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AET Koala KL12AA53 · 1.25 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the AET Koala KL12AA53, a 1.25 mm LED panel in a 480 × 540 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

ManufacturerAET, Koala series
Pixel pitch1.25 mm
Cabinet size480 × 540 × 54 mm
Pixels per cabinet384 × 432 (165,888 px)
Weight7 kg (27 kg/m²)
Max power, full white117 W (451 W/m²)
Typical power39 W
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness700 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)160° / 160°
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly8 (our packing assumption)

Source: AET: KL12AA53 specifications, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install cabinet, TOP 1010, front service. Page gives 450/150 W/m² maximum and average, 700 nits, 3,840 Hz and at most 7 kg per cabinet. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 16 × 8 wall (16:9)

16 columns by 8 rows of this tile makes a 7.68 × 4.32 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 6,144 × 3,456 pixels (21.23 MP): 128 panels plus 7 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 896 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 15 kW at full white (5 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 6 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 48 runs at up to 3 panels per port, worst run 77% loaded, fitting 10 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

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Main: 16 × 8 AET KL12AA53

Size
7.68 × 4.32 m
Diagonal
347 in
Area
33.2 m²
Resolution
6,144 × 3,456 px
Pixels
21.23 M px
Panels
128 + 7 spares
Weight
896 kg panels only
Power
15 kW max, 5 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
48 runs on 10 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit

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 · wall-mounted
MainAET KL12AA5316 × 87.68 × 4.32 m · 347 in6,144 × 3,456 pxwall-mounted
Panels
128 + 7 spares
Weight
896 kg panels only
Power
15 kW max, 5 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
48 runs on 10 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit

The install 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 48 runs · up to 3 panels per run at 80% · worst 77% · 10× 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 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 3Column 1, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 5Column 2, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 6Column 2, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 7Column 3, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 8Column 3, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 9Column 3, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 10Column 4, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 11Column 4, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 12Column 4, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 13Column 5, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 14Column 5, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 15Column 5, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 16Column 6, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 17Column 6, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 18Column 6, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 19Column 7, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 20Column 7, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 21Column 7, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 22Column 8, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 23Column 8, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 24Column 8, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 25Column 9, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 26Column 9, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 27Column 9, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 28Column 10, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 29Column 10, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 30Column 10, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 31Column 11, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 32Column 11, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 33Column 11, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 34Column 12, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 35Column 12, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 36Column 12, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 37Column 13, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 38Column 13, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 39Column 13, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 40Column 14, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 41Column 14, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 42Column 14, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 43Column 15, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 44Column 15, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 45Column 15, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port
Run 46Column 16, rows 1 to 33 panels · 77% of port
Run 47Column 16, rows 4 to 63 panels · 77% of port
Run 48Column 16, rows 7 to 82 panels · 51% of port

Power runs 6 circuits · up to 24 panels/circuit · 15 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 3, snake up and down, hops right24 panels · 2,808 W · 95% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 4 to 6, snake up and down, hops right24 panels · 2,808 W · 95% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 7 to 9, snake up and down, hops right24 panels · 2,808 W · 95% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 10 to 12, snake up and down, hops right24 panels · 2,808 W · 95% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right16 panels · 1,872 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right16 panels · 1,872 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L3
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 6 (L1×2 L2×2 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 (wall-mounted, spares kept on site at the one-off rate).
  2. ✓ confirmedWall-mounted: the wall or structure carries the panels, 896 kg over 7.68 × 4.32 m, about 27 kg/m² plus your fixing hardware. Nothing hangs from the panels, so the hang limit does not apply. The structure is designed for the site and is not derived here; no bumpers, points, ground support, distros, cases or truck are listed.
  3. ✓ confirmedCircuits sized on max load (full white) at 80% derate: 25 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (117 W/panel). Typical draw shown separately for the venue/generator ask.
  4. ✓ 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 3 columns need 6 circuits (single columns would need 16, full rows 8).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 6 house circuits from the building's distribution board; no distro or feeders are listed. TRUE1 jumpers = panels − runs, +10% spare.
  6. ✓ 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.
  7. ✓ 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 3 panels per run, giving 48 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 77%. 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.
  8. ✓ 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.
  9. 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.
  10. openHome runs cut at run distance + wall height + 5 m service loop.
  11. openProcessors are checked on two limits: port count and total pixel capacity (capacities placeholder).
  12. ✓ 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.
  13. openElectronics spares: 1 receiving card per 25 panels, 1 PSU per 25, minimum 1 each.

Cable tags 304 tags · 48 data runs · 6 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.

Install list

0/10 done

Panels 0/4 done

128 pcsAET KL12AA53 tiles16×8 wall, 7.7×4.3 m
7 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
6 pcsSpare receiving cards
6 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 896 kg, about 27 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

6 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)15 kW max · ~5 kW typical content · from the building's board
135 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

10 pcsNovaStar VX100096/100 ports used (A and B, 5 + 5 units)
96 pcsCat6A home runs, ~39 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
141 pcsCat6 panel jumpersincl. 10% spare
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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