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AET Koala KL18AA52 · 1.875 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the AET Koala KL18AA52, a 1.875 mm LED panel in a 480 × 270 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 pitch1.875 mm
Cabinet size480 × 270 × 54 mm
Pixels per cabinet256 × 144 (36,864 px)
Weight3.4 kg (26 kg/m²)
Max power, full white58 W (448 W/m²)
Typical power19 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: KL18AA52 specifications, retrieved 2026-10-11. Indoor fixed-install cabinet, TOP 1515, front service. Page gives 450/150 W/m² maximum and average, 700 nits, 3,840 Hz and at most 3.4 kg per cabinet. The page does not agree with itself on pitch: its tab and its heading print 1.857 mm, while its pitch row, its 256 × 144 px cabinet (480 mm ÷ 256 px) and its 284,444 px/m² all give 1.875 mm, the figure stored. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 17 × 17 wall (16:9)

17 columns by 17 rows of this tile makes a 8.16 × 4.59 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 4,352 × 2,448 pixels (10.65 MP): 289 panels plus 15 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 983 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 16.8 kW at full white (5.5 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 9 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 34 runs at up to 14 panels per port, worst run 51% loaded, fitting 8 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

R151%R245%R351%R445%R551%R645%R751%R845%R951%R1045%R1151%R1245%R1351%R1445%R1551%R1645%R1751%R1845%R1951%R2045%R2151%R2245%R2351%R2445%R2551%R2645%R2751%R2845%R2951%R3045%R3151%R3245%R3351%R3445%wall-mounted: the structure carries 983 kg8.16 m (4,352 px)4.59 m (2,448 px)16.8 kW max · 9× 16 A / 230 V · 34 runs on 8× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 17 × 17 AET KL18AA52

Size
8.16 × 4.59 m
Diagonal
369 in
Area
37.5 m²
Resolution
4,352 × 2,448 px
Pixels
10.65 M px
Panels
289 + 15 spares
Weight
983 kg panels only
Power
16.8 kW max, 5.5 kW typical, 9 circuits
Data
34 runs on 8 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit

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

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Summary
1 wall · 230 V / 16 A circuits · 60 Hz 8-bit · wall-mounted
MainAET KL18AA5217 × 178.16 × 4.59 m · 369 in4,352 × 2,448 pxwall-mounted
Panels
289 + 15 spares
Weight
983 kg panels only
Power
16.8 kW max, 5.5 kW typical, 9 circuits
Data
34 runs on 8 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 34 runs · up to 14 panels per run at 80% · worst 51% · 8× 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 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 3Column 2, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 5Column 3, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 6Column 3, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 7Column 4, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 8Column 4, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 9Column 5, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 10Column 5, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 11Column 6, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 12Column 6, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 13Column 7, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 14Column 7, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 15Column 8, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 16Column 8, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 17Column 9, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 18Column 9, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 19Column 10, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 20Column 10, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 21Column 11, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 22Column 11, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 23Column 12, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 24Column 12, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 25Column 13, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 26Column 13, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 27Column 14, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 28Column 14, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 29Column 15, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 30Column 15, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 31Column 16, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 32Column 16, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port
Run 33Column 17, rows 1 to 99 panels · 51% of port
Run 34Column 17, rows 10 to 178 panels · 45% of port

Power runs 9 circuits · up to 34 panels/circuit · 16.8 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 1,972 W · 67% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Column 1717 panels · 986 W · 33% · Distro 1 · L3
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 9 (L1×3 L2×3 L3×3)

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, 983 kg over 8.16 × 4.59 m, about 26 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: 50 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (58 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 2 columns need 9 circuits (single columns would need 17, full rows 17).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 9 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 14 panels per run, giving 34 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 51%. 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 612 tags · 34 data runs · 9 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

289 pcsAET KL18AA52 tiles17×17 wall, 8.2×4.6 m
15 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
12 pcsSpare receiving cards
12 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 983 kg, about 26 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

9 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)16.8 kW max · ~5.5 kW typical content · from the building's board
308 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

8 pcsNovaStar VX100068/80 ports used (A and B, 4 + 4 units)
68 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
318 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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