PixelNet is a revolutionary and powerful new way to capture, distribute, control, and display video and audio sources, both direct and over IP.
Outstanding Visual Quality Uncompressed video ensures the best pixel quality for crystal clear video, and patented technology creates a video distribution ecosystem capable of handling inputs and outputs in almost any resolution. Autonomous Input and Output Nodes, located anywhere, enable the system to move video from any input to any output. Direct connect and streaming IP inputs signals sources at up to 4K resolution mean ultra-high quality video. Each PixelNet 2.0 Input Node allows the connection of four 4K or eight 1080p inputs, while each Output Node provides two 4K or six 1080p outputs, all rack-mounted. PixelNet 2.0 hardware features high bandwidth networking for real-time streaming sources, pixel perfect visual quality using uncompressed video, and resolutions ranging up to 4K. New datacenter-grade Jupiter switches support up to 100GB Ethernet connections. All connection between nodes and switches is accomplished using common SFP+ connections. PixelNet is completely digital in nature, and with input sources such as a computer source or an IP video, the network can be digital end-to-end, resulting in the best possible visual performance. Video signals are enhanced through the use of superior video processing technology for de-interlacing, anti-aliasing and inverse telecine, resulting in broadcast-quality display. Any application will benefit from the simple installation and superb visual performance of a PixelNet network.
Powerful Modularity A PixelNet network consists of Input Nodes to capture various types of video data, Output Nodes to drive displays, and switches to interconnect them. PixelNet 2.0 Input and Output Nodes can now be configured with fiber optic connections via SFP+. Fiber network capabilities allow PixelNet 2.0 to support very large distributed systems with an unlimited number of sources and displays across multiple locations and vast geographies. Each Node has two 10Gb SFP+ links to support multiple 4K video streams. Input and output signals can be either direct or IP, but inside the PixelNet domain signals are always digital and can be transmitted extremely long distances without degradation. All video processing is done in the digital domain, including cropping, scaling, deinterlacing, and noise reduction. PixelNet is a self-configuring and self-monitoring system designed for 24/7 uptime. All hardware components are autonomous and can be redundant for a fully secure and reliable system.
Easy to Manage and Control With PixelNet Domain Control software (PDC), centralized configuration and management of the system and its content is simple. PDC allows operators to visualize any video wall or single display in the network, placing any video or data source in a window anywhere on the wall or within a single screen. A single source of information can stretch across a large video wall for easy viewing, or multiple sources can be viewed in many windows to enable simultaneous monitoring of complex processes. PDC supports multiple walls at up to 4K resolution, with no limit on number of inputs or number of displays. Applications that would typically require many separate vendors and a heterogeneous solution can instead be managed with a single system of interconnected PixelNet Nodes. Third-party applications and control systems are supported by the included API and network control protocol.