[AG-TECH] [AG-Tech]Portable Access Grid Design Considerations

[John Langkals]

Hello AG-Tech,

 

I am considering building a portable Access Grid single machine node.  It
will run under either XP or FC4.

 

I would greatly appreciate any experience and specifications regarding your
design.  Feel free to plug your finished product with web links visually
highlighting the technology.

 

Here is what I am considering.  

 

*The portable node will be designed around a cart on 4 wheels.  The cart is
similar to a racked "cabbage case" used in the portable sound equipment.

 

*Rack mounted LCD Screen for the node computer.

 

*Clear One RAV900 will provide speakers, microphones, and echo cancellation.

 

*Two PTZ cameras and two tripods.

 

*One Rack mounted computer with audio and video capture cards.

 

*Two 2200 lumen projectors.

 

*Rack mounted UPS.

 

*Cabling.  Nothing as yet will be wireless as this is cost prohibitive.

 

?? Am I forgetting something?

 

The most expensive portion of this node hardware is the projectors.

 

This design will support 20 participants locally.

 

After deciding on the node hardware, the next major design consideration is
the AG cart.  The projectors will not be permanently mounted and I have
chosen to avoid having projectors on tripods due to easily being knocked
over.  I would like to integrate a way of housing them on top of the cart
itself and somehow be moved around in an x, y plane.  Some sort of mounted
framework would need to be built for the projectors. 

 

Does the AG-Tech have any construction suggestions or words of caution in
addition with sharing your latest portable designs or room node designs?

 

I greatly appreciate any information.

 

Thank you,

 

John

 

 

John Langkals

Systems Manager

OCTS

M2021 Physics Research Building

191 West Woodruff Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43210

614.292.6957 Office

614.327.3732 Cell

614.292.7557 FAX

www.octs.osu.edu

 

 

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