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Bài viết April 2026 · Tokyo, Japan

Custom Shaped LED Display
for a Tokyo Nightclub

Buyers searching for an LED cylinder, LED column, LED ring, or flexible LED display usually want a known form factor. This Tokyo project went further: a variable-diameter 3D “horn” surface that expands continuously from a narrow base to a flared bell. Partnering with SPACEWA for a premier Tokyo nightclub, DOIT VISION built it from two module types — custom-contour rigid PCBs (six distinct shapes, like rind panels tiling a sphere) plus mô-đun LED linh hoạt on the tightest curves — then shipped a Poka-Yoke kit for overseas assembly and mapped content through Mooncell into Resolume Arena.

Lắp đặt tại chỗ khung màn hình LED hình dạng tùy chỉnh tại một hộp đêm ở Tokyo trong quá trình lắp ráp
Phạm vi
Các mẫu 2
3.7m & 3.0m Diameter
Pixel Pitch
P3
Contour + Flexible Mix
PCB tùy chỉnh
6
Cuộc chạy nước rút 20 ngày
Độ phân giải
1,233 × 1233
3.7m Bounding Box
Gửi bởi Nhóm Kỹ thuật DOIT VISION · · Xét bởi Kris LiangĐồng sáng lập · Tháng 8 năm 2026
CE · EMC · RoHS
15 kỹ sư · Đội ngũ 60 người tại Thâm Quyến
Hơn 55 quốc gia · NovaStar · Colorlight
PCB định hình + Linh hoạtMooncell + ResolumeLắp ráp Poka-Yoke
Tổng Quan Dự Án

Trong nháy mắt

Đối Tác
SPACEWA
spacewa.co.jp · Tokyo LED partner
End Venue
Premier Tokyo Nightclub
High-end nightlife venue
Display Architecture
PCB định hình + Linh hoạt
Beyond cylinder / column / ring
Hệ thống điều khiển
Mooncell + Resolume
Empty Pixel bounding box
PCB tùy chỉnh
6 Distinct Contours
20-day R&D sprint
Thử thách chính
Variable Expanding Diameter
3D-to-2D pixel mapping
Hệ thống lắp ráp
Poka-Yoke dạng mô-đun
Color-coded · Zero errors
Trợ giúp
Remote Debug + VJ Training
Video link during install
01 — Tóm tắt

Not Another Cylinder or Ring

Standard nightlife installs lean on familiar forms: an LED column beside the DJ booth, an LED ring over the dance floor, an LED cylinder wrapping a structural pillar. SPACEWA’s end client — a premier Tokyo nightclub — wanted a form that reads as a giant musical horn: diameter expanding continuously from a narrow base to a flared upper bell.

That geometry is harder than a constant-radius cylinder or ring. Circumference grows with height, so surface area roughly doubles as you move outward. A single rectangular or equal-arc flexible panel cannot tile it cleanly. The venue handed over dimensioned line drawings — two companion forms at 3.7m và 3.0m outer diameter — and asked for a build that local crews could assemble without LED factory experience.

Client line drawing of two custom shaped LED horn forms with height and diameter dimensions

Original client concept drawing — dual flared forms with human scale

02 — Module Engineering

Contour PCBs + Flexible Modules

Think of tiling a sphere with watermelon-rind panels: each band needs its own contour. Six distinct rigid PCB shapes covered the stepped diameters; flexible LED modules handled the tightest transitional curves where rigid boards would gap or kink.

Off-the-shelf flexible LED can wrap a gentle column. It cannot alone solve a continuously expanding horn without seams, dead zones, or forced stretch beyond rated bend radius. Our decision: mix two module families at the same P3mm pitch and LED binning.

Quyết định kỹ thuật

Custom-contour rigid modules for each diameter band — six PCB geometries designed, fabricated, and tested in a 20-day sprint. Các mô-đun linh hoạt only where curvature changes fastest. Same pitch across both types so the eye reads one continuous surface — not a patchwork of product lines.

If you are comparing suppliers after searching “LED cylinder” or “flexible LED display,” this is the differentiator: we will tell you when flexible alone is enough, and when you need contoured boards like this project.

Custom contoured LED module PCB assembly on workbench for Tokyo custom shaped LED display

Custom contoured module / PCB — factory bench

Factory production of custom shaped LED horn frame and modules

Production — frame and module integration

03 — Poka-Yoke Assembly

Foolproof Overseas Assembly

The Tokyo install team had zero LED manufacturing experience. Shipping six board contours across the ocean meant one wrong placement would cascade into assembly failure. DOIT VISION designed a complete Poka-Yoke (mistake-proofing) system:

  • Color-Coded LabelingEach PCB type received a unique color and shape symbol matched to a printed assembly map.
  • Khung nhôm dạng mô-đunPre-installed wiring and blind-mate connectors — no soldering, no crimping; hex key only.
  • Step-by-Step Video ManualsQR codes on each crate linked to videos for that crate’s exact components.
Factory assembly of flared custom shaped LED display metal frame with cable harnesses

Factory frame assembly before overseas shipment

04 — Ánh xạ điểm ảnh

Mooncell-to-Resolume Mapping

The Empty Pixel Bounding Box

Resolume Arena expects rectangular canvas inputs. A variable-diameter 3D surface does not. Mooncell mapped every physical LED into a flattened 2D bounding box with empty pixels filling the gaps.

For the 3.7m form, that canvas is 1233 × 1233 pixel. The VJ drops a standard loop onto it — empty pixels are skipped by the processor — and visible content wraps the 3D form.

What Broke First — Pixel Count Debug

Early mapping passes under-counted LEDs on the flared bands, so Resolume showed clipped or stretched content. We re-walked the contour PCB address map band by band, corrected the empty-pixel mask, then verified live with the VJ over video link during Tokyo install. The “hospital chart” detail: wrong counts look like a creative bug — they are almost always a geometry bookkeeping bug.

Key Insight: VJ Workflow

The bounding box means the resident VJ uses Resolume like any flat LED wall — no special plugins, no custom software. Complex 3D-to-2D mapping stays at the processor.

LED control system configuration software UI for custom shaped LED pixel mapping

Control software UI — mapping and configuration

05 — Resul

Lit On the Tokyo Floor

After factory build, crate-coded shipping, and on-site assembly with SPACEWA’s local crew, both custom shaped forms went live in the nightclub — continuous red/mesh content wrapping the flared surfaces, reading as architecture as much as screens.

Quantified outcomes: six PCB contours delivered in a 20-day sprint; zero assembly errors under the Poka-Yoke kit; 1233×1233 Resolume canvas for the larger form; remote video-link debug closed the pixel-count gap before opening night content locked.

For buyers still comparing a flexible LED column or ring quote: this project is the proof that when geometry leaves constant-radius forms, contour modules plus flexible sections — not marketing adjectives — decide whether the surface looks continuous.

Lit custom shaped LED displays glowing red inside a premier Tokyo nightclub

Opening look — custom shaped forms lit in venue

By Numbers

Thông số dự án

3.7m
Large Form Diameter
1233×1233 pixel bounding box
3.0m
Small Form Diameter
Second display for stage symmetry
P3
Pixel Pitch
Contour + flexible module mix
6
Custom Contour PCBs
20-day sprint from CAD to fabrication
1233²
Độ phân giải hộp giới hạn
Empty pixel mapping for 3.7m form
0
Lỗi hội
Poka-Yoke system — foolproof
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From Contour CAD to Tokyo Floor

Giai đoạn 01

Geometry Capture

Client line drawings → CAD. Six contour PCB bands mapped to each diameter level of the expanding form.

Giai đoạn 02

PCB + Flexible Sprint

6 custom contours designed, fabricated, and tested in 20 days. Flexible modules reserved for the tightest curves.

Giai đoạn 03

Poka-Yoke Ship

Color-coded crates, QR video manuals, pre-wired frames. SPACEWA’s Tokyo crew assembled with zero prior LED factory experience.

Giai đoạn 04

Remote VJ Lock

Mooncell-to-Resolume empty-pixel map configured. Video-link debug fixed pixel-count errors during install.

Crated custom shaped LED display modules loaded for overseas shipment to Tokyo

Export packing and loading — overseas shipment to Tokyo

Need a custom shaped LED — not just a cylinder?

We design contour PCBs, flexible modules, and foolproof assembly kits for non-standard 3D forms. Feasibility assessment within 48 hours.

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

Can DOIT VISION build custom shaped LED displays — not only cylinders, columns, or rings?
Yes. This Tokyo project used six distinct contour PCB shapes plus flexible modules to tile a variable-diameter 3D form. Standard LED cylinder, column, and ring products cover constant-radius geometry; when diameter expands continuously, we engineer custom contours and validate every shape with physical prototypes before production.
How is this different from buying a flexible LED display alone?
Flexible LED is ideal for gentle curves and columns within rated bend radius. A continuously expanding horn creates bands that need unique board outlines — flexible sheets alone leave gaps or over-stress. We mix contour rigid modules for each diameter band with flexible modules only on the tightest transitions, all at the same P3mm pitch for a seamless look.
How do you map video onto a non-flat custom shaped LED?
We use an Empty Pixel bounding box. Physical LEDs map into a flattened 2D canvas (1233×1233 for the 3.7m form) with empty pixels filling gaps. Resolume Arena treats it as a normal rectangle — the VJ drops standard loops; the processor skips empty pixels so content wraps the 3D surface.
What if our installation crew has no LED assembly experience?
We ship a Poka-Yoke kit: color-coded components, blind-mate connectors, QR-linked video manuals, and pre-wired modular frames. Working with SPACEWA, the Tokyo crew assembled both forms with zero errors despite no prior LED manufacturing experience.
How fast can custom contour PCB designs be turned around?
For this project, six distinct PCB contours went from CAD to fabricated and tested samples in a 20-day sprint. Typical custom PCB timelines run 2–6 weeks depending on unique shape count and complexity. In-house PCB layout keeps the work off outsourced queues.
What control systems do you support for creative LED installs?
We support Mooncell, NovaStar, Colorlight, and Linsn. For VJ-driven nightclub work we commonly pair Mooncell with Resolume Arena, and include remote configuration plus VJ training on every creative install.
What is the minimum project size for a custom shaped LED like this?
There is no retail MOQ of identical panels — each custom shape is engineered to the drawing. Practical floor is a single feature form with clear CAD or line drawings, pitch target, and control preference. Dual companion forms (as in Tokyo) share the same contour family and are more efficient than two unrelated geometries. Share dimensions for a 48-hour feasibility reply.

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Tác giả
Kris Liang, Đồng sáng lập & Kỹ sư trưởng
Kinh nghiệm của tác giả
19 năm kinh nghiệm kỹ thuật màn hình LED
Loại nội dung
Bài viết
chủ đề chính
Custom Shaped LED Display — Contour PCB + Flexible Modules — Tokyo Nightclub
Công nghệ chính
Custom Contour PCB, Flexible LED, P3mm, Mooncell, Resolume Arena, Empty Pixel Mapping, Poka-Yoke Assembly
Related Search Forms
LED cylinder, LED column, LED ring, flexible LED display, custom shaped LED
Phạm vi dự án
Two variable-diameter forms — 3.7m & 3.0m
Pixel Pitch
P3
Công nghệ LED
SMD — contour rigid + flexible mix
Đối Tác
SPACEWA (Tokyo)
Vị trí của khách hàng
Tokyo, Nhật Bản
End Venue
Premier Tokyo Nightclub
Lịch Trình Sự Kiện
20-day PCB sprint
Ngày xuất bản
Ngày 2026 Tháng Tư
Ngày xem xét
Tháng Tám 2026
Chứng nhận:
CE, FCC, RoHS, CB, ISO 9001
Quốc gia phục vụ
55 +
Thành lập
2013, Thâm Quyến, Trung Quốc
Kỹ sư nội bộ
15
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