Datapath Limited - Video Wall and Data Wall Products

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

Four high quality video captures, each at 720 x 576 (one video overlay per channel)
Four analog VGA outputs upto 2048 x 1536
Four DVI outputs up to 1600 x 1200 and 1920 x 1080 with reduced blanking
Four PAL/NTSC/SECAM or S-video decoders
Four high quality de-interlaced video overlays with triple buffering
In built 16 x 8 video matrix switch supporting 16 composite or 8 x S-video inputs

Video Input Options

The VIM module comprise of 4 x BNC or RCA connectors mounted on a PC back panel for feeding composite video or S-video to the Vantage4-PRO.

VIM16

The VIM16 provides 16 analog inputs to each set of Vantage4-PRO cards it is connected to. The VIM16 can connect to two sets of cards, up to a maximum of 16 Vantage4-PRO cards in each system. Each video overlay window can select any one of 16 possible video inputs.

VisionSwitch32-H

For systems needing more than 16 inputs, use a VisionSwitch32-H card to increase the number of inputs to 32. The VisionSwitch32-H is supplied with two BNC16-cables or the optional PANEL-16A.

VisionTV

The VisionTV application is an easy to use interface for controlling the TV and Video overlay windows displayed on your Datapath multi screen graphics cards.

Vantage4-PRO Specifications

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

Software Features

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 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 VisionSwitch
It is possible to operate Wall Control on a remote PC via a network connection
Click here for more information on Wall Control

The Vantage4-PRO offers a lower cost option for video capture, providing one video overlay per display and on-board 16 x 8 video matrix switch.

Vantage4-PRO provides one video capture window per display channel. The captures can be positioned and sized anywhere across the multi-screen display. The restriction is that no more than one capture may be opened on the same screen. Vantage4-PRO is used in conjunction with the Video Input Module (VIM) or the Video Input Module 16 (VIM16) for inputting video sources. Various input modules are available and support up to 32 video inputs. Each capture window can select any one of the available inputs for display.

Vantage4-PRO is supplied with two RGB-S-Cables.
Vantage4-PRO-DVI is supplied with two DVI-S-Cables.
Vantage4-PRO-HDTV is supplied with two HDTV-S-Cables