[Experience with WX 9100 and S400]

On 7/1/2019 at 12:04 PM, Miro said:

Ronald, we are using the radeon-pro-software-17.q4.1-whql-dec14 drivers.

In the WATCHOUT installation folder you will find the following exe-files:

• WATCHPOINT.EXE (~879 KB)
• WP.EXE (~9.5 MB)

The small one WATCHPOINT.EXE has a watchdog functionality. It launches WP.EXE and re-launches if it crashes or hangs. The problem in the 6.1.6 version is that the time-out for detecting if WP.EXE is unresponsive is 10 seconds. Creating many displays in Windows 10 takes time, especially if the driver needs to change display mode. Creating more than 3 displays takes more than 10 seconds which will result in that the watchdog terminates and relaunches WP.EXE infinitely. This has been addressed in later versions of WATCHOUT but in 6.1.6 it's not.

What you can do is to skip the watchdog and run WP.EXE directly. Also setup the display settings to match your show for a quicker start. If you need the WATCHDOG functionality, Windows has some built in functionality for this using the task scheduler but I haven't tested it. There should also be plenty of 3rd party solutions for this.

//Miro

hi miro thank you for the info. i have another question? about my ati s400 synccard cannot sync perfectly. and my graphic card are wx9100. OS windows 10 LTSB 2016. have a look to my attach image maybe do u have an idea how to solve this please.

[Experience with WX 9100 and S400]

On 7/1/2019 at 11:43 AM, DavidA said:

Hi Ronald!

Dataton does not provide hardware recommendations for WATCHOUT media servers. However, you will find plenty of threads in this forum where you find great advice on what components to chose. 

Best regards, 
David / Dataton

Thanks

[Experience with WX 9100 and S400]

On 4/19/2018 at 10:33 AM, Miro said:

Hi, we are running multiple servers with AMD WX 9100 driving 6x 4K monitors/projectors at 60 Hz.

In our lab we are using the locking AMD miniDP to DP converters with 3 meter hi-quality DP cables connected to each monitor. In real life the distance between server and projectors or monitors is a bit longer and in this case optical DP extenders are used.

The main difference between displayport and HDMI is that displayport performs continuous link training to evaluate the cable in order to determine how many lanes should be used and at which clock rate. The problem with 4k60 is that all lanes must be used at maximum clock speed and this is only possible in short cable routes. Running normal cables longer than 3 meters is problematic in this case.

HDMI 2.0 and 2.1 is an option but adapters shorten the theoretical cable length. Also cables are not marked with HDMI 2.0 which makes it a bit confusing. HDMI 4k cables are version 1.4 supporting only 4k30. Look for cables labeled as HDMI 4k HDR (usually 18 Gb/s) which are HDMI 2.0. When using DP to HDMI 2.0 adapters the cables shouldn't be longer than 3 meters. 5 meter cables are rated for connecting directly between source and display and an adapter introduces too much signal loss.

I never had any good experience using boosters or amplifiers. Fiberoptics or quad link 3G SDI the way to go if you need longer cable routes.

Additionally I always force emulate EDID especially when using sync cards.

It takes a while for the driver to synchronize when entering fullscreen mode and with that many outputs Windows might kill the display driver because it doesn't respond fast enough resulting in blue screens. It's recommended to extend this time limit using the registry. 

. Docs: Microsoft TDR Registry Keys

 

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers TdrDelay should be increased to 15 seconds (default is 2 seconds, decimal value DWORD)
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers TdrDdiDelay should be increased to 60 seconds (default is 5 seconds, decimal value DWORD)

//Miro

     

hi Miro which specs of your Machine? please. . .

 

[Experience with WX 9100 and S400]

On 12/27/2017 at 2:28 AM, mjsisko said:

In my testing with the WX9100 on Wndows 10, WO 6.1.6 will not even open with 4 4K monitors connected. 3 is okay which is the same for the WX7100 and 5100 cards. Do you know of a trick to achieve more then 3

Hi sir can u help me? which version of wx9100 software you are using? my OS are Windows 10 LTSB 2016. IT doesnt work my s400 syncard