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Nanolumens Nixel 1.87 Flex · 1.875 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Nanolumens Nixel 1.87 Flex, a 1.875 mm LED panel in a 300 × 168.8 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

ManufacturerNanolumens, Nixel Flex series
Pixel pitch1.875 mm
Cabinet size300 × 168.8 × 104.9 mm
Pixels per cabinet160 × 90 (14,400 px)
Weight1.26 kg (25 kg/m²)
Max power, full white40.9 W (808 W/m²)
Typical power13.6 W
Refresh ratenot published
Brightness800 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)160° / 160°
Optical figuresthe sheet gives 178° maximum and 160° / 160° at half brightness (L50), the figure stored; no refresh rate is printed
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly8 (our packing assumption)

Source: Nanolumens: Nixel Series (Flex) spec sheet, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install Nixel module in a bespoke flex frame curved to a minimum radius of 762 mm on standard framework, front service; the count is modules, not cabinets, and the depth is the sheet’s standard system depth of frame plus skin. Sheet gives 75 W/ft² maximum and 25 W/ft² average (807/269 W/m²) and 2.31 kg/ft² (24.9 kg/m²), converted at the 0.0506 m² module. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 27 × 30 wall (16:10)

27 columns by 30 rows of this tile makes a 8.10 × 5.06 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:10, at 4,320 × 2,700 pixels (11.66 MP): 810 panels plus 41 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,021 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 33.1 kW at full white (11 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 14 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 27 runs at up to 36 panels per port, worst run 66% loaded, fitting 6 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

R166%R266%R366%R466%R566%R666%R766%R866%R966%wall-mounted: the structure carries 1,021 kg8.10 m (4,320 px)5.06 m (2,700 px)33.1 kW max · 14× 16 A / 230 V · 27 runs on 6× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 27 × 30 Nanolumens Nixel 1.87 Flex

Size
8.10 × 5.06 m
Diagonal
376 in
Area
41.0 m²
Resolution
4,320 × 2,700 px
Pixels
11.66 M px
Panels
810 + 41 spares
Weight
1,021 kg panels only
Power
33.1 kW max, 11 kW typical, 14 circuits
Data
27 runs on 6 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
MainNanolumens Nixel 1.87 Flex27 × 308.10 × 5.06 m · 376 in4,320 × 2,700 pxwall-mounted
Panels
810 + 41 spares
Weight
1,021 kg panels only
Power
33.1 kW max, 11 kW typical, 14 circuits
Data
27 runs on 6 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 27 runs · up to 36 panels per run at 80% · worst 66% · 6× 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 130 panels · 66% of port
Run 2Column 230 panels · 66% of port
Run 3Column 330 panels · 66% of port
Run 4Column 430 panels · 66% of port
Run 5Column 530 panels · 66% of port
Run 6Column 630 panels · 66% of port
Run 7Column 730 panels · 66% of port
Run 8Column 830 panels · 66% of port
Run 9Column 930 panels · 66% of port
Run 10Column 1030 panels · 66% of port
Run 11Column 1130 panels · 66% of port
Run 12Column 1230 panels · 66% of port
Run 13Column 1330 panels · 66% of port
Run 14Column 1430 panels · 66% of port
Run 15Column 1530 panels · 66% of port
Run 16Column 1630 panels · 66% of port
Run 17Column 1730 panels · 66% of port
Run 18Column 1830 panels · 66% of port
Run 19Column 1930 panels · 66% of port
Run 20Column 2030 panels · 66% of port
Run 21Column 2130 panels · 66% of port
Run 22Column 2230 panels · 66% of port
Run 23Column 2330 panels · 66% of port
Run 24Column 2430 panels · 66% of port
Run 25Column 2530 panels · 66% of port
Run 26Column 2630 panels · 66% of port
Run 27Column 2730 panels · 66% of port

Power runs 14 circuits · up to 60 panels/circuit · 33.1 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Columns 17 to 18, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 10Columns 19 to 20, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 11Columns 21 to 22, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 12Columns 23 to 24, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 13Columns 25 to 26, snake up and down, hops right60 panels · 2,454 W · 83% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 14Column 2730 panels · 1,227 W · 42% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 14 (L1×5 L2×5 L3×4)

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, 1,021 kg over 8.10 × 5.06 m, about 25 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: 71 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (40.9 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 14 circuits (single columns would need 27, full rows 30).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 14 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 36 panels per run, giving 27 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 66%. 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 1647 tags · 27 data runs · 14 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

810 pcsNanolumens Nixel 1.87 Flex tiles27×30 wall, 8.1×5.1 m
41 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
33 pcsSpare receiving cards
33 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 1,021 kg, about 25 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

14 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)33.1 kW max · ~11 kW typical content · from the building's board
876 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

6 pcsNovaStar VX100054/60 ports used (A and B, 3 + 3 units)
54 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
892 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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