Datapath, a control technology company, offers innovative multi-display video walls, small- to medium-scale video walls in enterprise collaboration environments, and command and control room video walls. With over 100 customers worldwide, Datapath prioritizes quality, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction, ensuring Excellent by Design solutions.
Datapath has introduced new hardware and software features for its Aetria solution, including the VisionSC-A2 capture card, which enhances image capture processes by enabling cost-effective, high-density capture of video streams. Additionally, the VSNMini 300 controller can now function as a dedicated operator workstation, and Aetria’s Workstation and Command Center have received updates for better control and system management.
These updates provide a more streamlined and efficient approach to video management, improving performance, scalability, and user control in multi-point video environments, especially in command and control settings.
Datapath, world-leading engineers of visual solutions, has announced additional functionality and capability to its Aetria solution with a wealth of new hardware and software innovations.
Aetria – Datapath’s unique solution for secure multi-point video management and control – has introduced the VisionSC-A2 capture card to its range for a more streamlined image capture process. Available now, this newly engineered capture card extends the Aligo AVoIP solution by providing cost-effective capture of Aligo streams from an Aetria network, directly into a workstation or video wall controller.
With two 10G channels on each card, the VisionSC-A2 provides high-density capture that meets today’s needs for displaying ever-increasing data volumes, whether on a multi-screen operator workstation, or a shared large-scale video wall surface. Each channel can capture a single 4K or up to four HD streams, allowing a single VisionSC-A2 card to capture two visually-lossless 4K streams, a single 4K and up to four HD streams, or up to eight separate HD streams.
The new card will help for a more streamlined approach to image capture, with savings on previous solutions, as John Storey, R&D Director at Datapath explains: “Previously, capture of Aligo streams into a system was achieved using technology such as an Aligo RX100 receiver connected to a VisionSC-UHD2 capture card. With the VisionSC-A2, data is transferred directly from the capture port into the host system over PCI Express, providing a more cost-effective, simpler solution.”
VisionSC-A2 inherits all the benefits of the VisionSC range of capture cards, including capture up to 4K at 60 frames per second, 10-bit color transfer, and HDCP compliance. It also gains access to the powerful scaling engine, allowing the capture engine and the graphics to work in harmony – maximizing any limited bandwidth availability.
Easing the path for system upgrades, the VisionSC-A2 can be used in Datapath video wall controllers in the same way as other Datapath capture cards. Multiple cards can be installed into a single system for scalable capture of Aligo streams for display anywhere on the video wall. Supported in the latest generation of Datapath’s video wall controllers, the VisionSC-A2 can be used in the multi-award-winning VSN V3, VSN400N, or VSNMini 300 (when configured for use as a video wall controller).
Dedicated Operator Workstation
Launched as a video wall controller earlier this year, Datapath’s VSNMini 300 can now be pre-configured for use as a dedicated operator workstation PC. It offers up to four 4K outputs and can easily be configured with Datapath capture cards to provide a sleek, compact solution for control room operators.
Suited for operator workstation installation, the modern system is configurable with Intel® i5, i7, or i9 processors, providing scalable processing power for today’s large video volume installations. When configured as part of an Aetria solution, it allows operators to easily monitor and control multiple remote sources alongside local applications such as email clients, web browsers, and messaging, all from a familiar Windows 11 environment.
Direct video wall management
Now added to all versions of Aetria Workstation, the newly integrated Wall Manager allows operators to control any connected video wall directly from the Aetria Workstation interface.
As versatile as it is simple to operate, the Wall Manager interface opens above any open sources on the operators’ desktop to allow quick interaction with the video wall, whether opening and positioning a single source or opening a new layout with multiple sources across the whole wall.
Command Center additions
Adding to Aetria’s benefits, and to assist with optimum system operations, Aetria Command Center now provides a central dashboard for administrators to view the status and health of their Aetria Network Manager appliance, or both Aetria Network Managers when configured as a redundant pair.
Furthermore, Aetria users can now pan and zoom sources displayed on a video wall in Aetria Command Center. With a simple right-click on the source in the Aetria Command Center interface, the source opens in a new interface where it can be moved and scaled as the user requires. As changes are made, they are reflected live on the video wall. The benefits of this addition in a Command and Control environment are clear, with operators able to view closer detail of any source at the click of a button.
Aetria Touch Updates
Following the launch of the Aetria Touch control panel, the 10-inch interface has now been updated to include the following:
- UI Translations, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- Automatic source list decluttering – sources that can’t be used are automatically hidden from view.
- Ability to add/remove banners, borders, and OSD assets
- User-specified favorites
- Saving of video wall content into a new layout
