Pixotope integrated Matrox DSX LE5 network interface cards (NICs) to extend SMPTE ST 2110 support across its extended reality, virtual studio/augmented reality and CG graphics licenses.
Pixotope, virtual production specialist, has integrated Matrox DSX LE5 network interface cards (NICs) to extend SMPTE ST 2110 support across its extended reality (XR), virtual studio/augmented reality (VS/AR)and CG graphics licenses.
The ST 2110 standard is now in wide use and continuously evolving. The ST 2110 NICs from Matrox are a way to build reliable, scalable IP infrastructures on COTS hardware with comprehensive support for 10 GbE, 25 GbE and 100 GbE networks. DSX LE5 cards offload all packet processing required for ST 2110-20, ST 2110-30, ST 2110-31 and ST 2110-40, and ST 2022-7 redundancy to help keep system resources available.
Pixotope encompasses control over all of the graphics types listed above – XR, VS/AR and CG – as well as optical, marker and visual camera tracking for live studio and in-venue graphics used in broadcast, sports and so on. In all these environments and use cases, connectivity is a central issue. Through this new integration, Pixotope users can add ST 2110 support to existing or new solutions, making it possible to set up broadcast CG, virtual studio and augmented reality workflows over IP infrastructure.
Pixotope has used the Matrox DSX Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the DSX LE5 ST 2110 NICs to accelerate development and specify a precise hardware fit for varied projects, and to be able to guarantee video-over-IP performance. These cards also serve as integrated, hardware-based PTP support achieving the accuracy needed to remove network jitter.
“Matrox is recognised for its high, open standards, an approach that plays a major role in our product development strategy,” said Christophe Crespin, OEM Sales Account Manager EMEA, Matrox Video. “Pixotope’s work here is a good example of how hardware can speed up IP transformation projects by removing the heavy technical work of standards compliance and packet processing from their engineering team. We have designed our ST 2110 NICs to take the complexity out of IP integration, so developers can focus on delivering value.”
Gideon Ferber, SVP Product at Pixotop said, “Because video-over-IP infrastructures bring many advantages to broadcast users producing live events, and to our partners, we decided to add ST-2110 support to our graphics solutions, broadcast CG, virtual studio and augmented reality. Matrox gave us the right tools to do this quickly and with flexibility across different project specifications, promoting our goal of making virtual production tools more accessible.”
The Matrox DSX LE5 dual 25 GbE NIC and DSX LE6 dual 100 GbE NIC, and Pixotope’s systems, are being shown at NAB 2025. video.matrox.com
