Powerful Sever-grade Computer for Multiple Displays
Project
A Chinese international airport was seeking to replace its old LED flight summary boards with a state-of-the-art video wall that, in addition to the conventional flight details that keep passengers on time, would also display airport promotional materials, destination information and other vibrant content. As the airport accommodates millions of passengers each year, their system would have to be accurate, powerful, rugged and reliable enough for 24/7 non-stop operation, with no errors tolerated. These requirements add up to a perfect combination of displays, content, connectivity, and most importantly, strong back-end systems driven by a powerful server-grade computer.
Requirements
- Dual PCIe x16 slots for two Matrox Multi-display graphics cards to form a video wall
- Rugged and reliable for round-the-clock operation
- High resolution video quality
- Remote control and management
- Long product life and long RMA services guarantee
System
Advantech’s industrial-grade ASMB-820 motherboard has two Gen 3.0 PCI Express PCIe x16 slots for installing two Matrox multi-display graphics cards. With the powerful Matrox graphics driver and utility, a system developer can easily configure and combine the displays to form a big video wall and the content manager can remotely manage it with a mobile device such as pad or laptop PC.
Conclusion
Advantech’s ASMB-820 motherboard was ideal for this video wall controller system because of its strong expandability, durability and remote management functionality. Advantech’s industrial server provides rich expansion slots to facilitate specialized purposes. In alliance with other companies, Advantech can deliver all-in-one solutions combining hardware, accessories and software tools for purposed applications. For example, we have a cooperative relationship with Matrox, the world’s leading supplier of specialized graphics cards.
