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Absen SA3.9 1000×500 · 3.9 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Absen SA3.9 1000×500, a 3.9 mm LED panel, 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 pitch3.9 mm
Cabinet size1000 × 500 × 70 mm
Pixels per cabinet256 × 128 (32,768 px)
Weight9.5 kg (19 kg/m²)
Max power, full white225 W (450 W/m²)
Typical power75 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 dolly6 (our packing assumption)

Source: Absen: SA family specifications (V2026-03-27), retrieved 2026-09-02. Absen’s AbsenLive rental line (Brompton or NovaStar receiving). Landscape 1000×500 cabinet, 1,200 nits, IP40, Brompton receiving. Sheet gives 450/150 W/m². Spec sheet publishes a max rigging quantity of 20 (hanging or stacking). Power tolerance ±15% stated.

Worked example: an 8 × 9 wall (16:9)

8 columns by 9 rows of this tile makes a 8.00 × 4.50 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 2,048 × 1,152 pixels (2.36 MP): 72 panels plus 4 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 784 kg including bumpers, around 314 kg across each of 3 points.

On European power it draws 16.2 kW at full white (5.4 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 8 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 8 runs at up to 15 panels per port, worst run 45% loaded, fitting 1 × NovaStar VX1000. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

R145%R245%R345%R445%R545%R645%R745%R845%2w2w2w2w~314 kg~314 kg~314 kg8.00 m (2,048 px)4.50 m (1,152 px)16.2 kW max · 8× 16 A / 230 V · 8 runs on 1× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 8 × 9 Absen SA3.9

Size
8.00 × 4.50 m
Area
36.0 m²
Resolution
2,048 × 1,152 px
Pixels
2.36 M px
Panels
72 + 4 spares
Weight
784 kg incl. bumpers
Power
16.2 kW max, 5.4 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
8 runs on 1 processor at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
4 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 SA3.98 × 98.00 × 4.50 m2,048 × 1,152 pxflown
Panels
72 + 4 spares
Weight
784 kg incl. bumpers
Power
16.2 kW max, 5.4 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
8 runs on 1 processor at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
4 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 8 runs · up to 15 panels per run at 80% · worst 45% · 1× 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 19 panels · 45% of port
Run 2Column 29 panels · 45% of port
Run 3Column 39 panels · 45% of port
Run 4Column 49 panels · 45% of port
Run 5Column 59 panels · 45% of port
Run 6Column 69 panels · 45% of port
Run 7Column 79 panels · 45% of port
Run 8Column 89 panels · 45% of port

Power runs 8 circuits · up to 9 panels/circuit · 16.2 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Column 19 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Column 29 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Column 39 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Column 49 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Column 59 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Column 69 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Column 79 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Column 89 panels · 2,025 W · 69% · 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 8 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: 13 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (225 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 strings per column → 8 circuits (full rows would need 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 15 panels per run, giving 8 runs, worst run 45%. 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: 6 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 144 tags · 8 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

72 pcsAbsen SA3.9 tiles8×9 wall, 8.0×4.5 m
4 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
3 pcsSpare receiving cards
3 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/6 packed

4 pcs2-wide bumpersfrom your stock · 25 kg each (your standard)
3 pcsChain hoists, 1 tpoint load ~314 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 distro16.2 kW max · ~5.4 kW typical content
8 pcsFeeder lines to wall (16 A / 230 V)~30 m each
71 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 packed

1 pcsNovaStar VX10008/10 ports used
8 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop
80 pcsCat6 panel jumpersincl. 10% spare

Cases & truck 0/6 packed

13 pcsPanel dollies6 tiles per dolly
1 pcsBumper cases8 per case
3 pcsCable trunks~167 cables total
1 pcsRigging trunks
1 setGaff, velcro, zip ties, sharpiesalways
4 mTruck deck, linear19 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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