Bi-Fold rugged LCD display systems are shipping

The double side-by-side 24” rugged displays offers a multitude of available video input formats in a 2U rackmount package for military, industrial and commercial applications. Rugged BFX Video Displays can survive, shock, vibration, dirt, corrosive atmospheres and extreme working conditions.

Chassis Plans, known for its combat proven technology, is now shipping their twin BFX displays.

“Because of the system’s proven ruggedness, compact 2U size and 24-inch high definition display, the US Navy’s next generation Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are now using it in their onboard testing stations,” said Mike McCormack, CEO and Founder of CP. “Our BFX displays provides a lot of viewing space into just a small 2U, 19” rack. In addition, the BFX is ideal for deployable transit case integration where both image quality and display toughness are required

The BFX offers rugged, military grade, high performance, 2U rackmount LCD panel displays with two 24” TFT LCD displays with per panel resolution of 1920×1200. 1000:1 contrast ratio, and 4ms response time. Both display screens are offered with bonded cover glass with anti-reflection and EMI surface treatments for MIL-STD-461G certification. The BFX1-241 model is optimized for reliable operation in extreme outdoor and challenging environments and can operate in widely varied temperatures (0 to 50°C / -25 to 60°C).

The BFX displays support a wide range of video resolutions, from 640×480 all the way up to 1920×1200; video inputs include VGA, DVI Dual Link, HDMI, DVI-D and NTSC/PAL/SECAM video as well as Composite Video and S-Video.

Additional Features: System Information, OSD position, scaling to fill screen and fill to aspect ratio, OSD timeout, factory reset, OSD menu transparency, Horizontal and Vertical image inversion, Picture in Picture, Picture by Picture variable positions. RS-232 or Ethernet command and control.

Other functions and options include up to 10 bit per color, 16.7 million colors, On Screen Display (OSD) menu, Image Scaling: Up scaling to fit input to panel resolution. Image Control features include Auto configuration, Brightness, Contrast, Clock, Phase, Color temperature, Image position, Saturation, Hue, Gamma.

In addition to its outstanding video performance, the BFX displays include two integrated, water resistant speakers. Chassis Plans’ BFX displays can operate on a range of power sources – including universal input 85 to 245 VAC MIL-STD-1275/704 28 VDC, with options for 12VDC and 400Hz AC input as well.