Hardware · Outdoor
Outdoor LED tickers
A band that reads in direct sunlight and shrugs off rain. DVO modules at 6,000 nits and more with an IP65 front for facades and forecourts, and DX HB at 3,000 nits and more for a ticker behind glass.
Two problems, two ranges
Daylight is the first problem. An indoor ticker runs at around 800 nits and washes out in sun. Weather is the second: an outdoor band needs sealed modules and a cabinet that drains.
DVO Series is the outdoor range: 480 × 240 mm modules in 960 × 960 mm cabinets, 100 mm deep, at 6, 8 and 16 mm. Brightness is 6,000 nits and more (16 mm: 8,000 and more), IP65 at the front and IP54 at the rear, with the power supply built in. 25 kg per square metre.
DX HB is for a ticker inside a window facing the street: the indoor 250 × 250 mm module format at 2.9 and 3.9 mm, pushed to 3,000 nits and more so the text holds against daylight on the glass. It is read from the pavement, so it keeps the finer pitch of an indoor band.
Pitches and pixels
Resolution is module-derived. A DVO cabinet is two modules wide and four high.
| Range | Pitch | Pixels per module | Pixels per 960 × 960 mm cabinet | Brightness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVO | 6 mm | 80 × 40 | 160 × 160 | 6,000 nits and more |
| DVO | 8 mm | 60 × 30 | 120 × 120 | 6,000 nits and more |
| DVO | 16 mm | 30 × 15 | 60 × 60 | 8,000 nits and more |
| DX HB | 2.9 mm | 84 × 84 | 336 × 84 per 1 m × 250 mm | 3,000 nits and more |
| DX HB | 3.9 mm | 64 × 64 | 256 × 64 per 1 m × 250 mm | 3,000 nits and more |
A DVO ticker is built in 240 mm height steps, so a 480 mm band is two module rows and a 960 mm band is a full cabinet. Pick 6 mm for a forecourt read from the pavement, 8 mm for a facade read from across the road, 16 mm for a band read from a distance.
Built to travel
The Formula 1 timing ticker is a Dynamo outdoor band inside a purpose-built Rolex-branded enclosure. It ships between rounds and is rebuilt at each circuit, with the modules dropping into the same positions every time so the joins stay invisible from the grandstand. The same engineering applies to a fixed facade: modular sections, pixel-accurate joins, a housing that keeps the weather out. → Formula 1 ticker
Power and data
DVO draws up to 740 W per square metre. Power is 230 V single phase to each cabinet’s built-in supply. Data runs on Cat 6 from the controller; outdoors the run is ducted with the power. Brightness is scheduled, bright by day and dimmed at night, so the band never glares at the street.
Window tickers
A shop-window band is an outdoor problem solved indoors. Harrods’ 27 window tickers scroll designer logos 24 hours a day against white window lighting on Brompton Road and Hans Crescent. For a window facing the sun, DX HB at 3,000 nits and more holds the text; for a shaded window, a standard DX module does the job. → Retail windows
Specification
| DVO Series | DX HB | |
|---|---|---|
| Module | 480 × 240 mm | 250 × 250 mm |
| Cabinet | 960 × 960 × 100 mm | 250 mm multiples, 47 mm deep |
| Pitches | 6, 8, 16 mm | 2.9, 3.9 mm |
| Brightness | 6,000 nits and more; 8,000 and more at 16 mm | 3,000 nits and more |
| Ingress | IP65 front, IP54 rear | Indoor, behind glass |
| Refresh | 1,920 to 3,840 Hz | 3,840 Hz and more |
| Viewing angle | 160° / 160° | 140° / 140° |
| Weight | 25 kg/m² | From the datasheet per cabinet |
| Power | Up to 740 W/m² | Up to 600 W/m², 200 typical |
| Certification | CE, EMC, FCC, ETL, UL, RoHS | From the datasheet |
Figures are from the DVO brochure and the DX Series datasheet. Ask for both with your quote.
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Tell us the wall or the window, the length and height, which way it faces and how far away it is read from. We come back with the range, the pitch, a drawing and a written quote.