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Standalone Compute Unit

C 10

All-in-one compute platform. The CX10 packs a 10″ capacitive touchscreen, dual-band Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and dual Ethernet into a small VESA-mountable enclosure — pre-configured with LED CTRL software and a 10-universe Art-Net license, ready to drive your installation out of the box.

  • Display 10″ capacitive touch
  • License 10 universes Art-Net
  • Wireless Wi-Fi + BT (dual-band)
  • Ethernet 2× (GbE + 100M)

Key Specifications · CX10 Standalone Compute Unit

System
License
10 Universes Art-Net
Platform Raspberry Pi CM5 · Quad-core Cortex-A76 @ 2.4 GHz
Memory 4 GB DDR
Storage 16 GB eMMC · microSD expansion
Display
Touchscreen 10.1″ capacitive (1280 × 800)
Multi-touch 5 points · 6H surface hardness
Network & I/O
Ethernet 1× Gigabit + 1× 100M
Wireless Dual-band Wi-Fi + Bluetooth (with antenna)
I/O HDMI 2.0 · 2× USB 2.0 · 2× RS485 · 2× RS232
Power
Input Voltage 9–36 V DC
Power Consumption 24 W (Max)
Physical
Dimensions 258 × 172 × 42 mm
Weight 1.2 kg
Mounting Table or wall · VESA standard
Operating Temp. −20°C to +60°C
Warranty
Warranty 3 Years (Extendable Warranty Available)

Note: Specifications listed for quick evaluation and integration planning. Pre-configured Debian image with LED CTRL software, auto-boot, and a 10-universe Art-Net license is shipped ready to deploy.

Front Dimensions
CX10 front dimensions
Back Dimensions
CX10 back dimensions

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LED CTRL hardware compared across capacity, network, power, physical and environmental specifications
Product PX24 Pixel controller MX96PRO Long-range transmitter SX2 Long-range receiver SX4 Long-range receiver CX10 You are here Compute unit CX24 Compute unit CX64 Compute unit DX10 DMX / RDM gateway DSX2 DMX / RDM splitter DSX4 DMX / RDM splitter DSX6 DMX / RDM splitter DSX8 DMX / RDM splitter TX10 Trigger panel PXTR SPI booster pair
Universes 24 96 12 12 10 (licence) 24 (licence) 64 (licence) 10 — — — — — —
Pixel outputs 4 e-fused — 2 fused 4 fused — — — — — — — — — —
Max RGB pixels / output 1020 normal · 510 expanded — 1020 510 — — — — — — — — — —
Max RGBW pixels / output 768 normal · 384 expanded — 768 384 — — — — — — — — — —
Control protocols Art-Net · sACN Art-Net · sACN — — Art-Net Art-Net Art-Net Art-Net · sACN · ESP DMX-512 · RDM DMX-512 · RDM DMX-512 · RDM DMX-512 · RDM DMX —
Pixel protocols 60+ 70+ Set at transmitter Set at transmitter — — — — — — — — — —
Ethernet ports 2 × 10/100/1000 2 × 10/100/1000 — — 1 × 1000, 1 × 100 1 × 1000, 1 × 100 1 × 1000, 1 × 100 1 in (RJ45) — — — — — —
Dedicated data outputs — 8 × RJ45 — — — — — 10 + 2 DMX/RDM (RJ45) 2 isolated DMX/RDM + 1 Thru 4 isolated DMX/RDM + 1 Thru 6 isolated DMX/RDM + 1 Thru 8 isolated DMX/RDM + 1 Thru — —
Auxiliary port 1 × RS485 in/out 1 × RS485 in/out — — 2 × RS485, 2 × RS232 2 × RS485, 2 × RS232 2 × RS485, 2 × RS232 — — — — — — —
MicroSD card slot 1 1 — — 1 1 1 — — — — — — —
Range — Up to 300 m to receivers Up to 300 m from transmitter Up to 300 m from transmitter — — — — — — — — — Up to 100 m (SPI extension)
Input power 5–24 V DC 100–240 V DC 5–24 V DC 5–24 V DC 9–36 V DC 9–36 V DC 9–36 V DC 12–24 V DC or PoE 100–277 V AC 100–277 V AC 100–277 V AC 100–277 V AC 12–24 V DC 12–48 V DC
Per output current limit 7 A — 7.5 A (mini blade fuse) 7.5 A (mini blade fuse) — — — — — — — — — —
Device current rating — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 A max, each unit
Total current 28 A — — — 24 W max 24 W max 24 W max — — — — — — —
Fault protection ESD all ports · ±36 V clock/data · ±48 V aux · reverse polarity ESD all ports · ±36 V data out · ±48 V aux ESD · ±24 V data and clock/data · over-current ESD · ±24 V data and clock/data · over-current ESD and surge on I/O ESD and surge on I/O ESD and surge on I/O Surge and reverse polarity on power — — — — — —
Dimensions 126.5 × 119 × 42 mm 221 × 169 × 42 mm 95 × 78 × 33 mm 95 × 78 × 33 mm 258 × 172 × 42 mm 258 × 172 × 42 mm 258 × 172 × 42 mm 200 × 120 × 42 mm 165 × 88.5 × 76.5 mm 165 × 88.5 × 76.5 mm 256 × 88.5 × 76.5 mm 256 × 88.5 × 76.5 mm 85.5 × 85.5 × 15 mm —
Weight 0.3 kg 1.1 kg 0.2 kg 0.2 kg 1.2 kg 1.2 kg 1.2 kg 0.46 kg — — — — — —
Enclosure Aluminium + ABS Aluminium High-strength ABS High-strength ABS — — — ABS + anodised aluminium Sheet metal, black powder coat Sheet metal, black powder coat Sheet metal, black powder coat Sheet metal, black powder coat Aluminium —
Mounting Wall & DIN-rail Panel, wall & rack Wall, plate or DIN-rail Wall, plate or DIN-rail Table or wall, VESA bracket Table or wall, VESA bracket Table or wall, VESA bracket Rack, surface or DIN DIN rail (35 mm) DIN rail (35 mm) DIN rail (35 mm) DIN rail (35 mm) Built-in —
IP rating — — — — — — — IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20 IP20
Ambient operating temperature −20 °C to +70 °C −10 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +55 °C −20 °C to +55 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +50 °C −20 °C to +50 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −20 °C to +60 °C −30 °C to +50 °C —

Frequently Asked Questions

7 Questions

Common questions, answered.

The CX10 ships with a 10-universe Art-Net licence, ready to drive your installation out of the box. When one CX10 isn't enough, you can scale up to the CX24 at 24 universes.
It ships pre-configured with LED CTRL software and a 10-universe Art-Net licence, ready to run out of the box.
It runs on a Raspberry Pi CM5 — a quad-core Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHz — with 4 GB DDR memory and 16 GB eMMC storage plus microSD expansion.
A 10.1″ capacitive touchscreen at 1280 × 800, with 5-point multi-touch and 6H surface hardness.
It has two Ethernet ports (one Gigabit, one 100M) plus dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and I/O of HDMI 2.0, 2× USB 2.0, 2× RS485 and 2× RS232.
It runs on 9–36 V DC at up to 24 W, mounts on a table or wall via VESA standard, and measures 258 × 172 × 42 mm at 1.2 kg.
Yes — it ships as a pre-configured Debian image with LED CTRL software and auto-boot, and operates from −20°C to +60°C.