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Datapath Products Video Wall Controllers

Datapath offers two options for Video Wall Controllers

1. X4: Simple Standalone controller
2. Vision 800: Turnkey Video Wall Controller Win7 platform **OEM ONLY**

X4 – Stand Alone Display Wall ControllerDrivers

The Datapath x4 is a standalone display wall controller that accepts a single or dual-link DVI input and can flexibly display this across four output monitors.

Each output can be driven as DVI or analog RGB and can represent an arbitrary cropped region of the original input image.  The output resolution and frame rate does not need to be related to that of the input as the Datapath x4 will optionally upscale and frame rate convert each cropped region independently.  Additionally, each output can be independently mirrored or rotated through 90°, 180° or 270° to support creative mixes of landscape and portrait monitors.

Features

• Supports full bezel width and height correction for all types of displays.
• Ideal for use with edge blending projectors - supports image overlapping.
• Splits a single DVI input into four independent monitor outputs.
• Accepts Dual Link DVI, Single Link DVI or HDMI* input.  (*HDMI input requires the optional DVI/HDMI Adapter.)
• The input EDID is programmable to allow arbitrary input resolutions and frame rates.
• Flexibly drives four displays, each from any selected region of the input image.
• Supports both DVI and analog RGB output monitors.
• Stand alone operation supports auto-detecting of input resolution and output monitor native resolutions.  Output screen configuration is defined by internal non-volatile memory.
• Output configuration is programmable via a USB connection to a PC.  Graphical utility allows easy control of cropping, scaling, rotation and gaps.
• Multiple units can be used for larger wall configurations.

Supports creative monitor arrangements

Each output monitor can take its input from any region of the input DVI image, since all the required cropping, scaling, rotation and frame-rate conversion is handled by the x4 hardware.  These regions can overlap to allow any output to replicate another, or they can be configured to support any creative splice of the source material.  This allows the support of many non-rectangular screen arrangements with uneven gaps, and any mix of monitor orientations.

Gen-Lock

The Datapath x4 will auto-sense input and output frame rates and automatically genlock when possible.  Four identical monitors will automatically be driven genlocked and if the input timings match they are additionally genlocked and clock-locked to the source signal.

VISION 800 Series **Available to OEM’s only**

Datapath does offer a turnkey video wall control systems built upon three components

1. Express9: 9 Slot switch-fabric back plane controlled by Windows OS Single Board Computer
2. Image4: Output card providing users with 4 DVI or RGB outputs per card
3. Vision Capture Cards: Function as the input devices for users to integrate external sources into the video wall

All three of these components are manufacturered by Datapath and work together to provide users with a multi-output / multi-input control system that does not experience tearing and consumes little CPU processing.

Maximum Outputs & Inputs of the Vision 800 series for 1 system

If interested in participating in datapath’s oem’s program, please contact nathan nye nnye@dynye.com

Examples Of Video Walls Built With Vision 800 Series