MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
Official product image — source: NovaStar.
NovaStar · Receiving card
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Armor Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
High-end small receiving card supporting NovaStar's Multi-layer Grayscale Calibration and Image Booster 2.1 technologies, with HDR, pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, low latency and 3D. It uses high-density connectors and supports up to 40 groups of parallel RGB data, 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups) or 30 groups of 4-LED sub-pixel data.
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- Setup supportFor Colorlight, NovaStar and Huidu systems we do the setup by connecting remotely with AnyDesk; call us about mounting.
- Compatibility checkCompatibility with the other components is checked during configuration.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 262.1 K px
- Area
- 512×512
- Data groups
- 40
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Best suited for
- Driving a cabinet or module group of up to 512 × 512 pixels with a single card.
- Permanent installations that need temperature / voltage monitoring.
Key features (manufacturer)
- Up to 40 groups of parallel RGB data, 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups) or 30 groups of 4-LED sub-pixel data
- Maximum load capacity per card with PWM driver ICs: 512×512@60Hz for 8bit video sources, 512×384@60Hz for 10bit and 12bit video sources
- With COEX controllers and 10bit video sources (PWM driver ICs): 512×512 at 60Hz
- Multi-layer Grayscale Calibration: unique calibration coefficients for low-grayscale image parts
- Image Booster 2.1: color management (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020 and custom gamuts), precise grayscale and 22bit+ (grayscale improved 64 times); effects depend on driver IC
- HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086) and HLG
- Low latency: 1 frame on the receiving card end, only with modules whose driver IC has built-in RAM
- Loop backup, dual card backup, and dual backup of NCP file, configuration parameters and firmware program
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 262,144 px.
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- HDR
- Pixel calibration
- Mapping
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 262,144 px
- Official loading area
- 512 × 512 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
- Data groups
- 40
- HUB interface
- High-density connectors ×2 (JH1, JH2)
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT, SmartLCT
Physical
- Dimensions
- 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.3 mm
- Weight
- 17.5 g
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +70°C
- Input voltage
- DC 3.8 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 load capacity per card (PWM driver ICs, 8bit video sources)
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512×512@60Hz
- Maximum load capacity per card (PWM driver ICs, 10bit and 12bit video sources)
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512×384@60Hz
- With COEX controllers and 10bit video sources (PWM driver ICs)
-
512×512 at 60Hz
Network
- Ethernet
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Gigabit Ethernet ports (Port1, Port2) on the high-density connector
Interfaces
- Parallel RGB data
-
Up to 40 groups
- Serial data
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64 groups (expandable to 128 groups)
- 4-LED sub-pixel data
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30 groups
- Connectors
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High-density connectors (JH1, JH2)
Control
- Mapping
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- Mapping 1.1 (the cabinet displays the Ethernet port, receiving card and controller numbers in different colors)
- Data Group Mapping (test pattern by data group)
- Monitoring
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- Temperature and voltage monitoring without external devices
- bit error detection
- detection of Ethernet cable disconnections
- status detection of dual power supplies
- LVDS transmission
-
- Supported with dedicated firmware
- reduces the number of data cables from the hub board to module
- Backup
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Dual NCP backup, dual card backup, loop backup, dual backup of configuration parameters, dual program backup
Display
- HDR
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HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086), HLG
- Image Booster 2.1
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Color Management (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020, custom gamuts), Precise Grayscale, 22bit+ (effects depend on driver IC)
- Multi-layer Grayscale Calibration
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Works with NovaStar's high-precision calibration system to generate unique calibration coefficients for low-grayscale image parts
- Low latency
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Latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame (only when using modules with driver IC with built-in RAM)
- Image rotation
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- Multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°)
- free rotation at any angle with the dedicated MCTRL R5 controller and SmartLCT
Electrical
- Input voltage
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DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V
- Rated current
-
0.5 A
- Rated power consumption
-
2.5 W
- Anti-static protection
-
2 kV
- 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
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- -40°C to +85°C
- 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing
- Dimensions and net weight
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- 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 8.3 mm
- 17.5 g (single receiving card only)
Sources
Source note
Capacity is stated for PWM driver ICs only: 512×512 at 60 Hz for 8-bit video sources (recorded here; also for 10-bit sources with COEX controllers) and 512×384 for 10-bit and 12-bit sources.
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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