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their service technicians; the QMax range provides a fine example. Despite this new, cutting-edge product supporting up to nine independent screens and having replaceable, top-end discrete graphics card options, it can run using a single nominal 12V cabinet-powered input – with no extra ATX required – and features an innovative, removable isolated fan module.
Another facet of the reliability that is so integral to Quixant’s products is power “over-rating”, that is the specification of components capable of operating in much harsher physical conditions than the standard, thus offering suitability in any global market.
Being providers of the “beating heart” of any gaming machine requires Quixant to have a detailed knowledge of those devices that it does not govern but has the responsibility to control, be it a bill acceptor, a ticket printer, a back room auditing software platform, or anything else widely in use. A myriad of support drivers and libraries for communications protocols and expansions such as cctalk, PCI Express and SAS, developed over many years, have seen Quixant become not only an expert in PC-based hardware but also in peripheral integration. Having recently introduced a wide range of Quixant standard gaming monitors and button decks, this has widened the insight further.
Full compatibility with Windows 7 and 10, as well as recent versions of Linux, provides versatility of operating system choice depending on programmers’ preferences.
With this technological bedrock now in place, a major future objective is to continue to offer users the further opportunity to stretch their capabilities and aspirations. Quixant’s Gaming Ecosystem® encompasses numerous aspects of the hardware, software and support of its gaming platforms. Hardware-based video decoding, which significantly reduces CPU loading from complex graphical content, and thus allows for entirely unconfined game design, is one example, as is full SAS 6.02 library support.
customisation then becomes a realistic possibility, with clients regularly inputting their hopes, concerns and objectives into the product design. Tis approach inevitably provides a solution of optimum benefit to the end user.
Alongside the obvious electronic considerations that are focussed on during product development, mechanical engineering can provide some rather less obvious benefits; for example, the Quixant QXi range – encompassing the entry-level QXi-307 up to the three-screen, 4K-ready QXi-6000 – all offer an entirely fan-less footprint. Tis, combined with the integrated heatsink designs, results in products that provide extremely high reliability and low operational costs.
Clearly, there are other common PC footprints in use in the market, and for higher-end machines the classic tray-and-backplane architecture remains the preferred method. Even here, Quixant provides both obvious and subtle benefits to manufacturers and
Logistically, Quixant customers also benefit. Long term supply is a crucial factor in the gaming industry. Due to the extremely delicate nature of approval and certification of machines and game content alike, it is imperative that hardware supply is both predictable and stable. Tis is a fundamental understanding of Quixant, whose platforms are designed to have a minimum 5-year lifetime from release and maintain critical components during this period.
Conversely, should upgrade to the latest platform be desirable, backwards-compatible APIs ensure that this process is simplified as greatly as possible. Minimum Order Quantity is not enforced on standard product lines, and a minimum stock holding policy means that lead times are short.
Quixant not only offer reliable embedded systems for the gaming industry that are uncomplicated yet highly specialised; it also provides its customers with the opportunity to truly take part in the conception of their own product - whilst using its own experience to understand the dynamics, and challenges, of the complex field in which it operates.
Long term supply is a crucial factor in the gaming industry. Due to the
extremely delicate nature of approval and certification of
machines and game content alike, it is imperative that hardware supply is both
predictable and stable. This is a fundamental
understanding of Quixant, whose platforms are designed to have a
minimum 5-year lifetime
from release and maintain critical components during this period.
Quixant was established with the sole purpose of designing and manufacturing advanced PC-based gaming platforms. Based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange, Quixant currently has operations in Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA and Taiwan and supplies to gaming machine manufacturers in every region globally.
Quixant was established by a core team of individuals with many years’ experience in the design, manufacture and sales of specialised gaming platforms to the global slot machine and gaming industry. Our systems are widely used by blue chip slot manufacturers all around the world.
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