NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card H Series Input Card

What is NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card?

The NovaStar™ H Series 4x Fiber Input Card is the source-side card for an H Series video wall splicer. Choose it when a compatible 10G optical video feed already reaches the LED rack. The card brings that feed into the H Series chassis; the chassis places it on the LED layout, and a separate LED output card sends the finished image toward the cabinets.

That direction matters. This is not the splicer itself, and it is not an LED sending card. It is the right purchase when the source needs to arrive at the H Series chassis over fiber; if the completed LED image must leave the chassis on fiber, use an H Series fiber output card instead.

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NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card key features: what makes it different?

• Bring the optical source into the right place: four 10G OPT inputs let a compatible program feed reach the chassis where the LED composition is made. This suits a venue or control room where the source side is already built around optical transport.
• Receive the standard single-mode card ready for its matching fiber: the standard H_4xfiber Input Card includes four installed LR single-mode modules. NovaStar’s separately named H_4xfiber Input Card-M includes SR multi-mode modules, so the card variant must match the fiber that is already in the building.
• Keep sources separate or join a deliberate wide image: Independent mode makes eligible source inputs available separately. Mosaic mode turns compatible feeds into one larger source before the chassis places it on the LED canvas.
• Make the source plan explicit before rack day: each OPT input is specified up to 4096 × 2160@30, but source grouping changes with the SL, DL or 4K transport plan. Four front-panel ports do not mean four unrestricted, unrelated optical sources.
• See the incoming signal as delivered: the card automatically identifies input resolution and color space. It does not create a new source format, so upstream equipment still has to supply a supported signal.

NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card specifications

These are source-input limits, not LED-wall pixel capacity. The installed H Series chassis, selected LED output card and cabinet design determine the final display layout.

Which optical source arrangement fits NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card?

Decide this from the upstream optical transmitter, not by the number of ports on the card. In NovaStar’s terminology, SL and DL describe how that source is divided across optical links. The source documentation should state which arrangement it uses.

Selection rule: choose Independent mode when the operator needs individual source choices. Choose Mosaic mode only when the upstream system has already created one wide picture. Neither mode adds LED cabinet outputs.

How NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card fits into an H Series LED system

1. Bring the program feed to the LED rack: compatible optical source equipment sends the planned SL, DL or 4K signal over matching fiber to this input card.
2. Build the visible layout: the card makes that source available to the H Series chassis. The chassis then sizes and positions it on the LED canvas; the NovaStar H15 video wall splicer is one example of that chassis role.
3. Deliver the completed image to cabinets: a separately selected H Series LED output card creates the cabinet-side path. The receiving-card settings, cabinet files and screen mapping are then configured in NovaLCT.

NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card applications

Each situation starts with a compatible source arriving at the H Series chassis on fiber. The card does not replace the separate LED-output and cabinet-mapping stage.

NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card compatibility and configuration

1. Confirm the signal direction: the card receives source video into a compatible H Series chassis. For fiber delivery of the finished LED image, review the H_4x Fiber Output Card instead.
2. Match card variant and installed fiber: this standard card has LR single-mode modules. The separately named -M version has SR multi-mode modules. The module and the installed physical fiber must match.
3. Match the source plan before cabling: confirm whether the upstream equipment supplies SL, DL or 4K input, then select Independent or Mosaic mode according to the documented port rules. Input resolution is identified automatically rather than set manually on the card.
4. Configure the display side separately: install a suitable LED output card, then use NovaLCT for cabinet receiving-card configuration, cabinet files and screen mapping. See the H Series collection for the compatible system components.

NovaStar H_4x Fiber Input Card manual, datasheet and H Series firmware

NovaStar documents this modular card inside the current H20 specification rather than in a separate public card-only PDF. The first resource is the official reference containing this card; the remaining files are clearly labelled H Series family resources.

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