What is NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card?
The NovaStar™ H Series H_1x 12G SDI Input Card brings one compatible professional SDI source into a compatible H Series chassis. Connect a camera, router or production-switcher feed to 12G-SDI IN; the chassis can then include that picture in the layout it builds for the LED system.
The second BNC connector has a different job. 12G-SDI LOOP passes the same incoming signal onward to another planned SDI device. It does not add a second H Series source, create another screen layout or send data to LED cabinets.
Choose this card when the existing source is already SDI, one source input is sufficient and the source signal may also need to continue through a planned production chain. If the source needs scaling, format conversion or changing bit depth before it enters the chassis, resolve that upstream instead.
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NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card key features: what makes it different?
- Bring one compatible 4K SDI source into the H Series layout: NovaStar specifies up to 4096 × 2160@60, making it useful when a current production feed needs to become part of the finished LED composition.
- Keep a mixed SDI source environment usable: the input is backward compatible with 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI. This helps an installation retain an existing source while the H Series chassis handles the visual layout.
- Let the original feed continue to a planned device: the LOOP connector carries the same SDI signal forward, which is useful when a production workflow already needs that source at another compatible endpoint.
- Accommodate selected live and legacy source formats: NovaStar documents embedded audio input and de-interlacing for 1080i, 576i and 480i signals.
- Know what must be decided before the source reaches the rack: the card does not provide input-resolution or bit-depth settings. It receives the compatible signal supplied by upstream equipment.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card specifications
These are source-entry facts for the card itself. They do not describe the H Series chassis capacity, LED cabinet pixel capacity or behavior of the downstream device connected to LOOP.
What the H_1x 12G SDI input card IN and LOOP ports do
The BNC connectors form a sequence, not two equal inputs. A source enters the card at IN. LOOP can then continue that same source to another planned SDI device. This distinction is what makes the card useful in a production chain without misrepresenting it as a two-source card.
Selection rule: choose this card when one SDI source must enter H Series and the same signal may need to continue to another device. If the source list needs several independent 3G-SDI inputs, compare the H_4x 3G SDI Input Card instead.
How NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card brings an SDI source into H Series
- Confirm the actual source signal: verify its SDI standard, timing, interlaced or progressive form, and whether embedded audio needs to enter the system.
- Connect that source to 12G-SDI IN: the installed card makes it available to the compatible H Series chassis.
- Continue the same source only where needed: connect LOOP to a separately planned downstream SDI device when that original feed must continue beyond the H Series rack.
- Build and send the final LED layout in separate stages: the H Series chassis arranges the source with the rest of the visual plan, then a selected LED output card carries the finished layout toward the LED cabinets.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card applications
These scenes begin with a professional SDI source entering the H Series chassis. They do not describe an SDI route to LED cabinets.
Camera or switcher program feed
Bring one compatible live program or camera signal into the H Series rack, then place it with the other planned pictures on the finished LED layout.
Production rack with a downstream SDI destination
Use LOOP when the incoming source needs to keep travelling to an already planned SDI device while the H Series chassis also uses it in the display composition.
Legacy SDI source beside newer video equipment
Retain a published compatible 6G, 3G, HD or SD-SDI source while the rest of the system is organized around a modern modular H Series chassis.
Interlaced source transition
Use the documented de-interlacing support when the confirmed incoming source is 1080i, 576i or 480i and must become part of the H Series display layout.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card compatibility and source checks
- Confirm a compatible H Series chassis and free input-card slot: this is a source-input card, not an output-card position.
- Verify the upstream SDI signal before it reaches the rack: confirm the actual standard, resolution, timing and embedded-audio need. Arrange conversion upstream if the signal needs a different resolution or bit depth.
- Plan LOOP as a continuation of the same source: label the downstream SDI destination and test the source and loop connection after cabling.
- Choose the cabinet output route separately: the H Series LED output card and cabinet connection path are a different part of the system. Browse the H Series collection for compatible chassis and complementary cards.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card manual, specifications and H Series firmware
The specifications PDF is the current official H Series card reference that contains this SDI input card. The manual, firmware and release notes are H Series family resources, not H_1x 12G SDI Input Card-only files.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI Input Card specifications (PDF, H20 V1.8.0)
Official H20 V1.8 card reference for SDI input, LOOP, compatible standards, video handling, dimensions and power.
NovaStar H Series user manual (PDF, V1.15.0)
Family setup, card configuration and operating procedures.
NovaStar H Series firmware (ZIP, V2.2.0.0)
Verified V2.2.0.0 family firmware package; not H_1x 12G SDI Input Card-only firmware.
NovaStar H Series firmware release notes (TXT, V2.2.0.0)
Version changes and update notes for the H Series family package.
NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI input card FAQs
Is NovaStar H_1x 12G SDI Input Card a video wall splicer?
No. It is an installed source-input card. The compatible H Series chassis builds the layout; this card only brings one SDI source into that system.
What does the 12G-SDI LOOP connector do?
It loops out the same signal that enters 12G-SDI IN, for a separately planned downstream SDI device. It does not create a second H Series source or independent screen.
Can this card accept older SDI formats?
Yes. NovaStar lists backward compatibility with 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI. Confirm the actual source standard before installation.
Can it receive a 4K SDI source?
NovaStar specifies up to 4096 × 2160@60. Confirm the compatible source standard and the full installed system design before ordering.
Does the card accept embedded audio?
Yes. NovaStar specifies embedded-audio input. Any downstream audio route still depends on the planned system equipment.
Can I adjust input resolution or bit depth on the card?
No. NovaStar states that input-resolution and bit-depth settings are not supported. Resolve any required signal conversion before the source reaches the card.
Does this card send data to LED cabinets?
No. It brings a source into the chassis. A separately selected H Series LED output card carries the finished layout toward the cabinets.
Is the firmware download a card-only update?
No. The linked ZIP is a verified H Series family firmware package. Review its release notes and the compatible chassis documentation before applying an update.
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