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NovaStar · Video processor
MX40 Pro
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COEX MX Manufacturer class: LED Display Controller
Flagship all-in-one LED display controller of NovaStar's COEX control system series with 20 Ethernet ports. It integrates video processing and video control in one box, with HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2 and 12G-SDI inputs, 20 Ethernet output ports and 4 10G optical ports, and works with the VMP (Vision Management Platform) software.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 9 MP
- Outputs
- 20 × RJ45
- Max. width
- 16,384 px
- Mode
- Synchronous
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Best suited for
- Synchronous installations where a PC or live HDMI/DVI source is shown one-to-one on the display.
- Displays with a total load of up to 9,000,000 px (20 Ethernet outputs).
Key features (manufacturer)
- Inputs: 3x HDMI 2.0 (with loop through), 1x DP 1.2, 1x 12G-SDI (with loop through); 12-bit, 10-bit and 8-bit video inputs
- 20x Gigabit Ethernet output ports with a device load capacity of up to 9 million pixels; hot backup between Ethernet ports
- 4x 10G optical ports with selectable 20-port mode and 40-port mode
- Maximum load per Ethernet port at 8bit@60Hz: 659,722 pixels; maximum output width/height 16,384 pixels
- 4 independent layers (up to 4x 4K) with four scaling modes
- HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 / ST 2086) and HLG; 3D with 3D emitter and 3D glasses
- Frame rate adaptive from 23.98 Hz to 480 Hz; frame multiplication up to 480 Hz; minimum processing latency of 0 frames (less than 1 ms)
- Control through VMP software, SNMP, Art-Net and central control protocols; Genlock input with loop through
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- Total capacity
- 9,000,000 px
- Per port
- 659,722 px
- Max. width × height
- 16,384 × 16,384 px
- Operating mode
- Synchronous
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- LAN
- HDR
- Pixel calibration
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 9,000,000 px
- Maximum width
- 16,384 px
- Maximum height
- 16,384 px
- Ethernet outputs
- 20
- Capacity per port
- 659,722 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
Inputs and playback
- HDMI inputs
- 3
- HDMI outputs
- 3
- Input interfaces
- HDMI 2.0 ×3, DP 1.2 ×1, 12G-SDI ×1
- Color depth
- 12 bit
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- VMP, Cabinet Tool, CC3
Physical
- Dimensions
- 482.6 mm × 94.2 mm × 467.0 mm (foot pad included)
- Weight
- 7.5 kg
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +45°C
- Input voltage
- 100-240V~, 50/60Hz
- Power consumption
- 95 W
Manufacturer-specific technical data
In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).
Capacity
- Max device load capacity
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9 million pixels
- Max output width/height
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16,384 pixels
- Max load capacity per Ethernet port (output connector table)
- Max load capacity per Ethernet port, 8bit (pixels)
- Max load capacity per Ethernet port, 10bit, with A10s Pro\A8s Pro and their derivative receiving cards (pixels)
- Max load capacity per Ethernet port, 12bit (all cards) and 10bit with other Armor series receiving cards (pixels)
Inputs
- HDMI 2.0 inputs
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- 3 (HDMI 2.0-1 IN, HDMI 2.0-2 IN, HDMI 2.0-3 IN), each with loop through. Max resolution: 4096×2160@60Hz/8192×1080@60Hz (Forced)
- min resolution 800×600@60Hz
- HDR10 and HLG
- HDCP 2.2 compliant, backwards compatible with HDCP 1.4/HDCP 1.3
- HDMI 2.0 max width/height (Forced)
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HDMI 2.0-1: max width 8192 pixels (8192×1080@60Hz), max height 8192 pixels (1080×8192@60Hz). HDMI 2.0-2 and HDMI 2.0-3: max width 8192 pixels (8192×1080@60Hz), max height 7680 pixels (1080×7680@60Hz)
- DP 1.2 input
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- 1. Max resolution 4096×2160@60Hz/8192×1080@60Hz (Forced)
- min resolution 800×600@60Hz
- max width 8192 pixels, max height 8192 pixels
- HDCP 1.3 compliant
- 12G-SDI input
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- 1, with loop through. ST-2082 (12G), ST-2081 (6G), ST-424 (3G) and ST-292 (HD)
- 3G-Level A. Max resolution 4096×2160@60Hz
- min resolution 720×480i@59.94Hz
- interlaced 1080i/576i/480i supported
- Input frame rates (HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2)
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- 23.98
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- 59.94
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- 71.93
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- 119.88
- 120
- 143.86
- 144
- 240
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- Input bit depth
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12-bit, 10-bit and 8-bit video inputs
Outputs
- Ethernet outputs
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- 1-20 20 Gigabit Ethernet output ports.
- Support hot backup between Ethernet ports
- Optical outputs
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- OPT 1-4 4 10G optical output ports with a transmission rate of 10.3125 Gbps
- output mode selectable between 20-port mode and 40-port mode. The product doesn't include an optical module by default
- Optical 20-port mode
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- OPT 1 transmits the data of Ethernet ports 1 to 10, OPT 3 is the copy channel of OPT 1
- OPT 2 transmits the data of Ethernet ports 11 to 20, OPT 4 is the copy channel of OPT 2. Priority: OPT 1/2 > OPT 3/4 > Ethernet ports 1-20
- Optical 40-port mode
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- OPT 1 Ethernet ports 1 to 10
- OPT 2 ports 11 to 20
- OPT 3 ports 21 to 30
- OPT 4 ports 31 to 40. When Ethernet port backup is enabled in 40-port mode, the first 20 Ethernet ports are backed up by the last 20 Ethernet ports
- Loop through and audio
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- HDMI 2.0-1 LOOP ×1, HDMI 2.0-2 LOOP ×1, HDMI 2.0-3 LOOP ×1, 12G-SDI LOOP ×1 (up to 8 devices can be cabled in one loop)
- SPDIF OUT ×1 digital audio output
Network
- Supported receiving card models
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A10s Pro and its series, A8s Pro and its series, A8s and its series, A8s-N, A7s Plus, A5s Plus, B6s
Control
- Ethernet control ports
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- 2 Gigabit Ethernet control ports
- TCP/IP protocol and star connection
- built-in network switching
- up to 20 MX40 Pro can be cascaded
- Genlock / AUX
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GENLOCK ×1: a pair of connectors (IN, LOOP), Bi-Level, Tri-Level and Blackburst, 23.98 Hz to 60 Hz. AUX ×1: for central control devices (RS232)
Display
- Layers
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- 4 independent layers
- up to 4x 4K layers, layer priority adjustment in Z order
- HDR
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HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086) and HLG
- Frame rate adaptive / frame multiplication
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- Adapts to video inputs with frame rates from 23.98 Hz to 480 Hz
- frequency multiplication supports high frame rates of up to 480 Hz
Electrical
- Power input / max power consumption
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- 100-240V~, 50/60Hz
- 95 W
Physical
- Dimensions / weight / environment
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- 482.6 mm × 94.2 mm × 467.0 mm (foot pad included)
- net weight 7.5 kg
- operating -20°C to +45°C, 0% RH to 80% RH, non-condensing
- storage -30°C to +80°C, 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing
Sources
Source note
Per-port capacity is recorded for 8-bit input at 60 Hz; at 10-bit and 12-bit it is 329,861 pixels, or about 494,790 at 10-bit with A10s Pro or A8s Pro receiving cards. The four 10G optical ports need optical modules that are not included by default.
- MX40 Pro LED Display Controller Specifications
- MX40 Pro LED Display Controller Specifications
- MX40 Pro
- MX40 Pro Specifications V1.5.1
- Official product image — MX40 Pro (MX40 Pro Specifications V1.5.0)
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
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