A system to display announcements, videos, presentations, news, warnings and other corporate content has been installed at the administrative complex of a Gazprom subsidiary, Gazprom Dobycha Noyabrsk, which is engaged in the development of oil and gas fields, production and processing of gas and liquid hydrocarbons.
The core of the system was installed in the atrium. The choice of display means was driven by characteristics of this spacious and high room featuring a glass ceiling and well lit with daylight which did not allow for building a video wall using conventional approaches. Given the architectural features of the room, Avilex effectively used Mitsubishi Diamond Vision OLED modules. In this environment, the solution proved to be both modern and rational.
Diamond Vision OLED is a new product in the global market. Before autumn 2012, the world knew only three installations: 3.84x2.3 m video wall at the Research Center of Merck Pharmaceuticals, 6-meter OLED sphere called Geo-Cosmos at Tokyo's Science Museum, and 9.6x1.9m concave panorama display at Tokyo's Narita airport.
"It is pleasant to know that the fourth in a row and the third in size OLED installation in the world was made by our partner, a Russian system integrator Avilex", said Mikhail Nevzorov, Mitsubishi Electric's Regional Manager in Russia.
Avilex installed a video screen comprised of 112 Mitsubishi Diamond Vision OLED modules arranged in a 14х8 pattern. The screen size is 5.4x3m, the screen area is 16.5m2 and the total resolution is 1792х1024 pixels. Each module has the brightness of 1200cd/m2, which makes information well readable in a well lit room.
The project was a success due to innovative technology and the best value for money for such an installation. Installing a similar screen using LED modules would have been more expensive. Moreover, an OLED display is built from individual light and thin modules, which is an important advantage. Mitsubishi OLED modules do not produce edges at the junction and allow for building a highly bright screen of any shape, such as ultra wide or portrait oriented.
In addition to the atrium, the project covered two other areas: a compilation area (operator's workstation) and a rack room. For the compilation area, Avilex developers and engineers have developed and implemented a control system. An operator can use it to control the screen in normal mode, switch it on and off, monitor the screen status and prepare information for displaying. It should be noted that the solution only provides for system performance monitoring by the operator who compiles and displays the content. Constant availability of skilled staff (operators, electricians, etc.) is not required, which helps to reduce operating expenses and avoid extra costs.
The main components of the control and playback equipment include Mitsubishi XDC-6000E OLED screen controller, a network media player, a workstation to display presentations and stills posted in the rack room.
As a result, the most impressive part of the information display system, a huge video screen has been smoothly integrated into the setting of the atrium. Despite the technical complexity of the solution, the company's specialists made system control as simple as possible, significantly improving communications between the administration, employees and visitors of the complex.