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  • Page 1 User’s manual TransForm A ® Workstation for Windows...
  • Page 2 Modifications which result in a new version are indicated by a vertical bar. Windows and Windows NT are registered Trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 3 Barco. If the purchaser or a third party carries out modifications or repairs on good delivered by Barco, or if the goods are handled incorrectly, in particular if the systems are commissioned or operated incorrectly or if, after the transfer of risks, the goods are subject to influences not agreed upon in the contract, all guarantee claims of the purchaser will be rendered invalid.
  • Page 4 An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: docu.de.bcd@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.com From: Date: Please correct the following points in this documentation (DOC-3266-2): page wrong correct _______________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.2.15 OmniBus............................3-32 3.2.16 Extender ............................3-34 3.2.17 Example configurations ........................3-36 3.3 Starting up ..............................3-41 3.3.1 Connecting ............................3-41 3.3.2 Switching on ............................3-41 3.3.3 Switching off ............................3-42 ________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 6 5.1.2 Replacing the filter pad of OmniBus A12 and Extender ..............5-2 5.1.3 Replacing a power module of OmniBus A12 ..................5-3 5.2 Cleaning ................................5-4 6 Advanced configuration........................6-1 _______________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 7 7.3 Order codes..............................7-18 8 Trouble shooting ..........................8-1 8.1 TransForm A not booting..........................8-1 8.2 Other faults ..............................8-2 8.3 Contact ................................8-3 9 Index ..............................9-1 ______________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety in- formation is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from Barco. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 9: How This Manual Is Organized

    Chapters, pages, figures and tables are numbered separately. Chapters are indicated by a »point syntax«, e. g. 4.2.3, pages by a »dash syntax«, e. g. 2-1, as figures and tables are, e. g. figure 5-4. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 10: Styles And Symbols

    The sheet icon indicates additional notes. Next to this icon you find further information. This icon marks tips. Next to this icon you find important notes. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 11: Safety Instructions

    This equipment must be grounded (earthed) via the supplied 3 conductor AC power cable. (If the supplied power cable is not the correct one, consult your dealer.) _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 12 Due to high touch current, the OmniBus A12 and the OmniBus A18 is intended to be used in a location having equipotential bonding: • The building installation shall provide a means for connection to protective earth. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 13: Unpacking Of Devices

    Keep the original shipping carton and packing material; they will come in handy if you ever have to ship your unit. For maximum protection, repack your set as it was originally packed at the factory. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 14: Online Manual

    If Acrobat Reader is already installed, the manual can be viewed just by a click on the link. Else the Acrobat Reader must be installed first. Its setup program can be found on the CD in section Product software -> 3rd party tools. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 15 2. Summary 2 Summary This chapter gives an overview about the features of T RANS _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 16: Properties

    Installation, operation and service do not differ from that of a standard Windows 2000 workstation or a Windows XP workstation respectively. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 17 RGB sources an additional E might be used; this setup is called “Processor configura- XTENDER tion”. ROCESSOR TCP/IP Figure 2-2 8 channel P in Processor configuration ROCESSOR _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    This chapter describes the setup of the T A – Workstation for Windows and provides you with a guide RANS through the software configuration. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 19: Examining

    LED’s. In the top position there is a red LED, indicating power module failure [6] of a redundant power module. The yellow LED indicates hard disk access [7] and the green LED indicates power on _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 20 Never change the sequential order of the hard disks. Otherwise the complete data on the drives will get corrupt and it cannot be restored! Figure 3-3 SATA RAID 5 hard disk drives _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 21 A hard disk should not be replaced when the system is turned off. Doing so may lead to loss of data. Figure 3-4 SATA RAID 1 hard disk drives _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 22 (left), detail with redundant power supply 650W (middle), ROCESSOR redundant power supply 400 W (right) and details of the rear connection plate of the P AGS-3390-1/-2 (bottom) ROCESSOR _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 23 PCI slots are used the input card may be inserted into the PCI slot of an OmniScaler instead. In the following sections reference is taken to the numbering of the slots. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 24: Omnibus A12

    LED’s; the green LED power on [4] to the left is indicating if power is on. The red LED standby / component failed [6] to the right indicates that a redundant power module is not operable. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 25 A12 from overheating, the air supply openings in the case shall be kept free of obstructions! To ensure power redundancy take care to connect each of the power modules to an independent power net. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 26 Connector CPU board is reserved for the CPU board and connector link slot is reserved for the connection to . In the following sections reference is taken to the numbering of the PCI slots 1 – 12. ROCESSOR _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 27: Omnibus A18

    It is not an indicator that redundancy is available! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-10...
  • Page 28 A18 from the power supply all power cords have to be pulled of the mains connection [27a] and [27b]. Therefore the back panel has to be easily accessible! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-11...
  • Page 29 Connector CPU board is reserved for the CPU board and connector link slot is reserved for the connection to . In the following sections reference is taken to the numbering of the PCI slots 0 – 17. ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-12...

  • Page 30: Extender

    LED’s, the green LED power on [4] to the left is indicating if power is on. The red LED power module failed [6] to the right indicates that a redundant power module is not operable. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-13...
  • Page 31 Figure 3-15 PCI Slots and Segments Connector PCI 0 is reserved for the link interface card to connect to the P ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-14...

  • Page 32: Cabling

    The standard keyboard is a USB keyboard. Plug it into one of the USB jacks [28] of the P ROCESSOR Figure 3-18 keyboard connection via USB ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-15...

  • Page 33: Keyboard Extension

    The RJ-45 connection cable is not meant to connect REX and LEX via a network. The RJ-45 connectors of LEX and REX must be connected directly with each other! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-16...

  • Page 34: Graphic Cards

    RAPHIC DDC capable display devices must be connected to the graphic cards before TransForm A is switched on. If they are connected afterwards, TransForm A will not be able to detect them! Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the graphic cards please refer to section 7.1 Technical...
  • Page 35 (view from front of the screens). Please refer to section 3.5.3 Configuring the display wall for further details. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-18...

  • Page 36: Omniscaler

    For the connection to the projection modules the Dual-DVI to 2×DVI-D adapter cable that was provided with the graphic card is used. It must be plugged into port 0/1 out of the O CALER ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-19...
  • Page 37 P AGS-3389 CALERS ROCESSOR Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the O please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. CALERS ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-20...

  • Page 38: Quad Analog Video Card

    PCI slots, please refer to sec- tion 3.2.16 Extender. Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the Q please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. NALOG IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-21...

  • Page 39: Streaming Video Card

    J2K provides two more RJ45 connectors. They enable to connect the card to a video net- TREAMING IDEO work and an independent control network. Also these two connectors enable redundant connection. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-22...
  • Page 40 For the order in that the input cards are inserted into T RANS Specifications please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. For detailed technical specifications of the S TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-23...

  • Page 41: Quad Sdi Video Card

    3.2.7 Quad Analog Video Card. RANS Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the Q SDI V please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-24...

  • Page 42: Dual Dvi Input Card

    5×BNC to DVI-A adapter, see section 7.3 Order codes and for connection below Table 3-3 Adapters and cables for D DVI I NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-25...
  • Page 43 3.2.7 Quad Analog Video Card. RANS Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the D DVI I please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-26...

  • Page 44: Dual Rgb Input Card

    3.2.7 Quad Analog Video Card. RANS Specifications For detailed technical specifications of the D RGB I please refer to section 7.1 Technical data. NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-27...

  • Page 45: Multiport I/O Card

    I/O Card PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 Figure 3-33 Position of Multiport I/O Card in an P AGS-3389 ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-28...

  • Page 46: Network

    Network card in the P AGS-3389 (left) and P AGS-3328 (right) ROCESSOR ROCESSOR Inserting a network card in an OmniBus or Extender is not supported! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-29...

  • Page 47: Cpu Board

    Do not mix up the connetors for remote power on/off with the mechanically identical connectors of the network adapters! Mixing the connectores will cause damage to the system! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-30...
  • Page 48 An example of cabling for an external genlock source is given in the figure below: external genlock Figure 3-38 cabling for remote power on/off and external gunlock at O A18 devices ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-31...

  • Page 49: Omnibus

    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. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-32...
  • Page 50 PCI 17 board slot Figure 3-41 Example for the numbering in a configuration with three O devices and one P AGS-3389 ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-33...

  • Page 51: Extender

    PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 Figure 3-43 Connection card to the E in a P AGS-3389 XTENDER ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-34...
  • Page 52 PCI Segment 2 PCI Segment 1 Figure 3-44 Example for the numbering in a configuration with an E and a P AGS-3389 XTENDER ROCESSOR ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-35...

  • Page 53: Example Configurations

    In our example all cards can be inserted into one P . A T A in Processor configuration is sufficient ROCESSOR RANS to control the wall. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-36...
  • Page 54 I 9/0 I 4/3 I 5/3 I 6/3 I 7/3 ROCESSOR Figure 3-46 small system in OmniBus configuration ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-37...
  • Page 55 Because all input cards and O fit within the same O , all video windows are freely CALERS movable on the whole display wall. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-38...
  • Page 56 NALOG IDEO Please see also the sections 4.2.1 Basic video display mode 4.2.6 Distributed video. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-39...
  • Page 57 If a video window is moved to the display area O MNI- 1, the window appears with the background color. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-40...

  • Page 58: Starting Up

    The Microsoft Windows product key is labeled on the inside of the front flap of the Processor. When asked for the administrator password, enter barco and reenter it once again. Finally adjust the date and time settings as well as the network settings. After entering the workgroup or computer domain, the system reboots automatically and is from then on ready for normal operation.

  • Page 59: Switching Off

    Simply press the power button on the front of P ROCESSOR If TransForm A is switched off as explained above, not all parts are disconnected from the power supply. To disconnect the whole device the power switches of all OmniBus devices, Extender and Processor must be switched off and all power plugs of the devices have to be pulled out after switching off.

  • Page 60: Operating System

    A system with Windows NT and you want to upgrade the display driver please contact RANS the Barco support, see section Contact! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-43...

  • Page 61: Configuring

    A Suite\Windows Driver Suite (OVS-2686) The Found New Hardware Wizard The Found New Hardware Wizard comes up several times to install newly detected Barco components. The de- tected hardware differs for a Processor or an OmniBus configuration. In an OmniBus configuration the driver for the OmniBus comprises the control for the Barco expansion cards.
  • Page 62 Barco component, it will already show the name of this component correctly in this dialog, any- how you have to run through the wizard. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-45...
  • Page 63 In a Processor configuration, if the Wizard wants to install the driver for an O , specify the following path: CALER c:\BARCO\TransForm A Suite\Windows Driver Suite (OVS-2686)\ Windows Driver Suite X.X\INF\agx3000.inf ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-46...
  • Page 64 Ignore this message and passed the Windows Logo testing. Ignore this message click Yes. and click Continue Anyway. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-47...
  • Page 65 Now the graphics driver gets installed. When the installation is ready, the final dialog of the Found New Hardware Wizzard appears. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-48...
  • Page 66 Every time the Wizard has finished one installation, you will be prompted to reboot. Nevertheless it is not necessary to reboot, so this should be ignored. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-49...
  • Page 67 The next Window shows notes and actual remarks to the release of the display driver and switcher language compiler. Press Next to continue: Figure 3-52 readme ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-50...
  • Page 68 Depending on your demands you can select the features that shall be installed, either the graphics and frame grabber driver or the switcher language compiler or both. Selecting Display driver installs the drivers for Barco’s graphic cards and input cards. Selecting Switcher language compiler installs the switcher language compiler,...
  • Page 69 Figure 3-55 preset information Now all needed information is indicated. If you click Next, the installation will begin: Figure 3-56 start of installation ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-52...
  • Page 70 The system will prompt you to restart the computer. For further configuration you have to reboot now. Therefore click Yes. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-53...
  • Page 71 Apply: The following dialog must be confirmed with Yes. Configuration After the driver installation you can specify the arrangement and the order of the connected Barco projection cubes, projectors or monitors. Refer to section 3.5.2 Configuring the display driver, please! As well you can configure the video switcher.

  • Page 72: Configuring The Display Driver

    The Control Panel dialog box is displayed. Double-click Display for displaying the Display Properties dialog box and click the Settings tab: Figure 3-60 Display Properties – Settings ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-55...
  • Page 73 3. Getting started On the Setting tab, click Advanced... to open the dialog box for the Barco graphic cards properties. Click the Driver Options tab: Figure 3-61 Display Properties – Driver Options UseDeviceBitmaps With this option selected device bitmaps (off-screen video memory) are used.
  • Page 74 Default not selected Effective initially after rebooting Table 3-12 Hardware information Under Hardware Information some information about the hardware configuration is displayed. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-57...

  • Page 75: Configuring The Display Wall

    3. Getting started 3.5.3 Configuring the display wall For configuring the display wall open the dialog box for the Barco graphic cards properties as described in section 3.5.2 Configuring the display driver. Click the Wall Configuration tab. Figure 3-62 Display Properties – Wall Configuration...
  • Page 76 As default the Barco projection cubes and graphic channels are assigned in columns from top to bottom starting with the left column (view from in front of the screens). For the numbering of graphic cards see section 3.2.5...
  • Page 77 3:4 array with a horizontal bar in the middle. The Rows and Cols boxes still indicate the number of projection modules. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-60...
  • Page 78 Overlap can only be switched, if no instance of video.exe is running. Therefore close all video windows before activating overlap. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-61...

  • Page 79: Setting Display Properties

    Click Advanced... to open the dialog box for the Barco graphic cards properties. To select the refresh frequency of an analog monitor click the Monitor tab. In the Monitor Settings box click the desired refresh rate. Click OK to confirm the settings in the Display Properties or the dialog box for the Barco graphic cards proper- ties.

  • Page 80: Optimization

    Windows automatically switches to a software cursor. Therefore use the standard pointer scheme or, if using another pointer scheme, try out if it is correctly displayed over video. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 3-63...

  • Page 81: Operating

    4. Operating 4 Operating This chapter shows the capabilities that T A offers for displaying video and RGB signals. RANS _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 82: Input Cards

    4. Operating 4.1 Input cards For showing information from external sources like video or RGB data on a Barco display wall a set of input cards is provided. For integration of video the Q , the Q SDI V , the S...

  • Page 83: Streaming Video Card J2K

    10 MHz and 135 MHz. The most common VESA timings are stored as presets. In addition, user defined timings can be saved. The timing and aspect ratio of the connected RGB signal are detected automati- cally. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 84: Amount Of Video And Rgb Windows

    Table 4-3 size of video/RGB data and number of displayable video windows in case that only this type of video window is displayed _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 85 Anyhow also higher bandwidth usage might be possible but the overall configuration should be considered (In case of doubt contact the Barco support; please refer to section Contact.) :...
  • Page 86 RGB sources can be digitized with 16 bpp or with 24 bpp (Use Pixel Format in the Scaler Settings dialog); please refer to section 4.3.3 Video software. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 87: Features Of Video And Rgb Display

    IDEO RAPHIC RAPHIC external studio signal can be used as reference signal. For the functionality of genlock, please refer to section 6.1.12 Genlock. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 88: Distributed Video

    The example above shows a simplified OmniBus configuration in order to demonstrate the principles of distrib- uted video. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 89: Displaying Video And Rgb-Signals

    /v:<overlay> use O , if available CALER desktop plane overlay plane CALER Default is 0. Specify configuration file /c:<config.file> (for description see below) _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 90 0 to 1000 corresponding to 0% to 10% over- scan on each border of the image. Make video window a topmost window Table 4-4 Options of video.exe ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-10...
  • Page 91 (in the example above this would be frg6). The other three chan- nels remain unused (frg7, frg8 and frg9)! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-11...

  • Page 92: Naming Of Video Channels And Video Sources

    • slc.cfg provides information about used hardware components for the compiler. This file must not be changed. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-12...
  • Page 93 (e.g. frg1). Instead only the GRABBER name (QAVC-2) can be used. All devices with higher frg-default names move up by one (e.g. frg2 becomes frg1, frg3 becomes frg2 …). ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-13...
  • Page 94 Sourcelist in quotes, followed by the keyword to and finally the DFRG channel. ROUTES "Sources a" to DVid1; "Sources b" to DVid2; "Sources c" to Vid1; ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-14...
  • Page 95 -f. Then the description of the switcher definition file is adapted to the registry. c:\Program Files\Barco\SLC>slc.exe example.vsw ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-15...

  • Page 96: Video Software

    Dragging a border of the window inwards cuts the Enable Cropping window. The video/RGB image is cropped accordingly. Dragging then the lower left corner outwards enlarges ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-16...
  • Page 97 NPUT RGB 5:6:5 (16 bpp) – Default, optimal bandwidth efficiency RGB 8:8:8 (24 bpp) – high color depth image, but bandwidth demanding ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-17...
  • Page 98 For video sources and sources of D DVI I NPUT Contrast (setting with direction keys) Brightness (setting with direction keys) Color saturation (setting with direction keys) ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-18...
  • Page 99 Drag down Decrease the selected value <down> Right-click Set default value <center> Table 4-7 Short cuts for controlling the video or RGB window ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-19...

  • Page 100: Displaying Sources Of Quad Analog Video Card

    (NTSC)) are displayed. Also sub-standards may be displayed. not applicable Noise Reduction not applicable Deinterlace Table 4-8 Video dialog box – Q NALOG IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-20...

  • Page 101: Displaying Sources Of Streaming Video Card Svc-1 And Svc-2

    Opens the Stream Parameter Editor, to configure the S , please see below! Edit TREAMING IDEO Table 4-9 Video dialog box – S TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-21...
  • Page 102 • First select the suitable decoder algorithm in the Board Settings dialog. • Then adjust the stream parameters and display it. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-22...
  • Page 103 Not applicable, but the default value should not be changed. Skip bytes at Start / End ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-23...
  • Page 104 Table 4-11 Encoder dependant PIDs for S SVC-2 TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-24...
  • Page 105 Startstring example: Axis241Q://GET /axis-cgi/mjpg/ video.cgi HTTP/1.0\n\n 206M Startstring example: Axis241Q://GET /axis-cgi/mjpg/ video.cgi HTTP/1.0\n\n Resolutions with 1280 horizontal pixels are not supported. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-25...
  • Page 106 Hi Tron – e-Videoserver mpeg4 auto No usage of Advanced simple profile. Encoder must be set to “Send to (Client) IP” ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-26...
  • Page 107 Pelco – PelcoNet NET350 h263 auto I-frame distance may not be 0. Pelco – PelcoNet NET4001A mpeg2 auto No on-board RCP+ support. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-27...
  • Page 108 For some encoders the settings are not defined, if there are difficulties to set them, please contact the Barco support, see section Contact. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-28...

  • Page 109: Displaying Sources Of Streaming Video Card J2K

    Opens the Stream Parameter Editor, to configure S J2K, please see below! Edit TREAMING IDEO Table 4-13 Video dialog box – S TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-29...
  • Page 110 Gateway of the video network interface. Gateway Decoder Configuration List of the supported decoder algorithms. Possible algorithm is: Algorithm JPEG2000 Table 4-14 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-30...
  • Page 111 Encoder Control – IP Address Port – IP Protocol – Startstring Figure 4-14 Parameters on the Streams Parameters Editor for S TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-31...

  • Page 112: Displaying Sources Of Quad Sdi Input Card

    Displays the detected video standard. Standard Possible standards: NTSC not applicable Noise Reduction not applicable Deinterlace Table 4-15 Video dialog box – Q SDI V IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-32...

  • Page 113: Displaying Sources Of Dual Dvi Input Card

    4 (YUV-Analog) Enable DVI-D signal 5 (RGB-Digital) Displays the detected video standard for source types Standard / Preset Selectable preset for source types ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-33...

  • Page 114: Displaying Sources Of Dual Rgb Input Card

    3 (RGB analog) 4 (YUV-analog) section 4.3.9 Displaying sources of Dual RGB Input Card to read more about the configuration of these source types. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-34...
  • Page 115 Prom entry from the menu. EDID data might be helpful when connecting RGB or component video sources to the D DVI I NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-35...
  • Page 116 Variable radio button. Slider bar is enabled Variable Default Normal Input frame rate is used, if possible None ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-36...
  • Page 117 Configuration of analog RGB and YUV input. To check the version of the controlware you can use the device explorer, please refer to section 6.1.13 Device Explorer. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-37...
  • Page 118 VCO Range Charge Pump Current Charge Pump Current Horizontal Vertical Sync Level HV Level Sync on Green Level SoG Level Table 4-18 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-38...

  • Page 119: Configuration Of Analog Rgb And Yuv Input

    If the monitor signal is not yet displayed in proper quality you have to adjust the pre-configured timing. Figure 4-19 Automatically selected preset has to be adjusted ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-39...
  • Page 120 350 horizontal and vertical lines may appear as wavy lines; a reduction of the PLITTER value of the HV Level will resolve this. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-40...
  • Page 121 Import/Export filter as explained below to import additional useful presets within your active presets. From the File menu choose Import/Export Presets ... to manage the presets: Figure 4-23 Managing presets ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-41...
  • Page 122 (capitalization and small initial letters are taken into account) Table 4-21 No presets can be added to or removed from the Default Presets rgb3010.prs. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-42...
  • Page 123 4.3.1 Display in a window. If using the option /c:, take care to indicate the complete absolute or relative path of the configuration file! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 4-43...

  • Page 124: Maintenance

    If a maintenance operation is needed that is not mentioned in this chapter, instruct authorized personnel with it! _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 125: Exchange Of Consumables

    As long as the filter pad is not irreversibly blocked, cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner is also an acceptable method to maintain good air ventilation within the system! _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 126: Replacing A Power Module Of Omnibus A12

    Please note: As soon as the defective power module is removed and the remaining two power modules are working well, this LED will also stop to shine. It only indicates if a defective component is in the device. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 127: Cleaning

    Never clean the case of a TransForm A device without first disconnecting all power supply cords! Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners! _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 128: Advanced Configuration

    6. Advanced configuration 6 Advanced configuration This chapter provides help for reconfiguring the software of your T RANS _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 129: Advanced Software Configuration

    Open the desired entry by double-clicking its name in the list. If it does not exist yet create an entry with the commands Edit and New. Figure 6-2 Create a new entry in the registry _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 130 Click OK and exit the registry editor unless you want to make further changes to the registry. Unless indicated otherwise all changes will take effect after rebooting. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 131: Registry Reference

    10300 20300 30300 … … table 6-2 ScreenOrder The order in which the Barco projection cubes, projectors or monitors are assigned to the graphic channels of A, is stored as ScreenOrder in the registry. RANS Name ScreenOrder Binary Value Value...
  • Page 132 6. Advanced configuration As default the Barco projection cubes and graphic channels are assigned in columns from top to bottom starting with the left column as shown in Figure 3-63. This assignment may be changed for some reason. E. g., it may be...
  • Page 133 16MB. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 134 Table 6-11 Write combining enables the CPU to transfer images to the graphical boards faster but may cause rendering er- rors under rare conditions. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 135 Set to 1, the display driver offers a single 8 bpp format with a fixed palette containing up to 256 shades of gray (linear or gamma corrected). _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 136: Configuring Video

    If the switcher language compiler is already installed the needed files can be found in the folder: C:\Program Files\BARCO\SLC\ or if not installed to the default folder in the folder indicated during the installation process. Else the switcher language compiler has to be installed, please refer to section 3.5.1 Installing the display driver and...
  • Page 137 Video Switcher serial ROCESSOR ROCESSOR analog input Video/RGB Figure 6-4 Example configuration, using video switcher, multiple computers and distributed video ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-10...
  • Page 138 = rgbhv; Host = server; Port = 4999; Switcher "vsw1" Device = vsw2974[0][1]; Outputs = 12; Videotype = svideo; Port = 5000; ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-11...
  • Page 139 TREAMING IDEO • j2k for S TREAMING IDEO Table 6-18 Board mpg3012[0] ipaddress="192.168.0.176"; ipnetmask="255.255.255.0"; ipgateway="192.168.0.1"; codec="mpeg2"; Board mpg3012[1] ipaddress="192.168.0.177"; ipnetmask="255.255.255.0"; ipgateway="192.168.0.1"; codec="mpeg2"; ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-12...
  • Page 140 Grabber "QAVCs-5" device = processor-2:frg3008[4]; device = server:frg3008[10]; Grabber "RGBe-2" Grabber "QAVCs-6" device = processor-2:frg3008[5]; device = server:frg3008[11]; //continued in the next column ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-13...
  • Page 141 Sourcelist "analog video" // defining video sources "RTL", Composite, PAL; "SAT 1", SVideo, PAL; Sourcelist "RGB" // defining RGB sources "laptop", rgb; "computer", rgbhv; ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-14...
  • Page 142 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-15...
  • Page 143 If multiple Processors are configured, each of them need to be in operation while the compiler is running. The user has to have administrator rights on each of these Processors. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-16...
  • Page 144 ::= listname 'to' (frg_name | frg_dev | dfrg_name ){',' (frg_name | frg_dev | dfrg_name)} ';' cable_def ::= sourcename | sw_output 'to' sw_input | frg_input {',' sw_input | frg_input}';' ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-17...

  • Page 145: Upgrading The Display Driver Under Windows Nt

    Before starting the upgrade make sure, that the appropriate installation files are available. Therefore copy the folder with the latest display driver from the latest CD TransForm A Suite CRS-3045-C to the folder c:\BARCO\TransForm A Suite\Windows Driver Suite (OVS-2686)
  • Page 146 I can the driver to install. and click Next. choose a specific driver and click Next. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-19...
  • Page 147 X.X\INF\ contains a file agx3281.inf and Drivers agx3000.inf. These files may NOT be selected! When the suitable folder is selected click Next >. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-20...
  • Page 148 Continue Anyway. Now the files get copied and the display driver gets installed. Finally confirm the last dialog with the Finish but- ton. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-21...
  • Page 149 OK and you are ready with the display driver update. It is not necessary to reapply the display properties. On the Driver tab of the Properties dialog, there is now the new driver version indicated. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-22...

  • Page 150: Deinstallation Of The Display Driver (Agxuninst.exe)

    6. Advanced configuration 6.1.6 Deinstallation of the display driver (agxuninst.exe) If the Barco display driver has to be uninstalled, the tool agxuninst.exe should be used. This is necessary if e.g. exchanging AGX G with UGX G or if you want to revert to an earlier version of the...
  • Page 151 Driver Suite (OVS-2686)\Windows Driver Suite X.X c:\BARCO\TransForm A Suite\Windows Driver Suite (OVS-2686)\ Windows Driver Suite X.X>agxuninst.exe /slc The script will remove the registry entries without further notification. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-24...

  • Page 152: Special Requirements When Installing Windows 2000/Xp

    CD from the drive and to reboot the computer. If the network identification Wizard comes up, then leave it with Cancel. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-25...
  • Page 153 (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Mouse -> Pointers Tab -> Enable pointer shadow), please refer also to section 3.6.1 Appropriate cursor for video applications for further information on software and hardware cursor. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-26...

  • Page 154: Adjustment Of Language Settings Under Windows Xp

    After clicking OK, the language files get installed. Confirm the completed multilingual installation with OK and reboot the computer by clicking Yes. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-27...
  • Page 155 On the Advanced tab select the intended language also from the list for non-Unicode programs and enable the Default user account settings. When done click the Apply button ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-28...
  • Page 156 6. Advanced configuration Confirm the following two messages with OK and Yes. The new language settings get applied after a restart. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-29...

  • Page 157: Installing Display Drivers For New Cards Or An Omnibus Device

    In a Processor configuration, if inserting multiple new cards click No and just reboot one time manually after the procedure explained above has been run through for all cards. Figure 6-7 system settings change If you inserted graphic cards in TransForm A you have to configure these graphic cards, see section 3.5.2 Configuring the display driver.

  • Page 158: Windows Xp Activation

    (Start -> Accessories –> System Tools –> Activate Windows). You can activate Windows XP via the Internet or telephone depending on your preferences. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-31...

  • Page 159: Redundant Network Adapter

    When the next dialog appears, click Install Drivers. This starts the installation. The installation process is indi- cated by a small window. As soon as it disappears click the Exit button. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-32...
  • Page 160 From the list of devices select Network Adapters. Right click on the entry of an Intel(R) PRO/1000 NT Server Adapter and select Properties from the context menu. This opens the Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter Properties dialog. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-33...
  • Page 161 Next >. Now a list of team modes is displayed. Select the entry Adapter Fault Tolerance and click the Next button. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-34...
  • Page 162 Also the Server Adapter Properties dialog is still open. In the Team list there is now an entry with the new built team. Close also this dialog with OK. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-35...
  • Page 163 Properties dialog opens. On the Settings tab click the Remove Team button. After confirming another dialog the team gets removed and the network cards are again individually available. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-36...

  • Page 164: Genlock

    Therefore the external signal should be unplugged before switching to an other type of genlock! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-37...

  • Page 165: Device Explorer

    DEX is running. To regularly syn- chronize (every 5 seconds) the values, select the Async. Update checkbox. Figure 6-9 DEX – Options dialog ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-38...
  • Page 166 3 entries per power module for 3.3V, 5V and 12V Voltage Reading Current voltage 3 entries per power module for 3.3V, 5V and 12V Current Reading Current current ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-39...
  • Page 167 Connector Position (same number as corresponding board 3355), IDPROM Version, Ident Number (MPG-3012-1x for S SVC-2) TREAMING IDEO R76-Number (R765303 for S SVC-2) TREAMING IDEO ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-40...
  • Page 168 Board 3398 TREAMING IDEO Connector Position (same number as corresponding board 3355), IDPROM Version Table 6-25 DEX – entries of component view ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-41...
  • Page 169 ColorDepth number of available input channels InputChannels number of available output channels OutputChannels Table 6-26 DEX - entries of wall properties ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-42...
  • Page 170 Bandwidth that the input data currently requires on the PCI bus in Bytes/s Bandwidth Table 6-28 DEX - entries of input channels ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-43...
  • Page 171 RANS cation on any other Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer. Therefore insert the CD TransForm A Suite CRS-3045-C into the CD-ROM drive of that computer and browse to the i386 directory of the current graphics driver, e.g. <CDR-drive>:\Windows Driver Suite (OVS-2686)\Windows Driver Suite X.X\i386 By a double click on the file DEX.exe, which is stored in this directory, you can start the DEX.

  • Page 172: Advanced Hardware Configuration

    Video windows which are already present from previous O vices are marked white. System requirements • need to be of the type or newer CALERS AGX-3313-0 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-45...
  • Page 173 CALERS as on a standard system, please refer to section Operating. Distributed video may not be used with a cascaded OmniScaler setup! ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-46...

  • Page 174: Plain Video Mode

    120 MBps per O device OmniBus A12 120 MBps Processor AGS-3390-1/-2 60 MBps Processor AGS-3389, AGS-3328 Table 6-30 Available average bandwidth with plain video ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-47...
  • Page 175 Genlock is not supported with plain video. ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 6-48...

  • Page 176: Technical Appendix

    7. Technical appendix 7 Technical appendix This chapter provides tabular overviews about the technical details of T A, its components and of their RANS interfaces. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 177: Technical Data

    0° .. 40° C at max. 80% humidity, non condensing operating conditions 13 PCI slots for expansion cards Interfaces 1 slot for connecting to the P ROCESSOR Table 7-4 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 178 ISA retainer and front plate 352.18 mm ×121.92 mm 250 gr weight 1 64/32bit, Dual Voltage Signaling PCI edge connector plugs 1 Dual-DVI connector in, 1 Dual-DVI connector out Table 7-6 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 179 480 g Weight 1 x 64 bit, 3.3 V/5 V PCI edge connector connectors 2 × RJ45 connector 8-pin for redundant connection Table 7-7 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 180 PCI long-card, 312.00 mm x 121.92 mm dimensions 425 g weight 1 × 64 bit, 3.3 V/5 V PCI edge connector connectors 4 × BNC connector Table 7-9 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 181 1 × 64 bit, 3,3/5 V PCI edge connector connectors 1 × DVI-I dual link connector 1 × DVI-I connector Table 7-11 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 182 425 g weight 1 x 64 bit, 3,3/5 V PCI edge connector connectors 2 x 15-pin SubMinD HD connector, VGA compatible Table 7-13 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 183 1280 1000 14286 [1280x900@70Hz] 1800 1280 1000 16666 [1280x960@60Hz] 1728 1280 14286 [1280x960@70Hz] 1686 1280 1000 13333 [1280x960@75Hz] 1728 1280 1011 11764 [1280x960@85Hz] _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 184 1536 22222 [2048x1536@45Hz] 2800 2048 1589 1536 16680 [2048x1536@60Hz] 2816 2048 1595 1536 15152 [2048x1536@66Hz] 2804 2048 2114 2046 22222 [2048x2048@45Hz] Table 7-14 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 185 720 19980 [1280x720@50p] 1704 1280 720 16670 [1280x720@60p] 2664 1920 1125 1080 39980 [1920x1080@25i] 2240 1920 1125 1080 33350 [1920x1080@30i] Table 7-15 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-10...

  • Page 186: Interfaces

    1 - green 1 - Data1- 1 - Data0- 1 - red 1 - Data1+ 1 - Data0+ Figure 7-1 Dual-DVI connector digital/analog out ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-11...
  • Page 187 Dual-DVI to 2xCRT adapter cable red GND green green GND DDC data blue blue GND Hsync +5V Power Vsync DDC clock Figure 7-3 CRT connector ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-12...
  • Page 188 0 - Clock+ 0 - Data2+ 0 - Data1- 0 - Data0- 0 - Data1+ 0 - Data0+ Table 7-16 Dual-DVI connector digital in ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-13...
  • Page 189 1 - Data1+ 1 - Data0+ Figure 7-4 Dual-DVI connector digital out Streaming Video Card Figure 7-5 RJ-45 connector, Streaming video card ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-14...
  • Page 190 Dual RGB Input Card in red GND green green GND blue blue GND H/C SYNC VSYNC sync GND sync GND Figure 7-8 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-15...
  • Page 191 7. Technical appendix PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse data clock Figure 7-9 COM1 Figure 7-10 Multiport I/O card Figure 7-11 serial connector pin assignment ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-16...
  • Page 192 23 and 10 24 and 11 25 and 12 Shield connected Shield connected to plug housing to plug housing Ferrit Ferrit Figure 7-13 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-17...

  • Page 193: Order Codes

    IDEO SVC-1 R9842978 TREAMING IDEO SVC-2 R9832670 TREAMING IDEO TREAMING IDEO R9842986 NALOG IDEO RGB I R9842987 NPUT DVI I R9842985 NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-18...
  • Page 194 3×RCA –> DVI-A analog video cable, 30 m, for D DVI I R9842824 NPUT HD15 –> DVI-A adapter, for D DVI I CBL-3190 NPUT ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-19...
  • Page 195 A base license OmniBus configuration LIC-3291-0 RANS Driver license per graphic channel of UGX G LIC-3291-2 RAPHIC Windows XP Professional license, multilingual LIC-3348-0 Table 7-17 ____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007 7-20...

  • Page 196: Trouble Shooting

    This PC has no hard disk or hard disk after restarting T A, contact Barco, please. RANS is unreadable. SYSTEM HALTED appears on the display _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 197: Other Faults

    3.5.2 Configuring the display driver. Click the Settings tab. In the Color Palette box select one of the settings listed in the table below. _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 198: Contact

    Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions! • Barco N.V. Projection Systems - Europe Noordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32-56-36 82 82, Fax: +32-56-368-251 E-mail: support.controlrooms@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.com _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

  • Page 199: Index

    – deinstallation ......6-23 graphic card display properties ..........3-55 Dual-DVI interface ..........7-11 display wall .............2-2 order ............3-33, 3-35 assignment............3-18 technical data ............. 7-3 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 200 Dual DVI Input Card ..........7-8 housing..............3-7 Dual RGB Input Card ........... 7-8 technical data............7-2 managing preset files ........4-41 OmniBus A18 preset editor ............. 4-38 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 201 ............4-9 sourcelist ...............6-14 options ..............4-9 stream configuration ........4-23, 4-31 video switcher Streaming Video Card configuring............6-9 board settings ...........4-30 features............... 4-7 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...
  • Page 202 Windows XP activation......... 6-31 Vsync ............3-25, 3-27 write combining ..........3-57, 6-7 wall configuration ..........3-59 Y................3-21 WAN.................2-2 zoom ..............4-18 _____________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A - Workstation for Windows – DOC-3266-2 – Revision 16 – August 2007...

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