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Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5 · 2.5 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5, a 2.5 mm LED panel in a 1200 × 300 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

ManufacturerBlizzard IRiS, InSignia series
Pixel pitch2.5 mm
Cabinet size1200 × 300 × 60 mm
Pixels per cabinet480 × 120 (57,600 px)
Weight10 kg (28 kg/m²)
Max power, full white175 W (486 W/m²)
Typical power58 W (estimated; not published)
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness1,000 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)not published
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly4 (our packing assumption)

Source: IRiS: InSignia Panorama 2.5 panel specs, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install cabinet, SMD 2020 LEDs, front service, IP40 front, IP21 rear, wall-mounted. Page gives 175 W maximum per panel, 1,000 nits, 3,840 Hz and 22 lbs. (10 kg); no average is published. The page also prints an input power of 462 W/m². No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 6 × 15 wall (16:10)

6 columns by 15 rows of this tile makes a 7.20 × 4.50 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:10, at 2,880 × 1,800 pixels (5.18 MP): 90 panels plus 5 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 900 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 15.8 kW at full white (5.2 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 6 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 12 runs at up to 9 panels per port, worst run 71% loaded, fitting 4 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

R171%R262%R371%R462%R571%R662%R771%R862%R971%R1062%R1171%R1262%wall-mounted: the structure carries 900 kg7.20 m (2,880 px)4.50 m (1,800 px)15.8 kW max · 6× 16 A / 230 V · 12 runs on 4× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 6 × 15 Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5

Size
7.20 × 4.50 m
Diagonal
334 in
Area
32.4 m²
Resolution
2,880 × 1,800 px
Pixels
5.18 M px
Panels
90 + 5 spares
Weight
900 kg panels only
Power
15.8 kW max, 5.2 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
12 runs on 4 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
MainBlizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.56 × 157.20 × 4.50 m · 334 in2,880 × 1,800 pxwall-mounted
Panels
90 + 5 spares
Weight
900 kg panels only
Power
15.8 kW max, 5.2 kW typical, 6 circuits
Data
12 runs on 4 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit

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Data wiring 12 runs · up to 9 panels per run at 80% · worst 71% · 4× 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 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port
Run 3Column 2, rows 1 to 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port
Run 5Column 3, rows 1 to 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 6Column 3, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port
Run 7Column 4, rows 1 to 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 8Column 4, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port
Run 9Column 5, rows 1 to 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 10Column 5, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port
Run 11Column 6, rows 1 to 88 panels · 71% of port
Run 12Column 6, rows 9 to 157 panels · 62% of port

Power runs 6 circuits · up to 15 panels/circuit · 15.8 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Column 115 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Column 215 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Column 315 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Column 415 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Column 515 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Column 615 panels · 2,625 W · 89% · 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, 900 kg over 7.20 × 4.50 m, about 28 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: 16 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (175 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 → 6 circuits (full rows would need 15).
  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 9 panels per run, giving 12 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 71%. 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 192 tags · 12 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

90 pcsIRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5 tiles6×15 wall, 7.2×4.5 m
5 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
4 pcsSpare receiving cards
4 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 900 kg, about 28 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

6 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)15.8 kW max · ~5.2 kW typical content · from the building's board
93 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

4 pcsNovaStar VX100024/40 ports used (A and B, 2 + 2 units)
24 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
100 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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