Falcon Pixel Controller Specifications

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1		Controller Specifications							Rev 3.0 Jul 2023
2		http://www.pixelcontroller.com/							Specifications are subject to change without notice
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4	Key Feature Summary	v5 Controllers			v4 Controllers			v3 Controllers
5		F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3

6	Outputs (built in)
7	Pixel Outputs	16	32	4			16	-	16	4
8	Pixels per output	1024	1024 (in 32 port mode)				1024	-	1024	1024
9	External fuse control outputs	2		1	-
10	Outputs (with expansion boards or receivers)
11	Pixel Outputs	32	48					48		12
12	Pixels per output (up to 32 outputs)	1024						Up to 1022 (512 Average)		1024
13	Pixels per output (over 32 outputs)	Up to 704 (680 Average)						Up to 1022 (341 Average)		1024
14	Output Refresh Rate
15	Refresh Rate (up to 680 pixels per output)	40fps						40fps
16	Refresh Rate (up to 704 pixels per output)	40fps						28fps
17	Refresh Rate (up to 1024 pixels per output)	20fps						28fps
18	Expansion boards supported	0					2	0	2	1
19	F16v4 Blue Expansion	-					Yes	-
20	F16v4 Blue Differential Expansion	-					Yes	-
21	F16v3 White Expansion	-							Yes	-
22	F16v3 White Differential Expansion	-							Yes	-
23	F4v2 Expansion	-								Yes
24	Receivers supported
25	v4/v5 SRx1 Blue SmartReceiver	Up to 24		Up to 72			Up to 48	12 in Normal mode	Up to 27	2 in Normal mode
26	v4/v5 SRx2 Blue SmartReceiver	Up to 8		Up to 36				Up to 24	Up to 9	-
27	v4/v5 SRx4 Blue SmartReceiver	Up to 4		Up to 12				-	-	-
28	v4 4-string Differential Blue SmartReceiver	Up to 24		Up to 72			Up to 48	12 in Normal mode	9 in Normal mode	2 in Normal mode
29	v3 4-string Differential White SmartReceiver	Up to 4 in Normal mode		Up to 12 in Normal mode			Up to 8 in Normal mode	Up to 39	Up to 27	Up to 6
30	v2/v3 4-string Differential Red/White Receiver NRx1-PSU Blue Receiver	4		12			Up to 8	12	Up to 9	2
31	Input
32	Onboard Ethernet Ports	2			1	2
33	Built in Wifi	Yes (no E1.31/Artnet/DDP input)						Limited (Partial configuration, no E1.31/Artnet/DDP input)
34	Wifi Hotspot/Tethering	Yes						-
35	Input pins (Triggers)	2			4					-
36	Input Features	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
37	E.131/sACN Unicast (Ethernet)	192 Universes						96 Universes		73 Universes
38	E.131/sACN Multicast (Ethernet)	192 Universes						96 Universes		73 Universes
39	Artnet (Ethernet)	192 Universes						96 Universes		73 Universes
40	Maximum Universes (512 channels/Universe)	192 Universes						96 Universes		73 Universes
41	DDP	Yes
42	ZCPP	Yes
43	Maximum Channels	98,304						49,152		37,376
44	Output Features	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
45	Max pixels per board	32,768						16,320		12,288
46	Receiver outputs	4		12			2	1 (only if not using RS-485 below)		-
47	DMX (RS-485)	1 RJ45 Universe/Output						4 Universes/Outputs across 3 RJ45		1 RJ45 Universe/Output
48	Renard (RS-485)	1 RJ45 Universe/Output
49	Pixelnet (RS-485)	-
50	Pixel Protocols	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
51	Number of different prococols supported simultaneously	1 per group of 16 Pixel outputs						1 per Pixel output
52	WS2801 / WS2803	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes
53	WS2811 / WS2812 / TM1804 / TM1803 / TM1809 / TM1812 / SM16715 / INK1003 / UCS1903	Yes
54	TLS3001 / TLS3002 / CY3005	Yes		-			Yes
55	LPD6803 / D705 / LPD1101 / USC6909 / UCS6912	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes
56	UCS1903	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes
57	SM16716	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes
58	GE Color Effects	-						Yes, maximum of 64 per output
59	APA102	Yes						-	Yes
60	LX1203	Yes		-			Yes	-
61	LPD8806	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes
62	MBI6020	Yes		-
63	P981x	Yes		-
64	SK6812 RGBW pixels	Yes		-			Yes	-
65	Power	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
66	Power Inputs - Individual banks (main board)	2	4	1	1		2	-	2
67	Current capacity per bank	30A						-	30A
68	Voltage Range	5-13v DC						-	5-13v DC
69	Voltage Selection	Switch						-	Switch or Jumpers
70	Different voltages per bank	Yes		-			Yes	-	Yes	-
71	Fused outputs (type)	E-Fuse			Mini-ATO blade				Mini-ATO blade
72	Fused outputs (amps)	5A			5A			-	5A
73	Output reporting (Fuse Status, Current Draw)	Yes			-
74	Fuse On/Off Control	Yes			-
75	Pixel output connection type	Plugable Screw						-	Plugable Screw
76	Power input connection type	Plugable Screw						-	Screw
77	Power input connection max wire gauge	10 AWG						-	10 AWG
78	Controller power input Polarity Protection	Yes
79	Controller powered by pixel power input	Configurable			Yes		Configurable	-	Configurable
80	Controller powered by external power input	Yes (5-13V DC)			-		Yes (5-13V DC)	Yes (5V DC)	Yes (5-13V DC)	Yes (5-24V DC)
81	Features	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
82	Pixel Counting	Local and Receiver ports (with v5 Receiver)			-
83	Null/Ghost pixels (start of string)	Yes
84	Null/Ghost pixels (middle of string)	Yes
85	Null/Ghost pixels (end of string)	Yes						-
86	Reverse DMX addressing (start at end of string)	Yes
87	Zig-Zag / Maxtrix Addressing	Yes
88	Grouping (consolidate pixels to fewer DMX channels)	Yes
89	Color Order (RGB, BGR, GRB etc)	Yes, multiple orientations per pixel output
90	Color Order (WRGB, BGRW, WGRB etc)	Yes						-
91	E1.31/Artnet stats via web interface	Yes
92	Test Pattern output (RGB)	Yes Pushbutton and Webpage
93	Uploadable custom sequences	Yes
94	Gamma Correction	Yes
95	Send Artnet & FPP triggers	Yes						-
96	Remote boot button/player controls (via triggers/input pins)	Yes						-
97	Stand Alone Player	F16v5	F32v5	F48v5	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3
98	Controller can be stand alone player	Yes								Yes
99	Maximum Universes	192						48
100	Maximum Channels	98304						24576