Pixblasters MINI LED Controller is a real-time video controller for addressable RGB LED strips and panels, designed to elevate digital signage or smart lighting systems to professional-grade standards. It connects to any computer and any operating system as an ordinary monitor to display the user-selected portion of the monitor image on up to 8,192 RGB LEDs at 60 frames per second, no programming required. The device driving the image is free to run whatever display software you need, without wasting any additional processing power on LED control.

Pixblasters MINI is a budget-friendly version of the popular Pixblasters MS1, but simplified for applications that don’t require the full feature set. Compact and easy to use, it offers an excellent solution for LED video projects, delivering high performance for demanding RGB LED video installations.

Dazzle and Delight

Pixblasters MINI is a LED controller solution that turns creativity into illuminated reality. Whether you’re building animated stage backdrops, information displays, holiday decorations, art installations, or dynamic business signage, Pixblasters MINI supports any content workflow with a simple, transparent hardware setup that requires no complex configuration.

By eliminating the burden of complicated setup or hassles that proprietary hardware present, Pixblasters MINI democratizes LED video. Unlike traditional high-end LED walls that rely on thousands of driver chips, cooling systems, and costly networks, Pixblasters brings big-screen video experiences to makers, small businesses, and creative professionals at a fraction of the cost.

From curved, transparent, and free-form designs to installations that wrap around pillars or span entire buildings, it offers the freedom to design without limits. Compatible lightweight LED strips and panels eliminate the need for bulky frames—simply attach them to any surface or structure, and, if desired, you can even control your display remotely over the Internet. With its configurable pixel pitch, you can easily scale your vision from a big to a small screen, high-res to low.

Features & Specifications

• AMD Spartan™ 6 XC6LX9-3 FPGA drives up to 8,192 RGB LEDs
• Supports RGB LED strips and panels based on WS2812B, SK6812, APA102 and compatible LEDs
• Connects to any computer via a standard monitor cable
• Microchip PIC18F26J50 microcontroller enables system updates
• Retains display configuration across reboots
• Ports:

• USB Type-C (configurable with a host PC, flash firmware updates)
• DVI video port

• Dimensions: 89.6 × 92 × 21 mm (3.52 × 3.62 × 0.83 in, L × W × H)
• Power: 5 V DC, 0.6 A

Open Source

We plan to update the open-source portions of the project before the Pixblasters MINI ships to backers. In addition to the VHDL DEMO FPGA design, available on the Pixblasters GitHub, the repository includes schematics and enclosure dimensions. The new controller’s features will be freely available and regularly updated on our website.

Our demo FPGA design has the following features built-in:

• Different input video resolutions (up to 720/60 P)
• 16 LED strips controller - 8192 RGB WS2812 LEDs
• Maximum 512 LEDs per line
• Supports 60 fps vertical refresh
• RGB888 pixel format, 16 M full colors
• 512 x 16 (H x V) maximum display resolution
• The controller crops the input video and shows the selected cropping window
• The top left corner of the LED video output is set by TOP_LEFT_X & TOP_LEFT_Y
• The length of the LED display line is set by LINE_LENGTH

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