Installing the system
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Types of display controllers for Coronis Display Systems
There are four different models of display controllers available for
your B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
F
USION
Display System.
If you are using the B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controller, you will
need to decide if you are going to use its on-board VGA capabilities. If
you are, check the setting of the Jumper at J-1 on the display
controller (see figure 5). By default, VGA should be enabled, on the
top two pins. To disable the on-board VGA capabilities of you
B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controller move the jumper so that it is
on the middle and bottom pins.
Figure 5: B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controller VGA Jumper, VGA enabled
Note:
To use multiple B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controllers
in a single host, you need to enable VGA on only ONE of the
B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controllers and disable VGA on ALL
the other BarcoMed display controllers. To use a B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controller with a third party VGA controller
or with one or more B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
MXRT display controllers, do
NOT
enable VGA on the B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe display controller.
Which PCIe slot to use
The table on the preceding page lists the different model display
controller(s) available for your B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
F
USION
Display System
and the recommended PCIe slot to use for optimum performance.
Figure 6 shows the three different types of PCIe slots.
Board Model
VGA Jumper
Recommended PCIe Slot
B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
MXRT 2100
No
x16
B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
MXRT 5100
No
x16
B
ARCO
C
ORONIS
MXRT 7100
No
x16
B
ARCO
M
ED
C
ORONIS
PCIe
Yes
x8