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OptIPortal and OptIPortable Anatomy 101. MSI-CIEC OptIPortable Workshop CALIT2/UCSD Sep 16-17, 2011. Dr. Gregory Hidley, Technical Director California Institute for Telecommunications and InformationTechnology, UCSD. OptIPortals – Many Flavors. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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OptIPortal and OptIPortableAnatomy 101
MSI-CIEC OptIPortable Workshop
CALIT2/UCSD
Sep 16-17, 2011
Dr. Gregory Hidley, Technical Director
California Institute for Telecommunications and InformationTechnology, UCSD
OptIPortals – Many Flavors
1st Generation OptIPortableFrom Taiwan’s Kenting Reef to a Calit2’s OptIPortal
UCSD: Rajvikram Singh, Sameer Tilak, Jurgen Schulze, Tony Fountain, Peter ArzbergerNCHC : Ebbe Strandell, Sun-In Lin, Yao-Tsung Wang, Fang-Pang Lin
Local ImagesRemote Videos
March 26, 2008
2nd Generation OptIPortables
OptIPortal [able] Equation
• OptIPortable =– Custom Framing + – Displays + – Computer[s] + – Network[s] + – Software + – Configuration
• Collaboration = OptIPortable +– Network connectivity and bandwidth +– Videoconferencing equipment +/or– Streaming media server – Personal device integration (laptops, tablets, ipads, phones …)– Remotely controllable instruments (optional)
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Framing
• OptIPortals use custom 80/20 framing as specified on our wiki
• OptIPortables use custom rolling case with integrated 80/20 framing
• Two options possible– Build OptIPortal from parts– Build OptIPortable from custom case kit
– Murray Consulting provides the prebuilt framing and case
• Prebuilt kit framing includes– Framing, powered gas strut, and roller case preintegrated – Requires minor frame assembly (measured in hours)– Supports NEC 46 inch and 55 inch of displays today– 46 inch framing system is ~$5,522 (55 inch is ~$6,322)
A 2x2 OptIPortable kit ready to ship
OptIPortable Framing Kit
Production Line Assembly
Unpacking an OptIPortable
Unpacking an OptIPortable
4x2 46” Display OptIPortable(162"x46" 5280x1440 "seamless“ )
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Displays
– Technology Display choices today include size, LCD/Plasma, 2D, or 3D– LCD displays in desktop sizes (24 to 30 inch – Dell or Apple)
– Have lowest cost per megapixel ($240-$350 per MP)
– Have long lives (at least 3 years operating 7/24)
– Are fairly well color matched
– Have Bezels that visually interfere with images spanning displays
– Larger Bezel-less LCDs (46 to 55 inches – Nec X461UN or X551UN)– Are larger and heavier (100lbs or more)
– Somewhat easier to build into larger OptIPortables
– Have no bezels to interfere with images spanning displays
– Are somewhat lower resolution
– Are more costly per pixel (~$3,000 per MP for 55 inch display)
– Plasma or LCD TVs (many choices)– Are larger and heavier, (100 lbs or more)
– Have very thick bezels, thus producing large mullions
– Are lower resolution (typically 1366 × 768)
– Cost about $500-1,500 per MP
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Computer[s]
– Generally use high end consumer gaming computers – Most recently Dell Alienware Area-51 systems
– Multicore Intel CPU based
– 12GB or more memory
– SATA III or SSD drives
– High end graphics board pairs (drives 2 displays each)– GeForce GTX 560 or
– GeForce GTX 580
– Network Interfaces– Dual GigE
– 10GigE (Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B-S+E NIC) optional
– Misc peripherals– Keyboard, mouse, local (touch?) display
– Audio control (simple USB or better)
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Networks
– OptIPortables usually use dual networks– Internal (private) network connects computers to each other
– Uses Private non-routable IP address
– Usually GigE
– Usually uses small commodity switch (e.g. Netgear GS108)
– Could use 10GigE as needed (as number of displays per node increase)
• Requires significantly more expensive nics and switch[es]
• We use Myricom 10G-PCIE-8B-S+E NICs at $450 each– External (public) network connects computer to Campus net or Internet
– Uses Public routable IP addresses
– Usually GigE
– Usually uses commodity switch with 1-2 10GigE uplinks to area router
– A 2x2 OptIPortable with single computer does not require dual networks– Can use single GigE NIC with public routable address
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Software
– Operating System – Linux Based– Manual install of Linux (Centos, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Scientific Linux 6*…)
– ROCKs based automated install (cluster middleware)
– Other automated install mechanisms are available
– Middleware – SAGE and/or CGLX– CGLX – Image/display management platform
– An OpenGL-based graphics framework for the development of high performance visualization applications.
– CGLX allows OpenGL programs to scale imagery across tiled displays and leverage available resources to maximize performance and resolution.
– SAGE – Multi-tasking OS for tiled display systems
– Open-source cross-platform streaming framework for tiled display systems
– Enables access, sharing and displaying of data among users/sites
– Supports laptop based control and drag and drop to display wall
– Enables rich user interactions via keyboards, mice, joysticks, trackballs. touch screens, magnetic trackers, Nintendo Wiimote and Microsoft Kinect.
– Supports multiple applications simultaneously
SAGE and CGLX
SAGE CGLX
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Video Conferencing + Streaming Media Equipment
– VTC Equipment – Use off the shelf H323 and HD systems (we use LifeSize 200 systems)
– Simplest configuration displays on adjacent large screen TV
– Integrated streaming into the OptIPortable is also possible
– Using a dedicated streaming server computer (below)
– Using SAGE or CGLX specific applications
– Streaming Media Server– Add custom server to stream various media using
– DecLink or similar capture card
– USB sound card or Mac mini for audio
– Advanced multi-channel audio support (optional)
– Speakers (JBL C2PS pair or custom system for advanced audio)
– Wacom touch display
– Capture camera
OptIPortal [able] Equation: Device Interfacing
– Applications supporting personal device display– SAGE, using VNC and SAGE pointer application
– Uses a VNC client on the wall side
– Requires VNC server on the device side (TightVNC for PCs, Mac native Screen Sharing)
– SAGE pointer software allows
• Use of laptop mouse to control SAGE display window system
• Sharing of desktop[s] on the SAGE display
• Drag and Drop multimedia files from computer or browser
• Use of wired or wireless (wifi) connection
– CGLX, using streaming capture computer
– Connect to capture device via dvi, hdmi or VGA cable
– Capture signal streamed to wall
– Number of sessions dependent on number of capture servers
OptIPortable Bill of Materials
v3.1-grh OptIPortable "Classic" Bill of Materials
Calit2 Community 2x2 2D OptIPortable (81"x46"; 2640x1440 "seamless") 81"x46" 2640x1440 "seamless"Basic 2x2 What Cost # Total Notes Quotes
http://wiki.optiputer.net/optiportal/index.php/Main_Page
Nec X461UN display (1320x720) $4,010 4 $16,040http://salestores.com/necx461unmul.html or Booklstore
PC $4,198 1 $4,198including audio and video input/output cards, graphic cardsR&R Case/framing $5,522 1 $5,522Basic audio $310 1 $310See audio tab for detailsNetgear 8 port GigE Switch $90 1 $90Netgear GS108Shipping, Materials $2,000Total, parts, basic 2x2 $28,160each plus tax
Frills 2x2
Lifesize 200 A2502 $10,872 1 $10,872Samsung or Sharp 60" TV $1,540.00 1 $1,540For Lifesize display, Sharp AQUOS LC60E88UN 1080p X-gen panel sharp_tv.pdfCintiq $2,066 1 $2,066Wacom - allows screen drawingMac mini $706 1 $706Advanced audio See audio tab for options
Other input and tracking options See PC tab for optionsTotal, parts, basic+frills 2x2 $43,344each plus tax
Calit2 Community 4x2 2D OptIPortable (162"x46"; 5280x1440 "seamless") 162"x46" 5280x1440 "seamless"Basic 4x2 What Cost # Total Notes Quotes
http://wiki.optiputer.net/optiportal/index.php/Main_Page
Nec X461UN display (1320x720) $4,010 8 $32,080http://salestores.com/necx461unmul.html or Booklstore
PC $4,198 3 $12,594including audio and video input/output cards, graphic cardsR&R Case/framing $5,522 2 $11,044Basic audio $310 1 $310See audio tab for detailsNetgear 16 port GigE Switch $180 1 $180Netgear GS116Shipping, Materials $4,000Total, parts, basic 4x2 $60,208each plus tax
Frills 4x2
Lifesize 200 A2502 $10,872 1 $10,872Samsung or Sharp 60" TV $1,540.00 1 $1,540For Lifesize display, Sharp AQUOS LC60E88UN 1080p X-gen panel sharp_tv.pdfCintiq $2,066 1 $2,066Wacom - allows screen drawingMac mini $706 1 $706Advanced audio See audio tab for options
Other input and tracking options See PC tab for optionsTotal, parts, basic+frills 4x2 $75,392each plus tax
Options to further reduce cost
Use TVs with Bezels Reduces framing cost, but looses portability convenience of road cases
Assemble your own framing/case -1,800 Saves parts cost, but now you need to order and integrate all components yourself, see Framing-details tab
Use fixed framing -4,000 Now you have an OpIPortal, not an OptIPortable
OptIPortal References
– Main OptIPortable build wiki : http://wiki.optiputer.net/optiportal – CGLX Info and download: http://vis.ucsd.edu/~cglx/ – SAGE info and download: http://www.sagecommons.org/
SAGE Pointer download: http://www.sagecommons.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113
– ROCKs Documentation: http://www.rocksclusters.org/wordpress/ – MSI-CIEC Portal - http://www.msi-ciec.us/
– Mail Lists– OptIPortals –
https://groups.google.com/a/eng.ucsd.edu/group/calit2-optiportal/topics
– ROCKS - https://lists.sdsc.edu/mailman/listinfo/npaci-rocks-discussion
– SAGE - http://www.sagecommons.org/index.php?option=com_ccboard