This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Nanolumens Performance 500 2.9, a 2.976 mm LED panel in a 500 × 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
Manufacturer
Nanolumens, Performance 500 series
Pixel pitch
2.976 mm
Cabinet size
500 × 500 × 77.95 mm
Pixels per cabinet
168 × 168 (28,224 px)
Weight
9.18 kg (37 kg/m²)
Max power, full white
163 W (652 W/m²)
Typical power
50 W
Refresh rate
not published
Brightness
5,000 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)
140° / 140°
Optical figures
the sheet gives 140° / 140° at half brightness (L50), the figure stored; its maximum viewing angle row prints “Faceted” where an angle belongs, and no refresh rate is printed
Max hang
not published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weight
not published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly
8 (our packing assumption)
Source: Nanolumens: Performance Series spec sheet, retrieved 2026-10-09. Outdoor fixed-install cabinet, the 500 × 500 mm size of the Performance Series, front service, faceted curves. Sheet gives 60.40 W/ft² maximum and 18.40 W/ft² average (650/198 W/m²) and 3.41 kg/ft² (36.7 kg/m²), converted at the 0.25 m² cabinet; the Performance product page adds that the weight includes the cabinet. The sheet’s heat row, 209.17 BTU/h per ft², works back to about 61.3 W/ft², the Performance 250 figure, against the 60.40 W/ft² printed; the printed watts are stored. The standard version gives 5,000 nits, the figure stored, and a high-bright option 7,000 nits. The sheet’s introduction calls every cabinet fully IP67 rated, while the Performance product page says IP65 and front or rear service, where the sheet says front. A décor frame adds 1/2 in to the overall height and width. Headline pitch 2.9 mm; the sheet’s own geometry (500 mm ÷ 168 px) gives 2.976 mm. No hanging limit is published, so the hang figure is a placeholder.
Worked example: a 16 × 9 wall (16:9)
16 columns by 9 rows of this tile makes a 8.00 × 4.50 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 2,688 × 1,512 pixels (4.06 MP): 144 panels plus 8 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,322 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.
On European power it draws 23.5 kW at full white (7.2 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 8 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 8 runs at up to 18 panels per port, worst run 78% 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.
Main: 16 × 9 Nanolumens Performance 500 2.9
Size
8.00 × 4.50 m
Area
36.0 m²
Resolution
2,688 × 1,512 px
Pixels
4.06 M px
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
1,322 kg panels only
Power
23.5 kW max, 7.2 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.
RigPlan.appPrinted
Summary
1 wall · 230 V / 16 A circuits · 60 Hz 8-bit · wall-mounted
Main
Nanolumens Performance 500 2.9
16 × 9
8.00 × 4.50 m
2,688 × 1,512 px
wall-mounted
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
1,322 kg panels only
Power
23.5 kW max, 7.2 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 18 panels per run at 80% · worst 78% · 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 1
Columns 1 to 2
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 2
Columns 3 to 4
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 3
Columns 5 to 6
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 4
Columns 7 to 8
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 5
Columns 9 to 10
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 6
Columns 11 to 12
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 7
Columns 13 to 14
18 panels · 78% of port
Run 8
Columns 15 to 16
18 panels · 78% of port
Power runs 8 circuits · up to 18 panels/circuit · 23.5 kW max · 1× distro
Circuit 1
Columns 1 to 2, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2
Columns 3 to 4, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3
Columns 5 to 6, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4
Columns 7 to 8, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5
Columns 9 to 10, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6
Columns 11 to 12, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7
Columns 13 to 14, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8
Columns 15 to 16, snake up and down, hops right
18 panels · 2,934 W · 100% · Distro 1 · L2
Patch
Distro 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.
openSpare panels: 5% of wall count, minimum 2 (wall-mounted, spares kept on site at the one-off rate).
✓ confirmedWall-mounted: the wall or structure carries the panels, 1,322 kg over 8.00 × 4.50 m, about 37 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.
✓ confirmedCircuits sized on max load (full white) at 80% derate: 18 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (163 W/panel). Typical draw shown separately for the venue/generator ask.
✓ 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 8 circuits (single columns would need 16, full rows 9).
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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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 18 panels per run, giving 8 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 78%. 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.
✓ 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.
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.
openHome runs cut at run distance + wall height + 5 m service loop.
openProcessors are checked on two limits: port count and total pixel capacity (capacities placeholder).
✓ 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.
openElectronics spares: 1 receiving card per 25 panels, 1 PSU per 25, minimum 1 each.
Cable tags 296 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.
site-specific, not derived; carries 1,322 kg, about 37 kg/m²
Power 0/2 done
8 pcs
House circuits (16 A / 230 V)
23.5 kW max · ~7.2 kW typical content · from the building's board
150 pcs
TRUE1 jumpers
panel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare
Data & control 0/3 done
2 pcs
NovaStar VX1000
16/20 ports used (A and B, 1 + 1 units)
16 pcs
Cat6A home runs, ~40 m
run + height + 5 m loop, A and B
159 pcs
Cat6 panel jumpers
incl. 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