[AG-TECH] Small Scale Node

[Randy Groves]

You might want to investigate the G-Ware application.  I've been running it 
on a newly set up node, and although I haven't beat on it extensively, it 
seems to have a much smaller impact on my machine.  Granted, the machine is 
a dual 2.8GHz Dell 650, but so far it seems much better behaved than the 
APWare application.  I'm also running Windows XP.

-randy

At 09:33 PM 7/31/2003 -0500, Allan Spale wrote:
>Monika,
>
>AP-Ware does use a lot of CPU cycles and as much as is available.  This is
>primarily because the software polls the Gentner quite frequently.  I
>have noticed above 90% when the software connects to the Gentner.
>However, this was one anomoly.  If my memory serves me correctly, if
>you were monitoring mic levels, the CPU usage actually drops
>significantly (not sure why, someone can verify this).
>
>For you or anyone that is interested, the polling process can have its
>priority lowered.  In Windows 2000, open up the Task Manager and go to the
>list of processes.  Find the process named APServe.exe.  This is the
>process that does the polling of the Gentner device.  The AP-Ware user
>interface has the process name of APWare.exe.  Right-click on the
>APServe.exe process and select something like Set Priority (not in front
>of that PC now), and select Low.  When the warning box comes up, click ok.
>This will make a noticable difference in CPU usage, and the polling
>process will relinquish its CPU cycles to other programs.
>
>
>Allan
>EVL at UIC
>Research Assistant
>
>
>On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Rabarison Monika Klara wrote:
>
> >
> > On our smaller node I have both audio and video on one linux machine
> > running both AG1.0 and AG 2.0 without problem so far. However the 
> Display is on win 2000 with one
> > projector and the Control is on win 98. I have noticed that the Gentner 
> on the control
> > machine consumes a lot of resources.
> > Budget wise I don't know much about :)
> >
> > Monika
> > On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Glover George wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > >     We've been using the Access Grid now for over and year and no
> > > real complaints.  However, I was wondering if anyone can help us with
> > > this.  We're looking at the possibility of building a small scale AGN
> > > here at USM for another location on campus.  They do not need or want to
> > > spend the type of budget required for a full scale room, with 2 or 3
> > > projection screens.  We were wondering, does anyone have experience in
> > > setting something small up, say between $10,000 and $15,000?  I've
> > > noticed that it would be possible to run (in version 1 of AG) both the
> > > audio and video on one linux machines (as we had to do when we lost the
> > > motherboard in the audio machine), and be able to run both the control
> > > and display machines on the same windows machine.  Now I haven't got too
> > > far along with the personal type node that is on the site with the
> > > version 2 software, because I don't have a signed signature, but I was
> > > wondering.....
> > >
> > > 1.  Since it feels like most of the setup revolves around the display,
> > > what type of inexpensive display would work best, possibly one projector
> > > if small enough, maybe a large monitor or flat screen, plasma display,
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > 2.  For a one or two camera setup, what would be the requirements in
> > > hardware and software.  Is version 2 of the AG agile enough to be
> > > configured in many different ways, is this even recommended?
> > >
> > > 3.  Anything anyone can suggest will be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Glover George
> > > Systems Admin/Programmer
> > > University of Southern Mississippi
> > > Glover.george at usm.edu
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > Systems Administrator
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