T
RANS
F
ORM
A18 rear view
Even the highest demands on size and
inputs can be easily fulfilled with the flexible
and scalable T
RANS
F
ORM
A architecture.
Extending the system is as simple as adding
an O
MNI
B
US
and a few PCI bus T
RANS
F
ORM
A
expansion cards.
Operating systems
With Windows® 2000/XP and
X Window System T
RANS
F
ORM
A has
native support for the major existing
operating systems. Together with the
RGB input capability for integrating
workstations running other operating
systems, almost every integration
requirement can be met.
Windows 2000/XP
•
The display is operated as one giant
Windows 2000/XP desktop
•
Transparent, unrestricted use of the
entire wall for standard
Windows 2000/XP applications
•
All applications can be operated by
the local keyboard or by any other
Windows 2000/XP computer (with
optional A
POLLO
software package)
•
Powerful Windows 2000/XP drivers
tuned and optimized for large
multiscreen display walls
X Window System
•
Non-Emulation, native X Server
•
Transparent, unrestricted use of the
entire wall for standard X clients
•
Simultaneous multiple color modes
for X applications and input source
windows
•
Powerful extensions available like
multicursor, blinking, …
•
For huge wall sizes, Barco’s unique
distributed X Server technology
provides multiplied rendering power
•
Support for multiple logical screens
for subdividing the whole display
wall into logically separated areas
Wall management software
Barco’s wall management software
enables operators to control and man-
age the display wall layout and con-
tent in a user-friendly way, both for
remote and local applications.
Depending on the operating system
two versions exist: A
POLLO
is for
Windows 2000/XP systems whereas
O
SIRIS
is for X Windows.
Output cards
The 4-channel UGX G
RAPHIC
C
ARD
is able
to drive all types of digital and analog
display devices with native resolution
up to WUXGA that are used to build
tiled display walls.
As the perfect companion to the
graphic card, the O
MNI
S
CALER
offers the
highest degree of quality and flexibility
for video data insertion on the display
wall:
•
Digital and analog video and
RGB/DVI windows can be placed
anywhere on the display wall
•
Multiple different scaling factors on
one module and on the whole wall
are processed naturally without any
quality loss, at any window size
•
Scaling factors range from fingerprint
size up to full display wall size.
TransForm A
Input capability
Outputs
Application
•
TransForm A4/AX6
standard
1–16/1–24
small size, few inputs
•
TransForm A12
very high
up to 176 displays
medium size, fast HD inputs
•
TransForm A18
high
up to 176 displays
large size, moderate inputs
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