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

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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