User Manual

DirectShow Filter Suite

R591409
Barco DirectShow Filter Suite

R591409, Current Version

Title: DirectShow Filter Suite – User Manual
ID.: R591409
Revision: 10
Date: January 2019

This manual refers to DirectShow Filter Suite, release 3.3.

DirectShow Filter Suite was designed for and tested on the display controllers ECU-200, and NGP-410.
DirectShow Filter Suite may run on other hardware as well but no guarantee or support will be given for this
case.

Trademarks
Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks, registered trademarks, or copyrights
of their respective holders. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve as comments or
examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their manufacturers.

Copyright © 2019 by Barco

All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied, reproduced, or translated. It shall not otherwise
be recorded, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Barco.

Warranty
Please refer to the Warranty page on the Barco website:
http://www.barco.com/en/about-barco/legal/warranty-policy.

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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 How this manual is organized .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Numbering ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1.2 Styles and icons ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Online manuals ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Software release information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 What is DirectShow Filter Suite? ................................................................................................................... 3
3 Connecting peripherals and network ......................................................................................................... 4
4 Initial system start on delivery of display controller................................................................................. 5
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4.1 Setting up Windows ............................................................................................................................................. 6
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4.1.1 Windows 10 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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4.1.2 Windows 7......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
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4.2 Activating Windows ........................................................................................................................................... 10
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4.2.1 Windows 10 .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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4.2.2 Windows 7 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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4.3 Windows localization .........................................................................................................................................11
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4.3.1 Windows 10 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
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4.3.2 Windows 7 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
5 Setting up the display .................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1 Display Control Center ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.1.1 Refresh rate......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1.2 Locking ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.1.3 Resetting DCB-100 with Display Control Center ..................................................................................................... 19
5.1.4 Force reboot ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2 NVIDIA Control Panel .......................................................................................................................................... 21
5.2.1 Enable Mosaic Mode....................................................................................................................................................... 22
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5.3 Windows Control Panel ................................................................................................................................... 29
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5.3.1 Windows 10 .................................................................................................................................................................... 29
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5.3.2 Windows 7 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
6 Configuring input cards and software decoders ................................................................................... 37
6.1 Configuring general settings ............................................................................................................................. 38
6.2 Configuring video input card............................................................................................................................ 40
6.3 Configuring DVI input cards ............................................................................................................................. 43
6.3.1 Quad-channel DVI input card....................................................................................................................................... 43
6.3.2 Dual-channel DVI input card ........................................................................................................................................ 45
6.3.3 Single-channel DVI input card ..................................................................................................................................... 47
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6.3.4 Dual-channel DisplayPort input card ....................................................................................................................... 49
6.4 Configuring SW decoder type MPEG .............................................................................................................. 51
6.5 Configuring SW decoder type J2K...................................................................................................................53
6.6 Configuring SW decoder type MGS ................................................................................................................53
7 Upgrading/Installing DirectShow Filter Suite ........................................................................................... 55
7.1 Installing DirectShow Filter Suite .......................................................................................................................55
7.2 Installing Display Control Center ..................................................................................................................... 62

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7.3 Installing the driver for your graphics card .....................................................................................................67

7.4 Installing the drivers for your input cards ...................................................................................................... 68
7.5 Upgrading DirectShow Filter Suite .................................................................................................................. 69
8 Uninstalling DirectShow Filter Suite .......................................................................................................... 71
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8.1 Windows 10 ......................................................................................................................................................... 71
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8.2 Windows 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... 73
9 Redundant network adapters (Teaming mode) ..................................................................................... 75
9.1 Prerequisite............................................................................................................................................................. 75
9.2 Configuring an AFT team ...................................................................................................................................76
9.3 Revoking an AFT team ........................................................................................................................................ 81
10 Connecting to CMS Server ....................................................................................................................... 82
11 System recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 83
11.1 First time setup for TFN-SD .............................................................................................................................. 86
12 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 89
12.1 Don’t install optional RAID driver update from Win Update on ECU-200 ........................................... 89
12.2 The display is scrambled .................................................................................................................................. 89
12.3 Left and right part of the image on the display wall are mixed up ........................................................ 89
12.4 Main display changes after boot messages ................................................................................................ 89
12.5 Mosaic Mode is not enabled automatically ................................................................................................ 89
12.6 No sources are displayed ................................................................................................................................ 89
12.7 IP sources are not displayed ........................................................................................................................... 89
12.8 Performance problems with videos, videos are not smooth ................................................................. 89
12.9 Performance problem when displaying dozens of videos...................................................................... 90
12.10 Streaming videos no longer visible ............................................................................................................. 90
12.11 The NVIDIA Control Panel is no longer responding ................................................................................ 90
12.12 No CMS Control Panel, Sidebar or Display Agent ................................................................................... 90
12.13 The CMS Server homepage cannot be displayed ................................................................................... 90
12.14 Default network interface ............................................................................................................................... 91
12.15 Power-on fails or no boot message is visible when using Barco projection modules based on LED
with DVI copper cables .................................................................................................................................... 91
12.16 Host name limitations .................................................................................................................................... 92
12.17 No display after boot messages (DCB-100 configuration) .................................................................... 92
12.18 No display after boot messages (with DCB-100) ..................................................................................... 92
12.19 No display or corrupted image on upper GPU head (without DCB-100).......................................... 92
12.20 Display Control Center does not switch from cloning mode to split mode ................................... 92
12.21 The display remains dark ............................................................................................................................... 93
12.22 Display changed from DCB-100 base board to mezzanine board after reboot ............................. 93
13 Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool .............................................................................. 95
13.1 Cabling.................................................................................................................................................................. 95
13.2 Checking for undetected heads/displays .................................................................................................... 96
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13.2.1 Windows 10................................................................................................................................................................... 96

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13.2.2 Windows 7 .................................................................................................................................................................... 97
13.3 Eliminating previous mosaic mode ............................................................................................................... 98
13.4 Nomenclature .................................................................................................................................................... 98
13.5 Setting up the mosaic ....................................................................................................................................... 98
13.5.1 First steps ......................................................................................................................................................................... 98
13.5.2 Initiating Mosaic Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 98
13.5.3 Disabling mosaic............................................................................................................................................................ 99
13.5.4 Setting up the final mosaic........................................................................................................................................100
14 Contact......................................................................................................................................................... 101

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1 Introduction
In this chapter:
• How this manual is organized
• Online manual
• Software release information

1.1 How this manual is organized

This section explains the structure of the present manual as well as the typographic styles and icons used
therein.

1.1.1 Numbering
Chapters are referred to as chapters; parts of chapters are referred to as sections.
Chapters, sections, pages, and figures are numbered individually.
 Pages are numbered in Arabic numerals, except the title page (no number) and the table of contents,
which has Roman numerals.
 Chapters and sections are written in “dot syntax”, e.g. 4.2.3.

1.1.2 Styles and icons

The typographic styles and icons used in this document have the following meaning:

Style Description

• Bulleted List User actions

Bold Labels, menus, and buttons are printed in Bold style.

Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites on the Internet are printed in
Links
blue.

Courier Names of files and parts of programs are printed in Courier font.

The following icons may be used in this document. Their meaning is explained in the table below:

Failure to observe instructions marked by this icon may result in damage to the equipment!

Next to this icon are important notes.

The sheet icon indicates additional notes.

This arrow marks tips.

Next to this icon is further information.

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1.2 Online manuals

The software and hardware user manuals are available for download at the secured Barco website
www.barco.com/mybarco.
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Use Adobe Reader to view Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe® Reader is free and
freely distributable software permitting to view and print PDF files.

1.3 Software release information

This manual refers to DirectShow Filter Suite Release 3.2.

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2 What is DirectShow Filter Suite?

DirectShow Filter Suite (DSFS) is a Barco software package for rendering graphics and video content on mid-
dle sized video walls.
Video and RGB sources are connected to a set of input cards plugged into the controller. In addition to local
baseband signals also streaming videos of various types are rendered using software decoders.
The DirectShow Filter Suite package contains the Display Control Center application and BarcoConfig ap-
plication.

Display Control Center

This component needs to be installed if your controller is equipped with one or two DCB-100 split cards (only
supported in specific configurations). DCB-100 split card bundles split the output of up to two heads of a
graphics card to up to 8 projection modules/monitors, cf. Display Control Center.

BarcoConfig
This component allows configuring local and streaming inputs; cf. Configuring input cards and software
decoders.

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3 Connecting peripherals and network

Before switching on the video wall controller:
• Connect a keyboard and mouse,
• Connect a VGA control screen (recommended), or connect the projection modules of your display wall
to the graphics card(s) output.
• Plug in the network cable and connect the controller to the LAN.
You can connect the two LAN interfaces to one LAN only or to different LANs ("business LAN", "video
LAN"). The "video LAN" needs to be configured using BarcoConfig, cf. Configuring input cards and
software decoders.
Some controller lines support redundant network connections, i.e. teaming.
For a detailed description of these steps, consult the wall controller user manual. The hardware user manuals
are available for download at the secured Barco website www.barco.com/mybarco.

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4 Initial system start on delivery of display controller

In this chapter:
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• Setting up Windows
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• Activating Windows
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• Windows localization

The system has been preconfigured at the factory with an administrator account and a
password. The login credentials are indicated on the CMS License and Credentials Sheet
included in your delivery.

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Barco controllers run on Windows 10 or Windows 7. After the pre-configuration of the display controller at
the factory, the operating system is sealed. Therefore, when switching on the display controller on your site
for the first time, the Windows Setup is started, prompting you to enter information to adjust the display con-
troller to your site.

Customers can install DirectShow Filter Suite Release 3.2 on Windows® 8.1 machines as
well. In this case, however, multiple graphics cards are not supported in high performance
screen scraping. Further, Aero Mode cannot be disabled.

On ECU-200, Windows Update offers an optional RAID driver update (Intel - Storage –
Intel® Desktop/Workstation/ServerExpress Chipset SATA RAID Controller update (June
2011)) which MUST NOT be installed! This driver update will cause endless reboot.
In general, never update any drivers – if so, only use the versions stored on the CMS Server
(versions are also mentioned in the Release Notes).

• Switch on the controller by means of the power button. If in doubt, consult the user manual of your dis-
play controller. The hardware user manuals can be downloaded from the secured Barco website
www.barco.com/mybarco.
• Setup will prompt you to adjust the language options. The following language packs are preinstalled:

 Arabic  Japanese
 Simplified Chinese  Portuguese (Brazil)
 Dutch  Spanish
 English  Russian
 French  Polish
 German  Turkish
 Italian

The location of the Microsoft® Windows® product key is indicated in the hardware user
manual, which can be downloaded from the secured Barco website
www.barco.com/mybarco.
In most cases, the Microsoft® Windows® product key is labeled on the inside of the
controller front cover.

• Read and accept the license agreement.

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When the configuration of Windows has been completed, you will have to set up the display.

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4.1 Setting up Windows®

4.1.1 Windows® 10
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Follow the instructions on screen to set up Windows with specific regional settings (language, time, cur-
rency, keyboard layout).
The following language packs are preinstalled:
 Arabic
 simplified Chinese
 Dutch
 English
 French
 German
 Italian
 Japanese
 Portuguese (Brazil)
 Polish
 Russian
 Spanish
 Turkish

• Start the installation and follow the instructions on screen.

Hostname (computer name) limitations:

 Hostname labels may contain only the ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the
digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen (-).
 Hostname labels cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
 No other symbols, punctuation characters, underscores or blank spaces are permitted.
 Avoid using only numerical characters or names consisting entirely of hexadecimal
digits ('0' through '9' plus the letters 'A' through 'F').
 Do not use names longer than 15 characters.
 Do not start your computer name with a numerical character.

To use any version of TransForm N SD:

Barco recommends to update Windows to at least the patch level that was tested with the
release that you wish to install.
Please refer to the official release notes for precise version and patch level details
(for example: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise CBB 1803, 64 Bit w/ security patches of Aug
2018).
With outdated Windows patch levels the performance of TransForm N SD cannot be
guaranteed.

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In Windows 10, Internet Explorer identifies a web site or share as in the Internet Zone if the IP address or the
fully qualified domain name contains a period. Therefore it is safe to add the IP address of the wall controller
to the Trusted Sites to allow clients in the network to connect to the server using its IP address.

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The Windows 10 image provided by Barco comes with a key already integrated.
You will NOT have to put in a license key manually!
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To validate your version of Windows simply have your device connect to the Windows
Activation Server once to automatically validate the activation of your license.
To check the activation status of your license go to:
Start – Settings – Update & Security – Activation

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Once the configuration of Windows has been completed, you will have to set up the display. To do so, con-
sult the respective software manual. User manuals can be downloaded from the secured Barco website
www.barco.com/mybarco.

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4.1.2 Windows® 7
• Follow the instructions on screen to set up the display controller with specific regional settings (country,
time, currency, keyboard layout).

Regional Windows® settings

During the initial configuration, a user account is created.

• Enter a user name, password, and a hint for the password.

Hostname (computer name) limitations:

Hostname labels may contain only the ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the
digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen (-).
Hostname labels cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
No other symbols, punctuation characters, underscores or blank spaces are permitted.
Avoid using only numerical characters or names consisting entirely of hexadecimal digits
('0' through '9' plus the letters 'A' through 'F').
Do not use names longer than 15 characters.
Do not start your computer name with a numerical character.

Setup continues.
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Enter the Windows product key.

Windows® product key

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During the setup, Windows will ask about the update policy:

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Windows® update policy

Windows Aero is a set of themes to change the appearance.

• Select Control Panel | Appearance and Personalization | Change the theme
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Make sure no Aero Theme is applied on Barco controllers running on Windows 7 (Aero Themes have
negative effects on performance and stability).

Windows® themes

Failure to observe these instructions may entail performance problems.

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The controller system has been tested with the Windows version installed.
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Any security updates and Microsoft hotfixes bear a risk of negative impact on the
system's performance. Nevertheless, we recommend to activate automatic updates.

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In Windows 7, Internet Explorer identifies a web site or share as in the Internet Zone if the IP address or the
fully qualified domain name contains a period. Therefore it is safe to add the IP address of the wall controller
to the Trusted Sites to allow clients in the network to connect to the server using its IP address.

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4.2 Activating Windows®

4.2.1 Windows® 10
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The Windows 10 image provided by Barco comes with a key already integrated.
You will NOT have to put in a license key manually!
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To validate your version of Windows simply have your device connect to the Windows
Activation Server once to automatically validate the activation of your license.
To check the activation status of your license go to:
Start – Settings – Update & Security – Activation

4.2.2 Windows® 7
To activate Windows 7, you will need a product key for the version of Windows that is on your PC. A product
key is a 25-character code that looks like this:
PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
Activation is possible via direct connection, a modem, or via the phone,
cf. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15083/windows-how-to-activate
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/activate-windows-7-on-this-computer.

In the event there is no malware protection installed on your unit when having to access
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the Internet for the license or Windows activation, you can select the MSE desktop
shortcut to download and install MS Security Essentials.

The following information has been extracted "as is" from these pages:

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4.3 Windows® localization

4.3.1 Windows® 10
Localization is in the responsibility of the customer, and is not part of the delivery volume.
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You can change the display language of Windows 10 in Settings | Time and Language | Region & Lan-
guage. Some display languages are installed by default, while others require installing additional language files
via Internet connection.
Languages are downloaded and installed automatically when the respective language is selected via Add a
language.

4.3.2 Windows® 7
Localization is in the responsibility of the customer, and is not part of the delivery volume.
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You can change the display language of Windows 7 on the Control Panel | Region and Language on the
Keyboards and Languages tab. Some display languages are installed by default, while others require installing
additional language files via Internet connection.
Language packs (in addition to the ones that have been preinstalled as mentioned above) are available in
Windows 7 Ultimate through Windows Update as optional updates. They are not installed automatically.

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5 Setting up the display

In this chapter:
• Display Control Center
• NVIDIA Control Panel
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• Windows Control Panel

The setup of the display varies with your configuration.

Systems with split card (supported in specific configuration only)

With configurations featuring one or two split cards DCB-100 (if in doubt, refer to the hardware user manual
which can be downloaded from the secured Barco website www.barco.com/mybarco), it is mandatory to
first use the Display Control Center, cf. section Display Control Center.
Subsequently, with one DCB-100 split card, configure the display using the NVIDIA Control Panel, cf. NVIDIA
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Control Panel; with two DCB-100 split cards, proceed to the screen resolution tool on the Windows
Control Panel (Control Panel | All Control Panel Items | Display | Screen Resolution), cf. section Windows®
Control Panel.

Systems without split card

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If your system has no split card DCB-100, use the screen resolution tool on the Windows Control Panel
(Control Panel | All Control Panel Items | Display| Screen Resolution). This tool allows for detection and ar-
rangement of the connected monitors as well as extension of the display to all monitors.

Mosaic
Support of large desktops and overlapping videos over the boundaries of a head of a graphics card requires
setting up a mosaic.
For configurations with one graphics card, use the NVIDIA Control Panel to set up a mosaic (cf. section
NVIDIA Control Panel).
Setting up a mosaic with multiple graphics cards requires a command line tool (cf. Appendix – Mosaic Mode
via command line tool).
The appropriate tool for your specific landscape is shown in the table below:

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Windows
Display NVIDIA
Display Set-
Configuration Control Control Mosaic Mode
tings/ Screen
Center Panel
Resolution
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Windows 10 with one graphics NVIDIA
card and one DCB-100 (supported   Control
in specific configurations only) Panel
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Windows 10 with two graphics
Not
cards and two DCB-100 (support-  
supported
ed in specific configurations only)
® NVIDIA
Windows 10 with one graphics
  Control
card only (no DCB-100)
Panel
® NVIDIA
Windows 10 with two or more
 Command
graphics cards (no DCB-100)
Line Tool

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Windows
Display NVIDIA
Display Set-
Configuration Control Control Mosaic Mode
tings/ Screen
Center Panel
Resolution
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Windows 7 with one graphics NVIDIA
card and one DCB-100 (supported   Control
in specific configurations only) Panel
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Windows 7 with two graphics
Not
cards and two DCB-100 (support-  
supported
ed in specific configurations only)
® NVIDIA
Windows 7 with one graphics
  Control
card only (no DCB-100)
Panel
® NVIDIA
Windows 7 with two or more
 Command
graphics cards (no DCB-100)
Line Tool

5.1 Display Control Center

For all configurations featuring one or two DCB-100 (supported in specific configurations only), first configure
the split card(s) in the Display Control Center. Note that this component is available only if your system is
equipped with at least one DCB-100.
 With one split card, subsequently proceed to the NVIDIA Control Panel, cf. NVIDIA Control Panel.
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 With two split cards, subsequently proceed to the screen resolution tool on the Windows Control Panel
(Control Panel | All Control Panel Items | Display | Screen Resolution), cf. Windows® Control Panel.
• To launch Display Control Center, navigate to Start | Programs | Barco | Display Control Center, or
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type the program name in the search field (Windows 10).

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Start Menu on devices with split card (left) and without (right)

The Display Control Center screen comes up.

• In the tree view on the left panel, select Configuration. The right panel shows a representation of the
display.
Initially, the display wall is shown in the arrangement as connected. Each display is visualized as a rectangle.
On top of the top left rectangle, there is a resize panel, as it is called.
• To enter the configuration of your display wall, hover the mouse on the resize panel, and, without click-
ing or holding the mouse button, slowly drag it to the right (and down for further rows) until you see the
desired number and arrangement of orange rectangles.

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Each rectangle symbolizes a screen of your display wall. Rectangles turning red indicate that the ar-
rangement currently selected is not possible with your configuration.

Split cards DCB-100 (one or two) are supported in specific configurations only. Hardware
manuals can be downloaded from the secured Barco website www.barco.com/mybarco.

With two graphics cards and two split cards DCB-100 on the wall controller lines NGP-400/410, you can
connect up to 16 full HD displays:
• Once the configuration of blue rectangles reflects that of your wall, single-click anywhere on the work-
space within the next second.
The modules of the display wall are now arranged in rows and columns as light blue rectangles labeled with
their "position indicator" in accordance with your configuration: Rows are labeled with letters, starting with “A”

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at the top. Columns are labeled with figures, starting with “1” on the left (each when looking at the front of the
display wall).

The rectangles in the

GUI indicate the ca-
bling scheme:
The various split card
boards are numbered
in the tree view. Con-
nect their respective
connectors A, B, C,
and D to the display in
accordance with the
diagram.

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You can upgrade existing installations with one split card DCB-100 and one graphics card
without changing the cabling scheme except for configurations which were not
supported in the past on single DCB systems.
These will now be supported, e.g. 2x4 configuration for screen resolutions higher than
SXGA (SXGA+, UXGA, and Full HD), but require a change in cabling!

5.1.1 Refresh rate

Display Control Center – Refresh rate

At this point of the configuration procedure, select the desired refresh rate.
• Open the Refresh rate drop-down list. Choose from the following options:

The graphics card output will have a refresh rate of 50 Hz, the DCB-100 output will
PAL
have a refresh rate of 50 Hz.
The graphics card output will have a refresh rate of 25 Hz, the DCB-100 output will
PAL/2
have a refresh rate of 50 Hz.
The graphics card output will have a refresh rate of 59.94 Hz, the DCB-100 output will
NTSC
have a refresh rate of 59.94 Hz.
The graphics card output will have a refresh rate of 29.97 Hz, the DCB-100 output will
NTSC/2
have a refresh rate of 59.94 Hz.
The graphics card output will have the DDC refresh rate, and the DDC timing of the
Automatic
connected displays will be used.

To display videos, select PAL/2, NTSC/2. To display desktop applications, select Automatic.
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For 3 party displays which may not necessarily be able to handle PAL or NTSC refresh rates,
select Automatic.

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5.1.2 Locking
When using a DCB-100 split card, you can lock the graphics output to the output of the graphics card.

Enable locking to achieve the best possible video quality.

Note that locking will not be supported by third-party monitors.

Bear in mind that the Locking feature will lock only the configured outputs of one split card
(up to four) to the same frequency. The lock icon in the Display Control Center GUI may
give you the impression that all outputs in the entire wall are set to the same frequency.
However, this is not the case.

Input locking cannot be set unless the item Extend these displays has been selected on the
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drop-down list Multiple displays on the Windows Control Panel in Control Panel | All
Control Panel Items | Display | Adjust Resolution., cf. Windows® Control Panel.

Display Control Center – Locking

The drop-down list Locking offers the following options:

Off
The graphics data provided by the DCB-100 is not locked and a frame rate conversion is made, i.e. the
frame rate provided by the graphics card may differ from the frame rate generated by the DCB-100. This is
the default behavior.
Pixel Clock Variation
Locking is made by means of Pixel Clock Variation. Use this locking method for the LCD displays LC-42,
LC-47, LDX-46, LDX-55, NSL-4601, NSL-5521, NSL-4621, EVD-4621, and MVD-5521.
Line Adding
Locking is achieved by adding lines in the back porch of the output timing. Use this locking method when
using projection modules of the series OV-D1, OV-D2, OVL, OL, and MVL.

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When locking is selected, the preferred timing is PAL/2 or NTSC/2, respectively.

• Make your selection and activate the button Apply.

On selecting Apply, a confirmation window is displayed.

DCC – Configuring Locking – Confirm video settings

If the message is not acknowledged within 30 seconds, locking will be reset to Off.
Displays which do not support any locking will go black or yellow.

Choosing an incorrect locking method can cause your display to turn black or result in
bobbing videos!

The above configuration changes are switched live and without the need for a system
restart.

5.1.3 Resetting DCB-100 with Display Control Center

• Start the Display Control Center. Refer to the section Display Control Center.

DCC – Configuring – Tools-menu

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• Select the menu item Tools | Reset.

When the reset is completed, a window is displayed asking you to restart the controller.

DCC – Configuring – Acknowledge reset

• Select Yes.
After the restart, configure the DCB-100 to suit your new requirements.

5.1.4 Force reboot

The configuration changes in Display Control Center are switched live without the need to reboot. If, for
some reason, you should actually be required to reboot, proceed as follows:
• Navigate to the menu Tools | Options and select the menu item Force Reboot.

DCC – Configuring – Tools-menu

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5.2 NVIDIA Control Panel

The NVIDIA Control Panel offers a variety of graphics card settings. This section explains how to set up mul-
tiple displays.
To launch the NVIDIA Control Panel, proceed as follows:
• Right click on the desktop. The context menu is displayed.
• From the context menu, select NVIDIA Control Panel.

Windows 7 Windows 10

• In the tree view on the left pane Select a Task…, select Display | Set up multiple displays

For each graphics card head connected, one monitor is displayed.

With one DCB-100, the baseboard is shown as "SplitCard (1 of 2)"; the mezzanine board as "SplitCard (2 of
2)".
With two split cards DCB-100, the list will comprise four items. The first baseboard is shown as "SplitCard (1
of 4)"; the first mezzanine board as "SplitCard (2 of 4)", while the second baseboard will be "SplitCard (3 of
4)" and the second mezzanine board will be "SplitCard (4 of 4)"

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• Tick the desired monitors to set up your desktop.

If required, use the mouse and switch the position of the monitors. The projection modules/monitors con-
nected to the baseboard are the main monitor and must be positioned on the left.
• With configurations consisting of one graphics card only, now proceed to configure the Mosaic Mode.

With configurations consisting of more than one graphics card, configure Mosaic Mode
using the command line tool described in the Appendix (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic
Mode via command line tool.)

5.2.1 Enable Mosaic Mode

Mosaic Mode is set up and enabled automatically in configurations with one DCB-100
(DCB-100 is only supported in specific configurations).
Mosaic Mode, however, is not enabled automatically on a newly installed system until it
has been configured once manually. This is due to a flaw in the NVIDIA tool which we
unfortunately cannot influence.

With NVIDIA Quadro M4000, NVIDIA Quadro 2000D, NVIDIA Quadro K2000D, and NVIDIA
Quadro K2000 graphics cards, Mosaic Mode via the NVIDIA Control Panel is supported for
one graphics card only, or a bundle of one graphics card and one DCB-100, resp.
(supported in specific configurations only). To be on the safe side, we recommend using
the Mosaic Mode command line tool (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command
line tool.)
The use of Mosaic mode with more than one graphics card NVIDIA Quadro M4000,
however, is not recommended!

Mosaic Mode allows displaying a video smoothly over the boundaries of a GPU.
Without Mosaic Mode, there is no support of the large desktop (using multiple GPUs) and of overlapping vid-
eos over GPU boundaries.

Mosaic Mode requires two (or more) displays. All displays connected must be included in
the mosaic.

If Mosaic Mode has not been enabled automatically, set up Mosaic Mode manually as follows.
• Right click on the desktop. The context menu is displayed.
• From the context menu, select NVIDIA Control Panel.

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• In the tree view on the left pane Select a Task…, select Workstation | Set Up Mosaic.
• In the workspace, select Create new configuration. This link is inactive if Mosaic Mode has already been
set up.

5.2.1.1 Setting up Mosaic Mode using recommended connections

• On the first page Select topology, activate the checkbox  I am using recommended connections for
the selected topology. The button Enable Mosaic is enabled.
• Select the button Enable Mosaic.
• Click the button Next.

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• On the next page displayed, select the button Finish. Setting up Mosaic is completed.

5.2.1.2 Modifying or disabling Mosaic

To modify Mosaic or to set up Mosaic from scratch without using recommended connections, proceed as
follows:
• Right click on the desktop. The context menu is displayed.
• From the context menu, select NVIDIA Control Panel.

• In the tree view on the left pane Select a Task…, select Workstation | Set Up Mosaic.
• To disable Mosaic, select the button Disable.
• To modify Mosaic, select the button Modify.

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On activation of the button Modify, the setup page is displayed.

• On the dialog Select topology, select the number of displays, the topology, and the orientation of your
displays.

• Click the button Next.

• On the dialog Select displays, select the displays to be included in the mosaic.

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Verify the refresh rate and the resolution (sometimes the settings are changed…).
To remove jitter and to have smooth videos, the refresh rate must match the source.

• Click the button Next.

• Subsequently, on the dialog Arrange displays, arrange your displays within the topology using
Drag'n'Drop.
• On completion, select the button Next.

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• To enable Mosaic, click the button Apply.

• Within 30 seconds, click the button Yes to acknowledge the Apply Changes message to keep the chang-
es in your desktop configuration. Mosaic is now enabled.

• To complete the setup, click the button Finish.

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• On the dialog Adjust overlap and bezel correction, enter the desired overlap and bezel correction val-
ues, if need be.
• Click the button Finish.

Setup of Mosaic is complete.

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5.3 Windows® Control Panel

5.3.1 Windows® 10
®
Use the Display tool in the Windows 10 Settings to set up your display. This tool allows for detection and
arrangement of the connected monitors as well as extension of the display to all monitors.

The heads of the graphics card(s) must be connected to (either vertically or horizontally)
adjacent monitors.

• Navigate to Settings | System | Display

Alternatively:
• Right-click anywhere on the desktop.
• From the context menu, select Display settings.

Make sure all monitors are listed!

• Select the button Detect to trigger an update of the monitors detected in case a monitor is missing.
• Select the button Identify to have the current display numbering inserted on your screens.
• Arrange the monitors in accordance with your display layout.

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• Navigate to the drop-down list Multiple displays.

• For a large desktop, select Extend desktop to this display.
• Tick the checkbox  Make this my main display.

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• To access the Wall Configuration Properties tab (only available on ECU machines), highlight the sec-
ondary monitor by clicking once inside the box, and then selecting Display adapter properties.

Wall Configuration Properties tab (exemplary image from ECU controller)

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Always close all video window applications before making operations that modify the
settings of any of the attached displays. Failure to do so may cause the machine to lock up
and require a reboot.

• Edit the settings on the Wall Configuration tab to meet your requirements.

Color Palette: Select the number of colors to use.

Refresh Rate: Use the drop down arrow to select a refresh rate for the desktop. Only the re-
fresh rates available at the selected resolution and color depth are displayed.
The maximum settings are restricted to the capabilities of the screens connected
to the system.

Source of Mode: When the Wall Configuration tab is selected, the display driver reads the EDID
information from each monitor and reads the Registry to find detailed display
timing information.
The Source of Mode group box shows which mode sources are available for the
selected resolution and color depth.
Source of Mode has four options.
 Default: Monitor timing information from the display driver’s inter-
nal tables.
 Custom: Monitor timing information from the Registry.
 Monitor (Master): Monitor timing information from the monitor attached to
output 1 of the Master ECU-4DPOUT is used for all out-
puts.
 Monitor (Each): The monitor timing information from each monitor is used
for the output connected to that monitor.

No. Screens: Change the number of screens the display driver uses. We recommend installing
the driver (using install.exe) for all ECU-4DPOUT boards in your system.

Screen Arrangement: Use the drop-down menu to select the type of screen arrangement you require.
The illustration in the Monitor Configuration group box will reflect your choice.

 Force DVI Output: When the display driver initializes, it reads the EDIDs of the attached screens to
determine if the DVI (digital) or analog outputs should be used. If no monitor
EDID is read, this control is used to decide which output to enable.
If the checkbox is in an indeterminate state, it signifies that the enabled outputs
are not as requested by the user. This will occur if a mixture of analog and digital
screens is used, or if the type of monitor used is different to the Force DVI state.
When the check box status is changed, the Apply button will become active.
Select Apply to force the required output.
Since the DVI (digital) output supports a pixel dot-clock frequency lower than the
analog output, the resolution dialog is updated when the check box is changed
to reflect the resolutions supported by the active output.

 Prune Modes: Enabling this check box limits the resolutions displayed in the resolution box to
those that are supported by all of the screens attached to the ECU-4DPOUT
card’s active outputs. This information is read from the monitor EDIDs when the
Wall Configuration tab is opened. If the status of this checkbox is changed, the
resolution control will be updated.

In some instances, these changes may require a system restart.

To set up a large desktop, you will need to configure a mosaic:

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With NVIDIA Quadro M4000, NVIDIA Quadro 2000D, NVIDIA Quadro K2000D, and NVIDIA
Quadro K2000 graphics cards, Mosaic Mode via the NVIDIA Control Panel is supported for
one graphics card only, or a bundle of one graphics card and one DCB-100, resp.
(supported in specific configurations only). To be on the safe side, we recommend using
the Mosaic Mode command line tool (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command
line tool.)
The use of Mosaic mode with more than one graphics card NVIDIA Quadro M4000,
however, is not recommended!

If you have one graphics card only, use the NVIDIA Control Panel to set up the mosaic, cf. Enable Mosaic
Mode.
Configurations with more than one graphics card (no DCB-100 split card) require the NVIDIA command line
tool to set up a mosaic; cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool.

5.3.2 Windows® 7
®
Use the screen resolution tool on the Windows 7 Control Panel to set up your display. This tool allows for
detection and arrangement of the connected monitors as well as extension of the display to all monitors.

The heads of the graphics card(s) must be connected to (either vertically or horizontally)
adjacent monitors.

• Navigate to Control Panel | All Control Panel Items | Display | Screen Resolution

Alternatively:
• Right-click anywhere on the desktop.
• From the context menu, select Screen resolution.

Make sure all monitors are listed!

• Select the button Detect to trigger an update of the monitors detected in case a monitor is missing.
• Select the button Identify to have the current display numbering inserted on your screens.
• Arrange the monitors in accordance with your display layout.

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• Navigate to the drop-down list Multiple displays.

• For a large desktop, select Extend these displays.

• To access the Wall Configuration Properties tab (only available on ECU machines), highlight the sec-
ondary monitor by clicking once inside the box, and then selecting Advanced settings (see above).

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Wall Configuration Properties tab (exemplary image from ECU controller)

Always close all video window applications before making operations that modify the
settings of any of the attached displays. Failure to do so may cause the machine to lock up
and require a reboot.

• Edit the settings on the Wall Configuration tab to meet your requirements.

Color Palette: Select the number of colors to use.

Refresh Rate: Use the drop down arrow to select a refresh rate for the desktop. Only the re-
fresh rates available at the selected resolution and color depth are displayed.
The maximum settings are restricted to the capabilities of the screens connected
to the system.

Source of Mode: When the Wall Configuration tab is selected, the display driver reads the EDID
information from each monitor and reads the Registry to find detailed display
timing information.
The Source of Mode group box shows which mode sources are available for the
selected resolution and color depth.
Source of Mode has four options.
 Default: Monitor timing information from the display driver’s in-
ternal tables.
 Custom: Monitor timing information from the Registry.
 Monitor (Master): Monitor timing information from the monitor attached to
output 1 of the Master ECU-4DPOUT is used for all outputs.
 Monitor (Each): The monitor timing information from each monitor is used
for the output connected to that monitor.

No. Screens: Change the number of screens the display driver uses. We recommend installing
the driver (using install.exe) for all ECU-4DPOUT boards in your system.

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Screen Arrangement: Use the drop-down menu to select the type of screen arrangement you require.
The illustration in the Monitor Configuration group box will reflect your choice.

 Force DVI Output: When the display driver initializes, it reads the EDIDs of the attached screens to
determine if the DVI (digital) or analog outputs should be used. If no monitor
EDID is read, this control is used to decide which output to enable.
If the checkbox is in an indeterminate state, it signifies that the enabled outputs
are not as requested by the user. This will occur if a mixture of analog and digital
screens is used, or if the type of monitor used is different to the Force DVI state.
When the check box status is changed, the Apply button will become active.
Select Apply to force the required output.
Since the DVI (digital) output supports a pixel dot-clock frequency lower than the
analog output, the resolution dialog is updated when the check box is changed
to reflect the resolutions supported by the active output.

 Prune Modes: Enabling this check box limits the resolutions displayed in the resolution box to
those that are supported by all of the screens attached to the ECU-4DPOUT
card’s active outputs. This information is read from the monitor EDIDs when the
Wall Configuration tab is opened. If the status of this checkbox is changed, the
resolution control will be updated.

In some instances, these changes may require a system restart.

To set up a large desktop, you will need to configure a mosaic:

With NVIDIA Quadro M4000, NVIDIA Quadro 2000D, NVIDIA Quadro K2000D, and NVIDIA
Quadro K2000 graphics cards, Mosaic Mode via the NVIDIA Control Panel is supported for
one graphics card only, or a bundle of one graphics card and one DCB-100, resp.
(supported in specific configurations only). To be on the safe side, we recommend using
the Mosaic Mode command line tool (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command
line tool.)
The use of Mosaic mode with more than one graphics card NVIDIA Quadro M4000,
however, is not recommended!

If you have one graphics card only, use the NVIDIA Control Panel to set up the mosaic, cf. Enable Mosaic
Mode.
Configurations with more than one graphics card (no DCB-100 split card) require the NVIDIA command line
tool to set up a mosaic; cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool.

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6 Configuring input cards and software decoders

In this chapter:
• Configuring general settings
• Configuring video input card
• Configuring DVI input cards
• Configuring SW decoder type MPEG
• Configuring SW decoder type J2K
• Configuring SW decoder type MGS

Configuration of the input cards and software decoders is done by means of BarcoConfig, a component of
the DirectShow Filter Suite package. Note that the component Display Control Center (cf. Display Control
Center) as shown in the screenshot below is only available in specific configurations equipped with split
card(s) DCB-100.

The number and type of video cards and DVI input cards varies with the respective controller
line.

• To call BarcoConfig, proceed as follows:

• Navigate to Start | Programs | Barco | BarcoConfig

• ®
Acknowledge possible Windows security messages, if any:

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The BarcoConfig dialog window is displayed.

The picture above shows the entries for an exemplary wall controller equipped with one 8-channel video
input card type DGC144, one DVI input card type DGC133, one DVI input card type DGC153, and one Dis-
®
playPort input card type DGC179.
Additionally, your controller may feature one or several DVI input cards DGC161.
• Expand the nodes of the various items in the tree view to see and/or select the respective channels.

6.1 Configuring general settings

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• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the entry General.
• Activate the button Change Settings…

In the dialog box displayed, modify the settings for the anti-jitter filter, NSL timing support, high-performance
mode, and deinterlacing mode, if desired.
• The Anti-jitter filter is enabled by default, and works with MPEG decoders. Disable the anti-jitter filter to
decrease latency (enables five frames jitter buffer).
• NSL timing support is disabled by default. Enable this setting if you have
• - Barco NSL-4601 displays, or
• - display timings of 3840x1080 at a frame rate of 25 Hz
• - OL-WXGA projectors (projector resolution 1368x768) with wall configurations
• 3x2@30Hz
• 3x1@25Hz, 30Hz, 60Hz
• 5x1@25Hz, 30Hz
• Enable High performance mode with high quality hardware (Barco controller). In this case, the Barco
®
renderer is used. Disabling this mode is recommended for "standard" PCs (the Microsoft renderer will be
used).
• Deinterlacing mode offers the following settings from its drop-down list:
• median: Default setting
• median (double frame): Doubles the frame rate and needs more resources. Use this setting when the
refresh rate of the split card DCB-100 is set to PAL, NTSC, or Automatic.
• none: Use this setting if you need resources. You will, however, see interlaced sources the way they
come in.
• Click Save to store the settings.
The button Edit Sources… is disabled at this point of the configuration.

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6.2 Configuring video input card

BarcoConfig supplies information on file paths, file versions, and the channels/bandwidth of the board se-
lected. Additionally, the tool allows assigning a signal name to the physical location of the card.

Renaming signals is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite.

The signal names assigned in BarcoConfig will not show in CMS!

• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the entry Video input (type VCR7008).
• Activate the button Change Settings…

• Select the board mode (PAL or NTSC) from the drop-down list. The default board mode is PAL.

The video input card does not support the mixing of NTSC and PAL sources.
All video sources must be of the same video standard; default board mode is PAL.
When changing the setting, a reboot of the board is made.

• Click Save to store the settings.

• Expand the node in the tree view and select the desired channel.
• Activate the button Edit Sources… to adjust the sources.
A dialog window is displayed.

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Since you can switch boards in the drop-down list Board, you may encounter that the name of
the board you are currently editing may not be correctly represented in the title bar. There is,
however, no need for concern – the dialog window and the settings refer to the correct board.

Please bear in mind that the channel count in the user interface starts with zero whereas the
numbering of the sixteen cables starts with one. The channel number in the software is the
cable number minus 1.

• Make sure the board you wish to edit is selected on the drop-down list Board. Otherwise, select the de-
sired board from this drop-down list.

• On the drop-down list Signal, assign a signal name (e.g. AVC_6_0_0_0) to the respective input.

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• Proceed accordingly for all other channels.

The settings for Preset, Autodetect, Input type, and the Preset manager are always disabled for this type of
video input card.

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6.3 Configuring DVI input cards

6.3.1 Quad-channel DVI input card
Some controllers are equipped with quad-channel dual-link DVI input cards.
BarcoConfig supplies information on file paths, file versions, and the channels/bandwidth of the board se-
lected. Additionally, the tool allows assigning a signal name to the physical location of the card.

Renaming signals is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite.

The signal names assigned in BarcoConfig will not show in CMS!

Each input of the DVI input card is treated as a "card" and has a top level entry in the Unit Info.
Sources connected to one and the same card differ in the third section of the signal name, e.g.
DVI_16_0_0_0 refers to the bottom connector, while DVI_16_4_0_0 refers to the top con-
nector of the same card.

• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the desired DVI input entry (type DGC161)

• Activate the button Change Settings…

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• Specify the desired Image position in the dialog box displayed.

• Click Save to store your settings.
• Expand the node in the tree view and select the desired channel.

• Activate the button Edit Sources… to adjust the sources.

A dialog window is displayed.

• Make sure the board you wish to edit is selected on the drop-down list Board. Otherwise, select the de-
sired board from this drop-down list.

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Since you can switch boards in the drop-down list Board, you may encounter that the name
of the board you are currently editing may not be correctly represented in the title bar.
There is, however, no need for concern – the dialog window and the settings refer to the
correct board.

• On the drop-down list Signal, assign a signal name (e.g. DVI_16_0_0_0) to the respective input.
• Proceed accordingly for all other channels.
• The settings for Preset, Autodetect, Input type, and the Preset manager are always disabled for this type
of DVI input card.

6.3.2 Dual-channel DVI input card

Some controllers are equipped with dual-channel single-link DVI input cards.
BarcoConfig supplies information on file paths, file versions, and the channels/bandwidth of the board se-
lected. Additionally, the tool allows assigning a signal name to the physical location of the card.

Renaming signals is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite.

The signal names assigned in BarcoConfig will not show in CMS!

Each input of the DVI input card is treated as a "card" and has a top level entry in the Unit Info.
Sources connected to one and the same card differ in the third section of the signal name, e.g.
DVI_9_0_0_0 refers to the bottom connector, while DVI_9_4_0_0 refers to the top connector
of the same card.

• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the desired DVI input entry (type DGC133).

• Activate the button Change Settings…

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• Specify the desired Image position in the dialog box displayed.

• Click Save to store your settings.
• Expand the node in the tree view and select the desired channel.

• Activate the button Edit Sources… to adjust the sources.

A dialog window is displayed.

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• Make sure the board you wish to edit is selected on the drop-down list Board. Otherwise, select the de-
sired board from this drop-down list.

Since you can switch boards in the drop-down list Board, you may encounter that the name
of the board you are currently editing may not be correctly represented in the title bar.
There is, however, no need for concern – the dialog window and the settings refer to the
correct board.

• On the drop-down list Signal, assign a signal name (e.g. DVI_9_0_0_0) to the respective input.
• Proceed accordingly for all other channels.
• The settings for Preset, Autodetect, Input type, and the Preset manager are always disabled for this type
of DVI input card.

6.3.3 Single-channel DVI input card

Some controller lines are equipped with single-channel dual-link DVI input cards.
BarcoConfig supplies information on file paths, file versions, and the channels/bandwidth of the board se-
lected. Additionally, the tool allows assigning a signal name to the physical location of the card.

Renaming signals is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite.

The signal names assigned in BarcoConfig will not show in CMS!

Each input of the DVI input card is treated as a "card" and has a top level entry in the Unit Info.
Sources connected to one and the same card differ in the third section of the signal name, e.g.
DVI_20_0_0_0 refers to the bottom connector, while DVI_20_4_0_0 refers to the top con-
nector of the same card.

• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the desired DVI input entry (type DGC153)

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• Activate the button Change Settings…

• Specify the desired Image position in the dialog box displayed.

• Click Save to store your settings.
• Expand the node in the tree view and select the desired channel.

• Activate the button Edit Sources… to adjust the sources.

A dialog window is displayed.

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• Make sure the board you wish to edit is selected on the drop-down list Board. Otherwise, select the de-
sired board from this drop-down list.

Since you can switch boards in the drop-down list Board, you may encounter that the name
of the board you are currently editing may not be correctly represented in the title bar.
There is, however, no need for concern – the dialog window and the settings refer to the
correct board.

• On the drop-down list Signal, assign a signal name (e.g. DVI_20_0_0_0) to the respective input.
• Proceed accordingly for all other channels.
• The settings for Preset, Autodetect, Input type, and the Preset manager are always disabled for this type
of DVI input card.

6.3.4 Dual-channel DisplayPort® input card

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Some controllers are equipped with dual-channel single-link DisplayPort input cards.
BarcoConfig supplies information on file paths, file versions, and the channels/bandwidth of the board se-
lected. Additionally, the tool allows assigning a signal name to the physical location of the card.

Renaming signals is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite.

The signal names assigned in BarcoConfig will not show in CMS!

The inputs of the DP input card are treated as inputs and have no top level entry in the Unit
Info.

The second input of this card is not detected as input in CMS and must therefore be
configured manually in CMS!

• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the desired DP input entry (type DGC179).

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• Activate the button Change Settings…

• Specify the desired Image position in the dialog box displayed.

• Click Save to store your settings.
• Expand the node in the tree view and select the desired channel.

• Activate the button Edit Sources… to adjust the sources.

A dialog window is displayed.

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• Make sure the board you wish to edit is selected on the drop-down list Board. Otherwise, select the de-
sired board from this drop-down list.

Since you can switch boards in the drop-down list Board, you may encounter that the name
of the board you are currently editing may not be correctly represented in the title bar.
There is, however, no need for concern – the dialog window and the settings refer to the
correct board.

• On the drop-down list Signal, assign a signal name (e.g. DVI_14_0_0_0) to the respective input.
• Proceed accordingly for all other channels.
• The settings for Preset, Autodetect, Input type, and the Preset manager are always disabled for this type
of DP input card.

6.4 Configuring SW decoder type MPEG

The tool allows defining the IP address of the video network for MPEG sources as well as setting the source
parameters.
• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the entry SW decoder (type MPEG)

• Activate the button Change Settings…

• In the dialog window displayed, specify the default NIC (i.e. the IP address of the LAN adapter connected
to the video network) by selecting the required IP address from the drop-down list.

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This network interface is the default interface for streamed MPEG sources. Any multicast
source defined via the source settings dialog and streamed into this network will
automatically be received using this interface.
If the IP address of your video network changes, the address must be edited only once.

• Click Save to store your settings.

• Activate the button Edit Sources… to edit the sources. The MPEG Software Properties dialog window is
displayed.

• The drop-down list Source features a list of the names of all source settings for this decoder type in al-
phabetic order.
To create a new source setting, click New, enter the name, and select Apply. Note that editing is not pos-
sible until you activate the button Apply.
To delete a source configuration, select it from the list and click Delete.
To edit a source, change the IP address, the port, and the stream settings.
• A default source must be specified for software applications using source filters but lacking the ability to
interact and to request property pages (Windows Movie Maker e.g. requires the existence of a default
source during its initialization phase).
Specify one default source per decoder. Activating the checkbox  Default source will mark the current-
ly selected source as the default source.
• The group field Parameters serves to edit the unicast or multicast IP address and the port of the source
stream. Entries in the box Video pid are optional and required for transport streams to select a specific
video stream. The box Network interface can be left at 0.0.0.0 to use the IP address specified in the
configuration dialog of the MPEG software decoder. This is only required if your source is not in the vid-
eo LAN but in a different network (e.g. your office LAN).
• The group field Encoder settings permits to set the appropriate decoder template for the encoder in
your system in the drop-down list Encoder type. The associated input boxes are filled in automatically.
Entries in the box Encoder start string are optional, depending on the encoder type. Enter a string that is
additionally sent to the specified encoder. A suitable start string is automatically provided by selecting the

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Video PID in the group field Parameters, if applicable.

If the desired encoder is not included in the drop-down list, activate the checkbox  Default source,
hoping the default settings will be fine for this source. If not, contact Barco for a list of required encoder
settings for your encoder.
• Click Apply to store your settings.
• Close the dialog window by selecting OK.

6.5 Configuring SW decoder type J2K

This dialog is a legacy feature in DirectShow Filter Suite. J2K is not supported.

6.6 Configuring SW decoder type MGS

The tool allows defining the IP address of the video network for MGS sources.
• In the tree view on the left of the dialog window, select the entry SW decoder (type MGS)

• Activate the button Change Settings…

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• In the dialog window displayed, specify the default NIC (i.e. the IP address of LAN adapter connected to
video network) by selecting the required IP address from the drop-down list.

This network interface is the default interface for streamed MGS sources. Any multicast
source defined via the source settings dialog and streamed into this network will
automatically be received using this interface.
If the IP address of your video network changes, the address must be edited only once.

• Click Save to store your settings.

The button Edit Sources… is disabled by default for this software decoder.

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7 Upgrading/Installing DirectShow Filter Suite

In this chapter:
• Installing DirectShow Filter Suite
• Installing Display Control Center
• Installing the driver for your graphics card
• Installing the drivers for your input cards
• Upgrading DirectShow Filter Suite

On new controllers, DirectShow Filter Suite is fully installed.

The DirectShow Filter Suite software version installed on your controller on delivery is provided on the CMS
Server Homepage.
If your controller comes with a product CD-ROM or product USB stick, the DirectShow Filter Suite software
version installed on your controller on delivery will be provided also on this medium.
Should you wish to upgrade your controller with the most recent version of DirectShow Filter Suite, please
first uninstall the previous version of DirectShow Filter Suite manually using Start | Control Panel | Programs
and Features (cf. section Uninstalling DirectShow Filter Suite).
In case the controller is an operator workstation in a TransForm N setup, we recommend using the Super
Installer of the CMS client application to install a new version of DirectShow Filter Suite. Alternatively down-
load the software manually from the CMS server.

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DirectShow Filter Suite Release 3.2 can be installed on Windows 8.1 machines as well. In
this case, however, multiple graphics cards are not supported in high performance screen
scraping. Further, Aero Mode cannot be disabled.

7.1 Installing DirectShow Filter Suite

For installation of BarcoConfig, we recommend using the file DirectShow Filter Suite-3.1.0.xxx-Setup.exe.
If your controller comes with a product CD or USB stick, this setup executable is located on the product CD
or the product USB stick in the folder DirectShow Filter Suite. It is also run when clicking the link on the web
page of the CD/USB.
• Go to the CMS Server Homepage and navigate to Login | Software Downloads.

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• Select the entry DSFS XX.XX.X.XXX (32- or 64-bit version) in Barco DirectShow Filter Suite.

CMS Server with DSFS in Software Downloads

The next step will vary with your web browser:

• ®
With Internet Explorer, acknowledge possible Windows prompts and security messages, if any.

UAC prompts Windows® 7 (left) and Windows® 10

• Click the button Save File to download the file to the download folder on your hard disk. With Mozilla
Firefox, you will see the prompt below. With other browsers, you can run the installation without prompt.

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• Navigate to your download folder and double click the setup executable.

The setup procedure first downloads and extracts all necessary files and folders, showing a progress bar.

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Subsequently, Windows Installer is preparing the installation.

On completion, setup starts the InstallShield Wizard for Barco DirectShow Filter Suite.
• Click Next.

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• Select the radio button  I accept the terms of the license agreement.
• Click Next.

The default installation path is [Program Files]\Barco or [Program Files (x86)]\Barco resp.) Select the destina-
tion folder.
• Click Next.

• To change the current destination folder, select the button Change… and then browse to the destination
folder.
• Click OK.

• In the dialog window displayed next, click Install.

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The installer possibly requests to close all applications (if any) affected by the installation.
• In the dialog window displayed next, click OK to close and restart open files which need to be updated in
the process.

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DirectShow Filter Suite (BarcoConfig) is being installed, displaying the progress.

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• Acknowledge the Windows Security prompt by clicking Install.

DirectShow Filter Suite (BarcoConfig) has been successfully installed.

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• Click the button Finish to exit the wizard.

Finally, on some systems a restart prompt will be shown (dependent on drivers).

• Click Yes to restart your system.

On striking Yes, your system will log off the current user, shut down, and then restart.

If you have a DCB-100 split card installed (only supported in specific configurations), the input
may not look right. It will be correct once the DCB-100 and the NVIDIA graphics card driver
have been installed and configured.

Upon installation of the DirectShow Filter Suite, your Device Manager will show the names of your input
cards.
• Having installed the drivers for all input cards, configure your new input card(s) using BarcoConfig (cf.
section Configuring input cards and software decoders).

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7.2 Installing Display Control Center

Display Control Center (for split card(s)) is not installed in one step along with DirectShow Filter Suite or
BarcoConfig, resp. (cf. Installing DirectShow Filter Suite). To install Display Control Center as well, use the
file DCB-100-2.10.0.xxx-Setup.exe.
If your controller comes with a product CD or USB stick, this setup executable is located on the product CD
or the product USB stick in the folder DirectShow Filter Suite.
You can also install Display Control Center from the CMS Server Homepage.
• Go to the CMS Server Homepage and navigate to Login | Software Downloads.
• Select the entry DCB-100 2.10.0.XXX in Barco DirectShow Filter Suite.

The next step will vary with your web browser and operating system:
• ®
With Internet Explorer, acknowledge possible Windows prompts and security messages, if any.

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UAC prompts Windows® 7 (left) and Windows® 10

• With Mozilla Firefox, click the button Save File to download the file to the download folder on your hard
disk.

• Navigate to your download folder and double click the setup executable.
• In the dialog displayed, click the button Run.

• In the dialog displayed, click the button Run.

The setup procedure first downloads and extracts all necessary files and folders, showing a progress bar.

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Subsequently, Windows Installer is preparing the installation.

On completion, setup starts the InstallShield Wizard for Barco DCB-100 series Display Control Center.
• Click Next.

• Select the radio button  I accept the terms of the license agreement.
• Click Next.

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The default installation path is [Program Files]\Barco or [Program Files (x86)]\Barco resp.) Select the destina-
tion folder.
• Click Next.

• To change the current destination folder, select the button Change… and then browse to the destination
folder.
• Click OK.
• In the dialog window displayed next, click Install.

Display Control Center is being installed, displaying the progress.

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• Acknowledge the Windows Security prompt by clicking Install.

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Display Control Center has been successfully installed.

• Click the button Finish to exit the wizard.

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7.3 Installing the driver for your graphics card

Be sure to install the specific driver matching your exact graphics card.

Should you intend to install DirectShow Filter Suiteon third party systems, i.e. non-Barco
controllers or machines, make sure you have the latest and correct version of the graphics
card driver installed.

DirectShow Filter Suite requires a graphics card with a special driver version.
• If, for some reason, the driver has not been installed, you may see a message in system tray saying the
driver could not be installed. To install the driver subsequently, proceed as follows:
• Open the Device Manager (Start | Control Panel | System | Device Manager), and select Update Driver
Software… from the graphics card right-click menu.
• Locate the driver on the CMS Homepage | Software Downloads, or the controller hard disk in the direc-
tory C:\BARCO\3rd_party\NVIDIA Driver\ in the subfolder associated with the respective firmware.
• Double click the driver file and click OK.
• Follow the instructions on screen. Be patient if the screen freezes for several minutes. Wait.
• On completion, select Finish.
• Upon restart, right click on your desktop. A context menu is displayed featuring a menu item NVIDIA
Control Panel. Your installation was successful.

If you have a DCB-100 split card installed, the input may not look correct upon installation of the
graphics card driver. However, it will be correct once the DCB-100 and the NVIDIA graphics
card have been configured.

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7.4 Installing the drivers for your input cards

By default the drivers are pre-installed on the controller system.
Some controller lines, however, may require installation of the input card drivers. Should the necessity arise,
the driver install kit can be found on the CMS Server Homepage (navigate to Login | Software Downloads).

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7.5 Upgrading DirectShow Filter Suite

The software DirectShow Filter Suite is usually upgraded together with the Control Room Management Soft-
ware CMS. You can also upgrade DirectShow Filter Suite from the CMS Server Homepage. Upgrading is done
by reinstalling the program.
• Uninstall the program currently installed (cf. section Uninstalling DirectShow Filter Suite).

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• Reinstall DirectShow Filter Suite using the setup file from the CMS Homepage (navigate to Login |
Software Downloads).

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8 Uninstalling DirectShow Filter Suite

Should you be required to uninstall DirectShow Filter Suite, follow these steps in accordance with your oper-
ating system.

8.1 Windows® 10
• Navigate to Settings | System | Apps & features.
• Select the application Barco DirectShow Filter Suite and click the button Uninstall.

• Acknowledge the prompt by clicking Uninstall.

The installer prepares the removal of the program.

The installer possibly requests to close all applications affected by the uninstallation.
• Click OK.

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The program is being removed.

Uninstallation is complete.

• Restart if necessary.

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8.2 Windows® 7
• Navigate to Control Panel | All Control Panel Items | Programs and Features.
• Select the application Barco DirectShow Filter Suite and click the button Uninstall.

Control Panel – Uninstall Barco DirectShow Filter Suite

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Acknowledge the Windows prompt by clicking Yes.

The installer prepares the removal of the program.

The installer possibly requests to close all applications affected by the uninstallation.
• Click OK.

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The program is being removed.

Uninstallation is complete.

DirectShow Filter Suite – Uninstalled

• Restart if necessary.

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9 Redundant network adapters (Teaming mode)

In this chapter:
• Prerequisite
• Configuring an AFT team
• Revoking an AFT team

Some controller lines support teaming mode. If in doubt, please contact Customer Support (cf. Contact).
To obtain a redundant network connection to the LAN, the two network ports of the onboard LAN adapter
can be configured in Teaming Mode.

9.1 Prerequisite
Windows® 10
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NIC teaming is not supported for Windows 10 client SKUs (non server). However, a network adapter driver is
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provided by Intel for Windows 10, which we recommend to download from:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25016/Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-Windows-10.
Once this driver update is installed, you will see the tab Teaming on the Properties dialog window. Note that
the driver version and date will not be updated.

Windows® 7
The network adapters of your controller requires Intel Network Connections software (19.1.51.0 or newer)
for configuration of Teaming Mode. Controllers supporting teaming mode usually have this network driver
installed.
In the event that the network driver is not installed, locate the setup files on the controller at
C:\Repository\LAN_PROWin_19.1_x64\.

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9.2 Configuring an AFT team

To configure the AFT team, you must be logged on as administrator.
• Open Device Manager via
• Windows 7: Start | Control Panel | System | Device Manager
• Windows 10: Start | System | Devices | Device Manager

Device Manager

• From the list of devices, select Network adapters.

• Right click the desired network adapter (see table below), and select Properties from the context menu.

NGP-410 NGP-210 ECU-200 ECU-110

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Intel I218-LM Intel® I217-LM Intel I217-LM Intel 82574L
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Intel I210 Intel® I211 Intel I210 Intel 82579LM
Network adapters supporting Gigabit network connections

The properties dialog to the respective Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter is displayed.

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Network adapter properties dialog – Teaming tab

• Select  Team this adapter with other adapters and click the New Team… button.
The New Team Wizard comes up, prompting you to enter a name for the team.
• After specifying a name, click the Next > button.

New Team Wizard, page 1

The next dialog box lists shows all network adapters available for an AFT team.
• Select the checkboxes of all cards that shall be part of the team and click the Next > button.

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New Team Wizard, page 2

A list of team modes is displayed.

• Select the entry Adapter Fault Tolerance and click the Next > button.

New Team Wizard, page 3

• Select the Finish button to configure the team to the system.

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New Team Wizard, page 4

The configuration of the new team is completed.

On some controller lines, you may now see the following alert messages:

Possible alert messages

• Acknowledge these messages by selecting the OK button.

• The configuration for either type of controller is now completed, the Wizard is closed, and the Team
Properties dialog is displayed again. To close this dialog box, select the OK button.

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Team properties dialog box

• The Server Adapter properties dialog is still open. The Team list now shows an entry with the newly con-
figured team. To close this dialog box, select the OK button.
The Device Manager now shows an entry for the AFT team instead of the single network adapters.

Device Manager

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9.3 Revoking an AFT team

If desired, you can release the members of the AFT team again. To do so, log on as administrator, and open
the Device Manager as explained in section Configuring an AFT team.
• Right click the TEAM entry and select Properties from the context menu.
The Team Properties dialog box is displayed.
• On the Settings tab, select the Remove Team button.

Team properties dialog box, Settings tab

Having acknowledged the remove team alert message, the team is removed and the network cards are avail-
able again as individual cards.

Remove team alert message

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10 Connecting to CMS Server

To connect to the CMS Server, consult the document Control Room Management Suite - Getting started
delivered with the system.
For detailed information on the Control Room Management software CMS, consult the CMS User Manual on
the CMS Server.
Our software and hardware user manuals can be downloaded from the secured Barco website
www.barco.com/mybarco.

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11 System recovery
Should the system need to be restored to the version and settings as delivered, use the Recovery System
Image on the USB stick included in the delivery volume.

Depending on device and use case additional steps may apply!

For details, please refer to the next section.

• If necessary, create the recovery USB stick by executing the script CopyFactoryImageOnUSB.cmd.

To restore CMS using the USB stick, proceed as follows:

• Boot from the USB stick.
After booting the screen shows:
 The name, version and date of the System Image to be restored.
 A menu providing the following options:
• R: Restore System Image from USB stick.
• C: Open command prompt.
• Q: Quit menu.

• Press R to restore the System Image from the USB stick.

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• Press any key to confirm that you wish to restore the System Image.

• Wait for the System Image to be restored.

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• Press enter to complete the process.

• Remove the USB stick and press any key to reboot.

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11.1 First time setup for TFN-SD

The TFN-SD controller types (NSD-210 and NSD-410) are preinstalled with a full TFN-SD image, which in-
® ®
cludes the CMS server. Having completed the Windows 7 or Windows 10 installation wizard, the Trans-
Form NSD Configuration Tool will be launched, offering different configuration types for different use cases.

The configuration window can not be closed!

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Windows is locked until the set up has been completed.

• To set up your controller, press Enter to continue in Administrator mode, and confirm the User Account
Control to allow the Windows Command Processor to make changes to the device.

• Select one of the five configuration options offered:

(1) Single Display Controller, incl. CMS-Server
(2) Single Display Client, without CMS-Server
(3) Application Node, ProServer only
(4) ProGateway Node
(5) Windows Workstation, no CMS components activated

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• Confirm your selection by pressing Y or cancel and select a different option with any other input.

The software is being configured, showing the progress.

• On completion, press Enter to reboot.

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The first time setup has been completed.

The configuration will always resume where it left off in case of power outages.

Functionality of components is tied to their respective licenses:

A valid license is needed in order to use any of those components.

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12 Troubleshooting
12.1 Don’t install optional RAID driver update from Win Update on ECU-200
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On ECU-200, Windows Update offers an optional RAID driver update (Intel - Storage – Intel Desktop/Work-
station/ServerExpress Chipset SATA RAID Controller update (June 2011)) which MUST NOT be installed! This
driver update causes an endless reboot.

12.2 The display is scrambled

When setting up Mosaic mode with more than 1 graphics card, the display may look scrambled. Setting up
Mosaic with NVIDIA Control Panel is supported with only 1 graphics card. For systems with more than 1
graphics cards, a command line tool is required (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool).

12.3 Left and right part of the image on the display wall are mixed up
• Check the cabling.
• Check the order of the monitors on the NVIDIA Control Panel.

12.4 Main display changes after boot messages

This is a normal behavior of the NVIDIA driver. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and arrange the displays.

12.5 Mosaic Mode is not enabled automatically

Mosaic Mode is not enabled automatically until it has been configured manually on a newly installed system.

12.6 No sources are displayed

• Check the cabling.
• Open BarcoConfig. Select the source in the Unit info. Check on the properties page of the source if
there is a signal attached.
• Check the selected video standard for the video source.
• Open BarcoConfig and check the video interface.

12.7 IP sources are not displayed

• In the BarcoConfig tool, select the respective software decoder type. Check the source configuration.
• Check the firewall.
• Check the default IP address.
• Check the default NICs in BarcoConfig.

12.8 Performance problems with videos, videos are not smooth

Without Mosaic mode, moving a video across the boundaries of a GPU is not fully supported.
• Check and enable Mosaic Mode.

Via NVIDIA Control Panel, Mosaic mode is only supported for one graphcis card; multiple
graphics card require using the command line tool.

• Check the timing of the graphics card: The timing of the graphics card must match the timing of the
source to remove jitter.

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12.9 Performance problem when displaying dozens of videos

• ®
Make sure that no AERO theme is selected on Windows 7 machines; cf. section Setting up Windows®.

12.10 Streaming videos no longer visible

• In the BarcoConfig tool, select the respective software decoder type (cf. sections 6.4, 6.5, or 6.6), and
check the IP settings.

12.11 The NVIDIA Control Panel is no longer responding

If you configure Mosaic mode with more than 1 graphics card, the NVIDIA Control Panel may no longer be
responding.
• Kill the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Setting up Mosaic with NVIDIA Control Panel is supported with only 1 graphics card. For more graphics
cards, a command line tool is required (cf. section Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool).

12.12 No CMS Control Panel, Sidebar or Display Agent

• In the event the CMS Control Panel, Sidebar, or Display Agent will not start, check the ordering of the
®
network adapters (Windows 7). Even if only LAN 1 (top connector) is connected to the network, this
adapter may not be the top most entry.
®
Windows 10 unfortunately does not offer such solution. You can only edit the registry, which is not rec-
ommended.

• Reboot the controller.

12.13 The CMS Server homepage cannot be displayed

If the system has just started up, it will take several minutes (up to 5) until the JBOSS application server is up
and running, and the CMS Server homepage can be accessed. If the page is not displayed after this time, pro-
ceed as follows:
• Check the network connection (in case there is no network, the LAN interfaces requires loop-through).
• Check the spelling of the CMS Server name.
• Add the IP address of the CMS Server to the Trusted Sites in the Internet zone.

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• Connect to the CMS Server using the IP address (find the IP address by clicking the Start button. Enter
cmd. The command prompt opens. Enter the command ipconfig /all. Take down the IP address.
• Check if JBOSS is up and running. If required, start JBOSS manually. After 5 minutes approx., the service
will be available.
• Disable one of the LAN interfaces and retry.

12.14 Default network interface

If the controller is set up in one network, there is no need to define the default interface.
However, in case both LAN interfaces are connected to a network, or if the IP address is changed, the LAN
interface for the CMS software / the controller needs to be specified.
Changing the IP address also requires adjusting or checking the entry in the default network interface!
In case both LAN interfaces are connected, the CMS Server will always take the IP of the upper inter-
face/lowest IP address.

12.15 Power-on fails or no boot message is visible when using Barco projec-
tion modules based on LED with DVI copper cables
This issue will only occur if the display wall has been controlled once using optical (fiber) cables, and is now
operating on DVI copper cables.
• If so, you will have to check the Optical Cable Power setting on the Inputs tab, making sure the check-
box  Enable is deactivated.

This check requires Expert access rights when logging in the web interface of the projection
modules.

To eliminate the error, please repeat the following steps for every projection module:
• Turn off the display controller.
• Connect to projection module via web interface.
• Login as Expert.
• Check the Optical Cable Power setting on the Inputs tab.
• Disable this feature in case you are using DVI copper cables.
• Repeat these steps for all displays and power on the display controller again.

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12.16 Host name limitations

The following information must be observed when assigning computer names and hostnames on machines
®
using the operating system Windows 7. Incorrect hostnames or computer names may cause problems with
CMS later on.
 Hostname labels may contain only the ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through
'9', and the hyphen (-).
 Hostname labels cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
 No other symbols, punctuation characters, underscores, or blank spaces are permitted.
 Avoid using only numerical characters or names consisting entirely of hexadecimal digits ('0' through '9'
plus the letters 'A' through 'F').
 Do not use names longer than 15 characters.
Do not start your computer name with a numerical character.

DCB-100 split cards are only supported in specific configurations. Please bear in mind for
any troubleshooting information with regard to these cards below.

12.17 No display after boot messages (DCB-100 configuration)

The wall scenario is above the limitations of the split card DCB-100, e.g. when the display was changed to a
higher resolution. Boot in safe mode.
• Select Start | All Programs | Barco | Display Control Center.
• In the Display Control Center, select Tools | Reset.

12.18 No display after boot messages (with DCB-100)

When the display has been changed to another resolution, the DCB-100 remains in cloning mode, and shows
a message box stating the reason. Reconfigure the wall by use of the Display Control Center.
®
• Reboot Windows in safe mode by selecting the key F8 during the boot phase.
• In safe mode, open the Display Control Center and reset the configuration.
• To do so, select Start | All Programs | Barco | Display Control Center.
®
• Reboot Windows again in normal mode.
• Open the NVIDIA Control Panel, enable Mosaic Mode, and check mark both displays below.
• Open the Display Control Center and readjust the display wall configuration.
®
• After another reboot of Windows , the issue should be solved.
• If there is still no image possible, try swapping the cables connected to the GPU head.

12.19 No display or corrupted image on upper GPU head (without DCB-100)

• Check whether it should be a single- or dual-link timing.
• With single-link timing, verify whether the single link DVI-adapter is installed on the upper GPU head.

12.20 Display Control Center does not switch from cloning mode to split
mode
If only locking is enabled, the Display Control Center may not switch from cloning mode to split mode. This
issue, however, only appears in unrealistic scenarios.

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12.21 The display remains dark

• Check if the projection modules/monitors are switched on.
• Check the cabling.
At any rate, connector A (DCB-100) must always be connected to the display!
• Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel | Select a Task…, navigate to Display | Set up multiple displays
- Verify if all baseboards and mezzanine boards of the split card bundle(s) are activated (checked).

With loop-through configurations:

• Check if the projection modules have been configured with the required EDID, group size, and group
position.
• Check if the controller is up and running (check the LEDs on the front panel).
• Shut down the controller and reboot. When the controller reboots, hit DEL to enter the BIOS.
• Check and make sure that the onboard VGA (if any) is disabled (Barco Customer Support, see section
Contact).

12.22 Display changed from DCB-100 base board to mezzanine board after
reboot
When initially installing, or setting up a new resolution by implementing a new monitor or a new wall scenario
in the Display Control Center, the display has changed from the base board to the mezzanine board after
reboot. This is no error scenario but the normal behavior of the NVIDIA driver. Therefore, make sure to switch
back the displays on the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Proceed as follows:
• Right click on the desktop. The context menu is displayed.

• From the context menu, select NVIDIA Control Panel.

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• In the tree view on the left pane Select a Task…, navigate to Display | Set up multiple displays

For each graphics card head connected, one monitor is displayed.

With DCB-100, the baseboard is indicated as SplitCard (1 of 2, or 1/3 of 4, resp. ); the mezzanine board as
SplitCard (2 of 2, or 2/4 of 4, resp.).
The projection modules/monitors connected to the baseboard are the main monitor and must be positioned
on the left.
• Use the mouse and switch the position of the monitors.

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13 Appendix – Mosaic Mode via command line tool

In this chapter:
• Cabling
• Checking for undetected heads/displays
• Eliminating previous mosaic mode
• Nomenclature
• Setting up the mosaic

Make sure the GPUs of the graphics cards are flashed with NVIDIA's BAR1 VBIOS.

Mosaic allows for hardware acceleration across multiple displays by treating them as one single display. This
is the precondition for freely movable videos on multiple displays.
For applications, it is sufficient to have an extended desktop.
The NVIDIA Control Panel allows setting up mosaic for one graphics card (2 GPUs).
If there are two or more graphics cards in the system, set up Mosaic Mode using the command line tool
(CLT) configureMosaic.exe.

When setting up Mosaic Mode, it is mandatory that only those graphics cards be
connected whose displays are to be set up in Mosaic. If required, temporarily disconnect
projection modules until the mosaic has been setup.

All "configureMosaic.exe" commands must be executed in administration mode!

13.1 Cabling
It is mandatory that the heads/GPUs of one graphics card be connected to adjacent sections of the display.

In the picture below, "1. Graphics card" or "2. Graphics card", respectively, only serve to
distinguish the graphics cards. For some reason, it is unpredictable which graphics card
the system will assign to be the first one. This information is retrieved in the step "initiate
Mosaic mode".
GPU 0 stands for the top connector, GPU 1 stands for the bottom connector of the
graphics card.
The drawings are examples of correct/incorrect cable connections and merely serve to
visualize connecting adjacent displays to the same graphics card.

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1. Graphics card, 1. Graphics card, 1. Graphics card, 2. Graphics card, 1. Graphics card, 2. Graphics card,
GPU 0 GPU 1 GPU 0 GPU 0 GPU 0 GPU 0

2. Graphics card, 2. Graphics card, 1. Graphics card, 2. Graphics card, 2. Graphics card, 1. Graphics card,
GPU 0 GPU 1 GPU 1 GPU 1 GPU 1 GPU 1

It is mandatory that all projection modules be connected via the same adapter from
DisplayPort to DVI. DO NOT USE any adapter to single link DVI concurrently with adapters
to dual link DVI!

13.2 Checking for undetected heads/displays

13.2.1 Windows® 10
• Right click on the desktop.
• From the context menu, select Display Settings.
• In case some displays are not listed, select Detect.
• Extend the desktop onto these systems.

(In case you cannot extend the desktop, reboot and try again.)
• Navigate to the drop-down list Multiple displays.
• For a large desktop, select Extend desktop to this display.
• Tick the checkbox  Make this my main display.

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13.2.2 Windows® 7
• Right click on the desktop.
• From the context menu, select Screen Resolution.
• In case some displays are not listed, select Detect.
• Subsequently, extend the desktop onto these systems.

(In case you cannot extend the desktop, reboot and try again.)

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13.3 Eliminating previous mosaic mode

To have a well-defined starting point, we recommend running the command (in administration mode)
configureMosaic.exe disable

13.4 Nomenclature
The "labels of the display" as used in the pictures for correct cabling (cf. above) are converted into tuples. The
first index refers to the graphics card; the second index refers to the head/GPU.

st
Both heads/GPUs AND the graphics cards are counted zero-based! Consequently, the 1
nd
graphics card is represented by 0, the 2 graphcis card by 1, and so on.

0,0 0,1 0,0 1,0 0,0 1,0

1,0 1,1 0,1 1,1 1,1 0,1

13.5 Setting up the mosaic

13.5.1 First steps
• Make a sketch of the display wall: Draw a grid with the rows and columns of the display wall, thus repre-
senting each projection module by a cell in your grid.

13.5.2 Initiating Mosaic Mode

This step is required to retrieve information on the order of the graphics card from the system, i.e. "which is
which".

All "configureMosaic.exe" commands must be executed in administration mode!

In this step, the display of every graphics card is set up as a 1x1 mosaic.

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The displays connected to one graphics card are treated as a 1x1 mosaic (although it is a
1x2 or a 2x1 arrangement of displays!).

• For every graphics card, execute the command configureMosaic.exe twice (in administration mode), i.e.
once for the upper head/GPU and then again for the bottom head/GPU.

When the command has been executed, only one of the displays wil be active. Locate this
display in your drawing. Take down the values of the "out parameters" of the command
just given in the respective cell in your drawing.

If you have two graphics cards, there are four heads/GPUs, and you will need to run the following com-
mands:

Command Explanation
cols=1, rows=1:
as mentioned above, it is a 1x1 mosaic.
out=0,0:
configureMosaic.exe set cols=1 rows=1 out=0,0 ®
refers to the upper DisplayPort of the
first graphics card
configureMosaic.exe set cols=1 rows=1 out=0,1 out=0,1:
®
refers to the bottom DisplayPort of
the first graphics adapter
cols=1, rows=1:
as mentioned above, it is a 1x1 mosaic.
out=1,0:
configureMosaic.exe set cols=1 rows=1 out=1,0 ®
refers to the upper DisplayPort of the
second graphics card
configureMosaic.exe set cols=1 rows=1 out=1,1 out=1,1:
®
refers to the bottom DisplayPort of
the second graphics adapter

In the end, your drawing should look similar to this:

0,0 1,0

0,1 1,1

The information within the cells actually reflects the order the system has assigned to the graphics card.

13.5.3 Disabling mosaic

• In order to set up the final mosaic, disable the 1x1 mosaics created in the previous step.
• Run the command (in administration mode) configureMosaic.exe disable

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13.5.4 Setting up the final mosaic

In this final step, set the mosaic for the n x m configuration of the display wall. Therefore, the command
configureMosaic.exe needs to be executed only once.
The parameters entered in the command now reflect the actual number of rows and columns, i.e. cols=2,
rows=2.
The identified "out parameters" of the projection modules are added one by one, starting at the top left, mov-
ing to the right, subsequently going to the left of the following row… down to the right projection module of
the bottom row.

The "out parameters" of all projection modules are concatenated according to the pattern
shown in the drawing below.

0,0 1,0

0,1 1,1

configureMosaic.exe set cols=2 rows=2 out=0,0 out=1,0 out=0,1 out=1,1

• To check the mosaic, execute the command (in administration mode)

configureMosaic.exe query current

Mosaic Mode may be corrupted when displays are disconnected or when displays fail.
Restoring Mosaic Mode may require disconnecting all but one graphics card, setting up
mosaic for this single graphics card, reconnecting the other displays, and setting up
mosaic mode from scratch.

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14 Contact

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