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  • Page 1 Service manual TransForm A Warning: Only intended for qualified service personnel.
  • Page 2 RANS AGS-3328-2/-3, AGS-3389-01/-11, AGS-3390-1/-2 ROCESSOR AGS-3359-0 AGS-3335-0/-1 EOS-3193-1 XTENDER Document History Modifications which result in a new version are indicated by a vertical bar. _____________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 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-3358-2): page wrong correct ____________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.2.2 Redundant power modules of the OmniBus A18 ................3-4 3.2.3 Redundant power modules of the OmniBus A12 ................3-6 3.3 Exchanging the filter pad ..........................3-7 _____________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 6 4.5 Required firmware versions........................4-21 4.5.1 CPU board of OmniBus A18 .......................4-21 4.6 Multiport I/O Card ............................4-22 5 Trouble shooting ..........................5-1 5.1 Contact ................................5-1 ____________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 7: 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 – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 8: How This Manual Is Organized

    , depending on the device you have. If there is a refer- RANS ence to only one of these two manuals, then the respective manual is explicitly mentioned. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 9: 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 – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 10: Safety Instructions

    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. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 11: Online Manual

    If Acrobat Reader is already installed, the manual can be viewed just by a click on the respective link. Else the Acrobat Reader must be installed first. The required installation files can also be found on the CD. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 12: Examining

    2 Examining This chapter examines the devices of T A and explains how they should be opened for service or main- RANS tenance interaction. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 13: Processor

    / RAID 1 subsystem / RAID 5 subsystem DVD ROM drive (reserved) power button Figure 2-1 Front view of P ROCESSOR __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 14: The Back Of The Processor

    (left), detail with redundant power supply (right) ROCESSOR and details of the rear connection plate of the P Dual Xenon AGS-3390-1/-2 (bottom) ROCESSOR __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 15: The Side Face Of The Processor

    PCIe PCIe Figure 2-4 Numbering of expansion slots on the back panel of the P ROCESSOR AGS-3328-2/-3 (left) or AGS-3389-0/-1 (middle) or AGS-3390-1/-2 (right) __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 16: Opening The Top Cover Of The Processor

    Push the plate as far towards the cards as possible. Just then tighten the screws. 1, 2 , 3 fixation screw for transportation lock Figure 2-6 Transportation lock of the P ROCESSOR __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 17: Omnibus A12

    It is not an indicator that redundancy is available! __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 18: The Back Of The Omnibus A12

    A12 from the power supply all power cords have to be pulled of the mains connection [24]. Therefore the back panel has to be easily accessible! __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 19: The Side Face Of The Omnibus A12

    O 2.2.4 The expansion slots of the OmniBus A12 On the backplane of the O A12 there are 12 PCI slots to insert expansion cards from Barco. The PCI slots of the O A12 are meant to insert UGX G...

  • Page 20: Opening The Top Cover Of The Omnibus A12

    3, 4 fixation screws of elastic hold-down elastic hold down air baffle Figure 2-12 Air baffle and elastic hold-down of the O __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 21 The air baffle is required to provide sufficient cooling for the device. Don’t forget to readjust 1, 2 place for fixation screws of transportation lock and air baffle transportation lock Figure 2-13 Transportation lock of the O _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-10...

  • Page 22: Omnibus A18

    A18 with redundant power supply the LED [2] is also lighting green, if one of the two power modules is removed but the remaining power module is working well. It is not an indicator that redundancy is available! _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-11...

  • Page 23: The Back Of The Omnibus A18

    To disconnect the OmniBus A18 from the power supply all power cords have to be pulled of the mains connection [10a] and [10b]. Therefore the back panel has to be easily accessible! _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-12...

  • Page 24: The Side Face Of The Omnibus A18

    [15] on each side of the O A18 as shown in Figure 2-16 Position of screws on the side of the OmniBus A18. _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-13...

  • Page 25: The Expansion Slots Of The Omnibus A18

    2.3.5 The expansion slots of the OmniBus A18 On the backplane of the O A18 there are 18 PCI slots to insert expansion cards from Barco. The PCI slots of the O A18 are meant to insert UGX or AGX G...

  • Page 26: Opening The Front Cover Of The Omnibus A18

    A18 and to tighten the three housing screws [4], [5] and [6] at the upper side; please refer to Figure 2-14 Front of the OmniBus A18. _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-15...

  • Page 27: Extender

    OK, power output OK or device is off, no power applies front flap lock of front flap Figure 2-21 Front view of the E XTENDER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-16...

  • Page 28: The Back Of The Extender

    2.4.3 The side face of the Extender The side of the E looks like this: XTENDER housing screw housing screw Figure 2-23 Side view of E XTENDER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-17...

  • Page 29: The Expansion Slots Of The Extender

    This is the logical numbering of the slots. This manual refers to it! On the backplane of the device another numbering is labeled, which should be ignored! _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-18...

  • Page 30: Opening The Top Cover Of The Extender

    Push the plate as far towards the cards as possible. Just then tighten the screws. 1, 2 fixation screw for transportation lock Figure 2-26 Transportation lock of the E XTENDER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 2-19...

  • Page 31: Maintenance

    3 Maintenance This chapter provides maintenance instructions for the T A devices. RANS __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 32: Replacing A Fan

    Readjust the front cover at the front of the O A18 and tighten the three [4], [5] and [6] at the upper side; please refer to Figure 2-14 Front of the OmniBus A18. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 33: Exchanging Power Modules

    Remove the defective power module by pulling at the handle [38]! • Take a new power module and check that its power switch [35] is switched off. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 34: Redundant Power Modules Of The Omnibus A18

    In rare cases it could be possible that there is a defect at the contacts of the power module. Then it might help to exchange the power module. Table 3-1 LED states of the power modules __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 35 A18 and tighten the three housing screws [4], [5] and [6] at the upper side; please refer to Figure 2-14 Front of the OmniBus A18. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 36: Redundant Power Modules Of The 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 lighten. It only indicates if a defective component is in the device. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 37: Exchanging The Filter Pad

    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 – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 38: Raid On The Processor

    • Replace the lithium battery by a new one of the identical type. Do not use any other type! • Replace the top cover. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 39: Inserting Additional Hardware

    A can be enhanced with additional hardware parts. This RANS is in particular additional main memory for the P and PCI expansion cards for the O devices, ROCESSOR or E ROCESSOR XTENDER __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 40: Inserting Additional Main Memory In The Processor

    __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 41 2 GB is reasonable. Inserting more memory will not lead to more RAM in the system due to limited memory address space of the system. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 42 Replace the top cover, connect the P and restart it. ROCESSOR After the next boot process the additional main memory is addressed and able to operate. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 43: Inserting An Additional Expansion Card

    TransForm A user’s manual. Using other cards might cause damage to the TransForm A device or might damage the cards themselves! The described graphic and video capabilities of TransForm A are only available with the original expansion cards from Barco.

  • Page 44: Inserting Cards Into A Transform A Device

    In a Processor the guide may be too far away to fit. Instead the transportation lock AGS-3390-1/-2 serves for this purpose. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 45 After inserting an additional graphic card you have to repeat system configuration as described in section X.11 configuration in the user’s manual A – X Terminal RANS __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 46: Combination And Plugging Rules

    In an OmniBus configuration, data of the input cards can only be displayed on the projection modules that are connected to the O devices, in which these cards are inserted. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...
  • Page 47 In a distributed system up to two O devices may be connected to one rendering Processor. If using two O devices, only one may be equipped with graphic cards. __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 48: Plugging Order And Rules For An Omnibus Configuration

    4.3.2 Plugging order and rules for an OmniBus configuration There are various ways how Barco’s expansion cards can be arranged in the PCI slots of an O A12 or an A18. The most important rules are listed below: These rules are a suggestion for best performance for a standard usage of T A.

  • Page 49: Plugging Order And Rules For A Processor Configuration

    PCI segment 1 of the E , starting with the CALERS XTENDER in the slots with the lowest numbers followed by the video input cards. CALER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-11...

  • Page 50: System Load Within An Omnibus Configuration

    1.90 IDEO + optical cables – 0.36 = 4.4 48.8 48.2 2084 Maximum allowed 70.0 50.0 4096 Table 4-9 Calculating the configuration criteria _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-12...
  • Page 51 1.8 * 1.90 IDEO + optical cables – 0.36 – Maximum allowed 70.0 50.0 4096 Table 4-11 Calculation template for O A18 AGS-3335-0/-1 _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-13...

  • Page 52: System Load Within A Processor Configuration

    For a system with a Processor AGS-3389 or AGS-3390-1/-2 the inserted components and main memory might exceed 4096 MB, but the main memory which exceeds 4096 MB is not available for the system. _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-14...
  • Page 53 This means that 2 GB main memory can completely be used in this system. If inserting more main memory only about 2.7 GB are used. _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-15...
  • Page 54 The main memory in a system with a Processor AGS-3328 may not exceed the “memory address space for system” as calculated above. The system will not be functional otherwise! _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-16...
  • Page 55 4096 - memory address space for system: Table 4-18 Calculation template for M1 for complete T A system with AGS-3390-1/-2 RANS _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-17...
  • Page 56 + optical cables – 0.36 1.80 Maximum allowed 25.0 35.0 198.00 Table 4-19 Calculation template for I1, I2, P1 for an E XTENDER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-18...

  • Page 57: Switching Resolution Of Graphic Cards

    (2) TransForm A – Workstation for Windows: DDC defined TransForm A – X Terminal: software defined (If DDC information conflicts with the display settings, the X server terminates, displaying a warning) _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-19...
  • Page 58 The version of the BIOS revision is printed on the microcontroller on the graphic card. The version of the major revision is printed on the O CALER _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-20...

  • Page 59: Required Firmware Versions

    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 Contact. _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

  • Page 60: Multiport I/O Card

    RANS COM3 ttyS2 COM4 ttyS3 COM5 ttyS4 COM6 ttyS5 COM7 ttyS6 COM8 ttyS7 Table 4-21 commands for the installation of additional serial ports _________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007 4-22...

  • Page 61: Trouble Shooting

    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: +32-56-36 82 51 E-mail: support.controlrooms@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.com __________________________________________________________________________ Barco – TransForm A – DOC-3358-2 – service manual – Revision 06 – March 2007...

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