MCTRL4K - High-performance LED display controller with a 4K x 2K resolution, supporting HDR, low latency, ideal for large-scale and high-quality visual applications

High-performance LED display controller with a 4K x 2K resolution, supporting HDR, low latency, ideal for large-scale and high-quality visual applications

MCTRL4K is a 4K x 2K independent controller developed by NovaStar. With a load capacity of up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz for a single unit, it can support any custom resolution within this range, thus meeting the configuration requirements of large-size LED displays.

In Multi-card mode, MCTRL4K can be used as two independent controllers, making the images of two input sources perfectly displayed on the screen. In addition, MCTRL4K supports HDR function and can work with A8s/A10s to greatly improve the image quality of the screen, presenting more vivid and clear images.

Main features

• 1 x DP 1.2, 2 x dual-link DVI and 1 x HDMI 2.0 input connectors
• Supports 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 fiber optic outputs
• 3 video bit depths: 8, 10 and 12 bits
• Mosaic mode and multi-card when using dual-link DVI
• Supports HDR10, which can greatly improve the image quality of the screen
• Super high resolution capability with NVIDIA graphics card
• Adopt innovative architectural design to enable intelligent configuration, which can greatly reduce the time of the preparation phase
• NovaStar G4 engine to realize perfect image display without flickering and scanning lines, with excellent quality and good sense of depth
• Supports NovaStar's new generation of pixel-level calibration technology to provide a fast and efficient calibration process. Implements white balance calibration and color gamut mapping to ensure colors are faithfully reproduced
• Supports anytime display setup without a PC or with Web interface
• Easy and fast manual adjustment of display brightness
• Multiple controllers can be daisy-chained for uniform control
• Supports various video formats

User benefits

• High resolution, up to 4K x 2K
• Multiple connections (DP 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and Dual-link DVI)
• Low latency
• HDR support
• Full redundancy
• Website control
• Long-distance optical transmission

Areas of use

• Live broadcasting
• Post-production
• Concerts
• Live events
• Security monitoring
• Olympic games
• Sports centers

Technical characteristics

Inputs

• DP 1.2
• Maximum resolution: 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
• Minimum resolution: 640 x 480 @ 24 Hz
• Pixel capacity: 8,800,000 pixels
• Custom resolutions supported:
• Max. width: 7680 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
• Max. height: 1080 x 7680 @ 60 Hz
• Supports HDCP 1.3
• Supported standard resolutions:
• 1280 x 1024 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1366 x 768 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1440 x 900 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1600 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 2560 x 1600 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 3840 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 3840 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60) Hz
• HDMI 2.0
• Maximum resolution: 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
• Minimum resolution: 800 x 600 @ 30 Hz
• Pixel capacity: 8,800,000 pixels
• Custom resolutions supported:
• Max. width: 7680 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
• Max. height: 1080 x 7680 @ 60 Hz
• Supports HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2
• Supported standard resolutions:
• 1280 x 1024 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1440 x 900 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1600 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 2048 x 1536 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 2560 x 1600 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 3840 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 3840 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60) Hz
• Dual DVI-D
• Max. resolution: 3840 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
• Min. resolution: 800 x 600 @ 30 Hz
• Pixel capacity: 8,300,000 pixels
• Custom resolutions supported:
• Max. width: 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
• Max. height: 2160 x 3840 @ 60 Hz
• Supported standard resolutions:
• 1280 x 1024 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1366 x 768 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1440 x 900 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1600 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100 / 120) Hz
• 1920 x 1200 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 / 72 / 75 / 85 / 100) Hz
• 1920 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60) Hz
• 2560 x 1600 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60) Hz
• 3840 x 1080 @ (24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60) Hz
• 3840 x 2160 @ (24 / 25 / 30) Hz

Outputs

• Ethernet ports
• 16 Neutrik (NE8FBH) Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Maximum loading capacity of a single Ethernet port:
• For 8-bit input sources: 650,000 pixels
• For 10-bit / 12-bit input sources: 320,000 pixels
• Do not support audio output
• Support redundancy between Ethernet ports
• Optical ports
• 4 x 10G optical ports
• Single-mode twin-core fiber:
• Support LC optical connectors
• Wavelength: 1310 nm
• Transmission distance: 10 km
• OS1 / OS2 recommended
• Dual-mode twin-core fiber:
• Support LC optical connectors
• Wavelength: 850 nm
• Transmission distance: 300 m
• OM3 / OM4 recommended
• The maximum loading capacity of a single optical port equals to that of all the 8 Ethernet ports
• 4 OPT inputs / outputs:
• OPT1 and OPT2 are main input / output ports
• OPT1 corresponds to Ethernet ports 1 – 8 and OPT2 corresponds to Ethernet ports 9 – 16
• OPT3 and OPT4 are backup input / output ports
• OPT3 is a duplicate channel of OPT1, and OPT4 is a duplicate channel of OPT2

Control

• Ethernet: for PC connection
• USB IN: input port for cascading devices, or connecting to PC
• USB OUT: output port for cascading devices
• Genlock IN: Genlock input connector
• Genlock type: blackburst
• Input Genlock sync signal to ensure synchronization and same refresh rate between the output signals of cascaded MCTRL4K units and the external Genlock signal
• Genlock LOOP: Genlock loop output connector
• Up to 10 MCTRL4K units can be cascaded

Power

• AC 100 – 240 V_AC 50/60 Hz