MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
Official product image — source: NovaStar.
NovaStar · Receiving card
A8s
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Armor Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
High-end full-featured small receiving card with NovaStar Image Booster technology, which calibrates the color gamut and grayscale of the screen and improves grayscale by 64 times. It uses high-density connectors and supports up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128).
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- Setup supportFor Colorlight, NovaStar and Huidu systems we do the setup by connecting remotely with AnyDesk; call us about mounting.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 147.5 K px
- Area
- 384×384
- Data groups
- 32
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Best suited for
- Driving a cabinet or module group of up to 384 × 384 pixels with a single card.
- Permanent installations that need temperature / voltage monitoring.
Key features (manufacturer)
- Up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
- Maximum resolution per card: 384×384@60Hz with common driver ICs, 512×384@60Hz with PWM driver ICs
- Image Booster: color management, precise grayscale (65,536 levels, 16bit) and 22bit+ (grayscale improved 64 times); effects depend on the driver IC
- HDR10 and HLG supported when working with a sending card that supports HDR
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration with NovaStar's high-precision calibration system
- Low latency: for PWM driver ICs, video source latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame
- Image rotation in 90° increments; rotation at any angle with SmartLCT and the MCTRL R5 controller
- Loop backup, dual card backup, and dual backup of configuration parameters, firmware program and calibration coefficients
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 147,456 px.
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- HDR
- Pixel calibration
- Mapping
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 147,456 px
- Official loading area
- 384 × 384 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
- Data groups
- 32
- HUB interface
- High-density connectors ×2 (JH1, JH2)
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT, SmartLCT
Physical
- Dimensions
- 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.2 mm
- Weight
- 17.3 g
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +70°C
- Input voltage
- DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V
- Power consumption
- 3.0 W
Manufacturer-specific technical data
In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).
Capacity
- Maximum resolution (common driver ICs)
-
384×384@60Hz
- Maximum resolution (PWM driver ICs)
-
512×384@60Hz
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
-
High-density connectors (JH1, JH2)
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, loop backup, dual backup of configuration parameters, dual program backup, dual backup of calibration coefficients
Display
- HDR
-
HDR10 and HLG, working with a sending card that supports the HDR function
- Image Booster
-
- Color Management, Precise Grayscale (65,536 levels, 16bit), 22bit+ (grayscale ×64)
- effects depend on the driver IC
- NovaLCT V5.4.0 or later required
- Low latency
-
- For PWM driver ICs, latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame
- DCLK continuous PWM driver ICs require customized firmware
- Image rotation
-
- Multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°)
- any angle with SmartLCT and the MCTRL R5 LED display controller
- 3D
-
Works with a sending card that supports the 3D function
Electrical
- Input voltage
-
DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V
- Rated current
-
0.6 A
- Rated power consumption
-
3.0 W
- Certifications
-
RoHS, EMC Class B
Physical
- Operating temperature
-
-20°C to +70°C
- Operating humidity
-
10% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing
- Storage temperature
-
-25°C to +125°C
- Storage humidity
-
0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing
- Dimensions
-
70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.2 mm
- Net weight
-
17.3 g
- Packing
-
- Blister pack per card
- 80 receiving cards per packing box
- box 392.0 mm × 200.0 mm × 123.0 mm
Sources
Source note
Capacity is recorded for common driver ICs (384×384 at 60 Hz); with PWM driver ICs the card loads up to 512×384.
- A8s Receiving Card Specifications
- A8s Receiving Card Specifications
- A8s Specifications V2.2.3
- Official product image — A8s (A8s Specifications V2.2.3)
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
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