S.Y., Electronics partner companies report healthy visitor levels and interest in CatX products. The event drew a total of 28,489 attendees – a 14.4% increase on 2009’s record figure of 24,912.

Symon Dacon (USA)

As digital signage ‘comes of age’ and requirements become more sophisticated, AV integrators will need to access a wider pool of resources in order to satisfy growing demand. The Symon Dacon Partner Program will provide this and more; from consultancy, hardware and software solutions to professional services and technical support.

With 20,000+ installations worldwide and 30 years experience, Symon Dacon is a leading expert in the design and implementation of intelligent digital signage solutions.

Symon Dacon is a technology partner of SY Electronics Ltd.

Visit Symon Dacon at ISE 2010 at stand number 12A52.

Vuenti Limited (UK)

Vueinti on stand number 1G113 will be demonstrating a range of screens and High resolution projectors with the CatX Mini extender system, the worlds first self powered VGA cat5 extender up to 150m.

Stinova Limited (Germany)

Stinova Limited on stand number 12B84 will be demonstrating signage software and a compact player. Together with CatX extenders, an ideal solution for both small and large Digital Signage solutions.

This Cat5 splitter unit will accept a single Cat5 UTP cable from any CatX transmitter (or AV Rx2) Receiver output) and re-transmit to either 4 or 8 cat5 outputs up to 150m.

This product offers yet more flexibility when planning or extending your digital signage network.

For more information visit the CatX AVP Repeater product page.

SY Electronics have launched the world’s first self powered CatX Mini extender. This unique product is only the size of a VGA plug and the trasnmitter will connect directly to the VGA output of any player or PC.

CatX Mini VP (Video + Power) transmitter and receiver are completely powered directly from the VGA source. Low power consumption (less than 0.25Watts per unit) makes this product very easy to install.

The CatX mini units also have a zero footprint that eliminates the need for special fixings or rack mount units when used as  a point to point system.

In spite of the small size and low power this product can still output VGA resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 120m with no loss of image quality.

The maximum resolution of CatX mini is up to 2048 x 1536.

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Extenders that use Catx UTP cable as the transmission medium can be referred to as Cat5 extenders, VGA extenders or Video extenders. KVM extenders refer to extenders that transmit Keyboard, Video and Mouse data over Catx UTP cable.

CatX extenders are now widely available and work by converting the analogue RGB signal to differential analogue signals for transmission over 3 of the twisted pairs within the cable. The fourth pair in the cable is used for transmission of power or audio and sometimes also for serial data transmission.

CatX extenders include the CatX Mini VP. This transmitter/receiver pair can be powered entirely by the VGA source output, a unique extender product.

CatX extenders work very well in most applications for distances from 1 meter to 300 meters (depending on the model) and at resolutions up to 2048 x 1536. CatX extenders also include receiver that can be daisy chained together using Cat5 to an overall distance of up to 2000m.

Electrical noise can also result in degradation of the extended picture and grounding differences between the transmitter and receiver may result in a flickering image or moving bars on the screen. The same cabling standards apply as if an Ethernet network was being installed.

Another common problem associated with the extension of VGA video using Cat5 UTP cable is skew, or colour shift. This effect can be found in any Cat5 UTP cable as well as Cat5e and Cat6 while some Cat5e and Cat6 cables do not show any real effects of skew at all.

The effect of skew can be seen as a coloured shadow around objects on a video screen. It occurs when the pairs of wire within the cable are twisted at slightly different rates to reduce crosstalk between pairs. Because of these differences between wire pairs, video signals for different colours travel different distances before they reach the remote receiver. When one colour signal arrives behind the others because the wire is longer, you get a red, green, or blue shadow around the objects on your video screen. You are more likely to experience skew on longer cable runs (greater than 50 meters).

There are low skew Cat5 cables available on the market specifically for use with video extension products. CatX Skew62 is a standalone skew correction device that will correct skew on existing cable runs where any brand of extender has already been installed.

Long distance CatX receivers have skew correction built in to them and these are the best devices to choose where you think you may experience video problems due to skew.

Another factor to consider when choosing any extender is whether the extender is dual access. If you need a keyboard, monitor and mouse near your computer as well as at a distance, or, if you need to connect your computers into a local KVM switch as well as grant remote access to a single remote user, you will need a dual access KVM extender. The CatX KVM Universal transmitter fulfills all these requirements.

CatX Data extenders will also transmit serial data for the remote connection of touch screens, serial printers, modems and other serial devices.

Other useful features, offered by the CatX range, includes rack mount and wall mount options and the CatX Mini range with a zero footprint where space is at a premium.

SY Electronics continues to offer some of the best qualityVGA extenders available to system integrators and installers in the AV market. The prime use for these products is in the digital signage market, where Cat5 extenders have proved to be so effective in distributing high quality video in many digial signage networks.

SY Electronics will be supporting Ute Gmbh, our German distributor.

Come and see us on stand F16 in Hall 5

We will be exhibiting a full range of CatX extender products specially designed and developed for the growing Digital Signage market.

See us on Stand H94 in Hall 4.

We will be exhibiting a full range of CatX extenderr products specially designed and developed for the growing Digital Signage market.

The stand will be manned together with KVM Switch Direct, one of our main UK distributors.

The compact design and low power consumption, makes CatX extender products ideal for use in both road and rail vehicles. CatX Cat5 extenders are deployed in a variety of digital signage networks.

These fleets will operate in desert environments where temperatures can vary by up to 30 degrees centigrade. One of the main reasons for choosing CatX products for this contract was the stability and consistent performance of the Products in these conditions.

Each fleet will consist of over 90 vehicles.

Airports include London Luton, Cardiff, Liverpool John Lennon, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster and Manchester Airport. CatX Cat5 extenders are also installed in other regional airports including Blackpool and the Isle of Man.

Manchester Airport alone has over 300 screens that use catX Cat5 extender products throughout the airport facility.