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Planar CarbonLight CLI1.9S · 1.95 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Planar CarbonLight CLI1.9S, a 1.95 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

ManufacturerPlanar, CarbonLight CLI series
Pixel pitch1.95 mm
Cabinet size500 × 500 × 67 mm
Pixels per cabinet256 × 256 (65,536 px)
Weight4.3 kg (17 kg/m²)
Max power, full white200 W (800 W/m²)
Typical power68 W
Refresh rate7,680 Hz
Brightness1,000 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)140° / 140°
Optical figuresfigures from the Planar product spec database
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly8 (our packing assumption)

Source: Planar: CarbonLight CLI specifications, retrieved 2026-09-02. Carbon-fibre cabinet at 17 kg/m², the lightest 500×500 in this database. 1,000 nits, IP40, hanging or standing, front/rear service. Spec database gives 800/270 W/m²; hang count not published (FADock weight bearing 1,000 kg/cabinet is), conservative 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 4,096 × 2,304 pixels (9.44 MP): 144 panels plus 8 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 819 kg including bumpers, around 328 kg across each of 3 points.

On European power it draws 28.8 kW at full white (9.8 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 16 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 32 runs at up to 7 panels per port, worst run 50% loaded, fitting 4 × NovaStar VX1000. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

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Main: 16 × 9 Planar CLI1.9S

Size
8.00 × 4.50 m
Area
36.0 m²
Resolution
4,096 × 2,304 px
Pixels
9.44 M px
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
819 kg incl. bumpers
Power
28.8 kW max, 9.8 kW typical, 16 circuits
Data
32 runs on 4 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
6.5 m of deck

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
MainPlanar CLI1.9S16 × 98.00 × 4.50 m4,096 × 2,304 pxflown
Panels
144 + 8 spares
Weight
819 kg incl. bumpers
Power
28.8 kW max, 9.8 kW typical, 16 circuits
Data
32 runs on 4 processors at 60 Hz 8-bit
Truck
6.5 m of deck

The pack list, the data wiring and power run plans, the cable tags and the system sheet print with a Solo account: rigplan.app/pricing

Hang depth 9 over the assumed 8-panel max

Data wiring 32 runs · up to 7 panels per run at 80% · worst 50% · 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 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 3Column 2, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 4Column 2, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 5Column 3, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 6Column 3, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 7Column 4, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 8Column 4, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 9Column 5, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 10Column 5, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 11Column 6, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 12Column 6, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 13Column 7, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 14Column 7, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 15Column 8, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 16Column 8, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 17Column 9, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 18Column 9, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 19Column 10, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 20Column 10, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 21Column 11, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 22Column 11, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 23Column 12, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 24Column 12, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 25Column 13, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 26Column 13, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 27Column 14, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 28Column 14, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 29Column 15, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 30Column 15, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port
Run 31Column 16, rows 1 to 55 panels · 50% of port
Run 32Column 16, rows 6 to 94 panels · 40% of port

Power runs 16 circuits · up to 9 panels/circuit · 28.8 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Column 19 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Column 29 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Column 39 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Column 49 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Column 59 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Column 69 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Column 79 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Column 89 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Column 99 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 10Column 109 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 11Column 119 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 12Column 129 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 13Column 139 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 14Column 149 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 15Column 159 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 16Column 169 panels · 1,800 W · 61% · Distro 1 · L1
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 16 (L1×6 L2×5 L3×5)

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 (one-off).
  2. ✓ confirmedBumpers come from your stock, not a formula: widest first, combined to cover 16 columns. Partial coverage (a wider bar over fewer columns) is allowed and noted; shortfalls are flagged instead of invented.
  3. openHanging bar weights for this system are not published, so your standard 35/25/15 kg for 3/2/1-wide applies.
  4. openRigging points: one per ≤3 m of wall width, minimum 2, giving 3. 1× 1 t hoist per point.
  5. openPer point: 2× steel, 2× spanset, 4× 3.25 t shackle.
  6. openPoint load: wall weight ÷ points × 1.2 dynamic factor. Warn above 800 kg per 1 t hoist.
  7. ✓ confirmedCircuits sized on max load (full white) at 80% derate: 14 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (200 W/panel). Typical draw shown separately for the venue/generator ask.
  8. ✓ 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 → 16 circuits (full rows would need 18).
  9. open1× 63 A 3-phase distro per 18 circuits (1). TRUE1 jumpers = panels − runs, +10% spare.
  10. ✓ 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.
  11. ✓ 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 7 panels per run, giving 32 runs, worst run 50%. 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.
  12. ✓ 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.
  13. 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.
  14. openHome runs cut at run distance + wall height + 5 m service loop.
  15. openProcessors are checked on two limits: port count and total pixel capacity (capacities placeholder).
  16. ✓ 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.
  17. openCases: 8 panels per dolly, 60 cables per trunk, 8 bumpers per case, rigging trunk per 6 points. Truck estimate: 0.5 m² footprint per case over 2.4 m trailer width.
  18. openElectronics spares: 1 receiving card per 25 panels, 1 PSU per 25, minimum 1 each.

Cable tags 288 tags · 32 data runs · 16 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.

Pack list

0/22 packed

Panels 0/4 packed

144 pcsPlanar CarbonLight CLI1.9S tiles16×9 wall, 8.0×4.5 m
8 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
6 pcsSpare receiving cards
6 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/6 packed

8 pcs2-wide bumpersfrom your stock · 25 kg each (your standard)
3 pcsChain hoists, 1 tpoint load ~328 kg incl. 1.2 dyn.
6 pcsSteels, 1 m2 per point
6 pcsSpansets2 per point
12 pcsShackles, 3.25 t4 per point
9 mTruss to span wall+1 m overhang, or house points

Power 0/3 packed

1 pcs63 A 3-phase distro28.8 kW max · ~9.8 kW typical content
16 pcsFeeder lines to wall (16 A / 230 V)~30 m each
141 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 packed

4 pcsNovaStar VX100032/40 ports used
32 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop
159 pcsCat6 panel jumpersincl. 10% spare

Cases & truck 0/6 packed

19 pcsPanel dollies8 tiles per dolly
1 pcsBumper cases8 per case
6 pcsCable trunks~348 cables total
1 pcsRigging trunks
1 setGaff, velcro, zip ties, sharpiesalways
6.5 mTruck deck, linear31 cases est.
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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