Mooncell A712 LED Receiving Card
standard receiving card · 12×HUB75E · 24 RGB groups · 512×512 @60Hz PWM
The receiving card is the board inside every LED cabinet that turns the gigabit stream from the sending controller into the RGB signals each lamp board needs. The Mooncell A712 is the standard HUB75E receiving card of that range: 12 classic HUB75E interfaces, up to 24 RGB parallel data groups, 512×512@60Hz on-board load in PWM mode, with 18-bit grayscale, HDR10/HLG pass-through, Seam Tool touch-up and loop backup — supplied factory-direct by Excelled, your LED display control-system partner.

A712 LED Receiving Card at a Glance
What is it? A standard-size LED receiving card from Mooncell — a 146×91 mm board that mounts inside the LED cabinet, receives gigabit data from the sending controller and drives the lamp boards through classic HUB75E headers.
How much can it load? Up to 512×512 @60Hz in PWM mode (512×384 conventional at maximum load) per card, with up to 24 RGB parallel data groups, 1–128 scanning lines and up to 1,000 cards per cascade.
What makes it different? Communication rides 12 standard HUB75E interfaces and two gigabit ports that can enter or exit at will — so it drops into existing HUB75E cabinet plans without a connector change, at a cost-performance position Mooncell calls high.
What picture features? Software-enableable 18-bit grayscale (4× grayscale levels), HDR10 and HLG source support, Seam Tool bright/dark-line adjustment, pixel-by-pixel brightness and chromaticity correction, RGB-independent Gamma, low delay down to 1 frame, rotation and scaling.
How is it protected? Main/standby network loop backup, FPGA dual-program startup, interruption display setting, real-time communication monitoring and configuration-parameter readback — all driven from AutoLED, Mooncell’s control software.
What an A712 Receiving Card Does Inside the LED Cabinet
An LED wall has two processing halves. Upstream, a sending controller or 2-in-1 processor — like the MTB400E sending controller or the M40 2-in-1 video processor — receives the source signal and broadcasts it over gigabit links. Downstream, inside every cabinet, a receiving card takes that stream and drives the lamp boards: converting pixels into the CLK/LAT/OE serial signals and supplying the RGB data groups that light each module.
The A712 is the standard player in that second half. Its board carries 12 conventional HUB75E interfaces — the same 16-pin connector pattern LED cabinets have used for years — and supplies up to 24 sets of RGB parallel data. Two gigabit Ethernet ports can be entered or exited at will, which is how the card chains and loops. Because the interface topology is the classic one, an A712 fits cabinets, HUB boards and module backplanes that are already wired for HUB75E: no connector conversion, no custom harness, just the standard ribbon wiring your production line already uses.
It sits opposite its compact sibling in Mooncell’s range: the A10X receiving card uses 120-pin high-density connectors on an 80×45 mm board for tight builds — the two cards cover opposite ends of the cabinet-construction spectrum.
HUB75E Interfaces
12 standard 16-pin HUB75E headers — plug-compatible with classic cabinet wiring and module backplanes.
RGB Data Groups
Up to 24 sets of RGB parallel data supplied by the card for conventional three-wire lamp boards.
512×512 Load
Maximum on-load resolution 512×512@60Hz in PWM mode; 512×384 conventional maximum load.
18-Bit Grayscale
Software-enabled 18-bit processing multiplies grayscale 4× and recovers low-gray smoothness.
A712 Picture Processing: 18-Bit Grayscale, HDR10/HLG and Seam Tool
Dim a white LED wall and quality shows — low-brightness gray steps go patchy as grayscale collapses. The A712 attacks that at the source: enabling 18-bit in the software raises the LED screen grayscale 4 times, compensating the grayscale loss that brightness reduction causes, optimizing the pitting problem of low gray and keeping low-gray transitions natural. For sources that carry it, the card supports HDR10 and HLG standard video signals — with a large-band independent master controller upstream, an HDR10 or HLG source delivers a wider brightness dynamic range and color space, so highlights and shadows read like the camera intended.
Consistency is handled pixel by pixel: with the correction software, the brightness and chromaticity of every pixel are corrected from calibration data, which eliminates color difference between panels and makes the wall read as one piece. The Seam Tool is the field-touch-up feature: bright and dark lines caused by module or cabinet splicing are adjusted in the software, the correction taking effect immediately during adjustment — no more visual abruptness at a seam, without waiting for a full re-calibration run.

Motion content matters too: low delay reaches as little as 1 frame on lamp boards whose driver IC uses built-in RAM. RGB-independent Gamma adjustment lets you trim red, green and blue separately to control uneven low gray and white-balance drift, and AutoLED adds picture rotation in 90° multiples (0/90/180/270) plus multi-time pixel scaling — so one card configuration can be redeployed on a differently-shaped screen without re-cabling. 3D is supported when the installation needs it, with the 3D picture effect viewed through 3D glasses and the 3D signal format passed to the glasses via a 3D signal transceiver.
A712 Reliability: Loop Backup, Dual-Program Boot and Readback
A receiving card failure takes out a block of wall mid-event, so the A712 protects the two failure modes that matter in serial chains:
- Loop backup — the gigabit ports are connected through a loop of main and standby network cables; when one main/standby serial line fails, the other keeps the screen displaying normally.
- FPGA dual-program startup — if the main FPGA program fails to configure, the card enters the standby BOOT program and resumes normal communication.
- Test button — a physical button on the board sets up the test screen, so a single cabinet can be checked without a PC at the wall.
- Status indication — the U1 indicator reads the chain state at a glance: slow-flash for normal operation without DVI, uniform flash with DVI input, three-flash interval when the loop is connected, and constant extinction when no gigabit signal is present. The U3 red light stays on when power is normal.
Field service follows the same logic: AutoLED’s network-port debugging shows each card’s serial number and network port on the screen itself, communication working state is monitored in real time, cable signal quality is measured live to catch bad network cables fast, configuration parameters read back and save locally — so a replacement card can be re-commissioned from a stored profile instead of rebuilt from memory, and output data can even be detected and edited directly.
A712 and AutoLED: Visualized Screen Mapping and Puzzle-Style Layout
Wiring a wall of cabinets into a single image is the classic receiving-card headache — every chain, every cabinet position has to match the software map. AutoLED turns that into a visual job: visualized screen mapping shows each card’s physical location and lets you map the wall on screen, and the modular, puzzle-like operation mode arranges boxes quickly while the advanced layout tools build complex structures and complex large-screen connections at will.

The same software surface covers daily operation: communication monitoring, cable error detection, configuration readback and online firmware updates all run from AutoLED, which keeps the A712 in the same toolchain as the Mooncell sending controllers upstream.
A712 Options: Voltage, Temperature, Power Status and Run-Time Records
Beyond the standard board, the A712 offers the monitoring extras that high-availability installations ask for. Note the honest split in Mooncell’s spec sheet: the following options are custom-order features — confirm with Excelled which apply to your batch before quoting:
Voltage Detection
Detects the operating voltage of the receiving card and feeds it into the management system.
Temperature Detection
Detects the card’s operating temperature — the early-warning signal for a hot cabinet.
Power Status Detection
A power detection interface on the hardware reports the working state of the power supply.
Run-Time Records
Power-on times and running time are recorded cumulatively and viewable in the software.
Each record option answers the same question in a different way — which cabinet is failing before it fails — and they export into the same AutoLED monitoring view, so a site with after-hours failure risk can add the tier it needs without changing the card platform.
A712 Board Design: 146×91 mm and the Classic HUB75E Interface
Look at the A712 and you see the classic receiving-card layout: 12 HUB75E headers (JP1–JP12) along the edge for lamp-board connection, two gigabit Ethernet ports that can enter and exit at will, two DC power inputs (use one), plus status indicator, power indicator and a test button. The 24 RGB parallel data groups come out of the HUB75E headers using the standard R/G/B/CLK/LAT/OE pinout, so existing module wiring and HUB boards work as-is.

The board draws DC 3.5–5.5 V at 0.6 A rated (3 W rated power), operates from −20 to 70 °C at 10–90% RH without condensation, and is housed 100 cards per box (690×440×190 mm outer, 12.6 kg gross including wire and accessories) — RoHS and CE-EMC compliant. Installation must be completed by professionals with anti-static handling and waterproof and dust protection.
A712 vs A10X: Which Mooncell Receiving Card Fits the Cabinet Plan?
Mooncell’s two receiving cards in this range split by cabinet architecture. Figures follow the published A712 V4.0 and A10X V4.0 sheets; the decision is connector topology and board format.
| Decision Row | A712 ☆ | A10X |
|---|---|---|
| Board type | Standard receiving card | Small-sized compact card |
| Board size / weight | 146.2 × 91.2 mm / 90.4 g | 80 × 45 mm / 20.2 g |
| Data interface | 12 × HUB75E standard headers | 120-pin high-density connectors ×2 |
| RGB data groups | Up to 24 | Up to 32 |
| Max load, PWM | 512 × 512 @60Hz | 512 × 640 @60Hz |
| Max load, conventional | 512 × 384 @60Hz | 512 × 512 @60Hz |
| Grayscale boost | 18-bit — 4× grayscale | 22-bit — 64× grayscale |
| HDR / seam-tool | HDR10 + HLG; Seam Tool | — |
| Redundancy | Loop backup; FPGA dual-program | Loop backup; dual-power backup |
| Custom monitoring | Voltage / temperature / power-status detection, run-time records | Intelligent module, LCD module, auto-calibration, hot backup |
| Typical fit | Standard HUB75E walls, rental and fixed-install boxes | Compact cabinets, 120-pin wired builds, high group count |
Related reading: Mooncell A10X receiving card · upstream driving stages: MTB400E sending controller · MTB2000E sending controller. Send your cabinet design and module interface and we’ll match the card before you order.
A712 Buying Guide: 5 Checks Before You Buy LED Receiving Cards
- Confirm the cabinet’s connector topology. The A712 communicates through standard HUB75E headers — if your cabinets run classic 16-pin ribbon wiring, it drops in without changes. Compact 120-pin builds instead belong to the A10X.
- Budget the load per card against the wall. Divide your panel by cabinets and count pixels per card: the A712 loads up to 512×384 conventional or 512×512@60Hz PWM per card — the honest cap before you need more cards or a bigger card.
- Count data groups against your lamp boards. Up to 24 RGB parallel data groups serve conventional three-wire module wiring; a module that needs many groups per cabinet will consume them faster than you expect. List module interfaces and count groups before pricing the card count.
- Pick the redundancy tier the contract needs. Loop backup and FPGA dual-program startup are built in; voltage, temperature, power-status detection and run-time records are custom-order options — a site with after-hours failure risk may justify the optioned tier, a rental fleet may not.
- Verify environment and power. The board runs DC 3.5–5.5 V at 3 W rated from −20 to 70 °C, and packs 100 cards per box at 690×440×190 mm — match the working range and the protection class to where the cabinets actually live.
Price and Cost Factors
Receiving-card pricing follows card count and option tier — plain cards for standard walls, optioned cards (detection features, run-time records) for monitored installations — and the classic HUB75E topology keeps the peripheral cost down too: no custom high-density harness, standard ribbon cable, standard HUB board. Packing is 100 cards per box; quantity pricing applies from there.
A712 LED Receiving Card Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product type | Standard LED receiving card (Mooncell A712, spec V4.0, hardware A712 V2.0.3) |
| Data interface | 12 × HUB75E interfaces (JP1–JP12, 16-pin, three-wire RGB parallel); two gigabit Ethernet ports (can enter and exit at will) |
| RGB data groups | Up to 24 groups of RGB parallel data |
| Max load, conventional | 512 × 384 @60Hz (brightness-correction band load 512 × 256; chromaticity-correction band load 256 × 320) |
| Max load, PWM | 512 × 512 @60Hz (brightness-correction band load 512 × 512; chromaticity-correction band load 256 × 320) |
| Cascading / scanning | Up to 1,000 cascaded cards; 1–128 scanning lines supported |
| Grayscale | 18-bit via software — raises grayscale 4×, compensates low-brightness grayscale loss, optimizes low-gray pitting; pixel-by-pixel brightness and chromaticity correction |
| HDR support | HDR10 and HLG video source standards (with large-band independent master controller upstream) |
| Picture features | Seam Tool quick bright/dark-line adjustment (takes effect immediately); low delay down to 1 frame (driver IC with built-in RAM lamp boards); RGB-independent Gamma adjustment; rotation in 90° multiples; multi-time picture scaling; 3D (glasses + 3D signal transceiver) |
| Reliability | Main/standby network loop backup; FPGA dual-program startup; interruption display setting; test button; U1 status indicator (slow flash / uniform flash / three-flash interval / extinction patterns); U3 power indicator |
| Maintenance | Card serial-number detection, output data detection/editing, complex structure building, communication monitoring, cable error detection, configuration parameter readback (all via AutoLED) |
| Custom options | Voltage detection; temperature detection; power status detection; power-on times record; running time record (all custom-order) |
| Input voltage / power | DC 3.5–5.5 V / 0.6 A rated / 3 W rated |
| Working temperature / humidity | −20–70 °C / 10–90% RH, no condensation |
| Storage temperature | −40–85 °C |
| Board size | 146.2 × 91.2 mm (tolerance ±0.3) |
| Net weight | 90.4 g (single card); 102.6 g with plastic holder |
| Packing | 100 pcs/box; outer 690 × 440 × 190 mm; gross 12.6 kg including wire and accessories |
| Certification | RoHS; CE-EMC |
Mooncell A712 LED Receiving Card FAQ
Q1 What is the Mooncell A712 LED receiving card?
The A712 is a standard-size LED receiving card that mounts inside the display cabinet, receives gigabit data from the sending controller and drives the lamp boards through 12 classic HUB75E interfaces. At 146.2×91.2 mm, it is Mooncell’s cost-performance player for standard HUB75E cabinet plans.
Q2 What is the maximum load of an A712 receiving card?
The A712 loads up to 512×384@60Hz in conventional mode and 512×512@60Hz in PWM mode per card, supports 1–128 scanning lines, and up to 1,000 cards can be cascaded in one system.
Q3 What is HDR10 and HLG support on the A712?
The card supports both HDR10 and HLG video source standards. With a large-band independent master controller feeding either format, the screen achieves a greater brightness dynamic range and color space than SDR feeds, making the picture more delicate and realistic.
Q4 Which sending controllers work with the A712?
Any Mooncell sending stage with gigabit output feeds the A712 chain — sending controllers such as MTB400E and MTB2000E, 2-in-1 processors like the M40, or a player-controller such as the MB400S. Excelled confirms pairing against the source signal and wall size at quotation.
Q5 What is 18-bit grayscale on the A712?
Enabling 18-bit in the software increases the LED screen’s grayscale by 4 times, compensating the grayscale loss that comes with reduced brightness, optimizing low-gray pitting and making low-gray transitions natural — dimmer, smoother images without visible banding.
Q6 What is the Seam Tool on the A712?
The Seam Tool is a software-based quick adjustment for the bright and dark lines caused by module or cabinet splicing. It fixes the visual abruptness at seams and takes effect immediately during the adjustment process — no full re-calibration run needed.
Q7 Does the A712 support 3D playback?
Yes, with the right equipment: the 3D effect is viewed with 3D glasses, and the 3D signal format is passed to the glasses through a 3D signal transceiver connected to the system.
Q8 How does the A712 protect the wall against failures?
The gigabit ports loop through main and standby network cables, so when one serial line fails the other keeps the screen displaying; FPGA dual-program startup enters a standby BOOT program if the main configuration fails; and the A712 can store and read back configuration parameters so a replacement card re-commissions from a saved profile.
Q9 What do the A712 status indicators mean?
The U1 indicator slow-flashes when the card works normally without DVI input, flashes uniformly with DVI input, flashes three times at intervals when the loop is connected, and stays off when there is no gigabit signal. The U3 power indicator stays red when power is normal.
Q10 What monitoring options are available for the A712?
Standard: AutoLED real-time communication monitoring and cable signal-quality detection. Custom-order options add voltage detection, temperature detection, power status detection, power-on times record and running time record — confirm which apply to your batch when quoting.
Q11 A712 or A10X — which receiving card should I choose?
A712 for standard HUB75E cabinet plans: 12 classic headers, up to 24 RGB groups, 512×512@60Hz PWM, HDR10/HLG support and Seam Tool. A10X for compact cabinets using 120-pin high-density connectors where the build is tight or the group count has to reach 32.
Q12 What are the A712’s specifications and price?
The board measures 146.2×91.2 mm at 90.4 g, runs DC 3.5–5.5 V at 3 W rated from −20 to 70 °C, and ships 100 cards per box — RoHS and CE-EMC compliant. Pricing scales with quantity and option tier; contact Excelled for a quote on your card count.
A712: The Standard HUB75E Receiving Card for Cost-Effective Walls
The Mooncell A712 is the standard LED receiving card for classic HUB75E cabinet plans — 12 HUB75E interfaces with up to 24 RGB data groups and a 512×512@60Hz PWM load, plus 18-bit grayscale, HDR10/HLG support, Seam Tool touch-up, loop backup and configuration readback — supplied factory-direct by Excelled with the upstream sending stage matched to your wall.
Related reading: Mooncell A10X receiving card · Mooncell MTB400E sending controller · Mooncell MTB2000E sending controller · Request a quote