MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
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NovaStar · Receiving card
AT20
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AT Series Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
General small receiving card developed by NovaStar. A single AT20 loads up to 256×256 pixels and uses high-density connectors, supporting up to 24 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups).
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 65.5 K px
- Area
- 256×256
- Data groups
- 24
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Best suited for
- Driving a cabinet or module group of up to 256 × 256 pixels with a single card.
- Permanent installations that need temperature / voltage monitoring.
Key features (manufacturer)
- Loads up to 256×256 pixels per card
- Up to 24 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
- High-density connectors for communication, limiting the effects of dust and vibration
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration with NovaLCT and NovaCLB
- Quick adjustment of dark or bright lines, 3D function, individual Gamma adjustment for RGB, image rotation in 90° increments
- Mapping function, temperature and voltage monitoring, bit error rate monitoring, cabinet LCD
- Loop backup, dual card backup, dual power supply status detection, dual backup of configuration parameters and application program
- EMC Class B compliant hardware design; 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 9.0 mm, 17.2 g
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 65,536 px.
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- Pixel calibration
- Mapping
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 65,536 px
- Official loading area
- 256 × 256 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
- Data groups
- 24
- HUB interface
- High-density connectors ×2 (JH1, JH2)
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT, NovaCLB
Physical
- Dimensions
- 70.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 9.0 mm
- Weight
- 17.2 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
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256 × 256 pixels
- Parallel RGB data groups
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Up to 24 groups of parallel RGB data
- Serial data groups
-
64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
Network
- Ethernet ports
-
2 Gigabit Ethernet ports (Port1, Port2) on connector JH2
Interfaces
- Connectors
-
High-density connectors JH1 and JH2 (84 pins each in the pin tables)
Control
- Smart module
-
Supported (dedicated firmware required): module ID management, calibration coefficient storage, module temperature/voltage/flat cable status monitoring, LED error detection
- LVDS transmission
-
Supported (dedicated firmware required)
- Monitoring
-
- Receiving card temperature and voltage monitored without peripherals
- bit error rate monitoring (NovaLCT V5.2.0 or later)
- Backup
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Dual card backup, loop backup, dual power supply status detection, dual backup of configuration parameters and application program
Display
- Calibration
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Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration (with NovaLCT and NovaCLB)
- 3D function
-
Supports 3D image output when working with a sending card that supports 3D
- Individual Gamma adjustment for RGB
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Supported with NovaLCT V5.2.0 or later and a sending card that supports this function
- Image rotation
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Multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°)
Electrical
- Input voltage
-
DC 3.3 V to 5.5 V
- Rated current
-
0.5 A
- Rated power consumption
-
2.5 W
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 × 9.0 mm
- Board thickness
-
- Board not greater than 2.0 mm
- total thickness not greater than 9.5 mm
- Net weight
-
17.2 g
- Packing
-
- Antistatic bag and anti-collision foam per card
- 40 receiving cards per box
- box 378.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 120.0 mm
- Certifications
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RoHS, EMC Class B
Sources
Source note
Smart module support and LVDS transmission require dedicated firmware.
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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