Getting a high-resolution medical image from the source to the display isn't always as straightforward as it sounds. Distance, signal integrity, EMC and electrical isolation can all become important considerations when designing a clinical AV system.
This is where fibre can make a real difference. It allows high-resolution video to travel much further than a conventional copper connection, while also providing electrical isolation between the source and display.
One product that fits this brief well is the Gefen EXT-DP-4K600-1SC. It looks like an unassuming pair of send and receivers, each smaller than a pack of playing cards, but its support for DisplayPort Multi-streaming and Auxiliary Channel transport makes it an ideal, plug-and-play solution for medical imaging, military command rooms and professional digital signage installations that demand the highest video quality and signal integrity.
4K DisplayPort over fibre
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extends DisplayPort 1.2 over a single strand of SC-terminated OM3 (or better) multimode fibre, carrying full-bandwidth, uncompressed video at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma, over distances of up to 200 metres.
It also supports DisplayPort's Multi-Stream technology and Auxiliary Channel, so data can be carried alongside the AV signal rather than needing a separate connection.
For installations where a high-resolution DisplayPort source and display can't sit together, this gives you a straightforward way to extend the signal without relying on a long copper DisplayPort run.
What fibre brings to a medical installation
Medical environments contain a wide range of sensitive electrical and electronic equipment, so in imaging and surgical applications, the connection between equipment and display needs to be considered as part of the wider system.
One of the key advantages of the EXT-DP-4K600-1SC is full electrical isolation between sender and receiver. Because the transmission path is optical, it's inherently immune to electromagnetic interference, and the units' metal enclosures provide further protection against EMI and radiated noise.
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC meets EN 60601-1 medical safety and EN 60601-1-2 EMC requirements when used with the optional EXT-PS52AU-M-1.3-6-AL medical power supply.
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extends DisplayPort 1.2 over a single strand of SC-terminated OM3 (or better) multimode fibre, carrying full-bandwidth, uncompressed video at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma, over distances of up to 200 metres.
It also supports DisplayPort's Multi-Stream technology and Auxiliary Channel, so data can be carried alongside the AV signal rather than needing a separate connection.
For installations where a high-resolution DisplayPort source and display can't sit together, this gives you a straightforward way to extend the signal without relying on a long copper DisplayPort run.
Where does it fit?
Medical imaging:
Connect an imaging workstation or processor to a high-resolution display without running a long copper DisplayPort connection between the two locations.
Operating Theatres:
Extend video from surgical imaging equipment to displays elsewhere in the theatre or clinical environment.
Diagnostic workstations:
Keep imaging equipment where it needs to be while positioning the display and workstation interface where the clinician needs them.
Medical training and simulation
Move high-resolution clinical video between equipment, displays and teaching spaces.
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC also supports HDCP 2.2, HDCP 1.4 and DPCP and includes EQ controls on the sender and receiver to help maintain compatibility across different sources and displays. It sits within Gefen's wider medical AV portfolio, alongside fibre HDMI and DVI solutions, KVM products, signal distribution, switching and AV-over-IP options.
Medical environments contain a wide range of sensitive electrical and electronic equipment, so in imaging and surgical applications, the connection between equipment and display needs to be considered as part of the wider system.
One of the key advantages of the EXT-DP-4K600-1SC is full electrical isolation between sender and receiver. Because the transmission path is optical, it's inherently immune to electromagnetic interference, and the units' metal enclosures provide further protection against EMI and radiated noise.
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC meets EN 60601-1 medical safety and EN 60601-1-2 EMC requirements when used with the optional EXT-PS52AU-M-1.3-6-AL medical power supply.
The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extends DisplayPort 1.2 over a single strand of SC-terminated OM3 (or better) multimode fibre, carrying full-bandwidth, uncompressed video at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma, over distances of up to 200 metres.
It also supports DisplayPort's Multi-Stream technology and Auxiliary Channel, so data can be carried alongside the AV signal rather than needing a separate connection.
For installations where a high-resolution DisplayPort source and display can't sit together, this gives you a straightforward way to extend the signal without relying on a long copper DisplayPort run.
Talk to DigiBox about your medical AV project
If you're working on a medical imaging, operating theatre or clinical AV project and need to move high-resolution DisplayPort over distance, talk to the DigiBox team. Our technical sales team can talk through your application and system requirements and help identify the right signal transport and distribution solution.
The display tends to be the part of a medical imaging system everyone sees, but the infrastructure behind it matters just as much, and when distance, signal integrity and electrical isolation are all in play, fibre is often the most practical way to make that connection work.