The HANKUN HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is a full-size, trailer-mounted variable message sign (VMS) with a full-colour RGB full-matrix display — text and graphic symbols on one panel — on a full-size road-tow trailer with a self-sustaining solar power arrangement. Display matrix, active display area and character height are published when the platform is released.
Full-Size Full-Colour RGB Trailer-Mounted VMS
Model HK-PTMS-FS-RGB Full-Size Full-Colour RGB Trailer-Mounted
| Active Display Area | Max Character Height | Pixel Structure | Display Colour | Cabinet Dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC — published with the platform | TBC — stated with the character matrix | Full-colour RGB matrix; per-pixel LED count TBC | Full-colour RGB | TBC — published with the platform |
The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is a full-colour RGB full-size trailer-mounted variable message sign. The display matrix, active display area and character height are confirmed at the platform selection stage and are published on this page once the platform is released.
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The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is part of the HANKUN variable message sign range, built for road authorities, contractors and rental fleets that need a legible, power-autonomous message sign at the roadside. It is a full-size trailer-mounted full-colour variable message sign (VMS), and its published figures are taken from the released engineering drawings.
PCMS
In North America this class of equipment is called a portable changeable message sign, or PCMS.
Trailer VMS
In Australia and New Zealand the trailer-mounted version is called a trailer-mounted VMS board.
Trailer VMS
UK and European road authorities and contractors refer to the trailer-mounted version as a mobile VMS or trailer-mounted VMS in tenders and specifications.
— Core Characteristics
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Text and graphic content on one display. Full-colour RGB panels are full-matrix displays with individually addressed pixels; the published graphic capability is confirmed with the platform.
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TBC — pending platform selection. Character height depends on the character matrix selected, so the two are always published together.
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Published with the platform — the display is a full-colour RGB matrix, and the pixel count and LEDs per pixel are stated on release.
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Published with the platform — the illuminated area is stated separately from the cabinet.
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TBC — full-colour graphic and text formats, stated together with the number of characters per line.
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Full-colour RGB — the amber and five-colour configurations of the same trailer platform are separately published and available today.
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Published with the platform — the cabinet is stated together with its mounting as one figure. Planned as a road-tow trailer configuration.
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Automatic dimming — display brightness and grey level are adjusted to ambient light conditions; a manual brightness setting is also available. The display therefore draws less power in low light, which extends the working time available from the solar array and battery bank.
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Powder-coated and oven-baked finish. 2,000 lb (907 kg) capacity; 5-on-4.5 in. bolt-circle idler hub. Double-eye leaf spring group, 1.5 t (3,300 lb) gross capacity. Wheel track 1,800–2,200 mm matched to the active display area. Tires ST205/75 D15. Lifting: electro-hydraulic; manual winch (optional).
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4G; GPS position reporting. Message management from phone, tablet or PC. Open API and SDK protocol provided, for integration into an existing fleet management platform.
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This page states what is confirmed and what is not. Confirmed for this model: the solar array, battery, chassis and lifting figures, together with automatic dimming, 4G remote operation and the open API. The display matrix, active display area and character height are listed as to be confirmed — published with the platform, not estimated now.
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Every published dimension — including the matrix, the active display area and the cabinet — is taken from the released engineering drawings and is internally re-checkable, so the figures can be quoted in a project specification.
The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB full-colour RGB platform is in development and is not offered for specification yet. It is planned as a full-size trailer-mounted platform, and its figures are published on release rather than estimated now.
Amber and five-colour configurations of the same full-size trailer-mounted signs are published and available for specification, with display matrix, active display area and character height all stated.
The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is planned for trailer-mounted configuration. The other mounting platform is confirmed per project, because the release scope is set when the platform is released.
Matrix, character height, active display area, cabinet dimensions and the power arrangement for the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB are published when the platform is released. Nothing on this page is estimated.
The compliance path for the destination market is confirmed at the configuration stage: MUTCD configuration options for North America, CE marking and Declaration of Conformity for Europe and the UK, and AS 4852.2 configuration options for Australia and New Zealand.
Ask us to record your interest in the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB and we will make the released figures available to you before the page is published.
§ MUTCD Part 6 (Chapter 6F)
§ MUTCD Table 2E-4
US practice sets letter height from the posted approach speed. MUTCD Part 6 (Chapter 6F) gives 18 in (457 mm) as the minimum letter height for a portable changeable message sign and permits shorter letters on low-speed facilities; Table 2E-4 adds that 450 mm (18 in) should be used where speeds are greater than 90 km/h (55 mph), in persistently poor weather, or where the driving task is complex. Messages are limited to two phases, and animation, flashing and scrolling are not used.
§ AS 1742.3:2019
§ State roadworks guidance
AS 1742.3:2019 and the state roadworks guidance size characters to the approach speed, at roughly 120 mm for 60 km/h approaches and 160–200 mm for 80 km/h approaches, with the larger alphabet series applied to high-speed and multi-lane works. The sign face is confirmed with the road authority for each project.
§ NZTA CoP for Temporary Traffic Management
§ Published NZ figures for LED message signs
The NZTA Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management sets a temporary speed limit at least 20 km/h below the normal limit, gated across the carriageway, with repeat signs at 400 m intervals. The published NZ figures for LED message signs set characters at not smaller than 300 mm inside a 50 km/h area and not smaller than 400 mm elsewhere.
§ Traffic Signs Manual Ch. 8, Table A1.2
§ TSRGD 2016
The UK sizes characters by x-height rather than cap height. Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 (Table A1.2) runs from 62.5 mm at 30 mph to 200 mm on dual carriageways at the national speed limit, and TSRGD 2016 sets the legal x-height limits at 35 mm to 400 mm, so a cap-height figure has to be converted before it can be placed in that table.
§ EN 12966:2014+A1:2018
EN 12966:2014+A1:2018 classifies a variable message sign on luminance, beam width, colour and luminance ratio, with a temperature class. The class required follows the road type, the viewing geometry and the climate at the site, and it is stated per configuration rather than as a single figure.
For a scheme still being drawn, the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is recorded as a full-colour RGB platform in development, and the released figures are sent to you before the page is published.
The released figures for the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB will carry the cabinet and the matrix together, so a fleet can plan depot space and quoting before the platform is published.
The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is recorded now, so an event programme can be planned against a release rather than against a guess.
Registering interest puts the released figures in your hands before the page is published, so an estimate can be built against a date rather than a placeholder.
Standard monochrome text boards fail to capture attention at 60+ mph (100+ km/h). A full-colour RGB VMS displays recognised MUTCD safety symbols — red speed roundels, green directional arrows, yellow hazard triangles — alongside crisp text, which extends visual recognition distance and shortens the time a driver needs to react.
Running a full-colour RGB matrix continuously drains a standard battery bank quickly. HANKUN pairs a low-power LED driver architecture with high-efficiency photovoltaic charging and automatic dimming that follows ambient light, so field autonomy is planned against the insolation profile of the site rather than against a generator.
Roadside equipment in open highway corridors faces weather, UV exposure and wind buffeting from heavy vehicles. The platform is specified with a powder-coated and oven-baked chassis, a sealed display housing and heavy-duty stabilising outriggers, with the wind rating confirmed against the project configuration.
Interstate resurfacing, bridge maintenance and multi-lane closures. The full-size portable message board delivers long-range lane-merge arrows and speed advisories that give drivers time to change lanes before the taper.
Set before the portal, the unit works as a tunnel approach advisory board — height limits, lane availability and emergency detour alerts in full colour, read against the darker background of the portal.
With the Doppler radar option the unit runs as a dynamic speed limit display — showing driver speed with a colour-coded alert in school zones, work zones and high-accident corridors.
Stadium ingress and egress, festival detours and rapid incident dispatch. Coordinators update full-colour route maps and parking directions remotely, without sending a crew to the site.
“Upgrading our highway safety fleet to HANKUN’s Full-Size Full-Colour RGB Trailer VMS has made a measurable difference in driver compliance through active interstate work zones. The full-colour graphic symbols are exceptionally bright and legible from hundreds of metres away, giving drivers time to merge safely. Setup is quick, and the remote 4G management makes schedule updates seamless.”
“As an equipment rental provider we need portable changeable message signs that endure tough roadside environments without unexpected battery downtime. HANKUN delivered top-tier manufacturing quality at a competitive price, and the solar performance on this board has been excellent even through overcast winter months.”
Character height and line count · one decision
matrix TBC→lines TBC
→published together
Character height and line count are the same decision, and the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB publishes neither before the platform is released: a matrix that is not yet chosen cannot state how many lines fit at what character height, which is why neither figure is published before the release, and why the page names them as to be confirmed rather than quoting a placeholder.
Full-colour RGB · its own product family
full-matrix RGB→per-pixel LEDs
→five-colour stays separate
Colour is what a full-colour RGB platform is for, and it is also why the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is a separate product family from the five-colour models: five-colour is a discrete per-colour display with no blending, so the two are never combined on one board — which is why this platform is published on its own rather than as a colour option on an existing page.
Power of its class · no mains connection
solar + battery→no mains
→cabinet together
The full-colour RGB platform is planned with the power arrangement of its class rather than on a mains connection, so the released figures for the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB will state the power arrangement and the cabinet together — the two decide the siting envelope, and they are answered on the same drawing.
North AmericaAustralia / New ZealandUK / EuropeOther
Sets the applicable standard and the trailer requirement — see the compliance block.
Long-duration highway work zoneShort-term / incident responseSpecial eventsFixed facility (port, airport, utility)
Sets the character height and the message format you need.
Arrows (left / right)Arrows plus other symbols (work-zone triangle, speed roundel, etc.)
Every model displays text and symbols — left and right arrows, for example. The choice between models is pixel matrix, colour and active display area, not symbol availability.
We need full-colour RGB — this platformAmber is sufficient
Amber and five-colour stay on the published model family; full colour moves to this platform, which is in development.
Answered the four? Send them with your enquiry.
We reply with the configuration that matches your market, duty and message set — the released figures for this platform, or a specification-ready amber or five-colour model on the same trailer today.
Size branch
Same full-colour capability at different active display areas.
Choose by active display area rather than by capability.
Colour branch
The same full-size trailer platform, published and available for specification today.
Choose them when a unit must be quoted and shipped now — this platform is not offered for quotation yet.
The full-colour RGB full-size platform is in development. If a larger active display area is needed today, the nearest specification-ready model is the HK-PTMS-FS-0807-47-A with a 56 × 28 matrix and a 3156 × 1563 mm active display area.
→Confirmed per project
No full-colour RGB panel smaller than this platform is planned. For a smaller footprint today, choose from the amber or five-colour models in the trailer-mounted or truck-mounted range.
If single-colour output meets the requirement, the HK-PTMS-FS-0807-47-A is published and can be specified today.
Between two sizes? Send the viewing distance and the message set.
We confirm the model against your site geometry — or point you to the next size up before you commit.
The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is one of four full-colour RGB platforms held for release in the 19-model range, and it is the full-size trailer-mounted entry. It sits above the published amber and five-colour models rather than beside them: those are offered for specification today, this platform is not. Nothing on this page is estimated — the five specification groups are published together when the platform is released.
Those five specification groups are the whole basis on which any model in this range is chosen — and on this page they arrive as one set, on release, rather than as partial estimates.
catalogued models
in the HANKUN PCMS range
published & available
for specification
full-colour RGB platforms
held for release
the full-size trailer entry
of the RGB group
Range status · published vs held for release15 / 19
The 15 published models can be specified today; the four full-colour RGB platforms are held for release.
Full-colour RGB group1 / 4
The full-size trailer entry of the four RGB platforms.
Need a different position in the range? Tell us the viewing distance.
We place your requirement on the same scale and name the model — this one, a step up, or a step down.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | HK-PTMS-FS-RGB |
| Mounting | Trailer-mounted (road tow) |
| Display colour | Full-colour RGB |
| Active display area | TBC — published with the platform |
| Cabinet dimensions | TBC — published with the platform |
| Display matrix | TBC — published with the platform |
| LEDs per pixel | TBC — published with the platform |
| Message format | TBC — full-colour graphic and text formats |
| Character height — standard matrix | TBC — pending platform selection |
| Character height — extended matrix | TBC |
| Compliance path | MUTCD configuration options · North AmericaEN 12966 compatible configuration · Europe & UKAS 4852.2 configuration options · Australia & New Zealand |
Every character-height figure is published together with the character matrix that produces it. Items still to be confirmed are listed in the section below rather than estimated.
— System & Operation
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Power | |
| Solar array | 2 × 360 W (720 W total) |
| Battery | 2 × 250 Ah AGM deep-cycle battery |
| Charge controller | MPPT charge controller, 30–40 A charge current |
| Solar panel mounting | Fixed as standard; tilt-and-rotate mounting (optional) |
| Sizing | Solar array and battery capacity are selected to match the insolation profile of the destination market. Alternative capacities available on request. |
| Trailer chassis | |
| Coating | Powder-coated and oven-baked |
| Axle assembly | 2,000 lb (907 kg) capacity; 5-on-4.5 in. bolt-circle idler hub |
| Suspension | Double-eye leaf spring group, 1.5 t (3,300 lb) gross capacity |
| Wheel track | 1,800–2,200 mm (model dependent) |
| Tires | ST205/75 D15 |
| Lifting | Electro-hydraulic; manual winch (optional) |
| Automatic dimming | |
| Ambient light control | Automatic dimming — display brightness and grey level are adjusted to ambient light conditions; a manual brightness setting is also available. |
| Remote operation and integration | |
| Connectivity | 4G; GPS position reporting |
| Operating terminal | Message management from phone, tablet or PC |
| Fleet integration | Open API and SDK protocol provided, for integration into an existing fleet management platform. |
| Symbol display | |
| Text and graphics | Text and graphic content on one display. Full-colour RGB panels are full-matrix displays with individually addressed pixels; the published graphic capability is confirmed with the platform. |
| Options | |
| Vehicle speed radar | Doppler speed radar, for speed feedback and dynamic speed limit display — configuration item, agreed at ordering. |
| Solar panel mounting | Tilt-and-rotate mounting (optional); fixed as standard. |
| Lifting | Electro-hydraulic as standard; manual winch lifting (optional). |
| Power capacity | Additional solar panel or battery capacity, sized against the insolation profile of the destination market. |
| Position reporting | GPS position reporting. |
| Remote monitoring | 4G remote monitoring and control. |
| Compliance path by market | |
| North America | MUTCD configuration options; NEMA TS-4 testing available on request. |
| Europe & UK | EN 12966 compatible configuration (class confirmed per project); CE marking and Declaration of Conformity available. |
| Australia & New Zealand | AS 4852.2 configuration options; trailer build to applicable ADR requirements. |
| Evidence and documents | |
| Factory check, every unit | Module burn-in before assembly; full-screen illumination test on the finished display; structural and sealing inspection of the cabinet and frame; pre-shipment re-check against the agreed configuration list. |
| Technical data sheet | Issued against the configuration quoted. |
| Configuration options list | Item-by-item, so two quotes can be compared line for line. |
| Factory inspection record | One record per unit. |
| Optional test arrangement | Agreed with the configuration — testing is quoted as an item, not assumed. |
| CE documentation support | CE marking and Declaration of Conformity for Europe and the UK. |
| Confirmed for this platform | |
| Display control | Automatic dimming to ambient light conditions, with manual brightness setting. |
| Remote | 4G connectivity, GPS position reporting, open API and SDK protocol. |
| Solar array and battery | 2 × 360 W (720 W total) and 2 × 250 Ah AGM. |
| Charge controller | MPPT charge controller, 30–40 A charge current. |
| Trailer chassis | Powder-coated finish; 2,000 lb axle with 5-on-4.5 in. idler hub; double-eye leaf spring group 1.5 t gross; wheel track 1,800–2,200 mm; ST205/75 D15 tires. |
| Lifting | Electro-hydraulic as standard; manual winch optional. |
| Still to be confirmed for your configuration | |
| Not yet fixed | Mast type, lift height and deployment method; controller model and NTCIP 1203 support; wind rating, IP rating, operating temperature range and warranty terms; complete trailer weight and overall transport dimensions. |
| Not published | Visual range, luminance value, contrast ratio, dimming levels, autonomy days, wind rating, IP rating, operating temperature range, warranty, complete trailer weight and dimensions, controller model — none of these are estimated on this page. Automatic dimming is published as a display capability; its threshold values and step count are not. |
— Compliance & Regional Configuration
MUTCD configuration options; NEMA TS-4 testing available on request.
✓MUTCD
✓NEMA TS-4
EN 12966 compatible configuration (class confirmed per project); CE marking and Declaration of Conformity available.
✓EN 12966
✓CE + DoC
AS 4852.2 configuration options; trailer build to applicable ADR requirements.
✓AS 4852.2
✓ADR
— Procurement Case
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The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is a planned full-colour RGB platform, so it carries no published figures yet. The amber and five-colour models on the same platform are published with all five specification groups and can be specified today.
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Because the HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is not released, it is not offered for quotation. Registering interest puts you in front of the release rather than behind it, with the released figures sent to you first.
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The platform is planned for trailer-mounted configuration with its own solar power, so the site needs no generator and no cabling, and the compliance path for your market is confirmed at the configuration stage.
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Every figure on this page is either published with the platform or listed as to be confirmed. Where a number decides the fit — matrix, character height, display area — the page says so instead of substituting a placeholder.
— Before You Specify
Display capability & compliance
A full-matrix RGB panel renders graphical symbols and text on one face. Official MUTCD and AS 4852.2 multi-colour symbols — red speed roundels, green lane arrows, yellow hazard triangles — can sit in the same message as variable text, which is what a single-colour board cannot do. Colour is a reading aid on a high-speed approach, not a decoration.
The compliance path is specified per destination market: MUTCD configuration options for North America, EN 12966 compatible configuration with CE marking and Declaration of Conformity for Europe and the UK, and AS 4852.2 configuration options for Australia and New Zealand. The platform is in development, so the class and the certificate are confirmed against the project specification — the options are named, the document is issued per unit.
Send the market, duty and message set to the sales engineering team for a quotation. Factory-direct pricing is quoted per unit and for volume fleet orders against the agreed configuration list. The HK-PTMS-FS-RGB is not quoted while it is in development — the amber and five-colour models on the same trailer can be quoted today.
Power, trailer & integration
The power arrangement is 2 × 360 W (720 W total) solar with 2 × 250 Ah AGM deep-cycle storage and an MPPT controller at 30–40 A, and automatic dimming reduces draw as ambient light falls. Autonomy in days is not published: the array and battery are sized against the insolation profile of the destination market.
The chassis is a road-tow trailer with a 2,000 lb (907 kg) axle, a double-eye leaf spring group rated 1.5 t (3,300 lb) gross, and crank outriggers for deployment. The wind rating for a given configuration is confirmed against the project — it is listed as to be confirmed rather than published as a single figure.
Yes. Vehicle speed radar is a published option: the controller takes Doppler radar input and the unit runs as a dynamic speed limit display, showing driver speed with a colour-coded warning. It is agreed as a configuration item at ordering.
Message management runs over 4G with GPS position reporting, from phone, tablet or PC, and an open API and SDK protocol is provided for integration into an existing fleet management or traffic management platform.
Deployment & procurement
Yes. A full-size board set before the portal works as a tunnel approach advisory display — height limits, lane availability and emergency detours in full colour, read against the darker background of the portal. The cabinet dimensions that decide the siting envelope are published with the platform.
Active display area and character height are what set reading distance. A full-size trailer panel carries the largest matrix in the range and adds colour, which is what lets a multi-colour symbol sit in the same message as the text. The character height for this platform is published on release.
HANKUN builds the trailer, the display and the controller on one platform, so the chassis figures, the power arrangement and the compliance path come from one engineering record. Every unit carries a factory inspection record — module burn-in, full-screen illumination test, structural and sealing inspection and a pre-shipment re-check — and documents are issued against the configuration quoted.
A question not listed here? Send it with your project location — the answer comes back with the configuration sheet.
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