This guide explains how to install and configure the Indigo2 IMPACT™ Channel Option (ICO) board.
The Indigo2 IMPACT Channel Option board enables a single Indigo2 IMPACT workstation to provide different data to multiple displays simultaneously. The ICO formats include support for up to four simultaneous displays for both field parallel and field sequential formats.
The field parallel format allows your Indigo2 IMPACT workstation to support lower resolution formats than are available on the main monitor, including VGA, SVGA, and RS170 timing. The field sequential formats are suitable for use with many head mounted displays. ICO provides two channels of output for head mounted displays: one for the left eye, and one for the right eye.
Chapter 1 provides instructions for installing and removing the Indigo2 IMPACT Channel Option board in an Indigo2 IMPACT workstation.
Chapter 2 provides information about the breakout box cable, which provides the interface between the Indigo2 IMPACT Channel Option board and the monitors or projection devices.
Chapter 3 provides information about configuring the Indigo2 IMPACT Channel Option board.
Chapter 4 provides troubleshooting information.
Appendix A provides illustrations of the Indigo2 IMPACT Channel Option Board and the Indigo2 Solid IMPACT™, Indigo2 High IMPACT™, and Indigo2 Maximum IMPACT™ graphics board sets.
Appendix B provides instructions for downloading your Declaration of Conformity
and affixing any regulatory label, as well as other Regulatory information.
See Chapters 2 and 3 for information on monitors and monitor formats.
Read this guide once all the way through before you start to work. You will become familiar with the Indigo2 IMPACT system and the parts with which you will be working. If you find a term you are not familiar with, check the glossary at the end of this guide.
If you need additional information about your workstation, refer to the Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide.
It's always a good idea to back up your system. If you have not backed up your system recently, take this opportunity to do so. For instructions on backing up your system, see your Personal System Administration Guide. It is located on your desktop in the Toolchest under Help, Online Books.
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