Barco Argus X Terminal User Manual page 18

Argus - distributed system
In a distributed system one A
Via a sub-net the central processor controls the rendering machines. Each rendering machine consists in an A
P used as rendering processor and one or two A
ROCESSOR
computer of its one or two O
The processors distribute and process the graphic data of the X server, whereas the O
equipped with the Barco graphic cards, O
play it on the display wall.
The distributed system enables to set up display walls of any size where video and RGB windows can freely be
moved.
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P is used as central processor. It is equipped with keyboard and mouse.
RGUS ROCESSOR
B devices.
MNI US
S
MNI CALERS
Rendering engine 1 Rendering engine 2
A RGUS A RGUS
PCI
A RGUS A RGUS
O B devices. The rendering processor is the host
RGUS MNI US
and input cards to integrate video and RGB data and to dis-
ze where video and RGB windows can freely be
Rendering engine 3
O
MNI
A RGUS
PCI PCI
Rendering Processor
A RGUS
Central Processor
A RGUS
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2. Summary
quipped with keyboard and mouse.
B devices are
MNI US
B
US
Ethernet, TCP/IP
Ethernet, TCP/IP
X Window
48 channel distributed system
RGUS
Figure 2-2
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