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Planar DirectLight DLPro 1.2M20 604.8×680.4 · 1.26 mm

This sheet gives the datasheet figures for the Planar DirectLight DLPro 1.2M20 604.8×680.4, 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 × 680.4 × 65.3 mm
Pixels per cabinet480 × 544 (261,120 px)
Weight13.2 kg (32 kg/m²)
Max power, full white270 W (656 W/m²)
Typical power170 W
Refresh rate3,840 Hz
Brightness2,000 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 dolly6 (our packing assumption)

Source: Planar: DirectLight Pro 1.2 MicroLED specifications, retrieved 2026-10-09. MicroLED fixed-install cabinet in the double-tall 36-inch size, front service with module removal, all electronics reachable from the front; the 27-inch 604.8 × 340.2 mm cabinet is listed separately. Pitch 1.26 mm wide by 1.25 mm high, so the cabinet is 480 × 544 px, the same pitch as the 27-inch cabinet. Page gives 270 W per cabinet and 656 W/m² maximum, and 413 W/m² at 50% brightness; 413 W/m² times the 0.4116 m² cabinet is 170 W, which is the typical here since Planar publishes no typical content figure. No hanging limit published, so the hang figure is a conservative placeholder.

Worked example: a 14 × 7 wall (16:9)

14 columns by 7 rows of this tile makes a 8.47 × 4.76 m wall, the closest this cabinet gets to 16:9, at 6,720 × 3,808 pixels (25.59 MP): 98 panels plus 5 spares at the one-off rate. It weighs about 1,294 kg, carried by the structure it is mounted on.

On European power it draws 26.5 kW at full white (16.7 kW on typical content), which at an 80% derate is 14 × 16 A / 230 V circuits. Data comes to 98 runs at up to 1 panels per port, worst run 40% loaded, fitting 20 × 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: 14 × 7 Planar DLPro 1.2M20

Size
8.47 × 4.76 m
Area
40.3 m²
Resolution
6,720 × 3,808 px
Pixels
25.59 M px
Panels
98 + 5 spares
Weight
1,294 kg panels only
Power
26.5 kW max, 16.7 kW typical, 14 circuits
Data
98 runs on 20 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 1.2M2014 × 78.47 × 4.76 m6,720 × 3,808 pxwall-mounted
Panels
98 + 5 spares
Weight
1,294 kg panels only
Power
26.5 kW max, 16.7 kW typical, 14 circuits
Data
98 runs on 20 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 98 runs · up to 1 panels per run at 80% · worst 40% · 20× 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 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 2Column 1, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 3Column 1, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 4Column 1, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 5Column 1, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 6Column 1, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 7Column 1, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 8Column 2, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 9Column 2, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 10Column 2, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 11Column 2, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 12Column 2, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 13Column 2, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 14Column 2, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 15Column 3, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 16Column 3, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 17Column 3, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 18Column 3, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 19Column 3, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 20Column 3, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 21Column 3, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 22Column 4, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 23Column 4, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 24Column 4, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 25Column 4, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 26Column 4, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 27Column 4, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 28Column 4, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 29Column 5, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 30Column 5, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 31Column 5, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 32Column 5, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 33Column 5, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 34Column 5, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 35Column 5, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 36Column 6, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 37Column 6, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 38Column 6, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 39Column 6, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 40Column 6, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 41Column 6, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 42Column 6, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 43Column 7, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 44Column 7, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 45Column 7, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 46Column 7, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 47Column 7, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 48Column 7, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 49Column 7, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 50Column 8, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 51Column 8, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 52Column 8, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 53Column 8, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 54Column 8, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 55Column 8, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 56Column 8, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 57Column 9, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 58Column 9, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 59Column 9, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 60Column 9, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 61Column 9, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 62Column 9, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 63Column 9, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 64Column 10, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 65Column 10, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 66Column 10, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 67Column 10, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 68Column 10, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 69Column 10, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 70Column 10, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 71Column 11, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 72Column 11, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 73Column 11, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 74Column 11, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 75Column 11, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 76Column 11, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 77Column 11, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 78Column 12, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 79Column 12, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 80Column 12, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 81Column 12, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 82Column 12, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 83Column 12, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 84Column 12, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 85Column 13, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 86Column 13, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 87Column 13, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 88Column 13, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 89Column 13, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 90Column 13, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 91Column 13, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port
Run 92Column 14, rows 1 to 11 panels · 40% of port
Run 93Column 14, rows 2 to 21 panels · 40% of port
Run 94Column 14, rows 3 to 31 panels · 40% of port
Run 95Column 14, rows 4 to 41 panels · 40% of port
Run 96Column 14, rows 5 to 51 panels · 40% of port
Run 97Column 14, rows 6 to 61 panels · 40% of port
Run 98Column 14, rows 7 to 71 panels · 40% of port

Power runs 14 circuits · up to 7 panels/circuit · 26.5 kW max · 1× distro

Circuit 1Column 17 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 2Column 27 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 3Column 37 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 4Column 47 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 5Column 57 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 6Column 67 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 7Column 77 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 8Column 87 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 9Column 97 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 10Column 107 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 11Column 117 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L2
Circuit 12Column 127 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L3
Circuit 13Column 137 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · Distro 1 · L1
Circuit 14Column 147 panels · 1,890 W · 64% · 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, 1,294 kg over 8.47 × 4.76 m, about 32 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: 10 panels per 16 A / 230 V circuit (270 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 strings per column → 14 circuits (full rows would need 14).
  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 1 panels per run, giving 98 runs, each looped back to a B port on a second unit, worst run 40%. 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 294 tags · 98 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
Crew link 🔒Copy as CSV 🔒Labels 🔒System sheet 🔒Pixel map 🔒

Panels 0/4 done

98 pcsPlanar DirectLight Pro 1.2M20 tiles14×7 wall, 8.5×4.8 m
5 pcsSpare tilesone-off rate 5%
4 pcsSpare receiving cards
4 pcsSpare PSUs

Rigging 0/1 done

1 setMounting structuresite-specific, not derived; carries 1,294 kg, about 32 kg/m²

Power 0/2 done

14 pcsHouse circuits (16 A / 230 V)26.5 kW max · ~16.7 kW typical content · from the building's board
93 pcsTRUE1 jumperspanel-to-panel, incl. 10% spare

Data & control 0/3 done

20 pcsNovaStar VX1000196/200 ports used (A and B, 10 + 10 units)
196 pcsCat6A home runs, ~40 mrun + height + 5 m loop, A and B
108 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

Other Planar panels

The DirectLight Pro series has 20 panels: the Planar DirectLight Pro series compared.

Where this panel sits

This sheet is listed under Planar LED panels, the 1.2 mm pixel pitch class, fixed-install LED panels, and the full panel database.

Compare with

This is another size of the Planar DirectLight DLPro 1.2M20 604.8×340.2, and the comparisons with other makers’ panels are on that cabinet’s sheet.

How these numbers are derived: power and circuits, panels per data port, the pack list.