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  • Page 1 DOC-3266-2 user’s manual ® Workstation for Windows...
  • Page 2 This manual refers to following hardware and software configurations of A Workstation for RGUS Windows: R3.3 Display Driver Document History Modifications which result in a new version are indicated by a vertical bar. Windows and Windows NT are registered Trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 3 30 days after the transfer of risks. In the event of justified notice of complaint, BARCO can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period. If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful, the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase price or cancellation of the contract (redhibi- tion).
  • Page 4 Barco Control Rooms GmbH An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: , Web: docu.de.bcd@barco.com www.barcocontrolrooms.com From: Date: Please correct the following points in this documentation ( DOC-3266-2 page wrong correct DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.4.1 System Requirements ....................3-34 3.4.2 Suggestion for Literature about Windows NT ............3-34 3.4.3 Suggestion for Literature about Windows 2000............3-34 3.5 Configuring ........................3-35 3.5.1 Installing the Display Driver and Switcher Language Compiler ......3-35 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 6 6.1.3 Inserting Additional Main Memory................6-7 6.1.4 Inserting an Additional Expansion Card ..............6-9 6.1.5 Switching Resolution of Graphic Cards ..............6-11 6.1.6 Installing display drivers for new cards..............6-12 6.1.7 Multiport I/O Card....................6-13 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 7 7.1 Technical Data........................7-2 7.2 Interfaces ..........................7-9 7.3 Order Codes........................7-16 8 Trouble Shooting.......................... 8-1 8.1 A not booting ......................8-1 RGUS 8.2 Other Faults ......................... 8-2 8.3 Contact..........................8-3 9 Index............................. 9-1 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1 Intro duction This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and sym- bols. Safety information is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from BARCO. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 9: How This Manual Is Organized

    Introduction explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols. Safety information is provided concerning the operation of computer systems from BARCO. Summary gives an overview about the features of A...

  • Page 10: Styles And Symbols

    If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of damage to the equipment! If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of electrical shock and danger to personal health! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 11: Safety Instructions

    Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding-type plug! This equipment must be grounded (earthed) via the supplied 3 conductor AC power cable. (If the supplied power cable is not the correct on, consult your dealer.) DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 12 Lightning - For extra protection for this video product during a lightning storm or when it is lift unattended and unused for a long period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will pre- vent damage to the unit due to lightning and AC power-line surges. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 13: Unpacking Of Devices

    1.3.4 Servicin g Mechanical or electrical modifications others than described in this manual must not be made to the devices. BARCO is not liable for damages resulting from modified devices. Only authorized personnel should carry out other maintenance work not explicitly...

  • 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 Releases of individual Products -> 3rd party tools and products DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 15: Summary

    2 Summ ary This chapter gives an overview about the features of A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 16: Properties

    Wall Size. Smaller systems up to 36 projection cubes can be set up with a single A and O , depending on the amount of video and RGUS ROCESSOR RGB sources. Larger Display Walls with multiple videos require the usage of multiple O devices. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 17 Nevertheless with analog data transfer some restrictions to number and size of the video and RGB windows must be considered. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    3 Getti ng Started This chapter describes the set up of the A Workstation for Windows and provides you with a RGUS guide through the software configuration. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 19: Examining

    The front of the standard case of the A looks like this or similar: RGUS ROCESSOR RESET H.D.D. POWER KB/LK POWER The case of the A for redundant operation looks like this: RGUS ROCESSOR DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 20 LED, indicating [6]. power module failure On the right hand side there is the floppy disk drive [9], followed by the CD ROM drive [11] and below it the hard disk drive [10a] or [10b]. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 21 PCI cards mains connection PS/2 mouse (green jack) PS/2 keyboard (purple jack) (if position 33 is not available USB3, USB4 USB1, USB2 COM1 LPT1 COM2 optional onboard LAN adapter optional USB1, USB2 optional audio, micro DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 22: Argbus Omni Bus

    They are numbered in the following way: Figure 3-3 numbering of PCI slots on the back panel of A RGUS ROCESSOR In the following sections reference is taken to the numbering of the slots. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 23: Argu Omnibu

    ARDS NPUT ARDS Although the backplane of the Argus OmniBus is based on standard 64bit/66MHz PCI bus it is highly recommended to not insert other cards than those mentioned above. Other cards will not work due to the missing driver support and there is also a risk to damage the OmniBus or the inserted cards.
  • Page 24 ( standard power module, optional redundant power module) 26a, 26b mains connection ( standard power module, optional redundant power module) 27a, 27b connection for equipotential bonding conductor Figure 3-5 back of A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 25 Connector CPU board [5] is reserved for the CPU board and connector [6] is reserved for link slot the connection to A . In the following sections reference is taken to the number- RGUS ROCESSOR ing of the PCI slots 0 – 17. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 26: Cabling

    Figure 3-8 PS/2 mouse jack 3.2.3 Keyboa rd The standard keyboard is a MF-II English or German keyboard with a PS/2 connector. Plug it into jack [27]. PS/2 keyboard figure 3-9 PS/2 keyboard jack DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 27: Keyboard Extension

    3. mouse keyboard remote extension box TAS-3196 connection cable 20m TAS-2710 local extension box TAS-3195 PC cable TAS-3201 ROCESSOR grounding Figure 3-10 Keyboard extension DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-10...

  • Page 28: Graphic Cards

    CRT RAPHIC ARDS monitors or projectors (analog mode) or for connecting BARCO projection modules (digital mode) to an O . By means of a rotary switch on the board it can easily be switched between ana- log and digital mode.
  • Page 29 Figure 3-14 Dual-DVI to 2×CRT adapter cable DDC capable display devices must be connected to the graphic cards before Argus is switched on. If they are connected afterwards Argus will not be able to detect them! Order The first graphic card in respect to PCI slot numbering identifies itself as primary graphic adapter by lighting the green LED of the respective graphic channel when A is switched on.
  • Page 30 TLAS umns from top to bottom starting with the left column (view from in front of the screens). Please refer to section for further details. 3.5.3 Configuring the Display Wall DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-13...

  • Page 31: Omni Scaler

    Dual-DVI to Dual-DVI cable is included. It serves to con- CALER nect of the O with of the graphic card: port 0/1 in port 0/1 port 2/3 CALER Figure 3-18 Dual-DVI to Dual-DVI adapter cable DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-14...
  • Page 32 (as primary graphic adapter) lightens CALER also the green LED of the respective graphic channel. For the explicit order of the O , please refer to the sections 3.2.14 Argus OmniBus CALERS 3.2.15 Arrangement of Expansion Cards DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-15...

  • Page 33: Quad Analog Video Card

    NALOG IDEO the figure above. The order in that the input cards are inserted into one or more O devices is given in section 3.2.14 Argus OmniBus 3.2.15 Arrangement of Expansion Cards DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-16...

  • Page 34: Big Video Card

    Figure 3-20 connectors of B IDEO Order The order in that the input cards are inserted into one or more O devices is given in section 3.2.14 Argus OmniBus 3.2.15 Arrangement of Expansion Cards DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-17...

  • Page 35: Dual Rgb Input Card

    NPUT figure above. The order in that the input cards are inserted into one or more O devices is given in section 3.2.14 Argus OmniBus 3.2.15 Arrangement of Expansion Cards DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-18...

  • Page 36: Rgb Input Card

    RGB I NPUT Order The order in that the input cards are inserted into one or more O devices is given in section 3.2.14 Argus OmniBus 3.2.15 Arrangement of Expansion Cards DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-19...

  • Page 37: Multiport I/O Card

    . Up to RGUS ROCESSOR three Multiport I/O Cards can be used in an A RGUS ROCESSOR Inserting a Multiport I/O Card in an Argus OmniBus in not supported! Figure 3-24 Position of Multiport I/O Card DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 38: Network

    The network card is inserted in the PCI slot of the processor with the lowest number. If several network cards are used they are inserted consecutively. Figure 3-26 Network card in the A RGUS ROCESSOR Inserting a network card in an Argus OmniBus in not supported! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-21...

  • Page 39: Cpu Board

    O and so on. The connector of the on/off in remote power on/off out last O remains unconnected. Figure 3-28 cabling for remote power on/off DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-22...
  • Page 40 A system. RGUS ROCESSOR RGUS An example of cabling for an external genlock source is given in the figure below: external genlock Figure 3-29 cabling for remote power on/off and external genlock DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-23...

  • Page 41: Argus Omni Bus

    Link interface cards in the P to connect to multiple O devices ROCESSOR The Processor expects the primary graphic adapter in the first Argus OmniBus. Therefore the OmniBus that is connected to the link interface 1 must be equipped with graphic cards. DOC-3266-2...
  • Page 42 PCI 9 PCI 10 PCI 11 PCI 12 PCI 13 PCI 14 PCI 15 PCI 16 PCI 17 board slot Figure 3-32 Example for the numbering in a configuration with three O devices DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-25...

  • Page 43: Arrangement Of Expansion Cards

    3.2.15 Arrange ment of Expansion Cards There is a big variety of manners to insert BARCO's expansion cards into the PCI slots of the devices. The most important rules are listed below: RGUS A graphic card with digital output transmits the data to an O...
  • Page 44 O . The empty slots CALERS are arranged between graphic cards and O . Input cards follow the O , us- CALERS CALERS ing the slots with the highest numbers. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-27...
  • Page 45 Input cards are CALERS following the O without leaving an empty slot. If there remain unused slots the PCI CALERS slots with the highest numbers should remain empty. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-28...
  • Page 46 B is shown on their respective display area only IDEO ARDS Please see also the sections 4.2.1 Basic Video Display Mode 4.2.6 Distributed Video DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-29...
  • Page 47 , which is only available for digital data connection. CALER Please see also section 4.1.2 Big Video Card 4.1.4 RGB Input Card In a system with analog output just the B and the RGB I can be used. IDEO NPUT DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-30...
  • Page 48 If a video window is moved to the display area O 1, the video can no longer be displayed. Instead the window appears with a blue filling. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-31...

  • Page 49: Starting Up

    The system is pre-configured at the factory with an administrator account and a password. User name administrator Password barco Table 3-3 The adjustment to your network must be carried out at your side. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-32...

  • Page 50: Switching Off

    RGUS ROCESSOR If Argus 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 must be switched of and the power plugs of the Processor and the OmniBus devices have to be pulled off after switching off.

  • Page 51: Operating System

    Windows XP 3.4.1 System Requirements The system requirements given from Microsoft for their operating system apply also for the usage with A . In addition BARCO recommends the usage of the following service packs: RGUS Operating system Requirements Windows NT4.0...

  • Page 52: Configuring

    Nevertheless it is not necessary to reboot, so this can be ignored. starts. Found New Hardware Wizard Click to continue. On the dialog select Next > Install Hardware Device Drivers Search for a and continue with suitable driver for my device Next DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-35...
  • Page 53 The available directories and files in dependence of the used type of graphic card is listed in the table below: AGX G AGX3000\agx3000.inf RAPHIC UGX G AGX3281\agx3281.inf RAPHIC When you selected the path click DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-36...
  • Page 54 Driver Files Search Results you entered one step before is indicated. If instead there is an oemx.inf file specified, this is an indicator that the Barco graphic driver has already been installed on A , but not removed with RGUS tool.
  • Page 55 Windows NT: RGUS Installing the Argus/Eos drivers for Microsoft Windows NT the DLL msvcrt.dll will be overwritten, if the included DLL is newer. This may cause other programs to fail. More information about the meaning of the old and the new msvcrt.dll can be found at the readme section below.
  • Page 56 . This means the settings for the display driver can not be set by aid of the user interface but Wall need to be written manually into the registry, see section 6.2.1 Editing the Registry DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-39...
  • Page 57 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 Graphics and installs the drivers for BARCO’s graphic cards and input cards. Selecting framegrabber drivers installs the switcher language compiler, which allows to flexibly de-...
  • Page 58 If you have selected the switcher language compiler the location for the switcher language com- piler has to be confirmed: Figure 3-44 destination of switcher language compiler Now all needed information is indicated. If you click , the installation will begin: Next Figure 3-45 start of installation DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-41...
  • Page 59 The files will be copied to your system. This may last a few minutes: Figure 3-46 copying files The system will prompt you to restart the computer. For further configuration you have to reboot now. Therefore click DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-42...
  • Page 60 Finishing the Installation with Windows NT If the display driver has been installed successfully, the following lines are displayed for some seconds during the boot process of Window NT: ARGUS Display Driver X.XX Copyright (C) 1997-2002 BARCO DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows...
  • Page 61 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. Refer to section , Please! 6.2.3 Configuring Video...

  • Page 62: Configuring The Display Driver

    Display Settings in the Control Panel dialog box is displayed. Double-click for displaying the Control Panel Display Display dialog box. Properties With Windows NT click the tab: Driver Options Figure 3-48 Windows NT - Display Properties DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-45...
  • Page 63 Take care, to select a color depth, which is supported by the graphic card. 7.1 Technical Data Information about the color depth you find in the section On the tab, click to open the dialog box for the BARCO graphic cards proper- Setting Advanced... ties. Click the tab:...
  • Page 64 Write combining enables the CPU to transfer images to the graphical boards faster but may cause rendering errors if used with incompatible hardware. Analog Refresh Rates This option has no effect on the display properties of A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-47...
  • Page 65 This option has no effect on the display properties of A RGUS Video Overlay bpp This option has no effect on the display properties of A RGUS Hardware Information Under some information about the hardware configuration is displayed. Hardware Information DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-48...

  • Page 66: Configuring The Display Wall

    Enter key to submit the values. 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...
  • Page 67 Especially for distributed video, see section , a reassignment as explained 4.2.6 Distributed Video above can be necessary to meet the specific needs with respect to PCI segmentation and projection cube assignment. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-50...

  • Page 68: Setting Display Properties

    Desktop Area your Display Wall. In the list, click the desired refresh rate. Refresh Frequency Figure 3-55 Windows NT - Settings tab Click to confirm the settings in the dialog box Display Properties DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-51...
  • Page 69 Information about the color depth you find in the section Figure 3-56 Windows 2000 - Settings tab Click to open the dialog box for the BARCO graphic cards properties. To select the Advanced... refresh frequency of an analog monitor click the tab:...

  • Page 70: Optimization

    When a colored pointer scheme is selected, A RGUS switches automatically 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. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 3-53...

  • Page 71: Operating

    4 Oper ating This chapter shows the capabilities that A offers for displaying video and RGB signals. RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 72: Input Cards

    4.1 Input C ards 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 and the NALOG IDEO is available and for RGB data the D...

  • Page 73: Rgb Input Card

    PAL/SECAM 25/16 > 68 720×540 25/32 10/16 > 17 > 34 1024×768 15/16 > 34 20/16 > 34 10/32 > 34 15/32 20/32 10/16 > 34 1280×1024 15/16 > 34 20/16 10/32 15/32 20/32 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 74 It is recommended not to mix Quad Analog Video Cards and Dual RGB Input Cards with Big Video Cards and RGB Input Cards within one system. A reduction of bus bandwidth for Quad Analog Video Card and Dual RGB Input Card would be the result! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 75: Features Of Video And Rgb Display

    Either a video of the RGUS or the clock of an AGX G or an external studio signal NALOG IDEO RAPHIC can be used as reference signal. For the functionality of genlock, please refer to section 6.2.9 Genlock DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 76: Distributed Video

    The example above shows a simplified A configuration in order to explain the principles of RGUS distributed video and to avoid complexity at the same time. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 77: Displaying Video And Rgb-Signals

    Instead of the system default names as well the names defined in the switcher definition file can be inserted, see section 4.3.2 Naming of Video Channels and Video Sources Figure 4-2 Starting the video software DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 78 Disable video dialog box Make video window a topmost window Table 4-3 options of video software If using the option /c:, take care to indicate the complete absolute or relative path to the configuration file! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 79 The default configuration files are stored in the folder: \%USERPROFILE%\APPLICATION DATA\Seufert\VideoConf With Windows NT and the factory default settings the variable %USERPROFILE% is WINNT\Profiles\< >. USER With Windows 2000 %USERPROFILE% is ?:\Documents and Settings\< >. USER DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 80: Naming Of Video Channels And Video Sources

    This file must not be changed. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-10...
  • Page 81 A list with the identifiers can be found in . The position of the card is in- Table 6-21 dicated in square brackets. Grabber "BVC-1" device=frg2684[0]; Grabber "BVC-2" device=frg2684[1]; Grabber "BVC-3" device=frg2684[2]; Grabber "BVC-4" device=frg2684[3]; Grabber "BVC-5" device=frg2684[4]; Grabber "BVC-6" device=frg2684[5]; DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-11...
  • Page 82 In each line there is first mentioned the in quotes, followed by the keyword to and fi- Sourcelist nally the channel. DFRG ROUTES "ListBVC" to distributed_video; "ListBVC" to DV1; "ListBVC" to DV2; "ListBVC" to DV3; DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-12...
  • Page 83 If the result contains neither errors nor warnings slc.exe can be started anew, but now without the option -f. Then the description of the switcher definition file is adopted to the registry. c:\Program Files\Barco\SLC>slc.exe example.vsw DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-13...

  • Page 84: Video Software

    Motion max. 25/30fps) Like with reduced refresh rates (max. 25/30fps) Motion Resolution Like with reduced refresh rates (max. 25/30fps, Resolution Bus Utilization >1280×960: max. 16,7/20fps) Mode for stills (de-interlacer off, 12,5/15fps) Photo CD DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-14...
  • Page 85 Left click in RGB window results in Left Click Pauses Freeze / return to play In the input list the source names are List Source Names listed DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-15...
  • Page 86 Disable video channel Select video standard NTSC Select video standard PAL Select video standard SECAM Auto detect video standard Brightness (setting with direction keys) Contrast (setting with direction keys) Color saturation (setting with direction keys) DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-16...
  • Page 87 Scaler Settings CALER Figure 4-4 Scaler Settings dialog box Scaler Settings adjustment of sharpness factor, default is 0 Sharpness 16 bpp (RGB 5:6:5, default) or 32 bpp (XRGB 8:8:8:8) Pixel Format DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-17...

  • Page 88: Displaying Rgb-Signals

    (the names of the presets in the default preset file modes> rgb2774.prs are combinations of resolution and refresh rate). rgb3010.prs Edit the preset. Edit Create new preset. Table 4-8 Control elements in the control panel DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-18...
  • Page 89 NPUT If both ADCs are active they can be adjusted in offset and gain (not recommended). Edit the settings of the O Scaler Settings CALER Table 4-9 Entries in the video dialog box DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-19...
  • Page 90 Decrease the selected value <down> Set default value <center> Video dialog box Drag up Increase the selected value <up> Drag down Decrease the selected value <down> Right-click Set default value <center> Table 4-10 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-20...
  • Page 91 Scaler Settings dialog box Scaler Settings adjustment of sharpness factor, default is 0 Sharpness 16 bpp (RGB 5:6:5, default) or 32 bpp (XRGB 8:8:8:8) Pixel Format 32 bpp only applicable for RGB I NPUT DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-21...

  • Page 92: Configuration Of Rgb Input

    Check the displayed monitor signal. If it is displayed in proper quality the configuration of the RGB I or D RGB I is finished. NPUT NPUT If the image is displayed jerkily, increasing the value for can solve this. Reduction DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-22...
  • Page 93 For a new preset enter a name in the box under Name Preset Compare the displayed resolution with the actual resolution of the connected monitor signal. If they differ, click and enter the correct resolution Change Figure 4-10 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-23...
  • Page 94 With an optimized preset the result looks like this: Figure 4-11 Optimized preset Now you can change the desktop to a colorful application and adjust the by means of the settings dialog box ( and so on). video Green Blue Brightness DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-24...
  • Page 95 Pressing while clicking enables one to select several presets. Pressing Shift Contr while clicking deselects the clicked preset. button offers access to the dialog box Select Select Presets asdf Figure 4-13 Selecting presets DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-25...
  • Page 96 Find (capitalization and small initial letters are taken into account) Table 4-13 No presets can be added to or removed from the Default Presets rgb2774.prs and rgb3010.prs. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-26...
  • Page 97 /c: specifying a video certain configuration file. Please, refer to section 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! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 4-27...

  • Page 98: Maintenance

    5 Main tenance requires very little maintenance. Some maintenance operations are nevertheless necessary RGUS to maintain distortion free operation of A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 99: Argus Processor

    Turn off the individual power switch [35] of the defective power module! Loosen the securing screws [39] on the top of the power module! Remove the defective power module by pulling at the handle [38]! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 100: Raid

    Lock the front cover! As long as the filter pad is not irreversibly blocked, cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner is also an acceptable method to maintain a good air ventilation within the system! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 101: Replacing The Battery Of Argus Processor

    RGUS ROCESSOR Open the case as described in Section 6.1.1 Opening the Case of Argus Processor Locate the battery on the main board! Tear back the clamp until the battery lifts up! Figure5-2 Battery on the main board Replace the battery by a fresh one: .

  • Page 102: Argus Omni Bus

    After opening the flap, wait until the fans have stopped spinning before touching anything at the front of the OmniBus! When opening the ventilation flap of the Argus OmniBus, the ventilation fans will stop and the cooling of the device is interrupted as long as the flap is open.
  • Page 103 Therefore proceed as follows: Open the ventilation flap as explained in section 5.2.1 Opening the front of the Argus OmniBus Examine the power modules. They are located at the lower front of the O...

  • Page 104: Replacing The Filter Pad Of Argus Omni Bus

    Therefore proceed as follows: Open the ventilation flap as explained in section 5.2.1 Opening the front of the Argus OmniBus The filter pad is pined onto the flap. Remove it and pin a new filter in it!

  • Page 105: Replacing A Fan Of The Argus Mni Us

    Open the front of the O as explained in section 5.2.1 Opening the front of the Argus Omni- After removing the ventilation flap, have a look at the fans. They are still spinning, but the de- fective fan will spin too slow or not at all.

  • Page 106: Cleaning

    Unplug the device from the wall outlet before cleaning. Never clean the case of an A device without first disconnecting all power RGUS supply cords! Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners! DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 107: Advanced Configuration

    6 Adva nced Configuration This chapter provides help for reconfiguring the software and hardware of your A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 108: Installing Additional Hardware

    ROCESSOR Now you can easily remove the top cover. If you have removed the top cover of the Argus Processor in order to add boards or memory or to exchange the battery, be sure to replace the cover before powering up again!
  • Page 109 Figure 6-4 PCI slots of A RGUS ROCESSOR BARCO recommends certain expansion cards for the use in A ! If you use RGUS other cards it is at your own risk. The described graphic and video capabilities of are only available with the original expansion cards from BARCO.
  • Page 110 Screws on the back of the case of the A RGUS ROCESSOR Tear the top cover backwards unless it is not longer fixed to the sides of the housing. Now it can be easily removed. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 111 Position of screws on the side of A RGUS If you have removed the top cover and elastic hold-down of the Argus OmniBus in order to add boards, be sure to replace both parts before powering up again! Inside of the housing there is a transportation lock, which must also be removed to be able to insert expansion cards.
  • Page 112 ARDS Figure 6-9 PCI slots of A RGUS BARCO recommends certain expansion cards for the use in A ! Using other RGUS cards might cause damage to the OmniBus or might damage the cards themselves! The described graphic and video capabilities of A...

  • Page 113: Opening The Case Of Argus Processor

    ROCESSOR ory. With additional memory modules main memory can be increased up to 1 GB. It is highly recommended to get DIMMs from BARCO. Please, refer to section Order Codes . If you use other memory modules BARCO can not guarantee for proper and stable system function.
  • Page 114 To release the memory module, squeeze both plastic clips outwards until the module lifts up. Replace the top cover, connect the A and restart it. RGUS ROCESSOR After the next boot process the additional main memory is addressed and able to operate. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 115: Inserting An Additional Expansion Card

    ROCESSOR RGUS want to insert. Please see section 6.1.1 Opening the Case of Argus Processor 6.1.2 Opening the case of Argus OmniBus Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use. Keep the screw you have to remove and keep the bracket for possible further use.
  • Page 116 3.5.2 Configuring the Display Driver cards, see section , if Argus is operated with Windows NT. If Argus is operated with Windows 2000/XP you have to install the 6.1.6 Installing display drivers for display driver for newly inserted cards, see section...

  • Page 117: Switching Resolution Of Graphic Cards

    For AGX Graphic Cards switcher position 7 and 8 is only available with BIOS revision FMW-3000-06 or newer and switcher position 9 is only availabe with BIOS revision FMW-3000-08 or newer. The Version of the BIOS revision is printed on the mikrocontroller on the graphic card. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-11...

  • Page 118: Installing Display Drivers For New Cards

    Figure 6-15 system settings change After the installation of the display drivers you have to configure the additional 3.5.2 Configuring the Display Driver graphic cards, see section DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-12...

  • Page 119: Multiport I/O Card

    Multiport I/O Cards, multiple de- vices are added: connection number of Multiport I/O Card COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 COM7 COM8 Table 6-3 commands for the installation of additional serial ports DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-13...

  • Page 120: Firmware Version Of The Cpu Board

    CPU board. The printing on the label looks like this or similar: XXXXXXXXXXX X 3153-03 X XXXXXXXXXXX If the firmware is a former release, then it must be upgraded. Please contact the Barco support, see section 8.3 Contact DOC-3266-2...

  • Page 121: Advanced Software Configuration

    Start Run … Figure 6-17 Run regedt32 Enter regedt32 as the program to be opened and click . The is started. Fol- Registry Editor low the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \CurrentControlSet \Services \OverView \Device0 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-15...
  • Page 122 Editing an entry in the registry Click and exit the registry editor unless you want to make further changes to the registry. Un- less indicated otherwise all changes will take effect after rebooting. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-16...

  • Page 123: Registry Reference

    10300 20300 30300 … … table 6-6 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. RGUS ScreenOrder Name Binary Value...
  • Page 124 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 . This assignment may be changed for Figure 3-52 some reason. E. g., it may be advantageous to change the order thus, that the channels are assigned in rows instead of columns as shown in .
  • Page 125 Windows and only released to a specific amount. It is advisable to increase, this storage space from 0MB (dynamic management) to the maximum 192MB (C000000 hex). This is set in the registry editor under the following path: DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-19...
  • Page 126 If value is 0, also lower CALER resolution can be selected. ConvertPatternsToMono This option has no effect on the display properties of A RGUS TransparentBlt This option has no effect on the display properties of A RGUS DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-20...
  • Page 127 Effective Table 6-18 This functionality becomes only effective, if all three variables have nonzero values. A gamma of 1.0 is represented by the decimal value 10000 (e.g. 2.2 is encoded as 22000). DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-21...
  • Page 128 Set to 4 disables the driver of the input cards. This is applicable only for Windows NT. Windows 2000/XP offers independently of the user ac- cess rights full access to the displaying functionality. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-22...

  • Page 129: Configuring Video

    Table 6-21 indication of input cards Depending on your configuration some of the sections in the Switcher Computer Grabber DFRG switcher definition file can be left out. Nevertheless the sections Sourcelist, Routes Cables obligatory. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-23...
  • Page 130 Only used with multiple computers! computer. Port number at the server to connect to video switcher. Master- and sub- Port devices need separate port numbers. Only used with multiple computers! Reserved for advanced configuration. RemoteType DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-24...
  • Page 131 Name of the input card, see Table 6-21 and text above, please! If there are any Device computers defined, the name of the computer has to be prefixed. Separator after the computer name is a colon. Grabber "bvc-on-server" device = server:frg2684[0]; Grabber "rgb-on-server" device = server:rgb2774v1[0]; DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-25...
  • Page 132 Several lists can be routed to one input card. If there are any computers de- fined, the name of the computer has to be prefixed. Separator after the computer name is a colon. ROUTES "video-a" to argus-2:frg2684[0]; "Video-a" to dvideo-1; "rgb-a" to rgb-on-server, argus-2:rgb2774v1[0]; DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-26...
  • Page 133 Table 6-22 If multiple Argus 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 Argus devices. DOC-3266-2...
  • Page 134 ::= sourcename ',' name [',' name] ';' route_def ::= 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}';' DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-28...

  • Page 135: Upgrading The Display Driver

    With a right click display adapters RGUS on the first device the shortcut menu appears; select Properties In the dialog go to the tab and click on Properties Driver Udate Driver ... DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-29...

  • Page 136: Deinstallation Of The Display Driver (Agxuninst.exe)

    6.2.5 Deinsta llation of the Display Driver (agxuninst.exe) If the Barco display driver shall be removed from the system, the tool agxuninst.exe should be used. This is necessary if you want to revert to an earlier release of the display driver.

  • Page 137: Special Requirements When Installing Windows Nt

    Graphic driver Finally the A graphic driver can be installed. Please proceed as explained in section 3.5.1 RGUS Installing the Display Driver and Switcher Language Compiler DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-31...

  • Page 138: Special Requirements When Installing Windows 2000/Xp

    If the network identification Wizard comes up, then leave it with Cancel Graphic Driver Now the display drivers must be installed. Proceed as explained in section 6.2.4 Upgrading the Display Driver DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-32...
  • Page 139 <CDROM>:\3rd Party\Windows 2000\Service Pack 3\W2KSP3xx\ and for Windows XP: <CDROM>:\3rd Party\Windows XP\Service Pack 1a\WXPSP1axx\ Optimizing Mouse Cursor for Argus System For the optimal display of the mouse pointer when moved on video windows, deactivate the pointer shadow ( Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Mouse -> Pointers ->...

  • Page 140: Redundant Network Adapter

    Create New Team Adapter Fault Toleranz and click two times Next > In the next step select the checkboxes of all cards that shell be part of the team and click Next > DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-34...
  • Page 141 Now the wizard lists all network cards of the AFT team. Click to confirm the configuration: Finish The team is now entered to the network components. Nevertheless it is not yet installed. Therefore click DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-35...
  • Page 142 The team is entered in the list of network adapters. Clicking finally installs the new team. Close You might be prompted to enter the TCP/IP settings for the AFT team. After that the system re- quires to reboot, to make the changes effective. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-36...
  • Page 143 Open the drop down menu by a right click on the cards entry and choose Remove. After confirming the following dialog, the team will be removed and the computer will need to re- boot. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 6-37...

  • Page 144: Genlock

    NALOG IDEO IDEO ARDS For the usage of sources of the Big Video Card, the Argus system must be equipped with the following components and version like mentioned or higher: Argus OmniBus AGS-3013-11 OmniScaler AGX-3002-0...

  • Page 145: Technical Appendix

    7 Tech nical Appendix This chapter provides tabular overviews about the technical details of A , its components and RGUS of their interfaces. DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 146: Technical Data

    19.8 kg | 43.7lbs. standard power supply 21.8 kg | 48.1lbs. redundant power supply 100-240V, 60Hz/50Hz power mains 600 W power consumption 0 .. 40° Celsius at max. 80% humidity, non condensing operating conditions Table 7-2 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 147 PCI long card 312.00 mm × 121.92 mm dimensions with ISA retainer and front plate 352.18 mm ×121.92 mm 270 gr weight 1 64/32bit, Dual Voltage Signaling PCI edge connector plugs 1 Dual-DVI connector Table 7-3 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 148 PCI long card 312.00 mm × 121.92 mm dimensions with 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 7-5 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 149 0 .. 50° C at 8 - 80% humidity, non-condensing operating conditions PCI long-card, 312.00 mm x 121.92 mm dimensions 266 g weight 1 x 32 bit, 5 V PCI edge connector connectors 3 x 4-pin mini-DIN connectors Table 7-7 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 150 0 .. 50° C at 8% - 80% humidity, non-condensing operating conditions PCI long-card, 312.00 mm x 121.92 mm dimensions 246 g weight 1 x 32 bit, 3,3/5 V PCI edge connector connectors 2 x 15-pin SubMinD HD connector, VGA compatible Table 7-9 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 151 1200 11764 [1792x1344@60Hz] 2448 1792 1394 1344 16666 [1792x1344@75Hz] 2456 1792 1417 1344 13333 [1856x1392@60Hz] 2528 1856 1439 1392 16666 [1856x1392@75Hz] 2560 1856 1500 1392 13333 [1920x1440@60Hz] 2600 1920 1500 1440 16666 Table 7-10 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 152 864 13333 [1280x960@60Hz] 1800 1280 1000 960 16666 [1280x960@85Hz] 1728 1280 1011 960 11764 [1280x1024@60Hz] 1688 1280 1066 1024 16666 [1280x1024@75Hz] 1688 1280 1066 1024 13333 [1280x1024@85Hz] 1728 1280 1072 1024 11764 Table 7-11 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 153: Interfaces

    1 - Data2- 1 - Clock+ 1 - Data2+ 1 - blue 1 - green 1 - Data1- 1 - Data0- 1 - red 1 - Data1+ 1 - Data0+ Figure 7-1 Dual-DVI connector digital/analog out DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...
  • Page 154 DDC Data +5V) Clock- Hot Plug Detect Figure 7-2 DVI-D connector 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 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-10...
  • Page 155 0 - DDC clock detect 0 - Clock- 0 - Data2- 0 - Clock+ 0 - Data2+ 0 - Data1- 0 - Data0- 0 - Data1+ 0 - Data0+ Table 7-12 Dual-DVI connector digital in DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-11...
  • Page 156 1 - +5V Power 1 - Clock- 1 - Data2- 1 - Clock+ 1 - Data2+ 1 - Data1- 1 - Data0- 1 - Data1+ 1 - Data0+ Figure 7-4 Dual-DVI connector digital out DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-12...
  • Page 157 Figure 7-5 IDEO S-Video Composite FBAS FBAS Figure 7-6 RGB I In/Out, D RGB I NPUT NPUT red GND green green GND blue blue GND H/C SYNC VSYNC sync GND sync GND Figure 7-7 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-13...
  • Page 158 PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse data clock Figure 7-8 COM1 and COM2 Figure 7-9 Multiport I/O Card Figure 7-10 serial connector pin assignment DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-14...
  • Page 159 1 and 14 2 and 15 3 and 16 etc. – etc. 23 and 10 24 and 11 25 and 12 Shield connected Shield connected to plug housing to plug housing Ferrit Ferrit Figure 7-12 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-15...

  • Page 160: Order Codes

    Dual-DVI cable, digital RSAGX33131 CALER , Dual-DVI connector, 2 channels AGX-3313-0 CALER Dual-DVI to Dual-DVI cable CBL-3264-0 with video breakout cable, BNC RSFRG32920 NALOG IDEO RGB I RSFRG32930 NPUT RSFRG26840 IDEO RGB I RSRGB27741 NPUT DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-16...
  • Page 161 Windows NT OEM license, German RSMMT27450 Windows NT OEM license, English RSMMT27451 Windows 2000 OEM license, German RSEOS30980 Windows 2000 OEM license, English RSEOS30981 base license RSLIC32910 RGUS driver license per two graphic channels RSLIC32911 Table 7-13 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003 7-17...

  • Page 162: Trouble Shooting

    The ordinary self test report of a PC is displayed and the following lines appear: MS (R) WindowsNT (TM) ARGUS Display Driver X.XX Copyright (C) 1997-2002 BARCO The other displays show their respective bus and slot no., e. g.: M3 PCI 128b...

  • Page 163: Other Faults

    The installation procedure has not been per- RGUS Windows 2000 has been installed and formed as described. has been rebooted. Reboot A in safe mode as explained in RGUS RGUS section 6.2.7 Special requirements when installing Windows 2000/XP DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

  • Page 164: Contact

    8.3 Contac t Hot Line Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions! BARCO N.V. Projection Systems - Europe Noordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32-56-368-211, Fax: +32-56-368-251 E-mail: , Web: support.bcd@barco.com www.barcocontrolrooms.com DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows...

  • Page 165: Index

    DesktopX ............6-22 Argus DesktopY ............6-22 connecting............. 3-32 device bitmap........... 3-47, 6-19 housing ............3-2 DFRG..............6-26 Argus OmniBus ..........2-2 display driver housing ............3-6 configuring ............3-45 technical data ..........7-2 insertion of new cards ......6-10, 6-12 Argus Processor ..........2-2 display in a window..........4-7...
  • Page 166 PCI slots keyboard location ............6-6 PS/2............3-5, 3-9 location on Processor ........6-3 PS/2 interface..........7-14 numbering on Argus OmniBus .......3-8 keyboard extension ........... 3-10 numbering on Argus Processor .......3-5 LAN ............2-2, 3-21 order general..........3-25 order multiport I/O card ........3-20 primary graphic adapter........
  • Page 167 ............. 6-24 write combining........3-47, 6-21 switcher definition file ........6-23 Y.............. 3-16, 3-17 compiler ............6-27 Y/C............3-16, 3-17 switcher definition language ......6-28 zoom ............4-16, 4-20 switcher language compiler ......6-23 DOC-3266-2 Argus Workstation for Windows December-2003...

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