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Nanolumens Nixel 2.5 Rigid · 2.5 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Nanolumens Nixel 2.5 Rigid, a 2.5 mm LED panel in a 240 × 150 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 Rigid series
Pixel pitch2.5 mm
Cabinet size240 × 150 × 79.4 mm
Pixels per cabinet96 × 60 (5,760 px)
Weight0.9 kg (25 kg/m²)
Max power, full white23.1 W (642 W/m²)
Typical power7.7 W
Refresh ratenot published
Brightness1,200 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 (Rigid) spec sheet, retrieved 2026-09-17. Indoor fixed-install Nixel module in a bespoke rigid frame, not curvable, front service; the count is modules, not cabinets, and the depth is the sheet’s standard system depth of frame plus skin. Sheet gives 59.5 W/ft² maximum and 19.83 W/ft² average (640/213 W/m²) and 2.33 kg/ft² (25.1 kg/m²), converted at the 0.036 m² module. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.

Worked example: a 33 × 33 wall (16:10)

33 columns by 33 rows of this tile makes a 7.92 × 4.95 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:10, at 3,168 × 1,980 pixels (6.27 MP): 1089 panels plus 55 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 980 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 25.2 kW at full white (8.4 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 11 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 17 runs at up to 90 panels per port, worst run 58% 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.

R158%R258%R358%R458%R558%R658%R758%R858%R958%R1058%R1158%R1258%R1358%R1458%R1558%R1658%wall-mounted: the structure carries 980 kg7.92 m (3,168 px)4.95 m (1,980 px)25.2 kW max · 11× 16 A / 230 V · 17 runs on 4× NovaStar VX1000

Main: 33 × 33 Nanolumens Nixel 2.5 Rigid

Size
7.92 × 4.95 m
Diagonal
368 in
Area
39.2 m²
Resolution
3,168 × 1,980 px
Pixels
6.27 M px
Panels
1089 + 55 spares
Weight
980 kg panels only
Power
25.2 kW max, 8.4 kW typical, 11 circuits
Data
17 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
MainNanolumens Nixel 2.5 Rigid33 × 337.92 × 4.95 m · 368 in3,168 × 1,980 pxwall-mounted
Panels
1089 + 55 spares
Weight
980 kg panels only
Power
25.2 kW max, 8.4 kW typical, 11 circuits
Data
17 runs on 4 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 17 runs · up to 90 panels per run at 80% · worst 58% · 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 1Columns 1 to 266 panels · 58% of port
Run 2Columns 3 to 466 panels · 58% of port
Run 3Columns 5 to 666 panels · 58% of port
Run 4Columns 7 to 866 panels · 58% of port
Run 5Columns 9 to 1066 panels · 58% of port
Run 6Columns 11 to 1266 panels · 58% of port
Run 7Columns 13 to 1466 panels · 58% of port
Run 8Columns 15 to 1666 panels · 58% of port
Run 9Columns 17 to 1866 panels · 58% of port
Run 10Columns 19 to 2066 panels · 58% of port
Run 11Columns 21 to 2266 panels · 58% of port
Run 12Columns 23 to 2466 panels · 58% of port
Run 13Columns 25 to 2666 panels · 58% of port
Run 14Columns 27 to 2866 panels · 58% of port
Run 15Columns 29 to 3066 panels · 58% of port
Run 16Columns 31 to 3266 panels · 58% of port
Run 17Column 3333 panels · 29% of port

Power runs 11 circuits · up to 99 panels/circuit · 25.2 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 3, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 4 to 6, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 7 to 9, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 10 to 12, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 13 to 15, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Columns 16 to 18, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Columns 19 to 21, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Columns 22 to 24, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Columns 25 to 27, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 10Columns 28 to 30, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 11Columns 31 to 33, snake up and down, hops right99 panels · 2,286.9 W · 78% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 11 (L1×4 L2×4 L3×3)

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, 980 kg over 7.92 × 4.95 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: 127 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (23.1 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 3 columns need 11 circuits (single columns would need 33, full rows 33).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 11 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 90 panels per run, giving 17 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 58%. 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 2195 tags · 17 data runs · 11 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

1089 pcsNanolumens Nixel 2.5 Rigid tiles33×33 wall, 7.9×5.0 m
55 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
44 pcsSpare receiving cards
44 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 980 kg, about 25 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

11 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)25.2 kW max · ~8.4 kW typical content · from the building's board
1186 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

4 pcsNovaStar VX100034/40 ports used (A and B, 2 + 2 units)
34 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
1198 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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