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3. Getting started 

 

Barco – Eos X Terminal – DOC-3061-2 – user's manual – Revision 11 – November-2004 

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3.3.2

 

Switching on 

Switch on E

OS

 by pressing the 

power 

button on the front! 

 

 

 

If you have expanded your E

OS 

with E

OS 

E

XTENDERS

 switch on these first. 

 

 

There are two different boot modes for E

OS

.

 

Normal boot mode and eXtended safety boot mode. See section 

6.2.1 

Boot modes

. The operation of E

OS

 differs a little, depending on this mode.     

Normal boot mode 

The displays show their respective bus and slot no., e. g.: 

PCI Bus: 2, PORT: 1 

After a few minutes the graphical user interface X.11 appears. 

If software configuration has already been carried out you can go on with chapter 

4 Operating

. Otherwise proceed 

configuring E

OS

 in section

 3.4 Configuration software

eXtended safety boot mode 

The displays show their respective bus and slot no., e. g.: 

PCI Bus: 2, PORT: 1 

The E

OS

 startup screen comes up. Select 

linux

 to boot from the working partition. 

 

 

 

If you select backup, the restore procedure is started and the working partition becomes 
overwritten with the backup system, which might lead to a loss of current data, depending 
on the state of the backup, please see sectio

4.8.5 Backup and restore procedures (eosxs Utility)

 

 

 

Figure 3-43 

Eos startup screen 

After a few minutes the graphical user interface X.11 appears. 

If software configuration has already been carried out you can go on with chapter 

4 Operating

. Otherwise proceed 

configuring E

OS

 in section

 3.4 Configuration software

 

Summary of Contents for EOS X Terminal

Page 1: ...User s manual Eos X Terminal...

Page 2: ...apter 3 add chapter 4 add chapter 5 chapter 6 add chapter 7 add chapter 8 chapter 9 new The corresponding chapters are new or completely revised corr Passages of the corresponding chapter were correct...

Page 3: ...rmed immediately in writing of any complaints The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks in the case of special systems and software on the date of commissioning at the latest 30...

Page 4: ..._______________________________ iv Revision sheet To Barco Control Rooms GmbH An der Rossweid 5 D 76229 Karlsruhe Phone 49 721 6201 0 Fax 49 721 6201 298 E mail docu de bcd barco com Web www barcocont...

Page 5: ...3 2 3 1 1 Eos 3 2 3 1 2 Eos Extender 3 7 3 2 Cabling 3 10 3 2 1 Power supply 3 10 3 2 2 Mouse 3 11 3 2 3 Keyboard 3 11 3 2 4 Keyboard extension 3 12 3 2 5 Graphic cards 3 14 3 2 6 OmniScaler 3 18 3 2...

Page 6: ...Control for OverView display walls 4 39 4 7 1 The Remote Control daemon 4 40 4 7 2 The Remote Control clients command line based 4 41 4 7 3 The GUI Remote Control client 4 47 4 7 4 Hot keys 4 50 4 8...

Page 7: ...t modes 6 16 6 2 2 Installing system software on the hard drive 6 17 6 2 3 Upgrading system software 6 20 6 2 4 Installation of Osiris 6 22 6 2 5 Custom configuration 6 23 6 2 6 X server parameters 6...

Page 8: ...2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 1 1 1 Introduction This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols Safet...

Page 9: ...r working place you can skip this chapter and continue with chapter 4 Operating Operating shows the capabilities which EOS offers displaying graphics and video You are introduced into operating the X...

Page 10: ...e up in two lines though meant to be one line If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of damage to the equipment If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symb...

Page 11: ...tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Electromagnetic immunity of EOS complies with EN55024 1 3 2 Precautions For your own protection observe the following safety precautions when installing...

Page 12: ...pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself If an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord does n...

Page 13: ...40 C When using the unit in a multi unit rack assembly or closed assembly the ambient temperature inside the assembly may not succeed the maximum rated ambient temperature When installed in a rack th...

Page 14: ...uter you might first need to mount the CD by using the following command mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom and then to open the start page index html of the CD manually On this start page you will find a link...

Page 15: ...os X Terminal DOC 3061 2 user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 2 1 2 Summary This chapter gives an overview about the features o...

Page 16: ...hic and video outputs in high color quality Video in a window up and down scaleable Overlapping and freely moveable video and graphics windows of unlimited size The EOS system provides a flexible and...

Page 17: ...cubes can be controlled by a single EOS COMPACT Figure 2 1 8 channel EOS Eos Extender An EOS EXTENDER increases the capacity of EOS for graphic channels and video and RGB insertion An X Window Deskto...

Page 18: ...control the projection modules Figure 2 3 EOS POWER Eos Ultra To the EOS ULTRA system belongs depending on the wall size either a single EOS or a distributed system with ren dering machines The VISU...

Page 19: ..._____________________________________________________ 3 1 3 Getting started This chapter describes the set up of EOS and provides you with a guide through the software configuration If your EOS is alr...

Page 20: ...Disks The front EOS standard 1 8 3 13 11 10a 12 7 4 RESET KB LK POWER H D D POWER 2 9 EOS with redundancy options 13 12 1 8 3 5 4 11 10b 6 2 9 1 air supply 2 handle of filter mounting 3 restart button...

Page 21: ...es indicate hard disk drive operating 7 respectively power on 8 The case for redundant operation additionally has a buzzer reset button for power module failure 5 which is located on the top leftmost...

Page 22: ...e green jack 27 PS 2 keyboard purple jack 28 USB3 USB4 if position 33 is not available USB1 USB2 29 COM1 30 LPT1 31 onboard VGA adapter models EOS 3026 5 EOS 3327 2 3 or COM2 models EOS 3026 4 and ear...

Page 23: ...middle of the power modules there is the air sup ply 14 COM1 29 is for plugging in a serial mouse or PS 2 mouse 26 is for plugging in a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard 27 is for plugging in a PS 2 keyboa...

Page 24: ...PCI slots on the back panel of EOS 3026 5 EOS 3327 2 3 Also in the models EOS 3327 1 EOS 3327 0 EOS 3026 4 EOS 3026 3 EOS 3026 2 EOS 3026 1 and EOS 3026 03 there are six PCI expansion slots They have...

Page 25: ...power supply or a redundant hot plug power supply Front Eos Extender 13 slots The EOS EXTENDER looks like this or similar 1 3 4 2 1 On Off switch 2 buzzer reset button power module failed only used wi...

Page 26: ...power switch of individual power module 9 LED individual power module operating Figure 3 7 Sockets on the back of the EOS EXTENDER standard left and with redundant power supply right On the back of th...

Page 27: ...r 7 or 13 PCI slots in either 1 or two PCI segments The models EOS EXTENDER Eos 3193 0 1 and the PCI EXTENDER BOX MMT 2789 02 each with 13 slots provides them in two segments Figure 3 8 PCI Slots and...

Page 28: ...ilities manager or a qualified electrician if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building EOS is designed to operate with single phase power systems having a grounded neutral cond...

Page 29: ...serial mechanical mouse or a PS 2 mechanical mouse Serial mouse Plug a serial mouse into the COM1 jack 29 and screw in the strain relief screws Figure 3 11 COM1 port PS 2 mouse Plug a PS 2 mouse into...

Page 30: ...tion cables connection cable 20m 4 PC cable 6 Keyboard and mouse are plugged into the remote extension box instead of being plugged directly into EOS The remote extension box is connected to the local...

Page 31: ...______________________ 3 13 TAS 2747 0 for PS 2 keyboard and RS 232 serial mouse 5 8 8 3 4 4 6 6 6 1 7 2 MOUSE KEYBOARD TRANSMIT TRANSMIT MOUSE TASTATUR 1 mouse 2 keyboard 3 interface box keyboard TAS...

Page 32: ...igital mode For EOS systems with digital output and video or RGB insertions the output of the graphic cards is led over to OMNISCALERS and then connected to the display device Please refer to section...

Page 33: ...gus will not be able to detect them Order The first graphic card in respect to PCI slot numbering identifies itself as primary graphic adapter by lighting the green LED of the respective graphic chann...

Page 34: ...rts the upper one is port 0 the lower one port 1 Thus the default se quence of the graphic channels is board 1 2 3 4 5 port 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Figure 3 21 For non default...

Page 35: ...___ 3 17 VGA card For configuring a distributed system the graphical output of the central device must be displayed somewhere Therefore a VGA monitor can be connected either to the VGA Card of the cen...

Page 36: ...mode can be connected DDC information from the projection device is looped through to the graphic card for further processing The OMNISCALER exists in two versions OMNISCALER AGX 3313 is a replacement...

Page 37: ...r cable that was provided with the graphic card is used It must be plugged into port 0 1 out of the OMNISCALER Order The OMNISCALERS are inserted into the PCI slots next to the graphic cards They are...

Page 38: ...Y3 red CVBS Y2 black CVBS Y1 blue C4 green C3 orange C2 white C1 grey Figure 3 27 connector of the QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD left and video breakout cable right Order Within a single QUAD ANALOG VIDEO C...

Page 39: ...061 2 user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 21 Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CAR...

Page 40: ...e of a failure of one connection the other con nection will take over the complete network traffic If a redundant connection is not required either plug 1 or plug 2 can be used for the connection Both...

Page 41: ...Connectors The DUAL RGB INPUT CARD has two VGA compatible 15 pin SubMinD connectors Each is for connecting one RGB signal to the OMNIBUS If an UXGA signal is inserted it must be connected to RGB In 1...

Page 42: ...hey might be helpful for controlling multiple devices like VISU PLUS etc through the control room management software OSIRIS Connectors The Multiport I O Card has two serial sockets 1 1st serial port...

Page 43: ...phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electrical shock do not plug into any other type of power system To connect the EOS EXTENDER to the power supply follow th...

Page 44: ...fragile It may not last under tension or being bent or twisted Therefore in both EOS and the EOS EXTENDER a PCI card is inserted I e in EOS one PCI slot is reserved Connecting several Eos Extenders T...

Page 45: ...cted numbering continues with the PCI slots of this EOS EXTENDER After that the remaining slots of EOS are numbered The numbering is illustrated in the figure below Quad Analog Video Card 1 Dual RGB I...

Page 46: ...ection to the LAN the Ethernet Card 100 Mbps as well as the Ethernet Card 1000 Mbps are also available as server adapters allowing to configure them in teaming mode sharing one single IP address On th...

Page 47: ...Ethernet addresses are labeled on the network cards LAN Eth 2 LAN Eth 1 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 Figure 3 39 Example for inserting LAN and Sub net network cards If using different types of...

Page 48: ...n be found in section 6 2 7 Advanced Eos configuration channels The rendering machines are connected to the central EOS within a separate Sub net see also section 3 2 12 Network Therefore the central...

Page 49: ...__________________________________________________ 3 31 Sub net The Sub net is established via a Gigabit Ethernet Switch The Gigabit Ethernet switch connects the rendering processors and the central p...

Page 50: ...user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 32 3 2 14 VisuPlus The connection of VISU PLUS to EOS ULTRA is described in the VISU PLUS...

Page 51: ...ERS are used Connect the display devices to the graphic cards or OMNISCALERS At least one display must be connected for administrating EOS Please refer to 3 2 5 Graphic cards and 3 2 6 OmniScaler Conn...

Page 52: ...guration has already been carried out you can go on with chapter 4 Operating Otherwise proceed configuring EOS in section 3 4 Configuration software eXtended safety boot mode The displays show their r...

Page 53: ...g on as root and enter shutdown h now for shutting down or shutdown r now for re booting eos root shutdown h now When EOS has shut down it switches off automatically To avoid any complications it is r...

Page 54: ...the configuration log in as root and start the configuration utility The factory set password for root is barco eos login root Password barco Enter linuxconf eos root linuxconf Navigate within the con...

Page 55: ...cted during the system installation This means the settings for net device and kernel module are correct if the cards have been present during installation If a card is inserted afterwards also these...

Page 56: ...istributed system as explained in section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system The section Adaptor 2 treats the network options of the subnet used with the distributed system For the sub net network...

Page 57: ...y recommended Once you have entered the login name and any other desired information select the Accept button If you decide against creating a new user hit Cancel instead Upon hitting Accept the confi...

Page 58: ...ns of the configuration script EOSconfig To start this script change the directory first eos root cd opt MMT2686 config then execute the script eos opt MMT2686 config EOSconfig EOSconfig will guide yo...

Page 59: ...art is identical for both kinds of configuration See section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system for the additional parts The configuration of an X server to control a VISU PLUS standalone is expla...

Page 60: ...ings Cursor size Factor 2 Mouse Protocol ImPS 2 Mouse device PS 2 dev psaux Everything correct yes no yes y Settings for the Output Devices Please enter the required settings for Graphic Card Types AG...

Page 61: ...ing correct yes no yes y X Server General Settings Please enter the required settings for Visual Depth Visual Class X Server s background RGB values XDM Font Server Depth resolution Specifying the dep...

Page 62: ...where you can select your XDM broadcast will connect you to the XDM that replies first to your request Configuring X Display Manager XDM The local X Display Manager can be used to login on the Eos X T...

Page 63: ...on defines the assignment of graphic channels to projection channels Please read the section X Server Configuration in the User s Manual Eos X Terminal Do you want to proceed yes no no y The correlati...

Page 64: ...system is only exported if a distributed system is config ured and it can only be mounted to the rendering machines High TCP UDP ports all ports less or equal 1023 are disabled except TCP UDP port 177...

Page 65: ...d with the next step When configuring a distributed system you have to specify the data for the central unit and the rendering machines See section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system The EOS X con...

Page 66: ...ess Engines Multiscreen Arrangement The IP address of the sub net network card of the central unit must be specified identical to the IP address speci fied with linuxconf See section 3 4 1 System conf...

Page 67: ...C card 100 Mbit Number engines 2 Values for engine 1 IP 192 168 149 1 Ether 00 60 08 a6 a9 58 arrangement 4x2 position 0 0 Values for engine 2 IP 192 168 149 2 Ether 00 60 08 a6 a9 73 arrangement 4x2...

Page 68: ...of the adapters of QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARDS or STREAMING VIDEO CARDS to a logic video channels can be defined This assignment is explained in detail in section 6 2 7 Advanced Eos configuration video T...

Page 69: ...uted X Server setup done Have fun NOTE enter service mmtserv to start the EOS X Server When configuration is completed you can enter service mmtserv to start the X server eos opt MMT2686 config servic...

Page 70: ...owing values are needed Visu Screen Resolution Visu Screen Arrangement Enter the Visu Screen Resolution Width x Height 1024x768 800x600 Screen arrangement The arrangement of the projection modules is...

Page 71: ...no Subnet and rendering machines Next the subnet and the Rendering Machines are configured Please see section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system The number of rendering machines graphic engines is...

Page 72: ...y visual 2 DirectColor read write visual Enter the Visual Class 1 2 These are your MLS Server settings Core machine s second IP 192 168 1 254 Engines Netmask Address 255 255 255 0 Operational mode Con...

Page 73: ...manual Revision 11 November 2004 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 55 3 4 6 Configuring Osiris The configuration of OSIRIS is explained in the OSIRIS user s manual...

Page 74: ...chapter shows the capabilities that EOS offers displaying graphics and video The multi screen capability of EOS the extensions of the X server and the X window system s strategies for color managemen...

Page 75: ...head Every screen is represented in the multi head mode by a corresponding monitor and has its own root window An X client which is connected to this server can open windows on both screens However a...

Page 76: ...lues The color map will be filled at runtime X 11 supports two ways for handling color maps shared color cell Colors that can be used by different X clients are called shared colors A color that was o...

Page 77: ...ble GrayScale can be viewed as a case of PseudoColor in which the red green and blue values in any given color map en try are equal and thus produce shades of gray Shared and private color cells can b...

Page 78: ...t However the NearBy Color Allocation guarantees that each request for a shared color cell returns a color cell whether or not the color map is already full or an entry in the color map matches the re...

Page 79: ...he X server The video and RGB color format applies with module video as well as with video in a window QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD STREAMING VIDEO CARD DUAL RGB INPUT CARD application windows of X clients...

Page 80: ...os The X display manager comes pre installed with the system on your EOS Depending on the actual configuration the xdm is started automatically and opens a chooser box offering all possible xdm hosts...

Page 81: ...ctly the same way Note that the X MultiCursor can not be used simultaneously together with multiple logical screens see section 4 1 Multi screen capability X Blink With the X Blink extension a blinkin...

Page 82: ...s Off Switch screensaver off Mouse Fast Set speed of mouse to fast Normal Set speed of mouse to normal Slow Set speed of mouse to slow Left handed mouse Configure mouse for left handed operation Right...

Page 83: ...an be restarted with the other color depths mentioned above To revert to multi color depth the X server must be restarted in the default mode Please keep in mind that a higher color depth requires als...

Page 84: ...pages Ident Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Pager Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Save Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages SaveDesk Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Scroll Please refer to t...

Page 85: ...with the graphical data to avoid frame tearing Backend scaling The OMNISCALER is able to do backend scaling Scaling the video data at the backend of data transfer chain Input card PCI Bus OMNISCALER...

Page 86: ...mode it supports two monitor signals with a pixel frequency between 10 MHz and 135 MHz in single input mode it supports one signal with a pixel frequency up to 270 MHz The most common VESA timings are...

Page 87: ...5 XGA 1024 768 10 24 24 6 4 16 XGA 1024 768 15 24 36 9 2 11 XGA 1024 768 20 24 48 12 2 8 SXGA 1280 1024 10 24 40 10 2 10 SXGA 1280 1024 15 24 59 15 1 6 SXGA 1280 1024 20 24 79 20 1 5 UXGA 1600 1200 10...

Page 88: ...than 100 MBps to provide optimal performance 100 MBps B1 B2 Bn Bandwidth optimization for video and RGB windows All optimization settings are made by means of the X video client please refer to the se...

Page 89: ...n addition the order of the rendering machines is considered when creating the numbers of the video channels In a monolithic system where input cards are located in multiple OMNIBUS devices the video...

Page 90: ...of signal is connected to channel 1 Figure 4 3 Xvideo client control and canvas panel The video client offers up to three tabs for QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD STREAMING VIDEO CARD and DUAL RGB INPUT CARD d...

Page 91: ...ointer Switches the remote pointer ability of the above set screen on or off i e the pointer of the EOS can be used to operate the screen displayed by the RGB channel Map Unmap Remote Keyboard Maps or...

Page 92: ...ideo channel max 4 channels the channels can be renamed Encoding Shows the detected video standard PAL NTSC SECAM Signal Select recording standard VHS S VHS Fps Select the frame rate FULL HALF default...

Page 93: ...S Set saturation of video display Live Start video display Still Freeze video display SVC 1 Select video card the cards can be renamed Channel 1 Select video channel of the STREAMING VIDEO CARD max 4...

Page 94: ...o client Figure 4 7 SVC Settings dialog of the STREAMING VIDEO CARD IP Configuration Address IP address of the STREAMING VIDEO CARD Each STREAMING VIDEO CARD needs its own fixed IP address Netmask Net...

Page 95: ...the OK button applies the parameters to the hardware and to the system Pressing the Cancel button closes the window anyhow changes that are already confirmed with the Add or Delete button can not be...

Page 96: ...cast streams are only sent to one single IP address only one Streaming Video Card at a time is able to display one particular unicast stream The following table lists the encoder specific values that...

Page 97: ...t video channel of the DUAL RGB INPUT CARD max 2 channels the channels can be renamed Presets Select a timing current timing is indicated in the button Auto Activate auto detect of source settings Red...

Page 98: ...es V_Freq frame rate Sync mode of synchronization Registry Clear Name Clear text box which displays name of current preset Append Current setting is added to the list of presets Insert Current setting...

Page 99: ...s 95 98 NT Macintosh PowerMacintosh Switch desktop pattern to alternating one pixel wide black and white vertical lines Sun Workstation In console window cmdtool enter xsetroot mod 4 4 enter xsetroot...

Page 100: ...he File menu you can choose to save the current preset file or read in another A certain preset file can also be invoked as an option on the command line when starting the video client Please refer to...

Page 101: ...cation name and allows to specify a certain resource file string DISPLAY display specifies remote host string xvideo control panel ctrlTitle clt determines the window title of the xvideo control panel...

Page 102: ...esize ar enables 1 interactive resizing of the canvas panel 0 1 1 ratioAspect ra restricts 1 re sizing of the canvas panel to constant ratio of width and height of the video 0 1 0 winRatioAspect cvwa...

Page 103: ...determines the start value of contrast 0 0 1 0 0 5 mpgBrightness mpgbr determines the start value of brightness 0 0 1 0 0 5 mpgSaturation mpgsa determines the start value of saturation Live Still Liv...

Page 104: ...ncf user configuration file will not be read filename etc MMTconfig presets prf presetFile pf specifies preset file filename opt MMT2686 etc xvideo presets prs factoryPresetFile fpf specifies factory...

Page 105: ...200 y 100 relative to the top left corner of the screen 300x400 width 300 pixel height 400 pixel position not specified 300x400 200 100 width 300 pixel height 400 pixel top right corner positioned at...

Page 106: ...Associates January 1993 ISBN 1565920155 Syntax The resource syntax knows loose binding and tight binding name variable value loose binding name variable value tight binding Table 4 16 The loose bindin...

Page 107: ...to define settings which effect all xvideo clients E g XVideo encoding PAL XVideo recording VHS is evaluated by both clients xvideo foo and xvideo dummy concerning the example above Path of resource f...

Page 108: ...ideo class concerning the canvas panel option argument default meaning canvas display string DISPLAY see option canvasDisplay above canvas title string xvideo canvas panel see option canvasTitle above...

Page 109: ...ration above qav boardMenu string QAVC 1 QAVC 2 QAVC 3 Sets the names of the video card appearing in the video cards menu 32 names each 12 characters separated by are allowed First name matches first...

Page 110: ...video card appearing in the channel menu 4 names each 12 characters separated by are al lowed First name matches first adapter and so on mpg boardChannelMenu32 string Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Ch...

Page 111: ...names of the video card appearing in the video cards menu 64 names each 12 characters separated by are allowed First name matches first video card and so on int 1 drgb boardNumber see option drgbBoard...

Page 112: ...EOS Commands can be sent to switch the lamps and analog video controllers on and off or the status of the illumination units can be scanned The REMOTE CONTROL can also be used for monitoring EOS It s...

Page 113: ...d switched Switch The AVC BOXes HERMES V2A HERMES VXA DIGITAL SWITCHBOXES HERMES D2D and HERMES DXD can be scanned and switched If available the video controller can be operated Starting the daemon Th...

Page 114: ...on host computer and daemon on EOS For this purpose the client sends periodically keep alive telegrams for the daemon The daemon boots EOS after absence of the telegrams The rctrlmon client can be sta...

Page 115: ...local host Specifies hostname or IP address where the daemon is started p port 13579 Specifies port of the rcrld daemon Default should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command Table 4 2...

Page 116: ...fies hostname or IP address where the daemon is started p port 13579 Specifies port of the rcrld daemon Default should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command Table 4 28 The client acc...

Page 117: ...mon Default should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command b Switch off broadcast mode Table 4 30 The client accepts following commands command meaning Returns a list and short descrip...

Page 118: ...t should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command s Starting client in special mode for re setting operation hours Table 4 32 The client accepts following commands command meaning Retur...

Page 119: ...g 1 2 or 2 2 or a shortcut can be used thru or In1 to Out 1 In2 to Out 2 cross or x In1 to Out 2 In2 to Out 1 1 both or 1 b In1 to Out 1 and Out2 2 both or 2 b In2 to Out 1 and Out2 version ctrl numb...

Page 120: ...r controlling the OVERVIEW and ATLAS cubes and the switchboxes Display 1 Single cubes can be specified by scrolling with the arrow buttons All Send respective command to all connected cubes On Switch...

Page 121: ...S DXD and HERMES VXA In 1 for Out 2 Switch second output to first input color code according to LEDs In 2 for Out 2 Switch second output to second input color code according to LEDs AVC BOX HERMES V2A...

Page 122: ...ates automatic reconfiguration r Invokes reconfiguration Table 4 37 Refer to section 4 6 5 The options for a description of the geometry type in X 11 please Resources of the rctrl class Refer to secti...

Page 123: ...of module o Switching on lamp CTRL LEFT SHIFT LEFT number of module f Switching off lamp CTRL LEFT Shift left number of unit a Switching to analog input In 1 CTRL LEFT SHIFT LEFT number of unit d Swit...

Page 124: ...mitting verbose provides just a very short description Table 4 40 4 8 2 DDC utility The UGX and AGX GRAPHIC CARD supports the DDC standard DDC stands for Display Data Channel As a standard communicati...

Page 125: ...the following input would be necessary service mmtserv direct Alternatively the X server can by restarted by means of the entries in the work menu of the window manager please refer to section 4 5 Win...

Page 126: ...eturned by means of the info option Therefore enter the following expression into the command line service eosxs info Thereupon date and time of the backup is displayed Backup procedure The following...

Page 127: ...ption restore to boot from the backup partition service eosxs restore In both cases you have to be logged in locally on the EOS and the X server must not be started Before the restore procedure actual...

Page 128: ...cfg 2 5 0 1 osxblink 2 4 0 1 eosxmc 2 4 0 1 eosxserver dis 2 5 0 1 eosxserver mon 2 5 0 1 eosxtest 2 4 0 1 eosxtrap 2 4 0 1 eosxvideo 2 4 0 1 The EOS System is in a save state If there are RPM package...

Page 129: ...number nr starts fast blinking for 10 seconds If t is indicated the LED blinks during the specified time interval tree Displays an overview about the inserted network cards including an AFT team teams...

Page 130: ...ual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 5 2 5 Maintenance EOS requires very little maintenance Some maintenance operations are nevertheless...

Page 131: ...1 2 Eos Extender Also the LED power module failed 6 4 at the front lightens up This LED stays lightened as long as the failure persists even if the buzzer reset button was pressed 37 25 38 35 36 14 14...

Page 132: ...htened even though its power switch is in the position ON I the respective power module is defective Switch the power switch 35 of the defective power module to position OFF O Loosen the securing scre...

Page 133: ...the air The air filter is located behind the ventilation slits on the front of EOS Unlock the front cover of EOS with the key Pull the handle of the filter mounting into your direction Pull out the f...

Page 134: ...ot throw lithium batteries into the household waste They must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations concerning special waste The battery may explode if mistreated Do not dispose it of in...

Page 135: ...lly clean the cabinet Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth lightly dampened with mild detergent solution Never use strong solvents such as thinner or benzine or abrasive cleaners since these wi...

Page 136: ...rminal DOC 3061 2 user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 6 1 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter provides help for reconfigurin...

Page 137: ...ouch the components they could be destroyed Figure 6 1 Position of screws on the side of EOS Loosen the screws 1 and 2 shown in the figure above on both sides of the case For these screws as well as f...

Page 138: ...ert expansion cards Loosen the screws 4 5 and 6 and take out the plate Before closing the housing the transportation lock must be readjusted Therefore first insert the plate then turn in the screws bu...

Page 139: ...s PCI slots PCI slots for graphic cards OMNISCALERS input cards network cards and Multiport I O Card Figure 6 4 PCI slots Barco recommends certain expansion cards for the use in EOS Using other cards...

Page 140: ...gure 6 5 Inserting additional memory Memory modules are made of delicate electronic components that are extremely sensitive to static electricity Ordinary amounts of static from your clothes or work e...

Page 141: ...2 and EOS 3327 3 there are four sockets The socket closest to the CPU is the socket 1 followed by socket 3 socket 2 and socket 4 please see the figure above Fastest memory access is achieved if alway...

Page 142: ...Keep the screw you have to remove and keep the bracket for possible further use Examine the card before removing from the anti static bag If there is any visible damage do not install the card and con...

Page 143: ...om Q2 03 and newer XGA 1024 768 no 8 OVERVIEW MDR50 67 DL 1 SXGA 1280 1024 no 9 ATLAS CS4 S70 digital output via DVI connector SXGA 1280 1024 no F digital output with DDC connected display device prov...

Page 144: ...on cards OMNISCALER SXGA AGX 3002 and OMNISCALER UXGA AGX 3313 can be mixed Systems with UGX GRAPHIC CARD and UXGA output must use OMNISCALERS UXGA QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD STREAMING VIDEO CARD and DUAL...

Page 145: ...24 UGX GRAPHIC CARD 5 37 12 33 13 03 5 01 7 40 9 38 6 01 10 57 11 88 OMNISCALER max SXGA 2 89 6 55 6 94 2 70 3 93 5 00 3 24 5 62 6 33 OMNISCALER max UXGA 3 31 7 71 8 12 3 09 4 63 5 85 3 70 6 61 7 40 Q...

Page 146: ...4 96 1 4 96 11 15 1 11 15 DUAL RGB INPUT CARD 14 33 1 14 33 4 96 1 4 96 10 38 1 10 38 STREAMING VIDEO CARD 20 34 2 40 68 7 27 2 14 54 14 94 2 29 88 optical cables 0 70 4 2 80 0 62 4 2 48 100 84 60 51...

Page 147: ...dard EOS Configuration table for a standard EOS EXTENDER Eos Extender standard V1 V2 V3 Factor Amount Result Factor Amount Result Factor Amount Result AGX GRAPHIC CARD 5 78 1 85 4 14 UGX GRAPHIC CARD...

Page 148: ...ation table for criterion M1 for the complete EOS system Eos complete system M1 Factor Amount Result EOS base unit 3 13 EOS main memory 256 MB 6 25 AGX GRAPHIC CARD 9 45 UGX GRAPHIC CARD 17 19 OMNISCA...

Page 149: ...ositions for JP1 can be chosen pin max speed in bps meaning 2 and 3 921600 recommended enhanced speed option 1 and 2 115200 compatibility speed for direct port access Figure 6 8 jumper setting on Mult...

Page 150: ...of Multiport I O Card and Ethernet Card 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps EOS 3026 02 and earlier PCI1 and PCI5 PCI2 and PCI6 if the shared slot is used for PCI card don t use both slots at the same time for Eth...

Page 151: ...onding sections Although the ext3 file system offers good protection against file system inconsistencies for safely switching off the system has to be shut down first see section 3 3 3 Switching off e...

Page 152: ...e same procedure for all kind of operating modes The Welcome Screen displays a selection of installation options Select the type for your installation and enter the required keyword EOS in eXtended sa...

Page 153: ...twork card must be specified Select the type of the used keyboard with the arrow keys and confirm OK If you press Cancel a key board of us type becomes installed by default Figure 6 11 The configurati...

Page 154: ...the default gateway or primary name server there will be default values entered automatically into the empty fields To overcome this the F12 key can be pressed instead of the OK button Figure 6 14 Whe...

Page 155: ...stallation Information about system installation you find in section 6 2 2 Installing system software on the hard drive From release 3 1 on an Eos with the legacy failsafe boot mode can not be upgrade...

Page 156: ...ed system with multiple logical screens If you operate EOS in eXtended safety boot mode after the upgrade the backup partition still contains the backup of the working partition containing the state f...

Page 157: ...2 user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 ___________________________________________________________________ 6 22 6 2 4 Installation of Osiris You find a description about the installation of OSIRIS...

Page 158: ...face 100 Mbps BNC ASK_X11_CURSOR 0 Size of X 11 cursor ASK_X11_MOUSE 0 Type of X 11 mouse ASK_X11_FONTSERVER 0 IP address and port number of font server ASK_X11_BITPERPIXEL 0 Color depth bit per pixel...

Page 159: ...as a standard Only applicable with UGX AGX GRAPHIC CARD see section 4 8 2 DDC utility no_ddc DDC detection is not done at all DRGB_888 All RGB sources are digitized and transferred to the OMNISCALER w...

Page 160: ...reen capability With multiple logical screens an individual color depth and visual class can be assigned to each screen Multiple logical screens can be used in two different modes Separate screens or...

Page 161: ...uration of the logical video channels of a distributed system Please refer to section 4 6 2 The video channels for a basic explanation of video channels The video section must not be changed manually...

Page 162: ...CARD the default configuration would correspond to an entry in the video section like this video channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 engine 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 engine 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Channel 1 4 Channel 5 8 Rende...

Page 163: ...DER is used to display graphic and video on a 4 2 display wall Thereby some videos shall be movable on the left part of the wall others on the right part of the wall The two segments of the EOS EXTEND...

Page 164: ...e information of the leftmost projection cubes on the lower row and is therefore correlated with the projection channel 5 etc You may insert blank lines and comments starting with a character for bett...

Page 165: ...ivates deactivates hot keys rctrl_key1 XK_Ctrl_L Defines first key for hot keys rctrl_key2 XK_Shift_L Defines second key for hot keys rctrl_host hostname local host Specifies hostname or IP address wh...

Page 166: ...t is barco eos login root Password barco root eos root cd opt MMT2686 ians Start the script by entering config root eos config config The script will prompt you to select the network cards that are pa...

Page 167: ...IP address 150 158 181 176 Net mask 255 255 254 0 Are you sure y n y BARCO iANS Configuration completed successfully When confirming the selected values with y the AFT team will be configured else yo...

Page 168: ...clients that are to be started later File mode The environment variable NEARBY_FILE specifies the name of a file that contains the definition of shared col ors The environment variable NEARBY_FILE is...

Page 169: ...2 user s manual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 7 1 7 Technical appendix This chapter provides tabular overviews about the technical det...

Page 170: ...8 in 19 76 in 183mm 482mm 565mm 7 20 in 18 98 in 22 24 in weight 15 7kg 34 6lbs power mains 100 240V 60Hz 50Hz power consumption standard power supply redundant power supply 300 W 400 W operating cond...

Page 171: ...etainer and front plate 352 18 mm 121 92 mm weight 280 g plugs 1 64 32bit Dual Voltage Signaling PCI edge connector 2 Dual DVI connector Table 7 3 AGX Graphic Card graphic accelerator 2 RAGE MOBILITY...

Page 172: ...t 250 gr plugs 1 64 32bit Dual Voltage Signaling PCI edge connector 1 Dual DVI connector in 1 Dual DVI connector out Table 7 5 Quad Analog Video Card video decoder 4 x Micronas VPC3230D de interlacer...

Page 173: ...IGMP multicast subscription supported encoders VCS iMPath Vbrick NELL Teleste NKF Synectics Optibase ASI to IP colors internal data path YUV 4 2 2 16 bit wide bus PCI bus 32bit 33 MHz 64bit 66 MHz 3...

Page 174: ...4 75Hz 1280x1024 60Hz 1280x1024 75Hz 1280x1024 85Hz 1400x1050 70Hz 1600x1200 85Hz 1920x1440 60Hz 1920x1440 75Hz 2048x1536 60Hz 2048x1536 65Hz max frame rate with internal color depth of 16 bpp and 24...

Page 175: ...24 200 0 0 6 128 16 800x600 60Hz 2 1056 800 628 600 16666 27 216 0 0 6 128 16 800x600 72Hz 2 1040 800 666 600 13888 29 184 0 0 6 128 16 800x600 75Hz 2 1056 800 625 600 13333 24 240 0 0 6 128 16 800x60...

Page 176: ...Hz 2 2456 1792 1417 1344 13333 72 568 1 0 6 128 16 1856x1392 60Hz 2 2528 1856 1439 1392 16666 46 576 1 0 6 128 16 1856x1392 75Hz 2 2560 1856 1500 1392 13333 107 576 1 0 6 128 16 1920x1440 60Hz 2 2600...

Page 177: ...a0 14 0 red 48 43 0 Clock 18 0 Data2 13 0 blue 49 GND 42 0 Clock 19 0 Data2 12 GND 50 0 Hsync 41 20 11 0 5V Power 51 0 Vsync 40 0 Hot Plug detect 21 10 0 DDC clock 52 GND 39 0 LED PGA 22 9 0 DDC data...

Page 178: ...ta2 18 Data0 10 Data1 2 Data2 19 Data0 Shield 11 Data1 Shield 3 Data2 Shield 20 12 4 21 13 5 22 Clock Shield 14 5V Power 6 DDC Clock 23 Clock 15 Ground return for 5V 7 DDC Data 24 Clock 16 Hot Plug De...

Page 179: ...7 1 Data0 14 48 43 1 Clock 18 1 Data2 13 49 GND 42 1 Clock 19 1 Data2 12 GND 50 41 20 11 51 40 1 Hot Plug detect 21 10 1 DDC clock 52 GND 39 1 LED PGA 22 9 1 DDC data 53 38 Scaler detect 23 Int Scaler...

Page 180: ...20 11 0 5V Power 51 40 0 Hot Plug detect 21 10 0 DDC clock 52 GND 39 0 LED PGA 22 9 0 DDC data 53 38 Scaler detect 23 Int Scaler 8 GND 54 GND 37 1 LED PGA 24 7 1 DDC data 55 36 1 Hot Plug detect 25 6...

Page 181: ...C GND Composite FBAS GND not connected not connected channel 1 blue wire grey wire channel 2 black wire white wire channel 3 red wire orange wire channel 4 yellow wire green wire Figure 7 6 Streaming...

Page 182: ...__________________________________________ 7 14 PS 2 keyboard 1 2 3 5 4 6 1 data 4 5V 2 5 clock 3 GND 6 Figure 7 9 COM1 and COM2 5 9 6 1 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RxD 7 RTS 3 TxD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Figure 7 1...

Page 183: ...please refer to the IEEE802 3 specification section 8 4 Coaxial Cables and Electrical Parameters 8 1 1 TX 5 2 TX 6 RX 3 RX 7 4 8 Figure 7 12 RJ 45 connector pin assignments Connection cable keyboard...

Page 184: ...pter cable digital AGX 3281 0 UGX GRAPHIC CARD for EOS Dual DVI connector 4 channels CBL 3242 0 Dual DVI to 2xDVI D adapter cable RSAGX32812 UGX GRAPHIC CARD with CRT adapter cable analog AGX 3281 0 U...

Page 185: ...SGBP27122 RSGBP27123 RSGBP27124 RSCBL31360 RSCBL31361 RSCBL31362 RSCBL31890 RSCBL31891 RSCBL31892 RSCBL32060 RSCBL32062 RSCBL32040 RSCBL32041 RSCBL32042 RSCBL32420 RSCBL32430 RSCBL32450 RSCBL32030 RSC...

Page 186: ...s manual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 8 1 8 Troubleshooting Check this chapter for help if your EOS does not boot properly and for in...

Page 187: ...e The ordinary self test report of a PC is displayed The other displays show their respective bus and slot no e g S3 Mobile PCI VGA BIOS 3 02 Copyright C 1996 S3 Incorporated S3 M5 On Board OVT BIOS F...

Page 188: ...anual Revision 11 November 2004 _____________________________________________________________________ 8 3 8 2 Eos does not boot from CD Check if booting from CD is enabled in the mainboard BIOS setup...

Page 189: ...______________________________________________________________ 8 4 8 3 Hot line Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions Barco N V Projection Systems Europe Noordlaan 5 B 8520 Kuurne...

Page 190: ...33 color management 4 3 color map 4 3 6 33 COM 3 5 interface 7 14 combinations of PCI slots 6 15 composite video 3 20 configuration file file menu 4 18 configuration of the serial driver 6 14 configur...

Page 191: ...xpansion cards inserting additional 6 7 eXtended safety boot mode 6 16 failsafe boot mode 6 16 Fast Ethernet Hub connecting 3 31 FBAS 3 20 file menu 4 18 filter exchange 5 5 firewall 3 46 floppy disk...

Page 192: ...e logical screens configuration 3 41 3 53 multiple logical screens 4 2 6 25 Multiport I O Card forbidden PCI slots 6 15 interface 7 14 jumper settings 6 14 order 3 24 multi screen 6 23 multi screen ca...

Page 193: ...eneral 3 27 order multiport I O card 3 24 PLL Devider 4 26 Poly Silicon LCD 2 2 power cabling 3 10 3 25 disconnect 5 7 6 2 power cord 1 5 safety 1 4 power button 3 3 power failure 2 2 6 16 preset file...

Page 194: ...21 control panel 4 20 interface 7 13 module video 4 5 4 12 order 3 22 technical data 7 5 Sub net 3 28 cabling 3 31 Sub net configuration 3 48 S VHS 3 20 S video 3 20 switch 3 28 switching off 3 35 swi...

Page 195: ...I O Card 3 24 voltage selector 3 25 Vsync 3 23 WAN 2 2 window manager 4 9 window menu 4 10 work menu 4 9 X Blink 4 8 X client displaying video RGB 4 17 X display manager 4 7 X display manager configu...

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