Primagraphics Launches Avionics Video Distribution Amplifier.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 Primagraphics, the command & control, video and graphics specialist (www.primagraphics.com), has introduced an airborne-qualified Video Distribution Amplifier (VDA VDA Vendor Driven Architecture VDA Verband Der Automobilindustrie E.V. (German Automobile Industry Association) VDA Virginia Department for the Aging VDA Ovda, Israel (Airport Code) VDA Visual Data Analysis ) - designed for splitting a high-resolution computer video into two signal paths for distribution or recording. Optimized for airborne applications, the self-contained, convectively cooled and sealed video distribution module, accepts a single high-resolution, non-interlaced RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). video with sync on green, and provides two buffered RGB outputs identical to the input. Tri-axial connectors, supporting differential video signals to EIA RS343 levels, are used for all video signals, ensuring a high degree of noise immunity. Powered by an external 12V DC supply, and consuming a maximum power of 2W, the VDA meets MIL-STD-461D for EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and supports an operating temperature range of -30 to +55C with no loss in performance. A video bandwidth of 400 MHz ensures high quality video at the highest screen resolutions. Primagraphics is a recognized leader in the development of processing and display systems for military and civil applications. Its systems, for VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. , PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , CompactPCI and PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. formats, are in use throughout the world for airborne and shipborne ship·borne adj. Transported by ship. command and control consoles, vessel tracking, air traffic control and air defense systems. Primagraphics' expertise encompasses radar scan conversion and tracking solutions, as well as compression, decompression and distribution of data (radar and TV video) across wide and local area networks. Founded in 1982, Primagraphics' European headquarters is located at Litlington, near Cambridge, UK. It also has offices in the USA (Charlottesville, VA) and a network of dealers and distributors worldwide. Primagraphics is a member of the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA). Details of Primagraphics' range of cards and systems solutions are given on Primagraphics' web site at www.primagraphics.com. Contact Primagraphics in North America by phone on 434 951 9460, by post to 1000 Research Park Blvd., Suite 106, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA, or by email to: sales@primagraphics.com. |
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