BARCO Premieres High-Resolution PCI-Based Radar Scan Converter
CHERTSEY, UK, September 14, 1999 -- At the Defense Systems & Equipment International Exhibition & Conference, September 14-17, 1999, BARCO Display Systems premieres the RX 1000 high-resolution radar scan converter. The RX 1000 is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) single-slot PCI board that receives radar video, trigger, and azimuth signals from a radar unit and processes the data to generate a high-resolution display window.
The BARCO RX 1000 off-loads the host CPU by utilizing dedicated digital signal processing circuits to provide an extremely high quality output image which is updated in real time in response to the radar input signals. When combined with BARCO’s PMX PCI graphics mixer, images from the scan converter can be combined with high-resolution graphics from any high-resolution (up to 1600 x 1200) source. The PCI mixer board synchronizes the output of the RX 1000 with the externally supplied graphics video to support overlay, transparency, and windowing functions.The RX 1000 has been designed with a modular radar interface to support operation with virtually any radar unit.
About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
