Panel Configuration

Panels are the individual LED modules that make up a screen. While the screen settings apply defaults to all panels, you can also configure panels individually.

Panel Types

Each panel type in the equipment library defines:

• Pixel Pitch — The distance between LED pixels (e.g., 2.5mm, 3.9mm)
• Pixel Resolution — The pixel dimensions of the panel (e.g., 128x128, 192x192)
• Physical Size — The physical dimensions in millimeters (e.g., 500x500mm)
• Max Wattage — Power consumption at full white
• Weight — Panel weight for structural calculations

Half Panels

For screens that don't perfectly divide into full panels, you can use half panels:

• Half-height rows — A row of panels at half the standard height, applied to either the top or bottom row of the screen
• Half-width columns — A column of panels at half the standard width, applied to either the left or right column

Only one edge row (top or bottom) and one edge column (left or right) can be active at a time. Half panel variants are automatically detected from the equipment library based on the screen's selected panel type — if no half-size variant exists for a panel type, the edge row/column options won't appear.

When a half edge is set, all panels in that row or column are overridden to the half variant type. These panels are protected from bulk panel type changes applied to the rest of the screen. See Adding Screens — Half-Panel Edge Rows for configuration details.

Panel Shapes

Most panels are rectangular, but the system supports various shapes:

• Rectangle — Standard panel shape
• Rounded corners — Panels with radius corners for curved installations

The shape type is set at the panel type level and applies to all panels using that type.

Individual Panel Settings

Select a panel in any view to see its properties in the right panel:

• Pixel Size — Width and height in pixels
• Physical Size — Width, height, and depth in millimeters
• Position — Location within the screen grid
• Wiring Info — Which string and port the panel is assigned to
• Power — Wattage and circuit assignment
• Data Path Order — The panel's position in the data path sequence

Disabled Panels

Individual panels can be disabled (removed from the active configuration) without deleting them from the grid. Disabled panels:

• Appear with a red X on black background in visualization
• Are excluded from string assignment and pixel calculations
• Are excluded from BOM calculations
• Remain in the grid so you can re-enable them later

This is useful for L-shaped or irregular screen configurations where some grid positions don't have physical panels.

Power Configuration

Power settings are configured per-screen in the Screens sidebar panel, under each screen's Power Configuration section:

• Working Voltage — AC voltage at the venue (for example, 120V or 240V)
• Max Amps per Circuit — Circuit breaker rating
• Watts per Panel — Default wattage used when no panel type is set, or when overriding the panel type's max wattage

The system calculates:

• How many panels can share a single power circuit
• Total power consumption per screen
• Power path routing through the panel grid

See the Power Distribution sidebar panel for detailed circuit planning and visualization.

Max Panels Per Circuit (User Override)

The calculated maximum panels per circuit is based on voltage × amperage divided by panel wattage. Like the data-side override, you can set a stricter cap than the calculated maximum — useful when install standards require breaker headroom, cable runs limit circuit length, or you want to spread load more conservatively.

The control appears in the Screens panel Power Configuration section, directly below the Max per circuit summary, and has two modes depending on the panels on the screen:

Uniform wattage (panel count cap) — When all panels on the screen have the same wattage, the control shows as Max Panels Per Circuit with the calculated maximum displayed alongside (for example, calc max: 15). Enter any value from 1 up to the calculated max, and the power path will force a new circuit once that many panels have been added — even if the wattage limit hasn't been reached.

Mixed wattages (watts cap) — When the screen contains panels with different wattages (half panels, per-panel wattage overrides, or mixed panel types), a panel count cap is ambiguous. The control falls back to Max Watts Per Circuit (user cap), where you enter a watt budget below the hard limit. A note explains that the fallback was forced by the mixed wattages.

The override flows through automatic circuit recalculation and the validation check when you drag a manual power-wire connection. Manual connections that would exceed the override are rejected with a message. Clear the field or click the Clear button to remove the override and return to the full calculated maximum.