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7. Technical appendix 

 

Barco – TransForm A - X Terminal – DOC-3265-2 – user's manual – Revision 09 – September-2006 

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Table 7-13 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TransForm A series

Page 1: ...User s manual TransForm A X Terminal...

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

Page 3: ...ed 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 da...

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 barcocontro...

Page 5: ...tting started 3 1 3 1 Examining 3 2 3 1 1 Processor 3 2 3 1 2 OmniBus A12 3 6 3 1 3 OmniBus A18 3 9 3 1 4 Extender 3 12 3 2 Cabling 3 14 3 2 1 Power supply 3 14 3 2 2 Mouse 3 14 3 2 3 Keyboard 3 14 3...

Page 6: ...nals 4 21 4 6 5 The options 4 33 4 6 6 The resource files 4 38 4 7 Remote Control for OverView display walls 4 45 4 7 1 The Remote Control daemon 4 46 4 7 2 The Remote Control clients command line bas...

Page 7: ...1 4 Custom configuration 6 8 6 1 5 X server parameters 6 9 6 1 6 Advanced configuration of TransForm A 6 10 6 1 7 Redundant network adapter 6 16 6 1 8 Nearby color allocation 6 18 6 1 9 BIOS settings...

Page 8: ...9 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 1 1 1 Introduction This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols Safety i...

Page 9: ...your working place you can skip this chapter and continue with chapter 4 Operating Operating shows the capabilities which TRANSFORM A offers displaying graphics and video You are introduced into oper...

Page 10: ...p 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 symbol...

Page 11: ...and the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Electromagnetic immunity of TRANSFORM A complies with EN55024 1 3 2 Precautions For your own protection observe the fol...

Page 12: ...rough cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electrical shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Should any liqui...

Page 13: ...hen 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 the insta...

Page 14: ...a Linux computer 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 htm of the CD manually On this start page you will...

Page 15: ...ansForm A X Terminal DOC 3265 2 user s manual Revision 09 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 2 1 2 Summary This chapter gives an overview about the features of TRANS...

Page 16: ...unlimited size Up to 68 videos on one to four projection modules Up to 256 or 320 video sources per system High reliability redundancy on system level and for critical components The TRANSFORM A syst...

Page 17: ...d integrated with the video and RGB insertion data Such a monolithic system allows to control up to 320 sources or 80 projection modules with the ability to display video and RGB windows anywhere on t...

Page 18: ...s rendering PROCESSOR and one or two OMNIBUS devices The rendering PROCESSOR is the host computer of its one or two OMNIBUS devices The distributed system enables to set up display walls of any size w...

Page 19: ..._____________________________________ 3 1 3 Getting started This chapter describes the set up of TRANSFORM A X Terminal and provides you with a guide through the software configuration If your TRANSFO...

Page 20: ...r behind the front flap there are from top to bottom the buzzer reset button for power module failure 5 the lock keyboard switch 4 followed by the restart button 3 and finally the power button 13 Next...

Page 21: ...ems A hard disk is already switched off by turning the frame lock key Never remove more than one hard disk while the system is running Never remove any hard disk while the system is in rebuilt mode or...

Page 22: ...face card Barco s expansion cards etc depend ing on configuration 25 mains connection of power module 26 PS 2 mouse green jack 27 PS 2 keyboard purple jack 28 2 USB 29 COM1 30 LPT1 31 onboard VGA adap...

Page 23: ...he PROCESSOR To protect the Processor from overheating the air supply openings in the case shall be kept free of obstructions To disconnect the Processor from the power supply all power cords have to...

Page 24: ...Off switch 4 green LED power on on power is switched on off power is switched off 5 buzzer reset button power module failed 6 red LED standby component failed on standby mode Power applies at the dev...

Page 25: ...re 14 card slots visible from the back with the left two positions having a fixed assignment for the link interface card 9 and the CPU board 10 Graphic cards OmniScalers and input cards 11 22 follow d...

Page 26: ...MNISCALER QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD DUAL RGB INPUT CARD QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD and STREAMING VIDEO CARD link slot PCI 11 PCI 10 PCI 9 PCI 8 PCI 7 PCI 6 PCI 5 PCI 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 PCI 12 CPU board Figure...

Page 27: ...status off power switch 26 on the back switched off red power switch 26 switched on system in stand by green power switch 26 switched on OMNIBUS A18 is started either by the On Off push button 4 or v...

Page 28: ...there are different cards On the left there is the CPU board 5 and the link interface board 6 followed by graphic cards OMNISCALERS and input cards 7 24 depending on the configuration of TRANSFORM A O...

Page 29: ...LOG VIDEO CARD DUAL RGB INPUT CARD QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD and STREAMING VIDEO CARD link slot PCI 12 PCI 17 PCI 11 PCI 16 PCI 10 PCI 15 PCI 9 PCI 14 PCI 8 PCI 13 PCI 7 PCI 6 PCI 5 PCI 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1...

Page 30: ...NDER looks like this or similar 1 2 4 3 5 7 8 6 1 ventilation flap with air supply 2 lock of ventilation flap 3 On Off switch 4 green LED power on on power is switched on off power is switched off 5 b...

Page 31: ...rd power supply left and detail with redundant power supply right In total there are 14 card slots visible from the back with the most left position having a fixed assignment for the link interface ca...

Page 32: ...IBUS A12 respectively If using an EXTENDER check if it is equipped with a voltage selector The current EXTENDER model performs a voltage auto range Elder models may have a voltage selector If your mod...

Page 33: ...e are plugged into the remote extension box instead of being plugged directly into the PROCESSOR The remote extension box is connected to the local extension box with the connection cable 20m The loca...

Page 34: ...put 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 3 2 6 OmniScaler Connectors The UGX GRAPHIC...

Page 35: ...nnel where the system emits diagnostic and status messages during system startup In an OmniBus configuration the graphic cards are plugged into the OMNIBUS devices For the explicit order of the graphi...

Page 36: ...re numbered in rows starting at the top left 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 3 24 Numbering of projection channels This numbering is carried on for distributed systems For each rendering machine the modules ar...

Page 37: ...tal mode can be connected DDC information from the projection device is looped through to the graphic card for further processing Connectors The OMNISCALER provides one Dual DVI connector for data ins...

Page 38: ...ots of the OMNIBUS devices please refer to section 3 2 15 OmniBus In a Processor configuration the OMNISCALERS might be inserted in the PCI slots of the PROCESSOR or the EXTENDER If more than one OMNI...

Page 39: ...he QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD provides four BNC connectors for video insertion The model FRG 3292 of the QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD provides one LFH 160 pin connector for video insertion In every QUAD ANALOG...

Page 40: ...TRANSFORM A is as follows In an OmniBus configuration the input cards are plugged into the PCI slots of the OMNIBUS devices please refer to section 3 2 15 OmniBus In a Processor configuration the inpu...

Page 41: ...ther side to a redundant network In case 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 plu...

Page 42: ...dard SMPTE 259M C 4 2 2 270Mbps only Connectors The QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD has four BNC connectors to connect four SDI sources To each input there is a LED associ ated 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 green LED chann...

Page 43: ...dard The synchronization modes Hsync Vsync Csync and Sync on Green are supported Connectors The DUAL RGB INPUT CARD has two VGA compatible 15 pin SubMinD connectors Each is for connecting one RGB sign...

Page 44: ...le devices through the control room management software OSIRIS Connectors The Multiport I O Card has two serial sockets 1 1st serial port 2 2nd serial port Figure 3 32 Multiport I O Card Order The Mul...

Page 45: ...ossible usage usage for following connections connection speed Mbps redundant network con nection P ROCESSOR or central device LAN connection central device subnet connection rendering machine subnet...

Page 46: ...the first PCIe x1 slot A second PCI Express network card can be in serted into the PCIe x16 slot The PCI network cards are inserted into the PCI slot of the PROCESSOR with the highest number If sever...

Page 47: ...ement ARGUS ARGUS ARGUS ARGUS ARGUS ARGUS Figure 3 36 Example for the assignment of rendering machines to projection modules Additional information about the assignment of rendering machines to projec...

Page 48: ...adapters are used or the rendering processors are equipped with one network card each Sub net PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 Figure 3 38 Network cards in a rendering PROCESSOR Sub net The Sub ne...

Page 49: ...hould be connected to its host for the remote power on off mechanism Therefore the remote power on off connector 16 on the back of the host PROCESSOR in a monolithic system rendering PROCESSOR in a di...

Page 50: ...OMNIBUS of a rendering machine must be connected to the external genlock loop through in connector 15 on the back of the next rendering PROCESSOR If multiple TRANSFORM A systems shall be locked to th...

Page 51: ...everal OmniBus devices In the PROCESSOR AGS 3389 there are four PCI slots for link interface cards available With AGS 3328 five link inter face cards can be used The respective number of OMNIBUS devic...

Page 52: ...NI SCALER 15 PROCESSOR Link Inter face 3 Link Inter face 1 Link Inter face 2 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 13 PCI 12 PCI 11 PCI 10 PCI 9 PCI 8 PCI 7 PCI 6 PCI 5 PCI 0 PCI 4 PCI 17 PCI 3 PCI 16 PCI 2 PCI...

Page 53: ...ard in the PROCESSOR and in the EXTENDER which are connected with a round cable Figure 3 45 Round cable to connect PROCESSOR and EXTENDER The cable between Processor and Extender is fragile It may not...

Page 54: ...the graphic cards they are connected to Numbering begins at slot PCI 1 of the PROCESSOR As soon as an EXTENDER is connected numbering continues with the PCI slots of this EXTENDER After that the rema...

Page 55: ...The schematic drawings of the TRANSFORM A devices show always the view on the back of a device To keep it clearly arranged only the available PCI slots are plotted The display wall is shown from the f...

Page 56: ...nnels Lots of intermediate configurations are also possible In this example there is a configuration shown where the number of output channels and video sources is more balanced in an eight channel sy...

Page 57: ...ROCESSOR video 1 I12 0 video 2 I12 1 video 3 I12 2 video 4 I12 3 video 5 I13 0 video 6 I13 1 video 7 I13 2 video 8 I13 3 video 9 I14 0 video 10 I14 1 video 20 I16 3 video 11 I14 2 video 12 I14 3 video...

Page 58: ...3 2 video 7 I10 2 video 8 I10 3 video 9 I11 0 video 10 I11 1 video 11 I11 2 video 12 I11 3 video 13 I12 0 video 2 I9 1 video 21 I9 0 video 22 I9 1 video 23 I9 2 video 24 I9 3 video 25 I10 0 video 26 I...

Page 59: ...video 18 I12 1 video 46 I15 1 video 47 I15 2 video 48 I15 3 video 41 I14 0 video 42 I14 1 video 43 I14 2 video 44 I14 3 video 45 I15 0 video 35 I12 2 video 36 I12 3 video 37 I13 0 video 38 I13 1 vide...

Page 60: ...ation with digital output and partial usage of OMNISCALERs Therefore two OMNIBUS devices in a monolithic system are used OMNIBUS 1 is used for graphic cards The output of the graphic cards 4 8 is dire...

Page 61: ...o the local area network by connecting the network to the network card or the network onboard adapter Please refer to section 3 2 12 Network For configuring a distributed system the central device mus...

Page 62: ...SFORM A differs a little depending on this mode Normal boot mode After a few minutes the graphical user interface X 11 appears without user interaction eXtended safety boot mode The TRANSFORM A startu...

Page 63: ...for rebooting eos root shutdown h now When TRANSFORM A has shut down it switches off automatically To avoid any complications it is recommended to switch off TransForm A in the way explained above The...

Page 64: ...o change 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 withi...

Page 65: ...he 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 settings have to be adopted The drivers Setting...

Page 66: ...distributed 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 networ...

Page 67: ...gly 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 con...

Page 68: ...ans 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 y...

Page 69: ...emonstrated but this part is identical for both kind of configuration See section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system for the additional parts The second question allows you to choose between a com...

Page 70: ...use Protocol PS 2 Emulate3Buttons disabled Mouse Device USB dev input mice Everything correct yes no yes yes Settings for the Output Devices Please enter the required settings for Graphic Card Types A...

Page 71: ...Please enter the required settings for Visual Depth Visual Class X Server s background RGB values XDM Font Server Depth resolution Specifying the depth resolution tells X 11 how many colors you want...

Page 72: ...lect 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 Terminal Do you w...

Page 73: ...es 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 correlation betwe...

Page 74: ...stem 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 f...

Page 75: ...inished with the next step When configuring a distributed system you have to specify the data for the central device and the rendering machines See section 3 4 3 Configuring a distributed system The X...

Page 76: ...iguration Changes have to be made in a consistent way in both places Configuring the Distributed X Server Subnet Conofiguration Enter IP Address for the Subnet 192 168 149 254 192 168 60 0 Enter Subne...

Page 77: ...sing WOL you have to enable WOL also in the motherboard BIOS Do you want to use WOL yes no no yes The script lists your settings Examine the values and confirm them by entering y or enter n for repeat...

Page 78: ...ine_2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 Everything correct yes no yes y Logic video channels The assignment of the adapters of QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARDS or STREAMING VIDEO CARDS to logic video channels can be defined Thi...

Page 79: ...er setup done Have fun NOTE enter service mmtserv to start the Distributed X Server When configuration is completed you can enter service mmtserv to start the X server eos opt MMT2686 config service m...

Page 80: ...enter the MLS mode 1 Switching on the cursor wrap around feature yes no no no Subnet and rendering machines Next the Sub net and the rendering machines are configured Please see section 3 4 3 Configur...

Page 81: ...sual 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 Contiguous Number engines 2 Values for...

Page 82: ...hows the capabilities that TRANSFORM A offers displaying graphics and video The multi screen capa bility of TRANSFORM A the extensions of the X server and the X window system s strategies for color ma...

Page 83: ...d 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 an in...

Page 84: ...es 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 onc...

Page 85: ...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 be a...

Page 86: ...uarantees 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 request Please refer to section 6 1 8 Nea...

Page 87: ...lor format applies with module video as well as with video in a window QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD STREAMING VIDEO CARD DUAL RGB INPUT CARD application windows of X clients PseudoColor...

Page 88: ...y manager comes pre installed with the system on TRANSFORM A Depending on the actual configura tion the xdm is started automatically and opens a chooser box offering all possible xdm hosts accessible...

Page 89: ...ability X Blink With the X Blink extension a blinking property can be put on shared color cells A blinking color has two color information These two colors are changed with an optional frequency DIN b...

Page 90: ...st STREAMING VIDEO CARD for genlocking Select QSDI Quad SDI Video Card Select the first channel of the first QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD for genlocking Select Intern Select the first UGX or AGX GRAPHIC CARD f...

Page 91: ...ode pseudo 8 Bit color mode Restart X server in PseudoColor mode 8bpp true 16 Bit color mode Restart X server in TrueColor mode 16 bpp direct 16 Bit color mode Restart X server in DirectColor mode 16...

Page 92: ...fvwm2 man pages Debug Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Icon Box Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Icon Man Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Ident Please refer to the fvwm2 man pages Pager Plea...

Page 93: ...e OMNISCALER is able to do backend scaling Scaling the video data at the backend of data transfer chain Input card PCI Bus OMNISCALER has its big advantage in a reduced need of PCI Bus bandwidth Furth...

Page 94: ...ANALOG VIDEO CARD or of a STREAMING VIDEO CARD the first video channel of a QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD the clock of an UGX or AGX GRAPHIC CARD or an external studio signal can be used as reference signal Bas...

Page 95: ...3 D1 streams or up to 4 CIF streams depends on resolution Quad SDI Video Card Four different digital video sources can be connected to a single QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD and displayed simultane ously Dual...

Page 96: ...fps color depth bpp bandwidth per window MBps OmniBus A18 input card in OmniBus A12 Processor Configuration Sources of Quad Analog Video Card Streaming Video Card and Quad SDI Video Card NTSC 640 480...

Page 97: ...bilities Color mode RGB 16 bpp cd 2 Color mode RGB 24 bpp cd 3 With the average bandwidth of the OMNIBUS A12 of 200 MBps per input card the sum of the bandwidth demands of the windows provided by one...

Page 98: ...dering machines is considered when creating the numbers of the video channels In a monolithic system of an OmniBus configuration where input cards are located in multiple OMNIBUS devices the video dis...

Page 99: ...connected to channel 1 Figure 4 3 Xvideo client control and canvas panel The video client offers up to four tabs for QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD STREAMING VIDEO CARD QUAD SDI VIDEO CARD and DUAL RGB INPUT...

Page 100: ...off i e the pointer of the TRANSFORM A can be used to operate the screen displayed by the RGB channel Map Unmap Remote Keyboard Maps or unmaps the remote keyboard i e the keyboard of the TRANSFORM A c...

Page 101: ...QSDI SVC DRGB select input channel 1 4 or 1 2 with DUAL RGB INPUT CARD SHIFT v QAVC VHS SHIFT s QAVC S VHS only with QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD FRG 3292 p number SVC DRGB select preset 1 n p a DRGB auto...

Page 102: ...annels the channels can be renamed Encoding Shows the detected video standard PAL NTSC SECAM Signal Select recording standard VHS default S VHS S VHS only available with a QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD FRG 3...

Page 103: ...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 ch...

Page 104: ...gure 4 6 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 Netmask of the...

Page 105: ...he 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 re...

Page 106: ...Encoder manufacturer type compression algorythm IP protocol Skip bytes at start Skip bytes at end Stream protocol TCP PID AXIS 241Q mjpeg UDP 0 0 auto ON 0 use port 80 for TCP and indicate the encoder...

Page 107: ...on the network no stream setup signaling required NKF c15 c20 CS20 mpeg2 RTP 0 0 auto OFF 0 The Ethernet interfaces must be set to Forced 100 Mbps Full Duplex when con necting to an NKF Switch Optibas...

Page 108: ...auto OFF For IP protocol multicast unicast UDP or RTP is possible Visiowave Evolution 2D wavelet UDP 0 0 auto ON 0 Use the encoder TCP port for TCP Startstring example Evolution Signaling method is TC...

Page 109: ...panel C Set contrast of video display B Set brightness of video display S Set saturation of video display Live Start video display Still Freeze video display QSDI 1 Select video card the cards can be...

Page 110: ...amed Presets Select a timing current timing is indicated in the button Detect Signal Activate the auto detect of source timing settings In case of a signal loss a blue window is displayed and the stri...

Page 111: ...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 i...

Page 112: ...xt which contains many HHHHHHH Table 4 12 Adjusting the preset Set up a suitable test pattern on the connected computer Start the video client xvideo Select the input channel in the Control tab Channe...

Page 113: ...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 s...

Page 114: ...clt determines the window title of the xvideo control panel geometry 50 100 ctrlGeom clg specifies position and size of the xvideo control panel 0 1 1 ctrlVisible clv shows 1 or hides 0 the xvideo co...

Page 115: ...izes 0 the canvas panel 0 1 1 allowResize 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...

Page 116: ...alf 1 refresh rate 0 0 1 0 0 5 mpgContrast mpgco 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 determi...

Page 117: ...elects the input card 1 2 1 drgbBoardChannelNumber drgbbc selects the adapter on the input card Live Still Live drgbPlayMode drpm select display mode Table 4 19 Options concerning config and preset fi...

Page 118: ...00 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 x 200 y...

Page 119: ...ociates 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 21 The loose binding x...

Page 120: ...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 fil...

Page 121: ...o 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 ca...

Page 122: ...tion above qav boardMenu string QAVC 1 QAVC 2 QAVC 3 Sets the names of the video card appearing in the video cards menu 64 names each 12 characters separated by are allowed First name matches first vi...

Page 123: ...haracters separated by are allowed First name matches first video card and so on qsdi boardNumber int 1 see option qsdiBoardNumber above qsdi boardChannelMenu1 string Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Cha...

Page 124: ...ideo 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 boardChannelMenu64 string Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Chan...

Page 125: ...es 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 drgbBoardNum...

Page 126: ...A Commands can be sent to switch the lamps and ana log video controllers on and off or the status of the illumination units can be scanned The REMOTE CONTROL can also be used for monitoring TRANSFORM...

Page 127: ...o controller can be operated Enabling Disabling the daemon The REMOTE CONTROL daemon is by default disabled but can be enabled entering the following command in a shell chkconfig mmtrctrl on After a r...

Page 128: ...r and daemon on TRANSFORM A For this purpose the client sends periodically keep alive telegrams for the daemon The daemon boots TRANSFORM A after absence of the telegrams The rctrlmon client can be st...

Page 129: ...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 32 The rctrl...

Page 130: ...s 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 34 The client accept...

Page 131: ...n Default should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command b Switch off broadcast mode Table 4 36 The client accepts following commands command meaning Returns a list and short descripti...

Page 132: ...should not be changed e exec command Specifies desired command s Starting client in special mode for re setting operation hours Table 4 38 The client accepts following commands command meaning Returns...

Page 133: ...either be indicated in the form e 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 t...

Page 134: ...OVERVIEW Cubes and the various HERMES boxes Display 1 Single cubes can be specified by scrolling with the arrow buttons All Send respective command to all connected cubes On Switch on specified cube...

Page 135: ...plicable for HERMES 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...

Page 136: ...aning name string none Changes application name and allows to specify a certain resource file display string DISPLAY Specifies remote host geometry geometry 200 100 Specifies position and size of the...

Page 137: ...e source file is opt MMT2686 bin linux RCtrl The following table lists all resources of the rctrl class option argument default meaning title string REMOTE CONTROL Determines the window title of the r...

Page 138: ...e 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 Switching to...

Page 139: ...ust a very short description Table 4 46 4 8 2 DDC utility The UGX GRAPHIC CARD and the AGX GRAPHIC CARD supports each the DDC standard DDC stands for Display Data Channel As a standard communication c...

Page 140: ...eColor mode with 32 bpp color depth the following input would be necessary service mmtserv true32 Alternatively the X server can by restarted by means of the entries in the work menu of the window man...

Page 141: ...y 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 steps mus...

Page 142: ...restore to boot from the backup partition service eosxs restore In both cases you have to be logged in locally on the TRANSFORM A and the X server must not be started Before the restore procedure actu...

Page 143: ...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 packages i...

Page 144: ...ber 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 li...

Page 145: ...s the QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD with the number n and channel m as genlock signal svcsync n m n 1 2 3 m 1 2 3 4 selects the STREAMING VIDEO CARD with the number n and channel m as genlock signal sdisync...

Page 146: ...the cabling for genlock has been established as explained in section 3 2 14 CPU board If an external signal is connected only external may be selected If selecting internal or a video signal it will...

Page 147: ...enance Some maintenance operations are nevertheless nec essary to maintain distortion free operation of TRANSFORM A and can be done by means of the following descrip tions WARNING Maintenance operatio...

Page 148: ...ngages Lock the front cover As long as the filter pad is not irreversibly blocked cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner is also an acceptable method to maintain good air ventilation within the system 5 1...

Page 149: ...a power module from the device unless you unplugged its power cord Never touch the contacts on the backside of a power module There is the danger of being harmed by residual voltage Furthermore the o...

Page 150: ...e 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 will damage th...

Page 151: ...nsForm A X Terminal DOC 3265 2 user s manual Revision 09 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 6 1 6 Advanced configuration This chapter provides help for reconfiguring...

Page 152: ...just insert the configuration disk into the DVD ROM drive or call the corresponding configuration script from the hard disk and perform the configuration as explained in the corresponding sections Al...

Page 153: ...yword TRANSFORM A in eXtended safety boot mode press the Enter key TRANSFORM A in normal boot mode type eosn and press the Enter key Upgrade TRANSFORM A please see section 6 1 3 Upgrading system softw...

Page 154: ...__________________________________ 6 4 Figure 6 3 The configuration of the keyboard is reported Figure 6 4 The second configuration item is the network configuration Pressing the Yes button enables to...

Page 155: ...efault 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 6 When the...

Page 156: ...tead a complete system installation is necessary Please note that this will delete any data from the harddisk and that also complete configuration is necessary after the installation Information about...

Page 157: ...system with multiple logical screens If you operate TransForm A in eXtended safety boot mode after the upgrade the backup partition still contains the backup of the working partition containing the st...

Page 158: ...ASK_PRIMARY_NIC_TYPE 0 Type of interface 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_BIT...

Page 159: ...ansferred to the OMNISCALER with 24 bpp RGB 8 8 8 instead of the default setting with 16 bpp RGB 5 6 5 Restarting the X server without this option resets the default settings new_video_layout Configur...

Page 160: ...each screen Multiple logical screens can be used in two different modes Separate screens or Contiguous screens These modes differ only in the behavior of the cursor and in the demands of the arrangem...

Page 161: ...efer to section 4 6 2 The video channels for a basic explanation of video channels The video section must not be changed manually but by means of the script EOSconfig see section 3 4 3 Configuring a d...

Page 162: ...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 Rendering 1 Rendering 2 ARGUS ARGUS 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 Figure 6 13 In the above example eight different videos can be dis...

Page 163: ...ideos shall be movable on the left part of the wall others on the right part of the wall Each OMNIBUS is equipped with graphic cards OMNISCALERS and input cards With the standard ordering the first si...

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

Page 165: ...s 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 where t...

Page 166: ...o 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 part of the...

Page 167: ...P 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 you...

Page 168: ...ients 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 on...

Page 169: ...f the complete TRANSFORM A system please refer to section 3 3 3 Switching off but leave the power switch 35 of the rendering processor on Repeat the following for all rendering processors Connect a ke...

Page 170: ...C 3265 2 user s manual Revision 09 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 7 1 7 Technical appendix This chapter provides tabular overviews about the technical details of...

Page 171: ...0 1lbs power mains 100 240V 60Hz 50Hz power consumption 600 W operating conditions 0 40 Celsius at max 80 humidity non condensing Table 7 2 OmniBusA18 dimensions h w d 267mm 449mm 420mm 10 51 in 17 68...

Page 172: ...50 C at 8 80 humidity non condensing dimensions PCI long card 312 00 mm 121 92 mm with ISA retainer and front plate 352 18 mm 121 92 mm weight 280 g plugs 1 64 32bit Dual Voltage Signaling PCI edge co...

Page 173: ...streams or 4 2CIF streams or 4 4CIF streams MJPEG up to 4 CIF streams or 2 4 4CIF streams Visiowave 1 3 D1 streams or up to 4 CIF streams depends on resolution supported encoders MPEG 2 Bosch Coretec...

Page 174: ...C at 8 80 humidity non condensing dimensions PCI long card 312 00 mm x 121 92 mm weight 425 g connectors 1 64 bit 3 3 V 5 V PCI edge connector 4 BNC connector Table 7 8 Quad Analog Video Card FRG 329...

Page 175: ...FPGA CPU Frame Memory 64MB SDRAM input up to SXGA 1280 1024 75 Hz input Pixel clock 20 MHz 135 MHz input Line frequency 15 kHz 115 kHz input Hsync Vsync Csync Sync on Green colors 15 bpp 32K 16 bpp 6...

Page 176: ...0x1440 60Hz 1920x1440 75Hz 2048x1536 60Hz 2048x1536 65Hz max frame rate with internal color depth of 16 bpp and 24 bpp requiring control ware CTW 3008 10 dual input mode also other combinations if con...

Page 177: ...720 449 400 14285 36 154 1 0 16 720x400 85Hz 936 720 446 400 11764 45 180 1 0 16 800x600 56Hz 1024 800 625 600 17857 24 200 0 0 24 800x600 60Hz 1056 800 628 600 16666 27 216 0 0 16 800x600 72Hz 1040...

Page 178: ...96 0 0 1680x1050 60Hz 2272 1680 1304 1050 16666 148 479 0 0 1792x1344 60Hz 2448 1792 1394 1344 16666 49 528 1 0 1792x1344 75Hz 2456 1792 1417 1344 13333 72 568 1 0 1792x1344 85Hz 2464 1792 1411 1344 1...

Page 179: ...ata0 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 dat...

Page 180: ...ta0 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 Detect 8 C5...

Page 181: ...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 8...

Page 182: ...0 41 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...

Page 183: ...CVBS Y 1 blue wire C1 grey wire channel 2 CVBS Y 2 black wire C2 purple wire channel 3 CVBS Y 3 red wire C3 orange wire channel 4 CVBS Y 4 yellow wire C4 green wire Figure 7 6 Colors of the wires migh...

Page 184: ...______________ 7 15 Dual RGB Input Card in 1 6 10 11 15 5 1 red 6 red GND 11 2 green 7 green GND 12 3 blue 8 blue GND 13 H C SYNC 4 9 14 VSYNC 5 sync GND 10 sync GND 15 Figure 7 9 PS 2 Keyboard and PS...

Page 185: ...16 Multiport I O Card 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RxD 7 RTS 3 TxD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Figure 7 12 serial connector pin assignment Network card and onboard LAN adapter For complete cabling details please refer to...

Page 186: ...______________________________________________ 7 17 Connection cable keyboard extension Plug 1 twisted pairs Plug 2 1 1 and 14 1 2 2 and 15 2 3 3 and 16 3 etc 13 13 etc 23 23 and 10 23 24 24 and 11 24...

Page 187: ...glish DRV 3393 0 X 11 english hard drive SATA in removable frame for AGS 3389 order options preinstalled operating system X server language of user s manual English DRV 3394 0 X 11 english RAID 1 cont...

Page 188: ...S 3328 DRV 3310 9 spare hard disk drive PATA for RAID 1 in removable frame without operating system for PROCESSOR AGS 3328 or AGS 3389 1 DRV 3393 9 spare hard disk drive SATA in removable frame withou...

Page 189: ...ware OVT 2686 1 CD ROM Medium TRANSFORM A system disk OVT 2686 7 CD ROM medium TRANSFORM A documentation supplement for X Terminal EOS 3070 5 TRANSFORM A base license Processor configuration LIC 3291...

Page 190: ...2 user s manual Revision 09 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 8 1 8 Troubleshooting Check this chapter for help if your TRANSFORM A does not boot properly and for i...

Page 191: ...respective bus and slot no e g M3 PCI 128b ARGUS AGX 3000 VGA BIOS 3000 04 06 08 02 COPYRIGHT 2002 BARCO Control Rooms Dev 1 BP 1 PCI Bus 3 Slot 1 BAs 20000008 0000B401 48644000 DDCinfo Native DFP res...

Page 192: ...ser s manual Revision 09 September 2006 ______________________________________________________ 8 3 8 2 TransForm A does not boot from CD Check if booting from CD is enabled in the mainboard BIOS setup...

Page 193: ...2006 ______________________________________________________ 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 Pho...

Page 194: ...configuration software 3 46 connection cable 3 15 interface 7 17 constraint areas 4 8 contiguous screens 6 10 control panel 4 18 Dual RGB Input Card 4 29 on different desktops 4 37 Quad Analog Video C...

Page 195: ...4 52 hot plug hard disk drive 3 2 power module 3 12 power supply 3 4 hot keys Remote Control 4 57 6 15 Hsync 3 25 input card 4 14 installing new hard disk 6 3 installing system software 6 3 keep aliv...

Page 196: ...emote Control Atlas 4 51 Remote Control daemon 4 46 Remote Control monitor 4 47 Remote Control OverView mD 4 50 Remote Control OverView mL 4 49 Remote Control OverView mP 4 51 Remote Control service 4...

Page 197: ...onfiguration 3 58 geometry 6 10 IP address 3 58 network cards 3 27 numbering 3 48 resolution of video window 4 16 resource files 4 38 path of 4 39 resources of the rctrl class 4 56 restart button 3 2...

Page 198: ...4 4 31 VGA adapter interface 7 13 VGA Card 3 18 VHS 3 21 vi system tools 4 11 video advanced configuration 6 11 video adapter 4 17 video channels 4 17 assignment 6 11 visual class definition 4 4 of Tr...

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