Designed for use with a Crestron® V-Panel™ Touchpanel Display, the Digital Graphics Engine (DGE) allows for a very streamlined touchpanel installation by placing the bulk of the electronics at the central equipment location. Mounted within an equipment rack, the DGE connects directly to the head end AV sources, switchers, and control network, while the V-Panel display can be up to 200 feet away with just a single cable between them^[1].

The DGE-1 model features 24-bit Isys i/O® graphics, with single-window video display, embedded PC applications and Web browsing, streaming video and audio, IP Intercom, and MediaMarker™ real-time annotation. Connectivity includes one composite or S-Video input, balanced stereo audio in/out, Crestron Home® CAT5 Balanced Audio, DigitalMedia™ display output, and high-speed Ethernet.

Gestures Navigation
Adjust AV and lighting settings, surf the Internet, and browse your music and movie libraries with a natural sweep of the finger using new DNav gestures. Crestron DNav technology affords enhanced touchpanel functionality, providing dynamic navigation control objects for scrolling effortlessly through all your touchpanel apps, cover art, and favorite channels.

Embedded PC
The DGE-1's embedded PC engine combines rock solid touchpanel graphics performance with built-in Windows Media® Player and RealPlayer®, Internet Explorer, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, and Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint® document viewers. While simultaneously controlling the home, boardroom, or lecture hall, the DGE-1 provides everything needed for enjoying online music and movies, viewing Web pages and accessing most types of digital media without necessitating a separate computer. In addition, VNC Viewer support delivers enhanced cross-platform interaction with computers over the network or Internet, allowing remote access and control of desktop applications to unleash all kinds of new presentation and system integration possibilities.

Full-Motion Video
The DGE-1 supports the display of standard-definition video from an external composite or S-Video source. The video image can be displayed full-screen or in a fully-scalable window anywhere on the V-Panel touchscreen.

Streaming Video
The DGE-1 supports streaming video in a variety of formats, enabling access to everything from online streaming media to live Web security cameras and servers like the Crestron CEN-NVS100.

Versatile Audio
Audio signals from the internal PC and balanced line input are mixed and routed to the V-Panel display via the DigitalMedia (DM) output. Balanced analog outputs are also provided for connection to Adagio® and other audio distribution systems, allowing music and other audio to be shared with listeners throughout the home, office, or auditorium. In addition, customized WAV files can be loaded on the DGE-1 to add dimension to the touchscreen graphics with personalized sounds, button feedback, and voice prompts. The microphone signal from the V-Panel display is available within the DGE-1 to support IP intercom, and can also be routed to the analog outputs to support wired intercom as part of a complete Crestron Home audio distribution system.

IP Intercom
The DGE-1 supports 2-way intercom over Ethernet or dedicated wiring. Wired intercom is facilitated through a single CAT5 audio connection to a C2N-IADS30X24 or any other Crestron Home CAT5 switcher or processor. Crestron IP intercom enables direct panel-to-panel intercom and monitoring right over the LAN without requiring any special wiring.

MediaMarker™ Annotation
Whether conducting a high-level boardroom meeting, training seminar, or watching sports in your home theater, annotation helps put the fine point on any presentation. Native to the DGE-1, MediaMarker annotation provides the ability to illustrate your thoughts on-the-fly, letting you draw and write over video and computer images, and sketch out ideas on a whiteboard screen, without leaving the podium or your favorite chair while other viewers watch on the big screen. And, Crestron exclusive remote annotation capability allows multiple touchpanel users to draw over the same image, supporting interactive annotation between several participants in a courtroom, classroom, or council chamber.

• Touchpanel graphics and video processing for V-Panels™
• Installs out-of-sight at the central equipment location
• Eliminates bulky, unsightly wiring at the V-Panel location
• Connects to the V-Panel via a single DigitalMedia™ cable^[1]
• 24-bit Isys i/O® touchpanel graphics
• DNav menu objects with gestures
• Multi-format streaming video and audio
• Single-window full-motion video
• Auto-sensing composite or S-Video input
• Wired intercom and IP intercom capability
• Embedded PC Applications for Web browsing, playing or streaming digital media, accessing and controlling external computers, and viewing Adobe® Acrobat® and MS Office files
• MediaMarker™ real-time interactive annotation
• Balanced stereo audio input and output
• Crestron Home® (CH) CAT5 bidirectional audio port
• High-Speed Ethernet and Cresnet®
• Single space rack-mountable

Notes:

1. For wiring between the DGE and V-Panel, use DM-CBL DigitalMedia Cable. The maximum allowable cable length is 200 ft (60 m).
2. Consult Crestron for a current list of compatible devices and embedded applications. To ensure reliable performance, new device drivers and applications are available only from Crestron through firmware updates.