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Planar DirectLight DLPro 1.2M05 604.8×340.2 · 1.26 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Planar DirectLight DLPro 1.2M05 604.8×340.2, a 1.26 mm LED panel, 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, DirectLight Pro series
Pixel pitch1.26 mm
Cabinet size604.8 × 340.2 × 65.3 mm
Pixels per cabinet480 × 272 (130,560 px)
Weight6.94 kg (34 kg/m²)
Max power, full white68 W (330 W/m²)
Typical power23 W (estimated; not published)
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness500 nits
Viewing angle (H / V)170° / 170°
Optical figuresangles given as more than 170° horizontal and more than 170° vertical at 50% brightness
Max hangnot published by manufacturer
Hanging bar weightnot published by manufacturer
Panels per dolly8 (our packing assumption)

Source: Planar: DirectLight Pro 1.2 MicroLED Low Power specifications, retrieved 2026-09-17. MicroLED low power fixed-install cabinet, front service with module removal, all electronics reachable from the front; the double-tall 36-inch 604.8 × 680.4 mm cabinet is listed separately. Pitch 1.26 mm wide by 1.25 mm high, so the cabinet is 480 × 272 px. Page gives 68 W per cabinet and 330 W/m² maximum and no typical figure, so the typical is a third of the maximum and marked estimated. No hanging limit published, so the hang figure is a conservative placeholder.

Worked example: a 13 × 13 wall (16:9)

13 columns by 13 rows of this tile makes a 7.86 × 4.42 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 6,240 × 3,536 pixels (22.06 MP): 169 panels plus 9 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,173 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 11.5 kW at full white (3.9 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 5 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 65 runs at up to 3 panels per port, worst run 60% loaded, fitting 14 × NovaStar VX1000 with looped A and B data. Every figure is derived by the calculator below. Change the numbers for your own wall.

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Main: 13 × 13 Planar DLPro 1.2M05

Size
7.86 × 4.42 m
Diagonal
355 in
Area
34.8 m²
Resolution
6,240 × 3,536 px
Pixels
22.06 M px
Panels
169 + 9 spares
Weight
1,173 kg panels only
Power
11.5 kW max, 3.9 kW typical, 5 circuits
Data
65 runs on 14 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
MainPlanar DLPro 1.2M0513 × 137.86 × 4.42 m · 355 in6,240 × 3,536 pxwall-mounted
Panels
169 + 9 spares
Weight
1,173 kg panels only
Power
11.5 kW max, 3.9 kW typical, 5 circuits
Data
65 runs on 14 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 65 runs · up to 3 panels per run at 80% · worst 60% · 14× 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 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 3Column 1, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 4Column 1, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 5Column 1, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 6Column 2, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 7Column 2, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 8Column 2, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 9Column 2, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 10Column 2, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 11Column 3, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 12Column 3, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 13Column 3, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 14Column 3, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 15Column 3, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 16Column 4, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 17Column 4, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 18Column 4, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 19Column 4, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 20Column 4, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 21Column 5, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 22Column 5, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 23Column 5, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 24Column 5, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 25Column 5, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 26Column 6, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 27Column 6, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 28Column 6, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 29Column 6, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 30Column 6, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 31Column 7, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 32Column 7, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 33Column 7, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 34Column 7, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 35Column 7, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 36Column 8, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 37Column 8, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 38Column 8, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 39Column 8, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 40Column 8, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 41Column 9, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 42Column 9, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 43Column 9, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 44Column 9, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 45Column 9, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 46Column 10, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 47Column 10, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 48Column 10, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 49Column 10, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 50Column 10, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 51Column 11, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 52Column 11, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 53Column 11, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 54Column 11, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 55Column 11, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 56Column 12, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 57Column 12, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 58Column 12, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 59Column 12, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 60Column 12, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port
Run 61Column 13, rows 1 to 33 panels · 60% of port
Run 62Column 13, rows 4 to 63 panels · 60% of port
Run 63Column 13, rows 7 to 93 panels · 60% of port
Run 64Column 13, rows 10 to 112 panels · 40% of port
Run 65Column 13, rows 12 to 132 panels · 40% of port

Power runs 5 circuits · up to 39 panels/circuit · 11.5 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Columns 1 to 3, snake up and down, hops right39 panels · 2,652 W · 90% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Columns 4 to 6, snake up and down, hops right39 panels · 2,652 W · 90% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Columns 7 to 9, snake up and down, hops right39 panels · 2,652 W · 90% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Columns 10 to 11, snake up and down, hops right26 panels · 1,768 W · 60% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Columns 12 to 13, snake up and down, hops right26 panels · 1,768 W · 60% · Distro 1 · L2
PatchDistro 1: circuits 1 to 5 (L1×2 L2×2 L3×1)

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, 1,173 kg over 7.86 × 4.42 m, about 34 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: 43 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (68 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 5 circuits (single columns would need 13, full rows 13).
  5. openPower for a permanent install comes as 5 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 3 panels per run, giving 65 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 60%. 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 403 tags · 65 data runs · 5 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
Crew link 🔒Copy as CSV 🔒Labels 🔒System sheet 🔒Pixel map 🔒

Panels 0/4 done

169 pcsPlanar DirectLight Pro 1.2M05 tiles13×13 wall, 7.9×4.4 m
9 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
7 pcsSpare receiving cards
7 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 1,173 kg, about 34 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

5 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)11.5 kW max · ~3.9 kW typical content · from the building's board
181 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

14 pcsNovaStar VX1000130/140 ports used (A and B, 7 + 7 units)
130 pcsCat6A home runs, ~39 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
186 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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