Washington Professional Systems partnered with Planar to deliver a high-resolution LED visualization environment for Princeton Research Computing in Princeton, New Jersey. The new Commons Visualization Lab was designed to provide faculty and researchers with a centralized space for collaborative data analysis and computational modeling. At the heart of the room is a nearly 40-foot-wide by 9-foot-high curved LED video wall built with Planar DirectLight Ultra Series technology.
Configured in a 20-by-8 array with an ultra-fine 0.6mm pixel pitch, the wall delivers a total resolution of 19,200 by 4,320 pixels across a continuous visual canvas. The scale and pixel density allow researchers to display simulations and datasets at extraordinary detail, while still enabling group-wide visibility.
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Engineering an Immersive LED Environment
WPS worked closely with Planar to engineer and integrate the faceted curved LED wall, ensuring structural coordination, precision alignment, and seamless image performance across the entire display surface.
The curvature enhances immersion and creates a more natural viewing experience for audiences seated within the arc of the display. With approximately 40 pixels per inch, the 0.6mm pixel pitch closely aligns with human visual acuity, allowing viewers to approach the wall without perceiving pixel structure. Fine detail remains crisp and consistent across the full width of the system.
Delivering a display of this size and resolution required careful planning around signal processing, calibration, power distribution, and system control. The result is a stable, always-on visualization platform capable of supporting demanding research applications.
Built Around the Wall
While the LED video wall defines the space, WPS designed the surrounding systems to support and extend its capabilities.
Panasonic AW-UE100 4K PTZ cameras with NDI capability were integrated to capture and stream activity within the lab, allowing remote researchers to experience the wall’s content and collaborative sessions in real time.
For in-room reinforcement and conferencing, WPS deployed a Shure ULX-D digital wireless microphone system paired with ClearOne CONVERGE Pro 2 audio processing. This ensures clear speech reproduction and reliable audio capture for lectures, presentations, and hybrid collaboration.
Signal distribution throughout the lab is managed by an Extron XTP II CrossPoint platform, providing high-bandwidth routing and flexible source management to support the wall’s ultra-high-resolution content requirements.
Each of these systems was engineered to support the performance and flexibility of the LED wall without adding operational complexity for end users.
Enabling Discovery at Scale
Princeton Research Computing supports researchers working across disciplines including astrophysics, atmospheric science, engineering, and geographic information systems. Many of these fields generate extremely large simulations and data sets that benefit from full-scale visualization.
The 40-foot curved LED wall allows entire teams to analyze content simultaneously, improving communication and shared interpretation of complex information. Instead of limiting collaboration to individual monitors, the visualization environment creates a unified platform for discovery.
The completed Commons Visualization Lab provides Princeton Research Computing with a powerful LED-driven visualization tool built for long-term performance, collaboration, and academic innovation.
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