Matrox Starts Collaboration With NVIDIA; Previews Products at ISE 2020, DistribuTECH 2020

Matrox has entered a collaboration with NVIDIA for the development of a new range of multi-display embedded graphics cards purpose-built for high-density video walls. In addition, the company is making available the Aggregator Mode, a multi-system control feature available with Matrox Extio 3 high-performance IP KVM extenders at ISE 2020. Lastly, Matrox will power a number of grid management platforms at DistribuTECH 2020.

NVIDIA
Leveraging NVIDIA’s industry-renowned GPU technology, Matrox will design graphics innovations powered by a custom-built Quadro embedded GPU to accelerate graphics-intensive video wall applications in commercial and 24/7 critical environments.

“Matrox is thrilled to work alongside NVIDIA, the leader in GPU computing, to bring to market a new standard of high-density video walls,” said David Chiappini, executive vice president of research and development at Matrox. “This collaboration is yet another example of our commitment to expanding our video wall portfolio while customers continue to benefit from our graphics expertise, world-class engineering, dedicated technical support, and long product life cycles.”

“Matrox is a leader in creating graphics-rich video walls that make an instant real-world impact with customers,” said Scott Fitzpatrick, vice president of Quadro Product Marketing at NVIDIA. “The exceptional video playback performance, reliability, and longevity of the NVIDIA architecture makes it an ideal platform for the GPUs Matrox is developing for next-generation video walls.

The new series of single-slot graphics cards based on the NVIDIA Quadro embedded GPUs will power up to four synchronized 4K displays per card, while OEMs, system integrators, and AV installers can combine multiple cards to drive up to 16 displays from one system. HDCP is also supported for the playback of protected content across the video wall. In addition, the robust and field-proven Matrox PowerDesk desktop management software provides users with a comprehensive set of advanced tools to easily configure and customize multi-display setups.

ISE 2020
Taking Extio 3 IP extension and switching capabilities to a new level, this mode of operation permits an Extio 3 receiver unit to aggregate multiple video streams coming from multiple Extio 3 transmitter units. Multiple computer desktops can then be viewed and controlled simultaneously from an Extio 3 receiver unit with a single keyboard and mouse. Moving the mouse across a multi-screen desktop of up to four displays shifts control instantly from one computer to the next, providing users with unprecedented operational efficiency.

Aggregator Mode will be in action at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) at stand #11-D120, showcasing its benefits for a wide range of control room applications including process control, industrial and automation, military and defense, broadcast, and more

Efficient workflows
Extio 3’s Aggregator Mode supports computers with multiple video outputs, including independent or stretched desktop mode, while remote user-station setups can be arranged in various configurations such as 4×1, 3×1, 2×1 or 2×2. Guest connections are also available for collaborative environments, where different users can connect to the same source system simultaneously, with or without USB control.

Seamless deployment
Aggregator Mode is easy to deploy as it is built into Matrox Extio 3 IP KVM extenders, minimizing equipment cost and maintenance. It also does not require any additional software to be installed on the source computer system, ensuring that all system certifications remain intact for a truly simplified KVM installation.

“Control room operators are often required to monitor and access information from multiple computers to complete their daily tasks, and Aggregator Mode helps streamline their workflows by providng seamless control of multiple systems,” said Caroline Injoyan, business development manager, Matrox. “This efficiency-boosting functionality eliminates unnecessary distractions so operators can focus completely on the task at hand.”

Availability
Aggregator Mode is now available as a free Extio 3 firmware and Matrox Extio Central Manager software upgrade. To request a demo, contact Matrox Graphics

DistrbuTECH 2020
Across the show floor, Matrox will capture PCs, cameras, and other media, and/or stream media for communications, remote monitoring, and collaboration. Attendees will also discover Matrox core technologies driving multi-channel capture, encode, decode, visualization, and control functionality on high-performance video walls, as well as offering recording support in control room scenarios for better UX design, improved training, or after-action review to contribute to uptime on the grid.

This year, one of Matrox’s featured partners, VuWall, will be at DistributTECH showcasing many of these contemporary control room technologies. VuWall will be in booth 1351.

“At DistribuTECH, VuWall will demonstrate how we support the visualization requirements of energy organizations through our high-performance technology and fully integrated software platform,” said Paul Vander Plaetse, CEO, VuWall. “Attendees will see VuWall’s ecosystem, which comprises VuScape video wall controllers with KVM support and the TRx centralized management platform. Highly configurable, modular, and flexible, the platform allows operators to harness the capabilities they need to seamlessly monitor, analyze, and respond to incoming information from various sources across multiple sites and on multiple video walls. VuWall will also showcase their latest VMS integrations with Genetec, Milestone, and ISS, critical to many control room environments.”

“VuWall focuses on user experience design in all their products,” said Samuel Recine, vice president of sales for the Americas and Asia Pacific in the Matrox AV/IT Group. “We will be joining conversations in many of our partners’ pavilions at the show. And we invite T&D operators, consultants, solutions providers, and peers alike to witness all the companies showcasing what used to be called the: Control Rooms of the Future.”