THE VI400/600 CONTROL MODULE IS DESIGNED TO DIRECTLY REPLACE THE VI4/6 ‘SILVER BOX’ CONTROL MODULE AND PROVIDE A FASTER PROCESSOR, MORE RELIABLE PERFORMANCE WITH HARD-SOLDERED DISPLAYLINK-BASED GRAPHICS OUTPUTS RATHER THAN THE PCI GRAPHICS CARD OF THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM.
THE NEW MODULE RUNS A VARIANT OF V6.X SOFTWARE, BUT WITH A CUT-DOWN FEATURE SET COMPARED TO VI000- SERIES CONSOLES, APPROPRIATE TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE VI2/4/6 SURFACE AND LOCAL RACK. A USEFUL APPLICATION FOR THIS UPGRADE WOULD BE TO GIVE AN EXISTING SURFACE
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE AND ALLOW IT TO FUNCTION AS AN EMERGENCY BACKUP SURFACE, RATHER THAN BEING DISPOSED OF, WHEN A FULL VI5/7000 UPGRADE IS PURCHASED.
THE CONTROL SURFACE WILL EXTERNALLY REMAIN A VI4 OR 6, BUT WILL IDENTIFY AS A VI400 OR 600 ON ITS MAIN MENU SCREEN.
NOTE THAT THE CONTROL MODULE UPGRADE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VI2 CONSOLES, WHICH WILL BECOME VI200 ONCE UPGRADED.