Writing a Frame Lock Client for NV-CONTROL 1.9 and later | Nvidia 2

NVIDIA Frame Synchronization Under Linux

During operation, you can also query any of these on each X screen:

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_PORT0_STATUS

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_PORT1_STATUS

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_HOUSE_STATUS

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SYNC_READY

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_STEREO_SYNC

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_ETHERNET_DETECTED

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SYNC_RATE

NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_TIMING

nvidia-settingsregisters a gtk+ timeout function and queries the state of these on each X screen every few seconds.

Writing a Frame Lock Client for NV-CONTROL 1.9 (and later)

These are the two major changes to frame lock conﬁguration in NV- CONTROL 1.9:

Display devices (instead of X Screens) are now selected as the clients and slaves of a frame lock group.

Frame lock attributes should now be set/queried on Quadros

(NV_CTRL_TARGET_TYPE_GPU) and Quadro G-Sync II (frame lock) devices (NV_CTRL_TARGET_TYPE_FRAMELOCK) using the new NV- CONTROL targeting API.

See the sample NV-CONTROLclients in the samples directory for basic examples of how to use the new targeting API (nv-control-targets. c) and a basic frame lock client (nv-control-framelock.c). See the ﬁle ctkframelock.c for a much more involved example of how the nvidia- settings utility programs the frame lock attributes.

The constants referenced below are deﬁned in NVCtrl.h.. See the comments in that ﬁle for an explanation of each attribute. It may also be useful to search the ctkframelock.c ﬁle using a grep utility to see how each attribute is used.

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Contents

176-0002-000 Page Page Nvidia Quadro G-Sync Page Table of Contents References and Resources Introduction to Nvidia Quadro G-Sync About This Guide Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide System Requirements Implementing SLI Technology Nvidia Frame Synchronization Unpacking Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II Equipment Two 2 Ribbon Cables Safety Instructions Installing Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II Card Quadro G-Sync Nvidia Frame Synchronization Under Windows XP How To Set Up Genlock Set Up the Hardware VID IA Q uadro G-Sync Onnector Bracket Sync Source Server Set Up the Software Basic Genlock Setup Detecting the House Sync Signal Click OK to save the settings Using the House Sync Signal Under The synchronization pulses are based on, click 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 Changing the Timing Signal Frequency Click Edit Settings to open the Server Settings dialog box Set Up the Client Software Basic Client Setup Introducing a Timing Delay at Client Systems Yn c D elay Skew 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 Go to the nvidia-settingsframe lock panel An X Server is typically speciﬁed in the format systemm 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 Leveraging Frame Lock Genlock in OpenGL Frame Lock Restrictions Supported Frame Lock Conﬁgurations ‰ Frame Lock + SLI SFR, AFR, or Sliaa Two Quadros, Single General Steps Sample Conﬁgurations Genlock Example Make sure frame lock sync is disabledQuery the enabled displays on the Quadro Check that the refresh rate is the one we want Enable framelocking Enable use of the house sync signalConﬁgure the house sync signal video mode Toggle the test signal Frame Lock Example Disable frame lock‰ First display from system Enable frame lock on server Query the enabled displays on the QuadrosDisable the house sync signal on the master device Check the refresh rate is the same for all displays Enable frame lock on slave devices Make sure frame lock is disabled for all Quadros 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 Query the number of Quadro G-Sync II devices on Querying the Frame Lock Capabilities of a SystemConﬁguring the Frame Lock Group Quadro G-Sync II device Most likely, you want 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 Buffer Swap Criteria Window Buffer Swaps 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 WglQuerySwapGroupNV GlxQuerySwapGroupNV WglQueryMaxSwapGroupsNV GlxQueryMaxSwapGroupsNV WglResetFrameCountNV,glxResetFrameCount WglQueryFrameCountNV,glxQueryFrameCount Getting Driver Updates Nvidia Quadro G-Sync II User Guide Registration, Support Warranty Registering Your Quadro Sync Warranty and Support Compliance and Certiﬁcations Copyright