High-def signal extender for control rooms

Vertiv has released its Avocent HMX 3080/4080 series, an IP-based signal extender that allows users to remotely transmit digital visual interface (DVI) video, audio, USB and RS232 signals over a Gigabit network.

The Vertiv Avocent HMX 3080/4080 series joins the company’s IP-based Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) portfolio.

According to Vertiv, it improves from the Avocent HMX 1080/2080 series with enhanced performance, flexible architecture, virtual IP matrix and ease of use.

Comprising transmitter and receiver units, each device is assigned a unique IP address to help mitigate KVM transmission losses. 

The desktop-based Avocent HMX 3080/4080 offers multiple connectivity options. The receiver and transmitters can be directly connected using CATx and fibre cables. Using the integrated network ports, a single transmitter can be connected to multiple receivers or vice versa, and for connectivity redundancy.

Vertiv says that with sufficient bandwidth and network switch ports, an IP matrix architecture can support up to 65,000 receivers in the same network. Any receiver terminal in the network can autodetect and configure all the devices in the network. 

“The Avocent HMX 3080/4080 is ideal for control room settings in broadcast, emergency management, industrial, and energy organisations that require high-definition video and high-quality audio,” says the company.