Barco TransForm A, User Manual

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3. Getting started
Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007
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3.2.15 OmniBus
Connecting to the Processor
The data connection between P
ROCESSOR
and O
MNI
B
US
is established with a link interface cable. It connects the
respective link interface card in the P
ROCESSOR
[19-24] ( Figure 3-5 ) with the link interface card in the O
MNI
B
US
A12
[9] ( Figure 3-8 ) and in the O
MNI
B
US
A18 [6] ( Figure 3-11 ) respectively with a round cable; please see the figure
below.
Figure 3-39
Link interface card with 68 pin mini-D connector (left) and round cable (right) for connection of P
ROCESSOR
and O
MNI
B
US
The round cable between Processor and OmniBus is fragile. It may not last under tension, or
being bent or twisted.
Connecting several OmniBus devices
In the P
ROCESSOR
AGS-3389 there are four PCI slots for link interface cards available. With AGS-3328 or AGS-3390
five link interface cards can be used. The respective number of O
MNI
B
US
devices can be connected to one P
ROCES-
SOR
. Each O
MNI
B
US
is connected in the manner explained above.
Order
The respective link interface cards are inserted in the PCI slots of the P
ROCESSOR
following the network cards. If
more than one O
MNI
B
US
is connected, they are numbered in the sequence of the PCI slots.
Link
Inter-
face
3
Link
Inter-
face
2
Link
Inter-
face
4
Link
Inter-
face
1
PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4
Figure 3-40
Link interface cards in a P
ROCESSOR
AGS-3389 to connect to multiple O
MNI
B
US
devices
The Processor expects the primary graphic adapter in the first OmniBus. Therefore the
OmniBus that is connected to the link interface 1 must be equipped with graphic cards.