Matrox Mura IPX Series User manual

Matrox™ Display Wall
Mura IPX Series • Mura MPX Series • C-Series
System Builder’s Guide
20149-101-0470
2017.02.20

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Contents
Product overview..................................................................................................... 5
Hardware summary – Mura MPX Series ................................................................................................5
Mura MPX-4/4...........................................................................................................................6
Mura MPX-4/2...........................................................................................................................7
Mura MPX-4/0...........................................................................................................................8
Mura MPX-V16 .........................................................................................................................9
Mura MPX-V8 .........................................................................................................................10
Mura MPX-SDI........................................................................................................................11
Hardware summary – Mura IPX Series.................................................................................................12
Mura-IPX-I4EF/Mura-IPX-I4EHF .........................................................................................13
Mura-IPX-I4DF/Mura-IPX-I4DHF........................................................................................14
Hardware summary – Matrox C-Series.................................................................................................15
Matrox C900.............................................................................................................................16
Matrox C680.............................................................................................................................17
Why choose a validated platform? ....................................................................... 18
Platforms validated by Matrox...............................................................................................................18
C-Series system requirements ................................................................................................................19
Validated systems.................................................................................................. 20
Before you begin .....................................................................................................................................20
Mura MPX Series based video wall system.............................................................................20
C900/C680 based video wall system .......................................................................................21
Currently supported systems .................................................................................................................21
Advantech (AVS-240) ..............................................................................................................22
Advantech (AVS-290) ..............................................................................................................22
Advantech (AVS-540) ..............................................................................................................23
Advantech (AVS-541) ..........................................................................................................24
Advantech (AVS-840) ..............................................................................................................25
Advantech (AVS-860) ......................................................................................................26
Blue Chip Ultima 2M ......................................................................................................27
Blue Chip Ultima 5M ......................................................................................................27
Dell® Precision™ Rack 7910 ...........................................................................................28
Dell® Precision™ Tower 5810 Workstation ....................................................................29
Delo Step-PC Professional VS-Series X79 ......................................................................30
Delo Step-PC Professional VS-Series Z77 ......................................................................31
HP® Z420 Workstation ...................................................................................................32
HP® Z440 Workstation ...................................................................................................32
HP® Z620 Workstation ...................................................................................................33
HP® Z640 Workstation ...................................................................................................34
InoNet Magnius-II ...........................................................................................................34

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Nijkerk (System MURA V1) ...........................................................................................35
Portwell® M9020B ...........................................................................................................36
Pyramid Multiplex R-19 Mura System ...........................................................................37
Pyramid Multiplex S Mura System .................................................................................37
Seneca VWC-PLUS ..........................................................................................................38
Seneca VWC-4 .................................................................................................................39
Shuttle SH97R6 ................................................................................................................40
Synnex Canada Touch Mura X79 ...................................................................................41
Synnex Canada Touch Mura Z77 ....................................................................................42
Trenton TVC2404 ............................................................................................................43
Trenton TVC3400 ............................................................................................................43
Trenton TVC4400 ............................................................................................................44
Trenton TVC4403 ............................................................................................................45
Trenton TVC4406 ............................................................................................................46
Trenton TVC5401 ............................................................................................................47
Trenton TVC5402 ............................................................................................................48
End of Life (EOL) systems......................................................................................................................48
Blue Chip Ultima Mura i7 .......................................................................................................48
Dell® Precision™ Workstation T3500.....................................................................................49
Dell® Precision™ Workstation T3600.....................................................................................49
Dell® Precision™ Workstation T3610.....................................................................................50
HP® Z600 Workstation............................................................................................................50
Seneca PrysmHD Plus .............................................................................................................51
Trenton TVC4502 ....................................................................................................................51
Validated motherboards ........................................................................................ 53
Currently supported motherboards ......................................................................................................53
Advantech ASMB-781G4-00A1E ............................................................................................53
Advantech ASMB-820I-00A1E................................................................................................54
Advantech PCE-5B19/PCE-5128 ............................................................................................55
ASUS® X99-A II.......................................................................................................................56
ASUS® X99-DELUXE II ..........................................................................................................57
ASUS® X99-E WS/USB 3.1......................................................................................................59
Portwell® M9010A ...................................................................................................................61
EOL (End of Life) motherboards...........................................................................................................61
ASRock X79 Extreme 11..........................................................................................................61
ASUS® P6T7 WS......................................................................................................................62
ASUS® P6X58-E WS................................................................................................................64
ASUS® P8Z77 WS ....................................................................................................................65
ASUS® P9X79 Pro....................................................................................................................66
ASUS® P9X79-E WS................................................................................................................68
ASUS® P9X79 WS....................................................................................................................69
ASUS® X99-A...........................................................................................................................70
ASUS® X99-DELUXE ..............................................................................................................72
ASUS® X99-E WS ....................................................................................................................74
ASUS® Z87 WS ........................................................................................................................75

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Gigabyte™ G1 Sniper3 ........................................................................................................76
Gigabyte™ GA-X79-UD3 ........................................................................................................78
MSI® Big Bang-XPower...........................................................................................................79
Validated PCIe Expansion Box ............................................................................. 81
Currently supported PCIe expansion box.............................................................................................81
Magma ExpressBox 3T ............................................................................................................81
Validated chassis................................................................................................... 82
Currently supported chassis...................................................................................................................82
Advantech ACP-4000MB-00XE ..............................................................................................82
Advantech C-MAT1A-ACP4010-01........................................................................................82
Advantech IPC-623..................................................................................................................83
Advantech IPC-7130-00XE .....................................................................................................83
Chenbro RM41300-FS81.........................................................................................................83
Delo Step Multi-View ..............................................................................................................84
iStarUSA®.................................................................................................................................84
Nijkerk NCS-R416A-MB-NOIR .............................................................................................85
Supermicro® SuperChassis 836...............................................................................................85
Supermicro® SuperChassis 842XTQ-R606B ..........................................................................86
System ventilation ................................................................................................. 87
Power supply sizing for Matrox Mura MPX-based and C-Series-based systems .
88
PCI Express® bandwidth considerations in Matrox Mura MPX-based or
C-Series-based systems ....................................................................................... 90
Input source bandwidth requirements ...................................................................................90
PCI Express architecture overview..........................................................................................91
General bandwidth guidelines.................................................................................................94
A word about system architectures .........................................................................................94
Appendix................................................................................................................ 96
Approved fans for iStarUSA® chassis......................................................................................96
Contact us.............................................................................................................. 97
Disclaimer .............................................................................................................. 98

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Product overview
Matrox Mura MPX Series products combine input and output cards onto a single-slot PCIe® ×16 2.0
card. MPX Series products feature universal input channel support for both digital and analog video
(HD, DVI, RGB/VGA®, SDI, Component, S-video, and Composite). MPX video capture cards work
with output/input boards to provide additional analog video inputs.
Mura IPX Series products are PCIe ×8 Gen 2.0 cards that provide high-density capture, encode, and
decode functionality to enhance video walls and operator workstations with advanced video
processing and networking capabilities.
Matrox C-Series multi-display video cards, featuring six and nine-output models, allow you to drive
multiple displays or projectors from a single graphics card. Designed and built to ensure excellent
reliability, stability and ease of deployment, C-Series PCIe ×16 Gen 3.0 cards are ideal for demanding
commercial and critical systems.
Hardware summary – Mura MPX Series
The Matrox Mura MPX Series family of products includes the following key features:
 Maximum output resolution of 2048 × 1152 (DVI) and 2048 × 1536 (RGB/VGA) per
display.
 Maximum input resolution of 2560 × 1600 @ 30 Hz (DVI, 2048 × 1536 @ 47 Hz
(RGB/VGA), and 1920 × 1080 (Component)per input.
 Designed for control rooms, operation centers and other mission critical environments,
as well as digital signage and presentation systems.
 Facilitates video switching, signal conversion, scaling, compositing, and de-interlacing
from a single card.

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Mura MPX-4/4
Mura MPX-4/4
Part number MURA-MPX44HF
Card type PCIe ×16 2.0
Form factor ATX
Connectors 2× KX20
Memory 2 GB DDR2
Output support 4
Input support 4
Power consumption Typical: 37W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 37.5W Total
Worst Case: 43W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 43.5W Total
Weight 298 g
Dimensions L: 9.50" / W: 0.75" / H: 4.407"
L: 24.13 cm / W: 1.91 cm / H: 11.2 cm
Certifications Class A: FCC, CE, ACMA, VCCI, ICES, CSA, Korea

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Mura MPX-4/2
Mura MPX-4/2
Part number MURA-MPX42HF
Card type PCIe ×16 2.0
Form factor ATX
Connectors 2× KX20
Memory 2 GB DDR2
Output support 4
Input support 2
Power consumption Typical: 37W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 37.5W Total
Worst Case: 43W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 43.5W Total
Weight 294 g
Dimensions L: 9.50" / W: 0.75" / H: 4.407"
L: 24.13 cm / W: 1.91 cm / H: 11.2 cm
Certifications Class A: FCC, CE, ACMA, VCCI, ICES, CSA, Korea

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Mura MPX-4/0
Mura MPX-4/0
Part number MURA-MPX40HF
Card type PCIe ×16 2.0
Form factor ATX
Connector 1× KX20
Memory 2 GB DDR2
Output support 4
Input support 0
Power consumption Typical: 36W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 36.5W Total
Worst Case: 41W @ 12V, 0.5W @ 3.3V or 41.5W Total
Weight 290 g
Dimensions L: 9.50" / W: 0.75" / H: 4.407"
L: 24.13 cm / W: 1.91 cm / H: 11.2 cm
Certifications Class A: FCC, CE, ACMA, VCCI, ICES, CSA, Korea

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Mura MPX-V16
Mura MPX-V16
Part number MURA-MPXV16F
Card type PCIe ×4 1.0
Form factor ATX
Connectors 2× DVI-I
Memory 256 MB DDR SDRAM
Output support —
Input support 16 inputs
Power consumption Maximum: 17W @ 12V
Weight 184 g
Dimensions L: 8.10" / W: 0.75" / H: 4.376"
L: 20.6 cm / W: 1.91 cm / H: 11.1 cm
Certifications Class A: FCC, CE, ACMA, VCCI, ICES, CSA, Korea

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Mura MPX-V8
Mura MPX-V8
Part number MURA-MPXV8F
Card type PCIe ×4 1.0
Form factor ATX
Connector 1× DVI-I
Memory 128 MB DDR SDRAM
Output support —
Input support 8 inputs
Power consumption Maximum: 10W @ 12V
Weight 158 g
Dimensions L: 8.10" / W: 0.75" / H: 4.376"
L: 20.6 cm / W: 1.91 cm / H: 11.1 cm
Certifications Class A: FCC, CE, ACMA, VCCI, ICES, CSA, Korea