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Dahua DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE · 3.906 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Dahua DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE, a 3.906 mm LED panel in a 1000 × 500 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

ManufacturerDahua, SE series
Pixel pitch3.906 mm
Cabinet size1000 × 500 × 27 mm
Pixels per cabinet256 × 128 (32,768 px)
Weight9.6 kg (19 kg/m²)
Max power, full white250 W (500 W/m²)
Typical power90 W
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness1,000 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)160° / 140°
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly6 (our packing assumption)

Source: Dahua: DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE technical specifications, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install cabinet, the maker’s indoor front-maintenance fixed series, SMD2020 (RGB 3-in-1), front maintenance, floor mounted; hanging, front IP20; rear IP20. Page gives 500/180 W/m² maximum and average at 1,000 nits, 3,840 Hz and 9.6 kg ±0.5 per cabinet. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

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 691 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 18 kW at full white (6.5 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 2 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

R145%R245%R345%R445%R545%R645%R745%R845%wall-mounted: the structure carries 691 kg8.00 m (2,048 px)4.50 m (1,152 px)18 kW max · 8× 16 A / 230 V · 8 runs on 2× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 8 × 9 Dahua DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE

Size
8.00 × 4.50 m
Diagonal
361 in
Area
36.0 m²
Resolution
2,048 × 1,152 px
Pixels
2.36 M px
Panels
72 + 4 spares
Weight
691 kg panels only
Power
18 kW max, 6.5 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
8 runs on 2 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
MainDahua DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE8 × 98.00 × 4.50 m · 361 in2,048 × 1,152 pxwall-mounted
Panels
72 + 4 spares
Weight
691 kg panels only
Power
18 kW max, 6.5 kW typical, 8 circuits
Data
8 runs on 2 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 8 runs · up to 15 panels per run at 80% · worst 45% · 2× 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 · 18 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Column 19 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Column 29 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Column 39 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Column 49 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Column 59 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Column 69 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Column 79 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Column 89 panels · 2,250 W · 76% · 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 (wall-mounted, spares kept on site at the one-off rate).
  2. ✓ confirmedWall-mounted: the wall or structure carries the panels, 691 kg over 8.00 × 4.50 m, about 19 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: 11 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (250 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 strings per column → 8 circuits (full rows would need 9).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 8 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 15 panels per run, giving 8 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, 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.
  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 152 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.

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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

72 pcsDahua DHI-PHGIA3.91-SE tiles8×9 wall, 8.0×4.5 m
4 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
3 pcsSpare receiving cards
3 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 691 kg, about 19 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

8 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)18 kW max · ~6.5 kW typical content · from the building's board
71 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

2 pcsNovaStar VX100016/20 ports used (A and B, 1 + 1 units)
16 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
80 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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