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Absen SA3.9 — 3.9 mm

Manufacturer specifications, a worked example wall, and a live calculator preloaded with this tile. 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
Max hang20 panels
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: a 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.

Job

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8.00 × 4.50 m · 2,816 × 1,584 px · 16:9

Quick resolution · size + pitch

2,069 × 1,034 px · 2.14 M px · 5× 1G @ 80%
Rough check before you know the panel. Assumes ~650 k px per 1G port at 60 Hz 8-bit, loaded to your port limit.

Rig stock · bumpers

What your shop owns — shared across every wall in the job, allocated in wall order. Shortfalls land on the wall that runs out. Used when flown. Saved in this browser. Assumes every rig hangs on the same bars — if your bars are system-specific, the Solo and Shop tiers track bars per panel system.
Pack list · 1 wall · 60 Hz 8-bit · Main 16×9
Walls
1
Main
Panels
144+8
wall + spares, all walls
Weight
1,546 kg
all walls incl. bumpers
Power
23 kW
max · ~11.5 kW typical · 8× circuits
Data
16 runs
2 processors · 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
6 m
linear deck estimate

Pack list

0/22 packed

Panels0/4 packed

144 pcsROE Black Pearl BP2 V2 tiles16×9 wall, 8.0×4.5 m
8 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
6 pcsSpare receiving cards
6 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging0/6 packed

8 pcs2-wide bumpersfrom your stock
3 pcsChain hoists, 1 tpoint load ~619 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

Power0/3 packed

1 pcs63 A 3-phase distro23 kW max · ~11.5 kW typical content
8 pcsFeeder lines to wall (16 A / 230 V)~30 m each
150 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control0/3 packed

2 pcsNovastar VX100016/20 ports used
16 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop
159 pcsCat6 panel jumpersincl. 10% spare

Cases & truck0/6 packed

19 pcsPanel dollies8 tiles per dolly
1 pcsBumper cases8 per case
6 pcsCable trunks~333 cables total
1 pcsRigging trunks
1 setGaff, velcro, zip ties, sharpiesalways
6 mTruck deck, linear29 cases est.

Data wiring16 runs · ≤16 panels/run @ 80% · worst 43% · 2× Novastar VX1000

R143%R243%R343%R443%R543%R643%R743%R843%R943%R1043%R1143%R1243%R1343%R1443%R1543%R1643%2w2w2w2w2w2w2w2w~619 kg~619 kg~619 kg8.00 m · 2,816 px4.50 m · 1,584 px23 kW max · 8× 16 A / 230 V · 16 runs → 2× Novastar VX1000
Run 1Column 19 panels · 43% of port
Run 2Column 29 panels · 43% of port
Run 3Column 39 panels · 43% of port
Run 4Column 49 panels · 43% of port
Run 5Column 59 panels · 43% of port
Run 6Column 69 panels · 43% of port
Run 7Column 79 panels · 43% of port
Run 8Column 89 panels · 43% of port
Run 9Column 99 panels · 43% of port
Run 10Column 109 panels · 43% of port
Run 11Column 119 panels · 43% of port
Run 12Column 129 panels · 43% of port
Run 13Column 139 panels · 43% of port
Run 14Column 149 panels · 43% of port
Run 15Column 159 panels · 43% of port
Run 16Column 169 panels · 43% of port

Power runs8 circuits · ≤18 panels/circuit · 23 kW max · 1× distro

C1 ⇅L1C2 ⇅L2C3 ⇅L3C4 ⇅L1C5 ⇅L2C6 ⇅L3C7 ⇅L1C8 ⇅L22w2w2w2w2w2w2w2w~619 kg~619 kg~619 kg8.00 m · 2,816 px4.50 m · 1,584 px23 kW max · 8× 16 A / 230 V strings · phases L1–L3 suggested
Circuit 1Columns 1–2 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3–4 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5–6 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7–8 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9–10 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11–12 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 13–14 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 15–16 · snake up/down, hops right18 panels · 2,880 W · 98% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1–8 (L1×3 L2×3 L3×2)
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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. Panel and processor specs are placeholders until verified against manufacturer data.

  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. openBumper weights 35/25/15 kg for 3/2/1-wide — placeholder.
  4. openRigging points: one per ≤3 m of wall width, minimum 2 → 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: 18 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (160 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 → 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–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): ≤16 panels per run → 16 runs, worst run 43%. Loads balance evenly across runs. Capacity scaling is theoretical bandwidth (60/Hz × 24/bpp), and per-port width caps on modern controllers are not modelled yet — correct me with measured figures.
  12. ✓ confirmedRedundancy defaults off — rental shows rarely run looped data; it's primarily a critical-installation feature. Turning it on doubles the runs (A+B loops).
  13. openHome runs cut at run distance + wall height + 5 m service loop.
  14. openProcessors are checked on two limits: port count and total pixel capacity (capacities placeholder).
  15. ✓ 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.
  16. 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.
  17. openElectronics spares: 1 receiving card per 25 panels, 1 PSU per 25, minimum 1 each.

Questions about this panel

What resolution is a 8 × 9 wall of Absen SA3.9?

2,048 × 1,152 pixels — 2.36 megapixels across 8.00 × 4.50 metres.

How much power does a 8.0 × 4.5 m SA3.9 wall draw?

About 16.2 kW at full white and roughly 5.4 kW on typical content, from a published 225 W maximum per cabinet. Sized on maximum at an 80% derate that is 8 × 16 A / 230 V circuits.

How many SA3.9 panels fit on one data port?

15 at 60 Hz 8-bit with ports loaded to 80%, since each cabinet is 32,768 pixels. That gives 8 runs for this wall; redundant looping would double it.

What does a SA3.9 panel weigh?

9.5 kg per cabinet, or about 19 kg per square metre. The example wall totals roughly 784 kg including bumpers, around 314 kg per point across 3 points. Point loads must be verified by a competent rigger.

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