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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you very much John for such a detailed
description. There are some points that are interesting for
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our mobile node will be used... everywhere.
Actually we are thinking in a 3 projectors setup. Buy 3 portable screens.... The
main goal is to reduce the size of the rack (that means to reduce every item we
can think of), and try to work out some solutions for an easy .. "plug and
play". The cables issue is a big one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We need.. room node quality equipment.. that we can
move around easily. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=johnq@lsu.edu href="mailto:johnq@lsu.edu">John I Quebedeaux Jr</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=natalia@cesga.es
href="mailto:natalia@cesga.es">Natalia Costas Lago</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov
href="mailto:ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov">ag-tech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:12
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AG-TECH] Portable AG
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Natalia,<BR><BR>I hate to say it this way... but it depends.
That's one of the things about the AG is that it IS so flexible for the
environment you are putting it into. Will you use the portable in a small
room, large room, auditorium, etc? everywhere?<BR><BR>I'm currently upgrading
our portable node and putting as much flexibility and power into as small a
box i can get was one of my dilemmas. I'm still looking at motherboard slot
configurations, etc. I'm going to be trying out one of those quad-capture
cards... <BR><BR>However: this is what my current portable node looks like
below (LSU's portable node is affectionately named "Wilbur the
PIG")<BR><BR>two 15" LCD monitors<BR>one dual head AGP Matrox card (I forget
which)<BR>one quad head PCI Nvidia card (I forget which)<BR>two Canon VC-C4
cameras<BR>one Sony EVI-D100 camera<BR>3 tripods<BR>wireless keyboard and
mouse<BR>one trackerpod quickcam (WDM) for operator<BR>three osprey 100
capture cards<BR>on board audio/network (100mbit on this one)<BR>CPU is a dual
2.2 xeon running XP(SP2)<BR>XAP400<BR>one wireless lapel mic<BR>i borrow crown
mics from my full node as needed for inputs 2-4<BR>pair of genelec 1029A
speakers<BR>surgeprotector/filter<BR>50' to 100' of just about every cable -
well shielded s-video cables btw.<BR><BR>my upgrade will speed up the
CPU/motherboard, replace the video card with a single quad card, put in a
single capture card, have audio and firewire and gigabit. I'm going to add a
2nd wireless mic (for audience on a stand) and a couple of table mics I can
attach. I'll upgrade the cart - pneumatic tires probably or build a split
"cart" where the top and bottom are removable for easier travel in vehicles.
I've taken Wilbur all over the state. Fortunately, this design fits in the
back "well" of my van (where the back seat folds up into). Note, the tripods
do fold up small enough to fit inside the cart. EVERYTHING fits on the
cart.<BR><BR>The bottom half of this card holds ALL the cameras, cables, etc.
The top half holds the CPU, echo canceler, wireless receiver, monitors, and
speakers (velcro holds them in place during the long rolls across campus).
There is even a plastic cover (see picture with umbrella in the corner?) that
keeps it dry in the event of a sudden down pour (which has happened... it's
Louisiana, thunderstorms happen). =)<BR><BR>The reason for the mismatch on the
cameras is that i ended up with a spare camera from another project... and two
cameras is NOT enough. I'll even say 3 isn't, but 3 is okay. <BR><BR>The cart
is a rubbermaid cart... we removed the drawer section in the top half, put a
plywood board in for more support (that CPU is heavy), and cut one small hole
for the cables into the bottom half where we have a powerstrip/surge
protector.<BR><BR>Hope this gives you some ideas. Basically though, this has
allowed most of the flexibility I needed - I have a spare projector but it's
not that bright and i have to rely on the installed projectors in rooms I go
to, but 1 projector isn't enough (no one seems to understand that until they
see our full node in action). They keep wanting to squeeze everything into one
screen. Argh. Terrible.<BR><BR>-John Q.<BR><BR><BR>
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<P></P><BR>Roll 2 - 1390<BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>John I. Quebedeaux,
Jr.<BR>Louisiana State University<BR>Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131
Life Sciences Bldg. & 339 Johnston Hall<BR>e-mail: johnq@lsu.edu or
johnq@cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu &
http://cct.lsu.edu<BR>phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597<BR><BR>On Mar
30, 2005, at 11:06 AM, Natalia Costas Lago wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Hi everybody!<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>We
are in a new stage of AG deployment, our new challenge is to develop a
mobile AG node. It's a room one, but we need to move the equipment wherever
is needed.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>And,
we are in a hurry, as we need to purchase and have it working properly for
an important event soon.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>I've
seen this isnt a brand new idea, there is a pic of one "portable ag node" on
the Internet2 website, and there are more sites that have one. The
problem is that i couldnt find precise details about the hardware we
should purchase. Or the better configuration (cable length, wireless video,
maybe rack PCs?), there are so many choices!!.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>We
greatly appreciate any suggestion, configuration and/or advices provided.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller><?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Has
anyone out there worked on a similar configuration?<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller><?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Thankx
in advance,<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Kind
regards,<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Natalia.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>-----------------------------------<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Natalia
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+34 981 56 98 10 <?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Fax:
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