MCTRL R5
Sender / controller · MCTRL
- Capacity4.15 MP
- Outputs8 × RJ45
- Max. width3,840 px
- ModeSynchronous
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NovaStar · Receiving card
XC160-1
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XC Series Manufacturer class: Receiving Card
Small-size receiving card developed by NovaStar with Color Management, 18bit+, pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, multi-batch adjustment, low latency and 3D. It comes with DDR2 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), 192×384@60Hz (10bit and 12bit sources)
- Maximum load capacity per card with PWM driver ICs: 512×384@60Hz (8bit sources), 256×384@60Hz (10bit and 12bit sources)
- DDR2 connectors; 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+
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration, quick adjustment of dark or bright lines, multi-batch adjustment
- Low latency down to 1 frame for PWM driver ICs; 3D; individual gamma adjustment for RGB; 90° image rotation
- Mapping 1.0, temperature and voltage monitoring, bit error detection, status detection of dual power supplies
- Dual card backup, loop backup, dual backup of configuration parameters, 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
- 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
- DDR2 connectors (200 pins)
Connectivity and software
- Software / platform
- NovaLCT
Physical
- Dimensions
- 67.6 mm × 35.0 mm × 5.0 mm
- Weight
- 7.2 g
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +70°C
- Input voltage
- DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V
- Power consumption
- 3.0 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)
- 192×384@60Hz (10bit and 12bit video sources)
- Maximum load capacity per card, PWM driver ICs
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- 512×384@60Hz (8bit video sources)
- 256×384@60Hz (10bit and 12bit video sources)
- 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 the DDR2 connector pins
Interfaces
- Connectors
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DDR2 connectors (pins 1-200 in the pin tables)
- Extended function pins
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Dual power supply detection, LCD signals, dual card backup signals, reserved serial port output and external voltage detection (RFU1-RFU12)
Control
- Smart module
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Supported (dedicated firmware required)
- Mapping 1.0
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Cabinets display the receiving card number and Ethernet port information
- Monitoring
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- Receiving card temperature and voltage monitored without external devices
- bit error detection
- status detection of dual power supplies
- Backup
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Dual card backup and status monitoring, loop backup, dual backup of configuration parameters, 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 the LED display grayscale by 4 times
- Low latency
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- For PWM driver ICs, latency on the receiving card end can be reduced to 1 frame
- DCLK continuous PWM driver ICs require customized firmware
- Image rotation
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Multiples of 90° (0°/90°/180°/270°)
Electrical
- Input voltage
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DC 3.8 V to 5.5 V
- Rated current
-
0.6 A
- Rated power consumption
-
3.0 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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67.6 mm × 35.0 mm × 5.0 mm
- Board thickness
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- Board not greater than 1.3 mm
- total thickness not greater than 5.5 mm
- Net weight
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7.2 g (weight of a single receiving card only)
- Certifications
-
RoHS
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 width is halved (192×384 or 256×384).
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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