Government · Islamabad · 2024

A 5 × 2 m P1.5 conference wall built for documentary-grade text legibility.

Front-of-room LED video wall for a federal government body in Islamabad. Specified at P1.5 to keep dense documents and dashboards legible from the chair-rail at 2 m, calibrated for the room’s controlled tungsten lighting, and integrated with the building’s secure AV switching.

Client
Federal Government Body
Industry
Government
City
Islamabad
Year
2024
Screen size
5 m × 2 m (≈ 10 sqm)
Summary

A federal government body replaced its ageing projector-and-screen setup in a senior conference room with a fine-pitch LED wall capable of displaying full government documents, mapping dashboards, and live video conferences without losing text legibility. SMDSOLUTIONS specified a P1.5 wall, integrated it with the existing closed-loop AV switching, and delivered a 6-day install inside an active facility.

The challenge

What the client needed.

  • Documents and mapping dashboards were rendered unreadable on the legacy projector when room lights were on.
  • Senior officials sit within 2 m of the screen — pixel pitch had to disappear at that distance.
  • Government IT policy required closed-loop AV — no public network exposure, no over-the-air content push.
  • Install had to happen inside an active facility with controlled access windows and full clean-up between days.
The solution

What we delivered.

  • P1.5 indoor SMD wall, 5 m × 2 m, ≈ 10 sqm with full HD-plus native resolution and 3,840 Hz refresh.
  • Closed-loop signal chain — a hardened Crestron-style switcher, no internet bridge, no remote-access firmware.
  • 600-nit operating brightness paired with the room’s tungsten lighting for natural skin tones during videoconferencing.
  • Cabinets pre-staged off-site so the on-site time was strictly install, wire, calibrate — no unboxing inside the secure space.
  • Hand-over package included a printed run-book and an on-site spare-module stock kept inside the facility.
Specifications

As built — the actual numbers.

Pixel pitch
P1.5 indoor SMD
Screen size
5 m × 2 m (≈ 10 sqm)
Resolution
3,328 × 1,280 px
Brightness
600 nits operating
Refresh rate
3,840 Hz
Modules
320 modules across 20 cabinets
Processor
Closed-loop Novastar with switching matrix
IP rating
IP30 (indoor)
Cabinet depth
65 mm front-maintenance
Install duration
6 days on-site (controlled access)
Project gallery

From bare wall to live screen.

Image references for this project. Selected captures available on request — we don't publish high-resolution photography of client sites without explicit permission.

Cabinets staged for transport in tamper-evident crates
Frame mounted to the front wall of the conference room
Cabinet hang in progress under controlled access
Switching matrix wired into the closed-loop AV cabinet
Calibration sweep against a printed reference document
Wall running a mapping dashboard at full resolution
Video-conference test with remote participants on screen
Run-book and spare-module stock delivered at hand-over
Timeline

How the project actually ran.

PHASE 01

Security & spec coordination

IT, security, and facilities offices ran a joint spec review. Closed-loop AV requirement was locked before any hardware was sourced.

PHASE 02

Engineering & approvals

Power, structural, and AV-switching plans approved through the body’s formal change-control process.

PHASE 03

Off-site staging

Cabinets, processor, and switcher pre-tested and burned-in at our facility before sealed transport.

PHASE 04

Controlled-access install

6 days inside the facility under access-controlled windows with daily clean-up and tool inventory.

PHASE 05

Hand-over & training

Operations team trained on day-to-day plus the printed run-book; spare-module stock kept in the building.

Outcomes

What changed after go-live.

Outcomes are stated as the client described them — we don't fabricate metrics, and we don't publish numbers a client hasn't signed off.

RESULT 01

Document and dashboard legibility moved from "needs lights off" to "always on" — meeting cadence improved.

RESULT 02

Closed-loop AV passed the body’s internal IT review on first attempt with no waivers requested.

RESULT 03

Zero unscheduled downtime over the first 18 months of operation.

RESULT 04

On-site spare-module stock kept mean-time-to-repair under 30 minutes for the two minor module faults seen in year one.

They worked inside our access protocols without slipping the schedule. The wall has been on every working day since hand-over.

Director, Federal Government Body
Project FAQs

Specific questions answered for this project.

  • Officials sit within 2 m of the wall and routinely read full A4-equivalent documents on screen. P1.5 keeps body text legible at that range; P2.5 would have visible pixel structure on body copy.
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Government · Islamabad · 2024