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Supported Third Party Equipment

Hardware Agnostic Approach

One of the defining strengths of the vis|ability platform is its open, modular architecture. Unlike proprietary ecosystems that require specific hardware vendors, vis|ability is designed to integrate with industry-standard infrastructure, allowing organizations to build a solution that aligns with their operational needs, technical requirements, and budget.

Whether deploying a brand-new control room or modernizing an existing facility, customers can leverage existing investments or select new equipment without being locked into proprietary hardware.

vis|ability supports Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment across nearly every component of the system, including displays, servers, encoders, audio DSPs, collaboration systems, networking equipment, and operator workstations.

Field-Proven Recommendations

Although vis|ability is hardware agnostic, years of deployments across mission-critical operations centers, utilities, transportation agencies, public safety organizations, government facilities, and enterprise environments have allowed our engineering team to identify manufacturers that consistently deliver exceptional reliability, performance, and long-term support.

The equipment listed throughout this guide represents hardware that has been extensively deployed alongside vis|ability and is recommended based on real-world experience.

Important

The manufacturers listed below are recommendations—not requirements. Equivalent industry-standard hardware from other vendors can often be integrated successfully.

Compute Platforms

The compute platform forms the foundation of every vis|ability deployment. Depending on system size, this may include System Manager servers, Display Nodes, Capture Clients, or operator workstations.

Recommended Manufacturers

  • Dell Technologies
  • Lenovo
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
  • Supermicro

Graphics Hardware

For Display Nodes, vis|ability is optimized for professional NVIDIA graphics hardware.

Recommended GPU families include:

  • NVIDIA RTX Professional Series
  • NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation
  • NVIDIA RTX A-Series

These platforms provide the performance required for high-resolution display walls, multi-monitor workstations, video decoding, and GPU-accelerated rendering.

Displays

vis|ability supports virtually any commercial-grade display technology, including LCD video walls, LED video walls, projection systems, desktop monitors, and large-format displays.

Why We Recommend These Vendors

These manufacturers have demonstrated:

  • Excellent 24/7 reliability
  • Outstanding image quality
  • Commercial warranties
  • Long product availability
  • Proven interoperability with vis|ability

Recommended Display Manufacturers

Legacy Cube Wall Support

Many organizations continue operating rear-projection cube walls.

Rather than replacing these systems entirely, vis|ability can modernize the visualization platform while preserving the existing display investment.

Supported manufacturers include:

Encoders

Encoders are a foundational component in many vis|ability deployments. They allow external video sources (PCs, cameras, tuners, etc.) to be digitized and transmitted over the network, where they can be displayed, controlled, and shared across the vis|ability ecosystem. For robust and low-latency content encoding, particularly in high-performance and secure environments, we recommend:

 Recommended Models

Scalers

Although vis|ability includes powerful built-in layout and content management capabilities, external video scalers are frequently used when integrating specialty display hardware. These scalers help optimize how content is rendered and arranged. While vis|ability provides native layout and content positioning tools, external scalers are often used to:

  • Split a single output across multiple displays

  • Scale non-standard resolutions to fit display grids

  • Reformat input signals for compatibility with legacy or specialty hardware

  • Drive LED walls, projectors, or high-resolution tiled displays

Recommended Products

This hardware has proven effective in complex display configurations where advanced source scaling and control are required.

Tuners

In many vis|ability deployments, live broadcast content—such as news, weather, traffic, or emergency channels—is an essential part of the operator or supervisor display environment. These tuner sources are used to bring real-time situational awareness into control rooms, emergency operations centers, and transportation hubs.

Tuner Equipment as OFE

In most cases, tuner hardware is Owner-Furnished Equipment (OFE), provided by the customer or their cable/satellite provider. These devices (e.g., set-top boxes or commercial tuners) are typically installed in a central rack and connected to the vis|ability system through one of two methods:

  1. Baseband Capture
    Direct HDMI/SDI output from the tuner is routed into a capture device or encoder.
    Enables the tuner content to be presented as a video source within vis|ability.

  2. Encoding to IP
    An external encoder (e.g., Matrox Maevex) converts the tuner signal into a multicast or unicast IP stream.
    vis|ability Display Nodes can then ingest this stream and display it within Spaces, Layouts, or video walls.

Preferred Tuner Solution for OTA / Unencrypted Signals

For deployments requiring over-the-air (OTA) or unencrypted RF/QAM broadcast signal reception—where no cable box is used—we recommend:

Contemporary Research

Audio

Audio plays a critical role in mission-critical vis|ability environments—supporting operator alert tones, distributed program audio, conferencing, and multi-zone sound management.

While vis|ability does not mix or process audio directly, it integrates tightly with third-party DSP platforms to support synchronized playback, zone control, and automation.

TouchPanel Control

Touch panel interfaces are frequently used alongside vis|ability to provide streamlined access to system functions, room control, presets, and third-party automation. These solutions can serve operators, technicians, or executive users, and are particularly effective when deployed in:

  • Operations centers

  • Briefing rooms

  • Conference spaces

  • Multi-use AV environments

vis|ability integrates well with any touch panel system that supports IP-based control protocols, scripting, or REST APIs. Some of these include:

These platforms pair well with vis|ability’s software architecture and offer customizable control surfaces for operators, supervisors, or administrators.

KVM Solutions

Rack-Based KVM Switching (for accessing vis|ability hardware in the Rack)

In this model, all content sources—Display Nodes and System Manager servers—are housed in a secure equipment rack (often in a server room or back-of-house). KVM extenders or matrix switches are used to route the video, keyboard, and mouse signals from the rack to display walls or operator positions (if applicable). Preferred vendors:

Operator Station KVM (Direct or Software-Based Control)

This model places KVM endpoints or software control tools at the operator’s desk, allowing the user to directly switch between and control multiple remote systems from a single keyboard, mouse, and display array. Preferred Vendors:

Unified Communications

Modern operations centers frequently incorporate video conferencing into daily operations. vis|ability integrates with leading Unified Communications platforms to display meeting content on video walls and share operational information with remote participants.

In vis|ability-enabled facilities, these systems are used to:

  • Bring remote users into a command or collaboration space

  • Push Teams meeting content onto large-format displays or walls

  • Share vis|ability-controlled content into a Teams meeting

Recommended MTR Hardware Vendors:

Content Sharing / Bring Your Own Device

Wireless presentation systems allow users to contribute laptops, tablets, and mobile devices without connecting physical cables. When integrated with vis|ability, these systems become available as standard sources that can be displayed, controlled, and shared throughout the platform.

These platforms allow users to share content from laptops, tablets, or mobile devices directly to a vis|ability-enabled display or video wall—without the need for cables or local installations.

When combined with vis|ability, these solutions enhance:

  • Ad-hoc presentations and briefings

  • Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) collaboration

  • Hybrid meeting environments (BYOM) with flexible content contribution

vis|ability can ingest these wireless streams as sources, enabling them to be displayed, controlled, and shared across multiple displays, Spaces, or remote sessions within the platform.

Tailored Solutions, Trusted Integration

Every vis|ability deployment is unique.

Some organizations are building new operations centers from the ground up. Others are modernizing existing facilities while preserving investments in displays, networking, AV infrastructure, or collaboration technologies.

Because vis|ability is built on open standards rather than proprietary hardware, organizations have the freedom to deploy the equipment that best fits their operational, technical, and budgetary requirements.

Our engineering team is available to recommend field-proven hardware based on years of deployment experience, while remaining flexible enough to integrate with customer-preferred technologies whenever practical.

The result is a solution that is optimized by experience, enabled by choice, and designed to evolve alongside your organization—not limit it.

The End Goal?

Let’s build a solution that works the way you/your client do—optimized by experience, but also enabled by choice.