Component video • Component video, an advanced video format • Traditional Composite video standards—NTSC, PAL, or SECAM—combine luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), blanking pulses, sync pulses, and color burst information into a singl...

4K Video Matrix Switching • Real-time access to 4K video signals, audio, USB and more • 4K video and KVM switching and extension for collaborative workplaces • Hybrid switching and extension solution. • Get a matrix switching solution for mult...

USB Standards • USB standards • The Universal Serial Bus (USB) hardware (plug-and-play) standard makes connecting peripherals to your computer easy. • USB 1.1 • USB 1.1, introduced in 1995, is the original USB standard. It has two data rates: ...

KVM over IP Switches •   • KVM extension has evolved from the simple operation of extending a keyboard-video-mouse workstation to control several CPUs to encompass much more. • From proprietary-based extension over copper or fibre cable, KVM exten...

Gigabit Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet • As workstations and servers migrated from ordinary 10-Mbps Ethernet to 100-Mbps speeds, it became clear that even greater speeds were needed. Gigabit Ethernet was developed for an even faster Ethernet stan...

Common display configurations • Common display configurations • Individual video screens • The most common digital signage application is individual video screens displaying information. Often multiple screens in various locations are networke...

DDC (Display Data Channel) • DDC (Display Data Channel) • Defined Standard by VESA • DDC ( Display Data Channel) is a defined Standard by VESA. While DDC is just the description of the interface, the true data that is exchanged between graphic...

TEMPEST • TEMPEST (Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Transmissions) • Black Box Explains TEMPEST. • TEMPEST is an acronym for Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Tra...

...traditional multifiber cables. It’s lighter, more compact, easier to install, and less expensive. • A single MPO connector replaces up to 24 standard connectors. This very high density means lower space requirements and reduced costs for your insta...

...much like a USB hub. • Cables up to 15 meters can be used for lower resolutions. • The standard DisplayPort connector is very compact and features latches that don’t add to the connector’s size. Unlike HDMI, a DisplayPort connector is easily lockab...