creating a 3 by 3 display wall using quadro mosaic
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1. Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 1 Figure 2 PCI Express x16 Gen3 or Gen 2 Slots Figure 3 Quadro K5000 GPUs Figure 4 Stereo Bracket Figure 5 Quadro Sync Card Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic Hardware DA 06561 001 v01 2 Hardware ATTACHING QUADRO SYNC TO QUADRO K5000 The Quadro Sync is attached to each Quadro K5000 cards via the sync ribbon cable The Quadro Sync card can support up to 4 GPUs The card requires either PCI or SATA power connector It does not matter which connector on the Quadro Sync board each GPU is connected to The connectors are bi directional so it does not matter which side of the Quadro Sync board or GPU they go to Refer to the Quadro Sync Installation Guide for detailed information i fi han TFF r Ki bef Figure 6 Quadro Sync Installation Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 v0l 3 Hardware PCle bus order will determine GPU numbering i i 4 pin VESA stereo SOREA GUEAR am header connected to VESA stereo bracket sync cables Quadro Sync card Quadro Sync Power Supports up to 4 GPUs Figure 7 Three Quadro K5000 Quadro Sync in Box Technologies 8950 Workstation Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 4 Hardware IDENTIFYING GPU ORDERING The system BIOS of a workstation will enumerate the GPU order This will2. gt NVIDIA CREATING A 3 BY 3 DISPLAY WALL USING QUADRO MOSAIC DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY DA 06561 001 v01 Version Date Authors Description of Change October 18 2012 VR SM Initial Release Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Fal GWAC T E enone E P E A E E E T 1 DISD ie E ee E R rrr 1 WOrKStatO T weap etna akescies sss AE ARATATA NATATAE A EESAN TENAAAN 1 Attaching Quadro Sync to Quadro K5000 susssuererensrrnrererrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrererrrrro 3 identifying GPU Ordering acccccrovenseusnvescecsarenesasevencauserenencsevancqusorensaesorencns 5 Software Installation ssssssssnsnsusnsnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnununnnnnnnnunnsunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnno 6 DAVE IASC ON ara eras dean rE AE EEA TE AAEN ONAT 6 Mosaic Utility cece cece eect e ee ete cette estes eee eeteeettaeetteeeteeeetenerteneetanettanges 7 Attaching the Displays to the Quadro K5000 ssasasnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 9 Identifying Display Connection Port Numbers c cece ecee eee eset eee eeeeeeeeeeeenes 10 Understanding Mosaic Display Topologies ccc cece eee eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeteeeesenaees 11 sing Mosale UMV cirrosis irrena aR 13 Setting Overlap or Bezel Correction ssssssesrerrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrao 15 CONTIGUFEMOSAIC OPON Sosson EESE 18 CIO EEE E E A E E E E E O E T 18 OT E E EE TTE AAT T A A A EA E A AS AET 18 We SE NG SOL a E E E T ETE E ET 21 GN ODOM ersa
3. DisplayPort 2 Connected Dell Alienware2310 4 of 9 Note If you use powershell instead of the command prompt some of the options need to have parenthesis added For example Configuremosaic set rows 3 cols 3 res 1920 1080 60 SETTING OVERLAP OR BEZEL CORRECTION Using configure mosaic tool Mosaic can match the overlap between two projectors or correct for bezels between displays To set a 180 pixel overlap use the following command line configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 2 overlapcol 180 res 1920 1080 60 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 15 Using Mosaic Utility 180 pixel overlap Figure 16 Two Channels with 180 Pixel Overlap The total display resolution will now be 3660 3840 180 pixels Display 1 2 Multiple Monitors Resolution Orientation Multiple displays This is currently your main display Advanced settings Make text and other items larger or smaller What display settings should I choose Cancel Apply Figure 17 Screen Resolution with Overlap Note Overlap is not the same as edge blending Overlap is setting the desktop to create the overlap region between two projectors Edge blending requires intensity roll off between the projectors Edge blending can be done in the GPU using NVIDIA s Warp and Intensity API This API is available to developers Contact QuadroSVS nvidia com for more details Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wa
4. approximately 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz resolution Most active dongles support up to 2560 x 1600 at 60 Hz 270 MHz resolution Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vO1 27 Frequently Asked Questions NVIDIA certified active dongles support up to 1920 x 1200 at 120 Hz 330 MHz resolution NVIDIA part number 030 0378 000 and Bizlink part number KS10014 B07 Q My displays have HDMI connections How do I connect to these A Use a DVI to HDMI and or DisplayPort to HDMI dongle or cable The Quadro cards support native HDMI When the driver detects an HDMI display it switches to HDMI signaling over the DVI or DisplayPort ports Q Can Mosaic be used with cable and fiber extenders and or video switchers A Yes Some device extenders or switchers may not report the EDID correctly from the display device We recommend that you use the Manage EDID function built into the display driver to capture the EDID from the display device and save to file You can assign the EDID from the file to graphics output Q What grid layouts do you support with Mosaic a ee ae ee 2x1 ee AE e o poa o SSS o S e he os SSCS ee 1x8 2x4 4x2 8xl 0s x02 xd 5x2 10x1 a a 12s dx 2x6 3x4 6 x 2 1x12 a P14 x14 2x7 7x2 14x1 oOo o ib 3x 5x3 15x1 l6 1Ixl6 2x8 4x4 8x2 16x1 Note The maximum horizontal or vertical resolution cannot exceed 16 k pixels Some topologies will only work at lower resolution per screen Cre
5. columns Each display needs to run the same resolution 3 Type configuremosaic test rows 3 cols 3 This will test if the grid is valid It will also printout all the valid resolutions that can be supported for Mosaic Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 13 Using Mosaic Utility xml version 1 6 7 gt test version 1 2 4 valid 1 gt lt grids gt lt grid rows 1 columns 2 gt lt displaymode width 1926 height 1686 bpp 32 freq 68 gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 6x86661682 overlapcolumn 6 overlaprow 6 rotation 6 gt lt display displayid 06x86661681 overlapcolumn 6 overlaprow 6 rotation 6 gt lt displays gt lt gridstatus gt lt gridf lags gt lt displayf lags lt displayf lags lt gridstatus gt lt displaymode list gt displayid 6x86661682 7 gt displayid x8 0061081 gt lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode width 640 width 726 width 726 width 866 wi
6. exe shell on Windows Save the utility to a disk The program is named configuremosaic exe DA 06561 001 v0l 8 ATTACHING THE DISPLAYS TO THE QUADRO K5000 The Quadro K5000 has four display connectors All four can be connected and operated at one time The ports the Quadro K5000 will auto enumerate depending on whether or not a display connector is attached For example if only Ports A and D are connected these would be identified as Display 0 and 1 If we added a display to Port B then A 0 B 1 and D 2 k Note To connect four DVI displays from one card use two DisplayPort to DVI dongles Port Connector Type eo DisplayPort DisplayPort Figure 11 Quadro K5000 Back Plane Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 v0Ol 9 Attaching the Displays to the Quadro K5000 IDENTIFYING DISPLAY CONNECTION PORT NUMBERS Figure 12 shows the rear connection of our workstation gt GPU 0 isin PCIe Slot 2 gt GPU 1 isin PCle Slot 4 gt GPU 2 isin PCIe Slot 6 GPU 0 NUNNE a Oika RNN E 2D VESA Stereo Bracket Quadro Sync Figure 12 Workstation Rear Connection For a 3 x 3 wall we are going to use Ports A B and C for the connections For each port we can describe these in terms of GPU display numbers Figure 13 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 10 Attaching the Displays to the Quadro K5000 VESA Stereo Bracket Quadro Sync Figure 1
7. vOl 6 Software Installation MOSAIC UTILITY Download and install the latest Mosaic utility from the NVIDIA Web site http www nvidia com drivers Note Download and save the Mosaic utility to the Desktop disk or another easily accessible folder Don t run the installation as the utility is a command line tool not an installer NVIDIA Driver Downloads Option 1 Manually find drivers for my NVIDIA products Product Type Quadro Product Series Quadro Series Product Quadro 6000 Download Type Mosaic Utility Operating System Windows 7 64 bit Language English US SEARCH MOSAIC UTILITY Version 1 2 4 Release Date 2012 03 05 Operating System Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Language English U 5 File Size 0 473 MB DOWNLOAD Figure 9 Mosaic Utility Download Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 v0l 7 Figure 10 Organize v New folder Jr Favorites z Date modified Type BE Desktop ig Downloads S Recent Places No iterns match your search ow Libraries Documents Pi Music lee Pictures Ew Videos a Homegroup jE Computer Software Installation c C oe Nel Mh J File name configureMosaic vv Save as type ia Hide Folders Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic Cancel Save Mosaic Utility to an Accessible Folder Note Mosaic Utility is a command line tool Run via the cmd
8. 0x8 061082 gt lt displayflags displayid 0x80071082 gt lt gridstatus gt lt displaymodelist gt overlapcolumn 0 overlaprow 0 overlapcolumn 0 overlaprow 0 width 1680 lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode lt displaymode width 1680 width 1680 width 1680 width 1920 width 1920 width 1920 width 1920 height 1050 height 1050 height 1050 height 1050 height 1080 height 1080 height 1080 height 1080 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 bpp 32 freq 60 gt freq 100 gt freq 110 gt fregq 120 gt freq 60 gt fregq 100 gt freq 110 gt freq 120 gt lt displaymodelist gt lt grid gt lt grids gt lt test gt Tip Common error with Mosaic is that not all the displays support the same display resolution The test option will print out the list of all the valid resolutions for a given setup If you use Configuremosaic exe test rows 1 cols 2 gt my_test_file xml The output from test will saved in an xml file for easier reading Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 21 Configuremosaic Options Example Set rows 1 cols 4 configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 4 xml version lt set version valid gt lt grids gt lt grid rows 1 columns gt lt displaymode width
9. 1920 height bpp 32 freq 60 gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80061 overlapcolumn overlaprow 0 rotation 0 gt lt display displayid 0x 982 overlapcolumn overlaprow 0 rotation 0 gt lt display displayid 0x overlapcolumn overlaprow rotation 0 gt lt display displayid 90x 2 overlapcolumn 0 overlaprow 0 rotation 0 gt lt displays gt lt gridstatus gt lt gridflags gt lt displayflags displayid 0 gt lt displayflags displayid 0 lt displayflags displayid lt displayflags displayid lt gridstatus gt lt grid gt lt grids gt lt set gt This results in one large desktop as shown by Screen Resolution properties ekg GS Appearance and Personalization Display Screen Resolution y Search Control Pane Bp hs Change the appearance of your display i Display 1 Alienware2310 ha Resolution 7680 1080 Orientation Landscape OK Cance Figure 20 Screen Resolution after Setting 1 Row by 4 Columns Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 22 Configuremosaic Options GRID OPTIONS gt rows the number of rows in the grid gt cols the number of columns in the grid gt passivestereo enables passive stereo gt out GPU_id display_id specifies the output order i e to flip the display order from Use configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 2 out 0 1 out 0 0
10. 3 Display Connection Port Numbers UNDERSTANDING MOSAIC DISPLAY TOPOLOGIES Mosaic display topologies are defined as grid expressed by rows and columns columns Figure 14 Mosaic 3 by 3 Display Numbers Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 11 Attaching the Displays to the Quadro K5000 For a 3 by 3 configuration the grid is numbered top left to bottom right and going left to right across the rows We want to connect GPU 0 Port 0 to the top left corner Each row is being driven by a single GPU In doing this we will connect the default layout for Mosaic Figure 15 3 by 3 Grid Default GPU Connections Note Use the configuremosaic exe tool to enable Mosaic Run it from cmd exe Make sure the command shell has Administrator rights configuremosaic exe set rows 3 cols 3 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 12 The Mosaic Utility is designed to setup Mosaic from a command line Refer to Configuremosaic Option section for all the options 1 Open cmd exe in windows to run the utility oJ Ee EM Administrator Command Prompt Wi p Co wNUsersnvidiatcd Desktop Co wsers nuidia sDesktop gt _ Change to the directory where the configuremosaic exe file is saved In this example it is saved on the Desktop 2 Note Mosaic is laid out in a grid setting defined by rows and columns For a nine display set up we have 3 rows with 3
11. 75 lt displaymode list gt lt grid gt lt grids gt test gt Note The output of the tool is on xml format You can redirect the output to a file and open it in a xml viewer for easier reading configuremosaic exe test rows 3 cols 3 gt test_report xml To set the configuration type configuremosaic exe set rows 3 cols 3 res 1920 1080 60 Note res 1920 1080 60 is the resolution per display If the resolution command is not used the resolution will default to the displays native resolution The Desktop will now span across the nine displays The NVIDIA Control Panel System Topology display will show the setting and resolution Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 14 Using Mosaic Utility VViLE A LONnUTO Fe met File Edit Desktop Workstation Help Om O O Select a Task This page shows the displays and graphics cards connected within this system Premium Mosaic Displays System topology Status Settings Premium Mosaic Displays Configuration 3x3 Topology Resolution refresh rate 5760 x 3240 pixels 60 00 Hz Display Sync State G Sync Not synced Timing The display is using internal timing Stereo sync Not synced System topology E System Driver version Vertical sync 3D Stereo O W G Sync Framelock 0 5 Not used Framelock 1 ES Notused External sync signal Not present Framelock sync pulse Not present Sync settings Synchroni E W Quadro K5000 1 of 3
12. A 06561 001 vOl 19 Example Single display attached configuremosaic query current xml version lt query version gt lt grids gt lt grid rows columns gt lt displaymode width height lt position x y gt lt displays gt lt display displayid rotation Mo lt displays gt lt grid gt lt grids gt lt query gt Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic bpp overlapcolumn Configuremosaic Options freq gt overlaprow DA 06561 001 v01 20 Configuremosaic Options TEST AND SET Set or test one or more display grids Use the token nextgrid to separate multiple erids If successful the command will return valid 1 at the top of the xml output Usage configuremosaic lt test set gt lt grid options gt nextgrid lt grid options gt Example Test if rows 1 and cols 2 is valid and print out the valid resolutions configuremosaic test rows 1 cols 2 xml version 1 0 lt test version 1 2 4 valid 1 gt lt grids gt lt grid rows 1 columns 2 gt lt displaymode width 1920 height 1080 bpp 32 freq 120 gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80061082 KOLT o Ko a oa lt display displayid 0x80071082 OLT io Ko 1 E oa lt displays gt lt gridstatus gt lt gridflags gt lt warningflags flags 0x02 gt lt flag gt DRIVER_WILL_BE_RELOADED lt flag gt lt warningflags gt lt gridflags gt lt displayflags displayid
13. DA 06561 001 vOl 26 Frequently Asked Questions Q Is a Quadro Sync card always required A A Quadro Sync card should be used to enable Premium Mosaic which will ensure tear free image on the display Premium Mosaic is required for gt Overlap correction gt Warp plus blend functions gt Stereoscopic 3D We recommend using the Quadro Sync with the Quadro K5000 when using projection displays and displays that have ultra thin bezels A Quadro Sync card is not required for Premium MOSAIC between two Quadro K5000s in a Quadro SLI Compatible Systems http www nvidia com object quadro_sli_compatible_systems html Q Do all my displays need to be identical A Yes All the displays need to run the same resolution refresh and backend timing for Mosaic Q What is the maximum resolution that Mosaic can support A The total horizontal or vertical resolution of the display cannot exceed 16 k pixels Q Is Mosaic compatible with video wall controllers and splitters A Yes We have customers who use video splitters to increase the number of displays beyond 16 Contact QuadroSVS nvidia com for more details Q Can I mix DisplayPort and DVI connections A Yes as long as all the displays use the same input type all DVI in this case You will need to use either a passive or active powered dongle depending on the display resolution you require Passive dongles support up to single link DVI bandwidth 165 MHz which is
14. The GPU_id and out_id are explained earlier in this application note gt overlap COL ROW specifies the overlap for the entire grid gt overlapcol specifies overlap between columns col1 col2 col3 For example configuremosaic set rows 2 cols 4 overlapcol 0 180 0 CX KRAKX RK NE 9 XS S AN Sd 0 9 lt 4 POA CS e ESEA 4 KX x PAAAA LIPPEN N O pixel 180 pixel O pixel overlap overlap overlap gt overlaprow specifies overlap between rows row1 row2 row3 gt rotate specifies a rotation value for displays in a grid Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 23 Configuremosaic Options To configure each display in Portrait mode configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 4 rotate 90 COW 7 Display Screen Resolution v Search Control Panel ic al the appearance of your display Display 1 Alienware2310 Resolution 4320 x 1920 v Orientation Portrait X Advanced settings Make text and other items larger or smaller What display settings should I choose OK Cancel Apply Tip Do not set displays into portrait mode and then try and configure Mosaic as this is not supported Use the rotate option to rotate the displays in the grid DISABLE Disable sets Mosaic to a 1 x 1 grid layout Usage configuremosaic disable Tip configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 1 has the same effect as disable You can spec
15. aic DA 06561 001 v01 18 Configuremosaic Options Example 4 GPUs in one system configuremosaic query gpu xml version 1 0 lt query version 1 2 4 gt lt physicalgpus gt lt physgpu gpuid 0x000200 gt lt name gt Quadro K5000 lt name gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80061082 outputid 0x010000 type dfp gt lt shortname gt DFP lt shortname gt lt name gt Dell Alienware2310 lt name gt lt display gt lt displays gt lt physgpu gt lt physgpu gpuid 0x000300 gt lt name gt Quadro K5000 lt name gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80071082 outputid 0x010000 type dfp gt lt shortname gt DFP lt shortname gt lt name gt Dell Alienware2310 lt name gt lt display gt lt displays gt lt physgpu gt lt physgpu gpuid 0x0084 0 gt lt name gt Quadro K5000 lt name gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80041082 outputid 0x010000 type dfp gt lt shortname gt DFP lt shortname gt lt name gt Dell Alienware2310 lt name gt lt display gt lt displays gt lt physgpu gt lt physgpu gpuid 0x 08500 gt lt name gt Quadro K5000 lt name gt lt displays gt lt display displayid 0x80051082 outputid 0x010000 type dfp gt lt shortname gt DFP lt shortname gt lt name gt Dell Alienware2310 lt name gt lt display gt lt displays gt lt physgpu gt lt physicalgpus gt lt query gt Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic D
16. ating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 28 Notice ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS REFERENCE BOARDS FILES DRAWINGS DIAGNOSTICS LISTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY MATERIALS ARE BEING PROVIDED AS IS NVIDIA MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable However NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use No license is granted by implication of otherwise under any patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice This publication supersedes and replaces all other information previously supplied NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation HDMI HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Trademarks NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo and Quadro are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U S and other countries Other company and p
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18. eminasareseincimdancarsonentemewerse 9 Workstation Rear CONNECTION cc cece ee eee ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeteneetenes 10 Display Connection Port NUMDETSS cc cece cece e nese eee eeeeeeeeteaeeeeeas 11 Mosaic 3 by 3 Display NUMDEPS ccc ccc ce cece eee eee ee eee teeeeeeeeeeeenas 11 3 by 3 Grid Default GPU CONNeCtiONns cccc cece cece ence eeeeeteeeeteeeenas 12 Two Channels with 180 Pixel Overlap cccccccee eee cee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeas 16 Screen Resolution with Overlap ccc eee ce cece eee eee eeeeeteeeeeteeeeeeeaees 16 Two Rows Four Columns without Bezel Correction cceeeeeeee neces 17 Mosaic with Bezel Correction Turned ON c cece cece eee eeeeteeeeeeeeeeaeees 17 Screen Resolution after Setting 1 Row by 4 Columns ceee eee ees 22 LIST OF TABLES DUOPO PCle LAYON raran E E OEE NS 5 DA 06561 001_ v01 iv HARDWARE To create a 3 x 3 visualization display wall the following hardware is required DISPLAYS Figure 1 9 Identical Displays WORKSTATION gt Three PCI Express x16 Gen3 or Gen2 slots Figure 2 e Windows 7 64 bit e Windows 8 64 bit e Linux 64 bit gt Three NVIDIA Quadro K5000 graphics processing units GPUs Figure 3 gt Stereo bracket if stereo display Figure 4 e NVIDIA part number 930 50764 0000 000 Connect to 4 pin header on the Quadro K5000 Only one is needed per system gt Quadro Sync card Figure 5
19. ify which display in the grid becomes active by using the out option For example configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 1 out 0 0 configuremosaic set rows 1 cols 1 out 1 0 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 24 Configuremosaic Options ADVANCED OPTIONS dohiccluster lt master slave non cluster gt This is related to using dual QuadroPlex 7000 as part of a display cluster Contact QuadroSVS nvidia com for more details on this type of advanced setup Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vO1 25 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q I have a question about NVIDIA s SVS products Who should I contact A Email QuadroSVS nvidia com Q What OS is supported for Mosaic A Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 and Linux Q What is the maximum of displays you can support with Mosaic A We support up to 16 display outputs with the Quadro K5000 cards 8 display outputs on Windows XP and older versions of Quadro GPUs For larger arrays contact QuadroSVS nvidia com for solution options Q What workstations can support three or four Quadro K5000 cards A It is best to contact the workstation manufacturers to confirm that their system can support three or four GPUs not only from a mechanical and electrical viewpoint but also to ensure that the system BIOS can correctly detect the GPUs and assign all necessary resources Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic
20. ll Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 16 Using Mosaic Utility Figure 17 shows a representation of a display without bezel correction The half circle within the display appears to be distorted Tip For Bezel correction use negative values for the overlapcol option For example overlapcol 180 will set the bezel correction Figure 18 Two Rows Four Columns without Bezel Correction To correct for this we can set the bezel correction Figure 18 The bezel may be non uniform between rows and columns Mosaic Utility allows you to adjust for this non uniformity configuremosaic set rows 2 cols 4 overlapcol 50 overlaprow 100 Figure 19 Mosaic with Bezel Correction Turned On Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vO1 17 CONFIGUREMOSAIC OPTIONS Usage configuremosaic lt command gt arguments Command options help query test set disable HELP Prints out help file all the options Usage configuremosaic exe help ER Tip Use configuremosaic help to printout the latest options QUERY Returns information on the current system or configuration Usage configuremosaic query query command query command e gpu display the list of physical GPUs and attached displays e lgpu display the list of possible logical GPUs e current display the current display grid e all display all the above information Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mos
21. n irae E A A Aa A EE E E A E EA IEE A EN 23 B Salo A P E E E E E E E E E 24 Advanced OUI OWNS arreter ae caeturannaenn need E Ee O OAN 25 Frequently Asked QuestionS sssssnsnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 26 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001_v01 iii Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Table 1 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic LIST OF FIGURES 9 Identical DISDIAYSiieiiticctnaindcenscnistonsisterntinnerienteneneetetonenadeana in 1 PCI Express x16 Gen3 or Gen 2 SlOtSwcicrsestssiienrinraeneeiraaenevevewiauss 2 Quadro K5000 GPUS cece cece cece eet ee reteset eeeeeeeeeteneeteettaneetanees 2 Ere 3 Gc KO a ne ee ee eer eee ere eer 2 Quadro SVNIC Cal Gc scsenencsusenenoadsarensaneovercaucaneneaasnuancaesenaneaecurescns 2 Quadro Sync Installation nacsvecconrisicurerainedorre snes abeokewennrtnonmeewonesne 3 Three Quadro K5000 Quadro Sync in Box Technologies 8950 Workstation 4 Driver DOWNIOAS cece cce eects eet ee eet e setae eeeaeeeeeeeteeeeteeeteneeteneetas 6 Mosaic Utility Download sssssensnsnrnrerererrrrrrererrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrererrrrro 7 Save Mosaic Utility to an Accessible Folder s sssssssrerrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrras 8 Quadro K 5000 Back PlaNGatnigaricareerrac
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23. vary between different workstations It is possible to identify the GPU order based on the mother board connections GPU 0 is generally the lowest PCI Express number on the motherboard Table 1 shows the PCI Express layout for a modern dual CPU system The user manual or label in the chassis of most workstations includes a PCI Express slot map CAUTION On newer chipsets the PCI Express bus is directly integrated on the CPU Some systems require dual CPUs in order to support 3 or 4 GPUs Table 1 Dual CPU PCle Layout CPU 0 CPU 1 PCle lane order PCIe 2 PCle 3 PCle 3 PCle 2 Note In this 4 GPU example the PCle order doesn t follow the physical order of PCle slots Slot 8 would enumerate before Slot 6 Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001 vOl 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DRIVER INSTALLATION NVIDIA Mosaic plus Quadro Sync requires NVIDIA Driver Release R310 branch or newer Download and install the latest ODE driver for Quadro The latest drivers can be downloaded from the NVIDA Web site http www nvidia com drivers NVIDIA Driver Downloads Option 1 Manually find drivers for my NVIDIA products Product Type Quadro Product Series Quadro Sync Series o E Product Quadro Sync Download Type Quadro ODE Graphics Driver Operating System Windows 7 64 bit Language English U5 a Figure 8 Driver Downloads Creating A 3 By 3 Display Wall Using Quadro Mosaic DA 06561 001
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