Opus Systems Introduces InSynctive Interface Controller; Intelligent Controller For NEC Analog Flat Panel Displays.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1998--Opus Systems today introduced the InSynctive intelligent controller, supporting NEC's family of analog, active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs), including the 20.1-inch panel with ultra-wide viewing angle technology. Analog LCDs, supporting full color and multiple resolutions, provide superior image quality over digital LCD technology. Thus, the InSynctive controller, coupled with NEC's analog panels, provides improved solutions for engineering workstations, supercomputer graphics, medical imaging, video imaging and federal systems applications. "NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. worked closely with Opus Systems in their development of the InSynctive controller for use with our LCD panels in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and systems integrator applications," said Frank Eveleno, manager of flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time market development for NEC Electronics, Inc. "We are pleased with the results of Opus' design which offers the kind of features, performance, and expansion capability our customers require." The InSynctive controller determines the correct screen resolution and sizing for the target NEC display. With its innovative 32-bit microprocessor-controlled design, InSynctive allows for ultra-fine tuning of the signal sampling point to eliminate ghosting See ghosting server and ghost. , banding, and other artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. which often plague analog LCD displays. Another important innovation of the InSynctive controller is its Personality Module Interface which allows new features to be easily added to meet specific OEM needs. "InSynctive offers the highest degree of flexibility and user control in the industry," notes Walter Snell, Opus Systems president. "Our engineering team has built a highly flexible solution that allows InSynctive to be easily adapted through its Personality Module Interface to support a wide variety OEM applications. For example, our NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. personality module will display NTSC and S-VHS (Super-VHS) A VHS recording and playback system that increased resolution from 240 to 400 lines and used a higher-quality cassette. S-VHS introduced the S-video interface, which separated the luma from the color (see S-video). signals directly to the LCD panel." About the InSynctive Controller Board The InSynctive controller accepts VGA-type analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system. in a variety of screen formats, produces a synchronous pixel clock, and outputs the analog signal An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. It differs from a digital signal in that small fluctuations in the signal are meaningful. with appropriate screen formatting. When the video signal ceases, the InSynctive board powers down the NEC flat panel display and turns off the backlight back·light n. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights for smooth system shutdown. InSynctive's microprocessor-controlled clock circuit allows ultra-fine tuning of the analog signal sampling point to eliminate ghosting, banding, and other artifacts commonly seen on analog displays. The InSynctive controller board is designed to work with NEC panels ranging in size from 12.1 inches to 20.1 inches, and supports resolutions from VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640 x 480) to SXGA (Super XGA) A screen resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. SXGA is commonly used on standard monitors, but provides a 1.25:1 aspect ratio, compared to the more common 1.33:1 (4:3) ratio. SXGA+ has a 1400x1050 resolution, which is an exact 1.33:1 ratio. See PC display modes. (1280 x 1024). Its wide range of clock sync options, including sync-on-green, allows the NEC panels to interface to most computers and workstations, including the IBM PC, Apple Macintosh, and workstations from Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Silicon Graphics. InSynctive features easy-to-use push-button (electronics) push-button - A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons. controls to fine tune the screen image (e.g., horizontal left and right, vertical up and down). The screen settings for various resolutions are maintained in three separate registers: factory (default settings), OEM, and end user (for final adjustment). The InSynctive controller is simple to install. It mounts on the inside of the NEC flat panel display, and is shipped with cables and a 15-pin VGA-style input connector. InSynctive Features in Detail The InSynctive controller supports the following features: -- Interfaces with NEC 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15, and 20.1 inch analog panels -- Supports automatic synchronization of multiple resolutions from 640 x 480 to 1280 x 1024 -- Supports various vertical/horizontal sync signals, including: -- Composite sync -- Sync-on-green -- Auto-centering of screen image -- Automatic LCD power up/down sequencing -- Screen image controls, including Backlight On/Off, Brightness, Horizontal and Vertical positioning -- Screen clarity controls, including Clock and Horizontal Period controls -- Set-up and Configuration memory, including three registers for factory default, OEM and end-user settings -- Personality Module Interface for easy integration of specific OEM requirements -- NTSC video processor option -- Self-test diagnostics Pricing and Availability InSynctive will begin shipping in OEM quantities on January 5, 1998, and is priced at $415 in OEM quantities. The product includes a one- year warranty. About Opus Systems Opus Systems is the market leader in providing innovative solutions from board design to complete systems integration based upon the SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill architecture and related technologies, including various SPARC processors, the Solaris operating system, and JavaOS. It also has developed a line of interface controllers for LCD flat panel displays. Opus products are distributed through select OEMs, ISVs and systems integrators. Opus Systems is located at 10050 Bubb Road, Cupertino, CA 95014. Phone 408 342-1060, Fax 408 342-1061, http://www.opus.com . -0- Note to Editors: InSynctive is a trademark of Opus Systems. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Dave & Bairey Communications Fiona Hughes, 510/672-9547 fiona@dbcomm.com or Opus Systems Walter Snell, 408/342-1060 wsnell@opus.com |
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