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High-Performance subsystem
for Texas Instruments DLP® technology
The DLP® Digital Light Processing of Texas Instruments represents a proven technology of MEMS spatial light modulators also beyond standard front projection and DLP Cinema®. The general purpose DLP Discovery™4100 platform is different from the DLP standard projector hardware; it provides highest performance and flexibility within the DLP chipset family. The SuperSpeed V-Modules of ViALUX combine the USB 3.0 data transfer with the speed and steering capabilities of Discovery™4100 and represent the highest performance class of DLP catalog products available. ViALUX V-Modules offer unique flexibility in mirror control enabling a wide variety of new emerging applications. Outstanding pattern frequencies of 22 727 global array updates per second are achieved taking advantage of the 50 Gbit/s bandwidth of the Discovery™4100 chipset.
The usable spectral range covers all wavelengths from 350 nm UVA to 2 500 nm NIR. The Type A DMD package has efficient cooling options enabling up to 60 W sustained optical power illumination of the micromirror array.
All V-Modules enable a rapid launch into application development with DLP technology. The ViALUX controller boards come with completely configured high-speed FPGA logic and USB 3.0 controller firmware so that customers save time and costs for a dedicated hardware and firmware development. V-Modules are well suited for education, academic research, proof of concept, and also as OEM components for series production.
The high-performance Discovery™4100 chipset on the V-Modules is driven by the ALP-4.3 Controller Suite. The ViALUX proprietary FPGA design is the core of the well proven firmware and software interface. The USB 3.0 device driver supports all current Microsoft® Windows® operating systems and guarantees smooth integration with any type of PC. By addressing unique V-Module device numbers, multiple V-Modules can be controlled simultaneously from one application program.
The USB 3.0 SuperSpeed transfer is the key for streaming data into the on-board RAM (8 or 16 GByte) further enhanced by lossless on-the-flight compression. The V-Module software API, a DLL library, fits seamlessly into standard programming platforms like C++, .NET, LabVIEW, MATLAB and is fully compatible to all former ALP-4 versions.
Five V-Modules are available and two windows of the micromirror can be selected for use with visible or ultra-violet light.
V-7001 with 0.7“ XGA DMD for visible or ultra-violet light (DLP7000)
V-6501 with 0.65” 1080p DMD for visible light only (DLP6500)
V-9501 with 0.95“ 1080p DMD for visible or ultra-violet light (DLP9500)
V-9601 with 0.96“ WUXGA DMD for visible light only (DLP9600)
V-9001 with 0.9” WQXGA DMD for visible light only (DLP9000X)
All SuperSpeed V-Modules are based upon the same main board and differ in the DMD extension board attached by one or two flexible cables, respectively.
V-Module Specifications
*typical value, can vary depending upon data compression ratio and PC V-7001 V-9501 V-9601 V-6501 V-9001
Chipset DLP7000 & DLPC410 DLP9500 & DLPC410 DLP9600 & DLPC410 DLP6500 & DLPC910 DLP9000X & DLPC910 Type A DMD 0.7 XGA 0.95 1080p 0.96 WUXGA 0.65 1080p 0.9 WQXGA Window Options VIS, UV VIS, UV VIS VIS VIS
Micromirror Array
1024 x 768
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
1920 x 1080
2560 x 1600 Micromirror Pitch 13.7 μm 10.8 μm 10.8 μm 7.6 μm 7.6 μm
Active Mirror Array Area
14.0 x 10.5 mm²
20.7 x 11.7 mm²
20.7 x 13.0 mm²
14.5 x 8.2 mm²
19.4 x 12.1 mm² Controller Board Type V4395 V4395 V4395 V4390 V4390
Control Board Dimensions
162 x 99 mm²
162 x 99 mm²
162 x 99 mm²
162 x 99 mm²
162 x 99 mm² DMD Board Dimensions 67 x 50 mm² 102 x 83 mm² 102 x 83 mm² 101 x 78 mm² 95 x 88 mm²
Flexible Cable Length
127/305 mm
127/305 mm
127/305 mm
127/305 mm
127/305 mm RAM Capacity on Board 64 Gbit / 128 Gbit 64 Gbit / 128 Gbit 64 Gbit / 128 Gbit 64 GBit / 128 Gbit 64 GBit / 128 Gbit
Binary Patterns on Board
87 381 / 174 762
31 068 / 62 137
27 962 / 55 924
31 068 / 62 137
16 777 / 33 554 Hardware Trigger master / slave master / slave master / slave master / slave master / slave
Controller Suite
ALP-4.3
ALP-4.3
ALP-4.3
ALP-4.3
ALP-4.3 Max. Switching Rate 1bit B/W 22 727 Hz 17 857 Hz 16 393 Hz 10 309 Hz 12 987 Hz
Max. Switching Rate 6bit Gray
1091 Hz
987 Hz
930 Hz
871 Hz
1013 Hz Max. Switching Rate 8bit Gray 290 Hz 266 Hz 261 Hz 266 Hz 303 Hz
Max.Switching Rate 12bit Gray
18 Hz
17 Hz
17 Hz
17 Hz
20 Hz PC Interface USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
PC Transfer Rate
> 4000* fps
> 1600* fps
> 1500* fps
> 1600* fps
> 1100* fps
