The
Datapath iH4 range of graphics cards are powerful multi-screen
graphics adapters providing solutions for high quality, complex
video walls, data walls or multi-screen desktop applications.
Using
multiple iH4 cards in your system it is possible to create a
display which allows the Windows desktop to be spread across
a maximum of 40 screens. Constructing a multi-screen video wall
or data wall using the iH4 range of graphics cards enables the
display to be arranged in any rectangular format, by introducing
the iH4-PRO, iH4-DIG and iH4-SIP, the option of displaying high
quality video overlays becomes available.
In
effect, 4 graphics cards in 1, the iH4 has 4 independent 64bit
Savage4-PRO graphics processors, each with 16MBytes of memory
- 1 per display channel. The iH4-SIP has 4 Savage4 GPU's each
with 16Mb frame buffers (total 64Mb) and 4 SIP video processors
each with 64Mb frame buffers (total 256Mb)- to bring superb
image quality at high resolution and colour depths. With 4 DVI
outputs, each supporting a resolution of 1280 x 1024 (digital)
and 1600 x 1200 (analog) you can be sure of displaying all the
applications you need. If you need more screens, simply install
another iH4 card in your machine up to a maximum of 10 cards.
Datapath
multi screen video solutions use the latest digital technology
for stunning video quality. Multiple independent video windows
can be displayed simultaneously, and can be scaled to full screen
with horizontal and vertical interpolation for high quality
images. Chroma-key support also allows you to overlay graphics
onto video and video onto graphics.
The
iH4 can also be used with up to 4 VQS-01 controllers allowing
you to increase the number of displays from 4 to 16 from a single
iH4 card. For wall applications requiring support for a large
number of displays, it is possible to use up to 10 iH4 cards
and 32 VQS-01 controllers. This configuration provides support
for up to 160 displays.
Note:
The maximum resolution per display when using the VQS-01 is 1024
x 768.
The
iH4 range of graphics adapters are supplied with the following
cables:
iH4
The
iH4 operates with Windows® Server 2003 and Windows® XP Professional
operating systems and spreads the Windows® desktop across
the multi-screen display. Windows® applications can be positioned
and sized anywhere on the desktop. The Windows® operating
system sees the multi-screen display as one large desktop.
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- 4
port graphics adapter.
- 4
64bit Savage4-PRO graphics processors each with 16MB
of memory (total 64MB).
- 4
DVI outputs, each supporting up to 1280 x 1024 (digital)
and 1600 x 1200 (analog).
- Up
to 10 x iH4 cards can be used to support a maximum of
40 screens from a single PC.
- Use
with the VQS-01 to increase the number of display channels
to a maximum of 160.
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iH4
Specification:
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Bus
Interface
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32bit
- 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant |
Size
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260
x 100mm |
Power
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8.3Watts
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| Power
Requirements |
+5V
at 1.2A, +3.3V at 0.7A |
Operating
Temperatures
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0
- 35 deg C |
Storage
Temperatures
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-20
- 70 deg C |
Relative
Humidity
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5%
to 90% non-condensing |
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iH4-PRO
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In
addition to the above iH4 specifications, the iH4-PRO
provides high quality video overlays enabling the display
of live video sources.
- 4
high quality video overlays (1 per screen). Overlays
can be sized and positioned anywhere on the wall (only
1 video overlay per screen).
- 4
composite video or 2 S-Video inputs using the Video
Input Module (VIM) option.
- Increase
the number of video inputs to 16 or 32 by using the
Datapath VisionSwitch
card.
- Supports
PAL, NTSC and SECAM.
- Up
to 10 iH4-PRO cards can be used to support a maximum
of 40 screens and 40 video overlays from a single PC.
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iH4-PRO
Specification:
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Bus
Interface
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32bit
- 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant |
Size
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260
x 100mm |
Power
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14Watts |
| Power
Requirements |
+5V at 1.2A, +3V at 2A |
Operating
Temperatures
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0
- 35 deg C |
Storage
Temperatures
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-20
- 70 deg C |
Relative
Humidity
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5%
to 90% non-condensing |
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iH4-DIG
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The
iH4-DIG has all the specifications of the iH4-PRO and
in addition:
- 4
digital video inputs for connection to the Datapath
Mosaic card. The Mosaic
card, combined with the iH4-DIG, allows up to 9 video
overlays per screen. It is possible to connect a maximum
of 4 Mosaic cards to each iH4-DIG.
- Add
on options: Mosaic, VisionSwitch
and VIM.
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iH4-DIG
Specification:
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Bus
Interface
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32bit
- 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant |
Size
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260
x 100mm |
Power
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14Watts |
| Power
Requirements |
+5V at 1.2A, +3V at 2A |
Operating
Temperatures
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0
- 35 deg C |
Storage
Temperatures
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-20
- 70 deg C |
Relative
Humidity
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5%
to 90% non-condensing |
iH4-SIP
The
iH4-SIP provides all the features of the current iH4 range but
it also includes 4 high performance video overlay processors.
The iH4-SIP provides one overlay processor per display channel
combined with 256Mb of overlay memory supporting 16 overlay
windows and tripple buffering for each output channel. For systems
that require more than 4 displays up to 10 iH4-SIP cards can
be used with the Mosaic-SQ16 providing support for up to 40
displays and with the ability to position and size video overlay
windows anywhere on the display wall.
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- 4-Port
PCI Graphics adapter
- 4-Savage4
GPU's each with 16Mb frame buffers. (Total of 64Mb)
- 4-SIP
video processors each with 64Mb frame buffers. (Total
of 256Mb)
- 4-Analog
VGA outputs up to 1600 x 1200
- 4-DVI
outputs up to 1280 x 1024
- Support
for 1400 x 1050 resolution
- High
speed 5Gb/s SIP digital video input port compatible
with the Mosaic-SQ16
- Supports
up to 128 video overlay channels when using 8 x Mosaic-SQ16
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iH4-SIP
Specification:
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Format |
32bit
33Mhz PCI adapter |
| Card
Size |
105mm
x 295mm Full size |
| Number
of output channels |
4 |
| Max
Analog output resolution per channel |
1600
x 1200 x 75Hz or 2048 x 1536 x 35Hz |
| Max
DVI output resolution per channel |
1280
x 1024 x 75Hz or 2048 x 1536 x 30Hz |
| Max
No of overlay windows |
16
per output channel (64 windows per card) |
| Overlay
frame buffer resolution |
720
x 576 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
No of cards per system |
Up
to 10 cards (40 display channels) |
| Power Requirements |
+5V at 1.2A, +3.3V at 3.2A |
| Max
power |
16.56
Watts |
| Operating
temperature |
0
to 35 Deg C ambient |
| Storage
temperature |
-20
to +70 Deg C |
| Relative
humidity |
5%
to 90% non-condensing |
Drivers
- Special
multi-screen display driver for use with Windows®
2000, Windows® Server 2003 and Windows® XP Professional. 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 40 screens.
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The
Datapath iH4 range of graphics cards can be used as a simple
4 screen desktop display or a multiple 36 screen data/video
wall.
The
table below details some typical applications.
| Application |
Recommended
Products
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Multi-screen
graphics only
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1
to 10 iH4 cards. Supports from 1 to to 40 screens |
| Multi-screen
graphics with 1 video window per screen and 4 video inputs |
1
to 10 iH4-PRO and VIM-1, or VIM-8 supports from 1 to 40
screens and 1 to 32 video windows. |
| Multi-screen
graphics with 1 video window per screen and 16 or 32 video
inputs |
1
to 10 iH4-PRO and 1 or 2 VisionSwitch cards supports from
1 to 40 screens and 1 to 32 video windows and 16 video inputs
with 1 VisionSwitch and 32 video inputs using 2 VisionSwitch
cards |
| Multi-screen
graphics with up to 9 video windows per screen and up to
144 video inputs |
1
to 10 iH4-DIG cards and 1 to 16 Mosaic cards. Each mosaic
card provides 9 video windows. A maximum of 4 mosaic cards
can be connected to the iH4-DIG |
Ordering
Information
| iH4 |
Supplied
with two analog RGB splitter cables for connection to
displays
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RGB-S-Cable
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| iH4-PRO |
| iH4-DIG |
| iH4-SIP |
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| iH4-DVI |
Supplied
with two DVI splitter cables for connection to displays.
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DVI-S-Cable
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| iH4-PRO-DVI |
| iH4-DIG-DVI |
| iH4-SIP-DVI |
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Note:
In
addition, all iH4-SIP cards are supplied with 1 x SIP-Cable
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SIP-Cable
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