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Dahua DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC · 1.538 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Dahua DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC, a 1.538 mm LED panel in a 640 × 480 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, SC series
Pixel pitch1.538 mm
Cabinet size640 × 480 × 42 mm
Pixels per cabinet416 × 312 (129,792 px)
Weight6.5 kg (21 kg/m²)
Max power, full white123 W (400 W/m²)
Typical power41 W
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness500 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)140° / 140°
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly6 (our packing assumption)

Source: Dahua: DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC technical specifications, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install cabinet, the maker’s indoor 640 × 480 front-maintenance fixed series, SMD1212 (RGB 3-in-1), front maintenance, floor mounted, hanging, IP30 front, IP30 rear. Page gives 400/135 W/m² maximum and average at 500 nits, 3,840 Hz and 6.5 kg ±0.5 per cabinet. Headline pitch 1.5 mm; the page’s own pitch line and geometry (640 mm ÷ 416 px) give 1.538 mm. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 12 × 9 wall (16:9)

12 columns by 9 rows of this tile makes a 7.68 × 4.32 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 4,992 × 2,808 pixels (14.02 MP): 108 panels plus 6 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 702 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 13.3 kW at full white (4.4 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 6 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 36 runs at up to 4 panels per port, worst run 60% 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.

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Main: 12 × 9 Dahua DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC

Size
7.68 × 4.32 m
Diagonal
347 in
Area
33.2 m²
Resolution
4,992 × 2,808 px
Pixels
14.02 M px
Panels
108 + 6 spares
Weight
702 kg panels only
Power
13.3 kW max, 4.4 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
36 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.

RigPlan.appPrinted
Summary
1 wall · 230 V / 16 A circuits · 60 Hz 8-bit · wall-mounted
MainDahua DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC12 × 97.68 × 4.32 m · 347 in4,992 × 2,808 pxwall-mounted
Panels
108 + 6 spares
Weight
702 kg panels only
Power
13.3 kW max, 4.4 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
36 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 36 runs · up to 4 panels per run at 80% · worst 60% · 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 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 3Column 1, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 5Column 2, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 6Column 2, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 7Column 3, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 8Column 3, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 9Column 3, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 10Column 4, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 11Column 4, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 12Column 4, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 13Column 5, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 14Column 5, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 15Column 5, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 16Column 6, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 17Column 6, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 18Column 6, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 19Column 7, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 20Column 7, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 21Column 7, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 22Column 8, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 23Column 8, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 24Column 8, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 25Column 9, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 26Column 9, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 27Column 9, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 28Column 10, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 29Column 10, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 30Column 10, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 31Column 11, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 32Column 11, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 33Column 11, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 34Column 12, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 35Column 12, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 36Column 12, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port

Power runs 6 circuits · up to 18 panels/circuit · 13.3 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right18 panels · 2,214 W · 75% · 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, 702 kg over 7.68 × 4.32 m, about 21 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: 23 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (123 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 6 circuits (single columns would need 12, full rows 9).
  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 4 panels per run, giving 36 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 60%. 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 252 tags · 36 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

108 pcsDahua DHI-PHSIA1.5-SC tiles12×9 wall, 7.7×4.3 m
6 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
5 pcsSpare receiving cards
5 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 702 kg, about 21 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

6 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)13.3 kW max · ~4.4 kW typical content · from the building's board
113 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

8 pcsNovaStar VX100072/80 ports used (A and B, 4 + 4 units)
72 pcsCat6A home runs, ~39 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
119 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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