Daktronics installs one of the most spectacular video scoreboards in Spain at the Gran Canaria Arena

The Gran Canaria Arena has debuted with an audiovisual solution from Daktronics that includes a video scoreboard in the shape of a suspended cube, composed of 15 independent screens, and an IPTV system that connects the displays located in the main entrances and corridors, VIP rooms and press.

The new Gran Canaria Arena stadium was opened to the public last 1 May with the first official match of the ACB basketball league between Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Barcelona. This sports palace is located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and will be one of the six venues for the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2014 in Spain. The arena will also be used for cultural events and conferences., including Cirque du Soleil's Dralion show this summer.

In carrying out this project he has participated Daktronics who has been in charge of the design, manufacturing and installation of the LED video scoreboard solution that has been provided to this multipurpose space, supported by local partner services Canary Islands Audiovisuals. A video scoreboard has been installed in the central area of ​​the stadium, built with a suspended hub configuration, which is accompanied by side markers certified by the FIBA ​​level 1. An IPTV system has also been installed (video and audio distributed over a network) with screens in the main entrances and corridors, VIP and press rooms.

150 square meters of screen

The central video scoreboard integrates 15 individual screens, all of them with SMD LED technology and a pixel resolution of 10 mm, surmounted by a top ring 0,7 meters high by 28 meters in length. Four screens are located in the center., each of 3,5 meters high by 6,1 base meters, while in the corners there are four more, of 3,5 meters high by 0,95 base meters. An octagon of screens has been installed under the main screens, composed of eight screens 1 meter high by 2,5 base meters. The configuration is completed with two lower screens with 0,9 meters of height by 6 meters of base arranged at an angle for optimal vision from the seats closest to the court.

The central video scoreboard is raised by an automated motorized suspension system developed by Daktronics that incorporates the latest technology in motorization and safety., and that allows the positioning of the video scoreboard at different heights according to the needs of each event.

“With a total area of 150 square meters of screen, offers impressive video quality, and makes it a unique facility in Spain. The original intention of the Cabildo was to have an NBA-type basketball arena in the US and now they have it. It has been a great experience in a sophisticated and complex project that presented important challenges. “This project is now one of the most important central video scoreboard references in Europe”, comments Iván del Río, director comercial de Daktronics Spain.

The four main screens have the ability to display a large image to offer live video or replays, but they can also be divided into windows to display graphics, animations, updated statistics, scoring information and sponsor announcements. The rest complement the content shown in the main, offering the opportunity to display advertisements, advertising, statistics, animations, general information, etc.

All screens are controlled from the Daktronics Show Control system, offering a combination of video display control applications, with a high level of signal processing, Integration of data and playback equipment in one easy-to-use solution.

“This installation will offer the best in LED technology for screens to the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2014. And it will also be a great reference for the capabilities that Daktronics screen solutions can offer in installations for live events of the highest level and the impact it produces on the attending public.”, says Pete Egart, Vice President and Director of Daktronics EMEALA Regions.