Method for power sharing and controlling the status of a display wall

1. A display wall comprising:

a plurality of M tiles,

each tile comprising:

a plurality of display modules,

two power supply units, each power supply unit arranged to drive a number of display modules and to provide a maximum brightness, wherein said power supply units are not over-dimensioned for redundancy, and

means that, during a failure of a first power supply unit of the two power supply units, links the output of the other power supply unit of the tile or the outputs of other power supply unit(s) of at least one other tile together with the first and failed power supply unit, such that the display module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply unit continue(s) to operate, by redistribution of power from the other power supply unit(s) so that, upon linking of the other power supply unit(s), a new maximum brightness of the display module or modules normally driven by the first power supply unit is (N−1)/N times a previous maximum brightness, wherein N is the number of linked power supply units,

wherein the display wall further comprises:

a central controller configured such that when an operation mode is entered such that the outputs of power supply units are linked together such that the module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply continue(s) to operate by redistribution of power from the other power supply units from the at least one other tile, the central controller instructs all power supply units of all remaining tiles of the display wall to reduce brightness in the same proportion so that the image displayed by the wall remains uniform.

2. The display wall according to claim 1 , wherein each tile has a first and a second power supply unit, and a tile power distribution unit and a tile controller, the first power supply unit driving first modules and the second power supply unit driving second modules, such that, upon the failure of one of the first and second power supply units, the other of the first and second power supply unit is coupled to drive the first and second modules.

3. The display wall according to claim 1 , wherein the display wall comprises an LED wall.

4. A method of driving a display wall having a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising a plurality of display modules, and two power supply units, each power supply unit arranged to drive a number of display modules and to provide a maximum brightness, wherein said power supply units are not over-dimensioned for redundancy, the method comprising the steps:

during a failure of a first power supply unit of the plurality of two power supply units, linking the output of the other power supply unit of the tile or the outputs of other power supply unit(s) of at least one other tile together with the first and failed power supply unit, such that the display module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply unit continue(s) to operate, by redistribution of power from the other power supply unit(s),

wherein upon said linking together, a new maximum brightness of the display module or modules normally driven by the first power supply unit is (N−1)/N times a previous maximum brightness, wherein N is the number of linked power supply units, and

when an operation mode is entered such that the outputs of power supply units are linked together such that the module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply continue(s) to operate by redistribution of power from the other power supply units from the at least one other tile, all power supply units of all remaining tiles of the display wall reduce brightness in the same proportion so that the image displayed by the wall remains uniform.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein each tile has a first and a second power supply unit, the method comprising:

driving first modules and driving second modules so that when one of the first and second power supply units fail, the other of the first and second power supply unit is coupled to drive the first and second modules.

6. The method of claim 4 , the display wall being controlled by a central unit, the method further comprising:

collecting status and/or diagnostic information of the display wall inputted to the central unit;

converting the status and/or diagnostic information to a picture; and

displaying the picture on the display wall.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the size of the picture corresponds to the size of the display wall.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the picture is displayed as an on-screen display.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the picture and the display wall are separated in at least one tile and wherein either or both the status and diagnostic information of each tile of the display wall is shown in its respective position in the picture.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a tile comprises multiple modules and wherein either or both status and diagnostic information of each module of the display wall is shown in its respective position in the picture.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein each tile comprises a tile controller, wherein the tile controller collects either or both the status and diagnostic information of all modules of the respective tile and wherein the tile controller sends either or both status and diagnostic information to the central unit.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the status and diagnostic information relate to devices of the display wall.

13. The method of claim 6 , wherein the picture shows at least one device of the display wall and wherein each device of the display wall is shown in its respective position in the picture.

14. The method of claim 6 , wherein the picture shows devices not visible from the front side of the display wall.

15. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the status and diagnostic information of a respective device is shown on the display wall in a different manner during a failure of the respective device.

16. The method of claim 6 , wherein during a failure of a power supply the outputs of other power supplies are linked together such that at least one of the tile and module of the respective failed power supply continues to display the picture.

17. The method of claim 6 , wherein the display wall is operated in either or both a normal mode and in a controlling mode.

18. A display wall comprising:

a plurality of M tiles,

each tile comprising:

a plurality of display modules,

two power supply units, each power supply unit arranged to drive a number of display modules and to provide a maximum brightness, wherein said power supply units are not over-dimensioned for redundancy, and

means that, during a failure of a first power supply unit of the two power supply units, links the outputs of other power supply unit(s) of at least one other tile together with the first and failed power supply unit, such that the display module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply unit continue(s) to operate, by redistribution of power from the other power supply unit(s) so that, upon linking of the other power supply unit(s), a new maximum brightness of the display module or modules normally driven by the first power supply unit is (N−1)/N times a previous maximum brightness, wherein N is the number of linked power supply units,

wherein the display wall further comprises:

a central controller configured such that when an operation mode is entered such that the outputs of power supply units are linked together such that the module or modules driven by the first and failed power supply continue(s) to operate by redistribution of power from the other power supply units from the at least one other tile, the central controller instructs all power supply units of all remaining tiles of the display wall to reduce brightness in the same proportion so that the image displayed by the wall remains uniform.