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NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync II User Guide

Set Up the Software

This section provides intructions for using the NVIDIA Control Panel to set up the genlock system.

Basic Genlock Setup

Detecting the House Sync Signal

Using the House Sync Signal

Restoring an Unstable Display

Basic Genlock Setup

1.Right-click the desktop and then from the pop-up menu click NVIDIA Control Panel.

2.From the NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane, under the Workstation heading, click Synchronize displays to open that page

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176-0002-000 Page Page Nvidia Quadro G-Sync Page Table of Contents References and Resources About This Guide Introduction to Nvidia Quadro G-Sync Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide Implementing SLI Technology System Requirements Unpacking Nvidia Frame Synchronization Two 2 Ribbon Cables Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II Equipment Safety Instructions Installing Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II Card Quadro G-Sync Nvidia Frame Synchronization Under Windows XP Set Up the Hardware How To Set Up Genlock VID IA Q uadro G-Sync Onnector Bracket Sync Source Server Basic Genlock Setup Set Up the Software Click OK to save the settings Detecting the House Sync Signal Under The synchronization pulses are based on, click Using the House Sync Signal Ou tgo in g Sync trigg ered from lead in g and falling ed ge Restoring an Unstable Display How To Set Up Frame LockViewing the Connection Status Er ver Basic Server Setup Set Up the Server SoftwareClick Apply Click Edit Settings to open the Server Settings dialog box Changing the Timing Signal Frequency Basic Client Setup Set Up the Client Software Yn c D elay Skew Introducing a Timing Delay at Client Systems Swap Sync Setup Setting Up Genlock + Frame Lock Checking the Connection Status Swap Sync Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide Nvidia Frame Synchronization Under Linux Using the nvidia-settings Utility Nvidia Q uadro G-Sync Connector Bracket Syn c Sou rce An X Server is typically speciﬁed in the format systemm Go to the nvidia-settingsframe lock panel Synchronizing to the External House Signal Ou tgo in g Sync trigg ered from lead in g and falling ed ge Understanding the Status Indicators Sync and Connection Status for the Genlock Server Four frame locked systems An X Server is typically speciﬁed in the format systemm Test the Connections Sync and Connection Status for the Server Check the Use House Sync if Present check box Frame Lock Restrictions Leveraging Frame Lock Genlock in OpenGL ‰ Frame Lock + SLI SFR, AFR, or Sliaa Two Quadros, Single Supported Frame Lock Conﬁgurations Sample Conﬁgurations General Steps Check that the refresh rate is the one we want Make sure frame lock sync is disabledQuery the enabled displays on the Quadro Genlock Example Toggle the test signal Enable use of the house sync signalConﬁgure the house sync signal video mode Enable framelocking Frame Lock Example Disable frame lock‰ First display from system Check the refresh rate is the same for all displays Query the enabled displays on the QuadrosDisable the house sync signal on the master device Enable frame lock on server Make sure frame lock is disabled for all Quadros Enable frame lock on slave devices Verify that the refresh rate is the same for all displays Writing a Frame Lock NV-CONTROL Client Enable frame lock on the slave devicesWriting a Frame Lock Client for NV-CONTROL 1.8 and earlier Framelocksyncdisable on each X screen to disable frame lock Are using a house sync. Most likely, you wantNode Most likely, you want Writing a Frame Lock Client for NV-CONTROL 1.9 and later Quadro G-Sync II device Most likely, you want Querying the Frame Lock Capabilities of a SystemConﬁguring the Frame Lock Group Query the number of Quadro G-Sync II devices on Enable frame lock on each Quadro by setting Nvctrlframelock Using a house sync. Most likely, you wantEnabling/Disabling Frame Lock Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide Using the OpenGL Extensions About Buffer Swaps Frame Synchronization Using the OpenGL ExtensionsKey Points and Deﬁnitions Window Buffer Swaps Buffer Swap Criteria Frame Counter Conﬁguring for Swap SyncConﬁguring Swap Groups Conﬁguring Swap Barriers OpenGL Extensions‰ To bind a group to a barrier, call WglBindSwapBarrierNV GlxBindSwapBarrierNV WglJoinSwapGroupNV, glxJoinSwapGroupNVThis call binds a swap group to a barrier WglQueryMaxSwapGroupsNV GlxQueryMaxSwapGroupsNV WglQuerySwapGroupNV GlxQuerySwapGroupNV WglQueryFrameCountNV,glxQueryFrameCount WglResetFrameCountNV,glxResetFrameCount Getting Driver Updates Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide Registering Your Quadro Sync Registration, Support Warranty Warranty and Support Compliance and Certiﬁcations Copyright