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The Importance of Video Wall in Control Room

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Video walls are much more significant than just being a stunning showpiece of a fancy and pricey display for an organization. A video wall can be the centre of attention for viewers wherever they go. The article below discusses the ways a video wall may improve control room operations as well as their effectiveness and efficiency.

Situational Awareness

A great control room needs to have good display and visualization tools. These help the operators to be more alert, and vigilant and have better situational awareness in the control room. With a higher level of situational awareness, the operators have a clearer view of the entire process that they are monitoring or managing.

Easy collaboration

Mission-critical success depends on collaboration. Critical information is shared on a video wall in the command centre. Operators can fasten their response to urgent situations by working together on the video wall. There are additional ways your video wall can promote collaboration in a command and control setting. Able to collaborate with different content sources, such as SCADA systems, security cameras, video conferencing, and much more. The video wall can be used to share information between different locations or even collaborate remotely via a video conferencing system. During a critical situation, all this content can be called out easily and displayed on the video wall to make the operator make a critical decision.

High Resolution

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The resolution of a video wall is proportionate to the number of display units added to the arrangement as they make up the area of the video wall in a tiled pattern. This allows a video wall to achieve a substantially bigger display area and higher resolutions compared to single-unit monitors and projectors. The high-resolution capabilities of the video will also make the content more scalable as it can be displayed without losing the image quality. During a critical situation, the well-organised data display on the video wall can help the operator to make the best decision. This can be ensured with the use of a powerful digital signal processor that runs the video wall system. Another application of a high-resolution video wall is in a control room where monitoring is made easier with an abundance of clarity and detail.

Reliable

Video wall systems are crucial in environments where they will be used continuously for every hour of the day and every day of the week. This is why video wall systems are mostly made out of industrial-grade components and the system needs to have redundancy. Whenever there is a product failure, the redundant system will take over and ensure the whole system can run 24/7. An optimized workspace also allows all necessary information to be managed within a small space where the operator of the system has access and control of the data.

Flexibility and Scalability

Video walls come with flexibility in terms of shapes and sizes available. They can also be mounted in various arrangements depending on the purpose of the video wall display. Based on the number of individual display units and the display size, video walls can be both portables or anchored in a place. The operator can operate to display the content on each tile of the video wall or it can be stretched across the entire video wall. This will allow the operator to display more content on it or to have a detailed view of a single complicated content. As the system require all-day-long close monitoring, they also come with ergonomic and optimized workspaces. Moreover, it is flexible enough for future expansion.

Handle Complexity

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A complete video wall system plays a role as an integrated system. It not only consists of a large high-resolution display but it is also required to integrate with a system, which is commonly known as a video wall controller. In a video wall system, the images and videos that are displayed are entirely processed by an external processor. The video wall controller uses far more advanced processing technology than that of a single monitor or projector. This enhanced processing power enables video walls to show a stunning display of high-resolution content with seamless visualization.

Video wall controllers provide a variety of tools that can manipulate how content is presented on it. Essentially the controller manages the individual display units to operate as one huge, single canvas which allows arranging or resizing images and videos creatively. These video wall controllers are also designed in an easy-to-use manner so that anyone with basic operating skills can manage them. Besides creating a single canvas for display, the controllers are also able to capture multiple signals at once which enables contents of varying formats and resolutions to be presented.

Different display technologies have different use cases. However, if these technologies are compared from the aspect of effectiveness, video walls are surely the best choice. Consider the advantages listed above and consider incorporating a video wall into your company to improve your brand image and efficiency. Corporate, utilities, transportation, government, security & defense, oil & gas, finance, and education are just several of the areas where our visualization solutions are used. Our Control Centre Technology Integration (CCTI) division is ready to bring your visual experiences to life through high-impact visual content and remarkable performances across various industries, whether it’s for mission-critical applications or integrating information in new ways. We provide a team of highly skilled professionals who can assist you with any visualization needs. We are ready to help.

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