Barco FirePro 3D Graphics, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide Windows XP Display Controller...

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Page 3: ...ns The powerful boards ensure ultra fast and smooth image loading roaming and manipulation of images in every resolution Use the instructions in this guide to install your BARCO DISPLAY CONTROLLER and...

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Page 5: ...Installing the BARCO MXRT drivers and software 22 Installing the BARCOMED CORONIS or Nio drivers and software 28 Configuring Windows 34 Setting the resolution of your BARCO DISPLAY CONTROLLER 34 Contr...

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Page 7: ...is BARCO DISPLAY CONTROLLER guide System CD 2 single link dongles are included with the MXRT 5400 MXRT 7400 1 single link dongle is included with the MXRT 2400 Keep your original packaging It is desig...

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Page 9: ...lay controllers please follow the installation instructions in this section If you are using a non Barco display controller please consult its corresponding documentation Installing a Barco display co...

Page 10: ...on the display controller By default VGA should be enabled on the top two pins To disable the on board VGA capabilities move the jumper so that it is on the middle and bottom pins Board Model VGA Jump...

Page 11: ...n be used Examples of PCIe slots The next image shows the two different types of PCI slots that can be used Examples of PCI slots To use multiple BarcoMed display controllers in a single computer you...

Page 12: ...over 5 If necessary unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card s from your computer 6 Locate the appropriate slot and if necessary remove the metal back plate cover s Wear a grounded pr...

Page 13: ...ure the cables are not interfering with anything inside the computer for example a cooling fan Power connection for the MXRT 7300 MXRT 7400 controllers Power connection for the MXRT 7200 controller 9...

Page 14: ...er to the Display User Guide MXRT 1150 MXRT 2150 MXRT 2400 IO Panel for the Barco MXRT 1150 and Barco MXRT 2150 S Video Connection This option is not supported by Barco DMS 59 connector provides DVI I...

Page 15: ...0 MXRT 7200 IO Panel for the Barco MXRT 5200 MXRT 5450 Head 1 DVI I Connection Head 2 DVI I Connection IO Panel for the Barco MXRT 7200 Head 1 DVI I Connection Stereo Connection This option is not sup...

Page 16: ...not supported with MXRT 5400 MXRT 7300 and MXRT 7400 on Windows XP Any two of the three connectors can be used at a time BarcoMed controllers IO Panel for the Barco MXRT 5400 MXRT 7300 MXRT 7400 Disp...

Page 17: ...lay s DVI input with the DisplayPort output of your Barco Display Controller However the Single Link dongle is limited to convert resolutions to 2MP for color displays and 5MP for grayscale displays I...

Page 18: ...48x2560 Must be ordered separately The Dual Link Dongle is only needed with graphics cards that have an active DisplayPort output such as the MXRT 7300 Use the following steps to install the dongle 1...

Page 19: ...Run setup exe from Barco_DLDP2DVI_Install package after driver installation to install the SW DPDVI DL Dongle Installation Use cases Use Single Link Dongle with these displays Gray scale displays with...

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Page 21: ...m Driver and software installation prerequisites Your operating system must be installed and running before you can install the driver software and documentation for the display controller s for your...

Page 22: ...t additional MXRT display controllers in your system The following will guide you through the installation procedure 1 You do not need to manually uninstall an existing driver before updating to the c...

Page 23: ...M and double click on the file Setup exe 3 Click Next twice 4 Click Yes to accept the terms of the MediCal QAWeb Agent license agreement The Barco setup wizard will continue with the installation only...

Page 24: ...are wizard may appear If this occurs click Cancel Automated display configuration Once the drivers software and documentation have been installed and your system has been rebooted the computer should...

Page 25: ...auses most of the GUI associated with the installer to disappear A background progress window will still be visible but no user input will be required The silent install behavior is dictated by the SE...

Page 26: ...se to the root directory of the location where you saved the contents of your BARCO Display System Installation CD ROM b Click on the file Setup exe and click Open 5 In the Open address window place y...

Page 27: ...s to completely remove the previously installed files 1 Boot the system in safe mode 2 Run MXRT driver cleaner bat by double clicking on it this will either be installed as an icon on your desktop or...

Page 28: ...led or upgraded your operating system After you have moved the display controller s to a different PCI PCIe slot The following will guide you through the installation procedure 1 Start your system Whe...

Page 29: ...the file Setup exe 3 Click Next twice 4 Follow the wizard s on screen instructions to complete the installation When the page shown below appears you may either click Next to accept the default settin...

Page 30: ...Windows logo testing Automated display configuration Once the drivers software and documentation have been installed and your system has been rebooted the computer should automatically detect your Ba...

Page 31: ...e the Windows Add Remove Programs or Uninstall utility This can be found in the Windows Control Panel Barco Driver Removal Wizard If you installed your BarcoMed Coronis or Nio drivers with DualView en...

Page 32: ...vers and software silently please follow the steps below 1 Insert the BARCO Display System Installation CD ROM into your CD DVD drive When the Barco Product Installation Wizard starts click Cancel 2 C...

Page 33: ...Controller 33 D Setup exe silent See below for an example of how the command line window should look when using the silent install from the BARCO Display System Installation CD ROM Command line insta...

Page 34: ...tangle that represents the Barco display whose settings you wish to change In order to set the resolution of your Barco Display you must be logged in using an account with administrator privileges If...

Page 35: ...y controller output If you installed your BarcoMed Display System drivers in DualView mode default for Windows XP there will be a rectangle representing each head controlled by each output of the disp...

Page 36: ...scale display s you should configure your desktop before setting the resolution of the your Barco grayscale display s If you have a single display configuration and you have enabled DualView Windows w...

Page 37: ...isplays only and not a complete Barco Coronis Display System you will need to refer to the user manual for the display controller you are using Languages supported The BarcoMed tabs support the follow...

Page 38: ...anel by right clicking in an empty area on the desktop then select Properties 2 Click on the Settings tab 3 Select the rectangle that represents the BARCO DISPLAY CONTROLLER whose settings you wish to...

Page 39: ...ation Name Displays the model name of the display Serial Number Displays the serial number of the display Backlight LifeTime This is the amount of time in hours that the backlight has been on The back...

Page 40: ...MXRT controller To access the advanced properties configuration pages for the display controller s for your Barco Coronis Display System click on the Advanced button in the Graphics Device Informatio...

Page 41: ...oosing Clone Mode under the Barco Adapter Configuration page if two displays are enabled then the larger of the two current resolutions will be used If only one of the two displays is enabled the enab...

Page 42: ...application vendor provides detailed information on custom settings In the Custom Settings section the user can fine tune the following options Anisotropic filtering SMOOTHVISION Wait for Vertical Sy...

Page 43: ...to the current active head of your Barco MXRT display controller does not support rotation internally The Rotation feature allows the user to rotate the Windows desktop to match the physical orientati...

Page 44: ...LE The Configuration Profiles list box displays a number of common applications whose optimal configuration profile are factory set by default To activate a particular profile select the application n...

Page 45: ...system but applications can manipulate the middle 236 entries This is the standard palette mode as configured by Windows User Modifiable Palette Static Gray Palette including standard system colors Th...

Page 46: ...lues to appear distorted in the background application As shown in the figure below each of the 256 entries in the palette has an RGB value of i i i where i is the index from 0 to 255 Static Gray Pale...

Page 47: ...y with the Windows graphics device interface GDI DirectDraw is enabled by default More information about DirectDraw is available through the on line help Enable Dithering This option allows the user t...

Page 48: ...ich results in increased performance since the frame buffer is set to run with 8 bit pixels While this option may be used with applications that normally require 10 bit support there will be a loss of...

Page 49: ...zard format which guides the user through the flash update procedure The user will be prompted to select a firmware update file to use for the update process This file will be provided by Barco Medica...

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Page 51: ...llection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items f...

Page 52: ...ation Industry of China in the section Limit Requirements of toxic substances in Electronic Information Products EIP EFUP Barco EFUP Component Name Hazardous Substances or Elements Pb Hg Cd Cr6 PBB PB...

Page 53: ...c Information Products Pollution Control Labeling Standard of Chinese Mainland marked with the Environmental Friendly Use Period EFUP logo The number inside the EFUP logo that Barco uses please refer...

Page 54: ...s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful i...

Page 55: ...play is approved according to the UL regulations or Indicates the display is approved according to the c UL regulations Indicates the display is approved according to the DEMKO regulations Indicates t...

Page 56: ...f a software license agreement between Barco N V or Barco Inc and the licensee No other use duplication or disclosure of a Barco software product in any form is authorized The specifications of Barco...

Page 57: ...Intel architectures Graphics accelerator Barco AURA Memory 128 MB Look up table 10 bit in 10 bit out Pixel depth 10 bit Electrical standard Single link DVI complying to v1 0 Video outputs 2 DVI D con...

Page 58: ...ms Intel architectures Graphics accelerator Barco AURA Memory 128 MB Look up table 10 bit in 10 bit out Pixel depth 10 bit Electrical standard Single link DVI complying to v1 0 Video outputs 2 DVI D c...

Page 59: ...Head Portrait or Landscape Graphics processor Proprietary AURA technology Display memory 128 MB Pixel clock rate 340 MHz Look up table 10 bits in 10 bits out Electrical standard Single link DVI compl...

Page 60: ...tion Single or Dual Head Portrait or Landscape Graphics processor Proprietary AURA technology Display memory 128 MB Pixel clock rate 340 MHz Look up table 10 bits in 10 bits out Electrical standard Si...

Page 61: ...ation Dual head portrait or landscape Graphics processor AURA technology Display memory 512 MB Pixel clock rate 340 MHz Electrical standard Dual DVI complying to VESA A DVI Rev 1 0 spec Supported reso...

Page 62: ...ting system Windows XP X64 Vista Platforms Intel and AMD architectures Graphics accelerator ATI FireMV Display memory 256 MB DDR2 Look up table 32 bits in 32 bits out Pixel depth Up to 32 bit color El...

Page 63: ...nd AMD architectures Graphics accelerator ATI FireMV RV516 GPU Display memory 256 MB DDR2 Look up table 32 bits in 32 bits out Pixel depth 32 bit color Electrical standard Single Link DVI complying to...

Page 64: ...standard Dual Link DVI complying to v1 0 Display Port DP complying to v1 1a Direct3D hardware support Microsoft DirectX v11 0 Vertex Shader 5 0 Pixel Shader 5 0 Supported resolutions Up to 6MP color a...

Page 65: ...erator ATI FireGL RV630 GPU Display memory 512 MB GDDR4 Look up table 24 bits in 24 bits out 8 bits per color channel Pixel depth Standard 8 bit gray 24 bit color High Dynamic Range 10 bit gray 30 bit...

Page 66: ...t DP complying to v1 1a Direct3D hardware support Microsoft DirectX v11 0 Vertex Shader 5 0 Pixel Shader 5 0 OpenGL hardware support OpenGL 4 0 Connectors 1 DVI I 2 Display Port DP Supported resolutio...

Page 67: ...it and 10 bit per color channel Electrical standard Dual Link DVI complying to v1 0 Display Port DP complying to v1 1a Direct3D hardware support Microsoft DirectX v11 0 Vertex Shader 5 0 Pixel Shader...

Page 68: ...in 24 bits out 8 bits per color channel Pixel depth 24 bit 30 bit HDR mode Electrical standard Dual link DVI DisplayPort complying to v1 0 specification Video output 2 DisplayPort connectors 1 DL DVI...

Page 69: ...P complying to v1 1a Direct3D hardware support Microsoft DirectX v11 0 Vertex Shader 5 0 Pixel Shader 5 0 OpenGL hardware support OpenGL 4 0 Connectors 1 DVI I 2 Display Port DP Supported resolutions...

Page 70: ...tten approval In the event the return to Barco of the defective Product is authorized by Barco Barco shall issue to Customer an RMA Return Material Authorization The Customer shall apply for an RMA nu...

Page 71: ...plays when the backlight run time2 is beyond the Guaranteed Backlight Lifetime3 of that model when used at the Factory Calibrated Luminance4 Eg1 A display is used at 8 hours day ie 2 920hours year The...

Page 72: ...irs and terminate the warranty agreement Any actions that have been taken by Barco nv MID in this respect may be invoiced to the Customer at normal pricing ARTICLE 4 REMEDIES UNDER WARRANTY a Hardware...

Page 73: ...E 8 GENERAL 8 1 Customer acknowledges its understanding that all software and electronic devices including Barco nv MID products are subject to possible error mechanical or electrical failure and shou...

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