Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007
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4.3
Combination and plugging rules
When extending a system by inserting additional expansion cards into a T
RANS
F
ORM
A device or by exchanging a
card with a card of different type, the rules for functionality considerations, plugging order and system load be-
low must be considered to see, whether the planned configuration is possible or not.
4.3.1
Functionality considerations
•
AGX and UGX
G
RAPHIC
C
ARDS
may not be used in one system.
•
AGX
G
RAPHIC
C
ARDS
may not be used in an O
MNI
B
US
A12 or a P
ROCESSOR
AGS-3390-1/-2
.
•
Graphic cards in different graphic modes:
TransForm A – X Terminal only:
In a distributed system some combinations of graphic cards in different graphic modes are
possible. Please see in the table below which types can be mixed in the respective configura-
tion:
type
monolithic system
distributed system
AGX-digital and AGX-analog
no
yes (1)
UGX-digital and UGX-analog
no
yes (1)
Table 4-6
mixing graphic cards in digital and analog mode
(1) Within one rendering machine
only cards with the same mode.
•
O
MNI
S
CALER
SXGA (
AGX-3002
) and O
MNI
S
CALER
UXGA (
AGX-3313
) can be mixed.
The O
MNI
S
CALER
exists in two versions. O
MNI
S
CALER
AGX-3313
is a replacement for the O
MNI
S
CALER
AGX-3002
.
Within one system both types of O
MNI
S
CALERS
can be used, provided that the requirements given in the table
below are considered:
OmniScaler
maximal resolution / channel
required display driver
AGX-3002
SXGA (1280×1024 pixels)
R 3.0 and higher
AGX-3313
UXGA (1600×1200 pixels)
R 3.3 and higher
Table 4-7
Compatibility matrix of O
MNI
S
CALER
versions
•
Systems with UGX
G
RAPHIC
C
ARD
and UXGA output must use O
MNI
S
CALERS
UXGA.
•
A graphic card with digital output transmits the data to an O
MNI
S
CALER
where the video and RGB integration
takes place per graphic channel. Data is transmitted between a graphic card and an O
MNI
S
CALER
by means of
the external Dual-DVI to Dual-DVI cable. If no video or RGB sources are intended to be displayed within the
graphic channel the graphic output is directly connected to the display wall without need to connect an O
MNI
-
S
CALER
.
•
Q
UAD
A
NALOG
V
IDEO
C
ARD
, S
TREAMING
V
IDEO
C
ARD
,
Q
UAD
SDI
V
IDEO
C
ARDS
and D
UAL
RGB
I
NPUT
C
ARD
should in general
be used in combination with O
MNI
S
CALERS
. If they are used in a system without O
MNI
S
CALERS
, then there apply
some restrictions with respect to standard video display. Please refer to
plain video mode
in the user’s manual.
•
If graphic cards in analog output mode are used O
MNI
S
CALERS
may not be used in the system.
•
In an OmniBus configuration, data of the input cards can only be displayed on the projection modules that
are connected to the O
MNI
B
US
devices, in which these cards are inserted.
