Hardware Requirements

1. Hardware requirements 4k multiscreen
 2. Additional hardware requirements for external TV signal
3. Hardware requirements UHD single screen
4. Standard installation with a single UHD display
5. Contacts

1. Hardware requirements

1. 4 x Displays:

The standard requirement for the atmosphere platform are 4 full HD displays to display its high resolution 4K content. The screens can vary between 46”, 55, 75 and 95” depending on the location size and the individual needs of each customer. atmosphere media recommends the use of professional displays that are build for continuous operations and designed to be installed in portrait format. (in this picture 4 x Ultra Thin Bezel Displays).

2. Apple Mac Pro 6-Core

The atmosphere media player© for multiple screens server is based on the Apple Mac Pro and the OS X 10.11 El Capitan operating system. Minimum requirements are:
6-Core 3,5 GHz Intel Intel Xeon E5 Processors
16 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC Memory
256 GB PCIe-based flash storage
2 x Dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Apple Keyboard and Mouse

3. External Content RAID Drive

(delivered by atmosphere media, pre-loaded with the complete 4K Content Library)
LaCie 6TB RAID 2Big Thunderbolt /USB 3.0 Hard Drive
Connections: Dual Thunderbolt, USB 3.0
Speed up to 420MB/s
RAID selection tool
External power supply

4. atmosphere USB Time Key

(delivered by atmosphere media, for systems prior to atmosphere 7)
Personalized dongle for software license and content protection with highly accurate Real Time Clock
Unique 32-Bit ID, 128-bit AES encryption
The atmosphere Time Key must be plugged at all time into a USB port of the MacPro.

5. Control Monitor

The Mac Pro is compatible with any desktop monitor. The desktop monitor must be connected to the Mac Pro HDMI output. Note: The monitor resolution should not exceed HD resolution 1920×1080.

6. iPad atmosphere Controller App

The atmosphere Controller iOS App has been developed to control the atmosphere media player© from an iPad.

7. Audio output/Ports and USB Audio Interface (optional)

Audio out: The Mac Pro audio port with a speaker icon is a 1/8″ stereo minijack for audio line out. It can use analog audio and digital S/PDIF fibre optic cables. Audio devices you connect to the port will appear in System Preferences > Sound > Output. You can also use an USB audio interface like the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, high quality audio interface with 24-bit, 96kHz.

8. 4 x Active Mini Display Ports to HDMI Adapters

When connecting more than 3 displays to the Mac Pro it is necessary to use Active Mini Display Ports to HDMI or DVI connectors. We recommend 4 MDP2HDS Active Adapter Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Active Adapters from startech.com or (when using DVI) 4 Sapphire Active mini DP to SL-DVI-D adapters to convert the Mini Display Port to DVI signals for viewing on DVI-equipped displays. (Important: Note that HDMI and DVI cables can only be 10 meters long depending on the cable quality. For longer cabling (up to 100 meters) it is necessary to use extenders that will boost the signal. Other options are Fiber Optical cables or CAT cables with signal converters.

9. 4 x EDID Managers (HDMI Detective Plus)

The EDID Managers simulate a constant connected display for the Mac Pro and makes it the ideal solution to prevent video loss and screen arrangement errors if displays are disconnected for any reason. We recommend EDID managers from the companies Gefen (HDMI Detective Plus).

2. Additional hardware requirements for external TV signal

Customers may want to be able to use the 4K video wall to show major sports events from an external TV source.
 atmosphere media player 7 supports the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle for USB 3.0 to be able to grab an external HDMI signal and display it on the 4K video wall. It can be selected to utilize 3 or 4 screens of the video wall (16.9 or 21:9 aspect ratios respectively).
Note: When 3 screens are used the TV signal is shown on the leftmost 3 screens. The 4th screen is used to display customer’s brand or marketing messages (also enabled by the atmosphere media player software).

10. EDID Manager Splitter (delivered by atmosphere media)

A programmed EDID Manager/Splitter is delivered by atmosphere media to send the correct signal to the grabbing card.

11. Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle for USB 3.0 (delivered by atmosphere media)

atmosphere media has programmed the USB 3.0 BlackMagic Intensity card to be able to grab an external HDMI signal and send it to the screens. The software allows to send the signal to 3 or 4 screens. The displayed format for 3 screens is 16:9, the displayed format for 4 screens is 21:9.

3. Hardware Requirements – atmosphere UHD single screen installation

Learn which Mac computers can use a UHD or 4K display.

Apple computers that support UHD and 4K displays are:

Mac mini, late 2014.
iMac 27-inch, late 2013 and later
MacBook Pro Retina, late 2013 and later
MacBook Air, early 2015
MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 and later
Mac Pro, late 2013

HDMI output. You can use UHD and 4K displays for displaying the atmosphere UHD content at the following resolution and refresh rates via the built-in HDMI port:

3840×2160 at 30 Hz refresh rate

With OS X El Capitan 10.11, most UHD and 4K displays are supported at 60Hz operation on the following Mac computers:
iMac 27-inch, late 2013 and later
iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, late 2014
MacBook Pro Retina, 13-inch, early 2105
MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, late 2013 and later
MacBook Air, early 2015
MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 and later
Mac Pro, late 2013

4. Standard installation with a single UHD display

1. UHD Display:

The standard requirement is a UHD display in 16:9 format. atmosphere is compatible with all renowned display brands (Samsung, LG, Sharp, Sony, Panasonic, Philips ..) and all screen sizes (55”, 65”, 75”, 95” to 105”). The HDMI input of the UHD display must be connected to the HDMI output of the Mac Mini.

2. Mac Mini Dual-Core i7

The atmosphere UHD player software is based on the OS X El Capitan operating system and needs a minimum configuration:
Mac Mini 3.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
8GB SDRAM with 1600MHz
1TB hard drive Serial-ATA-Drive with 5400 U/Min
Intel Iris Graphics
Magic mouse and wireless Keyboard

3. atmosphere USB Time Key for atmosphere media player 6

(Delivered by atmosphere media):
Personalized dongle for content and software license with highly accurate Real Time Clock
Unique 32-Bit ID, 128-bit AES encryption
The atmosphere Time Key must be connected at all time into a USB port of the Mac Mini.
Note: atmosphere media player 7 has a software license key.

4. atmosphere iPad Controller App

The atmosphere iOS Controller App has been developed to help you control one or more atmosphere media players© from a single iPad. You can use this application to remotely control an atmosphere media player© running on a Apple MacPro 6-Core computer (Multiscreen) or an atmosphere media player running on a Mac Mini i7 computer (UHD single screen solution).

5. atmosphere UHD Content Drive (Optional)

It is possible to connect a faster (Thunderbolt) and larger capacity drive to the Mac Mini to assure enough capacity for future content updates. The 3TB LaCie RAID thunderbolt 2 drive must be connected to the 2nd thunderbolt input of the iMac.
Speed up to 220 MB/s
External power supply

6. Audio output/Ports and USB Audio Interface (optional)

atmosphere recommends to use professional sound systems (2 loudspeakers left and right from the UHD display or a soundbar that creates a reasonable stereo effect from a single cabinet). Audio out: The Mac Mini audio line is a 1/8″ (3.5mm) stereo minijack digital/analog. It can use analog audio and digital fibre optic cables. Audio devices you connect to the port will appear in System Preferences > Sound > Output. You can also use an USB audio interface (like the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, high quality audio interface with 24-bit, 96kHz).

5. Support Contact

Email: support(at)atmosphere-media.com

Tel.: +49 221 960 25 494

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