NovaStar KU20 LED Display Controller

NovaStar KU20 LED Display Controller Description

The NovaStar KU20 is an affordable LED display controller from the new-generation COEX series. Featuring 1 HDMI input, 6 Ethernet outputs, and 1 optical output, the KU20 integrates seamlessly with the VMP (Vision Management Platform) software for enhanced operation and control. It supports full grayscale calibration, pixel-level brightness, chroma calibration, and ultra-low latency (less than 1 ms), ensuring high-quality performance without sacrificing capacity. An optional video delay of up to 2 frames can be configured at the sending card.

Product Features:
Inputs and Outputs
· HDMI input
1x HDMI 1.3 input (with loop through)
· 10-bit and 8-bit video inputs
· Ethernet outputs
6x Ethernet ports, load capacity up to 3.9 million pixels
· Optical output
1x 10G optical output
Advanced Features
· Image scaling
Support 2 image scaling modes: custom and pixel to pixel.
· Full Grayscale Calibration
Work with NovaStar’ s high-precision calibration system and the C3200 scientific grade camera to generate unique calibration coefficients for each grayscale, ensuring uniformity of each grayscale and dramatically improving the image quality.
· Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration
Work with NovaStar’s high-precision calibration system to calibrate the brightness and chroma of each pixel, effectively eliminating differences and enabling high consistency for both brightness and chroma.
· Latency
− Support low latency. The latency at the controller is 0 frame (less than 1 ms) and the load capacity is not reduced.
− Support additional latency. Zero to two frames of latency can be added at the controller.
· No rectangle restriction
No rectangle restriction for irregular screens.
When calculating resolutions, blank pixels do not count towards the total capacity. The used load capacity of Ethernet ports is the sum of the resolutions of all cabinets.
· Frame Rate Adaptive
The controller is adaptive to various video input frame rates, including decimal frame rates. Custom frame rates are also supported and the step size of fine tuning frame rate is as small as 0.01 Hz.
· Display system monitoring
Support monitoring of the device status and screen status. Any fault and alarm information can be reported actively.
· Two working modes
Support the All-In-One Controller and Send-Only
Controller working modes. In the All-In-One
Controller mode, the layer and scaling functions are available.
Device Controls
· VMP software control
The device can be connected to the VMP software to provide easy and convenient operations and smart device management.
· Support the SNMP and Art-Net protocols.
· Cascading control via Ethernet
The Gigabit Ethernet control ports support
TCP/IP protocol and star topology. 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.
Function Limitations:
· The Frame Rate Adaptive function can be achieved when the KU20 works with the A10s Pro receiving card.
Currently supported driver ICs include ICND2055, ICND2065, MBI5253A, MBI5253B, MBI5754B, MBI5264 and
CFD555. In addition, the .ncp file generated by the Cabinet Tool from NovaStar must be used.
· The Full Grayscale Calibration function can be achieved when the KU20 works with the A10s Pro receiving card.
· To enable low latency, make sure all Ethernet ports load the cabinets vertically and share the same Y coordinate.