iH4 Series of Output Cards :

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 color 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:

The iH4 range of cards are also supplied with the Datapath Wall Control software which provides full intuitive control of the video overlay windows.

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iH4

The iH4 operates with the Windows® XP Professional 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® operating system sees the multi-screen display as one large desktop.

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.

iH4 Specification:

Bus Interface	32bit - 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant
Size	260 x 100mm
Power	12Watts (iH4), 14Watts (iH4-PRO/DIG)
Power Requirements	+5V at 2.5A max, +3.3V at 2A max
Operating Temperatures	0 - 35 deg C
Storage Temperatures	-20 - 70 deg C
Relative Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing

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iH4-PRO

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.

iH4-PRO Specification:

Bus Interface	32bit - 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant
Size	260 x 100mm
Power	12Watts (iH4), 14Watts (iH4-PRO/DIG)
Power Requirements	+3.3V at 2.5A max, +12V at 250mA max + 5V at 2.5A max
Operating Temperatures	0 - 35 deg C
Storage Temperatures	-20 - 70 deg C
Relative Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing

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iH4-DIG

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.

iH4-DIG Specification:

Bus Interface	32bit - 33Mhz PCI adapter V2.2 Compliant
Size	260 x 100mm
Power	12Watts (iH4), 14Watts (iH4-PRO/DIG)
Power Requirements	+3.3V at 2.5A max, +12V at 250mA max + 5V at 2.5A max
Operating Temperatures	0 - 35 deg C
Storage Temperatures	-20 - 70 deg C
Relative Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing

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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 triple 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.

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

iH4-SIP Specification:

Card 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)
Max current at 3.3V	3.20 A
Max current at +5V	1.20 A
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

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Software Features

Drivers

• Special multi-screen display driver for use with Windows® 2000 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.
• A standard native Windows® 2000/XP driver that will support up to 6 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 VisionRGB product) and control dialogs for VisionSwitch.
• It is possible to operate Wall Control on a remote PC via a network connection.

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Application Guide:

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
Multi-screen graphics only	1 to 10 iH4 cards. Supports from 1 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	RGB-S-Cable
iH4-PRO
iH4-DIG
iH4-SIP
iH4-DVI	Supplied with two DVI splitter cables for connection to displays.	DVI-S-Cable
iH4-PRO-DVI
iH4-DIG-DVI
iH4-SIP-DVI
Note: In addition, all iH4-SIP cards are supplied with 1 x SIP-Cable		SIP-Cable

Vantage4 Series of Output Cards :

 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 16 cards in a single PC. The Vantage4-PRO offers a lower cost option for video overlays, providing 1 overlay per display and on-board 16 x 8 video matrix switch. The Vantage4-SIP also provides 1 video overlay processor per display channel combined with 256Mb of overlay supporting up to 16 overlay windows per display channel with triple buffering.

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

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

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Vantage4

Vantage4 operates with the Windows® XP Professional 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® operating system sees the multi-screen display as 1 large desktop.

4 Port PCI graphics adapter 4 Delta Chrome GPU's each with 32Mb DDR 250Mhz frame buffers (Total 128Mb 4 Analog VGA outputs upto 2048 x 1536 4 DVI outputs up to 1600 x 1200 Support for 1400 x 1050 resolution 4 TV outputs. PAL/NTSC/S-video, HDTV. With high quality flicker filters Support for up to 16 cards providing outputs for up to 64 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 1 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 1 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 128 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: 4 high quality video overlays, each at 720 x 560 (One overlay per channel) 4 PAL/NTSC/SECAM or S-video decoders 4 high quality de-interlaced video overlays with triple buffering In built 16 x 8 video matrix switch supporting 16 composite or 8 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 16 analog inputs to each set of Vantage4-PRO cards it is connected to. The VIM16 can connect to 2 sets up to a maximum of 16 Vantage4-PRO cards in each system. Each video overlay window can select any 1 of 16 possible video inputs.
VisionSwitch32-H	For systems needing more than 16 inputs, use a single or multiple VisionSwitch32-H cards to increase the number of inputs to 32, 64, 96 or 128. (1, 2, 3 or 4 VisionSwitch32-H cards) The VisionSwitch32-H is supplied with 2 BNC16-cables or the optional PANEL-16A.

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Vantage4-SIP

The new Vantage4-SIP provides 1 video overlay processor per display channel combined with 256Mb of overlay memory supporting up to 16 overlay windows per display channel with triple buffering.

The Vantage4-SIP has all the same features as the Vantage4 and in addition: 4 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 128 video channels 16 video overlay windows per display channel (64 windows total) 4 x 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 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 Vision Switch.
• It is possible to operate Wall Control on a remote PC via a network connection.
• Click here for more information on Wall Control.

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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-SIP 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		SIP-Cable

Mosaic

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The Mosaic is a PCI plug-in card which has been designed to operate in conjunction with the Datapath iH4-DIG graphics card. The Mosaic, when combined with the iH4-DIG, provides up to 9 separate video overlay windows. For systems that require more than 9 overlay windows, up to 4 Mosaic cards can be installed giving a total of 36 video windows.

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Technical Specification

Card Type	PCI 2.2 compliant adapter.
Card size	100 x 260 (mm)
Max number of video overlay windows	9
Max capture resolution per channel	768 x 288
Supported video formats	PAL, NTSC, SECAM and S-Video
Inputs per overlay window	2 x Composite or 1 x Composite and 1 x S-video.
Power consumption	12 watts.
Power requirements	+5V at 2.2Amps, +12V at 100mA

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Features

Mosaic-SQ1616 Channel Video Input Card

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The Datapath Mosaic-SQ16 is the ultimate video capture card providing superior performance and virtually unrestricted video capture capabilities with a single or mult-screen configuration. Video windows can be placed anywhere across the multi-screen system and also arbitrarily sized or maximized over the entire wall.

16 channel video capture add-on card for the iH4-SIP or Vantage4-SIP graphics adapters Interfaces directly to the iH4-SIP or Vantage4-SIP using Datapath's proprietary 5Gb/s Streams Video bus Use up to 8 Mosaic-SQ16 cards to provide a maximum of 128 video windows Video windows can be positioned and sized anywhere on the multi-screen desktop 16 high quality video decoders and video down scalers On board 32 x 16 video matrix switch

SIP Digital Stream Bus

The Datapath SIP video bus operates at 5Gb/s and is used to broadcast the captured video to the graphics adapters. Each graphics adapter has 4 video overlay processors, one per display channel. The overlay processors select the required video channel from the SIP video stream, crops and scales the video window onto the output channel. Each overlay processor has 16 scalers and cropping units allowing up to 16 video windows to be positioned on each display output. (Maximum 64 windows per graphics adapter)

Mosaic-SQ16 Specification

Card Format	32bit 66Mhz PCI adapter
Card Size	105mm x 310mm Full size
Max No of capture channels	16
Max capture resolution per channel	720 x 288
Supported video formats	NTSC. PAL, SECAM and S-video
Inputs per window	16 composite or 16 S-video
Video window update rate	Real time 25/30 frames per sec (PAL/NTSC)
Max current at 3.3V	2.10A
Max current at 1.40V	1.40A
Max power	23.73 Watts
Operating temperature	0 to 35 Deg C ambient
Storage temperature	-20 to +70 Deg C
Relative humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing

VisionRGB-PRO 1

VisionRGB-PRO 2

 

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Some working environments require constant access to RGB/VGA data from another source. Traditionally this data is transmitted over special cabling as an analog RGB signal for display on dedicated screens which sit alongside other Windows® based screens. The drawback of such a solution is that you need an extra monitor for every RGB data feed and therefore reduced space in the work environment. The VisionRGB-PRO is the ideal solution to this problem - and means you can integrate the RGB data and get rid of the dedicated terminal.

A standalone PCI plug in card, the VisionRGB-PRO captures the display output (e.g. the analogue RGB data) from 1 computer screen and then displays it as an independent application, on your Windows® desktop. The VisionRGB-PRO2 has 2 VGA compatible inputs for simultaneously feeding 2 independent data sources directly into your main PC. The data is then converted on the VisionRGB-PRO and displayed as a standard Windows® application on your desktop. All your data in one place, and no need for that dedicated monitor.

The VisionRGB-PRO can be operated with any standard graphics adapter and is supplied with Windows® 2000, Windows® XP-Pro and Windows® Vista 32bit drivers. For applications requiring improved update rates and lower system overhead then we recommend using the Vantage4 or iH4 range of graphics adapters. The Vision RGB software, when used with the Datapath graphics cards, implements direct DMA to the graphics texture memory. The captured RGB is then rendered to the display using hardware texture mapping to greatly improve performance. This implementation dramatically improves update rates when the image is up-scaled as would be required with video wall and data wall applications. Up to 32 VisionRGB-PRO cards can be installed in a single system, providing up to 64 channels of RGB capture.

Each part of the up-scaled image is rendered by the associated graphics processor, effectively parallel processing the up-scaling process.

The VisionRGB-PRO is also supplied with a powerful software application for configuring the timing and the format of the input sources and displaying the captured data. We also provide an SDK so you can interface the VisionRGB-PRO to your own applications.

VisionSwitch32 Plug-in Video and Audio Switch

 The VisionSwitch32 uses the very latest technology to provide a complete 32 x 32 video or audio cross point switch on a single PCI plug-in card. The card can be installed in any standard PC that has a free PCI slot. VisionSwitch32 is supplied with an easy to use Windows application program for switch programming. A special version of VisionSwitch32 is also available for integration with the Datapath iH4-PRO/DIG multiscreen graphics cards. This version expands the number of video inputs to the iH4 from 4 inputs as standard to 32 inputs.
 

PCI plug-in card occupying 2 PCI slots for the stand alone (SA) version (pictured left) and a single slot for the iH (H) version 32 x 32 Video or Audio matrix switch Any input can be routed to any number of outputs. No restrictions on input to output routing Windows application program for simple switch set-up. Save and recall switch settings Support for Windows®2000 and Windows®XP Professional Use with Mosaic to increase the number of inputs and allow Mosaic windows to view any input