Modular display system with ethernet connection and control

A control system for the control of a modular display to enable the direct exchange of control and display data to the modular display, the system comprising:

• a plurality of display modules arranged and connected together to create a larger unified display;
• a controller having one or more data exchange ports and a computer processor configured to execute controller software stored on non-transitory computer-readable media, the controller software programming the computer processor to:
• prepare display data as several data payloads by processing a video frame as image data in a row-by-row sequence into the several data payloads and including a starting X-Y coordinate pair of the image data in each data payload at the start of that data payload;
• and
• one or more connections between the controller and the plurality of display modules,
• wherein the controller is coupled to the plurality of display modules through the one or more data exchange ports,
• wherein the controller is configured to broadcast control and display data to the plurality of display modules associated with visual displays generated on the plurality of display modules and to receive diagnostic data from each of the plurality of display modules, and
• wherein each of the plurality of display modules has one or more data exchange ports for receiving the control and display data from the controller and for transmitting diagnostic data to the controller.