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Sun XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator
Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator.

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“Installation Kit” on page 1

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“Sun XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator Overview” on page 2

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“Video Formats” on page 5

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“Installation Process” on page 6

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“Technical Support” on page 7

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“Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information” on page 7

To find the systems that support the Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator, go to:

http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr1200/

Installation Kit

The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator installation kit includes:

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Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator

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Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator software (CD-ROM)

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Fan card (included in kit for Sun Fire 6800/6900 systems only)

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Antistatic wrist strap

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Sun XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide,

this document

See Chapter 6 to order framelock cables, if required.

Summary of Contents for XVR-1200

Page 1: ...icrosystems Inc www sun com Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide Part No 816 7386 12 July 2004 Revisi...

Page 2: ...s droits r serv s Sun Microsystems Inc a les droits de propri t intellectuels relatants la technologie incorpor e dans le produit qui est d crit dans ce document En particulier et sans la limitation c...

Page 3: ...not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is...

Page 4: ...is Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada ICES 003 Class B Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe B This Class B di...

Page 5: ...v BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label...

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Page 7: ...phics Accelerator X3689A X3689A F EN55022 CISPR22 Class B EN61000 3 2 Pass EN61000 3 3 Pass EN61000 4 2 6 kV Direct 8 kV Air EN61000 4 3 3 V m 80 1000MHz 10 V m 800 960 MHz and 1400 2000 MHz EN61000 4...

Page 8: ...the CE Mark S S Dennis P Symanski DATE Manager Compliance Engineering Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle MPK15 102 Santa Clara CA 95054 U S A Tel 650 786 3255 Fax 650 786 3723 Donald Cameron DAT...

Page 9: ...Installation Process 6 Technical Support 7 Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information 7 2 Installing the Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Software 9 Software Requirements 9 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics A...

Page 10: ...e 6800 6900 System 24 Monitor Cables 26 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution 27 4 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers 29 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File 29 Xinerama 31 Us...

Page 11: ...eo Port Framelock Cable 48 Configuring Graphics Accelerators for Framelocking 50 A Setting the Default Console Display 53 B Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 57 I O Port Specifications...

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Page 13: ...DB9 Framelock Connector 45 FIGURE 6 2 Framelock Cabling Through the DB9 Connector 46 FIGURE 6 3 Stereo DIN7 Port Framelock Cable 47 FIGURE 6 4 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Framelock Connec...

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Page 15: ...12 TABLE 2 7 Sun OpenGL Version 1 2 3 Packages 13 TABLE 2 8 Patches for Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris 14 TABLE 2 9 Patches for Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 for Solaris 14 TABLE 3 1 Supported Systems and Maximum Numb...

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Page 17: ...systems Chapter 4 describes how to modify the Xservers configuration file for running more than one frame buffer and how to use Xinerama to configure multiple frame buffers Chapter 5 provides informat...

Page 18: ...erating System documentation which is at http docs sun com Typographic Conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output E...

Page 19: ...t endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for an...

Page 20: ...go to http www sun com service contacting Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going t...

Page 21: ...nit Information on page 7 To find the systems that support the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator go to http www sun com desktop products graphics xvr1200 Installation Kit The Sun XVR 1200 graphics acc...

Page 22: ...tor which provides high resolution and high performance PCI 3D graphics Features include texture memory PCI 66 33 MHz 64 bit interface and dual DVI I video output The Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator...

Page 23: ...reo screen support Hardware cursor Stereoscopic viewing support frame sequential Display Data Channel DDC monitor support for bidirectional communication Display Power Management Signaling DPMS to ena...

Page 24: ...ad strips polygons point line polygon mode Antialiased points vectors and polygons Image support multiple formats zoom bilinear scaling color matrix color tables Alpha operations Scissoring Window cli...

Page 25: ...host fbconfig dev jfb0 res TABLE 1 1 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions Display Resolution Vertical Refresh Rate Sync Standard Aspect Ratio Format Maximum Number of spp Single Scree...

Page 26: ...un XVR 1200 graphics accelerator is not hot swappable 1 Install the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator software Chapter 2 2 Shutdown the system 3 Install the Sun 1200 graphics accelerator hardware Chap...

Page 27: ...jfb0 prconf Hardware Configuration for dev fbs jfb0 Type XVR 1200 Sun Serial Number 3753101012803 Hardware Revision 02 rev50 Manufacture Date Tue Jan 28 13 15 52 2003 PROM Information jfb fth 1 8 02...

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Page 29: ...ems or a subsequent compatible version of the Solaris Operating System is required on your system before installing the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator software 1 5 Mbytes of available disk space fo...

Page 30: ...Description License Binary Code License XVR 1200 Solaris_8 Packages Solaris 8 graphics accelerator software packages XVR 1200 Solaris_9 Packages Solaris 9 graphics accelerator software packages XVR 12...

Page 31: ...2 3 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages Package Name Description SUNWjfbcf Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Configuration Software SUNWjfbmn Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Manual Page SUNWjfbr Sun XVR 120...

Page 32: ...is software package names and descriptions TABLE 2 5 Location of Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software Packages Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software Packages Directory Location Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 software cdrom cd...

Page 33: ...rt SUNWgfbgx Sun OpenGL for Solaris 64 bit Gfb Support SUNWgldoc Sun OpenGL for Solaris Documentation and Man Pages SUNWglh Sun OpenGL for Solaris Header Files SUNWglrt Sun OpenGL for Solaris Runtime...

Page 34: ...level the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator software installation script upgrades to the proper 27 patch level Note Always check for the latest software patches at http sunsolve sun com TABLE 2 8 Patc...

Page 35: ...tep 3 If the CD is not already mounted type Note The CD ROM device might be different on your system For example dev dsk c0t2d0s2 3 To install the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator software type The f...

Page 36: ...what is shown below 6 Shut down the system after the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator software is installed See the shutdown 1M and boot 1M man pages for more details 7 Go to Chapter 3 for informati...

Page 37: ...Removing the Software 1 Log in as superuser 2 Insert the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator CD into the drive If the drive is already mounted type the following and go to Step 4 If the CD is not alread...

Page 38: ...solutions and visual configurations Use the fbconfig 1M man page for configuring all Sun graphics accelerators SUNWjfb_config 1M contains Sun XVR 1200 device specific configuration information To get...

Page 39: ...r 2 Installing the Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Software 19 To access the fbconfig man page type To access the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator man page type host man fbconfig host man SUNWjfb_c...

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Page 41: ...the Hardware in a Sun Blade 2000 System on page 23 Installing the Hardware in a Sun Fire 6800 6900 System on page 24 Monitor Cables on page 26 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution on page 27 Before...

Page 42: ...s graphics boards This document includes procedures for the Sun Blade 2000 and Sun Fire 6800 6900 systems however refer to the following documentation provided with your Sun system for detailed instru...

Page 43: ...ion The Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator is not hot swappable 1 Shut down your system attach the antistatic wrist strap 2 Remove the Sun Blade 2000 access panel and lay the system on its side 3 Attac...

Page 44: ...n a Sun Fire 6800 6900 System On Sun Fire 6800 6900 systems you can only install the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator in slot 7 slot 6 must be empty since the board occupies two slots The Sun XVR 120...

Page 45: ...mbly with the two Phillips screws 6 Position the fan card in the I O assembly FIGURE 3 2 7 Guide the fan card into I O assembly slot 5 FIGURE 3 2 a Insert the faceplate end of the fan card into the ap...

Page 46: ...system and reboot boot r for reconfiguration 11 For multiple graphics boards modify the etc dt config Xservers file This file tells your system to run the X window system on each of the frame buffers...

Page 47: ...r device automatically configures itself to the screen resolution and refresh rate for your monitor If it is not a Sun monitor however that is connected to the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator device...

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Page 49: ...dify your etc dt config Xservers file The Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator device name is jfb for example jfb0 and jfb1 for two Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator devices To do this 1 Become superuser...

Page 50: ...ows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun XVR 500 graphics accelerator and one Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator This example shows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun...

Page 51: ...GL applications No recompilation is necessary for a legacy application to work with Xinerama mode across multiple screens even if the application was compiled with an older version of Sun OpenGL for S...

Page 52: ...can be combined using Xinerama Both screens must have the same visuals to be combined using Xinerama In practice this means they must be the same device family Both screens that the X window system th...

Page 53: ...ce Configuration on page 40 Streaming Methods There are three methods described in this section for streaming video from which to choose with the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator This section lists t...

Page 54: ...is the default the system uses if no fbconfig commands have been given or after fbconfig dev jfb0 defaults To set up single video output do the following 1 If enabled disable doublewide mode This dis...

Page 55: ...option Both monitors must have the same resolution selected in Step 2 Use the outputs swap option to reverse the positions of the two outputs relative to each other The default is direct Both monitor...

Page 56: ...e for a dual stream configuration See Setting Up Two Video Streams Over One Large Frame Buffer on page 35 To set up two independent video streams do the following 1 To enable both streams both devices...

Page 57: ...mber of samples per pixel the better the image quality but the longer the rendering time and the more memory is consumed Depending on the screen resolution TABLE 1 1 on page 5 the number of samples pe...

Page 58: ...to 16 a very high sample density can be allocated only at low resolution See Disabling Multisampling on page 39 The adaptive option is the default setting for samples When you use the samples adaptive...

Page 59: ...tem session and log back in for the change to take effect Any depth setting in the Xserver command line takes precedence over what is set using fbconfig The default is 8 Disabling Multisampling When y...

Page 60: ...host fbconfig dev jfb0 propt OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs jfb0 OWconfig machine Video Mode 1920x1200x60 Accum Enabled allocate an accumulation buffer if possible Multisample Information Multi...

Page 61: ...evision 02 rev50 Manufacture Date Tue Jan 28 13 15 52 2003 PROM Information jfb fth 1 8 02 10 18 SMI Monitor Resolution Information EDID Data Available EDID version 1 revision 3 Monitor type Sun P N 3...

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Page 63: ...1200 graphics accelerator subsystems for multiview Vertical retrace synchronization eliminates flicker between multiscreen displays You can framelock two or more Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator sub...

Page 64: ...resolution and refresh rate see fbconfig help for details See Configuring Graphics Accelerators for Framelocking on page 50 Note You will need either the DB9 framelock cable or the framelock stereo s...

Page 65: ...2 Connect one end of the DB9 framelock cable to the master DB9 OUT connector FIGURE 6 2 Hand tighten the DB9 cable connector thumb screws to secure it to the graphics board DB9 connector 3 Connect th...

Page 66: ...Connector OUT 1 2 1 2 IN OUT IN 1 2 OUT IN DB9 cable to master Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator To first slave S1 Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator Designated master Sun XVR 1200 DB9 cable DB9 conne...

Page 67: ...IN7 Port Framelock Cable Connections Framelock Connector Description Master connector shortest male cable Connects into the stereo connector located on the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator that is de...

Page 68: ...FIGURE 6 5 3 Connect the slave cable connector to a slave Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator stereo framelock DIN7 connector 4 If you are synchronizing additional Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerators a...

Page 69: ...er Sun XVR 1200 graphics slave Sun XVR 1200 Optional Slave stereo glasses Cabling for second To stereo framelock Daisy chain stereo connector master Sun XVR 1200 Slave cables graphics accelerator acce...

Page 70: ...graphics accelerator in master mode a Check the resolution of a Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator by using the fbconfig command For example You must repeat this command for each Sun XVR 1200 graphics...

Page 71: ...ve without the framelock cable connected Be sure the framelock cable slave connector is attached to the graphics board configured as a slave Make sure to first connect the framelock cable to the maste...

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Page 73: ...displayed 2 Select the graphics board you want to be the default console display In the above example we typed b for the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator Your selection is confirmed by the following...

Page 74: ...NW XVR 1200 1 and are therefore interchangeable alias names In this procedure example you can now refer to mydev as the Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator device as shown in the next step 4 Set the sel...

Page 75: ...ics accelerator on your system back panel 7 To set a resolution for example 1280 1024 112 type Reset the system You can get a list of available resolutions for your display device by typing the follow...

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Page 77: ...8 DB9 Video Connector on page 60 Stereo Connector on page 62 External Video Synchronization BNC Connector on page 63 I O Port Specifications The external I O ports are accessible through the I O conne...

Page 78: ...both analog and digital resolutions but both cannot be used simultaneously from the individual DVI connector FIGURE B 2 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator DVI Connector TABLE B 1 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics...

Page 79: ...Data0 18 TMDS Data0 19 TMDS Data0 5 shield 20 No connect 21 No connect 22 TMDS Clock shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analog Blue C4 Analog Horizontal Sync C5 Analo...

Page 80: ...o framelock two or more Sun XVR 1200 graphics accelerator subsystems for viewing over multiple displays See Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Framelock System on page 43 FIGURE B 3 Sun XVR 1200 Graphi...

Page 81: ...ator Specifications 61 TABLE B 3 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator DB9 Connector Multiview Out Pin Signal 1 3 3V Fuse 0 5A limit 2 Ground 3 RefClk Output 4 RefClk Output 5 Ground 6 Release Output 7 Pi...

Page 82: ...ector and pinout signals FIGURE B 4 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator 7 Pin DIN Female Stereo Connector TABLE B 4 Sun XVR 1200 Graphics Accelerator Stereo DIN7 Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 Signal gro...

Page 83: ...nnector A 75 Ohm coax cable terminated with a female BNC connector is needed to connect to this port and provide a periodic signal to which the display system attempts to lock its vertical refresh rat...

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Page 85: ...XVR 1200 graphics accelerator supports the following Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris extensions GL_ARB_texture_compression Texture compression extension GL_ARB_texture_cube_map Cube map texture extension...

Page 86: ...ient_clear Gradient clear extension GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays Multidraw array and element extensions GL_EXT_polygon_offset Polygon offset extension GL_EXT_rescale_normal Rescale normal extension GL_EXT...

Page 87: ...ting default 53 D DB9 port connecting framelock cable 45 46 framelock cable 44 framelocking 44 DB9 video connector 57 default console setting 53 54 defdepth 39 DIN7 stereo connector 57 62 DVI video co...

Page 88: ...onitor cables 26 multiple frame buffers configuring 29 multiple monitors configuration 29 multisample 37 multisampling available 38 disable 38 disabling 39 forceon 38 multisample 38 O offset xval yval...

Page 89: ...allation 21 23 24 I O connector pinouts 57 installation kit 1 installation process 6 installing software 15 man pages 18 multisample antialiasing 37 overview 2 removing software 17 setting default con...

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