Barco EOS User manual

ProductNews
17 Nov 2005
Release 4.0 of the Windows Driver Suite is available. This release is
mainly adding windows driver support for TransForm A12. The software as
a major part of the TransForm A - Suite Edition 5.4 is included and comes
pre-installed with every TransForm A Windows system from now on.
Release note
Windows Driver Suite – Release 4.0
TransForm A12
Release 4.0 of the Windows Driver Suite is the first release to support the new device
TRANSFORM A OMNIBUS A12, cf. BCD ProductNews Volume 5, issue 16. On top of the fully
transparent handling of the SwitchFabric architecture of OMNIBUS A12, the monitoring of all its
critical hardware components is a basic part of the added functionality. This includes the
status of the three redundant power modules, the 5 temperature sensors on the backplane
and the two chassis fans. This status information is accessible through the TRANSFORM A
Device Explorer application (DEX), an inherent part of the standard driver installation
package.
Expansion cards
As the list of supported decoder algorithms varies depending on the actually installed firmware
version of the STREAMING VIDEO CARD, a function has been implemented to query the
available algorithms during runtime. This list is available through the boards settings dialogs
of the video.exe application and APOLLO FRG viewer as well.
A refined preset handling for the DUAL RGB INPUT CARD allows a convenient update to a new
version of the driver. By merging presets it is now possible to preserve own presets and also
import new ones.
With HDTV+ (1920x1200) the list of supported display resolutions could be extended. This
resolution is available on the digital DVI-D outputs of TRANSFORM A systems using the current
output cards (UGX GRAPHIC CARD, OMNISCALER UXGA)
Used bandwidth indication
The TRANSFORM A Device Explorer application (DEX) now provides information about the
bandwidth usage per input card and for the system in total.
Although the calculation of the required bandwidth is typically done beforehand on paper or by
using the BFO configurator, it can be helpful to verify these calculated values in the running
system or to detect potential bandwidth bottlenecks in critical system configurations.
For further information, please have a look at the updated compatibility matrices on the
PartnerZone and in the user manual!
Rudolf Winghart
Product Manager
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17 November 2005
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