Re: Control room console hardware

[Rod Nussbaumer <bomr@triumf.ca>]

Thanks for all of the helpful comments, all. It looks like nVidia in 
various flavors is a better bet.

Thanks.

   ---   rod.



On 08/21/2015 12:21 PM, Paul Sichta wrote:
> ... and I'm told we also use a lower-grade K620, still  a 4-screen model.
>
> -ps
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Paul Sichta <psichta@pppl.gov
> <mailto:psichta@pppl.gov>> wrote:
>
>     Rod,
>     ...and here we're recently using  NVIDIA GPU Quadro K2200 under
>     CentOS 6.  We've used multiple cards, 4 screens each.
>
>     -ps
>
>
>     On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Rod Nussbaumer <bomr@triumf.ca
>     <mailto:bomr@triumf.ca>> wrote:
>
>         Hi All.
>
>         This isn't specifically about EPICS, but I don't think it is too
>         far off topic. We are looking for PC based video hardware that
>         can provide well functioning multihead video support for use in
>         a control room console setting. We've had a bad experience with
>         a particular model of ATI cards that don't seem to play well
>         with Linux. I'm just wondering what others are using that will
>         support console PCs with 4 and 6 monitors each of resolution
>         1920X1200 or better and operating as a single Linux desktop for
>         display of EDM screens, and sundry other control system
>         applications. We presently own a large number of monitors, which
>         were purchased for compatibility with the ATI cards, meaning
>         that they all have Display Port interfaces for attachment to the
>         video cards.
>         Thanks.
>
>         Rod Nussbaumer
>         Controls Group, TRIUMF
>         Vancouver, Canada