Shenzhen Relies on Absen's NPP Curved Led Display on Its Way as a Smart City

Longgang Operations Center features the world's largest curved NPP LED display of its kind, supplied by Absen, composed of 798 Panels, with ultra-slim pixel pich of 1,2 mm.

More than 103 millions of pixels is what the new NPP LED screen offers – to date the largest in the world, with 166,9 square meters and 800 cabinets-, that the authorities of the Chinese city of Shenzhen have installed in the Longgang Operations Center (LOC), technological core of the strategy to become a smart city model and improve the management and services it offers to its citizens.

This NPP Led Curved Screen, supplied by Chinese manufacturer Absen and belonging to its CR series of narrow or thin pixel pich -specifically of 1,2 NPP-, It is composed of 798 panels that offer a resolution equivalent to 12,5 Ultra High Resolution Drives – 4K, according to data published by this company, to set up a huge visual surface of 25,6 meters long by 6,5 wide.

Thanks to its NPP of 1,2 mm, This giant screen solution, with a curve of 37,1 meters radius and specifically developed for indoor control rooms, plays a key role in information exchange, comprehensive data and charts from the LOC and between government departments, Displaying ultra-clear and sharp images.

This is what Wu Yanbin points out, LOC Project Manager: "We had the dilemma of choosing LCD, DLP or Led. We felt that LCD and DLP displays would show unacceptable gaps for a demanding control room environment, but we knew we were right when we tested the CR1.2 display and saw that each panel fit perfectly with the next, without leaving a black bezel, not to mention the power and signal backup design. That's why we chose Absen.".

The display also integrates cutting-edge technologies such as CrystalView and PreciseAlign, for redundancy and data power, with low power consumption, to provide high reliability and performance, as well as an optimal viewing experience in this critical environment, with the ability to receive and display 181 signals through 105 Windows at 720p (40 at 1,080p and 10 at 4K resolution).

Each panel is equipped with two power systems and two receiving cards, so that power and signal can be switched to backup equipment when needed so that this display system never shuts down.

The installation and commissioning of this huge one has also been a challenge, as Absen's sales director explains, Zhang Yongfeng: "Designing such a huge high-resolution curved screen in just 85 days, From production to installation, It has been a great challenge. In addition, the center was still under construction and full of dust during the installation process, but we successfully carried out this difficult task".