16 port RGB Controllers

RGB Pixel Controllers

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This web page shows RGB controllers that drive 16 or more strings. If you know of a RGB controller that is missing or if you find errors on this page, please send it to the above email. We will be building another web page for 8 string, 4 string and 1 string controllers. The best effort has been made to have accurate data, if there is a question always refer to the Vendors website for the final answer.

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# GeneralE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16 MKIIPixcon 16AlphaPix 16 v2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12SRonP-64F16v1Zeus-16
  Picture
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g1 Manufacturer SanDevices Falcon Advatek Advatek Holiday Coro Falcon Falcon J1Sys RonP Falcon DLA
  Type Controller Ethernet  Ethernet Ethernet  Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet/Pixelnet/Player Ethernet/Pixelnet/Player Ethernet Ethernet Pixelnet Pixelnet
g2 Retail Price Assembled ($/USD rounded to nearest dollar)
Please check actual vendor sites to verify prices as they do change.
$180+$9 US Shipping $200+$7.50 shipping $149 + free shipping  $220 $210 $200+$7.50 shipping $125 (Does not include $45 Beagle Black) $175 P12R/ $225 P12S $105 $110 N/A
g3 Retail Price Kit ($/USD) $109+$9 US Shipping N/A N/A  N/A N/A N/A $85 (Does not include $45 Beagle Black) N/A   $85 $68
g4 Availability Now Now Now  Now Now Now June 2015 Now Now Now Now
g5 CPU 32-Bit 32-Bit+FPGA 32-Bit  32-Bit 32-Bit 32-Bit+FPGA 32-Bit 32-Bit FPGA 32-Bit 16-Bit
g6 Number of PCB Layers 2-layer 2-layer/4-layer
(Multiple boards)
4-layer  4-layer 4-layer/2oz per layer 2-layer/4-layer
(Multiple boards)
2-layer 2-layer 2-layer 2-layer 2-layer
g7 Configuration method Webpage Webpage Windows App or MAC OSX app  Windows App Webpage/LCD Webpage Webpage (FPP) Webpage Programmer Webpage Windows App
g8 Warranty Period Not Listed Not Listed 36 Months  ?? 36 Months Not Listed Not Listed Not Listed None Not Listed Not Listed
g9 Width (inches) 7 7 7.87  7.87 7.87 7 7 5.9 4.5 7 9.75
g10 Height (inches) 4 4.9 4.72  4.72 4.72 4.9 4.9 4.25 3.9 4.9 5.25
  InputE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
i1 E.131/sACN Unicast (Ethernet) Yes (12 Universes) Yes (64 Universes) Yes (96 Universes)  Yes (32 Universes) Yes (32 Universes) Yes (64 Universes) Yes (100+ Universes) Yes (P12R: 12 Universes P12S: 14 universes) No No
No
i2 E.131/sACN Multicast (Ethernet) Yes (7 Universes) Yes (64 Universes) Yes (96 Universes)  Yes (32 Universes) No Yes (64 Universes) Yes (100+ Universes) Yes (P12R: 12 Universes P12S: 14 universes) Yes (64 Universes) No
No
i3 Artnet (Ethernet) Yes (12 Universes) No 32 universes  32 universes 32 universes No  No Yes No No No  
i4 DMX (RS-485) No 4 universes No  No No 4 universes No (1 universe coming) No No No
No
i5 Pixelnet (RS-485) No Yes No  No No Yes No (1 Pixelnet Universes) No No Yes (16 Universes/2 Pixelnet Universes) Yes (8 Universes/1 Pixelnet Universe)
i6 Renard (RS-485) No Yes, 4 circuits  No  No No Yes, 4 circuits  No No No No No
i7 Maximum Universes (512 byte packets) 7 multicast/ 12 unicast 64 96  32 32 64 100+ 12 64 16 32
i8 Maximum Channels 3,060 / 6,120 32,640 48,960  16,320 16,320 32,640 32,000+ 6,120 32,640 8,196 16,384
  OutputE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16 Pixcon 16AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
o1 SPI Outputs 16 16 (32/48 additional  with expansion) 16  16 16 16 (32/48 additional  with expansion) 16 (32 more with expansion) 12 64 16 16
o2 Max pixels per board 1,020 multicast
2,040 unicast
10,880 16,320  5,440 5,440 10,880 8000+ (24000+ if two expansion boards) 2,040 10,880 2720 2048
o3 Max pixels per SPI Output 500 680 (4 Universes)
(340 for 3001 pixels)
1020 (6 Universes) 340 (2 Universes) 340 (2 Universes) 680 (4 Universes)
(340 for 3001 pixels)
500+ 170 (1 Universe) 170 (1 Universe) 170 (1 Universe) 128
o4 DMX (RS-485) Yes / 4 Shared - Uses SPI output (TTL)
Yes / 3 Dedicated Outputs, Screw
Yes / 4 Dedicated Outputs RJ45 Yes / 4 RJ45 jacks or pluggable screw terminals  Yes / 4 RJ45 jacks or pluggable screw terminals Yes / 4 Dedicated
Outputs RJ45
Yes / 4 Dedicated Outputs RJ45 (P12R:  No, P12S: Yes / 2 Dedicated Outputs RJ45) Yes / 64 (TTL) No No  
o5 Pixelnet (RS-485) No Yes, 4 pixelnet universes No  No No Yes, 4 pixelnet universes Yes, 8 pixelnet universes No No Yes, 4 pixelnet universes Yes, 4 pixelnet universes
o6 Renard (RS-485) Yes Yes, 4 outputs No  No No Yes, 4 outputs Yes, 8 outputs No Yes / 64 (TTL) No No
  Output - Supported ProtocolsE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
p1 # of different prococols supported simultaneously 4 16 (32 with expansion board) 1  1 1 16 (32 with expansion board) 1 12 64 16 1
p2 WS2801 / WS2803 Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
p3 WS2811 / WS2812 / TM1804 / TM1803 / TM1809 / TM1812 / SM16715 / INK1003
Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
p4 TLS3001 / TLS3002 / CY3005 Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
p5 LPD6803 / D705 / LPD1101 / USC6909 / UCS6912 Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
p6 1903 Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
p7 SM16716 Yes No Yes  Yes Yes No No No No No No
p8 MBI6020 Yes No Yes  Yes Yes No No No No No No
p9 GE Color Effects Yes Yes No  No No Yes No No No No No
p10 P981x Yes No No  No No No No No No No No
p11 APA102 No No Yes  Yes No No No No No No No
p12 LX1203 No Yes No  No No Yes No No No No No
p13 SK6812 RGBW pixels No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No
  PowerE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
pw1 Power Inputs - Individual banks 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 None 2 1
pw2 Current capacity per bank 32A 30A 32A  32A 40A 30A 30A 30A N/A 30A 30A
pw3 Voltage Range 5-24V DC 5-24V DC 5-30V DC  5-30V DC 5-24V DC 2 5-24V DC 5-36V DC N/A 5-24V DC 12V DC  
pw4 Different voltages per bank Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes No    
pw5 Fused input(s) Yes Yes/Blade Yes/Blade  Yes/Blade Yes/Blade Yes/Blade Yes/Blade Yes/Blade N/A Yes/Blade No
pw6 Fused outputs (type) Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade  Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Mount Yes/Mini-ATO Blade Yes/Mini-ATO Blade
pw7 Fused outputs (amps) 5A 5A 4A  4A 5A 5A 5A 7.5A 1.5A 5A 4A
pw8 SPI output connection type Plugable Screw Plugable Screw Plugable Screw  Plugable Screw Plugable Screw Plugable Screw Plugable Screw Plugable Screw RJ45 Plugable Screw Screw
pw9 Power input connection type Screw Screw Screw  Screw Screw Screw Screw Screw Screw Screw Screw
pw10 Power input connection max wire gauge 12 AWG 12 AWG 12 AWG  12AWG 10 AWG 12 AWG 12 AWG 12 AWG 14 AWG 12 AWG Unlisted
pw11 Power input / Over voltage/Polarity Protection Yes / Both Yes, Both Polarity Protection  Polarity Protection Polarity Protection Yes, Both Over voltage Unlisted None Over voltage Unlisted
pw12 Controller powered by pixel power input Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, depends on output board type Yes Yes
pw13 Controller powered by external power Yes (5-24V DC) Yes (5-24V DC) No  No No Yes (5-24V DC) Yes (5-24V DC)
Yes (5-12V DC)
  No No
  FeaturesE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
f1 Null/Ghost pixels (start of string) Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
f2 Null/Ghost pixels (middle of string) No Yes No  No No Yes No Yes No No No
f3 Reverse DMX addressing (start at end of string) Yes / 4 Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
f4 Zig-Zag / Maxtrix Addressing Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
f5 Grouping (consolidate pixels to fewer DMX channels) Yes Yes Yes  Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
f6 Color Order (RGB, BGR,GRB, etc) Yes, per Cluster Yes, Multiple per string Yes, per string
 Yes, per string Yes, per output Yes, Multiple per string Yes, per string Yes, per string No Yes, per string Yes, per string
f7 Adjustable data output refresh rate Yes Yes Yes  Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes, Output at input rate (5mS max) Yes Yes
f8 E1.31/Artnet stats via web interface Yes Yes No  No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
f9 Test Pattern output (RGB) Yes (Web Page) Yes Pushbutton and Webpage Yes  Yes Yes Yes Pushbutton and Webpage Yes Pushbutton Yes (DIP Switch) Yes No No
f10 Uploadable custom sequences No Coming No  No No Coming Coming No No No No
f11 Built-in canned sequences No Coming Coming  Coming Yes - 22 Types Coming Coming No No No No
f12 Gamma Correction Yes Yes Yes  Yes No Yes No No No No No
  Stand Alone PlayerE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
sa1 Controller can be stand alone player No Yes Soon: raspberry pi as daughter board No  No No Yes Soon: raspberry pi as daughter board Yes beagle bone as daughter board No No No No
  Real Time Clock included N/A Optional N/A  N/A N/A Optional Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
  AdditionalE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
a1 Remote temperature level monitoring No Yes
3 temp sensors (optional). Chip/Internal box, Outside box
Yes  Yes Yes - LCD & Webpage Yes
3 temp sensors (optional). Chip/Internal box, Outside box
Yes
1 temp sensor for controller.
No No No No
a2 Remote Power level monitoring No Yes Yes  Yes Yes - LCD & Webpage Yes No No No No No
  Blown Fuse Indicator No Yes, Optional, 16 LED's No  No No Yes, Optional, 16 LED's Yes, Optional, 16 LED's No No Yes, 16 LED's No
a3 LCD Display No Yes, 128x64 OLED No  No Yes, 2 line LCD Backlit Yes, 128x64 OLED Yes, optional No No No No
a4 Firmware update method Over Ethernet/ USB Over Ethernet/USB/Pickit3/Raspberry Pi Over Ethernet  Over Ethernet Over Ethernet / Browser Over Ethernet/USB/Pickit3/Raspberry Pi Over Ethernet/USB/Pickit3 Over Ethernet N/A Over Ethernet/USB/Pickit3 Pickit3
a5 On board power indicator LED Yes / 3 Yes / 3 Yes  Yes Yes Yes / 3 Yes / 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
a6 On board status indicator LED (other) Yes / 2 Yes / 2  Yes / 2  Yes / 2 Yes / 2 Yes / 2 Yes / 4 Yes/ 5 No Yes / 3 Yes / 1
a7 Reset/Reboot/Configuration switch Yes / 2 Yes / 2 Yes / 2  Yes / 2 Yes / 5 Yes / 2 Yes / 3 Yes / 1 + DIP Yes Yes / 2 Yes / 2
a8 SPI output wiring diagram silkscreen Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes - On each output Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
a9 Power input wiring diagram silkscreen Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
a10 Screw mounting holes Yes / 6 Yes / 6 Yes / 6  Yes / 6 Yes / 4 Yes / 6 Yes / 6 Yes / 6 Yes Yes / 6 Yes / 4
a11 5V DC Output for External Devices Yes Yes No  No No Yes Yes No   Yes No
a12 Pluggable resistor banks Yes Yes Yes  No No Yes Yes No   Yes No
  Vendor CommentsE682F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)PixLite 16Pixcon 16 AlphaPix 16 V2F16v2 (16 or 32 strings)F16-BeagleECG-P12R/P12S   F16v1Zeus-16
  VENDOR COMMENTS
This allows vendors to describe some unique features of their controller that was not covered above.
   
- supports pixel grouping
- supports brightness control
- manufactured in Australia
- unlimited free support over phone, no additional charges for support
- 4 Layer PCB (including 6oz copper thickness for power/gnd planes to reduce heat dissipation and minimize voltage drop.)
- AUX output for automatic temp control of cooling fan
 
- sold and supported from the USA
- unlimited free hardware support via phone or email, non-hardware/PC support also available
- built-in controller safety shut down for high-temp situations
- built-in fan controller for customizable fan turn on using standard 4 pin adjustable speed fans
- supports brightness control
- configured from most standard browsers, no PC software required
- LCD interface for configuration of most common settings
- 60amps normal load, 80amps with 20% duty cycle
- 4 layers, each with 2oz of copper
           
  USER COMMENTS
This allows posting comments from users who have knowledge of this controller
                Also availble from RonP
RonP-32: $85. 32 universe
RonP-16: $65. 16 universe