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MCTRL500
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MCTRL Manufacturer class: LED Display Controller
LED display controller with 1 DVI input, 1 audio input, 4 Ethernet outputs and 4 1.25G optical outputs. A single unit supports input resolutions up to 1920×1200@60Hz and is intended for rental and fixed applications.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Outputs
- 4 × RJ45
- Max. width
- 3,840 px
- Mode
- Synchronous
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Best suited for
- Synchronous installations where a PC or live HDMI/DVI source is shown one-to-one on the display.
Key features (manufacturer)
- 1x SL-DVI input (maximum resolution 1920×1200@60Hz, custom input resolutions) and 1x audio input
- 4x Gigabit Ethernet outputs, capacity per port up to 650,000 pixels
- Redundancy between Ethernet ports
- 4x 1.25G optical outputs, each corresponding to one Ethernet output (OPT1-OUT1 to OPT4-OUT4)
- 1x SL-DVI output for input monitoring
- 2x RS232 control ports (IN/OUT) for cascading multiple devices
- Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration with the calibration software
Capacity and network topology
1
2
3
4
- Per port
- 650,000 px
- Max. width × height
- 3,840 × 2,560 px
- Operating mode
- Synchronous
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- Pixel calibration
Capacity and outputs
- Maximum width
- 3,840 px
- Maximum height
- 2,560 px
- Ethernet outputs
- 4
- Capacity per port
- 650,000 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
Inputs and playback
- DVI inputs
- 1
- Input interfaces
- SL-DVI ×1
- Color depth
- 12 bit
Physical
- Dimensions
- 482.0 mm × 268.5 mm × 44.4 mm
- Weight
- 2.9 kg
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +60°C
- Input voltage
- AC 100V~240V-50/60Hz
- Power consumption
- 10 W
Manufacturer-specific technical data
In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).
Capacity
- Capacity per Ethernet port
-
Up to 650,000 pixels
- Input resolution supported by a single device
-
Up to 1920×1200@60Hz
Inputs
- DVI IN
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- 1x SL-DVI input. Maximum resolution 1920×1200@60Hz
- support custom input resolutions
- do NOT support interlaced signal input
- Max input width / height (custom resolutions)
-
- Max width 3840 pixels (3840×600@60Hz)
- max height 2560 pixels (800×2560@60Hz)
- AUDIO
-
Audio input connector
- Video source features, Single-link DVI (RGB 4:4:4)
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- 8bit max input resolution 1920×1200@60Hz
- 10bit/12bit 1440×900@60Hz
- Video source features, HDMI 1.3 (RGB 4:4:4)
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- 8bit max input resolution 1920×1200@60Hz
- 10bit/12bit 1440×900@60Hz
Outputs
- Ethernet outputs (OUT 1 to 4)
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- 4x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- support redundancy between Ethernet ports
- Optical outputs (OPT 1 to 4)
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- 4× 1.25G optical ports.
- Single-mode twin-core fiber LC optical connectors, wavelength 1310 nm, transmission distance 10 km, OS1/OS2 recommended.
- Dual-mode twin-core fiber LC optical connectors, wavelength 850 nm, transmission distance 300 m, OM3/OM4 recommended
- Optical / Ethernet port correspondence
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The four optical ports correspond to the four Ethernet ports: OPT1-OUT1, OPT2-OUT2, OPT3-OUT3, OPT4-OUT4
- DVI OUT
-
1x SL-DVI output (input monitoring)
Control
- RS232 IN / RS232 OUT
-
Input port and output port to cascade devices (2x RS232 control ports for integrated control of multiple devices)
- Front panel indicators
-
- STA (red), RUN (green), DVI (green)
- RUN breathing the Ethernet port redundancy has taken effect
Display
- Calibration
-
Pixel level brightness and chroma calibration (with the calibration software)
Electrical
- Input voltage
-
AC 100V~240V-50/60Hz
- Rated power consumption
-
10 W
Physical
- Dimensions
-
482.0 mm × 268.5 mm × 44.4 mm
- Net weight
-
2.9 kg (weight of a single device only)
- Operating environment
-
- -20°C to +60°C
- 10% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing
- Packing
-
- Packing box 560 mm × 405 mm × 180 mm
- carrying case 545 mm × 375 mm × 145 mm
- accessories 1x power cord, 1x USB cable, 1x DVI cable
Sources
Source note
The document states a capacity of up to 650,000 pixels per Ethernet port and a maximum input resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz, but no total loading capacity. The four 1.25G optical ports mirror the four Ethernet outputs one to one.
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
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