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3.2.16 Arrangement of expansion cards
There are various ways to insert Barco's expansion cards into the PCI slots of the A
important rules are listed below:
•
A graphic card with digital output transmits the data to an O
tion, or if no video or RGB sources are displayed it transmits data directly to the display wall. A graphic card
with analog output displays data always without O
an O
S
by means of the external Dual-DVI to Dual-DVI c
MNI
CALER
•
Data of Q
A
UAD
NALOG
on the projection modules that are connected to the O
•
Cards of the same type are inserted in consecutive order, but not all cards of one type must be in the same
O
B
.
MNI
US
•
The order of the different types of expansion cards in the PCI slots of one O
O
S
and finally input cards.
MNI
CALERS
•
If not all slots are used for plugging in expansion cards, then these empty slots should be located between
graphic cards and O
MNI
•
Graphic cards can be placed in different O
them.
•
If no graphic cards are used in an O
numbers at the very left.
•
In a distributed system, it is necessary that the display wall is built of rectangular arrays. That means the
output to the wall of each O
•
In the rendering machine of a distributed system either one or two O
rendering processor. If using one O
vices one is for graphic cards, the other for O
•
Depending on the type of the cards used in one O
amount of cards within the O
Examples of some significant configurations
The examples below cover different kind of configurations to point up the rules given above. The following ab-
breviations are used:
•
G:
graphic card
•
O:
O
S
MNI
CALER
•
I:
input card, i.e. Q
The schematic drawings of the O
arranged, only the 18 free available PCI slots of an O
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V
C
, B
V
C
IDEO
ARD
IG
IDEO
ARDS
S
.
CALERS
MNI
B
, then the O
MNI
US
B
that provides data for the display wall must feed a rectangular array.
MNI
US
B
all kind of boards may be inserted into it. If using two O
MNI
US
MNI
B
varies, please refer to section
MNI
US
A
V V
C
, B
UAD
NALOG
IDEO
ARD
B
devices show always the view on the back of a device. To keep it clearly
MNI
US
S
MNI
CALER
S
. Data is transmitted between a graphic card and
MNI
CALER
VI to Dual-DVI cable.
, D
RGB I
C
and RGB I
UAL
NPUT
ARD
B
devices, in which these cards are inserted.
MNI
US
B
devices than O
S
US
MNI
CALERS
S
are inserted in the PCI slots with the lowest
MNI
CALERS
S
and input cards.
CALER
B
and the model of the O
MNI
US
6.1.6 Combination
V
C
, D
RGB I
IG
IDEO
ARD
UAL
B
are plotted. The display wall is shown from the front!
MNI
US
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3. Getting started
O
B
devices. The most
RGUS
MNI
US
for additional video and RGB integra-
C
can only be displayed
NPUT
ARD
B
is first graphic cards then
MNI
US
and the input cards belonging to
B
devices can be connected to the
MNI
US
B
, the maximum
MNI
US
rules.
C
or RGB I
C
NPUT
ARD
NPUT
B
de-
MNI
US
ARD
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