunk per 6 points. Truck estimate: 0.5 m² footprint per case over 2.4 m trailer width.
  18. openElectronics spares: 1 receiving card per 25 panels, 1 PSU per 25, minimum 1 each.

Cable tags 288 tags · 32 data runs · 8 circuits

One label per cable, both ends named, in the order the runs are wired: cabinets as column and row seen from the rear, c1r1 top left. Print them, or copy the list as CSV for a label printer.

Copy tags as CSV 🔒

The tag list, your own label format, and the CSV for a label printer are a Solo feature.

Pack list

0/22 packed

Panels 0/4 packed

144 pcsAbsen SA1.5 tiles16×9 wall, 8.0×4.5 m
8 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
6 pcsSpare receiving cards
6 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/6 packed

8 pcs2-wide bumpersfrom your stock · 25 kg each (your standard)
3 pcsChain hoists, 1 tpoint load ~495 kg incl. 1.2 dyn.
6 pcsSteels, 1 m2 per point
6 pcsSpansets2 per point
12 pcsShackles, 3.25 t4 per point
9 mTruss to span wall+1 m overhang, or house points

Power 0/3 packed

1 pcs63 A 3-phase distro21.6 kW max · ~7.2 kW typical content
8 pcsFeeder lines to wall (16 A / 230 V)~30 m each
150 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 packed

4 pcsNovaStar VX100032/40 ports used
32 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop
159 pcsCat6 panel jumpersincl. 10% spare

Cases & truck 0/6 packed

19 pcsPanel dollies8 tiles per dolly
1 pcsBumper cases8 per case
6 pcsCable trunks~349 cables total
1 pcsRigging trunks
1 setGaff, velcro, zip ties, sharpiesalways
6.5 mTruck deck, linear31 cases est.
Planning aid. Rigging figures (points, loads, hardware) must be verified by a competent rigger before anything leaves the ground; panel and processor figures come from the manufacturers' datasheets and can change between revisions. Made with RigPlan, the free LED wall planner · rigplan.app

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How these numbers are derived: power and circuits, panels per data port, the pack list.