Sandia AV Systems and Video Wall

Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA

Design and Installation

Challenge:

Sandia's central mission is to maintain and safeguard the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile. To facilitate this critical operation, Sandia required an update of their AV systems and video wall at their Interactive Design Center (IDC) in Livermore, CA.

Solution:

Our integration team, along with AV design consultant Charles Salter and Associates, wanted to set a new standard for Sandia's next-generation display. In the awe-inspiring curved main video wall, a support structure holding 27 screen modules; a 9x3 array of Christie Digital Reflex II Screen Can Assemblies is lit up by 27 Christie Digital DLP projectors. With each projector sporting 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution at a 5:4 ratio, Sandia ended up with an image resolution up to 35 million pixels. Adding to the room's collaborative capabilities are six ancillary Smart Technologies SMART Board 72" diagonal displays, which facilitate easy annotating and other collaborative activities for the giant screen. Located on either side of the video wall, each one is powered by a Christie Digital DLP projector.

With collaboration between Sandia's Livermore and New Mexico facilities a top priority, videoconferencing required especially meticulous planning. The videoconferencing system, which features five Sony cameras fitted with Fujinon lenses, is unique to the extent that it makes use of two codecs: one for unclassified sessions via ISDN, and another for classified sessions on the Labs Classified Network. These are interconnected to the camera/display system through a Wireworks 2000 Series multi-pin connector 'panel with whips' supporting all video and audio connections on three sets of panel connectors, with three classified and three unclassified 'whips' which plug into the panel. Overall control of the technology in the facility is provided by an advanced Crestron control system with two Creston color touch panels.

Equipment Highlights:

Christie Digital Reflex II Screen Can Assemblies; Christie Digital DLP projectors; SMART board diagonal displays; Crestron control system and color touch panels; videoconferencing system

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