Sun Microsystems Sun Expert3D, Installation Manual

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Appendix A Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Features and Specifications 35
Sun Expert3D Multiview Ports
The Multiview-In and Multiview-Out ports use a polarized 10-pin dual-in-line
header. These ports allow frame locking and rate locking of multiple Sun Expert3D
cards in a single workstation in order to display synchronous multiscreen
applications. Cards are daisy-chained together, using the multiview cable supplied
in the Sun Expert3D x-option kit, by connecting the Multiview-Out port of one card
to the Multiview-In port, and is designated as the master card. The last card in the
chain has no connection to the Multiview-Out port.
Frame Locking Multiple Sun Expert3D
Graphics Cards
You can frame lock only two Sun Expert3D graphics cards for multiviewing in Ultra
60 and Ultra 80 systems.
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When rebooting your system after installing the Sun Expert3D software, the
Solaris operating environment places all Sun Expert3D cards in the system in
master mode. Use
fbconfig
to set the slave Sun Expert3D cards.
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There can only be one master Sun Expert3D card in a system.
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You must choose a resolution supported by Sun Expert3D and assure that each
Sun Expert3D monitor in frame lock is set to that resolution.
TABLE A-3
Sun Expert3D Multiview-In Port and Multiview-Out Port Pinout
Pin Multiview-In port pinout signal Multiview-Out port pinout signal
1 Ground Ground
2 Done Output Done Input
3 Ground Ground
4 Release Input Release Output
5 Ground Ground
6 Sense Input Sense Loopback
7 Ground Ground
8 Ground Sense Loopback
9 Ground Ground
10 Pixel Align Input Pixel Align Output