1. FLX-L the creative video solution for architectural applications
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FLX-L the creative video solution for architectural applications
Joost De Frene
September 2014
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2. X T C V LED Product Portfolio 2014 SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
High-end
SERIES
X1,6
X1,9
X2,7
NX4s
NX6 X8 T C
SERIES
SERIES C5 C7 C8
C16 T8
TF10
T10
TF16
TF20 V
PROCESSING
SERIES
Value-end V4 V6
V9m
V10
V14m
V10v 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Pixel pitch (mm)
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3. FLX: Basis for ultimate creativity

6. Arab games 2011 – 50,000 FLX-24 pixels

7. London 2012 – Closing ceremony

8. System overview DX-700 FLX CTRL FLX HUB Power cable Power supply
Combinend power-data
FLX-iriss converter
FLX-iriss extension
FLX-iriss LED strip
NNI data cable
FLX data cable (Cat5)

9. DX processing content Configuration Frame delay Color reproduction
DX-series
Image processing
Controls up to
780K pixels (DX-100)
6.5M pixels (DX-700)
indoor

10. FLX components FLX CONTROLLER Data distribution Up to 16.384 pixels
stackable
indoor
FLX HUB
Data distribution
Combination data + power
Up to 2048 pixels
Full outdoor
FLX PSU
Power supply
Up to 16,384 pixels
Redundant
Indoor
FLX CONVERTER
Data conversion
Up to 256 pixels
Full outdoor

11. Cable lengths up to 10m/300m up to 50m (NNI cables) up to 100m (Cat5)

12. Configurations 19p strip : up to 13 strips,
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Configurations
19p strip : up to 13 strips,
26p strip : up to 9 strips,
33p strip : up to 7 strips,
height: vertical pitch dependent
19 pixels (1,15m)
26 pixels (1,57m)
33 pixels (1,99m)
With a single cable entry, lengths can easily exceed 60m

13. Configurations

14. Specifications units Standard Lengths mm 1148 / 1572 / 1991
units
Standard Lengths mm
1148 / 1572 / 1991
Pixels per strip #
19 / 26 / 33
Pixel pitch (2x R 2xG 1xB)
60.45
LED pitch 5
Refresh rate Hz
3200
Color depth
Bit
16 bit/color (281 trillion)
luminous intensity/ meter
Cd/m
165
Horizontal viewing angle brightness)
110
Vertical viewing angle brightness) 50
Maximum Power consumption
w/m
12,4
Typical Power consumption
4.2
Operation power voltage V
V / 50-60Hz
LED lifetime (till 50% initial brightness) h
100,000
LED Strips per hub output
13 / 9 / 7
LED Strips per hub
104 / 72 / 56
LED Strips per controller
832 / 576 / 448
LED Strips per power supply
44832 / 576 / 448
Max distance between strips (output to input) m
Standard gap between LED strips 4
Protection rate IP 65
Typhoon classification
Typhoon 24/7
Ambient temperature (min-max) °c
-20 / +50
Certification
RohS / CE / FCC class A

15. How to optimize visual performance?

16. Optimal performance: contrastVS
Projection:
“black”created by making white brighter
LED screen:
“black”is the nature of the product.
White created by lighting up

17. Optimal performance: contrast
Background color influences performance of the transparent display

18. Optimal performance: content

19. Resolution : setting expectations
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24. Optimal performance: content
Content is King!

25. Optimal performance: Viewing distance
pixel pitch (mm) ¤ m x2
Optimal:
pixel pitch (mm) ¤ m
Minimal:
height of screen x 30
Miximal:
Rule of tumb!

26. Optimal performance: Transparancy
Transparancy and fill factor are inverse related.
The vertical distance between strips has a direct impact on both image quality and transparancy.
In case there is a light colored background, the contrast will be affected as well.

27. Optimal performance: H+V pixel pitch
It is not required to have the vertical and horizontal pixel pitch the same.
Empty spaces are being reconstructed by the human brain.

28. Optimal performance: The human brain
Moving content has better performance compared to steady images
If content moves from a high resolution area to a low resolution area, the human brain keeps on seeing the full image, even though a lot of information is missing

29. How to integrate FLX-L?

32. IRISS base profile
IRISS cover profile
FLX LED strip
Clips
Optional support

33. seamless integration Cut to size Iriss base profiles
Standard LED strip
seamless integration

34. Custom solutions

35. Custom solutions

36. Thanks for your Attention
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Thanks for your Attention
Questions & Answers

37. Point where ½ of initial brightness is reached
generally used terms
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Pixel pitch
distance between 2 pixels
Candela (cd)
Base unit of luminous intensity
power emitted by a light source in a particular direction
NIT value
Cd/m2
Viewing angle
Point where ½ of initial brightness is reached
Point where noticeable discoloration is observed
Point where the image is still visible
pixel

38. Nomenclature (generally used terms)
Contrast ratio
Difference in measured brightness between a full, white image and no image (off).
The higher the contrast ratio, the better the viewability of the screen / percieved image quality
Color temperature
Normalized combination of Red, Green and Blue (white)
8500K: cold white 2800K: warm white
Bits / color
Different steps for the individual colors
16 bits = 216 = different steps
0= black, 65536= full brightness
16 bit/color = 216 x 216 x 216 = 281 trillion combinations
Dimming
Reducing R, G, B values towars 0 = introducing noticeable color steps
Barco uses seperate dimming (8 bit)

39. Power consumption Typical LED lifetime Maximum power
Basis for power provision calculations
Typical power consumption
Basis for estimation of power consumption over time
Measured based on test content + variance in brightness
Estmation, not the basis for comparison
Typical LED lifetime
Light output gradually decreases
Typical lifetime = 50% of inital brightness, used at typical brightness (+/- 30%)

40. Why is IP-testing not enough?
Typhoon testing
Why is IP-testing not enough?
Only impact of water and dust
There is much more products suffer from
Test takes only 3 minutes
Aging of products not taken into account

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42. The importance of certification: EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility)
Ability of an equipment or system to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment
without introducing intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to anything in that environment

43. The importance of certification EMC

44. Through Hole versus SMD
2 types of LEDs
Through-Hole (TH)
Surface Mounted Diode (SMD) TH
At least one LED per color (Red, Green, Blue)
Sometimes a 4th or even 5th LED is added to:
Increase brightness
Used for larger pitches (>10mm) -> Outdoor applications
SMD
3 colors in one package
Allows wider viewing angles (less color shift)
Allows shorter viewing distances (color mixing happens earlier)
Used for smaller pitches (<10mm) -> Indoor applications
“Black silicon resin” or “Black package” to increase contrast TH
SMD
10 0,75W
2,5 0,75W

45. Price: why is there a price difference?
TF series
Optimised on cost
Big cabinets
Limited creativity
C series
Curvable
small cabinets
Fanless
Thin
FLX series
Ultimate creativity
Distributed power / data
Perfect integration