• grandMA2 User Manual
  • grandMA2 Quick Start Guide
  • MA 3D
  • MA VPU
    • Introduction
      • Help from MA technical support
      • System requirements
    • For your Safety
    • Functions and Features
      • Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU
      • Teaser Mode
      • Comparison VPU plus / VPU basic / VPU light
    • Main Features
      • Installation and Maintenance
        • Startup
        • Software update
          • Service Packs
        • Update of Fixture Types
        • Backup
          • Handling backups with the VPU
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to # 86 on
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from # 87
          • Restoring an image with Acronis
          • Storing an image with Acronis
          • Backup the VPU content after shipment
        • Access VPU via Network
        • Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC (off-line)
        • IP Addresses
          • IP Address of the PC
          • Art-Net IP Address
        • EDID Manager
        • CITP / MSEX Protocol
    • Communication with the grandMA Desk Series
      • Connection with the grandMA desk
      • Connection with the grandMA onPC (off-line) software
      • Connection States
    • Data Management
      • Master slave
      • Principle function diagram
      • Layer Properties
      • Layer Reference
      • Virtual Outputs
        • Virtual Output: Configuration of a TripleHead2Go Digital Port
      • Predefined Constellation
    • Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show
    • Quickstart with grandMA2
    • Program surface
      • Internal Touch-Screen VPU plus
      • Internal Screen VPU light
      • Menu Bar
        • File...
        • View...
        • Render...
        • Help...
      • Toolbar
      • Status Bar
      • Preview
      • Multi Preview
      • Content Editor
        • Content: Image Pool (I-Pool)
        • Content: Text Ticker
        • Content: Eff1 Type...Eff4 Type
        • Content: 3D Objects
        • Content: Mask
      • Warper
        • Warper Fullscreen View
        • Warper Basic Operation
        • Warping
      • File Browser
    • Features Attributes and Functions
    • Order of Effect Execution
    • Softedging
    • Keystoning
    • Pixel Mapper
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Graphical View
        • Pixel Mapper Toolbar
        • Pixel Mapper Editor
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Grid View
      • Console - VPU Pixel Mapper View
    • Creation of customized 3D Objects
    • Content Specifications
      • Rovi Total CodeStudio for converting your content into MPEG2
      • Hap Content Converter
    • Warnings
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Supplement MA Lighting
      • Intended use
      • Data
      • Symbols and warning labels
      • LIMITATIONS
      • Transport
      • General Safety Instructions
      • IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
      • Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA
      • Safety and Environment
      • Quickstart Connect VPU plus
      • Quickstart Connect VPU light
      • Switching the apparatus On/Off
      • Maintenance
      • Conformity
  • Release Notes
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Version 3.3

Comparison VPU plus / VPU basic / VPU light

  MA VPU plus MK2 MA VPU basic MK2 MA VPU light
DVI-Output with switchable EDID Manager (back panel) 3(1 x DVI-D dual link, 1 x DVI-D single link,1 x DVI-I dual link) 3(1 x DVI-D dual link, 1 x DVI-D single link,1 x DVI-I dual link) 3(1 x DVI-D dual link, 1 x DVI-D single link, 1 x VGA)
Full-HD resolution MPEG-2 (1080p/60Hz) 6* 4* 2*
Internal 7" Touch Screen(800 x 480 Pixel) x    
2"-Color-TFT-Display providing status information     x
Power Up switch (front panel) x x x
SDI IN 2** 2**  
powerCON IN (back panel) x x x
powerCON OUT (back panel) x x  
Menu button (front panel)     x
RJ45 etherCON Gigabit network connector (back panel) 2 2 2
XLR-male balanced transformer isolated audio outputs at studio level (back panel) 2 2 2
S/PDIF-Cinch Connector -Digital Audio OUT     1
USB-Ports (front panel) 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0
USB-Ports (back panel) 2 x USB 3.0  1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0  1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0
Connection for external harddrives,etc. (back panel) 1 x eSATA 6G 1 x eSATA 6G 1 x eSATA V3.0
Processor   I5-Quad-Core-Processor Quad-Core-Processor
Dual Channel RAM 8GB@2,4GHz 8GB@1,65GHz 8GB@2,1GHz
Fast SATA - Solid State Drive 240GB 120GB 120GB

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