MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
Official product image — source: NovaStar.
NovaStar · Receiving card
A7s
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Armor Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
High-end small receiving card; a single A7s loads up to 512×256 pixels with PWM ICs (384×256 with common ICs). It supports pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, individual gamma adjustment for RGB and 3D, and uses high-density connectors with up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128).
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 98.3 K px
- Area
- 384×256
- Data groups
- 32
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Best suited for
- Driving a cabinet or module group of up to 384 × 256 pixels with a single card.
- Permanent installations that need temperature / voltage monitoring.
Key features (manufacturer)
- Maximum loading capacity: 512×256 pixels (PWM IC), 384×256 pixels (common IC)
- Up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration with NovaLCT and a calibration platform (CalCube MiniLED V1.1.0 or later recommended)
- Individual gamma adjustment for RGB (NovaLCT V5.2.0 or later and a sending card that supports the function)
- Image rotation in multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°) and 3D output with a sending card that supports 3D
- Temperature and voltage monitoring, bit error detection and status detection of dual power supplies
- Dual card backup with status monitoring, loop backup, and dual backup of configuration parameters, firmware program and calibration coefficients
- EMC Class B compliant hardware design; input voltage DC 3.3 V to 5.5 V, rated power consumption 2.5 W
Capacity and loading area
The card receives data over the Ethernet chain and drives the module group inside this area. The cabinet/module load cannot exceed this area or the capacity of 98,304 px.
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- Pixel calibration
- Mapping
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 98,304 px
- Official loading area
- 384 × 256 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
- Data groups
- 32
- HUB interface
- High-density connectors ×2 (JH1, JH2)
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT
Physical
- Dimensions
- 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.0 mm
- Weight
- 17.3 g
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +70°C
- Input voltage
- DC 3.3 V to 5.5 V
- Power consumption
- 2.5 W
Manufacturer-specific technical data
In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).
Capacity
- Maximum loading capacity (PWM IC)
-
512×256 pixels
- Maximum loading capacity (Common IC)
-
384×256 pixels
Network
- Ethernet
-
Gigabit Ethernet ports (Port1, Port2) on the high-density connector
Interfaces
- Parallel RGB data
-
Up to 32 groups
- Serial data
-
64 groups (expandable to 128 groups)
- Connectors
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High-density connectors (JH1, JH2)
- LVDS transmission
-
Supported with dedicated firmware
Control
- Mapping
-
Cabinets display the receiving card number and Ethernet port information
- Monitoring
-
- Temperature and voltage monitoring without peripherals
- bit error detection
- status detection of dual power supplies
- Backup
-
Dual card backup and status monitoring, loop backup, dual backup of configuration parameters, dual program backup, dual backup of calibration coefficients
- Readback
-
Firmware program readback (NovaLCT V5.2.0 or later) and configuration parameter readback
Display
- Calibration
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Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration with NovaLCT and calibration platform (CalCube MiniLED V1.1.0 or later recommended)
- Individual gamma adjustment for RGB
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Requires NovaLCT V5.2.0 or later and a sending card that supports the function
- Image rotation
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Multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°)
- 3D
-
Works with a sending card that supports the 3D function
Electrical
- Input voltage
-
DC 3.3 V to 5.5 V
- Rated current
-
0.5 A
- Rated power consumption
-
2.5 W
- Certifications
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RoHS, EMC Class B
Physical
- Operating environment
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- -20°C to +70°C
- 10% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing
- Storage environment
-
- -25°C to +125°C
- 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing
- Dimensions
-
70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.0 mm
- Net weight
-
17.3 g
- Packing
-
- Antistatic bag and anti-collision foam per card
- 40 receiving cards per packing box (378.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 120.0 mm)
Sources
Source note
Capacity is recorded for common driver ICs (384×256); with PWM driver ICs the card loads 512×256.
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
Interoperability between receiving cards and controllers from different manufacturers is not assumed without official documentation.
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