NovaStar CX80 Pro - LED Display Controller with 8K Loading Capacity

The CX80 Pro is a flagship 8K LED display controller in the brand-new control system COEX series of NovaStar video controllers. This controller offers rich video input connectors (HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0, DP 1.4 and 12G-SDI) and supports 5Gbps output via Ethernet port and 40Gbps remote transmission via optical port. The Novastar CX80 Pro can also work with the brand-new software VMP (Vision Management Platform) to provide a better operation and control experience.

Based on modular design, the CX80 Pro uses pluggable cards that can be easily replaced and maintained. Besides, the CX80 Pro comes with a 5.5-inch touch LCD, making user operation and control much easier.

Features

• Image scaling: Support 3 image scaling modes: custom, pixel to pixel, and snap to canvas
• Color Replacement: Support free replacement of any color on the image without affecting the performance of other colors.
• 14Ch Color Correction: Support precise adjustment to hue, saturation and brightness of black, white and the 12 derived standard colors of the red, green and blue primary colors.
• Curves: Support adjustment to the image RGBW mapping curves.
• 3D LUT: The 17x17x17 3D LUT .cube files are supported to adjust the video source colors.
• Dynamic Booster: Real-time analysis and dynamic adjustment are made to each frame to significantly improve the display contrast and image details for better visual experience
• Full Grayscale Calibration: Work with NovaStar's high-precision calibration system and the C3200 scientific grade camera
• HDR: Support HDR10 and comply with the SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086 standards.
• Latency: Support low latency and the controller load capacity is not reduced.
• Frame Rate Adaptive: The controller can be adaptive to various video input frame rates, including decimal frame rates.
• Two working modes: Support the All-In-One Controller and Send-Only Controller working modes.
• Display system monitoring: Support monitoring of the device status and screen status.

Specifications

Inputs (Input Card 1)

• 1x HDMI 2.1
  • Resolutions: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz) only
  • HDR Support:
    • HDR10 and comply with the SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086 standards.
    • Support HLG.
  • EDID management:
    • Support standard resolutions: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz).
    • Do not support custom input resolutions.
  • HDCP: HDCP 2.3 compliant, backwards compatible
  • Interlaced signal inputs: Not supported
• 1x DP 1.4
  • Resolutions: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz) only
  • HDR Support:
    • HDR10 and comply with the SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086 standards.
    • Support HLG.
  • EDID management:
    • Support standard resolutions: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz).
    • Do not support custom input resolutions.
  • HDCP: HDCP 2.2 compliant, backwards compatible
  • Interlaced signal inputs: Not supported
• 4x 12G-SDI
  • Standards
    • Support ST-2082 (12G), ST-2081 (6G), ST-424 (3G) and ST-292 (HD) standard video inputs.
    • Support 3G-Level A/Level B (DS mode).
  • Resolutions: Max resolution of 4096x2160@60Hz
  • Frame rates: Support frame rates up to 60 Hz.
  • Mosaic: SDI input sources support input mosaic.
  • Interlaced signal inputs: Not supported
  • Others: Belden 12G SDI standard cables are recommended. Cables up to 50 meters are supported.

Inputs (Input Card 2)

• 4x HDMI 2.0
  • Resolutions:
    • Max resolution: 4096x2160@60Hz (Forced)
    • Min resolution: 800x600@60Hz
  • Max width/height (Forced):
    • Max width: 8192 pixels (8192x1080@60Hz)
    • Max height: 8192 pixels (1080x8192@60Hz)
  • Frame rates 23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 47.95 / 48 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 / 71.93 / 72 / 75 / 100 / 119.88 / 120 / 143.86 / 144 / 240 Hz
  • HDR Support:
    • HDR10 and comply with the SMPTE ST 2084 and SMPTE ST 2086 standards.
    • Support HLG.
  • EDID management:
    • Support standard resolutions, up to 3840x2160@60Hz.
    • Support custom input resolutions.
  • HDCP: HDCP 2.2 compliant, backwards compatible
  • Interlaced signal inputs: Not supported
• 4x 12G-SDI
  • They are the same as the 12G-SDI connectors of the input card 1 above.

Output Connectors

• 16x 5Gbps Ethernet Ports (1 to 16)
  • Max device load capacity: 35,389,440 pixels
  • Max output width and height
    • Send-Only Controller mode: max width 32,768 pixels, max height 32,768 pixels
    • All-In-One Controller mode: max width 16,384 pixels, max height 16,384pixels
  • The maximum load capacity per port is as follows. For details, see the Ethernet Port Load Capacity section.
    • 8bit@60Hz: 2,592,000 pixels
    • 10bit@60Hz: 2,073,000 pixels
    • 12bit@60Hz: 1,728,000 pixels
• 2x 40Gbps Optical Ports (1 to 2)
  • The maximum load capacity per optical port equals to that of 8x 5Gbps Ethernet ports.
    • 1 corresponds to Ethernet ports 1~8.
    • 2 corresponds to Ethernet ports 9~16.
• 1x SPDIF OUT
  • A digital audio output (Reserved)

Control Connectors

• 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
  • Support TCP/IP protocol and star topology.
  • They have the same functions without priority and order, and can be connected to VMP software. No switch or router is needed to deploy multiple devices on the same LAN via device cascading as the network switching function is already built in. Up to 20 CX80 Pro devices can be cascaded.
• 1x GENLOCK
  • A pair of Genlock signal connectors. Support Bi-Level and Tri-Level.
    • IN: Accept the sync signal.
    • LOOP: Loop the sync signal.
  • For standard Genlock signal generators, up to 20 CX80 Pro devices can be cascaded.
• 1x Auxilary
  • An auxiliary port that connects to the central control device (RS232) (Reserved)

Video Source Specifications (Input 1)

• HDMI 2.1
  • 8-Bit
    • RGB4:4:4: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:4:4: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz)
  • 10-Bit/12-Bit
    • RGB4:4:4: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:4:4: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 7680x4320@(60/50/48/30/25/24Hz)
• DP 1.4
  • 8-Bit/10-Bit
    • RGB4:4:4: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:4:4: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
  • 12-Bit
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 7680x4320@(30/25/24Hz)
• 12G-SDI
  • 10-Bit
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 4096x2160@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x4320@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)

Video Source Specifications (Input 2)

• HDMI 2.0
  • 8-Bit
    • RGB4:4:4: 4096x2160@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x4320@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)
    • YCbCr4:4:4: 4096x2160@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x4320@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 4096x2160@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x4320@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)
  • 10-Bit/12-Bit
    • RGB4:4:4: 4096x1080@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x2160@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)
    • YCbCr4:4:4: 4096x1080@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x2160@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)
• 12G-SDI
  • 10-Bit
    • YCbCr4:2:2: 4096x2160@60Hz (Max connector capacity), 8192x4320@60Hz (Max mosaic capacity)

Ethernet Port Load Capacity

• 8-Bit
  • 24 Hz: 6,480,000 pixels
  • 25 Hz: 6,220,800 pixels
  • 30 Hz: 5,184,000 pixels
  • 50 Hz: 3,110,400 pixels
  • 60 Hz: 2,592,000 pixels
  • 120 Hz: 1,296,000 pixels
  • 144 Hz: 1,080,864 pixels
  • 240 Hz: 648,000 pixels
• 10-Bit
  • 24 Hz: 5,182,500 pixels
  • 25 Hz: 4,975,200 pixels
  • 30 Hz: 4,146,000 pixels
  • 50 Hz: 2,487,600 pixels
  • 60 Hz: 2,073,000 pixels
  • 120 Hz: 1,036,500 pixels
  • 144 Hz: 864,441 pixels
  • 240 Hz: 518,250 pixels
• 12-Bit
  • 24 Hz: 4,320,000 pixels
  • 25 Hz: 4,147,200 pixels
  • 30 Hz: 3,456,000 pixels
  • 50 Hz: 2,073,600 pixels
  • 60 Hz: 1,728,000 pixels
  • 120 Hz: 864,000 pixels
  • 144 Hz: 720,576 pixels
  • 240 Hz: 432,000 pixels

Physical

• Electrical Specifications
  • Power Supply: AC 100-240V~, 50/60Hz, 1.5A
  • Power Consumption: 170 W
• Operating Environment
  • Temperature: -10ºC to +45ºC
  • Humidity: 0% RH to 80% RH, non-condensing
• Storage Environment
  • Temperature: -30ºC to +80ºC
  • Humidity: 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing
• Physical Specifications
  • Dimensions: 482.6 mm x 95.1 mm x 528 mm
  • Net Weight: 10.5 kg
  • Gross Weight: 12.5 kg
• Packing Information
  • Packing box: 660.0 mm x 570.0 mm x 210.0 mm, kraft paper box
  • Accessory box: 408.0 mm x 290.0 mm x 50.0 mm, white cardboard box
  • Accessories (Input Card 1): 1x Power cord, 1x Ethernet cable, 1x HDMI cable, 1x DP 1.4 cable, 1x Certificate of Approval
  • Accessories (Input Card 2): 1x Power cord, 1x Ethernet cable, 1x HDMI cable, 1x Certificate of Approval
• IP Rating: IP20
• Noise Level: 45 dB (A)