Megapixel HELIOS 8K

64 ports · 35 M px · figures from the maker's specification

This page gives what the Megapixel HELIOS 8K carries: its ports, pixel capacity and canvas as the sheet publishes them, and how many of each cabinet in the library one port takes at the planner's 80% ceiling.

64 gigabit ports at 425,000 px each at 12-bit 60 Hz, 35 M px in total. The maker publishes its capacities at 12-bit only, so the same figure stands at every bit depth; an 8-bit wall has headroom the sheet does not quantify. The canvas limit is not published.

Source: HELIOS user guide: 8 × 10 Gb fiber outputs, 4,250,000 px each at 12-bit 60 Hz, feeding 8 network switches of 8 copper ports at 425,000 px; 35 M px per processor published. Canvas limit not published.

Walls one unit drives

The largest 16:9 picture inside 35 M px is 7,888 × 4,436 px. A UHD canvas, 3,840 × 2,160 px, fits with 26.71 M px to spare and needs at least 25 runs at the 80% ceiling, leaving 39 of the 64 ports; the wiring plan decides the real count, since runs follow columns. Refresh above 60 Hz scales the capacity down as 60 divided by the rate; 10-bit colour takes it to 425,000 px per port.

Panels per port

Every cabinet in the library, grouped by resolution: a port carries pixels, so two cabinets with the same pixel count load it alike whatever their pitch or size. The per-port count is at 80% of 425,000 px, 60 Hz, at 8-bit and at 10-bit; the last column is how many of that cabinet the unit's total capacity covers with no ceiling. Rigging, power and the wiring plan for a wall of any of them come from the planner.

Other processors

From Megapixel: Megapixel HELIOS Junior, Megapixel HELIOS 4K. The whole list, with ports, capacity and canvas side by side: LED processors compared, including NovaStar, Brompton, Colorlight. How the columns decide a job: choosing an LED processor and panels per data port.