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ActiveSQX
User Guide
Version 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 ActiveSQX User Guide Version 1.0.0...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Instructions.........................2 Introduction............................3 Hardware Overview........................4 Installing ActiveSQX Cards.....................5 Software Overview........................8 Specification............................10 Datapath Limited..........................11 Contact..............................12 Index...............................13...
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    These ento el equipo, a fin de evitar daños en su producto de Datapath o lesiones al personal instructions should be made available to all those who will use and operate Datapath encargado de su manejo.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    The ability to receive and display video directly from online resources such as CCTV networks and remote desktop applications and combining them with local inputs has become an everyday part of a fully functional video wall display. Datapath’s ActiveSQX PCIe plug in card is a powerful addition to systems that require a hardware based decoding solution.
  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    Hardware Overview The ActiveSQX is a half length PCI-Express plug in card with two Gigabit Ethernet input nodes support- ing real time decode of multiple IP streams. Using the ActiveSQX decoding technology provides the user seamless integration of IP video to a Datapath Wall Controller.
  • Page 6: Installing Activesqx Cards

    Installing ActiveSQX Cards You are likely to need a flat blade and/or a cross head screwdriver for the installation of the ActiveSQX card; it would be useful to have these to hand before you begin. • Power down the PC (including peripherals), switch off at the mains and disconnect all the cables connected to the computer, noting the positions for accurate re-connection •...
  • Page 7 Link LEDs On the rear of the ActiveSQX are a series of LED’s labelled PEX_LANE_GOOD. The green LED’s are labelled 0-5 and 8-11 these map to LED’s D4 to D13. The LED’s indicate the following: Link Lane LED Status Normal Operation...
  • Page 8 IP Addressing Out of the box, the ActiveSQX card is configured to accept Dynamic IP addressing. Depending on the topology of your network this may need to be changed to a Static IP address. To reconfigure the IP addressing open the Device manager by selecting System and Security in the system Control Panel.
  • Page 9: Software Overview

    Software Overview The ActiveSQX requires little configuration to be up and running, the your software should detect the card and allow you to add IP camera windows to your display wall. The card opens a gateway to the network enabling the user to add, configure and modify IP cameras using the Datapath SQX software.
  • Page 10 Datapath’s SQX technology is compatible with industry standards for video compression and streaming. The ActiveSQX card can be used in Datapath wall controller systems along side the Vision range of capture cards. Combined with the VisionHD2-SQX it provides a full decode and encode capability in a single system.
  • Page 11: Specification

    Specification Board Format PCI Express x4 (electrically) half length, full height, Gen.2 PCIe card. The card can physically be plugged into a X4, X8 or X16 slot. Connectors (main board) 2 x RJ45 Ethernet ports, 1 x DisplayPort output connector (reserved for future use) Ethernet Dual 1000 Base-T Ethernet ports...
  • Page 12: Datapath Limited

    Datapath Limited Datapath has a long and very successful history in the computer graphics industry. Datapath has been designing and supplying high performance, high quality graphics display systems to the world’s largest and most demanding companies and institutions since 1982. Datapath was one of the founding companies of multi-screen Windows acceleration using single and multi board solutions.
  • Page 13: Contact

    Bemrose House,Bemrose Park, Wayzgoose Drive, Derby DE21 6XQ England Tel: +44 (0) 1332 294441 Fax: +44 (0) 1332 290667 Email: sales@datapath.co.uk Datapath North America 2550 Blvd of the Generals Suite 30 Norristown, PA 19403 U.S.A Tel: +1 484 679 1553 Email:sales@datapath.co.uk...
  • Page 14: Index

    Datapath CD 9 LAN2 5 Device manager 7 Link LEDs 6 DisplayPort 5 Dynamic IP addressing 7 Models 4 Multiple ActiveSQX cards 5 Ethernet input nodes 4 Ethernet Links 6 Network cables 5 Ethernet Port LED’s 5 Operating System Support 10...
  • Page 15 Release Notes 9 Ethernet ports 5 SQX technology 9 Static IP address 7 Streaming Protocols 10 Technical Support 11 Unpacking 3 Vision window features 4 Warranty 10...

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