Falcon Pixel Controller Specifications

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1								Rev 2.1 Jan 2023
2					http://www.pixelcontroller.com/			Specifications are subject to change without notice
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5	Key Feature Summary	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap

6	Outputs (built in)
7	Pixel Outputs	4		16	-	16	4	2
8	Pixels per output	1024		1024	-	1024	1024	800+
9	Outputs (with expansion boards or receivers)
10	Pixel Outputs	48			48		12	-
11	Pixels per output (up to 32 outputs)	1024			Up to 1022 (512 Average)		1024	-
12	Pixels per output (over 32 outputs)	704			Up to 1022 (341 Average)		1024	-
13	Output Refresh Rate
14	Refresh Rate (up to 680 pixels per output)	40fps			40fps			x
15	Refresh Rate (up to 704 pixels per output)	40fps			28fps			x
16	Refresh Rate (up to 1024 pixels per output)	20fps			28fps			x
17	Expansion boards supported	0		2	0	2	1	0
18	F16v4 Blue Expansion	-		Yes	-
19	F16v4 Blue Differential Expansion	-		Yes	-
20	F16v3 White Expansion	-				Yes	-
21	F16v3 White Differential Expansion	-				Yes	-
22	F4v2 Expansion	-					Yes	-
23	Receivers supported
24	v4 4-string Differential Blue SmartReceiver	Up to 72		Up to 48	12 in Normal mode	9 in Normal mode	2 in Normal mode
25	v3 4-string Differential White SmartReceiver	Up to 12 in Normal mode		Up to 8 in Normal mode	Up to 39	Up to 27	Up to 6
26	v2/v3 4-string Differential Red/White Receiver	12		Up to 8	12	Up to 9	2	-
27	Input
28	Onboard Ethernet Ports	1	2					-
29	Built in Wifi	Yes (no E1.31/Artnet/DDP input)			Limited (Partial configuration, no E1.31/Artnet/DDP input)			-
30	Wifi Hotspot/Tethering	Yes			-			-
31	Input pins (Triggers)	4					-	-
32	Input Features	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
33	E.131/sACN Unicast (Ethernet)	192 Universes			96 Universes		73 Universes	x
34	E.131/sACN Multicast (Ethernet)	192 Universes			96 Universes		73 Universes	x
35	Artnet (Ethernet)	192 Universes			96 Universes		73 Universes	x
36	Maximum Universes (512 byte packets)	192			96		73	x
37	DDP	Yes
38	ZCPP	Yes
39	Maximum Channels	98,304			49,152		37,376	x
40	Output Features	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
41	Max pixels per board	32,768			16,320		12,288	1,600+
42	Max pixels per Pixel Output	1,024			1024		1024	800+
43	Receiver outputs	12		2	1 (only if not using RS-485 below)		-
44	DMX (RS-485)	1 RJ45 Universe/Output			4 Universes/Outputs across 3 RJ45		1 RJ45 Universe/Output
45	Renard (RS-485)	1 RJ45 Universe/Output
46	Pixelnet (RS-485)	-
47	Pixel Protocols	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
48	Number of different prococols supported simultaneously	1 per group of 16 Pixel outputs			1 per Pixel output
49	WS2801 / WS2803	-		Yes	-	Yes
50	WS2811 / WS2812 / TM1804 / TM1803 / TM1809 / TM1812 / SM16715 / INK1003 / UCS1903	Yes
51	TLS3001 / TLS3002 / CY3005	-		Yes
52	LPD6803 / D705 / LPD1101 / USC6909 / UCS6912	-		Yes	-	Yes
53	UCS1903	-		Yes	-	Yes
54	SM16716	-		Yes	-	Yes
55	GE Color Effects	-			Yes, maximum of 64 per output
56	APA102	Yes			-	Yes
57	LX1203	-		Yes	-
58	LPD8806	-		Yes	-	Yes
59	MBI6020	-
60	P981x	-
61	SK6812 RGBW pixels	-		Yes	-
62	Power	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
63	Power Inputs - Individual banks (main board)	1		2	-	2		1
64	Current capacity per bank	30A			-	30A		5A
65	Voltage Range	5-13v DC			-	5-13v DC		5V or 7-24V DC
66	Voltage Selection	Switch			-	Switch or Jumpers
67	Different voltages per bank	-		Yes	-	Yes	-
68	Fused outputs (type)	Yes/Mini-ATO blade				Yes/Mini-ATO blade
69	Fused outputs (amps)	5A			-	5A
70	Pixel output connection type	Plugable Screw			-	Plugable Screw
71	Power input connection type	Plugable Screw			-	Screw		Plugable Screw
72	Power input connection max wire gauge	10 AWG			-	10 AWG
73	Controller power input Polarity Protection	Yes						x
74	Controller powered by pixel power input	Yes		Configurable	-	Configurable
75	Controller powered by external power input	-		Yes (5-13V DC)	Yes (5V DC)	Yes (5-13V DC)	Yes (5-24V DC)	Yes (5V/7-24VDC)
76	Features	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
77	Null/Ghost pixels (start of string)	Yes
78	Null/Ghost pixels (middle of string)	Yes
79	Null/Ghost pixels (end of string)	Yes			-			x
80	Reverse DMX addressing (start at end of string)	Yes
81	Zig-Zag / Maxtrix Addressing	Yes
82	Grouping (consolidate pixels to fewer DMX channels)	Yes
83	Color Order (RGB, BGR, GRB etc)	Yes, multiple orientations per pixel output
84	Color Order (WRGB, BGRW, WGRB etc)	Yes			-			x
85	E1.31/Artnet stats via web interface	Yes
86	Test Pattern output (RGB)	Yes Pushbutton and Webpage
87	Uploadable custom sequences	Yes
88	Gamma Correction	Yes
89	Send Artnet & FPP triggers	Yes			-
90	Remote boot button/player controls (via triggers/input pins)	Yes			-
91	Stand Alone Player	F48v4-NS	F48v4	F16v4	F48	F16v3	F4v3	PiCap
92	Controller can be stand alone player	Yes					Yes
93	Maximum Universes	192			48
94	Maximum Channels	98304			24576
95	Controller can output audio?	Yes, with optional audio board					-	Yes
96	Real Time Clock	Yes, battery not supplied
97	Network Time Protocol	Yes			-			x
98	Audio format	WAV, MP3 (automatically converts to WAV)			WAV			x
99	Schedules	16						x
100	Sequence format	V1, V2 uncompressed, V2 ZLIB compressed FSEQ			V1 FSEQ			x