MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
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NovaStar · Receiving card
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B Series Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
High-end small receiving card developed by NovaStar, mainly used for transparent screens and LED strip screens. It uses high-density connectors and supports up to 32 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
- 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)
- Maximum load capacity per card with common driver ICs: 384×384@60Hz (8bit sources), 384×192@60Hz (10bit and 12bit sources)
- Maximum load capacity per card with PWM driver ICs: 512×384@60Hz (8bit sources), 512×192@60Hz (10bit and 12bit sources)
- Up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data or 64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
- Color Management with standard (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020) and custom color gamuts; 18bit+
- HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086) and HLG
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, quick adjustment of dark or bright lines, multi-batch adjustment
- Low latency (down to 1 frame with driver ICs with built-in RAM), 3D, 90° image rotation and free image rotation (with MCTRL R5 and SmartLCT)
- Mapping 2.0, temperature and voltage monitoring, dual card backup, loop backup, dual program backup
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, VMP
Physical
- Dimensions
- 72.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 8.3 mm
- Weight
- 13.2 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, common driver ICs
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- 384×384@60Hz (8bit video sources)
- 384×192@60Hz (10bit and 12bit video sources)
- Maximum load capacity per card, PWM driver ICs
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- 512×384@60Hz (8bit video sources)
- 512×192@60Hz (10bit and 12bit video sources)
- With COEX controllers and 10bit video sources
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- PWM driver ICs 512×384@60Hz
- common driver ICs 384×384@60Hz
- Parallel RGB data groups
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Up to 32 groups of parallel RGB data
- Serial data groups
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64 groups of serial data (expandable to 128 groups of serial data)
Network
- Ethernet ports
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2 Gigabit Ethernet ports (Port1, Port2) on connector JH2
Interfaces
- Connectors
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High-density connectors JH1 and JH2 (84 pins each in the pin tables)
Control
- Mapping 2.0
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- Shows controller, port and receiving card numbers
- cabinet resolution mapping supports a minimum of 20×36 pixels
- Monitoring
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- Receiving card temperature and voltage monitored without external devices
- bit error detection
- detection of Ethernet cable disconnections
- Smart module
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Supported (dedicated firmware required)
- Backup
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Dual NCP backup, dual card backup and status monitoring, loop backup, dual program backup
Display
- Color Management
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Standard (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020) and custom color gamuts
- 18bit+
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- Improves LED display grayscale by 4 times
- universal reset ICs do not support 18bit
- HDR
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HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086) and HLG
- Low latency
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Video source latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame (only with driver ICs 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
Physical
- Operating temperature
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-20°C to +70°C
- Operating humidity
-
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
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72.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 8.3 mm
- Net weight
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13.2 g (weight of a single receiving card only)
- Certifications
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RoHS, EMC Class B
Sources
Source note
Capacity is recorded for common driver ICs with 8-bit sources (384×384 at 60 Hz); with PWM driver ICs the card loads up to 512×384. With 10-bit or 12-bit sources the height is halved (384×192 or 512×192).
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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