MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
Official product image — source: NovaStar.
NovaStar · Receiving card
MRV532
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MRV Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
The MRV532 is a NovaStar receiving card with 10 standard HUB320F connectors, supporting up to 40 groups of RGB real pixel data. With 8bit video sources its maximum load capacity per card is 512×384@60Hz for common driver ICs and 512×512@60Hz for PWM driver ICs; it also supports HDR and module flash management.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 196.6 K px
- Area
- 512×384
- Data groups
- 40
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Best suited for
- Driving a cabinet or module group of up to 512 × 384 pixels with a single card.
- Permanent installations that need temperature / voltage monitoring.
Key features (manufacturer)
- Maximum load capacity per card (8bit video sources): 512×384@60Hz common driver ICs, 512×512@60Hz PWM driver ICs
- 10 standard HUB320F connectors; up to 40 groups of RGB real pixel data, 40 groups of 3-LED or 30 groups of 4-LED dynamic sub-pixel data
- HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086) and HLG
- Color Management (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020 and custom gamuts) and 18bit+
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, multi-batch adjustment, quick adjustment of dark or bright lines
- Low latency down to 1 frame, 3D, 90° image rotation and free image rotation (with MCTRL R5 and SmartLCT)
- Smart module support, module flash management, Mapping 1.1, temperature and voltage monitoring
- Loop backup, dual NCP backup, dual backup of configuration parameters and 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 196,608 px.
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- HDR
- Pixel calibration
- Mapping
- Monitoring (temperature / voltage)
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 196,608 px
- Official loading area
- 512 × 384 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
- Data groups
- 40
- HUB interface
- HUB320F ×10
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT, SmartLCT
Physical
- Dimensions
- 146.0 mm × 91.5 mm × 19.3 mm
- Weight
- 99.5 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, common driver ICs, 8bit video sources
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512×384@60Hz per card
- Maximum load capacity, common driver ICs, 10bit and 12bit video sources
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256×256@60Hz per card
- Maximum load capacity, PWM driver ICs, 8bit video sources
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512×512@60Hz per card
- Maximum load capacity, PWM driver ICs, 10bit and 12bit video sources
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512×256@60Hz per card
- Data groups
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Up to 40 groups of RGB real pixel data, 40 groups of 3-LED dynamic sub-pixel data, or 30 groups of 4-LED dynamic sub-pixel data
- Line decoding
-
- Only supports signals A, B, and C
- does not support signals D and E
Network
- Gigabit Ethernet ports
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- Connect to the sending card, and cascade other receiving cards.
- Each connector can be used as input or output.
- Loop backup
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The receiving card and controller form a loop via the primary and backup line connections
Interfaces
- HUB320F connectors
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- 10 standard HUB320F connectors (26-pin)
- connect to the module
- Power connector
-
- Connect to the input power.
- Either of the connectors can be chosen.
- 5-pin LCD connector
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Connect to the LCD
Control
- Smart Module (dedicated firmware required)
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Module ID management, storage of calibration coefficients and module parameters, monitoring of module temperature, voltage and flat cable communication status, LED error detection
- Module flash functions
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- Calibration coefficient management
- automatic module calibration
- module auto light-up (dedicated firmware required)
- module flash management
- one-click to apply calibration coefficients in module flash
- Mapping 1.1
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Cabinets can display the controller number, receiving card number, and Ethernet port information
- Monitoring
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- Real-time temperature and voltage monitoring without external devices
- bit error detection
- cabinet LCD
Display
- HDR
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- HDR10, complying with SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086
- HLG
- Color Management
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Standard (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 / Rec.2020) and custom color gamuts
- 18bit+
-
Improves the LED display grayscale by 4 times
- Low Latency
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Latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame (only with modules with driver IC with built-in RAM)
- Image rotation
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- 90° rotation (0°/90°/180°/270°)
- free rotation at any angle with the dedicated MCTRL R5 controller and SmartLCT
- Calibration and adjustment
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- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration
- quick adjustment of dark or bright lines
- multi-batch adjustment
- individual Gamma adjustment for RGB
- 3D
Electrical
- Input voltage / rated current / rated power consumption
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DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V / 0.5 A / 2.5 W
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 (page 11)
- 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing (page 12)
- Dimensions / net weight
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146.0 mm × 91.5 mm × 19.3 mm / 99.5 g (weight of a single receiving card only)
Sources
Source note
Capacity is recorded for common driver ICs with 8-bit video sources (512×384@60Hz); PWM driver ICs reach 512×512@60Hz. With 10-bit and 12-bit sources the figures are 256×256 (common) and 512×256 (PWM).
- MRV532 Receiving Card Specifications
- MRV receiving cards
- MRV532 Specifications V1.2.0
- Official product image — MRV532 (MRV532 Specifications V1.1.2)
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
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