LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are highly efficient and bright light sources, which consume a small amount of power. They have a long lifetime and require minimum maintenance. They are very robust and available in several colours.

Key Benefits:

• Very high contrast
• Available in a wide range of colours, sizes, brightness levels and viewing angles
• Very reliable – over 100,000 hours lifetime
• Suitable for extreme environmental conditions (IP65)
• Facilitates ambient light control (brightness control)
• Uses power efficiently
• Requires minimum maintenance

TFT (Thin Film Transistor) – flat screen displays were designed as an alternative to CRT/Monitor technology. The TFT range incorporates a “Single Board Computer” that offers all the possibilities of a multimedia product.

Key Benefits:

• Wide range of panel sizes and types available
• Ruggedised version for harsher environments
• Full colour displays, which are aesthetically pleasing
• Facilitate ambient light control (brightness control)
• Include a scrollbar option
• Offer web-based solutions

XSDS is a software management tool, developed by Data Display.  It serves as an interface between Data Display displays and almost any of the major railway companies’ Customer Information Systems (CIS’s).  XSDS provides a rich set of configuration, diagnostic and simulation tools that work both locally and remotely. 

Key Benefits:

• Operating System (OS)- independent.
• Interfaces with all major existing CIS’s.
• Scalable architecture capable of managing one or a large number of displays. 
• Can be embedded on a single display to cater for stations with poor infrastructure.
• XSDS’ MIMIC application can be integrated into customers’ existing management systems.