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Christie MicroTiles 1.5 S40 · 1.5 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Christie MicroTiles 1.5 S40, a 1.5 mm LED panel in a 240 × 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

ManufacturerChristie, MicroTiles LED series
Pixel pitch1.5 mm
Cabinet size240 × 270 × 85 mm
Pixels per cabinet160 × 180 (28,800 px)
Weight2.2 kg (34 kg/m²)
Max power, full white75 W (1157 W/m²)
Typical power23 W
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness1,000 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)160° / 140°
Optical figuresbrightness calibrated; refresh given as up to 3,840 Hz at 60 Hz input
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly20 (our packing assumption)

Source: Christie: MicroTiles LED 1.5 mm data sheet, retrieved 2026-09-17. Fixed-install tile in the 8:9 MicroTiles format, fed at 48 V from a remote power supply or by Power over Ethernet, all service from the front, IP30, 2.2 kg per tile and 34 kg/m² (49.4 kg/m² installed with the QuickMount). Sheet gives 23 W typical and 75 W maximum per tile; heat 79 and 256 BTU/h. The house circuits feed the remote supply rack, not the tiles. No hanging limit published, so the hang figure is a conservative placeholder.

Worked example: a 34 × 17 wall (16:9)

34 columns by 17 rows of this tile makes a 8.16 × 4.59 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 5,440 × 3,060 pixels (16.65 MP): 578 panels plus 29 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,272 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 43.4 kW at full white (13.3 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 17 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 34 runs at up to 18 panels per port, worst run 75% 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.

wall-mounted: the structure carries 1,272 kg8.16 m (5,440 px)4.59 m (3,060 px)43.4 kW max · 17× 16 A / 230 V · 34 runs on 8× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 34 × 17 Christie MicroTiles 1.5 S40

Size
8.16 × 4.59 m
Diagonal
369 in
Area
37.5 m²
Resolution
5,440 × 3,060 px
Pixels
16.65 M px
Panels
578 + 29 spares
Weight
1,272 kg panels only
Power
43.4 kW max, 13.3 kW typical, 17 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
MainChristie MicroTiles 1.5 S4034 × 178.16 × 4.59 m · 369 in5,440 × 3,060 pxwall-mounted
Panels
578 + 29 spares
Weight
1,272 kg panels only
Power
43.4 kW max, 13.3 kW typical, 17 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 18 panels per run at 80% · worst 75% · 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 117 panels · 75% of port
Run 2Column 217 panels · 75% of port
Run 3Column 317 panels · 75% of port
Run 4Column 417 panels · 75% of port
Run 5Column 517 panels · 75% of port
Run 6Column 617 panels · 75% of port
Run 7Column 717 panels · 75% of port
Run 8Column 817 panels · 75% of port
Run 9Column 917 panels · 75% of port
Run 10Column 1017 panels · 75% of port
Run 11Column 1117 panels · 75% of port
Run 12Column 1217 panels · 75% of port
Run 13Column 1317 panels · 75% of port
Run 14Column 1417 panels · 75% of port
Run 15Column 1517 panels · 75% of port
Run 16Column 1617 panels · 75% of port
Run 17Column 1717 panels · 75% of port
Run 18Column 1817 panels · 75% of port
Run 19Column 1917 panels · 75% of port
Run 20Column 2017 panels · 75% of port
Run 21Column 2117 panels · 75% of port
Run 22Column 2217 panels · 75% of port
Run 23Column 2317 panels · 75% of port
Run 24Column 2417 panels · 75% of port
Run 25Column 2517 panels · 75% of port
Run 26Column 2617 panels · 75% of port
Run 27Column 2717 panels · 75% of port
Run 28Column 2817 panels · 75% of port
Run 29Column 2917 panels · 75% of port
Run 30Column 3017 panels · 75% of port
Run 31Column 3117 panels · 75% of port
Run 32Column 3217 panels · 75% of port
Run 33Column 3317 panels · 75% of port
Run 34Column 3417 panels · 75% of port

Power runs 17 circuits · up to 34 panels/circuit · 43.4 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Columns 17 to 18, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 10Columns 19 to 20, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 11Columns 21 to 22, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 12Columns 23 to 24, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 13Columns 25 to 26, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 14Columns 27 to 28, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 15Columns 29 to 30, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 16Columns 31 to 32, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 17Columns 33 to 34, snake up and down, hops right34 panels · 2,550 W · 87% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 17 (L1×6 L2×6 L3×5)

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, 1,272 kg over 8.16 × 4.59 m, about 34 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: 39 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (75 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 17 circuits (single columns would need 34, full rows 17).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 17 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 18 panels per run, giving 34 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 75%. 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 1190 tags · 34 data runs · 17 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

578 pcsChristie MicroTiles 1.5 S40 tiles34×17 wall, 8.2×4.6 m
29 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
24 pcsSpare receiving cards
24 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 1,272 kg, about 34 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

17 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)43.4 kW max · ~13.3 kW typical content · from the building's board
618 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
636 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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