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Vantage 4 Range    

The Vantage4 range of PCI graphics adapters offers the ultimate solution for high specification video wall and data wall applications. Vantage4 provides the highest performance graphics processing combined with lower power operation allowing up to sixteen cards in a single PC. The Vantage4-PRO offers a lower cost option for video overlays, providing one overlay per display and on-board 16 x 8 video matrix switch. The Vantage4-SIP also provides one video overlay processor per display channel combined with 256Mb of overlay supporting up to sixteen overlay windows per display channel with tripple buffering.

The Vantage4 range of graphics adapters are supplied with the following cables:

  • Vantage4 - 2 x RGB-S-cables.
  • Vantage4-DVI - 2 x DVI-S-cables, HCS-Cable.
  • Vantage4-PRO - 2 x RGB-S-cables, HCS-Cable.
  • Vantage4-PRO-DVI - 2 x DVI-S-cables, HCS-Cable.
  • Vantage4-SIP - 2 x RGB-S-cables, 1 x SIP-cable.
  • Vantage4-SIP-DVI - 2 x DVI-S-cables, 1 x SIP-cable.

The Vantage4 range of cards are also supplied with the Datapath Wall Control software which provides full intuitive control of the video overlay windows.


Vantage4

Vantage4 operates with the Windows® XP operating system and spreads the Windows® desktop across the multi-screen display. Windows® applications can be positioned and sized anywhere on the desktop. The Windows® operarting system sees the multi-screen display as one large desktop.

  • Four Port PCI graphics adapter
  • Four Delta Chrome GPU's each with 32Mb DDR 250Mhz frame buffers (Total 128Mb
  • Four Analog VGA outputs upto 2048 x 1536
  • Four DVI outputs up to 1600 x 1200
  • Support for 1400 x 1050 resolution
  • Four TV outputs. PAL/NTSC/S-video, HDTV. With high quality flicker filters
  • Support for up to sixteen cards providing outputs for up to sixty-four displays

Vantage4 Specification:

Card Format 32bit 66Mhz PCI adapter
Card Size 105mm x 310mm Full size
Number of output channels 4
Max Analog output resolution per channel 2048 x 1536 x 60Hz
Max DVI output resolution per channel 1600 x 1200 x 60Hz or 2048 x 1536 x 35Hz
TV output formats NTSC. PAL, S-video, HDTV
Max No of cards per system Up to 16 cards (64 display channels)
Max current at 3.3V 4.20A
Max current at +5V 2.70A
Max power 27.36 Watts
Operating temperature 0 to 35 Deg C ambient
Storage temperature -20 to +70 Deg C
Relative humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing

 

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Vantage4-PRO

Vantage4-PRO video overlays provide one overlay window per display channel. The overlays can be positioned and sized anywhere across the multi-screen display. The restriction is that no more than one overlay may be opened on the same screen. Vantage4-PRO is used in conjunction with the Video Input Module (VIM) for inputting video sources. Various input modules are available and support up to one hundred and twenty-eight video inputs. Each overlay window can select anyone of the available inputs for display.

The Vantage4-PRO has all the same features as the Vantage4 and in addition:

  • Four high quality video overlays, each at 720 x 560 (One overlay per channel)
  • Four PAL/NTSC/SECAM or S-video decoders
  • Four high quality de-interlaced video overlays with tripple buffering
  • In built 16 x 8 video matrix switch supporting sixteen composite or eight S-video inputs

Vantage4-PRO Specification:

Card Format 32bit 66Mhz PCI adapter
Card Size 105mm x 310mm Full size
Number of output channels 4
Max Analog output resolution per channel 2048 x 1536 x 60Hz
Max DVI output resolution per channel 1600 x 1200 x 60Hz or 2048 x 1536 x 35Hz
Max No of overlay windows One per output channel (4 windows per card)
TV output formats NTSC. PAL, S-video, HDTV
Max No of cards per system Up to 16 cards (64 display channels)
Max No of video inputs 128 composite or 64 S-video
Video input formats NTSC, PAL, SECAM, S-video
Video overlay resolution (max) 720 x 576 (De-interlaced)
Video window update rate Real time 25/30 frames per sec (PAL/NTSC)
Max current at 3.3V 4.00A
Max current at +5V 3.30A
Max power 29.70 Watts
Operating temperature 0 to 35 Deg C ambient
Storage temperature -20 to +70 Deg C
Relative humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing

Video Input Options for the Vantage4-PRO

VIM16 The VIM16 provides sixteen analog inputs to each set of Vantage4-PRO cards it is connected to. The VIM16 can connect to two sets upto a maximum of sixteen Vantage4-PRO cards in each system. Each video overlay window can select any one of sixteen possible video inputs.
VisionSwitch32-H For systems needing more than sixteen inputs, use a single or multiple VisionSwitch32-H cards to increase the number of inputs to thirty-two, sixty-four, ninety-six or one hundred and twenty-eight. (one, two, three or four VisionSwitch32-H cards) The VisionSwitch32-H is supplied with two BNC16-cables or the optional PANEL-16A

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Vantage4-SIP

The new Vantage4-SIP provides one video overlay processor per display channel combined with 256Mb of overlay memory supporting up to sixteen overlay windows per display channel with tripple buffering.

The Vantage4-SIP has all the same features as the Vantage4 and in addition:

  • Four SIP video processors each with 64Mb overlay memory (total 256Mb)
  • High speed 5Gb/s SIP digital video input port for the Mosaic-SQ16 and Mosaic-HQ8, supporting up to one hundred and twenty-eight video channels
  • Sixteen video overlay windows per display channel (sixty-four windows total)
  • Four 1280 x 1024 high resolution video overlays

Vantage4-SIP Specification:

Card Format 32bit 66Mhz PCI adapter
Card Size 105mm x 310mm Full size
Number of output channels 4
Max Analog output resolution per channel 2048 x 1536 x 60Hz
Max DVI output resolution per channel 1600 x 1200 x 60Hz or 2048 x 1536 x 35Hz
Max No of overlay windows 16 per output channel (64 windows per card)
TV output formats NTSC. PAL, S-video, HDTV
Max No of cards per system Up to 16 cards (64 display channels)
Overlay frame buffer resolution 1280 x 1024 x 4
Digital SIP input bus speed 5Gb/s
Max No of digital video channels 128
Video window update rate Real time 25/30 frames per sec (PAL/NTSC)
Max current at 3.3V 6.80A
Max current at +5V 2.80A
Max power 36.44 Watts
Operating temperature 0 to 35 Deg C ambient
Storage temperature -20 to +70 Deg C
Relative humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing

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Software Features

Drivers

  • Special multi-screen display driver for use with Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP. The function of the display driver is to present one large desktop to the Windows operating system. The multi-screen driver will support up to a maximum of 64 screens.

Wall Control

  • Datapath Wall Control software enables you to configure your video wall display, launch video overlays and create a video wall layout configuration, it is possible to save layouts and recall them for future use.
  • Wall Control presents a representational window of the entire video wall showing position and size of video overlay windows, RGB windows (if used in conjunction with the Vision RGB product) and control dialogs for Vision Switch.
  • It is possible to operate Wall Control on a remote PC via a network connection.

 

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Application Guide:

The Datapath Vantage4 range of graphics cards can be used as a simple 4 screen desktop display or a multiple 64 screen data/video wall.

The table below details some typical applications.

Application
Recommended Products
Multi-screen graphics only
1 to 16 Vantage4 cards. Supports from 1 to 64 screens
Multi-screen graphics with 1 video window per screen and up to 16 video inputs 1 to 16 Vantage4-PRO and 1 to 4 VIM's supports from 1 to 64 screens and 4 to 16 composite or 2 to 8 S-video windows.
Multi-screen graphics with 1 video window per screen and 32, 64, 96 or 128 video inputs 1 to 16 Vantage4-PRO and 1 to 4 VisionSwitch32-H cards supports from 1 to 64 screens and 32 to 128 video inputs using 1, 2, 3 or 4 VisionSwitch32-H cards
Multi-screen graphics with up to 16 video windows per screen and up to 128 video inputs 1 to 16 Vantage4-PRO cards and 1 to 8 Mosaic-SQ16 cards. Each Mosaic-SQ16 card provides 16 video windows. A maximum of 8 Mosaic-SQ16 cards can be installed in the system.

 

Ordering Information

Vantage4

Supplied with two analog RGB splitter cables for connection to displays

RGB-S-Cable

Vantage4-PRO
Vantage4-SIP

Vantage4-DVI

Supplied with two DVI splitter cables for connection to displays.

DVI-S-Cable

Vantage4-PRO-DVI
Vantage4-SIP-DVI

Vantage4-HDTV

Supplied with two analog TV splitter cables for connection to High Definition TV.

Supports:

4 x Composite
4 x S-Video
4 x YPrPb for HDTV

HDTV-S-Cable

Vantage4-PRO-HDTV
Vantage4-SIP-HDTV

Note:
In addition, all Vantage4-SIP cards are supplied with 1 x SIP-Cable

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