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1. amp Sun microsystems Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara CA 95054 U S A 650 960 1300 Part No 816 1330 11 June 2002 Revision A Send comments about this document to docfeedback sun com Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved Sun Microsystems Inc has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document In EL and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U S patents listed at ttp www sun com patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U S and in other countries This document and the product to Which it pertains are distributed under licenses restricting their use copying distribution and decompilation No part of the product or of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors if any Third party software including font technology is copyrighted and licensed from Sun suppliers Parts of the s produet may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from the University of California UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun lo
2. OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs gfb0 OWconfig machine Video Resolution SUNW NTSC 640x480x60 Port a off Port b svideo Multisample Samples Per Pixel 16 Allocation Model dynamic Application Mode auto Screen Doublewide disable Active Stream b Offset Overlap O 0 Clearpixel Valu 255 Gamma Correction Value 2 20 The Video Mode SUNW NISC 640x480x60 is used to initialize the resolution for stream 2 for NTSC Note By default the first board in Xservers is the monitor on the left and then they are laid out left to right Daughter Board Interactions If a daughter board is attached video also might be visible on the HD 15 VGA or DVI D connectors This raw RGB signal is also going to the NTSC PAL encoder This signal is not meant to be used by normal monitors The signal has an odd aspect ratio and synchronization signals Appendix B Setting Up S Video 57 58 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 APPENDIX C Xinerama Xinerama is an X windows feature available in Solaris 8 system software and subsequent compatible releases for Sun graphics boards including the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator When the window system is started in Xinerama mode all windows can be seamlessly moved across screen boundaries thus creating one large super high resolution virtual display With Sun OpenGL 1 2 1 for Solaris or subsequent compatible releases
3. 2 Log out then log back in to restart the X server for the changes to take effect This enables multisampling for all OpenGL applications The maximum sample size is 16 samples per pixel The sample size is automatically allocated based on available memory When each application is started or resized This means that each application is at lower than 16 samples per pixel You can set the sample to a smaller size so that the first application does not use up the most memory If you set the environmental variable ZFB SHOW DENSITY in each application window before you launch an application the previously shown multisample information for that application is displayed TABLE 4 2 describes the fpconfig multisample options multisample enable disable auto static dynamic TABLE 4 2 Multisample Option Descriptions Option Description disable No multisample is possible enable Multisample is possible but is selected on a per application basis auto All OpenGL applications are rendered using multisampling static Multisample allocation occurs at startup configuration load time The configuration samples per pixel parameter specifies the depth that is pre allocated dynamic A buffer is allocated for each OpenGL task TABLE 4 3 lists how many samples per pixel are supported at various maximum 3D resolutions TABLE 4 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multisampling Support Maximum 3D resolution Single displa
4. gfb is the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device and 1d is the slot Enter Selection q to quit a SUNW gfb 1d 0 has been selected Type Y Control Y to insert it in the command line e g ok nvalias mydev Y for creating devalias mydev for pci 1f 0 pci 5 SUNW gfb ld 0 61 3 Create an alias name for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device The example output above shows mydev as the alias device name See Step 8 for instructions on renaming the device alias ok nvalias mydev lt Control Y gt lt Return gt 4 Set the device that you selected to be the default console display device ok setenv output device mydev 5 Store the alias name that you have created ok setenv use nvramrc true 6 Reset the output device environment ok reset 7 Rename an alias name for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device optional You can simplify future OpenBootTM PROM commands by creating an alias for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device To do this a Select the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device from the show displays menu b Name the device this example names the device as screen1 ok nvalias screenl Control Y Return c Store the name as the alias ok nvstore 62 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 d Verify the alias ok devalias The selected alias is displayed You can now refer to screen1
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6. Appendix C provides information on Xinerama Appendix D describes how to set the default console display XV Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices See one or more of the following for this information m Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals m AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment a Other software documentation that you received with your system Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files 2 You have mail su Password Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename xvi Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine names C shell superuser machine name Bourne shell and Korn shell Ss Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Accessing Sun Documentation Online A broad selection of Sun system d
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8. S video port see Appendix B Port Selection Stream B allows three different ports to be selected To route Stream B to the HD 15 connector on the daughter board use this command fbconfig stream b port hdl5 To route Stream B to the DVI D connector on the daughter board use this command fbconfig stream b port dvid Selecting the S video port Stream B is automatic when the following video resolutions are selected for Stream B m SUNW NTSC 640x480x66 m SUNW PAL 640x480x60 Note For stream B to be active it must be selected as described in the stream section Multistream Options on page 26 You must turn on doublewide mode or set the active stream to b 32 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Multicard Setup To use three or four video streams monitors you need to use two graphics boards and link those boards with Xinerama With three streams one would be doublewide and one would be normal For four streams both would be doublewide For example for the steps to create the following monitor setup gfb0 13W3 to monitor 1 gfb0 HD15 to monitor 2 gfb1 13W3 to monitor 3 Configure each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator as follows 4 fbconfig dev gfb0 doublewide enable fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port hd15 4 fbconfig dev gfbl doublewide disable 4 fbconfig dev gfbl active a likely al
9. XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions Continued Display Refresh Aspect resolution rate Hz Standard format 13W3 S Video HD 15 DVI D 1024 x 768 60 70 75 VESA 4 3 xX x X 960 x 680 108s 112s Sun stereo 1410 X X 800 x 600 75 VESA 4 3 X 768 x 575 50i PAL RGB 4 3 x xX 640 x 480 180fsc Sun 4 3 x 640 x 480 60 72 75 VESA 4 3 x x X 640 x 480 60i NTSC RGB 43 x X 640 x 480 60i NTSC Comp 4 3 X 640 x 480 50i PAL Comp 43 X Note Resolutions with refresh rates marked d are only suitable for LCDs and other digital devices These refresh rates have reduced blanking times which are unsuitable for CRTs and other analog devices Resolutions with refresh rates marked fsc are only used for special field sequential color displays Note The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator supports two streams of video information Refer to Screen Resolution Matrix on page 51 for pairs of resolutions supported by both Stream A 13W3 and Stream B HD 15 DVI D S video Chapter 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 5 6 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator With Other UPA Graphics Boards You can mix the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator with other UPA frame buffers TABLE 1 3 lists rules in using UPA slots a Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator and Sun Elite3D m6 requires a double width UPA slot m Sun Elite3D m3 and Sun Creator3D require single width UPA slots TABLE 1 3 Sun System UP
10. accelerator device automatically configures itself to the proper screen resolution and refresh rate for your monitor If it is not a Sun monitor however that is connected to the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device the monitor might have the wrong screen resolution To change the screen resolution use the fbconfig utilities Man Pages The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator man pages describe how you can query and set frame buffer attributes such as screen resolutions and visual configurations Use the fbconfig 1M man page for configuring all Sun graphics accelerators SUNWgfb_config 1M contains Sun XVR 1000 device specific configuration information fbconfig is included in the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 operating environments SUNWgfb config is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment For operating environments prior to the Solaris 9 operating environment refer to the postscript file SUNWgfb_config ps on the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator CD Use the help option to display the attributes and parameters information of the man page To access the fbconfig man page type man fbconfig To access the SUNWgfb config man page type man SUNWgfb config Chapter2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software 19 20 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 CHAPTER 3 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware This chapter provides Sun XVR 100
11. accelerator devices Note There can only be one master Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device You must configure all other Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator devices as slaves See the section Configuring Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators for Frame Locking on page 42 44 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Stereo Connector Pinout for Frame Lock FIGURE 5 2 and TABLE 5 2 show the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator stereo connector and pinout signals FIGURE 5 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Backplate Stereo Connector TABLE 5 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 DIN7_RETURN signal ground No connect 3D_GLASSES_PWR 11V FIELD Slave FIELD_IN DRAWING L NI FD DD kh Q N No connect Chapter 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization 45 Typical Cable Wiring Application TABLE 5 3 shows a typical wiring schematic for a master Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device and one or more slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator devices You should wire the second to nth slave devices exactly as the Slave Male DIN7 column in this table TABLE 5 3 Wiring Schematic for Frame Lock Cable Assembly Master Male DIN7 Slave Male DIN7 Glasses Female DIN7 FIELD pin 4 FIELD IN pin 5 FIELD pin 4 DIN7 RETURN pin 1 DIN7 RETURN pin 1
12. and User s Guide June 2002 Option 3 In Option 3 two outputs are active where one large frame buffer is displayed across both monitors a Benefits Two monitor support without the use of Xinerama software Can move windows between screens or a window across screens m Drawbacks Maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 on each monitor Both resolutions must be identical Frame Buffer Stream A Stream B 13W3 DVI D S video HD15 Option 4 In Option 4 two outputs are active and independent m Benefits Two monitor support The resolutions need not be identical a Drawbacks Cannot move windows between displays no Xinerama mode Slowest mode of operation Frame Buffer Frame Buffer Stream A Stream B Y 13W3 DVI D S video HD15 Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 27 28 Setting Up Option 1 Default This option enables the 13W3 port output only This is the mode the system uses if no other fbconfig commands have been given Example The following example returns the system to Option 1 1 Disable doublewide mode Type fbconfig dev gfb0 doublewide disable 2 Enable Stream A Type fbconfig dev gfb0 active a 3 Select the desired screen resolution Type fbconfig dev gfb0 res SUNW STD 1280x1024x76 To find all possible Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator resolutions type fbconfig res Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelera
13. lists the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software package names and descriptions TABLE 2 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Package Names Package name Description SUNWgfb u Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator kernel device driver package SUNWgfbx u Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator kernel device driver package 64 bit SUNWgfbcf Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator configuration utility SUNWgfb config and microcode gfb ucode SUNWgfbr Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator system startup support SUNWgfbw X server loadable module for Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator SUNWVid Monitor video timing information Chapter 2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software 11 12 Patches for JumpStart Users If you are adding the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator Solaris 8 operating environment packages to a JumpStartTM server you must first add the following patches located on the installation kit CD ROM in XVR 1000 Solaris 8 Patches in the following order 1 112334 01 2 108528 13 3 109888 16 If you are adding these packages to a Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment JumpStart image only patch 109888 16 is required No patches are required for the Solaris 9 operating environment After you have applied the required patches install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator packages in the following order 1 SUNWgfb u 2 SUNWgfbx u 3 SUNWgfbw 4 SUNWgfbr 5 SUNWgfbcf Sun XVR 1000 Graphics A
14. system 1 Sun Ultra 80 system Sun Blade 1000 system N N N Sun Blade 2000 system Chapter 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 3 Screen Resolutions Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator supports full 30 bit 3D double z buffered graphics at all supported resolutions TABLE 1 2 lists the supported screen resolutions for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator To get a list of available resolutions for your display device type fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 res N at the command line TABLE 1 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions Display Refresh Aspect resolution rate Hz Standard format 13W3 S Video HD 15 DVI D 1920 x 1200 60d Sun 16 10 X X X 1920 x 1200 70 75 Sun 16 10 x 1920 x 1080 60d Sun 16 9 X X X 1920 x 1080 72 Sun 16 9 X 1792 x 1344 60 75 VESA 43 X 1600 x 1280 76 Sun 5 4 X 1600 x 1200 60d Sun 43 X X X 1600 x 1200 60 75 VESA 4 3 X 1600 x 1024 60 Sun 16 10 X X X 1600 x 1000 66 76 Sun 16 10 X 1440 x 900 76 Sun 16 10 X X X 1280 x 1024 96s 112s Sun stereo 5 4 X 1280 x 1024 108s digital only Sun stereo 5 4 X X X 1280 x 1024 60 75 85 VESA 5 4 X X X 1280 x 1024 67 76 Sun 5 4 X X X 1280 x 800 112s Sun stereo 16 10 X 1280 x 800 76 Sun 16 10 X X X 1280 x 768 56 Sun 5 3 X X X 1152 x 900 120s Sun stereo 5 4 X 1152 x 900 66 76 Sun 5 4 X X X 1024 x 800 84 Sun 4 3 X X X 1024 x 768 77 Sun 4 3 X X X 4 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 TABLE 1 2 Sun
15. this functionality is extended to OpenGL applications No recompilation is necessary for a legacy application to work with Xinerama mode across multiple screens even if the application was compiled with an older version of Sun OpenGL for Solaris To enable Xinerama mode single logical screen on multiscreen displays add xinerama to the usr dt config Xservers file For example 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun xinerama dev dev fb0 dev dev fb1 You need to install Sun OpenGL for Solaris version 1 2 1 or later release in order to run your OpenGL based applications seamlessly in multiscreen Xinerama mode older releases of OpenGL render only to one screen in the display 59 60 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 APPENDIX D Setting the Default Console Display The console device defaults to the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator If another frame buffer is installed such as a PCI bus or UPA bus frame buffer you may need to change the default console display To set the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator as the default console display At the ok prompt type ok show displays The output prompts you to select a display device For example a SUNW gfb 1d 0 b SUNW ffb le 0 q NO SELECTION Select the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device to be the default console display In this example select a where SUNW
16. 0 graphics accelerator hardware installation information Before Installation on page 21 Installing the Hardware on page 22 Removing the Hardware on page 23 System Configurations on page 24 Before Installation Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals 806 6086 10 that corresponds to your operating environment The handbook describes how to shut down the system safely before installing any internal boards and how to reboot the system after installation A complete set of Solaris documentation is located at http docs sun com Refer to the following hardware documentation provided with your Sun system for instructions on installing Sun UPA bus graphics boards Sun Ultra 60 Service Manual Sun Ultra 80 Service Manual Sun Blade 1000 Service Manual Sun Blade 2000 Service Manual 21 Installing the Hardware 1 Turn off the power to your system disconnect cabling and open the enclosure 2 Position the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator over the UPA bus connector slot 3 Holding the two upper corners of the graphics board carefully push the board straight down into the UPA bus connector until the board is fully seated FIGURE 3 2 Caution When installing the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator into your system UPA slot do not touch the graphics board heatsinks Only apply pressure to the graphics board as indicated by the arrows shown in FIGURE 3 1 Installation instruction label Heat
17. 0 graphics accelerator subsystems to maintain image quality and to enable continuity between scenes on all applicable displays This feature however is not applicable across two or more systems The display can be a monitor or a large wall screen image displayed by a projector See Creating a Multiscreen Application on page 41 in this section for an example of creating a multiscreen application Note if you frame lock multiple computer systems only the frame lock feature will operate that is the Buffer Swap Synchronization feature is not available across multiple computer systems Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Creating a Multiscreen Application The following is a programming example of how to create a Buffer Swap Synchronization multiscreen application Main program 1 Create n full screen windows one per screen 2 Create n rendering threads and associate one thread per screen 3 Create a master thread to synchronize rendering threads 4 Execute main window system event loop Master Thread run method 1 Do the following in a loop a Notify all rendering threads to render a frame possibly in response to an event b Wait for all rendering threads to finish rendering c Notify all rendering threads to swap buffers d Wait for all rendering threads to finish swapping Render Thread s run method 1 Create OpenGL context for this thread s window 2 Make co
18. 51 Daughter Board HD 15 Port The daughter board HD 15 port shares the same video source with the main board S video and daughter board DVI D ports Only one of the main board S video daughter board HD 15 or daughter board DVI D ports can be active at any time Screen Resolution Matrix The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator with daughter board supports two channels of frame buffer area TABLE A 2 lists the pairs of resolution supported by both Channel 1 main board 13W3 monitor port and Channel 2 daughter board HD 15 and DVI D ports frame buffer areas The first column of TABLE A 2 lists the Channel 1 supported resolutions These resolution numbers correspond with the numbers representing the Channel 2 supported resolutions A bullet indicates a combination of resolutions on Channel 1 and Channel 2 supported by the system Appendix A Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 51 TABLE A 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Supported Resolution Pairs Matrix Channel 1 Channel 2 daughter board HD 15 daughter board DVI D main board S video main board 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 o 0 None e ooo coco ee oo o o e 1 640x480x60 2 640x480x72 3 640x480x75 4 800x600x75 e ee ee ojo 5 960x680x108s 6 960x680x112s 7 1024x768x60 8 1024x768x70 9 1024x768x75 10 1024x768x77 11 1024x800x84
19. A Bus Slots System UPA Slot Widths Sun Ultra 60 system 1 single width UPA plus 1 double width UPA slot Sun Ultra 80 system 2 single or double width UPA slots Sun Blade 1000 system 2 single or double width UPA slots Sun Blade 2000 system 2 single or double width UPA slots Note Xinerama requires that all frame buffers be identical and are configured to the same resolution See Appendix C Xinerama Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 Window System Support and Supported Visuals The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator models support 8 bit PseudoColor in the overlay as the X window system default The window system offers combinations of the common X visuals in the following Single double buffered Stereo mono dependent on the resolution selected Standard and gamma corrected Stored alpha The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator supports the following visuals 8 bit PseudoColor 8 bit StaticGray in the Red plane 10 bit internal 8 bit PseudoColor in the Red plane 10 bit internal 24 bit TrueColor 30 bit in the frame buffer 24 bit DirectColor 30 bit in the frame buffer 24 bit TrueColor with stored alpha in the overlay StaticGray and TrueColor with additional gamma corrected visuals Technical Support For assistance and other information not found in this document concerning the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator see Support Services at http www sun co
20. D connectors all provide a DDC2B link A DDC2B link provides monitor query and control functions Note If you are connecting a Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator HD 15 connector to a 13W3 based display an HD 15 to 13W3 video adapter is required Main Board Stereo Connector Pinout FIGURE A 1 and TABLE A 1 show the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator stereo connector and pinout signals FIGURE A 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Backplate Stereo Connector TABLE A 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 DIN7_RETURN signal ground 2 No connect 3 3D_GLASSES_PWR 11V 4 FIELD 50 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 TABLE A 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Connector Pinout Continued Pin Signal 5 Slave FIELD IN 6 DRAWING L 7 No connect Daughter Board DVI D Port The daughter board DVI D port shares the same video source as the daughter board HD 15 and main board S video ports Only one of the main board S video daughter board HD 15 or daughter board DVI D ports can be active at any time The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator supports the same resolutions for the daughter board DVI D port as for the daughter board HD 15 port When the main board 13W3 port is active at the same time as the DVI D port there are restrictions on the supported combinations of resolutions See Screen Resolution Matrix on page
21. DIN7 RETURN pin 1 DRAWING L pin 6 DRAWING L pin 6 DRAWING L pin 6 see note 3D GLASSES PWR pin 3 3D GLASSES PWR pin 3 Note Use the Glasses connector to daisy chain multiple cables to additional slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator devices 46 Connecting the Frame Lock Cable Assembly 1 Locate the master Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator I O backplate on the rear of your system and connect the top of the frame lock cable assembly stereo connector 2 Connect the slave cable connector to a slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator stereo connector 3 Connect a second slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator if applicable or stereo glasses to the daisy chain stereo connector FIGURE 5 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 First and second slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators S2 z Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator l 8 stereo connector e e 9 Designated sr si LO master Sun XVR 1000 z graphics accelerator M If D fi Top of frame lock cable assembly to master Sun XVR 1000 Slave cables graphics accelerator S1 i Daisy chain stereo Vv connector A l Cabling for second slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator S2 Y
22. IMPORTANT NOTE This system must be rebooted for the new software to take effect Shutdown the system using the shutdown command and then reboot the system using the boot r PROM command at the ok prompt See the shutdown 1M and boot 1M manual pages for more details 6 For multiple graphics boards modify the etc dt config Xservers file This file tells your system to run the X server on each of the frame buffers listed in your Xservers file If you remove graphics boards from your system you also need to modify your Xservers file Go to Multiple Frame Buffer Configuration on page 17 7 Shut down the system after the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software is installed shutdown See the shutdown 1M and boot 1M man pages for more details 8 Install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator hardware see Chapter 3 Chapter2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software 15 9 Boot your system at the ok prompt Halt Stop A your system for the ok prompt ok boot r Removing the Software 1 Log in as superuser 2 Insert the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator CD into the drive 3 Mount the CD ROM drive m If the drive is already mounted type the following and go to Step 4 cd cdrom cdrom0 a If the CD ROM is not already mounted type mount F hsfs O o ro dev dsk c0t6d0s0 cdrom cd cdrom 4 To remove the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator so
23. J Optional slave stereo glasses a e LAJ FIGURE 5 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator and Frame Lock Cable Assembly Chapter 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization 47 48 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 APPENDIX A Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Specifications This appendix provides information on the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator 1 0 ports and screen resolution matrix m Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator I O Ports on page 49 m Screen Resolution Matrix on page 51 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator I O Ports FIGURE A 1 shows the external I O port connectors for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator DVI D port HD 15 monitor port 00000 O Jo co oooooo0oo00 ooooo0o00 00000 TA 3 Stereo port 13W3 port S video port FIGURE A 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator External I O Port Connectors 49 The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator provides a secondary video output stream from either a DVI D or HD 15 connector The primary video output is through a standard 13W3 connector The secondary output is through one of the following a HD 15 video connector for analog displays a DVI D for digital input displays like flat panels a S video connector for video devices like TV monitors or recording devices The 13W3 HD 15 and DVI
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26. alled prior to installing the graphics board the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator will not be recognized by the system Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages Install the required software packages for your Solaris operating environment from the CD provided with your Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator installation kit TABLE 2 1 lists the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator CD directories TABLE 2 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator CD Directories Directory name Description License Binary Code License XVR 1000 Solaris 8 Packages Solaris 8 graphics accelerator software packages XVR 1000 Solaris 9 Packages Solaris 9 graphics accelerator software packages Docs Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator documentation Copyright U S version of copyright FR Copyright French version of copyright Install Installation support files install Product installation script remove Product removal script OpenGL Packages OpenGL 1 2 3 packages 10 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Software Package Locations The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software packages are located in the directories listed in TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 2 Location of Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages Software packages Directory location Solaris 8 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 1000 Solaris 8 Packages Solaris 9 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 1000 Solaris 9 Packages Software Package Names TABLE 2 3
27. any subregion of Stream A after the window system is already running Use the svideotool GUI application to set up and select this subregion cd opt SUNWvidtools bin svideotool Note Stream B must not currently be in use for svideotool to be activated Appendix B Setting Up S Video 55 Example for Using Two Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators In this example the first board gfb0 is used for S video exclusively and the second board gfb1 is used normally 1 Create the Xservers file 0 Local local uidEconsole root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs gfbl dev dev fbs gfb0 2 Specify resolutions for each board 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfbl res SUNW STD 1280x1024x76 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 res SUNW NTSC 640x480x60 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 active b doublewide disable 3 Check the configuration status of the gfb1 device 4 fbconfig dev gfbl propt OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs gfb1 OWconfig machine Video Resolution SUNW STD 1280x1024xX76 Port a 13W3 Port b off Multisample Samples Per Pixel 16 Allocation Model dynamic Application Mode auto Screen Doublewide disable Active Stream a Offset Overlap 0 0 Clearpixel Value 225 Gamma Correction Value 2 20 56 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 4 Check the configuration status of the gfb0 device 4 fbconfig dev gfb0 propt
28. ccelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Installing the Software Use the install utility on the CD ROM to install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software This utility installs all necessary driver software and patches Note Install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software before installing the graphics board in your Sun system If the software is not installed prior to installing the graphics board the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator will not be recognized by the system Log in as superuser Insert the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator CD into the drive m If the drive is already mounted type the following and go to Step 3 cd cdrom cdrom0 a If the CD is not already mounted type mount F hsfs O o ro dev dsk c0t640s0 cdrom cd cdrom Note The CD ROM device might be different on your system For example dev dsk c0t2d0s2 Chapter2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software 13 3 To install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software type install The following is displayed xxx Checking if Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator support is already installed xxx Checking if Sun OpenGL is installed Select one of the following Sun OpenGL installation options 1 Install Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 2 Do not install Sun OpenGL Select an option The installation program checks if Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator softwa
29. d a normal screen on stream 1 This setup shares the resources between the two streams Multisample depth may be reduced 1 Log in as superuser 2 Set the resolution on the first normal stream Type 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0a res SUNW STD 1280x1024x76 Note This is not the same resolution that is used for the default subdevice gfb0 This resolution needs to be set up independently in addition to gfb0 Note Any valid resolution can be used for gfb0a The larger the resolution is however the less memory is available for multisampling 54 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 3 Set the resolution on the second stream a For NTSC type fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0b res SUNW NTSC 640x480x60 a For PAL type 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0b res SUNW PAL 640x480x50 4 Add or change the Xservers file to include these devices You need to add device entries for dev fbs gfb0a and dev fbs gfb0b to the ete dt config Xservers file If an entry for dev fbs gfb0 exists already delete it and add the two described devices gfb0a and gfb0b All other devices should remain the same Note Refer to the proper Xservers 1 man page and Xservers documentation for further information 5 Log out to restart Xserver and verify the configuration data S Video Configuration Option 3 This option allows the S video port and Stream B to be set up to capture
30. e resolution on each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator is not the same you must change it to match the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator in master mode You must configure each board separately that is for gfb1 gfb2 gfb3 and so on For example fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 active a res 1280x1024x76 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfbl active a res 1280x1024x76 Log out of the X window system and then log back in for the resolutions to take effect 42 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 3 Set the master and slave graphics boards For example fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 master a stream a slave disable 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfbl master input stream a slave enable external You need to run these last two commands setting each master and slave graphics board each time you log into your X window system Note The master and slave options are only implemented as immediate commands They take effect when you run the fbconfig command and are not saved when you exit the X window system When you restart the X window system all graphics boards and streams return to master a and slave disable modes 4 Connect the frame lock cable to each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator Make sure to first connect the frame lock cable master mode connector to the master Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator g b0 in the above example See the section Frame Lock Cable A
31. etc dt config cp usr dt config Xservers etc dt config cd etc dt config vi Xservers Chapter 2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software 17 2 Modify the file by adding the device locations for the applicable frame buffers being used See the following examples a This example shows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun Creator board and one Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator 0 Local local uidEconsole root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs ffb0 dev dev fbs gfb0 a This example shows how to remove two Creator3D boards and add one Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator in the Xservers configuration file a Old Xservers configuration file with two Creator3D boards 0 Local local uidetconsole root usr openwin bin X dev dev fb0 defdepth 24 dev dev fb1 defdepth 24 a New Xservers configuration file with one Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator 0 Local local _uid console root usr openwin bin X dev dev fb Note that the defdepth 24 was removed from the Xservers file so that the X server does not take performance away from applications 3 Install the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator hardware see Chapter 3 4 Boot your system at the ok prompt Halt Stop A your system for the ok prompt 18 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution For most installations the Sun XVR 1000 graphics
32. for the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device For example ok setenv output device screenl 8 Reset the output device environment 9 Connect your monitor cable to the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator monitor connector on your system back panel see FIGURE A 1 Appendix D Setting the Default Console Display 63 64 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002
33. ftware become superuser and type remove The following list of options is displayed 1 Remove Sun XVR 1000 support 2 Remove OpenGL 3 Remove All Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator and OpenGL 4 Quit Select an option 16 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 5 Select Option 3 to remove all listed software packages The following text is displayed About to take the following actions Remove Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator support Remove OpenGL Press q to quit or press any other key to continue 6 Press any key and Return to start the removal process Once complete the following is displayed and the program provides the location of a removal file xxx Removing packages xxx Done A log of this removal can be found at var tmp XVR 1000 remove 2000 09 27 Multiple Frame Buffer Configuration To run more than one frame buffer you must modify your etc dt config Xservers file The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device is identified as gfbx for example gfb0 and gfb1 for two Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator devices To do this 1 Become superuser and open the etc dt config Xservers file cd etc dt config vi Xservers If the etc dt config Xservers file does not exist create the etc dt config directory and copy the Xservers file from usr dt config Xservers to etc dt config mkdir p
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35. graphics accelerator resolutions type fbconfig res Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 setting Up Option 4 This option allows independent resolution setting of each stream Note Stream option 4 is not supported in Xinerama X windows and Sun OpenGL for Solaris performance may be noticeably degraded in this mode Many resources for example Color LUTs and WID entries are managed independently and the two streams compete with each other Use stream option 3 whenever possible for a dual stream configuration Example The following example sets up this option Select either the DVI D or HD 15 port for the second monitor screen Type fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port dvid or fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port hd15 Select an independent screen resolution for each frame buffer Type fbconfig dev gfb0a res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 fbconfig dev gfb0b res SUNW_STD_1152x900x66 To enable both streams both devices dev fbs gfb0a and dev fbs gfb0b must appear in the etc dt config Xservers file For example 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs gfb0a dev dev fbs gfb0b Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 31 To find all possible Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator resolutions type fbconfig res See TABLE A 2 in Appendix A for all valid screen resolution combinations To set up the
36. he current window 4 setenv ZFB USE MSB 2 For this example set the maximum sample usage to four samples per pixel 4 setenv ZFB USE MSB 4 34 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 3 Set the ZFB SHOW DENSITY environment to display sample density when an application is launched 4 setenv ZFB SHOW DENSITY The output also shows value changes as the window is resized 4 Launch your application The followings shows an example of setting the environments launching the application and its output 4 setenv ZFB USE MSB 4 4 setenv ZFB SHOW DENSITY run OpenGL application ogl zfb Auto multisample buffer mode ogl zfb report sample density changes multisample s b p tp w h 5 0 12 12 512 436 multisample s b p tp w h 8 0 12 12 426 350 Where s sample density b reserved p reserved tp reserved w window width h window height Note In the above example the window was resized from 512 x 436 to 426 x 350 Enabling Multisampling for All OpenGL Applications 1 Use fbconfig to enable all OpenGL application windows for dynamic multisampling fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 multisample auto dynamic samples max Note When using the auto option switch all OpenGL applications are multisampled If you use the enable switch only those that use the multisample APIs will be multisampled Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 35
37. lerator feature information m Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multistreaming on page 25 a Dynamic Multisample Antialiasing on page 34 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multistreaming The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator has two possible video streams which may drive one of four output ports 13W3 DVI D HD 15 and S video This section describes how to tell the configuration program fbconfig which stream to program and how to direct that stream output to the desired port When there are two Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators in the system they are numbered from 0 TABLE 4 1 gives the device names to use fbconfig allows the trailing component to serve as a shorthand such as gfb0 for dev fbs gfb0 TABLE 4 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Device Names Device Name Description dev fbs gfb0 Use explicitly for graphics board 1 dev fbs gfb1 Use explicitly for graphics board 2 25 Multistream Options There are four options from which to choose Option 1 In Option 1 only one output is active m Benefits Maximum resolution 1920 x 1200 a Drawbacks None Frame Buffer Stream A 13W3 Option 2 In Option 2 only one output is active m Benefits Maximum resolution 1920 x 1200 a Drawbacks Not all resolutions are supported see TABLE A 2 Frame Buffer Stream B DVI D S video HD15 26 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation
38. m service online For the most up to date version of the installation guide go to http www sun com Chapter 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 7 8 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software This chapter provides Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software installation information Software Requirements on page 9 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages on page 10 Patches for JumpStart Users on page 12 Installing the Software on page 13 Removing the Software on page 16 Multiple Frame Buffer Configuration on page 17 Man Pages on page 19 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution on page 19 Software Requirements The Solaris 8 10 01 operating environment or a subsequent compatible version of the operating environment is required on your system before installing the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software Note If your system does not have the Solaris 8 10 01 operating environment installed you must install it Refer to the main Solaris installation manuals for this information Updated versions of Sun OpenGL for Solaris are available at http www sun com software graphics OpenGL Note The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software must be installed on the system before you can install the graphics board If the software is not inst
39. ng the Monitor Screen Resolution 19 Man Pages 19 3 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 21 Before Installation 21 Installing the Hardware 22 Removing the Hardware 23 System Configurations 24 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 25 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multistreaming 25 Multistream Options 26 Setting Up Option 1 Default 28 Setting Up Option 2 29 Setting Up Option 3 30 Setting Up Option 4 31 Port Selection 32 Multicard Setup 33 Dynamic Multisample Antialiasing 34 Enabling Multisampling for a Specific OpenGL Application 34 Enabling Multisampling for All OpenGL Applications 35 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization 39 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Lock System 39 Buffer Swap Synchronization 40 Creating a Multiscreen Application 41 Configuring Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators for Frame Locking 42 Frame Lock Cable Assembly 44 Stereo Connector Pinout for Frame Lock 45 viii Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Typical Cable Wiring Application 46 Connecting the Frame Lock Cable Assembly 46 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 49 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator I O Ports 49 Screen Resolution Matrix 51 Setting Up S Video 53 S Video Configuration Option 1 53 S Video Configuration Option 2 54 S Video Configuration Option 3 55 Example for Using Two Sun XVR 1000 Gra
40. ntext current to this thread 3 Initialize OpenGL context state 4 Do the following in a loop a Wait for master thread notification b Render image to back buffer for this screen c Notify master thread that this thread is done rendering d Wait for master thread notification e Swap buffers f Notify master thread that this thread is done swapping Chapter 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization 41 Configuring Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators for Frame Locking 1 Designate a Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator as the master You may use the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator that serves as the boot console head for that system Refer to the boot r man page for device location and device numbering information for how devices are numbered based on their physical location For frame lock you may select any device that is gfb0 gfb1 gfb2 and so on to be the master Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator device 2 Make sure that each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator installed has the same monitor resolution as the one in master mode a Check the resolution of an Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator by using the fbconfig command For example fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 prconf You must repeat this command for each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator in the system or systems b Change the resolution of a Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator using the fbconfig command If th
41. o radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment ICES 003 Class A Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe A This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada ICES 003 Class B Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada VCCI ED WIT iv JIA AVOCI DT VIA AVCCIDRRISBRV VIF VI VBEOAT Y a EME PIZA fike MERE TS CEDEX FEIORHAVAMXLET OAR ELVA TERUR
42. ock cable assembly if required 2 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator is an UltraSPARCTM port architecture UPA bus high resolution high performance graphics frame buffer that provides 30 bit color and 3D acceleration The graphics board has full hardware support for 2D and 3D texture mapping as well as dynamic multisample antialiasing and an S video port The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator is supported on the following systems Sun UltraTM 60 system Sun Ultra 80 system Sun BladeTM 1000 system Sun Blade 2000 system Features include Up to 120 MHz UPA interface Resolution up to 1920 x 1200 x 75 at 30 bit color 72 Mbytes of 3DRAM64 frame buffer memory 256 Mbytes of texture memory 10 bit per color DAC located on the 13W3 and HD 15 connectors Stereo output Digital output from second head daughter board S video output from main board Support for programmable video resolutions Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 FIGURE 1 1 shows the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator FIGURE 1 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator System Configurations TABLE 1 1 shows the maximum number of Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators supported in Sun systems See Chapter 5 for information on using multiple displays TABLE 1 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators System Configurations Maximum Number of Sun System Devices Supported Sun Ultra 60
43. ocumentation is located at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs A complete set of Solaris documentation and many other titles are located at http docs sun com Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 816 1330 11 of your document in the subject line of your email Preface xvii xviii Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 CHAPTER 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator Installation Kit on page 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features on page 2 System Configurations on page 3 Screen Resolutions on page 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator With Other UPA Graphics Boards on page 6 Window System Support and Supported Visuals on page 7 m Technical Support on page 7 Installation Kit The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator installation kit includes m Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator m Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software CD ROM m Antistatic wrist strap a Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide this document See Chapter 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization to order a frame l
44. of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables to comply with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the 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 interference t
45. phics Accelerators 56 Daughter Board Interactions 57 Xinerama 59 Setting the Default Console Display 61 Contents ix x Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 GURE 1 1 GURE 3 1 GURE 3 2 GURE 5 1 GURE 5 2 GURE 5 3 GURE A 1 GURE A 2 Figures Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator 3 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator 22 Removing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator 23 Frame Lock Cable Assembly 44 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Backplate Stereo Connector 45 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator and Frame Lock Cable Assembly 47 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator External I O Port Connectors 49 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Backplate Stereo Connector 50 xi xii Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 2 TABLE 1 3 TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 2 TABLE 2 3 TABLE 3 1 TABLE 4 1 TABLE 4 2 TABLE 4 3 TABLE 5 1 TABLE 5 2 TABLE 5 3 TABLE A 1 TABLE A 2 Tables Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators System Configurations 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions 4 Sun System UPA Bus Slots 6 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator CD Directories 10 Location of Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages 11 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Software Package Names 11 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator and System Hardware Configurations 24 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelera
46. re is already installed If a version of graphics board software is installed the program checks to determine the version 4 Select Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 to install the product The following is displayed xxx Checking if Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 support for Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator is installed About to take the following actions Install Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator support for Solaris 8 Install Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 To cancel installation of this software press g Press any other key to begin installation 14 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 5 Press any key and Return to start installation Once complete the following is displayed and the program provides the location of an installation log file along with configuration and reboot instructions xxx Installing Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator support for Solaris 8 xxx Installing Sun OpenGL 1 2 3 support for Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator xxx Adding PICL environment file for Sun Blade 1000 kxkx Installation complete To remove this software use the remove script on this CDROM or the following script var tmp XVR 1000 remove A log of this installation can be found at var tmp XVR 1000 install 2000 09 27 To configure a Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator accelerator use the fbconfig utility See the fbconfig 1m and SUNWgfb config 1m manual pages for more details x
47. ready defaulted to this Link the two graphics boards together with Xinerama in the Xservers file as shown 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun xinerama dev dev fbs gfb0 dev dev fbs gfbl Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 33 Dynamic Multisample Antialiasing Multisampling full scene dynamic multisample antialiasing removes the jagged edges on 3D data An image is sampled at a higher resolution than the screen typically four to 16 samples per pixel This method yields improved images but at the price of increased render time The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator has 72 Mbytes of memory for the frame buffer so that the image can be multisampled at up to 16 samples per pixel in a single pass depending on the resolution The higher number of samples per pixel the better the image quality but the longer the display time Depending on the screen resolution TABLE 4 3 the number of samples per pixel can be increased to improve image quality You can get better sample densities with dynamic mode if the window is smaller then the screen size Use a combination of the fbconfig command and or environmental variables to invoke multisampling You can enable multisample mode for a particular OpenGL application or for all OpenGL applications Enabling Multisampling for a Specific OpenGL Application 1 Set the multisample environmental variable This enables multisampling for t
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49. s vertical retracing to occur simultaneously on each Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator subsystem The frame lock cable assembly is used to daisy chain two or more Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator subsystems Vertical retrace synchronization eliminates flicker between multiscreen displays You can frame lock two or more Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator subsystems across two or more computer systems Frame locking is often necessary when running in stereo in a multihead environment All the displays can be synchronized so that the left and right views can be seen correctly through one set of LCD stereo glasses 39 When frame buffers are frame locked you should make sure they are all running at the same video resolution and vertical retrace rate see foconfig help for details See Configuring Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators for Frame Locking on page 42 To use the frame lock features the frame lock cable assembly is required See Frame Lock Cable Assembly on page 44 for installation To order the frame lock cable assembly call Sun telesales at 1 800 786 0404 and request spare part number 530 2754 You can also order the frame lock cable assembly through the Sun store http store sun com by ordering this part number under spare parts By default two channels are not frame locked 40 Buffer Swap Synchronization Buffer swap synchronization enables a simultaneous swap of buffer memory contents on all Sun XVR 100
50. sinks FIGURE 3 1 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator The Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator shroud also contains labeling with installation instructions See FIGURE 3 1 22 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 Removing the Hardware 1 Turn off the power to your system disconnect cabling and open the enclosure 2 Remove the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator by pulling on the ends and gently rocking the board until you remove the graphics board from the UPA slot FIGURE 3 2 FIGURE 3 2 Removing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Chapter 3 Installing the Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 23 24 System Configurations TABLE 3 1 shows possible Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator configurations in the supported Sun systems TABLE 3 1 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator and System Hardware Configurations Sun System UPA Slots Maximum Graphics Board Configuration Sun Ultra 60 system 2 1 see Note below Sun Ultra 80 system 2 2 Sun Blade 1000 system 2 2 Sun Blade 2000 system 2 2 Note Although the Sun Ultra 60 system has two UPA bus connector slots the UPA slots are too close together to accommodate more than one Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide April 2002 CHAPTER 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features This chapter provides Sun XVR 1000 graphics acce
51. ssembly on page 44 Your system is now ready for frame locking Chapter 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization 43 Frame Lock Cable Assembly The frame lock cable assembly FIGURE 5 1 is a Y shaped cable assembly with three connectors Use this assembly to daisy chain multiple Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators within a computer system Slave mode connector o D Hs Do 0 r T abe 505 Ella kte kd rl NE ce Master mode connector Daisy chain and stereo glasses connector FIGURE 5 1 Frame Lock Cable Assembly TABLE 5 1 Frame Lock Cable Connections Frame Lock Connector Description Master connector Connects into the stereo connector located on the Sun XVR 1000 shortest male cable graphics accelerator that is designated as the master device Also plugs into the daisy chain connector for slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators Slave connector Connects into the stereo connector located on the Sun XVR 1000 longest male cable graphics accelerator that is designated as a slave device Daisy chain stereo Can connect a pair of stereo glasses directly into this connector Or glasses connector the connector can be used to daisy chain to other frame lock cables female connector for slave Sun XVR 1000 graphics
52. tion 2 on page 54 a Example for Using Two Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators on page 56 a Daughter Board Interactions on page 57 Note With S video you can cause the NTSC and PAL output to be a subwindow of the main 13W3 channel video outputs It also allows you to pan the subwindow within the full frame No other secondary channel port DVI D or HD15 is available While using S video S Video Configuration Option 1 This option allows S video on video data stream 2 displaying nothing on stream 1 This setup dedicates all memory resources of the graphics board to the S video port This is required for the largest multisampling depth of 16 samples per pixel Another board may be used if a large workspace is required for other purposes beyond the one 640 x 480 window Note This procedure assumes that you are setting up the first board as gfb0 Substitute gfb0 with gfb1 for the second board 53 1 Log in as superuser 2 Set the resolution on the second stream a For NTSC type fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 res SUNW NTSC 640x480x60 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 active b doublewide disable a For PAL type 4 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 res SUNW PAL 640x480x50 fbconfig dev dev fbs gfb0 active b doublewide disable 3 Log out to restart the Xserver and verify the configuration data S Video Configuration Option 2 This option allows S video on video data stream 2 an
53. tor Device Names 25 Multisample Option Descriptions 36 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multisampling Support 36 Frame Lock Cable Connections 44 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Connector Pinout 45 Wiring Schematic for Frame Lock Cable Assembly 46 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Connector Pinout 50 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Supported Resolution Pairs Matrix 52 xiii xiv Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 Preface This guide describes how to install the SunTM XVR 1000 graphics accelerator and associated software in a Sun system How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator product and includes the graphics board models supported Sun systems and supported screen resolutions Chapter 2 describes how to install and remove Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator software Chapter 3 provides Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator hardware installation information Chapter 4 provides information on using Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator features including multistreams and dynamic multisample antialiasing Chapter 5 describes Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator frame locking Appendix A provides information on the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator I O ports and screen resolution matrix Appendix B provides information for setting up S video NTSC and PAL video formats on the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator
54. tor Installation and User s Guide June 2002 setting Up Option 2 This option enables the DVI D or HD 15 port output Example The following example sets up this option 1 Disable doublewide mode Type fbconfig dev gfb0 doublewide disable 2 Enable Stream B Type fbconfig dev gfb0 active b 3 Select either the DVI D or HD 15 port Type fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port dvid or fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port hd15 4 Select the desired screen resolution Type fbconfig dev gfb0 res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 To find all possible Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator resolutions type fbconfig res To set up the S video port see Appendix B Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 29 30 setting Up Option 3 This option enables two monitor support without the use of Xinerama software This means that the Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator creates one wide frame buffer displayed across two screens Example The following example sets up this option 1 Enable both streams sharing a single frame buffer Type fbconfig dev gfb0 doublewide enable 2 Select either the DVI D or HD 15 port for the second monitor screen Type fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port dvid fbconfig dev gfb0 stream b port hd15 5 3 Select the desired screen resolution Type fbconfig dev gfb0 res SUNW STD 1280x1024x76 To find all possible Sun XVR 1000
55. y Dual display Stereo 112 Hz 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 X 1000 2 1280 x 1024 2 2 1152 x 900 3 2 1024 x 768 5 2 4 36 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 TABLE 4 3 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Multisampling Support Continued Maximum 3D resolution Single display Dual display Stereo 112 Hz 960 X 680 N A 6 800 x 600 8 4 8 640 x 480 16 6 12 Note TABLE 4 3 is for static mode multisampling but is applicable for dynamic mode if the application is running the whole screen size You can get better sample densities with dynamic mode if the window is smaller then the screen size Chapter 4 Using Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Features 37 38 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide June 2002 CHAPTER 5 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Locking and Buffer Swap Synchronization This chapter describes Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerator frame locking and buffer swap synchronization Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Lock System on page 39 Buffer Swap Synchronization on page 40 Creating a Multiscreen Application on page 41 Configuring Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerators for Frame Locking on page 42 Frame Lock Cable Assembly on page 44 a Connecting the Frame Lock Cable Assembly on page 46 Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator Frame Lock System The frame lock synchronization feature enable

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