Christie FRC-5000 Brochure - Christie Digital Systems

Purpose-Built for Optimum PerformanceThe FRC-5000 provides an extraordinary balance betweenprice and performance. No compromises have been madein the FRC-5000, which comes standard with all thefeatures required by most display wall applications.Industrial Design and ArchitectureThe FRC-5000’s rugged 19" 5U industrial rackmountchassis is purpose-built, providing multiple redundancyand reliability features. Tight integration between thechassis, SBC (single board computer) and backplane allowsfor comprehensive and continuous monitoring of systemhealth and status. The core design utilizes proven PCIarchitecture, chosen by Christie for its superiority overother platforms. PCI, a standard in the industry, isextremely well supported and allows the FRC-5000 tobe further expanded and adapted with numerousspecialty adaptive products.Processing Power and Dynamic StorageMost software applications such as SCADA displaymonitoring, etc. require high speed processing toachieve maximum benefit and usefulness. The FRC-5000incorporates the proven technology of Pentium processors,and comes standard with a Pentium ® 4, 2.4GHz CPU with533MHz FSB on a "plug in" SBC module. This architectureallows for easy upgrade to higher processing speeds andperformance as further improvements in processortechnology become available. With 1GB of PC2100 DDRSDRAM included as standard, the FRC-5000 has the abilityto power very high demanding control room applications. Ifmore memory is required, support for up to 2GB of RAM isalso provided.NetworkingThe FRC-5000’s SBC provides dual Fast Ethernet interfaces.For increased network redundancy and load balancing,optional quad Ethernet modules are also available forsupport of up to 10 Ethernet interfaces.Graphics, Video and Data DisplayLocal and network-based Windows compatibleapplications can be seamlessly scaled and positionedanywhere on the display wall. Multiple external videosources can also be scaled and displayed as desired.To ensure high speed video performance, the FRC-5000utilizes a dedicated high bandwidth video bus to transferinput signals for processing. If your requirements includethe need to display external computer data sources, theFRC-5000 may be provided with one or more optionalRGBMASTER dual input modules. For example, it maybe necessary to temporarily display the output of anindependent laptop computer on the wall, or monitorthe information display from an independent network orlegacy computer system. RGBMASTER provides scaling andsupports external inputs up to 1600 x 1200 pixelsresolution (UXGA). Auto-synchronization makesconnection and display fast and easy.Application and Data StorageAll FRC-5000 controllers come standard with a single18.4GB Ultra160 SCSI 15,000 RPM hard drive. This highperformance disk drive has an average seek time of 3.6msand provides for data transfer rates up to 69MB/s (56%faster than previous generations). For more intensivestorage requirements, additional 18.4GB and 36.7GBdrives are available.WHAT IS DDR SDRAM?DDR SDRAM is an acronym for Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory. DDR SDRAM is anevolutionary next-generation memory built upon the stable architecture of current PC100/PC133 technology. DDRSDRAM activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the bus clock. By performing 2 operations perclock cycle, DDR SDRAM effectively doubles the memory bandwidth of its single rate counterpart. PC1600 DDRDIMMs run at a clock rate of 100MHz (like PC100) with an effective data rate of 200MHz. PC2100 DDR DIMMs runat a clock rate of 133MHz (like PC133) with an effective data rate of 266MHz.Memory Type PC100 PC133 PC1600 PC2100Bandwidth 800 MB/s 1.1 GB/s 1.6 GB/s 2.1 GB/sAll FRC-5000 display wall controllers include PC2100 DDR SDRAM.